Today we visited Belem. Belem is a parish within the municipality of Lisbon, best known for landmarks that harken back to Portugal's...

Garin planned this day out as impeccably as he did our first day. There were a lot of moving parts and he didn't miss a beat, other...

Jet leg is not for the faint of heart. When planning this trip, I must say that traveling alone with four kids abroad and jet lag were...

I am thinking of changing our last name to Griswold, after our last two vacation experiences. To clarify, our vacations seem to turn out...

You can't take anything for granted these days. In June of 2020, three months into the pandemic, no one was sure we would ever be able...

I don't think I buy into that statement, yet when things get tough, I still find myself wondering if it might be true? In mid-May, I...

I have been waiting an eternity for the Top Gun sequel (36 years to be exact). To assuage my longing, I have watched the original film...

On Friday, May 13, we had the once in lifetime opportunity of seeing Paul McCartney in concert. When Miles awoke that morning the first...

This year, Mother's Day turned out to be three days of fun activities and celebration. Not all of the activities were planned to...

I think feeling sad as a vacation comes to an end is a universal feeling. So much time and effort go into the planning and execution of a...

Garin (with a little help from me on timing) planned another fantastic day of exploration. Some of the places, Garin and I had visited...

Whenever I come to Hawaii I wonder why I don't live here? I cannot understand why I put up with all that I do on the mainland when I...

Fourteen years ago today, on 4-18-08, my beloved, oldest son came into this world. I went from being a single girl (okay perhaps woman)...

Since having children, I have never spent an Easter away from home. The kids were either too little, or it just didn't work out for us...

The Lieblich family gets a bit antsy if we don't go exploring. Let me clarify that. Garin and I get antsy if we don't go exploring. As...

As I write this I am sitting on the lanai of our beautiful condominium enjoying the balmy evening breeze that is quintessential Hawaii....

This brand new and fabulous installation called Your (Un)natural Garden was so much fun to experience. The various sculptures were...

My mom would have been 87 yesterday, 4/3/22. It's hard to believe she's been gone a year and a half and that the last birthday we...

St. Patrick's Day and Thanksgiving are two of my favorite meals of the year. I love both, but if really pressed, I would have to choose...

The two most frequent questions I am asked, in response to my blog posts are: "How do you have the stamina to plan and do all the...

With so much hype leading up to the big day (three weekend days packed with activities), we were all very excited once it finally...

Miles' birthday weekend continued yesterday and today. We also celebrated another special birthday this weekend. With so many ...

Miles will turn seven years old this coming Tuesday (2-22-22), so we decided to take the entire long weekend to celebrate. Why not? You...

I fondly remember the days when Valentine’s Day meant dressing up in something snazzy (red or pink, your choice), going to work for the...