You (Really) Can’t Go Home Again

July 20, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

I cried for an hour straight last night. I haven’t done that since my father died. You’re probably wondering what the girl who just traveled the world for an entire year has to cry about. Don’t worry, I get annoyed with myself sometimes too. But Thomas Wolfe was right, you can’t go home again. And […]

#365BUCKETLIST Week 2 Recap (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

April 20, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Day 8: Argentine Experience (make empanadas, mate…eat all the Argentinian steak and drink all the Argentinian wine) Day 9: Go to a country I didn’t know existed until recently (Uruguay) Day 10: Authentic tango show in Buenos Aires, Argentina Day 11: Tigre Delta (weekend like a local) & ate fried Oreos at Chicken Bros in […]

Bucket List: England (& 8-Day London Itinerary)

April 18, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

I was a busy little bee while in England. I marked a whopping 28 things off my bucket list! People keep asking for my London itinerary…so here it is! (Links take you to the exact tour/ticket landing page.) Day 1 (Arrived late afternoon) 7:30 pm: West End show: Kinky Boots Day 2 8:00 am: Windsor Castle […]

Bucket List: Paragliding (Lima, Peru)

March 2, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ll admit it…I was terrified!

Bucket List: White Water Rafting (Class III in Cusco, Peru)

February 27, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve always been a bit scared to go white water rafting, even though it has been at the top of my list for years…because I hate cold water. And when you go rafting, chances are, you’re going to end up in the water at some point. Lucky for me, my raft didn’t tip even though […]

Bucket List: Throw A First Pitch (& Strike) At A Minor Or Major League Baseball Game

January 5, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

#ThrowbackThursday to the summer of 2014! Striking a first pitch off my bucket list at a Memphis Redbirds game!

Bucket List: Be Comfortable Dining Alone

January 2, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I must confess that I have been dining alone for years…but it wasn’t until recently that I’ve become comfortable with it. In fact…dare I say it? I prefer to dine alone. Well, sometimes. When I first moved to LA, I couldn’t do anything solo, which was a problem since I didn’t know a single soul there. […]

Bucket List: Adopt A Buffalo In My Father’s Memory

January 1, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s 2017, y’all! New year, new resolutions! This year, I will mark off one bucket list item every single day… First up, adopting a buffalo from Shelby Farms in memory of my father. I tried to name a star after my dad…but that didn’t go as planned (see video). This actually works out better as it supports the […]

Bucket List: Rosslyn Chapel

December 12, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I can’t be the only one who geeked out over The Da Vinci Code…and before my mom rolls her eyes, yes, I do know the actual historical significance of this 15th century chapel…sorta…