• 2021: A Year In Review

    Every year it blows my mind how fast time goes by. What’s the saying…”the days are long, but the years are short”? Sometimes that’s how it feels – bogged down in the day-to-day monotony of errands, day jobs, keeping the house clean, exercising, walking the dog, trying to eat healthy, wash my face, keep up with the news, and stay current on tv shows and movies …. but looking back, there’s SO much more that happens that fills me with utmost joy — traveling! Donovan jokes that I have the most expensive hobby with traveling – I mean, he’s not wrong – but it truly does fill me with so…

  • Ojo Caliente Spa | Ojo Caliente, New Mexico

    A few weeks ago, I posted about our Easter trip to Taos, New Mexico and mentioned our afternoon at Ojo Caliente, so I wanted to share a bit more about our experience. When we were planning our trip to Taos, my parents told us about Ojo Caliente, the hot springs located near Taos. My dad joked and said Ojo Caliente was too rustic, and that we would be better spent at Ten Thousand Waves . We called both to try to set spa appointments, and Ojo Caliente had availability, so that’s where we decided to go! Ojo Caliente is an unincorporated community about an hour north of Santa Fe, but…

  • Taos, New Mexico

    A few years ago, I found some really cheap airfare to Albuquerque for Easter weekend. If you know me at all, you know I’m a sucker for a cheap flight. Donovan groans every time I find affordable airfare because usually it means we have to ride coach. Ha! Someone has become accustomed to getting bumped up to first class! I went to Albuquerque/Santa Fe a few years prior with my parents, but I had never been to Taos. Donovan had never been to either location, so we felt this would be a good place to explore together. Because I booked the cheap flight, we were literally on the first flight…