bears den at pine knot guest ranch / big bear lake, ca

I’m always the planner whenever we go on trips. I actually like doing the research and picking out a place … Continue reading bears den at pine knot guest ranch / big bear lake, ca

lumberjack cafe / big bear lake, ca

Back to Big Bear posts! The next day when we woke up after arriving in Big Bear, there was a … Continue reading lumberjack cafe / big bear lake, ca

Sidenote: I’ve put up an image/link on ways to help the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda, as referred to … Continue reading teddy bear restaurant / big bear lake, ca

For dinner during our little road trip, we revisited Peking Restaurant, a Chinese place we really liked. Heading back to … Continue reading [road trip] flurries shaved snow bar / cypress – orange county, ca

When we were leaving the Civil War Reenactment, we passed right by the Donuttery. It was on my list of … Continue reading [road trip] donuttery / huntington beach – orange county, ca

* This is a non-food post! But it’s still cool, I swear! I’ve been into Civil War stuff for a … Continue reading [road trip] civil war reenactment 2013 / huntington beach, ca

Over Labor Day weekend this year, we made another trip up to Huntington Beach for the annual Civil War reenactment … Continue reading [road trip] papa z’s / fountain valley – orange county, ca

This will be a semi-foodie post! But mostly a review of a super cute cabin we stayed in Julian a … Continue reading cabin in the woods – stargazing in julian

Jake and I stayed in Palm Springs only one night – so after a very peaceful and restful night at … Continue reading clementine gourment marketplace & cafe / palm desert, ca

The weekend before we went to Palm Springs, Jake and I went to the Bacon Fest at the fair. Normally … Continue reading a quest for date shakes at shields date garden / indio, ca

When Jake and I were discussing what route to take to Palm Springs, he was pretty adamant about not going … Continue reading [hotel review] riviera palm springs / palm springs, ca

Palm Springs is a place that I visited briefly once many moons ago when I used to be friends with … Continue reading circa 59 at the riviera palm springs / palm springs, ca