Trip Report-Pattison State Park (WI)
We recently returned from a great weekend away camping at Pattison State Park in northwest Wisconsin. It was a really nice experience,...
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Lara Draxler
- Apr 17
- 2 min
Date Night Review-Domacin Wine Bar (Stillwater, MN)
About a week ago, we headed off on a date to Domacin Wine Bar & Restaurant in Stillwater, MN. We had been there couple years ago on a...
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Lara Draxler
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Date night review-517 on Main (Hudson, WI)
Last Friday evening, we made the short commute over to downtown Hudson, WI. This is one of our favorite areas to travel to. It is so...
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Lara Draxler
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Day date-Mall of America
We have now been living in a COVID/"stay home" world for almost a year. Things are slowly starting to look up here. Our numbers are going...
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Lara Draxler
- Dec 23, 2020
- 3 min
Budgeting for Disney
We just got back from an AMAZING holiday trip to Disney World that I will never forget. I planned and budgeted for almost a year to make...
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Lara Draxler
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
Trip Report-Herbster/Bayfield, WI
We recently returned from a wonderful weekend getaway to Herbster, WI (about 30 minutes from the lovely resort town of Bayfield.) I love...
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Lara Draxler
- Oct 3, 2020
- 3 min
Date night review-Lindey's Steakhouse, Minneapolis, MN
Those of you who regularly read this blog know that I am huge fan of 1) steak 2) dark, cozy, and retro style eating establishments....SO,...
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Lara Draxler
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Day Date review-Ferguson's Orchards
Last weekend, we had the MOST fun fall day date at Ferguson's Orchards in Eau Claire, WI. Going to the orchard is always on my fall...
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Lara Draxler
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
Fall Trip plan-Bayfield, WI
Each year, I love booking a fall trip. It was a tradition that my parents started when I was a kid. Fall is my favorite season, and I...
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Lara Draxler
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
Processing corn for winter
Last week, I was able to help my mother-in-law and sister-in-law process corn! We had such a fun day. We are a dairy farming family, and...
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Lara Draxler
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
Date Night Review-Wilson Creek Inn (Menomonie, WI)
My husband and I had a much needed date night this past weekend. We realized we hadn't been on a date since late June! As you all know,...
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Lara Draxler
- Aug 12, 2020
- 5 min
Amnicon State Falls Camping-Trip Report
We recently returned from our last (and second ever) family camping trip of the summer. It was a very adventurous weekend! We drove 2...
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Lara Draxler
- Aug 5, 2020
- 6 min
Trip Report-Dubuque, IA
We just returned from a really fun weekend to Dubuque, Iowa. We ended up there in a very round about manner as I referenced in a previous...
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Lara Draxler
- Jul 27, 2020
- 6 min
Trip Report-Topsail Island, NC
I just got home from an amazing week down south. I won't say it was like a "normal" vacation...We had a lot of COVID related issues to...
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Lara Draxler
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
Ice Cream Nachos-Disneyland copycat
We took a little break from "sundaes on Sunday" due to the 4th of July holiday, but we were BACK this weekend with another copycat hit!...
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Lara Draxler
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
Day Trip to Lake Wissota State Park
Last Friday, we enjoyed a fun day trip exploring Lake Wissota State Park. We bought a WI state parks pass back in May, and I have really...
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Lara Draxler
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
Planning a "COVID proof" road trip
If you had asked me a year ago where I would go on a summer road trip this year, I would not have said IOWA. LOL!!! But, we are headed...
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Lara Draxler
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
Festive Patriotic Treats to Feed a Crowd
I grew up in a rather small family. We were used to maybe 10-15 people at holiday gatherings...and then I married into a German farm...
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Lara Draxler
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Mini road trips/day trips with teens and tweens
Throughout all of quarantine, we have enjoyed some mini day trips and outings. It has helped keep all of us sane. Even when we weren't in...
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Lara Draxler
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Mickey Sorcerer Sundae
This week we tried a new, slightly more technical, sundae. We got our inspiration from Dis Dining with this Mickey Sorcerer Sundae. This...
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