by Ann | Oct 21, 2017 | Experiences, Feature Experiences, Real Life, USA
Did we ever tell you about the time we met Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood? We had gone to a TeamMates mentoring program silent auction in November of 2012, and about half way through the evening, we noticed that no one had bid on a package that included tickets to...
by Ann | Oct 19, 2017 | Food and Drink, Fun Stuff, Real Life, The Midwest, USA
With more than 500 million candid traveler reviews, TripAdvisor has quickly become a go-to online resource for many travelers, including us. We often roll into a new city with cell-phones in hand, searching for a top-10ish restaurant to stop for dinner. We typically...
by Ann | Sep 29, 2017 | Blogging, Food and Drink, Real Life
Between the two of us, we’ve got some interesting titles on our resumes. Sports writer, lifeguard, vice president of public relations, athletic director, lobbyist, middle school principal, travel writers, and bloggers. And now, we get to add … wait for it...
by Steve | Sep 16, 2017 | Family, Real Life, Romance
Fifty years ago today, something pretty special happened — my mom and dad got married. I feel pretty lucky to have had them both as my parents and we are so excited for them to celebrate 50 years together. Over the years they have been a great example of what it...
by Ann | Jul 4, 2017 | Feature Holidays, Holidays, Real Life, The Midwest, USA
After having spent the Fourth of July out of the country three of the past four years, we’re excited to be home this year to celebrate our country’s Independence Day. In 2013, we were in Vancouver, British Columbia. In 2015 we celebrated in Barcelona,...
by Ann | Jun 24, 2017 | Family, Feature Family, Real Life, USA
That’s right — Teshhamitroy. It’s our new family name for the week and includes the first two letters of all of our last names. We are taking our daughter, Meghan, and four college students on a family vacation to … wait for it … Branson,...