At the end of every month I like wrap up my favorite moments, posts, Instagrams, and meals while giving a behind the scenes look at some of the moments that otherwise wouldn’t make the blog.
Is it too early to declare February the best month of 2015? Probably, but with two weekends spent on the go it was definitely the most fun I’ve had this year. Even with the subzero temperatures and snow.
Destinations Visited
USA: Detroit, San Diego
Mexico: Tecate
Miles Traveled
4,860
Highlights
Celebrating my birthday in Detroit
I turned 29 (eeeek!) on the Friday the 13th and got to celebrate my birthday in my home state for the first time in seven years! My cousin was getting married on Valentine’s Day so I drove up on Friday with my mom and sister and spent the night celebrating in Detroit. We went to HopCat, a new craft beer bar in the city with about 120 beers on tap, and indulged in some local brews and burgers. It was the perfect low key celebration: favorite people, favorite things, and one of my favorite places.
Finding out some great blog related news
I can’t go into specifics yet but I received some extremely exciting news regarding a blog project for this year. I hope to be fully announcing in the next week or so, but for now I can tell you that it’s going to be an incredible adventure and it is by far the biggest thing that I’ve achieved because of this blog.
All of San Diego
I’ll be writing more about my trip in March, but it was practically perfect. Jessica is a wonderful tour guide and we spent four days brewery hopping and taking in some of San Diego’s best sites, and then spent a very random afternoon in Mexico. I also got to see my cousin Tracy for the first time in waaaay too long. I finally met her kids and we had a great time catching up over fish tacos. And even though the weather wasn’t all sunny skies, it was so nice to be in sandals and shorts in February!
Lowlights
Health issues
Not to be incredibly vague for the second time in this post, but in January I received some bad news when I went in for an exam. Because I don’t have health insurance, the process of finding out if this is anything to be worried about has been long and slightly cumbersome. I had a follow up appointment a couple of weeks ago and will finally be going for a final round of tests next week. It’s been been a stressful and scary month, but I’m happy to know that this will (hopefully) be all behind me by the time March is over.
Favorite Farsickness Posts
Roadtripping Portugal’s Algarve
What I Never Leave Home Without
Returning Home and Discovering Pure Michigan
Meal of the Month
My favorite meal this month wasn’t anything fancy. It is plain old comfort food that reminds me of growing up in Michigan. Detroit is famous for its Coney dogs and Coney Island restaurants, diner type places serving Greek inspired dishes, all day breakfast, and the infamous Coney dog. My favorite is chain called Leo’s and I order the same thing every single time I visit: lemon rice soup and chili cheese fries. Healthy, I know.
Upcoming Travel Plans
I don’t have any thing definite planned as I need to spend a lot of time working, saving money, and planning my European trip that starts in April. If my work schedule allows, I’m hoping to take a quick weekend trip to either Indianapolis or Nashville
What were your highlights this month? Any good plans for February? I’d love to hear about them!
So glad you enjoyed San Diego!! Wish I could have been there to drink beer with you, but another time
I know! I was sad we didn’t get to meet up, but I bet I’ll be back! I hope you had fun (and didn’t freeze your ass off) in Boston!
I did freeze my ass off, but I still had a great time! Let me know the next time you’re here
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Can’t wait to read about everything I took part in….a re-live it! haha YAY!!
Jessica Wray recently posted..A Week in Rio de Janeiro– Brazil’s Sexiest City
Yessss! I’m already having trouble weeding out what’s inappropriate….
Love your Instagram shots
Hope everything health-wise is okay!
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Thanks Alana! Hope you’re enjoying being back in Thailand!
Hope everything is okay with you health. Sending you good wishes and vibes. x
Ceri recently posted..My Five Favourite Things in February
Thanks Ceri! I find out Thursday eek xx
My inner marketing dork wants to do these types of recap posts just so I can calculate how many miles I’ve traveled! I do love an excel spreadsheet. Seriously, though, I hope you health issues have been resolved!
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Thanks Heather. I had my appointment last week and thankfully got the all clear!