Visiting Mammoth Cave National Park in central Kentucky requires a little advanced planning, as tickets are typically sold out about a week in advance. We scheduled our visit in conjunction with Dollywood. Currently, only self-guided tours are available, but Park Rangers are strategically positioned throughout the cave to answer questions and keep traffic moving. Mammoth… Continue reading Mammoth Cave National Park
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Summer Bucket List 2020
Our Summer Bucket List will be very different from last year's. The move + worldwide pandemics + travel restrictions have really affected our plans. But we're nothing if not resilient. So what's on tap? 1. Visit someplace new.If/when my mom visits later this summer, the DH and I have a romantic getaway planned to Key… Continue reading Summer Bucket List 2020
Home is Where the Heart Is
In April, the DH accepted his dream job which resulted in us trading in the Heart of Dixie for the Volunteer State. We've visited a number of times in the past, so I thought now would be a great time for a Tennessee Road Trip recap. Chattanooga In July 2014, we visited Chattanooga. We did… Continue reading Home is Where the Heart Is
Universal Orlando Resort – Islands of Adventure
Remember how I mentioned I'd post my Islands of Adventure post tomorrow? Let's pretend the whole concept of time being a figment of our imagination applies to January as well. Ha! Over in Islands of Adventure, the areas are divided into mythical lands featuring superheroes, beasts, and magical creatures. It seemed to storm every time… Continue reading Universal Orlando Resort – Islands of Adventure
Universal Orlando Resort – Universal Studios
I can't tell you how many times I sat down to write this series on Universal Orlando Resort. Where has the month of January gone?! In any event, we went to Universal Orlando Resort in the days between Christmas and New Year when the concept of time is but a figment of our imagination. We… Continue reading Universal Orlando Resort – Universal Studios
Happy Christmas!
Just popping in to wish everyone a Happy Christmas! The kids were up at the crack of dawn naturally. We switched up our four gift rule this year. Instead of something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read, we did something to play with, visit someplace new, support a charity, volunteer… Continue reading Happy Christmas!
Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Five: Ford’s Theatre, Boy Scouts Memorial, Washington Monument, Sakina Halal Grill
During our last day in DC, we visited some of the sights we only glanced at during our first four days. Ford's Theatre We backtracked to Ford's Theatre where we signed up for a talk with a National Park Service Ranger. He went into great detail about John Wilkes Booth's background and how that drove… Continue reading Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Five: Ford’s Theatre, Boy Scouts Memorial, Washington Monument, Sakina Halal Grill
Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Four: Capitol Building, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, Petersen House, Enchant DC
On Friday morning, we had advanced reservations for a tour of the Capitol. Both Stinky and Blinky toured the Alabama Capital in fourth grade, and now they would get to see the Nation's Capitol. We were pumped! Capitol The United States Capitol houses the Legislative Government: the Senate in the north wing, and the House… Continue reading Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Four: Capitol Building, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, Petersen House, Enchant DC
Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Three: Museum of Natural History, Museum of the American Indian, Hard Rock Cafe
We gave ourselves permission to sleep in on Thanksgiving Day. The Smithsonian Museums were open, but the independently run tour companies and certain sites were not. This is why we pushed ourselves so hard with the Monuments By Moonlight tour the night before. Museum of Natural History We made it to the Museum of Natural… Continue reading Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Three: Museum of Natural History, Museum of the American Indian, Hard Rock Cafe
Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Two: White House Visitor’s Center, African American Museum of History and Culture, Smithsonian Castle, National Air & Space Museum, United States Botanic Garden, Monuments By Moonlight
We hit the ground running on the morning of Day Two. We passed Old Ebbitt Grill - the oldest saloon in DC. Blinky could not resist posing with its larger-than-life Nutcrackers. White House We made a beeline for the South Lawn of the White House. The weather did little to deter tourists but we were… Continue reading Thanksgiving in Washington, DC Day Two: White House Visitor’s Center, African American Museum of History and Culture, Smithsonian Castle, National Air & Space Museum, United States Botanic Garden, Monuments By Moonlight
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