In our pursuit of our goal to visit all 50 states, we thought going to St. Louis in the winter would be a good idea. Suffice it to say, it wasn’t busy. 😉  When we got to the B&B, we ran into a couple of travelers while we were looking at a map where everyone […]

After a trip to Cincinnati with our family, we decided it would be a fun to pause in Indianapolis on our way to St. Louis for our end of year trip.  You know how family getaways can be life giving and a bit exhausting. 😉  While we were in Indy, we got to spend time […]

While we were waiting out the rain peacefully in a cafe in Nashville, we talked about how close we were to other states.  If you’ve been following us for a while, you know 1. We love traveling (of course!) 2. We’re trying to cross off at least 30 states by the time Amanda turns 30. […]

This is a prime example of why you need to actually plan things (at least a tiny bit).  Our anniversary is in early July.  We had a touch of a break in our wedding season, so we thought we would take a few days mid-week to go to Nashville before things picked up again to […]

Because this was a trip that we decided to make into Matt’s early birthday trip, we tried to do things that he wanted to do!  One of the things Matt wanted to see was Multnomah falls, about 30 minutes east of where we were staying. The weather was as Oregon as we could have expected—mostly […]

We will always be in love with Ireland. While we love and appreciate the countryside (and always, ALWAYS want to spend loads of time there when we head to the Emerald Isle), we also love doing a day visit to the capital.   When we made the trip out from the west coast, it felt like […]