Growing up with moms who loved gardening, my friend Carrie and I were destined to become plant ladies; and plant ladies we’ve become! I mean, we fangirl over plants. So we certainly saw taking a trip out to Florida Cactus as a worthy cause to brave the heat and (worse yet) humidity of summer.

One of the reasons I started this blog was so I could share what costs are actually involved with travel. Over the years I’ve followed many blogs, some being travel blogs. I have always loved reading their amazing posts about adventurous and breathtaking trips. However, its kind of rare to find a post that actually outlines how much the trip cost, which usually lead me to believe I would never be able to afford it.

Isn’t sometimes being an adult hard? It would be so nice if adults could have a real break in the year. It could be like summer, except instead of a break from school, it’s a break from all responsibilities, obligations, and bills. I could use one of those right now. 🙂

Hiking the Grand Canyon from rim to rim has been a dream of Lori’s and mine for a while now. Trips like that take a lot of planning and preparing, but you just have to go for them. It was such an incredible hike; filled with memories I won’t soon forget.

Chop chop! Do you ever get that feeling where you just need to cut off all your hair? I certainly do, and I acted on it! There’s something about a haircut that feels like a fresh start; and I love fresh starts.