Travel Archives - Page 5 of 5 - Kara J Miller

Food
- Appetizers
- Chicken
- Salad
- Breakfast
- Snacks
- Soups
- Beef
- Beverages
- Breads
- Fish
- Pasta
- Pork
- Side Dishes
- Slow Cooker
- Desserts
  - Cookies
  - Cakes
Travel
Fitness
About
Work with Me
Privacy Policy

Travel to Virginia

Thursday morning, we left home at 3:15 AM to drive down to LAX for our 8:30 AM flight. I didn’t…
Read More

« Previous Page
1
…
3
4
5

Hi there, I'm Kara! Mom of 3 girls, wife, blogger, baker, pizza place owner, traveler, lover of Dr. Pepper, the beach, & living in Santa Barbara County, California!

Categories

Categories

Let’s get social

Stay up to date

Subscribe to the Newsletter!

First Name Last Name E-Mail Address

By subscribing to the newsletter, you consent to receive new post updates and occasional emails related to Kara J. Miller. No spam, I promise!

Meanwhile, On Instagram

Watch the finale of @americasmostmusicalfamily on

Watch the finale of @americasmostmusicalfamily on @nickelodeon tonight if you want to see some cute faces!! And I'm not just talking about @nicklachey 😉😂🎉⁣
⁣
I took Ada and Lola down to #Hollywood a few months ago to be in the audience for the #americasmostmusicalfamily finale! They were so excited to see the inner workings and behind the scenes of a TV show. They saw the long hours that went into the process and both had sore feet by the nights' end. They cheered, jumped up and down, danced, and stood by Nick Lachey during one of his intros! 🎥🎤🎉⁣
⁣
We aren't allowed to say who wins, but all of the finalists were insanely talented and had us all on our feet dancing! I'm in the third row behind the judges in the audience if you want to look for me too 😁 ⁣
⁣
Our station is showing it at 7 PM! Swipe left to see Ada and Lola on the red carpet ➡️ #TV #extralife⁣

We had so much fun at Universal Studios Hollywood

We had so much fun at Universal Studios Hollywood last week! 👏🏼🎢✨ It was a great time to go too, we didn't wait longer than 20 minutes for any ride and walked on most of them! Swipe left to see some of our adventures ➡️ ⁣
⁣
I hadn’t been since Ada was a new baby, and we took her for her 10th birthday gift! 🎉 There were so many new things @unistudios: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, and The Simpsons Springfield.⁣
⁣
The girls loved the Studio Tour and seeing the behind-the-scenes movie magic. 🌠 June was happy to hear that the earthquakes were all pretend. We tried Butterbeer (very sweet) and loved Hogwarts! I asked the conductor if there was a sorting hat so the girls could see what house they were. He said that the sorting hat was put away in the school, but looked at Ada and Lola and listed off traits and guessed which house they were from. It was above and beyond of him! 💯⁣
⁣
June (3 ½) was a little worried on the rides she was tall enough for (all but Mummy and Harry Potter & the Forbidden Journey) but was a champ and did them! I’ll never forget her trying to say, “Wheeee!” on Flight of the Hippogriff as the ride pushed, “one cheek this way (up) and the other cheek this way (down)!” 😂💖🎉

Happy New Year!! 🎉⁣ ⁣ I hope you all are ha

Happy New Year!! 🎉⁣
⁣
I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your 2020! 💖⁣
⁣
Years ago, I worked at a job where I had a shared role with another woman. I had completed a task of ours that needed to be done quarterly and she had completely undone it on accident. She felt horrible, and it truly was an honest mistake. She was making a huge deal out of it and I was trying to calm her down and let her know that I wasn’t upset with her. I said, “It’s okay, we can fix it. It wasn’t that hard,” to which she snapped, “Well not everything in my life is EASY!” ⁣
⁣
I’ve thought about this many times since it happened. She thought because of the way I chose to act every day at work and respond to this incident that my life was easy. That was definitely not the case! ⁣
⁣
You see, nobody’s life is #easy. You may look at a smiling family photo and think, “Gee, their life is perfect.” You might not see the struggles of addiction, heartache, or years of loss, financial stress, and mental health issues behind the smiles. You don’t know the road that someone has traveled.⁣
⁣
We have all been through hard times. The choice is ours, though, about how we let them affect us. Are we going to carry those burdens with us every day and spit out hatred to those we come in contact with because of our pain? OR are we going to let those trials refine us, teach us, and make us more empathetic to others’ struggles?⁣
⁣
I believe that through our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can have our burdens taken and He can heal us. Maybe not all at once, but He can help us every day. He wants to help us and He can because He has suffered through our pains and trials and overcome them! God wants each of us, His children, to be happy while on Earth. This is why I am happy and #optimistic, because of this knowledge. ⁣
⁣
We get to choose each and every day how we are going to act. 💯 Be kind to yourself and #kind to those in your circle of influence. 💖

