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Long Time, no see

Wow. So I just logged into this and realized that it’s been over three years since I last posted. So much has happened in that time. So since we last talked, the whole world has changed. And, as I think is true with most people, the pandemic changed our outlook on life. I think I’ll make this an overview post, and then write some other posts tailored to some of our other adventures. In March…

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Review: Smashbox Always On Lipstick

So I have a love/hate relationship with lip coloring. I was not blessed with any color in my lips (thank goodness my kids got my husband’s lips and not mine), so I love wearing different colors on my lips. However, I have issues with all lip colors. Lip gloss – very sticky and comes off easily; Lip Stick – gets on everything; Lip stain – dries out fast. Most of the time, I use lip stains because…

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And Then, There We're Three

And Then, There We’re Three

Warning: this is my honest portrayal of my birth experience with our third child. I do go into some detail that could be graphic for some.

On Friday, August 16, we welcomed the newest member of our family. After a difficult third pregnancy, I was done being pregnant. It’s not that I hated being pregnant, but I had a hard time eating for months, low energy, and difficulty moving due to the…

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Review: Bare Minerals Bounce With Bare

Got to try Bare Minerals #bouncewithbare thanks to the review site, Influenster.

As a mom of three, I usually don’t wear make-up. And when I do, I need it to be easy and fast.

I found the colors of this product to be beautiful but I found the product very difficult to work with. I had to put on several layers of a color just to get it to show up, then I had to scrub like crazy to get it off. And…

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Latest Adventure - Royal Caribbean Cruise, Western Caribbean Itinerary

Latest Adventure – Royal Caribbean Cruise, Western Caribbean Itinerary

Sooooooo excited to share that we just booked a seven day cruise on Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas, setting sail out of Miami at the end of April. It’s part celebrating Damon’s new job and part big blow-out vacation since I won’t be able to travel much after this.

Now, you’re probably thinking – they’re going on a cruise with two young kids, while pregnant!?! And you’re right – this is a…

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Update on the Heartswells

Update on the Heartswells

Hi Everyone! Happy, belated, 2019.

I can hardly believe that we are already in March. Time has sped by since we moved out of our RV and back into a house. Many people have asked why we stopped traveling and the short answer is – we were tired. We wanted to stay in one place for a while. Now, I know that we could’ve stayed in the RV but the problem with Orlando is all of the RV parks are far away…

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A lot to do; infinite time

A lot to do; infinite time

After driving for ten hours, we were thrilled to arrive in Orlando. The next day, I was determined to not worry about anything and just enjoy the resort.

With that in mind, we set off for the playground and the pool. I cannot express how happy the boys were to get to play and swim. We spent hours enjoying ourselves.

After a quick lunch, we embarked on some of our old, favorite thrift stores and…

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Goin Home

After 18 months and 47 states, we were thrilled to go back to Florida. First stop, a much needed trip to the beach, near Pensacola Florida.

The trip from New Orleans to Pensacola, was a longer one – four hours – but it felt longer as the boys didn’t really want to be cooped up. I think they’d gotten used to going out everyday in New Orleans.

When we stopped for lunch, we had about 90 minutes to…

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New Orleans

Our drive to New Orleans coincided with a huge storm hitting middle America and the east coast, which gave us a whole day of rain to look forward to. As Floridians, were used to driving in the rain. But driving an RV amongst people who don’t know how to drive in the rain could spell disaster. So we took precautions – we left early and drove under the speed limit the whole way. We may have annoyed…

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A Hop, Skip, and a Jump to New Orleans

A Hop, Skip, and a Jump to New Orleans

With the holidays fast approaching, I really wanted to get to a stopping place for the year and avoid traveling during some of the busiest driving days of the year. With that in mind, we decided to speed up our journey to the South by spending just a day at each stop.

First up, was our 41st state – Delaware. With the boys and I all being sick, our day started off late so Damon could get a little…

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Rhode Island and New Jersey

Even though we were freezing, I’m looking forward to these next two stops – especially New Jersey – where we’ll get to visit Sesame Place for Halloween.

We got up pretty early to leave but took our time as the trip was only an hour to our next stop. This turned out to be a good thing, since one of our Amazon packages arrived late. By noon, we had our package and headed to Rhode Island.

Since we…

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Leg #6: Headin’ South

With our original #5 leg delayed 3 weeks due to mini-mans dental needs, we wound up in New England a little later than we planned and its really cold! The hard part about the weather has been exercise for the boys. They love playground but they don’t like wearing jackets or pants, so it makes playing outside a little miserable. With that in mind, we are planning to head south as fast as possible,…

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Boston or Bah-stan

As is that with our longer drives, Damon got up early and started driving while the rest of us slept.

Once we were up, it became apparent that we were going to need lots of stops. The boys just wanted to play and play and play – which is hard to do in a closed up RV driving down the road.

We managed to find a Walmart about half way, which allowed us to shop and the boys to stretch their legs.…

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Bar Harbor, Maine

Damon and I first visited Bar Harbor 4 years ago on a river cruise (mini-man was technically there, too, but he was very small 😜), and loved it. It’s an amazing little town and we couldn’t wait to show it to the boys.

The morning started very early – the boys were up at 4a. After a leisurely breakfast, we slid everything in and hit the road by 7.

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Heading Back to the US.

Heading Back to the US.

We left Toronto early and made our way to Ottawa. After a late night, Damon got us on the road while the rest of us stayed in bed and slept (the beauty of driving an RV).

We arrived and, once again, the van was dead. Damon worked on it in the morning and, thankfully, a camp handyman was able to give him a hand. While they worked, the boys and I headed to the nearby playground, which became the…

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Back to our Original Route - Toronto!

Back to our Original Route – Toronto!

Now that mini-man’s surgery is behind us, it’s time to get back to our original route. to save some time, we eliminated a few stops. Since Toronto was far from Elgin, Illinois, we decided to go to an area just outside of Detroit, Michigan first.

This was still a long drive – six hours – so, we made sure we prepared as much as we could the night before. Damon got up early to finish, and had us on…