Summer Beach Reading
A George Clooney Tequila cocktail, Miami style One of the most appealing parts of a tropical vacation for me is sipping cocktails on the beach with a good book in hand, which is exactly why the family...
View ArticleVizcaya
“It was many and many a year ago, in a kingdom by the sea…” These are the words I heard Autumn whisper as she walked through the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, and though I faintly remembered the phrase...
View ArticleFighting the Frizz
Being away in Miami this summer, the girls got a taste of my childhood: the good, and unfortunately, the bad. I have said numerous times that my childhood would have been better if it included a...
View ArticleNoisy Nirvana
After being away for over a month, MC and I just wanted to spend a peaceful weekend together, enjoying our home and reflecting on our vacation together. So I threw on my simple, high low Alexx Jae and...
View ArticleRomantic Getaway?
Our first day in San Francisco was spent roaming this gorgeous city. First up, breakfast by the bay. Then a two hour walk around the city. Followed by six hours of baseball… My romantic vacation with...
View ArticleA Trip for Two to San Francisco
For the last 20 years of travel, the kids have always been in tow. Since giving birth to Autumn, our life with Michael’s work has been one big journey: we lived in Vancouver for five years while he...
View ArticleLiving the Dream
This past week was the first time that Michael and I got on a plane and traveled across the country without the kids. I have always felt nervous about flying and leaving them behind. However, since...
View ArticleThe Perfect Margarita
Michael and I are heading to Cabo today with a group of friends to get away for a bit before the holiday hustle and bustle swoops in. So in honor of our trip to Mexico, we decided to get the party...
View ArticleSaying Yes to Cabo
For the past five years, my friend Elyse has been inviting Michael and I to stay at her house in Cabo with her and her husband David. For the past five years, Michael and I have been much too busy to...
View ArticleSpontaneous Adventures
A post by Autumn Chiklis I am a firm believer in spontaneous adventures. So often we make theoretical plans that are quickly and carelessly tossed onto the “if I ever get the time” pseudo-bucket list...
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