I am going to try and let go of hurt I have held onto and give it over in #2020. I hope that you can too! Do you set #goals and intentions for the New Year? If you're interested in seeing mine, here's my 20 for 2020: https://karajmiller.com/19-for-2019/

Merry Christmas to us! 🎄🎅🏻⛄⁣ ⁣ For

Merry Christmas to us! 🎄🎅🏻⛄⁣
⁣
For Christmas gifts this year, my mom, sister, and I decided to give each other a #spaday at the @ritzcarltonbacarasb in #SantaBarbara 💆🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️😁⁣
⁣
We each got #massages and spent the day relaxing by the pool ☀️🌴❤️⁣
⁣
It was the perfect day! I'm thinking this may become a tradition 😉 ⁣
⁣
What was your favorite gift this year? 🎁

I painted a watercolor picture of my grandparents'

I painted a watercolor picture of my grandparents' house for their #Christmas gift 👩🏼‍🎨🎨🖼️⁣
⁣
Swipe left to see a photo of their #house ➡️⁣
⁣
They have lived in their home since 1975. It has been the home of three of their children and their families at different points in time. It has been the center of so many happy memories over the years! Birthday parties, Christmases, family reunions, game nights, and family dinners. It's the home that we live down the street from and my girls ride up to when they want to say hi to Nana and Bobba and grab a soda ❤️🏡⁣
⁣
I felt like this home so many of us love needed to be immortalized so I #painted it 😊 It felt good to use my creativity and make something special for my Nana and Bobba who do so much for our family ❤️🏡😁

If you're friends with me on Facebook, you know th

If you're friends with me on Facebook, you know that I like to share #quotes from my kids and things @mattydmiller says in his sleep 😂😴⁣
⁣
After school one chilly day, I took the girls to @starbucks to get hot chocolate. As we drove away, Lola was talking about how good the first sip tastes as you feel the warmth go down into your belly. ❤️⁣
⁣
She said, "Two things that can warm your soul. Jesus and hot chocolate." I shared her quote on Facebook and that was that. Or so I thought 😉⁣
⁣
My friend @sammie_bee3 sent me a message asking for my address. I gave it to her thinking it was for Christmas cards. A few days later, I received a padded envelope with this beautiful hand-lettering of Lola's quote!! I framed it this week and had to share. I can't wait to pull it out with my Christmas decorations every year. 🎄 ⁣
⁣
Thank you, Samantha, for the beautiful & thoughtful gift! 🎁💝 If you would like anything done, she is super talented. Check her out at Sammie Bee Custom Artwork ❤️⁣

Follow on Instagram

Browse by Category

Browse by Category

Watch the finale of @americasmostmusicalfamily on

Watch the finale of @americasmostmusicalfamily on @nickelodeon tonight if you want to see some cute faces!! And I'm not just talking about @nicklachey 😉😂🎉⁣
⁣
I took Ada and Lola down to #Hollywood a few months ago to be in the audience for the #americasmostmusicalfamily finale! They were so excited to see the inner workings and behind the scenes of a TV show. They saw the long hours that went into the process and both had sore feet by the nights' end. They cheered, jumped up and down, danced, and stood by Nick Lachey during one of his intros! 🎥🎤🎉⁣
⁣
We aren't allowed to say who wins, but all of the finalists were insanely talented and had us all on our feet dancing! I'm in the third row behind the judges in the audience if you want to look for me too 😁 ⁣
⁣
Our station is showing it at 7 PM! Swipe left to see Ada and Lola on the red carpet ➡️ #TV #extralife⁣

