I’m sorry I’m really late on this post. In all honestly I simply forgot about it. Our visit to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest in northern Arizona was part of our Sedona & Grand Canyon trip. You can click on each of those links to read about those. The Painted Desert & Petrified ForestContinue reading “Painted Desert & Petrified Forest – June 2021”
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The Grand Canyon – June 2021
With international travel being quite cumbersome these days due to covid we have done a lot of domestic travel over the last year. Our most recent spur of the moment trip took us to northern Arizona to visit the Grand Canyon, Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. We chose to stay in the central location ofContinue reading “The Grand Canyon – June 2021”
Uptown Sedona, Arizona June 2021
With the farm work caught up and a week of rain in the forecast one Friday afternoon in June I frantically searched for cheap flights to anywhere for the next morning. I would like to say this doesn’t happen often, but the rumors are true; if it rains, we leave. Due to the nature ofContinue reading “Uptown Sedona, Arizona June 2021”
Disney’s Aulani Resort- Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii
I’ve been wanting to stay at Disney’s Aulani resort in Hawaii for a long time now. We are huge Disney fans and even though we travel to Walt Disney World multiple times a year we’ve never made it out to Aulani. We spent 10 days in Hawaii in February 2021 so I finally got toContinue reading “Disney’s Aulani Resort- Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii”
Oahu Hawaii February 2021
Once Hawaii reopened for tourism flights there were still incredibly cheap and thanks to our endless amount of Southwest points they were actually completely free for us! So pretty much a no brainer to head to Hawaii! There were lots of hoops to jump through first though and I go into detail about them HEREContinue reading “Oahu Hawaii February 2021”
Northern California January 2021
Seeing the massive coastal redwood trees in Northern California has been on Andrew’s bucket list for quite some time now. When we were able to score cheap flights to Hawaii from San Francisco but needed a few extra days to get COVID tested, we decided this was the perfect opportunity to make a pit stopContinue reading “Northern California January 2021”
Orange Beach & New Orleans July 2021
Every year for our annual beach trip we stay somewhere along the gulf coast between Gulf Shores, AL and Panama City Beach, FL. Where we go and stay largely depends on where we have hotel points at that point in time so that we can stay for free! This year instead of going to theContinue reading “Orange Beach & New Orleans July 2021”
Sourdough Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients:-2 cups flour-1 cup sugar-2tsp baking powder-1/2tsp baking soda-1/2tsp salt-1Tbs corn starch-8Tbs melted butter-2 eggs-1/2 cup sourdough starter/discard-3Tbs sour cream-1tsp vanilla-1 cup blueberries (frozen works best) Directions:-In a stand mixer bowl or large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and corn starch.-Next add melted butter, eggs, sourdough, sour cream and vanilla untilContinue reading “Sourdough Blueberry Muffins”
Sourdough Blueberry Scones
Ingredients:-2 cups corn meal-2 cups flour (I use bread flour because its always what I have but all purpose or pastry flour is fine too) -1/2 cup sugar-1/2 tsp salt-16 TBS butter (2 sticks)-3/4 cup sourdough starter (I never measure this so a little more or a little less is okay. I think I alwaysContinue reading “Sourdough Blueberry Scones”
8 Brain Benefits to Learning a Second Language
The benefits of learning a second language are plenty. Understanding and learning all the aspects of a language—like phonetics, writing, and speaking—is a hard task for your brain, proving them to be the ultimate brain workout. Improving your overall brain health is one of the many outcomes of learning a new language. In fact, it’sContinue reading “8 Brain Benefits to Learning a Second Language”
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