Blog (Cloud Surfing Adventures)
Keep the Relaxation in Vacation
Confession time: I hate planning vacations. We travel a lot, but it’s usually for trips planned/arranged by others, related to either my husband’s or my work. I usually wait until we actually get to the location to look up local activities and events and then go from there. This definitely causes me to miss out … Continue reading
In the Jailhouse Now (Jailhouse Inn, Newport, RI)
Every year we get to join my husband in Newport, RI while he sails in the 12 Metre North Americans Regatta. This year and last, we stayed at the Jailhouse Inn. Transformed from the old Newport County Jail, it’s such a fun hotel to stay in! We’re right in the heart of downtown, near all … Continue reading
My Timing Mistake
Well, today Ella overheard her Grandma talking on the phone about The Magic Kingdom. She was curious, “What’s The Magic Kingdom?” I told her we were going there and since Daddy wanted to be with her when we told her the surprise, we would tell her tonight what it was. She was fine with that, … Continue reading
Back To School…But Summer Fun Hasn’t Ended
School has started, but we are still traveling. I hope that Ella’s teachers aren’t too upset that she will only be attending half of the days for the first month of school. One nice thing about her just being in Pre-K is that she is only attending 3 days a week. Yesterday, a day off, … Continue reading
Lunch ideas for school (or the airplane).
Ella starts pre-K today. Only we’re not in town, so she’s missing 3 days and starting next week. The teachers don’t mind for this age. I hope in the coming years we can work out our schedules to keep the teachers happy. We always have traveled in September and October. At Ella’s school they are … Continue reading
Making Friends
One of my favorite things that Ella has developed from frequent travel is the ability to make friends everywhere. If she sees any girl, whether age four or fourteen, she walks up to her with a smile and says hi. The moment we walked into the airport yesterday, Ella met another girl named Ella. This … Continue reading
Happy Independence Day!
I promised another giveaway by now, but I hope you’ll forgive me and allow me to post it tomorrow instead. I’m spending family time this 4th of July, which I hope you are able to also. To make sure you don’t miss it, subscribe to receive email notifications of new blog posts. (You’ll find the … Continue reading
Awake before the Early Bird
I went to bed at 2am because I stayed up trying to get things done around the house. And because I waited on the phone for 90 minutes for customer service-that was supposed to be 24 hours-to answer. No one ever did answer. For 90 minutes I listened to the same lousy easy-listening music. It … Continue reading
First Class for Kids
There has been a lot of talk in the media lately about whether kids should be allowed in first class. Last year, Malaysian Airlines banned infants from first class on their larger aircraft. Now they plan to ban families with kids from their upstairs economy section. Opinions on the matter are strong. We think “a … Continue reading
Moving Cross-Country
Yesterday we made the move from San Diego to New York. Ella’s dad has earned upgrades with his frequent travel and upgraded us all to Business Class. We had the seats that go fully flat, and boy, was that nice! Ella very rarely sleeps on the plane, but she did this time. In fact there … Continue reading
