The gorgeous colors of Fall have arrived & we took a trip to the state of Vermont. Autumn photos from Stowe and Woodstock.

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One of the biggest rookie mistakes that I used to make as a traveler is to not think through all the items that I should carry onto a flight in order to make my experience a comfortable one. While growing up my mom was a flight attendant and I traveled internationally quite a few times at a very young age. I took traveling for granted and I didn’t really prepare much or think about all the tiny details that were involved with carry-on baggage items.

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So, you want to go on vacation huh? With SO much information out there, planning a trip can get expensive and overwhelming. But we have so many tips and tricks to help with everything from flights, accommodations, researching destinations, budgeting, and more. We are creating a travel series where we will go into depth on all of these topics.. keep checking back over the next few weeks. This is one of our most highly requested blog series ever and we’re so excited to jump right in.

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December is my favorite time of the year… Not only because it’s a holiday month but because it’s also my wedding month. This year Jeff exceeded all expectations with a surprise Hawaii trip to Maui. He has never done this sort of thing on his own before so you can imagine how surprised I was.. Emma was in on the whole thing. (of course).

I found out we were leaving only a month beforehand to give me time to prepare.

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Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Halloween… Buckle up and get ready for a lengthy post on everything that is going on at the Wicks household. It’s a hodge podge of sorts but it’s the easiest way I can think of to catch you up on everything.  I plan to introduce more personal posts every once in awhile… I love keeping you in the loop.

First on the list: Thanksgiving in China??

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