In to the Wild
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Dashboard Diaries, Happy Homemakers
We finally made it to the Wild Animal Park in San Diego for Mother’s Day. Our last attempt was rained out but this time the weather was perfect!
This place was so great! It was a lot different than a regular zoo. The animals are all grouped by their natural habitat and are allowed to [...]
Tags: fun in the sun, San Diego Animal Park, Sand Bucket List, vacations
It’s a Dry Heat
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Random Musings
Souvenirs Matt brought home from his trip to Arizona:
A Hawkeye loss (boo!), a cactus and a clever postcard. It’s the thought that counts, right?
What’s your favorite souvenir to bring home?
Tags: arizona, hawkeyes, vacations
Home Sweet Iowa
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Happy Homemakers, Random Musings
Last weekend I took a mini-vacation back to our home state. I missed my peeps and well, I really needed to support my team as they took on the Cyclones. Lulu was very sad she didn’t get to go this time. She packed her bag and everything.
Delicious Pork on a stick. Oh, Iowa, I have [...]
Tags: iowa hawkeyes, tailgating, vacations
Wine-ing around town
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Happy Homemakers
Last weekend Matt and I jet-setted (well, really we drove) up to to Santa Barbara for a little mini vaca between his summer/fall semesters. We were also making up for our lost anniversary celebration way back in June. Moving cross country and CFA tests are not conducive to vacations.
I know that posting vacation pictures is [...]
Tags: santa barbara, urban wine trail, vacations, wine tasting
The Most Magical Place on Earth
Posted by Brittney | Filed under Happy Homemakers
Since we’re mostly a home improvement blog I won’t put you through all of our Epcot pictures (there are a lot). I’ll wait for the cheers to subside. Ahem, anyway….
While we were there we did notice how great all of the flowers and trees looked. Maybe it was us yearning for Spring, but Mr. Disney [...]