We had so much fun at Universal Studios Hollywood

We had so much fun at Universal Studios Hollywood last week! 👏🏼🎢✨ It was a great time to go too, we didn't wait longer than 20 minutes for any ride and walked on most of them! Swipe left to see some of our adventures ➡️ ⁣
⁣
I hadn’t been since Ada was a new baby, and we took her for her 10th birthday gift! 🎉 There were so many new things @unistudios: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, and The Simpsons Springfield.⁣
⁣
The girls loved the Studio Tour and seeing the behind-the-scenes movie magic. 🌠 June was happy to hear that the earthquakes were all pretend. We tried Butterbeer (very sweet) and loved Hogwarts! I asked the conductor if there was a sorting hat so the girls could see what house they were. He said that the sorting hat was put away in the school, but looked at Ada and Lola and listed off traits and guessed which house they were from. It was above and beyond of him! 💯⁣
⁣
June (3 ½) was a little worried on the rides she was tall enough for (all but Mummy and Harry Potter & the Forbidden Journey) but was a champ and did them! I’ll never forget her trying to say, “Wheeee!” on Flight of the Hippogriff as the ride pushed, “one cheek this way (up) and the other cheek this way (down)!” 😂💖🎉

Happy New Year!! 🎉⁣ ⁣ I hope you all are ha

Happy New Year!! 🎉⁣
⁣
I hope you all are having a wonderful start to your 2020! 💖⁣
⁣
Years ago, I worked at a job where I had a shared role with another woman. I had completed a task of ours that needed to be done quarterly and she had completely undone it on accident. She felt horrible, and it truly was an honest mistake. She was making a huge deal out of it and I was trying to calm her down and let her know that I wasn’t upset with her. I said, “It’s okay, we can fix it. It wasn’t that hard,” to which she snapped, “Well not everything in my life is EASY!” ⁣
⁣
I’ve thought about this many times since it happened. She thought because of the way I chose to act every day at work and respond to this incident that my life was easy. That was definitely not the case! ⁣
⁣
You see, nobody’s life is #easy. You may look at a smiling family photo and think, “Gee, their life is perfect.” You might not see the struggles of addiction, heartache, or years of loss, financial stress, and mental health issues behind the smiles. You don’t know the road that someone has traveled.⁣
⁣
We have all been through hard times. The choice is ours, though, about how we let them affect us. Are we going to carry those burdens with us every day and spit out hatred to those we come in contact with because of our pain? OR are we going to let those trials refine us, teach us, and make us more empathetic to others’ struggles?⁣
⁣
I believe that through our Savior, Jesus Christ, we can have our burdens taken and He can heal us. Maybe not all at once, but He can help us every day. He wants to help us and He can because He has suffered through our pains and trials and overcome them! God wants each of us, His children, to be happy while on Earth. This is why I am happy and #optimistic, because of this knowledge. ⁣
⁣
We get to choose each and every day how we are going to act. 💯 Be kind to yourself and #kind to those in your circle of influence. 💖

I am going to try and let go of hurt I have held onto and give it over in #2020. I hope that you can too! Do you set #goals and intentions for the New Year? If you're interested in seeing mine, here's my 20 for 2020: https://karajmiller.com/19-for-2019/

Merry Christmas to us! 🎄🎅🏻⛄⁣ ⁣ For

Merry Christmas to us! 🎄🎅🏻⛄⁣
⁣
For Christmas gifts this year, my mom, sister, and I decided to give each other a #spaday at the @ritzcarltonbacarasb in #SantaBarbara 💆🏼‍♀️🏊🏼‍♀️😁⁣
⁣
We each got #massages and spent the day relaxing by the pool ☀️🌴❤️⁣
⁣
It was the perfect day! I'm thinking this may become a tradition 😉 ⁣
⁣
What was your favorite gift this year? 🎁

I painted a watercolor picture of my grandparents'

