I almost forgot it was Mother’s Day on May 8th this year-usually it seems like it’s later in the month. If you are looking for some last minute gift ideas for Mother’s Day in Seattle this year, I have a few that you might want to try. Kitchen and Market Kitchen and Market has a […]
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What do you do if you only have 1 day in Seattle? I get asked this all the time from people coming for day trips from Vancouver BC, or from the Clipper in Victoria and quite often from people who are going on a cruise to Alaska from Seattle too. I’ve included some of my […]
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So maybe you also tried to visit Palm Springs from Seattle lately and have realized that the flights are incredibly expensive and the hotels are totally full. Joshua Tree is about a 45 minute drive from Palm Springs and while I used to think of it as a camping destination, there are many options for […]
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I tagged along on my husband’s recent work trip to New Orleans and it was our first airplane trip in over two years. New Orleans had just done away with its vaccination requirement for restaurants and I am still wary of eating indoors so my food list for New Orleans centered on places that had […]
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When the weather starts getting a little sunnier sometimes we crave fresh and more vegetable filled dishes as we get out and about. Here are a few of my favorite places to get the best salads in Seattle. I’ve tried to add the neighborhoods you’ll find these places in too. Evergreens all over Seattle There […]
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If you are searching for a unique cinnamon bun shop near Seattle, you might find Seattle Cinnamon Roll. And it’s not actually in Seattle, it’s about 30-40 minutes north of the city. But before you give up and try looking for another place, make a plan to go to Woodinville to the Seattle Cinnamon Roll […]
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To say I was excited about Laconia Market opening in Snoqualmie Pass near the Summit at Snoqualmie is an understatement. We drove past the old firehouse that it’s housed in nearly every weekend as it was renovated to watch it become the beautiful space it is now. We’ve been part-time in the mountains for nearly […]
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If you love all things Pacific Northwest than Tofino is the type of place you probably dream about visiting too. We went ages ago for a family wedding and have been meaning to revisit ever since. So when I kept seeing Pacific Sands Beach Resort featured in contests on Instagram, I got it in my […]
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This is a sponsored post on behalf of Tutta Bella and their new at home meal ingredients at QFC and as always the opinions and thoughts in this blog post are my own. If you’ve been following along with this blog for a while you already know Tutta Bella is one of our family’s favorite […]
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I recently heard about the Too Good to Go app in Seattle. Too Good to Go is an app that connects consumers with businesses to buy ‘Surprise bags” of food not purchased during business hours that might otherwise go to waste. I love the idea of being able to try a business, try something new, […]
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The Amazing Brentwood in Burnaby BC is quickly becoming on of my go-to places to eat and shop when we head north from Seattle to see family in Canada. I’ve been eagerly anticipating the opening of the Gram Cafe there-this is a well- known souffle pancake chain in Japan and there are a few other […]
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This post is a sponsored post in partnership with Moms Meet to try Goodles Mac and Cheese and post my honest opinions. Compensation for this post was provided and this page may contain affiliate links. And as always the ideas in this blog are my own. I have really vivid memories of making and eating […]
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There are so many hopeful things happening in 2022 and one of them is Cirque du Soleil in Seattle again! Alegria just opened in Marymoor Park and my family was invited to this spectacular show on Media Night to go check it out. We are in a bit of a spike (that will hopefully be […]
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I need to be careful or this blog is just going to become a Seabrook fan account. Thankfully there are hundreds of houses there to rent and we still seem to have all the time in the world to travel near rather than far. We’ve had such lovely prior visits to Seabrook so a trip […]
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A little while ago I booked a staycation for my family and my sister’s family so all the cousins could hang out at a heated outdoor pool in the wintertime. Because of covid, I specifically wanted to find an outdoor pool so that we wouldn’t have to breathe indoor air. And we love the outdoor […]
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This is a sponsored post with the Washington Department of Health and Learn to Return and the opinions in this blogpost are my own. I can’t even begin to explain how thankful my barely 13 year olds were when they were finally able to get back to school in the fall after missing in person […]
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This was a sponsored post on behalf of Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and Regency Centers for the Nix the List Sweepstakes and as always the thoughts and ideas in the post are my own- the winners were drawn but I’ve kept the post up just in case you’re headed to Suncadia and are […]
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This is a sponsored post for the Nix the Holiday List Sweepstakes at Grand Ridge Plaza in Issaquah Washington and the ideas in this blog post are my own. How great is a one stop shopping place where you can get all the gifts for the people on your holiday list and maybe win something […]
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My family and I recently stayed at the Hilton Seattle downtown with Visit Seattle and before we stayed there I actually had no idea we even had a Hilton in Seattle-we do have a lot of hotels in the city. But on a rainy, wet and blustery Seattle weekend we were hosted in a connecting […]
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We all remember when the world stopped but when did it start back up again? For many of us it still feels a lot different than the life we knew before but now kids have school again, there are sports again, and we are starting to try to gather safely again. And suddenly my photo […]
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