In My Carry-On

Summer is the season for traveling. These are what I take pretty much everywhere with my during the summer! For me carry-on's aren't just for planes, I like to keep my essentials with me all the time.

1. Book Bag - I prefer to bring my book bag over my purse because it has so much more space. Most of the time I put my purse in my book bag, so I can have both when I get where I am going. I love North Face because they are so ...

2. Camera - I like to keep it with me just in case a picture perfect moment arises. I have the Cannon T3, but I am upgrading (replacing) to a T5. It is an affordable option for a quality camera.

3. Snacks - You never know when you are going to be hungry. Normally with traveling you don't know when food is going to be available, so it's important to carry some with you. Will says I am the only person he knows that eats mints like they are candy.

4. Sunglasses - This one is pretty obvious.

5. Computer - Clearly I need this for blogging, but it is also great for watching Netflix (if you have internet available). I always have my hard case on my laptop to keep it from getting scratched or protecting it during rough travels.

6. A Book - I love books! I almost always have one with me. My favorite are mystery books, I adore trying to figure out the ending before I am there. I believe there is a book type for everyone (picture books count).

7. Emergency Kit - This is perfect for traveling because it has just about anything you could ever need in it! You can find it here.

8. Phone - Yup you should pretty much take this everywhere.

9. Planner - I have used the PlumPaper in the past and loved it! But I am going to switch to Erin Condren because it works best for my life right now. My planner is my life line, I keep everything I need to get done in it. I would be lost without it.

10. Wallet -Yup you should pretty much take this everywhere too. Mine is from Fossil. I have had it for 5 years and still love it.

xoxo,
        MK

Road Trip to Brooklyn

There are many befits to having a brother who lives in New York, great stories, cool pictures, and my personally favorite visiting. With Colby moving to a new apartment, we took a road trip to bring him things from home. Most importantly we brought Goose (his cat that has been my cat for like two years), which made me very sad but it is okay because I am going to college (and I have have Maci). Although I must admit 10 hour road trip with a cat is not super fun. Each time I go to Brooklyn it gets a little better. All the trees, dogs, and it is just calmer than Manhattan. I am in love. I was so happy to see Colby and Abbey, never seeing them would probably be the biggest down fall to having have a brother who lives in New York. We went to the Brooklyn Flea Market, which as always is amazing. During the Summer the flea is in Williamsburg. 

We got stuck in traffic in DC so we took a little detour to do some site seeing

Diner in Little Italy

One of my favorite things about New York is all of the street markets

I sure am going to miss this dude

Seriously they are too cute

I am in love with all of the bikes

xoxo,
        MK

The 4th

I am so happy to have spent the 4th in Brooklyn! We a very relaxed day no one was in any rush, we were all just having fun. My mom, Abbey, and I bought everyone patriotic outfits to celebrate, I mean what kind of holiday is it if you don't go all out! We headed to Prospect Park for a cookout, when went later in the day which turn out to be perfect because it wasn't packed. We had hot dogs, celebrated America's birthday, and were thankful for our freedom. After debating whether we should try and find fireworks, we decided to hang out on the rooftop. Which was probably the best idea ever because we ended up with a great view of the fireworks (you can see a video on my Instagram). Overall the day was great and I am so happy to live in this wonderful country!

xoxo,
         MK

Father's Day

Happy Father's day Dad! I love you so much! Thank you for all that you do!

Our day was pretty simple, but absolutely perfect. My brother came into town and of course they played golf. Then we just had a cookout featuring my dad's favorite meal. We spent the whole afternoon spending time together! It was great! 

xoxo,

        MK