Two O’clock

The day has finally come.

I can’t even begin to tell you how crazy-busy this last week has been. Between the late work nights trying to wrap up my work responsibilities, combined with the never-ending-to-do list for our european getaway, I have barely found time to sleep.

Nevertheless, we pushed through and we made it. We packed the last of our bags this morning and dashed off to the airport.

Can I just say that 2:00am is an ungodly hour.

I have to say that I’m excited to go off the grid for a little while. I’m even more excited to meet up with family and create some amazing memories all while checking off one more dream from the bucket list.

Hope you have a great couple of weeks.

Har det bra! (Take care)

Keep Calm and…

Happy Friday! Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Weekly Photo Challenge-From Above

My amazing view above Kauai. If you ever get a chance to visit the beautiful island of Kauai I recommend taking a jump with Skydive Kauai!

Christmas in April?

In between the final planning stages for our upcoming trip to Norway I have been thinking about Christmas. (Yes, Christmas. And yes, I do know that it is still eight months away–eight months to the day).

I’m one of those people who really enjoy Christmas. I love giving presents to those I love and watching their eyes light up when opening their gifts. I love feeling the holiday spirit, eating the delicious food, attending the family gatherings, and watching all of the traditional Christmas movies during the month of December. How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, White Christmas–classics!

My husband and I decided to start a new tradition during our first year of marriage and for the last two years our annual tradition of a “Christmas trip” has materialized. A few days after Christmas, we pack our bags and escape to somewhere warm and tropical. After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s the perfect getaway. For our annual tradition so far, we’ve been to The Bahamas and Kauai.

As I’m looking ahead to this Christmas three trips come to mind:

{Turks & Caicos}

{St. John, USVI}

{Kauai}

Each trip has its own allure:

As you know, one of the items on my bucket list is scuba diving in Turks & Caicos. This summer would be the perfect time to get our scuba certification and Christmas would be a good time to explore the sea and cross off another item on the bucket list.

We left St. John on our last trip feeling that we didn’t get to spend nearly as much time there as we wished (that feeling seems to happen to me a lot, I’m always wishing for more time). Since then, we’ve been dying to go back and do some more sailing.

And then there’s Kauai. Hands down, our favorite place on Earth so far. The beauty, the people, the food, the NaPali Coast. We could never go wrong here.

My husband said he wants to go somewhere with really blue water, and those destinations will definitely do the trick. Now, if we can only decide.

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How do you decide on your vacation destination?

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Weekly Photo Challenge-Up

One of my favorite things to do on the beautiful island of St. Thomas is sail with Morningstar Charters. For around $140 you are treated to a 6-hour sail around St. Thomas and St. John with multiple opportunities to snorkel as well as sunbathe, swim, and admire the amazing scenery (if you’re lucky they may even teach you how to do backflips from the rope swing off the boat). The crew prepares an amazing lunch, champagne included, as well as unlimited alcoholic beverages all day long.

Private, secluded, amazing views, a perfect day in Paradise.

Read more about our day spent in St. John, here.

Light

I tend to keep things pretty light on this blog. I love to share my experiences of traveling around this great, big, beautiful world that we share, and I enjoy connecting with my readers and reading about your travel experiences as well. With each post I hope to encourage my readers to follow that spark of curiosity and give them the encouragement to set out and accomplish their goals each and every day.

There’s so much negativity in our world today and this blog is the last place that I would want to increase the negativity, hatred, and violence to spread among my readers. I feel that blogging and reading blogs allows me the opportunity to witness the beauty that is found in every day experiences from all corners of the world.

Today, I wanted to pause for just a moment to reflect. To take a moment and realize how precious life really is. We are blessed to have a chance to soak up all that life has to offer and share the beauty with those around us.

My heart goes out to everyone affected by events that occurred in Boston yesterday.

Images found via Pinterest

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