Author: Anita Santamaria
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Exploring Malley’s Chocolates: A Sweet Ohio Tradition
Malley’s Chocolates Malley’s Chocolates is a family-owned business that has been around since 1935. What started as an effort to reach the American Dream during the height of the Great Depression, the Malley family now maintains 18 locations throughout Ohio! Malley’s Chocoaltes sells a variety of sweet treats, including chocolates, truffles, popcorn and gummy candies.…
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The Historic Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County
While you may have heard of the Bridges of Madison County, have you heard of the bridges of Ashtabula County? This area of wine country is located in northeastern Ohio. These 19 covered bridges will take you back to a much simpler time. Take the Ashtabula County Covered Bridge Trail to discover more about each…
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SPELUNKING THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA
INDIANA Did you know that Southern Indiana is packed full of caves and caverns? They seem to everywhere down there!! I decided to take a little trip on one of my off weeks without Elisa. Indiana is only a couple hours away from where I live in Ohio and only 4 hours to the southern…
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3 NIGHT STAY AT BLUE GATE GARDEN INN IN RURAL INDIANA
As you may already know, I recently visited Shipshewana, IN and stayed in this amazing hotel called the Blue Gate Garden Inn. Shipshewana is a small town in northern Indiana. This rural town is incredible to visit. To learn more about it, click here! If you’ve read any of my past posts, you know that…
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SHIPSHEWANA: INDIANA’S HIDDEN GEM
Tucked into Northern Indiana, near the Michigan border, is a tiny town of less than 900 people. Shipshewana, named after a Potawatomi chief, is a small town, full of character! The people of this town have melded with the Amish families living in the same area, bringing different cultures and beliefs together. The Midwest has…
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Overnight Adventure at Alum Creek State Park
When you work full time and don’t have lots of time off, you take advantage of free weekends whenever you can!! I had a weekend where I didn’t have the kids and I had no other responsibilities. And to top it off, it was a gorgeous weekend! The temperatures are finally going up and the…
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OUR EXCITING HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT DANIEL BOONE FOREST!
What do you do when you have a long holiday weekend? Go camping in your new camper of course!! I had my youngest for the weekend so planned a camping trip for 4th of July weekend. Decided that Daniel Boone National Forest sounded like a fun time! The plan was to leave Friday after work…
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Our Experience at the Narrows, Zion National Park
As many of you know, I took a hiatus from writing, however, I found this article still in my drafts. It was originally written in April of 2022, so you’ll notice that there are still references to the pandemic. Since I’ve not been back since that time, I’m leaving the information as is, because there…
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I’M BACK, AND I’M HAPPILY HERE TO STAY!!
Hey all! It’s been awhile and a lot has changed in my life, but I’m back!! First off, I want to thank everyone who has continued following along while I’ve been on my hiatus. I greatly appreciate the support that I’ve been given during this time of my life and I sincerely appreciate every one…
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Spring Break at Utah’s 5 National Parks!!
It’s Spring Break and Kayleigh and I have decided to take a road trip to Utah to visit the 5 National Parks there! We left on Friday afternoon. I got off work early so we left not long after the kids got home from school. I hadn’t planned on us leaving so early, so I…