Summer Vacation Series: Going the Distance

Hi friends and Happy Tuesday!  I'm enjoying being on "vacation time" and soaking up the sun.  I'm continuing on today with the Summer Vacation Series with my first guest blogger and I know you'll all love her.

Jenn was one of my first blogger friends (and guest posted here during our last vacation) and I've loved getting to know her.  She got married just a few months before me and always has the best recipes and just started a fabulous new linkup.  To find more about her, make sure to pop over to her blog.

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Hi friends! In case we haven't met yet, I'm Jenn, and I blog over at Going the Distance!

Christina asked me to guest post for her while she and Derek are away on their anniversary trip to California (luckies!) and of course I said yes! 

Since she's off on a vacation with her love, she posed some questions for myself and the other guest posters to answer--so here are mine:

Best Vacation? 

This is a hard one--we've had a lot of really great vacations together. My top two would be our honeymoon to Antigua (you can read recaps here and here). It was so romantic, the island was beautiful, and it was just some really great post-wedding time together.

My other favorite has to be when we went to Mexico with MG's sisters and brothers-in-law for our one brother-in-law's 40th birthday, without any kids. We rarely get to hang out with them without kids, and it was the first trip they'd all taken together, just adults. We had an absolute blast and we still bring up stories and memories from that long weekend.

We had so much fun we planned to do this for every 40th birthday one of us celebrated. I love this tradition :)

Dream Vacation Location?

Maldives, Bora Bora/Tahiti--any of those, hands down. I wouldn't want to spend all of the time to get there, but everything about those places is gorgeous. I hope we make it to at least one of them one day!

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Favorite Vacation Activity?

I love laying on the beach and reading. I ripped through 4 books on our last vacation because I was so relaxed. I also love to go on excursions when we are somewhere, just so we can see the place we're visiting and do something other than just sitting on the beach.

And, of course, a drink in your hand....:)

Packing Must Haves?

Other than the usual with clothes for every occasion, makeup, etc I always make sure to bring my Kindle with me and if I have some magazines I haven't gotten to yet, I bring those too. And snacks. Because....snacks! :)
I also try and pack a good supply of sunscreen (and aloe, just in case!)

Why where you live would be a good place for a staycation/vacation?

There are SO MANY fun things to do in and around DC. Museums, landmarks, memorials, cruises along the water front....I wrote a post a bit ago about things to do in Northern VA, too (check it out here), including wineries and Old Town. We also have the National Harbor which is on the border of Maryland and VA with lots of fun restaurants, a ferris wheel and a casino being built. I'd definitely recommend this area for a nice long weekend getaway!

Carry on OR check your bags? 

I try to carry on whenever possible to avoid those pesky checked bag fees (altho Frontier apparently charges more for carry-on than checked bags which is weird to me...)

International OR domestic?

Either one--both mean that I'm going on a trip somewhere!

Sightsee OR beach lounge? 

Both! Especially if we are somewhere for longer than a couple of days, I want to sightsee. Otherwise, I'm pretty ok with beach lounging too :)

Over packing – Yes OR No? 

Almost always YES, especially for longer trips. I like to have options :)

Plus, if I'm going somewhere warm when it's been cold out, it's harder to pick out the warm-weather clothes since I haven't worn them in several months when I'm packing.

Your bag gets lost – what are the first three things you wish you put in the carry on?

This happened to us on our honeymoon and I was very thankful to have had a change of clothes and my toiletries (due to an overnight layover). I didn't have a swimsuit with me (which we ended up buying). I'd say those are my big ones. 

This was such a fun post to do! Thanks, Christina, for having me! I can't wait to read what your other guest posters' answers are. I hope you have a great vacation!

I hope to see you guys stop by my little space on the interwebs, too! :)






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