Tag Archives: travel

Sunday Coffee – Vacation Talk

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Thistle

Hello everyone! After three weeks of (mostly) silence, I’m back! It was a much-needed break and a good vacation, but now I have a lot to catch up on. To note, I went ahead and marked all posts in Feedly … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Another Adventure Begins

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Thistle

The decision has been made. We are indeed moving to Wisconsin. And soon. That’s the new part. Original talks circled on prepping our house to go on the market next spring, and moving up next summer, after the boys were … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part III: Goals and Crafties

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Thistle

When we go on longer vacations, I tend to make mini-goals for myself, just as a way to keep myself on track. A little. I knew there would be some down-time on this vacation and I didn’t want to spend … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part II: North and South

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Thistle

North (aka Lake Superior) As I mentioned in my last vacation post, we took two mini-vacations while on vacation (ha!). The first was to visit my sister-in-law, Chelsea, who is a paramedic in Duluth, MN. Duluth is only a couple … Continue reading →

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Travelogue Part I: Barron, WI

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Thistle

If you’ve been following along on Facebook or Instagram, you’ll know already that I’ve been on vacation. Two weeks ago, my family flew northward to visit Jason’s family in Wisconsin. We were there for two weeks, arriving home late this … Continue reading →

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Scattered Hellos

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Thistle

Hello lovely people! I’ve had tons and tons going on over the last few weeks, and while I’ve talked in brief about some things (boys out of school, new haircut, stupid termite issues), I thought I’d do a bullet list … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Short But Explosive Month

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Thistle

Well. February was a brutal month here. I think probably half a year’s worth of happenings was stuffed into these few short weeks. To give you some idea: Social February began right after a whirlwind trip to Dallas to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Book Blogger Bash

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Thistle

When I heard, a few months back, that Amanda from Fig and Thistle was heading to Dallas for a conference in November, I knew there was vacation time in my future! I booked a hotel from this past Monday to … Continue reading →

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The Rest of the Trip

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Thistle

Yesterday’s post was all about the first day of the trip, the really cursed day of the trip. It was awful, but we survived. The rest of the trip, while not entirely smooth, was at least not nearly as bad … Continue reading →

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I would drive 2000 miles…

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Thistle

So. Newton, MA to San Antonio, TX = roughly 2050 miles. About 3 days of travel, if you time it properly and don’t stop much along the way. Jason and Morrigan left in the Penske on Friday afternoon, pushed hard, and … Continue reading →

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