The Number 22 and my Birthday
So it’s my Birthday today, and like most we like to look back on our year, and perhaps fall even […]
Day 21: “Morning Glory” Breakfast, Door County, and “Al Johnson’s” and the goats!
Monday, June 21st, 2021 Oh, my, goodness, look at all of those “21’s.” After getting up at 4:30 a.m., yep […]
Day 20… Celebrating Father’s Day in Door County, WI
Sunday, June 20th, 2021 After a slow start to my Sunday morning, I packed up my car, made my protein […]
Day 19… “The Red Oak,” Mars Cheese Castle, City Tours MKE, and “Jose’s Blue Sombrero”
Saturday, June 19th, 2021 After an amazing night of sleep, and two storms that rolled through, I was up and […]
Day 18… Cafe Hollander, Milwaukee Public Market, and Milwaukee Ghost Tour
Friday, June 18th, 2021 The lightening cracked, the thunder rumbled, as I slowly crept from out of my warm covers […]
Day 17… Volo Museum and Jurassic Gardens
Thursday, June 17th, 2021 Well, it’s my last day here in Illinois and I had plans made for the entire […]
Day 16 … Six Flags Great America, Gurnee Mills, and Red Lobster
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 My day started off with enjoying my protein shake out on the porch in 55 degree […]
Day 15: Chinatown, Bohemian Cemetery, “Sixteen Candles” Home, “Flame On,” and the “Leaning Tower of Niles.”
Chinatown near Chicago, Creepy Bohemian Cemetery, Movie Locations and Leaning Towers of Niles.
Day 14: Chicago: Lincoln Park Zoo, Navy Pier, Tall Ship Windy, “Ghosts and Gangsters Tour”
Monday, June 14th, 2021 Today we were bound for the Windy City…. Chicago baby! So much to see, so much […]
Day 13 … “The Ghost Tour of Naperville”, Route 66 through Illinois and Lazy Dog
Sunday, June 13th, 2021 “The Ghost Tour of Naperville”…. let’s start there. WOW. First off, Kevin Frantz, author, historian, paranormal […]
Day 12 … Walter’s Donut Dash around Illinois
Saturday, June 12th, 2021 Another hot and humid morning here in the Midwest, I came up with something different for […]
Day 11 … DeKalb, Ellwood House Museum
Friday, June 11th, 2021 There are so many reasons why I don’t like Florida during the summers, but the heat […]
Day 10: New Glasses, “Starved Rock” State Park, Ottawa, and “Station One.”
Thursday, June 10th, 2021 A beautiful morning here in Illinois, I woke up ready to join the day with new […]
Day 9: Lessons Learned on the Road
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 I hit the open road by 6 a.m. this morning, grateful for the kindness and hospitality […]
Day 8: “Ark Encounter” and “Claudia Sanders Dinner House”- the ORIGINAL KFC
Visited the "Ark Encounter" and "Claudia Sanders" Restaurant in Kentucky.....check out my review!
Day 7: “Farmington”, Downtown Louisville, “Galt House”, “Schimpffs Candies” and Mega Caverns
Checked out "Farmington", downtown Louisville, and old fansioned Candy Store and Mega Caverns in Kentucky.....
Day 6: “Churchill Downs” and Famous Graves at “Cave Hill Cemetery”
Let's head to Churchill Downs and then stop by Cave Hill Cemetery to pay our respects to a legend!
Day 5…Part Two: The Haunted “Waverly Hills Sanatorium” Ghost Tour
Friday, June 5th, 2021 The Paranormal…I have loved it since my grandma decided to visit me the night she passed […]
Day 5…Part One: “Forest Giants,” and “Bardstown, KY”-Bourbon Capital of the World
Checked out the "Forest Giants." lunch at the Haunted "Old Talbot Tavern", and downtown Bardstown and Bourbon Distilleries.
Day 4… Driving from Georgia to Kentucky and Wilfred’s Birthday!
A driving day with a puppy party and chicken wings with my arrival in Kentucky.
Day 3… “Varsity” Diner, “Civil Rights Museum” and “La Parilla”
Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 After a full morning of Muppet mayhem at Center for Puppetry Arts, we needed some sustenance. […]
Day 3…”Center for Puppetry Arts” Part Six: Other Puppet Collection
Thursday, June 3, 2021 After all the amazing magic of the Jim Henson collection, there is another wing with other […]
Day 3… “Center for Puppetry Arts” Part Five: “Labyrinth” Collection
Thursday, June 3, 2021 Before we get any further in this post, please know this is PART FIVE of the […]
Day 3…”Center for Puppetry Arts” Part Four: “Dark Crystal” Collection
Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 Before we get any further in this post, please know this is PART FOUR of the […]
Day 3…”Center for Puppetry Arts” Part Three: “Fraggle Rock” Collection
Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 Before we get any further in this post, please know this is PART THREE of the […]
Day 3…”Center for Puppetry Arts” Part One: The “Sesame Street” Collection
Visiting the Center of the Puppetry of Arts in downtown Atlanta. GA..... seeing lots of the Muppets from the Jim Henson Collection from my childhood!
