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5 Current Goals [30 Day Challenge]

Day 4: Five Current Goals Okay, so remember back in school or at your job training when they taught you about “SMART” goals? Well, let me refresh your memory. A SMART goal is a specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound. This particular prompt I thought was going to harder than I thought, but most of my goals […]

November 4, 2015
Favorite Quote [30 Day Challenge]

Day 3: My Favorite Quote “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” — J. R. R. Tolkien I like this quote because it’s simple and classic. It captures the essence of going on a journey for the experience versus the final destination. It’s also reminds me of my study abroad trip to New Zealand in 2013, and […]

November 3, 2015
20 Facts [30 Day Challenge]

Day 2: 20 Facts About Me My second day of this challenge is 20 facts about myself! Here goes nothing… My very supportive family at my 5K in 2013! I am born and raised in sunny St. Pete, FL. I have grown up with a camera in my hand literally. Documenting my memories always has […]

November 2, 2015
Introduction & Photo of Me [30 Day Challenge]

Day 1: Introduction & Recent Picture of Me I am Hilary behind Next Stop Adventure. I currently live in Salt Lake City. I love being a tourist in my own area and discovering new events and places to visit. I call them microadventures. I am trying this 30 Day Challenge in November to challenge myself to […]

November 1, 2015
Picking the Date & Venue [Wedding]

Choosing the State– Florida or Utah? After our engagement, I wanted to start planning the wedding as soon as possible! Since my family lives in Florida and his family lives in Utah, our first hurdle was which state we would have it in. At first, I loved the idea of a Utah mountain wedding, and […]

October 28, 2015
The Engagement & How I Met My Future Husband [Wedding]

Brighton and I are engaged! I am super excited! Let me tell you some back story about how we met… How I Met My Future Husband– It was Kismet! My First Visit to SLC – November 2013 Snow in Park City! Something that I get asked by people a lot is how Brighton and I […]

October 27, 2015
Day 5: Denver, CO to Salt Lake City, UT

December 31, 2013 Today was the final day of our road trip (and of the year)! Our journey took us through the rest of Colorado, across Wyoming, and finally into Utah. Surprisingly, I drove for most of the day. I haven’t had a lot of experience driving in the mountains so it was a new […]

October 23, 2015
Day 4: Amarillo, TX to Denver, CO

December 30, 2013 We are in the mountains! Today we traveled from northern Texas through New Mexico and into Colorado. Tonight we are staying in Denver for the night. We’ve decided that tomorrow we will reach our destination: Salt Lake City! I’m excited to stop living a nomadic life and get to SLC, even though […]

October 23, 2015
Day 3: Tyler, TX to Amarillo, TX

December 29, 2013 It seems everything really is bigger in Texas, especially the state! We did go through Oklahoma today, another first for us. The state total for the day was two: Oklahoma and Texas (again!). Welcome to Texas Total Miles for Day: 559 Total Miles for Trip: 1600 Trying the Texas Toothpicks We chose […]

October 23, 2015
Day 2: Pensacola, FL to Tyler, TX

December 28, 2013 Today was our second day on the road. We hit 4 new states: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas! In my opinion, Alabama and Mississippi look a lot like Florida– flat and marshy. Louisiana we had some change in terrain such as more elevation and different types of trees and less water. Total […]

October 23, 2015

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