Travel

Today’s post is sponsored by NatureBox, makers of delicious snacks that are a road tripper’s best friend. Hi friends! We’re hooooome! Said with a long Minnesota o. This little post today is going to include a quick trip recap of the California road trip, snacks by NatureBox, a giveaway for a year’s worth of NatureBox snacks (omg get it), a smorgasbord of vacation pictures, and a list of ten must-see places near or on Highway One in California. So with that intro, let me just say wow. I am so glad we did this trip! Not afraid to use bold there. We saw ACTUAL WHALES in the WILD from the side of the road at a SCENIC OVERLOOK. What?! Like, we literally pulled over and …

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The sun right now – ugh, the morning summer sun. ♡ PLEASE NEVER LEAVE. It’s streaming through the pines outside the windows and making the quiet morning lake glitter with just the right amount of natural bling just beyond that green line of trees. Dad is sipping a steaming coffee after his traditional early morning swim, Mom is planning some kind of elaborate and competitive family olympics, Bjork is deeply immersed in his 97th nonfiction book of the week (literally at this moment I can hear him explaining to my mom, “yeah, it’s called The Tax and Legal Playbook and it’s, yeah, no, it’s actually really good” as I am sitting here throwing up a little bit in my mouth), and my sister just called to say …

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You knew it was coming, right? A bombardment of photos and food talk from our recent trip to Charleston? Buckle up, friends, because Charleston took us by storm. There are two things I’m going to do in this post: the first is share my ten favorite things slash recommendations for anyone traveling to Charleston in the near future. These are the foods, sights, and experiences worth finding. The second thing I’m going to do is just blast the world with vacation pictures, some of which relate to the top ten list and some of which are just regular vacation pictures, because looking at pictures is one of my favorite hobbies in all the land. Thank you a million times over for …

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