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Travel Theme: Dry

Chicago is getting hit with yet another winter storm, just when it was starting to warm up. And by warm I mean get above 0 degrees. It’s time to ignore the flurries outside my window because this week’s travel theme is DRY. Hyde Park  |  London  |  2009 The Alamo  | San Antonio, Texas  | […]

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Life, Travel

Take 12 Trips: January

Well, another month has gone by and I feel like I haven’t had a moment to catch my breath. I’ve had a lot of new experiences but I didn’t actually take a proper trip. Again. So, like November, this month is going to be all about my mini-trips and what I did with what (little) free time […]

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Take 12 Trips: December | Rose Bowl

Hello again my friends and Happy New Year! My December #Take12Trips adventure was to Pasadena, California to cheer on my Michigan State Spartans in the Rose Bowl! This was MSU’s first time in the Rose Bowl since before I was born and a trip I will NEVER forget.

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Take 12 Trips Challenge: November

November was the first full month since my commitment to the Take 12 Trips Challenge and of course it was a month of complete madness. I started a new job with a Chicago sports team and I’ve been balancing the unemployed-to-fulltime transition with a heavy addiction to college sports. My life has been consumed by […]

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Travel

Travel Theme: Sky

This week’s travel theme is SKY! Sky pictures are some of my favorites so a few of these are going to be re-shares with links to some of my older posts. I hope you enjoy!

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The Girls: Caribbean Cruise Edition

A lot of spontaneity goes into the trips that my two best friends, Sam and Lindsay, and I take. A few years ago it was a random night that we got together and booked tickets for a 5-day cruise through the Caribbean. This was my first cruise and I learned a lot through a series […]

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Life

Giving Thanks | Suitcasey

In the spirit of Thanksgiving and inspired by my roommate and nonbiological sister, Sarah The Half Dietitian Half Human, I’m dedicating a blog entry to the things that I am thankful for. I’m limiting my list to five because when I attempted to make it longer I ended up with a list of my favorite foods.

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Travel Theme: Short

This week’s Travel Theme is all about things that are SHORT. While searching through my photos I realized the majority of them were of things that are tall or extraordinarily large so I’ll stick to the theme and keep this post short by only sharing a few. Short Breakfast: Cafes Richard in Paris, France (2013) […]

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Girls in Nashville: Mardi Gras Style

The weekend of Mardi Gras, Sam, Lindsay and I took a road-trip to visit our friend Megan who lives in Nashville. We packed up Sam’s fuel-efficient Honda and headed south. It was about an 8 hour drive from Greater-Detroit and Megan had some delicious cocktails waiting for us when we arrived. That is how our […]

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Travel

Travel Theme: Connections

This week’s Travel Theme, and my first Travel Theme post, is Connections. Family Connections: My very lucky family in Barcelona (2011) Literal Travel Connection: Tower Bridge in London (2009) Best Friend Connection: Sam – > Me -> Lindsay in Paris (2013) Historical Connection: Sharing a rare birthday with someone from centuries ago, Edinburgh (2009) Love Connections: […]

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