• Travel

    How To Stay Healthy While Traveling: 7 Tips To Help You Avoid Getting Sick

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. There’s nothing quite like taking a vacation to get your mind and body back in shape. Being able to disconnect from the stresses of everyday life is a huge benefit of travel, but unfortunately, that also means exposure to new germs. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to stay healthy while traveling, regardless of how packed your itinerary may be. When you’re on the road it’s easy to feel as though you have no control over your…

  • MomLife,  Travel

    Christmas at Big Cedar Lodge

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. We LOVE vacationing at Big Cedar Lodge. Our family has been coming for a few years now, and it never gets old. I don’t think there’s a bad season to come. It’s great year round! We had never been in the winter time until this year during the holidays. Hopefully we can make this a tradition. Christmas at Big Cedar Lodge was truly magical! Where is Big Cedar Lodge? Big Cedar Lodge is in the Missouri Ozark…

  • MomLife,  Travel

    Christmas Experience at Gaylord Texan

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Celebrating the holidays at Gaylord Texan has become one of our favorite family traditions. Although, my girls are getting to the age where they don’t still love some of the holiday activities at the hotel that are geared towards younger children, there is still plenty that they do enjoy. The Christmas Experience at Gaylord Texan has some great activities for all ages. Just walking around the beautiful hotel is an experience in and of itself. The Gaylord Texan…

  • Travel

    The Ultimate Travel Guide to 30A: Family Friendly Vacation

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Have you heard of 30A? In the last few years it has become an extremely popular vacation destination. 30A refers to the scenic highway in Florida that runs from Panama City Beach to Destin. There are miles of the whitest sand and the most crystal clear emerald green water. It has been on my list of places to visit for several years. We recently made it happen over Fall Break in October and I already can’t wait…

  • Travel

    Amazon Travel Must-Haves

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Do you love to travel but hate packing for that dream vacation? I am definitely one that needs help in the organization department in any aspect of my life, especially when it comes to packing. To help make your trips easier and more fun, I’ve rounded up some of the best can’t live without Amazon travel must-haves. So pack your bags and let’s get ready to travel! Packing Cubes Not only are these packing cubes functional, but…

  • The Pioneer Woman Mercantile
    Food,  Travel

    Day Trip Guide To The Pioneer Woman Mercantile

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Getting There We decided to take a little road trip to the Pioneer Woman Mercantile for President’s Day. It was such a good time! If you’ve watched the Food Network, you’ve probably heard of Ree Drummond and her cooking show, The Pioneer Woman. The Mercantile, or as it’s lovingly called “The Merc,” is Ree’s store/deli/bakery in Pawhuska, OK. Where in the world is Pawhuska, OK you ask? It’s in northern Oklahoma near the Osage Reservation. The Pioneer…

  • Travel

    Weekend Getaway to Broken Bow, OK

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. After having our summer vacation trip to Colorado cancelled due to COVID-19 (along with the rest of everything in life being cancelled) we were beyond excited for a family weekend getaway to Broken Bow. I have lived in Oklahoma my whole life and I can’t believe I had never made it to Broken Bow before now! It’s about a 4 hour drive from OKC and is far removed from the city. Definitely a much needed…

  • Travel

    Texican Court Hotel

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. I travel to the Dallas area a lot for work and I’ve found the CUTEST little boutique hotel there, so I had to bring my family. They loved it as much as I do! If you ever have a hankerin’ to go to Dallas/Irving, I highly recommend the Texican Court Hotel. The staff is always super nice and the rooms have the most adorable details-one of my favorites being the full sized bright orange SMEG…

  • Travel

    Cabo San Lucas-Where The Ocean Meets the Sky

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Know Before You Go We love going to Cabo San Lucas for a more low-key relaxing vacation. One piece of advice if you have never been-have your transportation from the airport to your hotel arranged in advanced. The number of people that will try to solicit you at the airport is unreal. They are just trying to get you to go to one of their timeshare presentations and will take up a ton of your…

  • Travel

    Staycation at The Gathering Place

    This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Please read my disclaimer for more info. Fancy trips aren’t always needed to bring everyone together and to have fun. Sometimes a staycation is in order. And some of the best memories with our family are made while on a staycation….besides you don’t even have to go to the trouble of packing a suitcase, which can be a huge win in my book. The girls were out of school for parent/teacher conferences, so Scott and I both took the day off from…