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Wanderlust: Europe in November

September 17, 2023

We're over the moon to share that we're heading to Europe in November! We’ve long talked about exploring Europe together, but as I’m sure many of you can relate, it’s been hard enough to save for and plan a trip in the states, let alone overseas the past few years! With travel restrictions, airline ...

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Filed Under: International, Travel Tagged: travel, wanderlust

Our Best Tips for Taking a Tropical, All-Inclusive Vacation

August 17, 2019

Back in April, Jeremy and I enjoyed a weeklong vacation in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Since then, we’ve had some friends and family ask about the experience and any tips we may have about taking the type of trip we took – a trip that felt very different than the kind we usually take.  ...

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Filed Under: International, Travel Tagged: international travel, travel tips

Wanderlust: France in the Spring

March 21, 2018

Lately, I've been trying to limit my travel bug itch to destinations within the states, but for some reason, my mind keeps wandering across the pond, to France. ...

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Filed Under: International, Travel Tagged: travel, wanderlust

Wanderlust: Dreaming of Mexico

August 9, 2016

Happy August, friends! I know it’s hot-hot-hot lately, at least here in Indiana. In fact, J and I spent a couple of the most miserable early days of the summer dealing with an air conditioner that couldn’t decide if it wanted to keep us cool or not. Fortunately, it's since been fixed - because it's ...

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Filed Under: International, Travel Tagged: travel, wanderlust

Happy Anniversary, Will & Kate!

April 29, 2016

I must admit, I will never tire of updates about Britain's Royal Family. In the past week alone, the Queen celebrated her 90th birthday, Prince George hung out with the Obamas, Will, Kate, and Harry announced the launch of their Heads Together campaign - an effort to end the stigma around mental ...

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Filed Under: International, Travel Tagged: adventure, throwback, travel, wanderlust

Throwback: St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin

March 17, 2016

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friends! I’ve always loved this holiday, for many reasons. As a child, I looked forward to it so much because it always signaled the start of warmer weather and sunnier days ahead. And, while digging out all of the green clothes to wear in layers at school and making green ...

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Filed Under: International, Travel Tagged: explore, holidays, throwback, travel, wanderlust

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Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled with sentimental pieces. I’m the daughter, granddaughter, and niece that will gladly take items the family may otherwise get rid of or have tucked away in closets for decades, untouched. The kind of traveler that looks for leaves and shells and rocks to keep in my pockets and carry with me, so I can always hold a piece of where I’ve been. Usually, I have no idea where these things may come to live in my own home, but they always manage to find their perfect places in time.

These shelves alone hold a basket full of stones and shells from around the world, framed high school love letters my grandpa wrote to my grandma in the 1940s, an assortment of found and inherited books, some well more than a century old, and sweet portraits of my great grandparents. 

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