While in Pasadena for a couple weeks over the Christmas break staying with my parents there, we decided to do a day trip to Disneyland. As our Christmas presents to each other, Nick and I bought our tickets back in October as the park is selling out months before certain… Read more
My parents moved to Pasadena in 2020 and since then, we’ve spent a lot of time in the SoCal area. While we’ve spent time in LA in the past, we’re really enjoying getting to know more about the Pasadena area and especially getting to enjoy all the great restaurants there…. Read more
When we were planning out 2 week trip to Pasadena to spend the holidays with my parents earlier this year, my mom had come across a zoo outside of Palm Springs that looked interesting. Loving animals, we decided to try to fit it in our holiday plans while in Southern… Read more
Since my parents moved to Pasadena, California in May of 2020, Nick and I have spent a good amount of time in SoCal this past year. In the past, I haven’t been a huge fan of Southern California but after a lot of time spent there this past year, I’ve… Read more
In November, we ventured down to Southern California for work and had the opportunity one day to spend an hour in Palm Springs one of the days that we were there. Palm Springs has always been on my California wishlist but I wasn’t sure if I’d like it or not…. Read more
During our recent week in Southern California, Nick and I planned to take 2 days and explore somewhere new near where my parents live in Pasadena. The first day, we drove up to Ojai and on the second day, we jumped in the car with my mom and drove 45… Read more
To celebrate our 15 year dating anniversary and my birthday, Nick and I were supposed to be in Europe this week. But obviously due to COVID, that trip got canceled and it was definitely a huge hit for me to not have that trip happen. Instead though, we decided to… Read more
After our quick stop in Solvang, we continued our adventure and headed up driving the California Coastline. For this trip, I had a few places in mind to stop for views but in reality, we just drove and stopped as we wanted to. This drive really is one of the… Read more
I’ve had a couple work projects happening in Southern California so when I had an install date in early August, I knew we should make it worth it and take a road trip. With COVID greatly hindering our movement, I’ve been trying to take advantage of seeing more of the… Read more
After my parents moved to Southern California at the end of May, Nick and I have been visiting them more than we initially thought we would this Summer due to a few different circumstances. First, we helped them move and drove down from Portland when they first got there because… Read more