Aloha everyone! I got the chance to spend the last day of 2021 taking a day trip to the Island of Lana’i with a couple of friends! For those of you that don’t know the island of Lana’i, it is a small island south of Molokai and west of Maui. Living in Hawaii allows the …
A Weekend in Kauai
One of the best things about being stationed out here in Hawaii is the ability to island hop and it counts as the local area…aka no taking leave! A few friends and myself finally had a 3-day weekend off a month ago and decided to go check out Kauai (the Garden Isle). We did quite …
Wandering through the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge
Located a little over 45 minutes from Altus, OK (heading towards Lawton) is the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge. It is home to plenty of wildlife, the Holy City, trails for hiking, and part of Ft. Sill’s Artillery Range. It is totally free to go through as well as going through the museum at the Visitor’s …
New York City Around New Year’s
As a new year begins, it always makes me reflect on what I’ve done for New Year’s in the past. Two years ago, I got the chance to spend New Years in the Big Apple with a group of my friends! We all arrived a couple days before the New Year’s festivities began, so that …
Visiting the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
So, I got the chance to go to the start of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this past weekend! It was beyond amazing and I finally was able to knock that visit off of my bucket list! I drove from Oklahoma all the way to Albuquerque (~6 hours) late at night to make it for …
Bachelorette Weekend in Nashville
When I got the awesome chance to plan my best friend’s bachelorette party, I was a little nervous about it at first, but once we got the location locked down, things just fell into place! Nashville is one of the top bachelor/bachelorette spots in all of the United States! Just walking around there, we saw …