domestic

2023

Land Between the Lakes
A cabin getaway with extended family.

2022
Twenty One Pilots in St Louis
A quick weekend getaway to celebrate our anniversary by seeing one of our favorite bands play a concert in St Louis.

2022
Menominee PowWow
Two of our kids took a weekend trip up to Wisconsin with their Grandma attend a PowWow with extended family.

2022
Oldest Bucket List Destination
A vacation to Crater Lake National Park which I have wanted to see ever since I was in elementary school and assigned to give a report on it. This trip was originally planned for 2021 and was postponed due to the pandemic. Crater Lake was chosen as an alternative for my and my mom's dream to return back to Australia 20 years after our original trip (Australia for six was just not in the budget).

2022
BIG Family Fun in Florida
A trip to Walt Disney World & Universal Studios with extended family for John & the kids (I had a solo staycation). This was originally planned for June 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic.

2021
RV Road Trip

A pandemic-safe road trip to Minnesota to ease back into traveling (and avoid the risk of needing to cancel yet another vacation).

2019
Hiawatha National Forest in the Fall
A quick weekend getaway to celebrate our anniversary by seeing the fall foliage in Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan's upper peninsula.

2018
Rebelution at Red Rocks
A quick weekend getaway to celebrate our anniversary by seeing one of our favorite bands play at the 30th Anniversary of Reggae on the Rocks at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.

2018
San Francisco in the Summer
A family trip to California to visit family and explore the San Francisco area including a side-trip to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (after Yosemite closed due to wildfires).

2017
Civil War Ancestors Road Trip South
A family road trip following the complete civil war journey of one ancestor and visiting a few spots from other ancestors' civil war experiences while enjoying the scenery along the way. The 17-day trip covered nearly 3200 miles through 12 states!

2017
Wisconsin
A long weekend at Lake Como relaxing, fishing, and family time.

2016
Six Flags Over St Louis
A 2-night family get-away to use our Six Flags season passes to the maximum capacity.

2016
Illinois
A weekend family road trip to Dry Lake Campground in Murphysboro Illinois for a family wedding.

2015
Florida
A trip to Walt Disney World with John's dad.

2014
Iowa
A weekend get-away to Davenport for our 9th Anniversary.

2014
Illinois & Kentucky
A family trip to Rend Lake with a day trip out to Kentucky.

2013
Indiana & Illinois
A weekend get-away to West Layfayette & Chicago for our 8th Anniversary.

2013
Illinois
A family trip to Rend Lake.

2013
Wisconsin
A family trip to Castle Rock Lake.

2012 
Illinois, Kentucky & Missouri
A family trip to Rend Lake with some day trips out to Kentucky and Missouri.

2012
12 Day Road Trip
A 12-day family road trip from Illinois to New York for a wedding and seeing the sights along the way. Our first real road trip as just the five of us.

2011
Illinois
A weekend get-away to nearby Oak Brook for our 6th Anniversary. Sometimes a get-away can be less than 30 minutes away.

2011
Illinois & Missouri
A family trip to Rend Lake with a side trip to Kaskaskia and St Louis.

2011
Wisconsin
A family trip to Friendship.

2010
Illinois
A family trip to Rend Lake with a side trip to Cahokia.

2010
Illinois
A weekend get-away to Chicago for our 5th Anniversary.

2009 
Illinois
A family trip to Rend Lake.

2009 
Wisconsin
A family trip to Friendship.

2008 
Illinois
A family trip to Rend Lake.

2007 
Wisconsin
A weekend get-away to Delavan for our 2nd Anniversary.
  
2007 
Ohio
My mom & I took a 1-night road trip to Cuyahoga Falls.

2006 
Michigan
A family trip to Jehnsen Lake.

2005 
Nevada
John & I attended a wedding in Las Vegas.

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