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    Cross Country Travel Series: Colorado to Chicago

    Hey friends!  We’re back for another week of my sharing our Cross Country Adventures and we are sadly almost to the end.  In today’s post, we are driving from Colorado to Chicago.  This day was another long day of driving similar to the drive from Kentucky to New Mexico. In this drive, our big stop was going to be in South Dakota.  We had planned to visit Badlands National Park, Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse.  These were all quick stops on the way to our final destination which was Chicago.  First up was Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse.  Mount Rushmore was super cool and was very busy.  It seems like…

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    Cross Country Travel Series: Colorado Part 1

    Cross Country Travel Series: Colorado (Part 1!) Destination: Colorado Hey friends! I’m not even sure what number this is in my cross country travel series but I have been absolutely loving reminiscing on all the adventures that we have had across the country. Next up in our journey was Colorado.  We were in the state of Colorado for quite a few days.  Our first stop was the Hot Springs.  The ones that we decided to visit were the Iron Mountain Hot Springs.  This was all located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. There are two major locations where the Springs are located that people choose to visit.  Iron Mountain Hot Springs vs…

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    Reads to Kick off February

    Hey friends! Since I posted Reads to Kick off January last month, I thought I would include a couple more of my favorites that I have been reading.  I am all over the place with the different genres that I read but there might be something that you like or you might even want to try reading a new genre! Hillbilly Elegy This is a memoir about the author’s life growing up in the rust belt with his parent’s being apart of America’s White Working Class.  It discusses the many issues that families alike may face in this area; the struggle to overcome their upbringing and pursue different goals that…

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