We woke up in Albuquerque and enjoyed breakfast in our hotel. I woke up before 6 AM. My mind and body are definitely out of whack! We hit the road and headed toward our destination in Williams, Arizona. On the way, our plan was to visit the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest, which are located…
We woke up in Weatherford, OK after sleeping in (8 AM) a bit. Our first destination was a random “point of interest” that we discovered using the roadtrippers app. Apparently, around the corner from our hotel was some sort of wind turbine display. We could see wind turbines in the distance, so we were curious…
Day One: Raleigh, NC to Memphis, TN I woke up five minutes before the alarm was set to go off. 5:40 AM. Both exhausted because of the time and exhilarated by our vacation kick off, I slugged into the bathroom. Clothes. Hair. Face. I was feeling a bit more awake and ready to head out. By 6 AM, the kids were…
We spent our second day at DuPont State Forest hiking to Bridal Veil Falls. There are quite a number of hiking options from the Visitor’s Center, but we were sticking with our desire to see the setting in the arena when the careers find Katniss in the pool of water just after her leg is…
It’s no secret, at least in this house, that I LOVE young adult literature. It is one of my guilty pleasures. In fact, I read The Hunger Games long before I had children old enough to read it. Fast forward to 2015 and I have a tween in the house who shares my enthusiasm for…