I love summer more than anything. My motto is: “The hotter, the better”. And I mean every word of that…. Until Fall arrives. Fall in Missouri is like this end-of-season gift that we’re blessed with right before the hell that is a Missouri winter hits. Around here, Fall brings cooler temps, sunnier days and all […]
After getting burned out on camping years ago, when we had one toddler and our lives revolved around her, we put camping away on the shelf of things that were just far too difficult to enjoy at the time. With all the packing of toys and diapers and snacks and things, it all seemed entirely […]
Summer on the horizon means many things to me. Smore’s roasting over an open fire, lazy days spent floating on the river, cozy evenings under the Big Dipper on my back patio, and state park camping trips with the kiddos. The last one on that list has only begun to inch it’s way back, after […]
Two years ago in May, we decided to take a vacation to St Louis. This was an atypical decision for us. We live only two hours away from St Louis and can go any time we want, so we usually vacation at the beach or well, usually it’s just at the beach. This particular year, […]
Spring of Missouri 2018 is quickly becoming one for the record books. All spring, Missourians have waited with bated breath to see a peak of sunshine, notice a little greenery start to appear on the trees, have a morning we didn’t have to go out in our parka. It’s been a long time comin’ ya’ll, […]
In the heart of the state of Missouri, just on the other side of the river, you’ll find the capital city, Jefferson City. I wasn’t born in Jeff City and I don’t live there now but I did spend many adult years as a Jeff City resident. My kids were born in Jeff City, […]
This year was our first to attend the JC Kidsfest downtown. It was a beautiful day and I’m always desperate to find something fun for my toddler to do (especially if it’s something outside). There were apparently a lot of parents thinking the same thing. Several blocks of High Street were crowded with folks and […]
Several weeks ago, I jokingly referred to Sundays as “State Park Sundays” after the hubs and I had spent the past few exploring two of Missouri’s finest. Since then, it’s actually become somewhat of a household (well, our household anyway) term and something that we’ve come to look forward to. With almost an entire month of […]
After visiting Ha Ha Tonka State Park last Sunday and then exploring Rock Bridge State Park this Sunday, I just may have to dub Sunday’s to be “State Park Sunday”. Thankfully, it was another semi-gorgeous weekend. I could have tolerated a little bit warmer temps but after the 18-year-long winter we just had (no, I’m […]
Oh gorgeous day! Yesterday, of course, not today. No, today is a bleak and dreary (yet warmer than it has been) Missouri day. Yesterday. Now, yesterday is where it’s at. The sun was shining and the birds were chirping (Literally. Olivia pointed it out to me first thing in the morning). It was the kind […]
Several weeks ago, I had an old friend ask me for some travel advice. Him and his fam were driving to Florida but planned on stopping in the country music capital, Nashville, for a night. He wanted to know some good things to do for a family-friendly, Nashville vacay. When Robby and I lived there, […]
Some days I get to thinking. Nostalgia comes into the forefront of my mind and I’m whisked away to a different time. I grew up off a gravel road out in the country on a small horse farm. During the summers, I remember waking up and heading outside first thing, eager to get the day […]
One weekend ago, we had just departed from our super, luxurious suite at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. The hubby and I had meandered through the gorgeous atriums of this high class resort several times before but we had never gotten the chance to actually be a paying customer. We decided to go all […]
A couple months ago, Robby, Olivia, and myself spent 12ish hours in the car together making our way from Jefferson City, MO to Colorado Springs, CO. Thankfully, Little Peanut had been on long drives before, so she wasn’t totally new to this whole concept. When she was 7 months we drove to Gulf Shores and […]
When I was a young lass, the Katy Trail wasn’t nearly as popular or highly regarded as it is now. As a matter of fact, it’s so “new” that in 2010, they just celebrated the 20th anniversary of the trail. The trail system is made up of the old railway byways, and now is used […]
I’m sitting here at my desk. It’s January. January= Dreary in Missouri. We had the most beautiful weather yesterday. It hit 70 something degrees, sun was shining, and of course I had to work. Poo. I should be grateful for my job and blah, blah, blah but seriously…. IT WAS 70 SOMETHING DEGREES IN JANUARY!!! […]
