Lovely Letters –
Snail Mail Exchange (June)

Posted In: snail mail
While i was reading Local Adventurer (an awesome blog you should totally check out) i found that they host a monthly international snail mail exchange called Lovely Letters and i got really excited because i've been wanting to be a part of another fun pen pal exchange. The packages have a budget of $7, so it's just a little fun detail to share with new p[...]
Tokyo, Japan

Swan Boats at Ueno Park

Posted In: Japan | Japan with Family | Tokyo | Travel
Will you believe me if i tell you these pictures are from almost a year ago?! I have been super caught up blogging about fun Okinawan things or taking time off blogging that i totally forgot about these pictures until now that i find myself with nothing to blog about. When my family came to visit last July they stayed for two and a half weeks in Okinawa and[...]
Motobu, Okinawa

Yohena Ajisai (Hydrangea) Garden

Posted In: Okinawa | Okinawa Blooms
Last Sunday my friends and i had a lovely lunch at Ima Cafe and then we drove up to the Village of Izumi to visit the private Hydrangea Garden of Mrs. Uto Yohena, a 98-year-old who's been growing Hydrangeas in her garden for thirty years! The garden is 9,000 square meters and houses over 78 species of Hydrangeas (according to this article) in a variety[...]
Okinawa City, Okinawa

Ima Cafe – Okinawa City

Posted In: Okinawa | Okinawa Eats
After a few weeks of no adventures, my girlfriends and I had a fun Sunday together. Husband #1 is gone for work, Husband #2 stayed up to late the night before and Husband #3 didn't wanna hang with just the girls (HAHA!). We had a delicious lunch at Ima Cafe and then drove to the Izumi Village in Motobu to see the private Hydrangea Garden.[...]

2015 Reading Challenge: Part 5

Posted In: Reading Challenge
I've decided to take on this Popsugar Reading Challenge i found on Pinterest (follow me!). This is the fifth round of books i've read. Missed the last posts? Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 A book with bad reviews - If I Stay (Part 1) by: Gayle Forman A book that made you cry - The Book Thief by: Markus Zusak A book set in another[...]

Blogging To Do List + Reader Survey!

Posted In: Blogging
  image by: Design Love Fest Lately i've been thinking a lot about where i want this blog to go. I know i want it to continue to grow, but i'm still unsure as to the direction. I would love to turn Inspiration.Sparks into more of a travel blog, but let's be honest we don't really travel that often. I keep coming back to lifestyle blog, whi[...]