life – Adventures of Janet

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day was amazing this year! I celebrate both Mexican Mother’s Day (May 10 every year) and normal Mother’s Day here in the US. I was very spoiled by my family and friends this year and just left extremely happy Here are some of the gifts I got…. First the ones I bought for myselfContinue reading “Mother’s Day”

Rome 2024 Part 4

My final part from our Rome trip We scheduled another day trip to Leaning Tower of Pisa and Florence on our second to last day First stop is always a gas station, toilet, and cafe break On our way to Pisa our van started to have technical problems! The engine was fine but the computerContinue reading “Rome 2024 Part 4”

Rome 2024 Part 3

On this day we went to the Villa Borghese. We love this park and were super excited to take the kids. It was rainy on/off all day and to be honest I love this type of weather because it means even less crowds. After walking to the park we stopped at a cafe for someContinue reading “Rome 2024 Part 3”

Rome 2024 Part 2

This day starts off when we go on a day trip to Pompeii and Positano. I have been to Pompeii in 2014 and it was amazing but since then they have discovered more artifacts and I was really excited to go again. I love these first stops at a gas station/cafe/market. Walking into Pompeii, beautifulContinue reading “Rome 2024 Part 2”

Rome 2024 Part 1

I recently went to Italy with my family and it was AMAZING!!!! We obviously had some ups and downs but overall the trip in our (mine and Dan’s) opinion was magical with so many great memories. We are already planning next year’s trip and I just love being able to share my love of travelingContinue reading “Rome 2024 Part 1”

January and February 2024

These past months have just whizzed by! Weather has really thrown me off and while it has been really nice to not have snow I do miss the cold. This is what I have been up to…… My French friend, Morgane, threw a Raclette party and it was AMAZING!!! My friends in college used toContinue reading “January and February 2024”

Recent Buys and Sales

I love after the holidays all the sales you can get on things. Here are some of the deals I found and also some upcoming holiday stuff I got -Nike had a great sale and I had to get me and Dan couple shoes. His were $60, but guys the real sale were mine. YouContinue reading “Recent Buys and Sales”

Random Thoughts #12

-I sometimes feel bad I lack a lot of empathy for people. We all have a past and trauma that we are trying to move on from but I hate when people complain when they don’t try to get help themselves. While true, therapy isn’t for everyone and therapy can be expensive if you don’tContinue reading “Random Thoughts #12”

Christmas Gifts

I always find it fascinating what my family gets me because there is always a great variety -The only gift I asked for this Christmas was this LL Bean Sweater because I didn’t have any in this style and while the lighting stinks at my house it is a pretty pale pink that I loveContinue reading “Christmas Gifts”

December 2023

A brief picture summary of some of the things I did this past month -Polar Express train ride at the Union Depot in St Paul. My youngest loves loves loves loves trains and even though the cost was ridiculous to ride this train it was in retrospect worth it. Him and my middle son absolutelyContinue reading “December 2023”