Category: Travel

Let’s be cave people



“The mystery is what prompted men to leave caves, to come out of the womb of nature.” – Stephen Gardiner

   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
Josh and I spent the weekend 900 feet underground in Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. It was last minute road trip and I’m so glad we went. You should make a point to see all the natural wonders in the U.S. (and the whole world if you can swing it). It was all so beautiful and made me feel as small as the ocean normally does. Plus, as with most National Parks, it’s SO CHEAP! We paid $10 each to hike down into this cave that goes on for miles. The New Mexico desert was pretty bright & hot, but it’s always cold & dark down in the caves. The Park Rangers seem to really enjoy working there and will pull you aside to show you cool things you might have missed, we had one shine her flashlight on a hidden (but huge) clump of Crystals that had formed under part of a cliff! There are some ‘rooms’ where the ceiling is like 90′ high and one bottomless pit. I highly recommend checking it out.

xoxo,
Adora

bri came bri saw bri conquered



So a few weeks ago, my best friend flew all the way to Austin from San Fran to spend the last few hours of her birthday with me! (Also, you know, to visit me, see Austin, hang with the nieces & nephew, the usual reasons for a trip) Anyway, it was amazing. I can’t even express how right it felt to have my best friend in my city. If you didn’t already know I’m in a long term campaign to convince her to move here with her Husband once they start their family. I think this trip helped my cause. I had the best time, and promised Bri that I would return the favor and come visit her, which I am doing in 3 short weeks. Stay tuned for that! For now, just look how cute she is:

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xoxo,
Adora

going to miami || bienvenido a miami



Well, not Miami, but back to Pompano. Today I’m hopping on a flight and headed back to Florida for a week of trainings at my real job. So, I’ll be living out of a hotel room for the next 6 days and it occurred to me the other night that this is the first time I’ll be staying at a hotel alone, without other people I know staying at the same hotel. Anyway, when I get back to Austin it will be time to move into our new apartment! So, expect a lot of posts about decorating the new space. Now, if you’ll please excuse me, I think the beach is calling my name.

xoxo,
Adora

Day Two…



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Day two on the road to Austin! We drove through Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and finally Texas. We finally stopped about an hour outside of Austin at a pet friendly hotel. Tomorrow we sign the lease and start the horrid process of unloading the u-haul. I’ll do my best to show you all some before shots of the apartment before it gets covered in boxes.

xoxo,
Adora

Today is the Day!



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Today’s the day! The time has come! Everything’s packed up and we are headed west! We decided at the last minute to have me drive our Scion XB rather than tow it since neither one of us have experience towing cars. We’re going to stop in Leesburg to see my family on our way out of Florida. I’ve also decided to try and let my cats have free reign in the car instead of keeping them in a cage. They have food, a bed, and a litter box. I’ll let y’all know later what a bad idea that turned out to be.

Anyway, that’s all for now! Watch out Texas, we’re coming for ya!

xoxo,