Day 2
Today was awesome. Except for the 20 minutes I couldn’t find Number 6 and Number 7. But that’ll be in another blog post… Here’s a few snapshots of our day! We love it here!
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Day 1
Today was Day 1 of our 3 night/4 day mini vacation. It was awesome. And it didn’t really start until 4 p.m. Can’t wait for tomorrow!
We All Fell In Love On Thursday
The summer before my senior year in high school, my family went on a vacation to Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Six months earlier, my three-year-old brother had died, and this was going to be an opportunity for my family to continue to heal and to start what would become a yearly tradition. For the past …Read More
Easy Scavenger Hunt For Kids With A Twist!
On day three of spring break we had a dentist appointment, I had some stuff do to at home, and I had to teach some swim lessons later in the afternoon, so we didn’t have time for a full-on adventure. But it was super nice out, so I decided to do a scavenger hunt at home with …Read More
20 Free (Or Mostly Free) Things To Do With Your Kids Over Spring Break
If you are like me, your kids have spring break next week and you are staying at home. If you are also like me, you may be looking for things to do with your kids that won’t cost you an arm and a leg but will keep everyone in your family from killing each other …Read More
10 Lessons From Vacation To Apply To Your Everyday Life
I just got back from a two week vacation in North Carolina. And it was the first vacation since we’ve had kids where I had the opportunity to actually vacate real life. Not for long. A vacation with kids isn’t exactly a vacation. It’s more of a relocation. But there were no major catastrophes. Nobody …Read More
Manifest Destiny
Exactly one year ago today my husband had a serious boogie boarding accident while we were on vacation in North Carolina. It was another bullet item on the list of significant setbacks we had experienced in the last four years. There was the bankruptcy. Total knee replacement surgery. Which put my husband out of work. …Read More
Progression of A Photo Shoot
There is a walkway from the condo complex we are staying in to the beach. It’s a beautiful walk through a marsh to the ocean, and it’s the perfect spot for taking pictures. I don’t have a real camera. I just have my phone. But it takes pretty good pictures. So the other day I …Read More
If you see me looking particularly cute in the upcoming months, this is why.
Something exciting happened to me before I left for vacation… I got my first sponsor! Betsy Boos Boutique. They are a super cute, trendy, fashion forward online clothing boutique, and I genuinely love their stuff. So having them sponsor me means that every month I get to pick out one or two pieces of clothing or …Read More
Because it’s Sunday, dammit.
A couple weeks ago I declared that this upcoming school year was going to be the Year of No. A couple years ago I declared that I was going to stop working on Sundays and make sure I spent time recharging and connecting with my family. That Sunday thing kind of fell by the wayside. …Read More
