Pike Market Food Bank

Arriving in Seattle meant the end of the second leg of our travels. We planned all along to spend a lot of time here with friends, knowing it would feel like home to us. It only seemed right to partner with an organization that gave us the same feeling. We wanted a place we could […]

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Ban the Bag, Tybee Island 

As you know, the Gypsies love a good tradition. My family and I have been meeting on Tybee Island for the past five years. Tybee Island is a small island off the coast of Georgia where simple life meets the beach. A place without chain hotels, where you bike instead of drive, and everyone says […]

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Give NOLA Day

This is my favorite time of year! Not only is it the kick off to festival season, its also time for the yearly tradition my dad and I started six years ago. From the first time I visited and every time since, a piece of my heart is left in New Orleans. The mix of […]

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YMCA Palo Alto 

Today we teamed up with Habitat for Humanity and AmeriCorps. We spent the day outside the local Palo Alto YMCA rebuilding the outside property and making it suitable for summer camp and other outdoor activities. The YMCA engages more than 10,000 neighborhoods across the U.S. as the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to helping people and communities […]

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Easter People

When we left Los Angeles for the month, Scarlet stayed in the loving hands of extended family.  As soon as we returned, we wanted to give back to the LA community on Easter.  We woke up bright and early in the desert to head back to San Pedro for Easter brunch with our mini me’s and […]

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Midtown International School

The six months before my trip, my sister and husband moved home to NJ. I truly believe the six months we had together were meant to be as I leaned on my sister to give me the push I needed to hit the open road. Shortly after they moved home, I was given the greatest news […]

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A True Gypsy Giver

The gypsies were called back to the east coast a little earlier than planned. My Nanny had a few healthy days with us before leaving Earth and joining her husband in Heaven. Nanny passed in the early hours on February 28th.  She gave us just the right amount of time to travel from LA and […]

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