Greetings! If you’ve been following along lately you’ll know that I have recently returned from a short Princess Cruise from Los Angeles to Vancouver, with one port of call in Victoria, British Columbia. Victoria had been on my bucket list for decades and ironically enough, I have now visited this charming city twice in the last […]
Hello there! Thanks for stopping in! Today we’ll tour the Star Princess Penthouse Suite C749. It’s the suite Brad and I occupied on our recent Princess Cruises voyage from Los Angeles to Vancouver, BC, Canada. In celebration of my dear old dad’s 90th birthday, 8 of us took this short-but-sweet 4 day cruise up the […]
Hello and thanks for stopping in today. Just before Christmas Brad & I, along with our 19 year-old son, Austin, took our 2nd cruise onboard Oceania Cruise line’s ship, The Riviera. We had truly enjoyed sailing on The Riviera on her maiden voyage in Europe back in 2012. For that cruise (which we also enjoyed […]
Penn Medicine Match Day 2017 A note from Celia: At my Pilates class the other day some friends asked about my attending Penn Medicine Match Day. When I told them about the experience they asked, “Are you going to write a blog post about it?” I said, “No, I don’t think anyone would really be […]
DENVER’S BEST BREAKFAST Good morning! As someone who loves to eat I have a motto in life and that is: Never waste a meal on lousy food. In other words, if I’m gonna eat I want to eat well, otherwise it’s not worth the calories, the effort to prepare it, or the money spent to […]
DOUBLE DATE NIGHT IN DC When Brad and I had young children at home we tried to make it a point to have date night once a week. In our case we designated Monday night as the night we would leave the kids with the nanny and enjoy an evening together, dedicated simply to each […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
