All the project work I mentioned in my last post aside, we did have some fun adventures the last week and a half we were in Philadelphia after returning from New England. The boys got to see a lot of grandpa through afternoon visits all summer, but we were also there to celebrate his birthday […]
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Too many Philly projects
August 12th, 2025 by pleia2
I made a mistake this summer, and that was taking on too many “projects” while we spent the summer in Philly. On the big project side, I wanted to organize kid stuff better and complete some upgrades to our security system. Then there were general things you need to do to maintain a vacation home: […]
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Maine with the boys: light house and cryptozoology edition
August 7th, 2025 by pleia2
Our visit to Maine continued on Monday as the boys enjoyed the pool at the hotel with their cousin, and we got ready to head out to Cape Elizabeth for some sight-seeing. Unfortunately, after preparing lunch and snacks for everyone, I discovered when we arrived at Fort Williams that I had forgotten it all at […]
Maine with the boys: trains and baseball edition
August 2nd, 2025 by pleia2
I grew up in Maine, so it naturally holds a special place in my heart. I spent a lot of time sitting by the ocean when I was a teenager, and I’m charmed every time I go back to Portland and see what new restaurants and shops have opened up in the Old Port. But […]
A couple days in Boston
July 30th, 2025 by pleia2
“Weren’t you just in Boston?” Indeed, I was! But this time, it was the first major stop in a road trip up through New England with our family. I’d say this was our first proper Great American Road Trip with the kids. They’d done an hour or two here and there, and three hours when […]
Philly summer 2025 begins!
July 21st, 2025 by pleia2
Our flight to the east coast on June 19th didn’t quite go as planned. A massive storm on the east coast caused an hour delay leaving San Francisco, and then we were circling in the midwest for another hour as they waited for it to calm down further. The plane then went south and we […]
Parks, fairies, cars and airplanes
July 3rd, 2025 by pleia2
Last year we began spending summer vacation for the kids in Philadelphia, but I was a little sad to miss some of the California summer activities. This year we delayed our visit to Philly by a couple weeks so we could! Plus, MJ was traveling for a conference the first week of June, so it […]
The green car and the minivans
June 26th, 2025 by pleia2
I didn’t drive for most of the time we lived in San Francisco. MJ drove his 2000 Oldsmobile Alero to work every day, and I’d take it out here and there for the random vet visit or grocery trip when MJ and I weren’t going together. The car is very similar to my old 2000 […]
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Graduations, trains and lagoons
June 12th, 2025 by pleia2
Unbeknownst to me, the last day I was in Boston sadly overlapped with Aaron’s pre-school/pre-K graduation, and MJ also had a major work event that day. The graduation was a week before his actual departure from the school for good, so it was an important transition for him and we were sad to miss it. […]
Anniversary, Star Wars, and Mother’s Day
May 22nd, 2025 by pleia2
On April 28th MJ and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. This year we actually had the opportunity to celebrate it on the actual day with a lovely dinner out in San Francisco. We went to our favorite sushi place where we are friends with the owners and chef, and had spent so much time […]