Category Archives: Travel

Ev + Hays

I haven’t made the trip back to Hays (where my parents are from) since I was pregnant with Everett, so it was high time to load up the car and drive the seven+ hours (obviously more with a toddler in tow) to … Continue reading

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Father Julian

This past weekend we hopped on a plane with family to head west for 48 hours. The reason: my dad’s brother (he is one of thirteen children) was celebrating 50 years of being a priest in Colorado Springs. We are very blessed … Continue reading

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Something French

So we did it! We booked our much-anticipated next trip abroad and this time we are off to France. Marcus and I have traveled out of the country before and we always said that before we make our way down … Continue reading

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Mommy mind: traveling with a toddler

We are fresh off of our Spring Break trip to Arizona and I thought it might be beneficial to other mamas out there if I talked about our traveling experience with the little man. First of all, thank heavens for … Continue reading

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Air trip: Mesa

Fresh off our spring break excursion to sunny Arizona and it looks like I brought back a little sunshine for Iowa as well. Temps already hit 70 today and I know that Everett is very happy about that. We had a … Continue reading

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Sunshine ahead

I don’t think we could have picked a better time to get out of Iowa. After weeks of frigid temps and recent snow, we are headed to warmer weather in sunny Mesa, Arizona. Deuces Des Moines! After soaking up some … Continue reading

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Portlandia

I just returned from the HighEdWeb conference in Portland and I’m in love. It was my first time to the northwest coast and even though I spent most of my trip inside a hotel, I found time to do a … Continue reading

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Weekend rewind

It’s Tuesday and I’m still thinking about last weekend while already looking ahead to next weekend. I love weekends. Mostly because I get to spend full days with this cute little bug. We made it to the National Balloon Classic early Saturday … Continue reading

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Up, up and away

There are still plenty of things that I’ve never done even though I’ve lived in Iowa most of my life. One of those things is going to be checked off the to-do list tomorrow: Indianola’s National Balloon Classic. The plan … Continue reading

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Air trip: Nashville

This past weekend I learned the difference between a trip and a vacation. Don’t get me wrong, I love experiencing new places with Ev, but I can finally say that I’m ready for a getaway for just Marcus and myself … Continue reading

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