How to Have an Awesome Day at LEGOLAND® Without Kids

“Everything is awesome! Everything is cool when you’re part of a team. Everything is awesome, when we’re living our dream.” — The Lego Movie Theme Song LEGOLAND® may be geared for families with children (or grandchildren) 2 to 12 years old, but that doesn’t mean grown-ups won’t have an enjoyable day at this theme park […]

Do Classic California Diners Still Exist? Yes! We Found One — 101 Café in Oceanside!

Have you ever been on an outing and then discovered a unique location that you otherwise wouldn’t have known about? This happened to me last week when we were running an errand for my husband’s work in Oceanside, about 30 miles north of San Diego. We were driving on South Coast Highway in Oceanside and […]

How to Step Back in Time – No Time Machine Necessary!

If you have ever wanted to step back in time, but didn’t have access to a time machine, look no further than a visit to Old Town San Diego. This “birthplace of California” offers events year-round for its visitors to experience pueblo life of the early 1800s. In Spanish American history, a pueblo is a […]

10 Tips for Celebrating at Disneyland’s Diamond Celebration

  “To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past…and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America…with the hope that it will be […]

Christmas in July

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go;” Well, it may not be looking a lot like Christmas yet (or ever for those of us in southern California), but it is July and the spirit of “Christmas in July” is in full swing. Have you ever wondered about the origin of Christmas […]