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Read more: Eras Tour Weekend in NOLA
Eras Tour Weekend in NOLA
That’s right, after listening to Taylor Swift since 2008, your girl finally got to see her live. We originally had tickets to see the Eras Tour in Atlanta, but that fell through. So instead, we secured tickets to New Orleans N1, October 25, 2024. Now we can’t just go all…
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Read more: Sometimes plans change.
Sometimes plans change.
Sometimes no matter how solid you think your plan is, and no matter how much time you put into it, it may not always work out.
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Read more: Whirlwind Trip to Chicago
Whirlwind Trip to Chicago
I think the best marketing campaign that Chicago, IL, has ever had was a man named John Hughes and his plethora of movies in the 1980’s based in the Chicago area. Most specifically of course, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Ferris Bueller was the first DVD that I ever owned, and…
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Read more: Cabazon Dinosaurs – Cabazon, CA
Cabazon Dinosaurs – Cabazon, CA
A little north of Palm Springs, CA, there’s a place called Cabazon, CA, that has a roadside attraction that I could never have even thought up, the Cabazon Dinosaurs. I visited the Cabazon Dinosaurs in April of 2024 when I was in Palm Springs, CA, for a conference. Now the…
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Read more: Ark Encounter
Ark Encounter
I think most everyone who has been exposed to any amount of Christianity has heard the story of Noah’s Ark at least once or twice. But did you know you can actually see a replica of it in-person? With a quick trip to Ark Encounter in Williamstown, KY, you can…
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Read more: Andalusia Animal Adventures
Andalusia Animal Adventures
In the small town of Andalusia, AL, there’s a small, indoor, animal encounter experience called Andalusia Animal Adventures. As soon as I heard about it, I knew I had to go! I decided as 2024 wound down, that for 2025 I wasn’t going to do any silly resolutions. No, I…
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Read more: Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Old Cahawba Archaeological Park
Have you heard of Orrville, AL? I hadn’t either. Orrville is located in Dallas County, just south of Selma, AL, and as it turns out, it’s home to a pretty interesting and historical place known as Old Cahawba. Cahawba was Alabama’s first permanent state capital (1819-1826) and is now known…
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Read more: Palm Springs, CA – In-N-Out, Joshua Tree NP, & Living Desert
Palm Springs, CA – In-N-Out, Joshua Tree NP, & Living Desert
In April of 2024, I was fortunate enough to be sent to a week-long communications-based conference in Palm Springs, California by my full-time job. The conference itself was amazing. Where I work, no one in my office has a similar position, which can be a little isolating at times. However,…
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Read more: Cumberland Falls
Cumberland Falls
I bet you didn’t know that the Southeast, more specifically Kentucky, has its own “Niagara Falls “. Located in Cumberland Falls State Resort Park, within Daniel Boone National Forest, sits quite an impressive waterfall called Cumberland Falls. This waterfall measures 69 ft. tall and 125 ft. wide. 3600 cubic feet…
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Read more: Hunting for Shark Teeth in Wauchula, FL
Hunting for Shark Teeth in Wauchula, FL
I collect rocks. Let’s face it, if you’ve ever met me, you probably already knew that. Did you also know how badly I wanted a Megalodon tooth? Scale of 1-10, probably an 8.5. In March of 2024, I took things into my own hands and booked a shark tooth hunting…
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Read more: Time
Time
Nine years flew by in the blink of an eye. It sure doesn’t feel like it’s been that long. There have been many quick weekend trips to some fabulous places in the last nine years. Here are a few of my favorites:
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Read more: Nine Years? Nine Years.
Nine Years? Nine Years.
How does time work? I’m not exactly sure, but I know that it seems to go by so much quicker than it used to. Last time we updated this page, it was 2016. Now suddenly, it’s 2025 and so much has happened both on a personal level and a global…
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Read more: July 28, 2008
July 28, 2008
Nine years ago today I was in the middle of what is literally one of the longest days of my life so far. July 27 was the last day for staff at the summer camp I was working at in Maine. We got up around 7, took care of all…
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Read more: I want to live under the live oaks
I want to live under the live oaks
You know what my hometown is seriously lacking? Live oaks. We have two fairly famous ones though. I’m sure you’ve heard of the Toomers oaks. In the last few years, they’ve attracted a lot of attention, and not necessarily in the best way. The way I remember them though is…
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Read more: Coral Castle Museum – Homestead, Florida
Coral Castle Museum – Homestead, Florida
My daughter and I visited the Coral Castle in early September. The castle wasn’t quite what I expected or where I expected it to be. I thought that the castle would be much larger and farther outside of town. The Coral Castle sits at an intersection right as you come…
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Read more: FDR’s Little White House – Warm Springs, Georgia
FDR’s Little White House – Warm Springs, Georgia
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio at the age of 39, one of the few things that helped ease the pain was immersion in warm water. As the popular thing to do at that point in time for the well-to-do was to visit Georgia on vacations, he visited…
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Read more: Laumeier Sculpture Park – St. Louis, Missouri
Laumeier Sculpture Park – St. Louis, Missouri
What, you’ve never seen a 12 ft. tall eyeball? You should probably fix that. Luckily, I know the perfect place to see one, Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, MO. Admittedly, I didn’t see the entire park. We just didn’t map off enough of my visit to St. Louis to…
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Read more: Solomon’s Castle – Ona, Florida
Solomon’s Castle – Ona, Florida
So, what is the last thing you would ever expect to see in the middle of nowhere in Central Florida? A castle, that’s what! Way out in the middle of orange groves, cow pastures and hay fields, there sits a “Medieval Tin Castle”. Solomon’s Castle is the creation of Howard…
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Read more: Let’s Talk About Stonehenge
Let’s Talk About Stonehenge
Just in case you’ve been living under a rock for your whole life, Stonehenge is a really huge deal. It’s one of the “Seven Wonders of the Medieval World”, and it’s just outside of the town of Salisbury, England. No one is really 100% sure who built it, or why.…
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Read more: Panhandle Pioneer Settlement – Bluntstown, Florida
Panhandle Pioneer Settlement – Bluntstown, Florida
I absolutely love living history museums and pioneer settlements. I am almost always amazed by how they managed to live without all of the luxuries that we have today and take for granted. Sometimes I think that I would have like to have lived during that time, but then I…
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