Every year I get away with the family for a week or so just to recharge. Often it’s Southern California we go to because we have a lot of family living there. I look forward to the beach every year. I was blessed to live in OC for 11 years from my college years and young adult years. Beach was a part of normal life. My husband is a native Santa Barbara born guy. Needless to say, we have beach in our blood. But…. We live in the desert.

We moved to Arizona several years ago. There are times I wonder about why we left.. But now we are so invested and this is where we are planted. One thing I do not miss about Southern California is the traffic!

When we returned from our trip, I have to say one thing I love about the greater Phoenix area is how clean it is.

Regardless of  locations Home for me is where my kids and husband are, whether beach, or desert, as long as we are together, we are “home”.