It's Time to Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

Happy Friday! 

We just made it back from our epic road trip.  Overall the experience was great. We visited a lot of places we had not seen before.  There were a few things that we were not able to see, and will hopefully see on another trip.  There are a few things we would change on a future trip. We would not go with such a big group.  Because we were varying ages and mobility, some in our group were not able to do a lot of walking and hiking, so they were not able to see as much as the rest of us.  

We stayed in a wonderful AirBNB outside of Cody, Wyoming that was not too far from Yellowstone for several days. It is so beautiful there. An added bonus is we had sweet horses close by that I got to visit every morning.  We also saw wildlife such as deer and bunnies in the yard.

We spent a few days in Yellowstone over last weekend. The place is so big, and there is just some many different things to see. It took several days to go through, and we were not able to see everything.  We saw this very powerful waterfall.... 

and also saw this very calm river that was reflecting the clouds on the same day. 

Our favorite things to see were the animals.  We saw quite a few different types of the animals, especially the buffalo aka "furry cows."  Many walked right on the road next to the cars. We stayed safely inside our car.  The only big animal that we did not see were the moose.  

I don't remember which entrance this was at, but this sign is near the Roosevelt Arch.  On our last day in the park we left through the Tetons and Grand Teton National Park. 

Going through the Tetons the terrain changed again, and we saw more of the Rocky Mountains, and more wildlife. 

We stopped by Jackson Hole, Wyoming and had lunch at the famous Cowboy Bar. If you go in to have a drink, the seats at the bar are actual saddles. Jackson Hole is a beautiful place to visit.  

 

When we it was time to start heading home, we stayed the night in Cheyenne, Wyoming. While there we went to Union Pacific museum, and saw one of the Big Boy trains. D is a big train fanatic, and has seen almost all of the Big Boys. I think he only has two left to see. Around Cheyenne they had giant decorative cowboy boots on display.  This one was one of my favorites. 

On this trip we went through 10 different states (including Ohio). We also went to several national parks, state parks and museums. We learned a lot about our history, and saw so much beautiful scenery. The flat Midwest terrain is so boring compared to the states in the northwest part of the country.  While I will probably always live in the Midwest, I definitely want to travel out west again. 

While on vacation, I saw several commercials for the new Minions opening up on July 1st.  I remembered I have several Minion party posts from a few years ago that might be good to share again for those planning on seeing the movie, or planning a Minion party. 

How to make Despicable Me Minions

Minion Party Bags

Despicable Me Party Favors

Despicable Me Party Food and Games

Well it is looking to be time to get the party started. We are still trying to recover from traveling over 5100 miles, and adjusting back to normal routines. It will be back to work on Monday.

Link up and HAVE FUN! 

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Checking In for the Dare to Share Party!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It's Time to Dare to Share! 

I'm posting a little later than normal, because I am still out west, and I forgot that I am currently on mountain time.  This trip so far has been amazing. I am in awe with how beautiful the northern part of the United States is. 

So far we have been through several states, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.  We are currently in Cody, Wyoming outside of Yellowstone.  The picture above is from the Badlands in South Dakota. 

 

This giant Smoky the Bear was made by a chain saw artist in Hulett, Wyoming. 

You might recognize this from the Close Encounters movie. It is Devil's Tower in Wyoming. 

I believe I took this picture while in Montana. There so are many rolling hills and mountains. 

This is the beautiful view from our BNB out side of Cody, Wyoming.  

I took this picture today of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone. 

I have literally taken hundreds of photos this past week, and I plan on sharing more soon.  

It's time to get this party started. I got the link to work! 

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It's Party Time! Let's Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means.. 

It is time to Dare to Share! 

We had a good time at the dance last weekend. While I mentioned we had a lot of plans last weekend, things do not always go as planned.  In the middle of the night, I woke not feeling well. It turns out I ate something that did not agree with me at all while at the dance. I was pretty sick, and it completely messed up our plans to see the Big Boy on Saturday. I took me several hours until I felt well enough to make the drive home.  I pretty much slept all the way home from Michigan and then went straight to bed once we did get home.  Thankfully though it was short lived, I felt well enough to go to the Strawberry Festival on Sunday. 

Usually we spent several hours walking around the festival looking at all the vendors and enjoying strawberry treats. We did not stay real long at the festival this year because it was extremely hot and humid. It was so warm we all felt pretty miserable.  We did get our usually strawberry shortcake from the Senior Center, and a strawberry smoothie from a local girl scout troop and then we went home to cool off. 

At work this week, I was asked to work full time to fill in for the baby teacher. She is officially on maternity leave. I love the babies, but I was extremely tired. The babies are very busy, and I had trouble sleeping every night.  My coworker was in the hospital this afternoon. (Thursday) She was dilated to 5 cms, so most likely the baby is here as I post this post.  She should definitely have had her baby by the time you read this post..

I am doing something for this party that I do not usually do.  I wrote this post ahead of time, and scheduled it for Friday night. We will be traveling all weekend for the first part of our epic road trip. I am not sure if I will have access to internet to post the party on Friday night.  I will have my computer with me, and I hope to check in from time to time.  

I will be posting reels and photos on both Instagram and TIK TOK if you want to follow our trip.  We have several really cool locations that we plan on visiting. 

There are two new Etsy listings I made for this summer's special festivities. I added a new America 250 Birthday Treasure Hunt

and a Road Trip Scavenger Hunt that I plan on playing during those long hours driving across America.   

Well it is getting late, and we have a very early morning tomorrow so I am going to get this party posted.  Link up and HAVE FUN! 

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Let's Dare to Share!

It's Friday night, and you know what that means...

it's time to Dare to Share! 

It's dance weekend in Michigan. This week and next have been extremely busy in a good way.  

We had another beautiful weekend last weekend, so we took another hike at a metropark, this time with the grand baby..  If you see these snack containers at the Dollar Tree, I highly recommend them. They come in a two pack for only $1.50 and hold a lot of snacks. 

On Wednesday we went to trivia, and we came close to winning a few of the rounds.  Thursday night, I helped my friend who has a home bakery make treats for a wedding. Tonight I saw my friends at the dance which was a lot of fun.  This weekend is a busy one as well, with a local festival, and seeing the Union Pacific 4014 going through Ohio for the first time. 

My co-worker still has not had her baby, but today was most like her last day for awhile as she has been having some contractions. I have been her back up in the baby room on a more frequent  basis. I have been amazed with how much she has been able to do the last few weeks. I know my entire last month of my pregnancies I had a difficult time because I was so tired. 

I mentioned a few Dare to Share parties ago, that we had a big trip planned this summer.  Well that time is almost here.  We plan on heading west for a trip of a lifetime.  I plan on taking a lot of pictures and sharing them here. I will still be posting the Dare to Share party, but next week it will have to be scheduled ahead of time.  Have you have taken a vacation that you planned almost a year in advance.  Where did you end up going?  Let me know in the comments. 

Well it's late, and we have a busy day tomorrow, so let's get this party started.   Link up and HAVE FUN! 

 

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