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A letter that I wrote to our friend that was making me feel guilty for not putting our 1 1/2 year old on antibiotics. I know it wasn’t our friends’ fault….It was me being defensive because I felt mis-understood. I guess I am posting this because it is helpful for me to write our feelings … Continue reading anti- antibiotics?

I could not have designed two more perfect pregnant women to have on my first Prenatal Yoga Retreat! Rannveig took the short journey from ICELAND (only a 20 hour trip- PREGNANT) to join me in Nosara, Costa Rica. Long time resident, Joy, owner of Inward Bound Retreats, also participated in some of the week’s happenings. … Continue reading Mama Goddess Retreats Bloomed!

It all began when I was traveling thru Central and South America. The whole Buen Viaje thing. But I feel like that’s when my life really began too. Or when I really found myself. I was 23 and free with no plans or agendas. My friend Anna and I were off…..We left Southern California with … Continue reading Buen Viaje

We celebrated the arrival of several Spring babies this weekend….Spencer, Gavin, Iris, and a shout out to a couple of you over in Hawaii… Feliz Cumpleanos! The past couple of months have been wonderful. We’ve enjoyed lots of visiting family and friends, some came from as far as Spain! We are enjoying our daily ritual … Continue reading Spring’s Arrival(S) Deserve a Celebration!

I met a woman here, Kristin, that is a midwife and we both had the same vision and serendipitously met!! We are going to start leading pregnancy retreats here- and the goal is to have them in other parts of the world. But for now we’ll start doing them here. The idea is to pamper … Continue reading Mama Goddess is Planted!

Saludos Familia y Amigos! We cannot believe that it has been a week since this little guy came out to see us. It has been so special getting to know him and forming our own little family of three. So far Gavin is super mellow and has a really easy-going temperament. He’s been sleeping with … Continue reading Gavin’s Arrival and First Week

Today at 7:44 in the morning, the exact center of the sun passed directly over the earth’s equator. This moment is known as the vernal equinox. It happens once every year and it marks the beginning of spring. Planting, seeding, blooming. The beginning of new life. And… in Costa Rica, that new life came five … Continue reading First Day of Spring and New Life

Aunt Lise, Spencer, Cathie and Uncle Garth and I went to Dos Lorenas to cheers Happy Birthday to Jake (who unfortunately couldn’t be here with us:(….. Thank Goodness for bikinis in this heat with a belly and 25 extra pounds Cathie and Jake gave us a beautiful basket for bebe….. Spencer and I practice putting … Continue reading Tick Tock

Drum roll please…..

Unfortunately, I have no pictures from the final week on tour. The shows were so fun, too, because we had a ton of friends and family come to each one. In Portland, we got lots of time off and got to get lost in the BEST bookstore ever: Powell’s. And delight in our favorite Vegan … Continue reading Portland, Vancouver, San Francisco, San Diego, Irvine, LA, Santa Barbara

I don’t know. Red Rocks is pretty hard to beat. Until you see a show at The Gorge in Washington. Wow. We showed up at our hotel, which was on a vineyard, at around 3 AM or something. We chose to get off the bus and go get in bed. The rooms were heavenly and … Continue reading (gorge) ous

We had a nice couple days in Boulder exploring the little down town area. I don’t want to label it as nausea, but my hormones are definitely changing. I think is what I discovered is that I have to eat ALL THE TIME. If I let my stomach get empty then it’s a fast moving … Continue reading Red Rocks

We’re back in the groove….enjoying seeing family and friends at all the shows. Spencer’s buddies came to the Raleigh show, we had a break at the Atlanta show and then a ton of the Padia family came to the Kansas City show, as well as Cortney and Dan. It was so fun to see everyone … Continue reading Raleigh, Atlanta, Kansas City

We met up with the crew in Boston, on my 29th birthday. It was so good to see the kids and our “family.” The Johnsons and the Gills and Spencer and I went to Thai food that night. While everyone was getting their drinks I told Moe to come over and I had a … Continue reading Boston. NYC. DC. Philadelphia. phew.

When in Rome….eat lots of gelato! When in Rome….eat LOTS of pasta, pizza, bread and olive oil! When in Rome…go shopping! When in Rome…..walk til your feet HURT! When in Rome….. find out that I’m “incinta!” Yep…Spencer and I are having a bambini!!!

After a beautiful and much needed visit with our Mallorquin family, Spencer and I hopped on board a sailboat on the Northern Coast of the island and took a sailing course! We became “Competent Crew” although I sure didn’t feel competent! My nausea set in a bit on the boat, and I woke up throughout … Continue reading Come Sail Away With Me

My mom’s cousin went to Spain when she graduated high school, and never came back! She met a Spaniard man, Angel, got married, had kids and settled into life in Spain. She had three children, and the oldest- Taryn, married a woman from Mallorca, where they now live with their two kids. Got it? good! … Continue reading A Visit with Familia, Mallorca

After 6 weeks of the Europe leg of the tour, we took a 3 week detour from the rest of the crew. We were to meet up with everyone in Boston where we would begin the final US leg. Spencer and I said “Adios & nos vemos” in Frankfurt, Germany and decided to fly to … Continue reading Colonia de St. Jordi, Mallorca