Olivia Perez

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Olivia Perez




Europe » Portugal » Alentejo » Sines June 15th 2015

Today we are spending the day at the Alentenjo resort called Hotel Dom Vasco. It is so much more than I expected it to be. I knew we would be here all day with little to do during the day while Hector works. I woke up this morning as Hector was getting dressed for work. We chatted about breakfast, but I knew the girls would not want to wake up in time to eat, nor did I feel like wrestling alone in their fancy restaurant trying to keep the kids from breaking or spilling something. Once the girls naturally woke up on their own, we had some little cakes from the grocery store. I drank more coffee and watched tv. Then we decided to come down to the pool. I must say this place is literally ... read more

Europe » Spain » Catalonia » Sant Cugat del Valles June 5th 2015

Travel day is finally here! So excited, but already tired. As usual, I stayed up pretty much the whole night packing. I am quite proud of my packing job. Everything seems pretty mobile and ready to move from hotel to hotel. We bungeed the car seat for Suri to the back of Hector's suitcase so as to not have to roll something extra. Lluvia and Audrey's car seats are flattened and in Hector's suitcase. We use the bumble bums inflatable car seats. As planned, we did not check any of our luggage. Instead, we are carrying it all on the plane. On the first flight Suri rode in our laps and pretty much slept the entire time. In DC, United flew into the exact terminal we needed to be in making for a very smooth connection. ... read more

North America » United States » Texas » Houston June 3rd 2015

No matter how much I prepare mentally that I am going to pack early, it never happens. I really don’t enjoy packing. I don’t like thinking about all the scenarios and the logistics of how we are going to carry everything. The last Europe trip really put this into perspective. Hector ended up carrying way to many bags because I imagined my girls pulling their own cute Minnie Mouse suitcases through the airport looking stylish like world travelers and NOPE. In the end they are still kids and complain anytime you ask them to do anything. So as a result, we knew better. I was limited to 1 suitcase for 4 ladies…with a little room to steal from Hector’s suitcase. Hector needs and packs his own suitcase because he is really the only one who HAS ... read more

North America » United States » Texas » Houston June 2nd 2015

Audrey is missing school today. She has to renew her passport for the trip. After researching, and partly from an experience surrounding my own passport as we were preparing for last year’s trip to Paris, I realized that Audrey was going to need a new passport to be able to even get on the airport. She got her passport as an infant and in the US they are valid for 5 years. Officially hers didn’t expire until August. Spain, and most countries, have a requirement that passports do not expire from 3 months from the return date of your airline ticket. For us this would have been in September, so she needed a new passport. Luckily the Houston Passport Office is extremely efficient and organized. It is located at on Smith St. and there is a ... read more




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