I painted a watercolor picture of my grandparents' house for their #Christmas gift 👩🏼‍🎨🎨🖼️⁣
⁣
Swipe left to see a photo of their #house ➡️⁣
⁣
They have lived in their home since 1975. It has been the home of three of their children and their families at different points in time. It has been the center of so many happy memories over the years! Birthday parties, Christmases, family reunions, game nights, and family dinners. It's the home that we live down the street from and my girls ride up to when they want to say hi to Nana and Bobba and grab a soda ❤️🏡⁣
⁣
I felt like this home so many of us love needed to be immortalized so I #painted it 😊 It felt good to use my creativity and make something special for my Nana and Bobba who do so much for our family ❤️🏡😁

If you're friends with me on Facebook, you know th

If you're friends with me on Facebook, you know that I like to share #quotes from my kids and things @mattydmiller says in his sleep 😂😴⁣
⁣
After school one chilly day, I took the girls to @starbucks to get hot chocolate. As we drove away, Lola was talking about how good the first sip tastes as you feel the warmth go down into your belly. ❤️⁣
⁣
She said, "Two things that can warm your soul. Jesus and hot chocolate." I shared her quote on Facebook and that was that. Or so I thought 😉⁣
⁣
My friend @sammie_bee3 sent me a message asking for my address. I gave it to her thinking it was for Christmas cards. A few days later, I received a padded envelope with this beautiful hand-lettering of Lola's quote!! I framed it this week and had to share. I can't wait to pull it out with my Christmas decorations every year. 🎄 ⁣
⁣
Thank you, Samantha, for the beautiful & thoughtful gift! 🎁💝 If you would like anything done, she is super talented. Check her out at Sammie Bee Custom Artwork ❤️⁣

Have you seen the vintage photos of women in front

Have you seen the vintage photos of women in front of their Christmas trees? I love the tradition so much and say we bring it back! Get in front of your trees and take a pic this year! 👗📸🎄 #ladiesandchristmastrees ⁣
⁣
We had a lovely Christmas church meeting today. It is so nice to join in song and fellowship with those we love! ❤️⁣
⁣
I received approximately 500 (tiny exaggeration 😂) compliments on my dress at church today and it's from @amazon! 😱 Here's the link to get one for yourself! #affiliate⁣
https://amzn.to/34OR3PB I wear a medium and ordered a medium so it fits true to size. 👗👏🏼📦⁣
⁣
The girls' dresses are from @macys and I got them during their Black Friday sale at 70% off! Junie's is only $25 now: https://shopstyle.it/l/bb08I Ada & Lola's are only $25 too! https://shopstyle.it/l/bb08I⁣
⁣
No links for Matt's clothes because he wore whatever he wanted 😂😍😘

Swipe left ➡️ to see the teacher #gifts I put

Swipe left ➡️ to see the teacher #gifts I put together for my daughters' incredible teachers! ❤️🎄🎅🏼⁣
⁣
I made Creamy Christmas Fudge (find the #fudge recipe on KaraJMiller.com) and put it in these cute Santa buckets, wrapped it in cellophane, and tied an ornament on it with ribbon. ⁣
⁣
Then added it to a gift bag with an oven mitt & #kitchen towel and an apple ornament that says "Best Teacher Ever" on it. The girls each wrote in a Christmas card for them 🎅🏼🍎⁣
⁣
I always shop the day after Christmas sales with my mom and keep my eye out for gift ideas for teachers for the next year. Teachers really are saints! I am so grateful for them and how hard they work year-round. ⁣
⁣
What do you give teachers for Christmas? 🎁

As a small business owner, I LOVE the #LightTheWor

As a small business owner, I LOVE the #LightTheWorld prompt today!! 💖🌟😍⁣
⁣
We'd love if you came to see us @bravopizzasantamaria or @bravopizzalompoc and said hello, ordered some pizza for pickup or delivery, and/or left a review on Yelp, Facebook, or Google. 💯👏🏼❤️⁣
⁣
We have gift certificates available for last minute #Christmas gifts! Who doesn't love the gift of #pizza?! 🍕🎁🎄⁣
⁣
This picture is from our first annual Bravo Pizza Christmas Party at @ranchobowl! It was so nice to get together outside of the workplace and have some fun. We have the best employees and are so grateful for their hard work and smiling faces! ❤️🎳😁

Sign up for the newsletter!

First Name Last Name E-Mail Address

By subscribing to the newsletter, you consent to receive new post updates and occasional promotional emails related to Kara J. Miller. No spam, I promise!

Copyright © 2020 · Anchored Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in