Last year, I took my then 5-year-old daughter on a quick 3-night trip to Disneyland. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency Orange County on points and used Southwest Rapid Reward points to fly for free. Next month, my entire family of five is going to visit Disneyland for a few days before a nearby conference. […]

It’s finally here! We are leaving tomorrow for 5 nights in Vancouver, followed by a 7-night Disney Cruise to Alaska! I thought this day would never come. (See my full pre-trip report here). This past week has been a whirlwind of activity with my kids having their last week of school. Thank goodness we had […]

I remember when I was growing up, I would visit our local AAA office with my mom when we started planning our next vacation. We would pick up the thick book for the state we were visiting along with our personalized TripTik (does anyone remember these?) I would help her read through all the hotel […]

Pinterest used to be a four-letter word in my mind. I hated it. When my kids were younger, Pinterest was all the rage for stay-at-home moms. I remember walking my kids to school with their home-made Valentine boxes they decorated. Their boxes looked unique to each child, with pictures of their interests glued on and […]