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Travel Time: December 2025 In early November, I asked my husband what he wanted for Christmas. His response? Socks. I did, in fact, get him some socks—but I also decided to look into a long-weekend trip for the two of us. I had never been to New York City, and Ty had only spent a day and a half there years ago (he went to see the old Yankee Stadium before it was torn down). Christmas time felt like the perfect excuse to plan a quick getaway to NYC. I studied a map of Manhatta

Travel Date: November 2025 Gateway Arch National Park My kids are huge Ninja Kidz  fans, so I was really bummed when we were out of town for their Atlanta show this summer. When I looked up the rest of their tour dates, I was hoping to find something within driving distance. Nothing close by worked out for us, but they were performing in St. Louis later in the year. I decided to turn it into a long weekend getaway for the family. (I probably wouldn’t have traveled just  to

Travel Time: April 9-13, 2025 Why We (Unexpectedly) Fell in Love with Disney Cruise Line I’ll be honest—taking a Disney Cruise wasn’t originally on our radar. It felt a little too commercial and, let’s face it, the price tag gave me pause. But when spring break planning rolled around, I started comparing options and decided to take a peek at Disney Cruise Line sailings that stopped at their private islands. That’s when things started to click. A Verandah room on the Disney Fa

Travel Time: September 2025 In 2016, my husband and I went to Italy together on our honeymoon, visiting Rome, Florence, Tuscany, and the Amalfi Coast. There is so much to see that we knew we would have to make trips back to take it all in. So, nine years later, we decided to plan our anniversary trip back to Italy to explore new regions. Ty wanted to see the Ferrari Museum and Dario Cecchini's restaurant.  I wanted to visit Lake Como and Cinque Terre. When we traveled bac

Travel Date: June 2025 People often ask me how I decide where we are going to plan our next vacation. There are a few factors that our family prioritizes: National Parks: We would like to visit all of the U.S. National Parks, so any destination where a park visit side quest is possible is a huge plus Major League Baseball Stadiums: My husband has the goal of visiting every MLB Stadium. He started ticking locations off his list before we met and it was fun for me to join him