03/02/2026
Costa Rica was exactly the reset we needed 🌴☀️
We came for Bryan’s annual international work meeting, and I was blessed to come along for the ride and our first kid-less trip since Jonah was born, thanks to my amazing parents and our siblings who helped out!
Slow mornings started with breakfast 🍳 & the richest cups of Café Britt on the balcony while monkeys casually swung through the trees outside our hotel (still not over that 🐒).
Days were for pool time and beach time (with lots of sunscreen 🧴)— back and forth between salty ocean swims and floating under the palm trees 🌊🌴
We chased adventure too — zip lining through the jungle canopy, walking suspension bridges high above the rainforest, and 🤿 snorkeling in the clearest blue water!
And honestly… I didn’t take a ton of pictures this trip. I was really trying to be present — to soak it in instead of document it. And I wouldn’t change that for anything 🤍
🏨 W Costa Rica hotel was the most amazing hotel I’ve ever stayed at - and extremely mindful and accommodating to my dairy, gluten and nut restrictions right now.
🥭 The freshest fruit & veggies
🐟 Seafood straight from the ocean
🏝️ Quiet beach time for walks and reading
📖 Dove into reading about my new health diagnosis - MCAS
🌅 Golden sunsets & sunshine that we have been craving in Ohio
✝️Spanish Mass - first one for me in that language!
Just amazing pura vida energy all around — the Costa Rican way of saying “pure life,” living fully, simply, and gratefully.
This trip was relaxation, adventure, sunshine, and connection all wrapped into one beautiful week - extra special time with my in-laws and Bryan’s work colleagues too!
Costa Rica, we will be back! 🤍🌴
