Last Thursday was my birthday and so Paul (my fiance) planned a weekend getaway to the Colorado mountains. He booked a 3 night stay in Glenwood Springs, Colorado which is about 3-3.5 hours west of Denver. My company gives employees their birthday off so I instead took Friday off so I could have a 3-day weekend full of relaxation and exploring. We got to Glenwood Springs ... Read More

Happy Tuesday, Miss Olivia Says readers! I have so much amazing news I need to share with you all, but want to do a dedicated post with what is coming. I will work on that this week, but in the meantime I wanted to do another Denver restaurant spotlight post featuring a new favorite of mine, Public School 303. I recently ventured here for Saturday brunch last weekend when with ... Read More

We ventured to San Francisco, CA with Paul (my boyfriend) for a day of sight-seeing and yummy food. My parents live in Woodland, CA which is anywhere from 1.5-2 hours to San Francisco. Although the city is relatively close, we only head that way for special occasions like when friends and family come into town. Paul had been to San Francisco years ago so it was on his bucket ... Read More

This afternoon my mom, dad, sister and I ventured to Old Sacramento, California for some sight seeing and exploring. We have been to Old Sacramento (or Old Sac as the locals call it) many times before but it had been a few years so we decided to hang out there for a couple of hours. If you are visiting the Sacramento area, be sure to check out Old Sacramento while you are here. ... Read More

I truly believe that spontaneous trips are the times you make the most memories. Last week, my best friend Juliana from Tourist to Local, texted me letting me know her uncle who works for Southwest Airlines is giving her a round trip standby ticket and she wants to come to Denver. Of course I immediately said come to Denver, I will plan a fun weekend for us. A couple days ... Read More