August 12, 2024 Our epic summer adventure at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Summer and amusement parks go together like peanut butter and jelly. We’re blessed with two epic amusement parks in Ohio, so we don’t have…
June 3, 2024 I’m a saltwater girl in a freshwater world I like swimming in lakes, but I haven’t always. I used to think lakes were creepy, leech-filled and dirty compared to the big, beautiful…
October 7, 2023 Love it or hate it: The Ohio Rennaissance Festival This past weekend, we visited the Ohio Renn Fest for the first time in many years. This big, festive and chaotic event is like…
August 16, 2023 Tubing on Alum Creek Lake is a blast! Can you even say you had a good summer if you didn’t get dragged around Alum Creek Lake on a rubber tube? We hadn’t…
July 24, 2023 Kings Island vs Cedar Point: which is better? It’s time for an Ohio amusement park showdown. When choosing a day at an Ohio theme park, do you head north and visit Cedar…
November 7, 2022 The Water Lantern Festival still wowed in its new location We loved the Water Lantern Festival in its original, downtown Columbus riverfront location. The sight of thousands of glowing water lanterns floating down the…
July 3, 2022 5 things to love about summer camps Z is having one of her most relaxed and easy-going summers on record. It makes me so happy to see her enjoying herself! Summers…
August 8, 2021 Are night markets the next big thing? Have you heard all the buzz about night markets in our area? I just started hearing about them this year. For me, the name…
June 24, 2021 Red, white, blue… and free! Win tickets to Lights of Liberty Did you visit the awesome Lights of Liberty drive-through light show in Westerville last year to celebrate Independence Day? We did, and it was…
June 9, 2021 How to go kayaking on Alum Creek lake for fun and relaxation The kiddo and I discovered recently that we love kayaking. We’ve kayaked before, but it was on the ocean with humpback whales all around…
