For those who live outside of the Midwest, you may be unfamiliar with Door County, Wisconsin. It is a lovely place in the upper Midwest that is surrounded by water; on one side is Green Bay (yes, it's an actual body of water and not just a football team), and the other side is Lake… Continue reading Door Bleepin’ County
I have assembled a travel bucket list over the past couple of years because it is in my 40's when I first realized my love of travel. Maybe it's because I realize that time is fleeting or it's my oldest daughter and her wanderlust that pushed me outside of my boundaries. Can you… Continue reading Where Do You Wanna Go?
A few years ago, Anna and I discussed going on a girls' trip after she graduated from high school. I'm not sure when we started talking about it, but it became less talk and more action over the last two years. Because when your teenager requests to vacation alone with you, you take it seriously. We also… Continue reading California. On a Kari and Anna Budget
I mentioned in part one the traffic hell we experienced on the road to Destin. Just after the Alabama rooster incident, Ella got car sick and had "sick" all over her clothes. Thank God she had layers on (us Midwesterners, always ready), so we literally stripped her down in an abandoned parking lot, … Continue reading Smothered, Covered, Chopped-Florida Spring Break Part Two
Before I start our story, we need to address the traffic on the way to Florida by me telling you this: don't drive to Florida. Seriously. If you are even thinking about it, stop. Stop now. Because this is what awaits you: Lots and lots of that. To be clear, I live in the… Continue reading Thank You Alabama Rooster-Florida Spring Break Part One
Full disclosure: I wrote this title a week before we left to go on vacation. It was a witty title and as you know, those are hard to come by. So I wrote the title, pressed the Save Draft button and off I went to my normal non-blog writing summer life. In fact, I have… Continue reading What Happens in Vegas Stays In Salt Lake City
