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Where to Stay to visit Everglades + Biscayne National Park
Matt and I flew into Miami, Florida to explore 2 National Parks: The Everglades and Biscayne. Click here to shop flights to Miami. I’m seeing fights as low as $85 from PHL > MIA in May 2026. We visited in January of 2025. Here are my blog posts if you…
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1 Day in Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park. Florida. Friday Jan 24th – Monday Jan 27th 2025 Friday: Travel Day Philly, PA > Miami, FL Click here to shop flights to Miami. I’m seeing fights as low as $85 from PHL > MIA in May 2026. Our flight was supposed to be 6a-855a. However, we…
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Where to stay in National Harbor, Maryland
Matt and I traveled to National Harbor, MD (right by DC) for a quick overnight in Jan 2026. Here is the blog post if you would like to read more about our adventures to the National Harbor and Gaylord National Resort’s ICE! We loved our stay at the Westin, and…
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National Harbor, MD (and ICE!)
Friday Jan 2nd – Sat Jan 3rd 2026 Matt and I decided to gift each other an experience for Christmas this year instead of physical presents. (But. We also bought and wrapped gift items for children currently at Christ’s Home, down in Paradise, due to a local connection via Girls on the…
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2 Days in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Thursday October 9th – Sunday October 12th 2025 Another yearly October National Park hiking adventure, to Celebrate Matt’s Birthday! This year we chose Cuyahoga Valley NP, the only NP in Ohio, for Matt’s 47th birthday. I had our hikes spread out over 2 days, but we really got going on…
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Camp Culp Wedding Celebration
Our First Wedding Weekend Recap 💚🤍 Conneaut Lake, PA July 11-15th 2025 When we pictured our wedding celebration, we knew we wanted something different. My blog post explaining a bit more of how we came up with what we did, coming soon. Friend Group: Girls on the Run These are…
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Camp Culp Wedding Celebration – Day 2: Lake Day at Fireman’s Beach
We got perfect weather for our beach day at Fireman’s Beach on Conneaut Lake. The kids splashed in the water, dug in the sand, and ruled the playground while the grown-ups took turns paddleboarding across the lake, and just laying out. We packed picnic food for the day, and enjoyed…
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Camp Culp Wedding Celebration – Day 3: Rainy Day Pivot & Local Sips
The rain rolled in on Saturday morning, so we pivoted to indoor fun – cue hair tinsel and friendship bracelets in the mess hall, while Matthew cooked up breakfast. Total throwback energy and honestly, kind of iconic. I have the hair tinsel kit linked to my amazon associates account: Only…
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Camp Culp Wedding Celebration – Day 4: Camp Culp Sendoff
We wrapped up our first wedding celebration with full hearts, leftover food and drinks, and a little less sleep than usual. We joked “HAGS” — but honestly, it’s true: Have A Great Summer vibes all around. We’re so thankful for everyone who made the trek, brought good energy, helped with…
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Lake Anna Wedding Celebration
Lake Anna. Mineral, Virginia. Our second wedding celebration. The one with the ceremony. When we pictured our wedding celebration, we knew we wanted something different. (A blog post explaining how we came up with this whole idea is coming soon) The Group: Family We rented two houses across the lake…