Have you ever found yourself in this situation: you’re at the airport, gleefully pushing over children to sprint for your plane that’s leaving in a mere four hours, happily standing in line to board before the guy in the wheelchair was even called up, when some jerk says something calm and level-headed like, “what’s the… Continue reading How to Survive Air Travel: Channeling Your Inner Jerk
Disclaimer: I am no chef. While some of my recipes are quite "unhealthy", I do not consider myself to be a Paula Deen. I eat salads often - they just don't make for good recipes. I'm not sure if you guys know but I, Erica, am slowly trying to make my way through "Mastering the… Continue reading Recipe: Mini Eggroll Poppers
Like most travelers, we dream about experiencing as much of the world as possible. But it’s a big world with a lot to see. So, to give us some guidance on where to start we made a bucket list of locations and events that we are most excited about. Because our list is just a… Continue reading India: Our Bucket List
What better way to raise funds for breast cancer than to hurl your body over obstacles in the mud! Welcome to the Dirty Girl Mud Run, where Girl Power is still incredibly prevalent and the point is to finish - not be the fastest. Somehow my roommate convinced me that this is something I should… Continue reading Getting Dirty at the Dirty Girl Mud Run
Barcelona took us by surprise and stole our hearts. The artistic passion is incredible and not just in regards to typical art forms, but how they approach life. There is so much to see and do that you can easily spend weeks here without a single day of boredom. Though, if you only have a… Continue reading What to do in Barcelona
Imagine a community that accepts you wholly and completely. Or one that is a magical, whimsical world full of art and performance. Or maybe a place that you can find music 24 hours a day and people are begging you to come and join in on the fun. That place... is Flipside (our regional Burning… Continue reading Finding My Phoenix at Burning Flipside (A Regional Burning Man Event)
Believe it or not but blogging is by no means a lucrative business. For a small percentage of people, sure. Us? Not at all. Some use blogging as a platform to pursue other endeavors or transition into different careers. Either we’re horrible brainstormers, have terrible luck, are a bit too “alternative” for what is commonly… Continue reading Roadblocks, Firefighters, and Puppies (or Ch-Ch-Changes!)
It is a little ironic that the last moments in Mexico we held on to so dearly were in the city that we had so much drama with the last time around - Playa del Carmen. But this time we did it differently. We shopped locally. We ate at family owned restaurants. We stayed at… Continue reading Last Moments in Mexico
We stepped off the sardine can ferry into Cozumel and immediately sighed with relief - until I looked around. We had never had the opportunity to spend any time here and I was a wee bit shocked. This tacky tourist town was exactly what we were trying to avoid. But we were here for one… Continue reading Drifting Away in Cozumel
There’s something special about Mexico that keeps bringing us back time and time again. It isn’t that we can get super cheap flights from Texas, though that certainly doesn’t hurt. It isn’t that 3 out of 4 of Erica’s grandparents were born there, or that they often think she’s a local. It’s that Mexico is… Continue reading Mexico: The Culmination of Everything Wonderful
“Well, if you’re in Plano you HAVE to go and see Southfork Ranch!” I must have made a bewildered face at this point. “You know, where they filmed Dallas?” Oh yeah, THAT show. The show that is aired in 96 countries worldwide. The show that is personally responsible for all the confused looks I receive… Continue reading OYL Cribs: Southfork Ranch from the Show Dallas
“Why are you going to PLANO?!” I had to field this question a million times over by my Austin-enthusiast friends. Why head out to Plano, Texas when you had the opportunity to play at home? Only 30 minutes from most major attractions in the Dallas area and consistently listed as one of the safest and… Continue reading Girls Weekend Getaway in Plano, Texas
Normally I kinda do my own thing for Friday Foto (#FriFotos) but I couldn't help myself this week when it was announced that the theme would be MARKETS. I can't even start to explain my love affair with markets. My stomach fills with butterflies and I'm always super excited to see how locations differ… Continue reading #FriFotos: MARKETS
The tree-lined highway wizzed past our window as we stared out. “I know where we are!” It is weird when you continue to return to the same part of the world over and over again. We were about to head into our third visit to Tulum, Mexico and it just felt right. We had so… Continue reading Tulum: Third Time Isn’t a Charm
We quickly exited our colectivo on the side of the highway. My life had passed before my eyes more than enough times for one ride. Mexican colectivo drivers are not known for their smooth driving but maniacal weaving between trucks, buses, and cars to get to stops filled with people before other colectivos do. This… Continue reading Deja Vu in Akumal, Mexico
