OMG WE ARE SO EXCITED TO FINALLY SHARE.. We bought a house! More than buying a house, we chose to build a home! YAYYYY! It feels so surreal. When we decided…
Read MoreChristmas in Vegas
Last Christmas, we decided to spend our time together in fabulous Las Vegas. Jord and I have always been super independent and as we have gotten older, we have enjoyed spending our time off together doing our own thing. To each their own, for sure. For us, putting our marriage first and being really intentional with our time off has been critical to our successful marriage. We decided to go to Vegas because…
Read MoreMoving to a New State During a Pandemic
Huge life update: we moved to Colorado! Moving to a state I never lived in before amid a pandemic was a very new experience for us. Jord and I had moved from state to state before but during a time where things are closed or limited didn’t make this process easy. Why we moved…
Read MoreCOVID19 Part 2: Working from Home
As an extrovert, I thought working from home (wfh) would be really hard, but thanks to the modern technologies we enjoy, I have figured out some coping mechanisms. I am so grateful to work in a field where I can work from home and specifically on a team that is 75% remote…
Read MoreIn Wake of the Coronavirus
Here, in Salt Lake City, Utah, covid-19 came slowly and swiftly. My company, among other tech companies, made a swift and aggressive decision to mandatory work from home, which started on Friday, March 13th. Thankfully, Jordan took his final exam that same weekend and was one of the few in his class to get all of the things he needed to do to get certified done. This last week, we practiced self-isolation…
Read MoreHow to Budget & Save for Travel
After serving in England, I had a newfound taste for travel. Jordan and I were young, married, and attending school full time, but every dollar extra we earned in our random school jobs we put into savings. What started as one big fund was eventually split into multiple categories allowing us to really be intentional with our savings. By purposefully focusing on saving for travel, we…
Read MoreBecoming Carry-on Only Travelers
2019 was a major year of travel for Jordan and I, well–mainly me. It seems like almost every airline’s cheapest flight no longer includes checked luggage. When we started to book our flights, it didn’t make sense for us to pay at least a $100 more roundtrip just to check luggage. Yet, the thought of packing for a week or more in a small suitcase and bag truly terrified me…
Read MoreBudget Flight Sites
Though I have previously written about How to Find Cheap Airfare, I wanted to share some more on the budget flight sites I don’t use when searching for deals. For me, I would rather feel more confident in sharing my personal financial information, than saving a little bit for a flight. But that is just me. I know there are many out there that want the best deal regardless…
Read MoreBest Things to See in Jersey, CI in 2 Days
Jersey is a 9 by 5 mile island in the Channel, just off the coast of France (14 miles to be exact). I lived on Jersey for the last three months of my mission. Most people see all of the beauty that the surrounding countries offer but, I believe, have no clue that…
Read MoreHow to Plan a Vacation without Stress
In an effort to convince my husband’s classmate to join us on a school excursion, I told her it would be super easy and she could just like steal our itinerary. She looked at me like I was crazy, which I figured was due to the fact that I wanted her to travel with us. When, in fact, she was really shocked that I actually had one itinerary already thought out and ready to go many months in advance. She then proceeded to tell me about how much stress planning a trip…
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