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    8 Days in the Florida Keys: The Best Itinerary for Families

    In the last few years, we have become quite the road trippers, but nothing tops a trip through the Florida Keys. We weren’t sure how kid-friendly this trip would be, but we were pleasantly surprised. So much so that the kids name this one of their favorite trips of all time.  For our trip, I had to move a couple of things around for scheduling purposes, and sadly, we had to miss out on the Dry Tortugas. But this is our ideal Florida Keys 8-day road trip itinerary…

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    Waco, Texas is a place I have always wanted to visit, even before Magnolia made it a tourist town. Recently my husband took me there on a parents-only trip. Between the shopping, eating, sightseeing, and simply relaxing, we couldn’t have had more fun.  Now I’m over here promoting Waco as THE perfect couples getaway, girlfriend’s trip, and family vacation spot. In fact, I’m already ready to go back with whoever is willing to tag along.  One person told us it used to be “when Baylor [University] goes home,…

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    When Shanghai Disneyland first reopened I saw the pictures of people in masks standing in taped-off squares having their temperature taken, and couldn’t believe this was real life. How could anyone possibly enjoy the happiest place on earth this way?! Fast forward a few short months and the hubs and I decided the middle of a pandemic was probably the best time to visit Disney World and Universal Studios!  Times have definitely changed, and quickly. Looking back at our trip, I wouldn’t say it is better or worse…

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    If you’ve been following us for a while, you may have noticed that as a nurse I am a liiiitle bit of a Covid freak. But we still found a way to travel a lot over the past year in the safest way possible. Our latest venture was to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and it really was an out-of-this-world experience! In this post, I’ll offer our tips for making the most of your visit, including the Space Shuttle Atlantis exhibit and the all-new Planet Play experience. But…

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I don’t even know what day it is rn. I don’t even know what day it is rn.
Sunday funday hits different on a mild winter day Sunday funday hits different on a mild winter day in Houston. 

Of course, I was still freezing. But I was happy.
Few things cause as much stress for me as family b Few things cause as much stress for me as family bingo night at school.

Kinda triggers a roll call flashback. That heart-pounding morning ritual where every day I would count the names leading up to the dreaded moment when the teacher would call my name and I would be forced to utter a single word in front of a room full of my peers. 

 Here.

What if I missed my name and got counted absent?
What if I answer to the wrong name?
What if I wasn’t loud enough and everyone looked for me?
What if I was too loud and everyone looked AT me?
What if my voice cracked and they all laughed?
What if I got confused and said the wrong word?

I’d practice silently with each name before mine. Here… here… here…

BINGO!!

💀
I just realized I never shared much from our last I just realized I never shared much from our last trip… as I’m prepping for the next one. Whoops.
It has been brought to my attention that some peop It has been brought to my attention that some people go on vacation to... ⁣⁣
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((checks notes)) ⁣⁣
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...relax?⁣⁣
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I have no understanding of this. ⁣⁣
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Does this also mean they do not spend weeks and months leading up to said vacation planning and researching and shopping? ⁣⁣
Do they not have lists of things to pack and places to eat and sites to see?⁣⁣
Do they not go places to see and do everything they POSSIBLY can?!?!⁣⁣
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I know I get a bad rep for over scheduling and not planning any down time, but it’s not actually true. There are some things I have to schedule in advance, but usually I make a list of things we MIGHT like to do, research the heck out of them, and then we just decide what we want to do each day from there. The last time I planned nothing on a vacation, my husband got bored and wanted to go home early. 😏 ⁣⁣
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I am currently in planning mode and we are not going home early this time! ⁣⁣
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Are you an adventurer, an experiencer and a planner? Orrrrr do you actually travel for rest and relaxation? ⁣⁣
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#travel #travelplan #travelplanner #travelgram #traveling #traveler #travelingram #travels #travelphoto #familytravelblog #travelblogger #familytraveling #adventuretravel #adventurefamily #experiencesoverthings #travelexperience #travelexperiences #vacation #vacationvibes #vacationplanning #vacationmode #vacationplanner #vacationplans #randr #restandrelaxation #familytravel #familytrip #familytravels #familytraveltips
Okay my turn!⁣ ⁣ •Met ❤️ Sometime in 199 Okay my turn!⁣
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•Met ❤️ Sometime in 1997 (I don’t know when, he just appeared somewhere in there)⁣
•Dating ❤️ February 2000 (though the actual date “hanging out” became “dating” is debatable)⁣
•Engaged ❤️ Sometime in 2003? (Listen, dates are not important, okay?!)⁣
•Married ❤️ June 2006 (I know that date!)⁣
•Still together ❤️ 2023 (except the picture is from 2022. Again, not important!)
For more cousin time we took the kids to a trampol For more cousin time we took the kids to a trampoline park. I tried for a little bit to capture this rare time they get together, but I couldn’t keep up and it is impossible to even know where they are at a place like this. I finally gave up and figured someone would let me know if they were dead. I sat my butt down and scrolled for so long I actually started reading news articles. 😳 The kids stopped by from time to time and only minor injuries were sustained. Another success. 

#cousins #cousin #cousinsquad #cousingoals #cousin❤️ #cousintime #cousintime❤️ #cousinit #trampolinepark #trampolinetricks #trampolinefun #trampoline #trampolineflips #trampolineparks #winterbreak #2023 #newyear2023 #newyearfun #parentingtips #parentinglife #parentingwin #parentinggoals #nobodydied #minorinjuries #worldsokayestmom #badmom #sotired
When cousin time is out of this world! @spacecent When cousin time is out of this world!

@spacecenterhou @johnsonspacecentre 

#spacecenterhouston #spacecenter #spacecenterhou #johnsonspacecenter #intergalactic #cousins #cousingoals #cousintime #cousinlove #cousinfun #touristinyourowncity #touristinyourowntown #plutoisaplanet #plutowasaplanet #myveryeducatedmotherjustservedusninepickles
How do exactly you sum up a year in 30 seconds? Yo How do exactly you sum up a year in 30 seconds? You speed it up to the rate with which it passed. 

I haven’t been on here much lately (or at all) and I can’t decide if I missed it. But here’s a few seconds of our year just for the sake of posterity. 

Happy New Year friends!! 

#2022 #2022recap #newyear #newyearsday #happynewyear #crazylife #2023 #cheersto2023
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