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Quarantine Halloween

Halloween included a candy hunt (think Easter Egg hunt) and we even convinced Bo to come out and participate – social distanced and masked.  He is definitely starting to get…

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November 3, 2020
Disney, Foodie, Hawaii, Pineapple Escapes, Travel

Monkeypod Kitchen – Ko Olina

  Disney’s Aulani in Ko Olina, Hawaii is one of my very favorite places to be with my trio.  Hawaii is one of my very favorite destinations and Aulani, with…

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March 6, 2020
Pineapple Escapes, Travel

I’m Hiring!

There is no doubt that the travel industry has been hard hit this year, but my team is prepping and planning for the future.  I want to be sure we…

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August 27, 2020
Lifestyle, Weitl Trio

Today’s the Day…

After 5 months at home, my trio is off to school this morning.  These last 5 months have been everything – amazing, frustrating, joyful, exhausting, and everything in between.  This…

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August 24, 2020
Favorites, Lifestyle, Travel

Game Night!

Our family has been trying to entertain ourselves in a variety of ways during our “new normal.” We’ve been playing a lot of games as a family and even had…

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May 12, 2020
  • Lifestyle,  Pineapple Escapes,  Planning/Goals,  Travel

    Training Prep

    Jamie / January 15, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I have a busy day ahead as I’m prepping to spend the weekend with 6 of my Pineapple Escapes agents! We are renting a cabin and will be taking some marketing photos and…

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  • ChiptheFrenchie,  Favorites,  Friends,  Lifestyle,  Pineapple Escapes,  Planning/Goals,  Reflection,  Travel

    Passion

    Jamie / January 14, 2021 / 0 Comments

    It sounds cliche, but I have always believed in finding and pursing your passion.  I remember a conversation with a good friend in college — we were sitting in my dorm room late…

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  • Pineapple Escapes,  Travel,  Travel Tidbits

    The Travel Tidbits Podcast

    Jamie / January 13, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Starting a podcast has both been a lot more work and a lot more fun than I anticipated! We’ve recorded through episode 12 and we have a new episode that airs each Monday. …

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  • ChiptheFrenchie,  Christmas,  Reflection,  Weitl Trio

    Christmas 2020

    Jamie / January 12, 2021 / 0 Comments

    We had a lovely Christmas at home.  Many years it has just been the 5 of us, either at home or because we were traveling, so that aspect of Christmas wasn’t too different…

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  • ChiptheFrenchie,  Foodie,  Lifestyle,  Weitl Trio

    Well, that was a week…

    Jamie / January 11, 2021 / 0 Comments

    Well, the first week back at school (virtual) and work wasn’t what any of us would have anticipated.  Another crazy week for our country, when we were all so hopeful that 2021 would…

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  • ChiptheFrenchie,  Lifestyle

    It’s only January 8th…

    Jamie / January 8, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I will eventually post about our Christmas, but I’m just not that chipper this morning… We have had snow for over a week.  Snow is pretty, but I’m already ready for sunshine… I…

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  • ChiptheFrenchie,  Reflection

    Hunger Games

    Jamie / January 7, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I was planning to post about our Christmas today, but it just doesn’t seem appropriate. Yesterday afternoon, I told the trio that there were people attacking the Capitol.  Anna’s response, “Like in Hunger…

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  • Friends,  Reflection

    1 Year

    Jamie / January 6, 2021 / 0 Comments

    I was reminded this morning that today is the one-year anniversary of completing my Ph.D. (thanks, Sharon!)  Wow.  What a year it has been… My number one feeling is still relief.  Relief that…

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  • Recipes

    Good Eats

    Jamie / January 5, 2021 / 0 Comments

    We had many good eats over the holiday!  Here are some of our recipes — 2020 is definitely one of the years with the most cooking ever — some of these are tried…

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TRAVEL AGENT & WRITER

Jamie Weitl, Ph.D. is a travel agent, editor, writer, and educator. She is the mom of three precocious junior high students living in rural Illinois. Jamie loves her family, her Frenchie and cat trio, food, biking, reading, listening to podcasts, and coffee.

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