Day 2…FDR’s Little White House and Senoia, GA, “The Walking Dead.”
Visiting the "Walking Dead" area, the "Little White House" and more in Georgia!
Day 22: My Birthday in 2021
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021 Another day of getting up to early for my good made me wonder why…and then I […]
Road Tripping ›
Rising Above the Fear when Dreaming Big
So as most of you know by now, I am heading on the road again this summer, maybe even sooner. […]
Seeing “Woodbury,” aka Senoia, GA, from “The Walking Dead”
Check out that time I went to Woodbury for the first time...and enjoyed all the "Walking Dead" goodness!
Shot Tower in Dubuque, Iowa
No, not a Tower filled with alcohol, but that would be realy nice!
“There is a Superhero in all of us, we just need the courage to put on the Cape” Visiting Metropolis, IL
Having driven all over Illinois this past year, and getting the lay of the land, I found a quieter way […]
Walt Disney World ›
Florida Trip Report/Disney’s Hollywood Studios…. Day Six
While planning this trip, we wanted to make sure that we kept it as chill as possible. I don’t know […]
Florida Trip Report/Epcot…. Day Five
Epcot. Nothing like it. Whether it’s Spaceship Earth welcoming you home, or the sounds that trigger the nostalgia that brings […]
Florida Trip Report/Magic Kingdom…..Day Four
I don’t know when it started, but I really believe in numbers. Not like a faith or anything, just that […]
Florida Trip Report…..Day One-Day Three
Well hello friends, I haven’t written a “trip report” out of Disney World, or Florida for that matter, in quite […]
Relocation to FL ›
Throwback Thursdays… “The Choices We Would Make Differently” commented and reflected on.
The original post was written on June 23rd, 2011, about 2ish weeks after we officially moved to Florida. This Throwback […]
Throwback Thursday: “50 Things We Won’t Be Doing in FL”…a Post Revisited and Commented On.
I thought it would be fun to revisit old blog posts and comment on the REAL of what happened from […]
What’s In a Name?
For those who don’t know our story, back in 2009, Craig and I were on our nightly walk when we […]
Take the Time
For both moves to Florida, the husband and I rented online, sight unseen. Sure we saw pictures of the places […]
Haunted Places ›
The Paranormal Investigation at the Old Jail in St. Augustine, Florida
Why do some like the dark corners, and still love the feel of the light? I ask myself this all […]
The Coolest Gravestones I Have Seen Thus Far….
I know, this may be a bit weird or off to some, but to me, gravestones are that last piece […]
“Shining” at the Stanley Hotel…
During my road trip of 2018, I was blessed to be able to spend time with my dear friend, Darby. […]
The Mathias Ham House…. Haunted?
Is it haunted?
Love of Lincoln Series ›
Day 10: New Glasses, “Starved Rock” State Park, Ottawa, and “Station One.”
Thursday, June 10th, 2021 A beautiful morning here in Illinois, I woke up ready to join the day with new […]
The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
On my travels through the Midwest this summer, I found myself drawn to the life and times of the great […]
My Top Ten Favorite Places I Visited in 2020
Let me start by saying that many even reading this title will say “Are you talking about to my living […]
The DeSoto House Hotel
A wonderful piece of haunted history.
From the Heart ›
A Year Later….Update on the Road Trip and Me
It would be a year ago today that I was packing up my car, aka Ellie, and getting ready to […]
To Florida and Back Again….a Tourist, then Resident, then Tourists Tale
I’ve been asked what I have been up to, do I live in Florida anymore, will I continue the road […]
A Tribute to a Dear Friend
Back in 2009 when I started the blog, I didn’t expect much. I thought I would write a bit, maybe […]
Hitting Life’s Reset Button
I think it was a Staple’s commercial where there was a big, red button you could press to reset something, […]
The Relocated Tourist 
The Volo Museum… T.V. and Film Automobiles
Check out vehicles from your childhood tv shows and films here at Volo Museum.
The Volo Museum…The Disney Collections
Check out this MAGICAL Disney collection at the Volo Museum in Volo, IL!
The Volo Museum… Jurassic Gardens
Check out this great collection of Dinosaurs!
Offensive Ads that Would Never Make it Today
Another fun collection to be found at the Volo Museum in Volo, Illinois is this wall of offensive ads that […]
Day 1…. Leaving Florida for Georgia
Tuesday, 6.1.2021 I woke up at 3:30 a.m. incredibly anxious to get going. Funny thing I wasn’t planning on heading […]
Florida Trip Report/Universal Studios…. Day Ten
Not needing to get into the Parks early today, we took our time packing up the room and playing Tetris […]
Florida Trip Report/Sea World…. Day Eleven
Our last official day in Florida, not sad to see it end, but happy for the opportunity of non-interrupted time […]
Florida Trip Report/Disney’s Princess Half-Marathon…. Day Nine
Another race day, another 2 a.m. wake up call. A bit rougher this one, not going to lie. My left […]
A Year Later….Update on the Road Trip and Me
It would be a year ago today that I was packing up my car, aka Ellie, and getting ready to […]