November 2015

Arizona Grand Resort & Spa – Phoenix, AZ Date of stay – March 2015 GRADING Overall Score: B Room: B Staff: B Amenities: A Recommended?: Yes Vegetarian/Vegan Dining Options?: Yes…

This Thanksgiving, I decided to do something a little unconventional.  Each year, people are always thankful for their families, children, good health, happiness, etc. So for this Thanksgiving, I’ve compiled a…

Here’s another weekly dose of more inspiration to get away and travel! Happy Travels, Julie  

    I  am very methodical when it comes to planning vacations. They are, after all, an escape from the everyday, and I want them to be perfect. Here are…

I previously wrote a post explaining how my husband and I made a wine barrel table. After we were done making the table, we had extra wine staves left over. Not…

In July 2013, my family and I visited Gettysburg, PA on the way home from a family vacation.  We specifically stopped here because we knew the town of the infamous…

Since we all need a little motivation and inspiration every now and then, I combined some of my favorite photos (that my husband has taken) with a few of my…

1.The Hoodoos Bryce Canyon is infamous for their stone hoodoos.  In various colors of red, orange, and white, the hoodoos remain as the result of years of erosion. Surprisingly, the erosion is…

Ugh, here comes winter. I have already been feeling the impact of the increasingly cloudy days here in the midwest.  Although the weather has been unusually mild, we have had…

I’m a wine addict.  I love wine, red wine specifically.   After a fun couple’s trip to Sonoma and Napa, my husband surprised me on my birthday with a wine barrel.…