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July in New England (Summer 2022)
Every summer we make a trip back to the East Coast to visit family. This year, we also had the chance to celebrate my goddaughter’s graduation and enjoy an extended family reunion with C’s family in Maine. Despite a few hiccups (most notably, N breaking her toe and being on crutches for the week), we…
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Iceland! (Summer 2022)
Our family just returned from a wonderful week in Iceland. When I was planning our family’s big trip for the summer, I was playing around with a number of ideas, both domestic and international, and Iceland was the one that interested everyone, and for good reason! Iceland is a truly special place, and we did…
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Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks (Summer 2021)
Last summer, our family made the trek to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. It felt like our first big trip since Covid shut down the world, and we were eager to experience these two national parks. We loaded up the car and began our journey through Nebraska and Wyoming to GTNP, at the northwest…
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East Coast, West Coast, No Coast: Other 2021-2022 Trips
I ran out of steam to write posts for all of our trips during the 2021-2022 school year, so here is a quick run-down of some of our other travels. East Coast: Summer 2021 in Connecticut and Upstate New York As we do every summer, we spent a wonderful week on the East Coast reconnecting…
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SIX in Chicago (May 2022)
The day after school let out for the summer, we took off to Chicago for just one night to see the musical SIX, which is about the six ex-wives of Henry VIII. SIX became a family favorite over the holidays and was on constant repeat for months. We couldn’t wait to see this all-female show!…
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Ski Weekend in Breckenridge (Winter 2022)
As longtime skiers in New England, my parents had wanted to try skiing in CO many, many moons ago, but “someone” managed to tear two ACLs and a MCL in high school and the trip never happened. Two decades later, we finally did it! The four of us, plus my parents, met in Breck for…
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A Trip to Tampa for Two (Fall 2021)
In October/November 2021, C and I took a quick trip to Tampa, Florida. C was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors, and I wanted to be with him for this exciting honor. Before the induction ceremony and related conference, though, we decided to spend a few days relaxing in Clearwater Beach. We stayed at…
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Escape to Scottsdale (May 2021)
The 2020-2021 academic year was a difficult one for educators, and by the time the end of the school year rolled around, I was ready for, well, a whole lotta nothing. To make that happen, I booked our family a long-weekend getaway at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess is…
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