For those that know me, know that I am a planner. However, my husband often encourages me to stop planning and live in the moment. This trip has (and will continue to be) a melding of these philosophies. I am happy to report that while we did not cover everything on my to do list, we had a great time meeting people and exploring London. (Today alone we met people from Idaho, Utah, Ohio, New York, France, Spain, Greece, and turkey). While today was spontaneous an...

In exactly 1 week, we will be boarding a plane and heading on our European vacation. With every great adventure, there are a series of mini-adventures that occur along the way, and this adventure is no exception. For the next week, I will be sharing some of our trip preparations mini-adventures. Adventure 1: Choosing the Right Bag and the subsequently the right things to pack (Part I). Knowing myself I can already predict that there will be a part II to th...