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a weekend to exhale. I have always loved spas. Whenever I travel, especially outside the country, I try to make a spa day part of the experience. There is something about stepping into a sauna, sitting in a steam room, and allowing myself to slow down that makes a vacation feel complete. The spa I visited in Greece is still my favorite. Nothing has topped it yet, but that has never stopped me from searching for the next experience that might come close. This time, I wasn’t lo

The Trip I Finally Took Quebec was actually a trip I had wanted to take before. I originally planned to go for my twenty third birthday, but at the time, I was still very new to driving. I had gotten my car "royal diamond" at twenty two, and most of my driving consisted of going to work and coming home. The idea of driving all the way to another country sounded exciting, until it was time to actually do it. I chickened out. But as the months passed, I started driving more, t

This entire experience started with one impulsive decision. I found a hot air balloon ride with "above the clouds" scheduled for June 13, I paid $395 and booked it before I had enough time to talk myself out of it. Then I received a message saying we wouldn’t be flying on June 13 because of the weather. I completely understood, but that delay gave my mind time to start racing. The decision had been impulsive, so I had originally been prepared to do it before I could overthink