Earlier this month, my 8-year-old and 13-year-old daughters and I traveled to Nicaragua for vacation. Most of our friends and family thought us crazy to go there, but we were up for the adventure — and boy, Nicaragua did not disappoint. We braved the heat, ate local food, got stopped by the police, rode in the back of a truck with a couple of surfers, and heard the tsunami warning sirens. Join me over the next week or two as I chronicle our trip…READ MORE

Stacey Valley is a wife, mom to four girls, and woman of many talents and interests from marketing and public health to good food and travel. Baking is her love language and travel is her therapy. Stacey’s goal is to live life to it’s fullest. Her life’s motto is “Live big. Love deep.”