Travel Diary: Southern Caribbean Cruise
We just got back from our Holland America Line Southern Caribbean Cruise a few weeks ago and we are already the missing sun, sand, and endless Coronas. We spent a full 7 days exploring the southern Caribbean and sailed to four different ports — Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Half Moon Cay. If you’ve ever thought about taking … Read More
Miami Beach Travel Diary
In case you haven’t checked out my Instagram (@oakandjames), Greer and I just went to Miami Beach for a quick, relaxing vacation last week. I had never been to Miami, so I was excited to experience a new city. I was also excited to get some much-needed sun…can you blame me? While we were there, we ate a bunch of … Read More
Travel Essentials For Your Carry-On & Checked Luggage
With spring and the warmer weather comes vacation season! Whether you enjoy jet-setting to a tropical location or tripping to the mountains for some camping, traveling to new places is a great way to spend the spring and summer months. For a little R&R, sightseeing, and food-indulging, Greer and I are flying to Miami this week. I know not everyone … Read More
Favorite Restaurants in RVA
Virginia Woolf once said, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” Words of true wisdom. Anyone that knows me well knows I love some grub. I really lucked out with Greer, since he is an amazing cook. When he isn’t whipping up a 5-course meal for dinner, we like to indulge in the … Read More
Welcome To Oak & James
Oh, hello there! My name is Annena. Weird name, I know. We can go ahead and get that out of the way. It’s pronounced Ah-NEE-Nah. I feel the need to include a pronunciation guide because even though it’s a total of 3 different letters, it is RARE when people get it right. And I mean rare. But, it was my … Read More