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Life Lately | My Ramblings
SMLXL (A view of Daegu) I’m sitting here in my mostly empty home (save for a couch, bed, kitchen table…the basics from the military base’s loaner furniture dept.) trying to think of what to write about. I did just move to a foreign country, and although I have been here for about a month I…
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Adventures in Korea | Playtime Kids Club + Lotte Dept. Store
SMLXL Last Sunday, we decided to take a bus to Camp Walker and check out the town just outside the base. We ended up taking the train after we found one of their employees near the card machines to sell us the reload-able train cards. We added about 10,000 won onto each of them and then…
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PCS Trip: South Korea
At 2:00am last week on a Wednesday, our little family of three, left the States for Seoul, South Korea. We drove for 45 minutes to the airport, boarded a couple hours later, and flew on a 2.5 hour flight to Dallas, Texas. Ava did pretty well and enjoyed being entertained by the stewardesses. You can’t…
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Disney’s Aulani Character Breakfast
SMLXL My husband and I have wanted to visit Disney’s Aulani Resort since we have lived here and finally decided to check it out last weekend. We didn’t book any rooms but discovered that you can have a “character breakfast” at the Makahiki restaurant, (hosted by Auntie and Minnie) for about $37 per person with children 2…
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A Few of My Favorite Things About Living in Hawaii
SMLXL Aloha Fridays Everyone’s living for the weekend in Hawaii! Locals love to set up tents and camp by the beaches, often for the entire weekend. Plus, there is even a song dedicated to this day…”It’s Aloha Friday, no work ’til Monday…”. Look it up, it will get stuck in your head. 😉 Saying “happy Aloha Friday!”…
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Vitamin Sea Detox | Strength Through an Overseas PCS
SMLXL What a week! Two of my girlfriends from Indiana visited me and we hit up a bunch of different beaches and drove around the island like tourists–so much fun. Although I am not one to spend more than and hour or so at a beach, I do love the relaxing vibe that the cool…
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How I Organize My Diaper Bag
My number one tip for streamlining the process for switching out diaper bags, or even handbags, and keeping my bags orderly is to keep everything in pouches/zippered bags. It also saves me a lot of headache when I need something immediately (Umm fussy toddler at the grocery store anyone? “Where on earth are the snacks honey??…
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My Simple Makeup Routine
SMLXL Hello ladies! I hope everyone’s week is off to a good start. I just finished a yummy cup of coffee and a dark chocolate square so I’m ready to face the rest of the week head on! Okay, maybe after two full days of more sleep…I wish. And that’s where my makeup routine comes…
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Life Lately: PCS-Prep | Leaving Hawaii in 2 Months
SMLXL Hey everyone! So you already know that we are moving from Hawaii to Korea, but we leave the island within 2 months and we still need our orders! I know, I know…you’re going to say “that’s just typical Military life, hon” haha and while that is true, it doesn’t do anything to make a…
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Kaua’i Weekend Vacay | Part 2 | Little Town of Hanapepe
SMLXL My favorite morning of our vacation was spent in Hanapepe, Kauai’s Biggest Little Town (it’s tiiinnyy) where I discovered an adorable called, “Little Fish”. Pro tip: try the Dragon-fruit lemonade–you won’t regret it! So delicious and refreshing. Ahhh. Wishing I was sipping on one right now… SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL How amazing does this Dragon-fruit…