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Leavenworth, Washington
Our first trip to Leavenworth was in March 2018. I was in Spokane for a work trip, and Donovan and I had it planned out that once the work part of the trip was complete, I’d fly from Spokane to Seattle (about a 30 minute flight), and Dono would fly up from Dallas, so we could spend a long weekend in one of our favorite PNW locations. Coincidentally, it was also a holiday weekend – Easter – so we weren’t expecting a ton of action. We just wanted to spend some time admiring the beautiful scenery. We called my parents one night to touch base, and we told them that…
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Washington – Olympic Peninsula
(Disclaimer: Yes, we did travel during the pandemic, however, we are very cautious and careful of where we go, what we touch, and who we interact with. We use an insane amount of Purell & Lysol wipes and always wear a face mask when we’re around other people. We also typically travel to non-populous dense places to avoid people, and we try to stay at home as much as possible once we return to limit others’ exposure.) One of our favorite things about traveling west is going to Seattle. For some reason this city is just captivating to us – there is just so much to do and see! From…
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San Francisco, California
A few years ago, I had the privilege of taking a work trip to Sacramento, California to meet with a client. It was all business for 90% of the trip, until it was our last night in town. Unfortunately, the client we were working with needed to go home early, so my co-worker and I decided to wrap up the day a little early and head into San Francisco … after all, we were SO close, I couldn’t NOT go! I had never been to San Francisco before and was really eager to check it all out – even if we only had a few hours. After a few Google…
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Central Texas – Cranfills Gap & Hico
If you missed our last post about our last minute trip to Waco and the Magnolia Market scratch-and-dent sale, be sure to check out the post! While we had a ton of fun in Waco, we had to laugh because we literally visited the Magnolia Sale, a few antique stores, a drive out to the Branch Davidian complex and a drive to the Waco Mammoth National Monument all before lunchtime. We were not on a time crunch at all, but was just having fun exploring and crossing some locations off our list. Instead of being super boring and driving back to Dallas on I-35, we decided to take the back…
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Central Texas – Waco
Donovan and I have lived in the Dallas area for more than 10 years, and it’s hard to believe sometimes that we haven’t really traveled out of our “bubble.” Sure, we’ve been to the “hot spots” like Austin, Houston, Waco, and Ft Worth, but we haven’t really explored the small towns surrounding these areas. In January 2018, we decided on a whim to drive to Waco for the Magnolia Market scratch-and-dent sale. Honestly, we had no plans other than to get to the sale as soon as it opened — we just wanted to beat the crowds. Since Waco is about 2 hours away, and the sale started at 7am,…
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Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Do you ever get the “new year blues” after the holidays end? I definitely do. The hustle and bustle of the end of the year is always full of excitement, many family gatherings, and a lot of junk food. After the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, it’s back to the daily grind for all of us. The Christmas decor comes down, a busy work schedule is reignited, and we start shopping for healthy food again. What a let down! Last year, I had a really bad case of the new year blues. I just couldn’t pull myself together to get excited about the start of a new year.…
