Life, Travel

2023 Year in Review

It’s that time again. Let’s take a look back at some of my travel highlights from 2023. January: Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Texas February: Tulum, Mexico March: NYC April: Fort Worth, Texas May: Cruising the Mediterranean June: Enchanted Rock and Fredricksburg, TX July: Hot Springs, Arkansas August: Michigan and Chicago September: Portugal October: Saying […]

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Travel

Hiking Enchanted Rock Summit Trail | Texas

If you live in the United States, you’ve probably seen on the news lately that it has been HOT in some parts of the country. Texas has a reputation for being extra spicy in the summertime but it’s been a particularly warm June. So when we found ourselves in the Austin-area this week we decided […]

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Dog Friendly, Travel

Ray Roberts Lake State Park | Texas

This past weekend, we decided to try our hand at camping in the Texas summer heat. We tent-camped our way around Minnesota in the four years that we lived there and while it can get hot during the day it usually cools off to a comfortable temperature at night. Texas nights stay pretty hot and […]

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Life, Travel

2022: A Year in Review

You know how oftentimes you look back on a year and think, “Where did the time go? Everything happened so fast.” This was not one of those years for me. I know where the time went. I was BUSY. Travelling multiple times a month on big trips like Hawaii, Alaska and Dominican Republic with “little” […]

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Dog Friendly, Travel

Ringing in the New Year on Galveston Island

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a nice holiday season. I was able to spend a few weeks in Michigan and I’m so grateful for getting that time with my family. I had driven the 18+ hours up to Michigan from Texas. Anyone with a dog understands why I drove instead of flying. It […]

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Dog Friendly, Travel

Dinosaur Valley State Park | Texas

You may have started following this blog for the Minnesota State Park content. My boyfriend and I were on a mission to visit every state park in Minnesota and in three years we made it to over half. I think that’s pretty impressive for two people with full-time jobs and considering the ground is covered […]

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Life

Exploring Texas | What I’ve been up to lately

Hi friends! It’s been a while since I’ve shared my adventures and now that I’m just about settled into my new home here in Texas I think it’s time for an update! On top of recent travels to Miami, Michigan and the Dominican Republic, Glenn and I have started to explore the Dallas area. Here’s […]

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Life

Moving to Texas!

I can still remember my excitement as I wrote a blog post back in 2013 announcing that I was moving to Chicago. When I moved to Minnesota in 2019, you all were there every step of the way. Well, as you can see from the title of this post… I’m moving to Texas! Those closest […]

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