Category: Blog
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New Year’s in Nashville
For our New Year’s celebration, my sister Katie, Brighton, and I drove up from the parents’ house in St. Pete to Nashville. Katie’s best friend, Ashley and her husband, Justin live there. I’ve been to Nashville twice— once for New Years in 2012, and once for Ashley & Justin’s wedding. I have a mission to […]
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2016 in a Nutshell
How is 2016 already over? This was an exciting year of change for my family. In March, I decided I wanted to start keeping a note on my computer because I wanted to remember the big and little events that happened throughout the year so I could reflect on them at the end of the […]
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Welcome to the Holidays!
Feeling nostalgic, I decided to pull up my blog post from this time last year and I found that I wrote a blog post very similar to the one that I have in mind for this one right now. Life is truly about cycles, whether it be seasons, holidays, family, or major life events. At […]
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![San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 5 & 6]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-03-at-9.55.22-AM.png)
San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 5 & 6]
This is the third post of my Thanksgiving Road Trip to San Diego. For Days 1 & 2, click here. For Days 3 & 4, click here. Day 5 Driving to Arizona We spent our fifth day driving from San Diego to Page, Arizona taking the I-8 route up through Sedona. We definitely want to come back and […]
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![San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 3 & 4]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-03-at-9.45.10-AM.png)
San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 3 & 4]
This is the second post of my Thanksgiving Road Trip to San Diego. For Days 1 & 2, click here. For Days 5 & 6 though Arizona to Monument Valley and Horseshoe Bend, click here. Day 3 We began our Thanksgiving continuing our tour of popular spots in San Diego before heading to our family’s Thanksgiving dinner […]
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![San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 1 & 2]](https://nextstopadventure.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-03-at-9.44.08-AM.png)
San Diego & Arizona – Thanksgiving Road Trip [Day 1 & 2]
For Thanksgiving, we decided to go out and visit Chase, Brighton’s older brother in San Diego. I’ve only been once, for Ragnar, and I was working the whole time so I didn’t explore very much. We had 3-4 days to spend exploring the city for Thanksgiving and my birthday! This is the first post in […]
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25.
Today is my 25th birthday! Hooray— a quarter century! I’m spending my birthday driving for 11-12 hours to San Diego to see Brighton’s brother, Chase in sunny California. We’ve been talking about visiting for a while, and Thanksgiving seemed like a great time to drive out. The weather in SLC is turning cold and wet, […]
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The Importance of Saying ‘No’
Let’s be real for a few minutes. As I reflect on the last year of my life, I am extremely grateful to be where I am today. As you may know, I’ve changed gears and started a photography business back in the summer. I cannot describe how happy its made me. I feel like my outlook […]
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Salt Lake City Questival 2016
Last weekend, I participated in an event called Questival. In a nutshell, it’s a 24-hour adventure scavenger hunt race. It was an awesome experience to do especially with a couple friends, and I would highly recommend participating if the event happens to come to your area. —————————————? ————————————— So, what exactly is a Questival? […]
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4 Day Trip to California: Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon
A Summary of Our Trip in Numbers Miles Driven: 2053 miles Hours in Car: 35 hours Audiobooks Listened to: 3 books— (Brighton’s Pick) Where the Hell is Tesla? by Rob Dircks, (My Pick) Burying Water by K.A. Tucker, (Our Pick) The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware Stops for Coffee/Energy Drinks: 6 States Visited/Driven […]