About Me…

I LOVE:

• The anticipation of a trip.  Any trip. Near or far. Long or short. Solo or with friends and fam.  Just let’s go already!
• The warmth, generosity, intelligence and good humor of almost everyone I meet on the road.  Contrary to what you hear on the news, people in general are awesome.
• Reading – historical fiction, noir thrillers, mysteries, poetry, YA (but not romance eww), travel literature and cookbooks (yes I actually read them – like armchair cooking)
• Trying anything one time (except launching my body off planes or bridges).
• Huffing up breathtaking California coastal trails with my pup and a friend.
• The magic of live dance on stage.
• Floating about in water that is warm, crystal clear and sharkless.

I OPPOSITE OF LOVE:

• Keeping up with fashion trends.
• Grumpy people who honk or ambush you in the grocery line.
• Cutting food groups out of my diet, keeping food logs, or generally food fretting.
• Routines. Mostly because I suck at following them.
• Feeling stressy about running out of time for all the cool things there are to see in the world. 

I HAVE:

• Boundless curiosity about food, cooking, history, art, architecture, culture, language and music.
• A globe-trotting, music-loving, mountain-climbing, kid-spouse.
• Two adventurous offspring who are mysteriously not so mini anymore.
• The future best dog ever (she’s a work in progress – we are NOT ballroom dancing on Instagram…yet).
• A seriously nurturing circle of fun, brilliant, inspiring, insightful and supportive girlfriends and girl relations near and far – thank the heavens for each of you.  I like some of you boy people as well…
• An art history degree and a culinary degree, neither of which seems to have earned me a dime, but both of which have given me enormous lifelong joy.

I AM CURRENTLY LEARNING

• Spanish, French and Italian – it may sound impressive but honestly it’s not pretty.
• How to throw clay on the wheel.  Also, not so pretty. 
• To meditate.  Please stop me if I lecture you about how life-changing it is.  But really, it is.  Really.
• JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) = more “no” actually means more “yes.”

LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT ME:

• I was born and raised Where the West Begins (Ft. Worth).
• I am a certified total Wes Anderson-style Junior Maine Guide.
• My first big trip (at 9 months) was to France where I apparently thoroughly enjoyed escargots.
• I have traveled to over 40 countries and no I don’t have a favorite. 
• I whimper with happiness when I have a delicious bite of cheese (ok that’s maybe not such a well-kept secret).