It’s always risky planning a trip to Florida during the winter months, because you never know what the weather is going to do (both where you’re coming from and where you’re going to, honestly!) And you’d think I would have learned my lesson after last year’s January debacle where I sat on the plane for…
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2026 Bucket List
Welcome to my SEVENTH ANNUAL (wow) list! I really liked the 5 categories I set for 2025, because it allowed me to focus on what I already had planned, repeating a few favorites, plus work on past list items that fell short. I did decide to add a 26th challenge since it’s 2026, and I…
2025 Recap
I didn’t do horribly with my 2025 Bucket List, but this year was definitely filled with many ups and downs, which affected some of what I was able to accomplish. It was certainly another year of concerts and Florida trips, with the addition of a few weddings, experiences to push me outside my comfort zone,…
850 Miles on the Open Road with Dad
Though I had wanted to visit the Adirondack Mountains again for a long time, I hadn’t visualized when I finally did get the chance that it would be on the back of a motorcycle 😆 But miles were driven, memories were made, and I think we both walked away with an experience we feel blessed…
Group Travel Advice (Part One)
Whether you’re getting your besties together for some theme park fun, rounding up the extended family for an Alaskan cruise, or relaxing beach-front in a rented house for a week, traveling with a group can be equal parts fun and stressful haha. But now that I’ve traveled with 16+ people two summers in a row,…
Favorite Items for Travel (Part One)
Baggage fees can be hella expensive, I don’t typically carry a purse, the Florida heat is brutal, and I generally just don’t trust people… 🤣 All of these reasons and more are why I have a variety of tried and true non-negotiables for my trips! The 10 items I’m including in Part One of this…
An EPIC Adventure Begins…
If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know that I met two of my theme park buddies at a Passholder Preview event on May 5, 2021. So it made perfect sense to schedule our Passholder Preview for the newest park that same weekend, 4 years later! And while one of the original crew couldn’t…
Six-Park Challenge
Doing 2 parks in a day is easy peasy, especially at Universal Orlando Resort because Studios and Islands of Adventure are right next to each other and decently accessible by a short walk or train ride. And doing two or even three Disney World parks in a day is not super inconvenient when you have…
Travel Tips (Part One)
I had a completely different post drafted out for my March entry, but it focused entirely too much on ME. And I’d much rather give more advice on ways I can help YOU when it comes to travel and creating your own blog-producing memories! When I reached out for some entry ideas again, ya’ll had…
Benefits of Travel (Part One)
When I sat down to think about something productive to blog about this month, I came up with a number of ideas. I also reached out on social media for suggestions! But I kept coming back to something I was always asked by trainers and other leaders on my health and fitness journey…WHAT’S YOUR WHY?…