Yellowstone Vacation, part 4: the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
On our second full day in Yellowstone National Park, we picked up where we left off the previous day, and sought to check out the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Originally, our plan had been to hike the entire South Rim and North Rim, from Artist’s Point all the way back to our Lodge, which […]
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Yellowstone Vacation, part 3: Lodges, and Geysers, and Bears, oh my!
Picking up where I left off on my last blog, we began the Yellowstone National Park portion of our recent trip having driven through the South Entrance from Grand Teton National Park, after having spent several days in the Jackson Hole area. Since we were staying way up in the Northwest quadrant of the park […]
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Yellowstone Vacation, part 2: Jackson, WY and Grand Teton National Park
After driving up from Salt Lake City, as I described in my last blog, it was time to explore the lovely little town of Jackson, Wyoming and its next-door neighbor: Grand Teton National Park. We decided to stay at a bed & breakfast for this part of our stay, and what a great decision that […]
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Trip Review: Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks, part 1- getting to Wyoming
Just yesterday, we returned from this year’s “big” vacation, an 8-day trip to Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. A vacation so out-of-the-norm for me, that I knew I needed to get started on the blog recaps right away, so that I wouldn’t forget a thing. 🙂 I’ll be splitting this review into […]
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Five Tips for Surviving a Business Conference in Las Vegas
Once again, I find myself in Las Vegas, Sin City itself…but for work. And I’m not sinning at all really but rather getting up at the crack of dawn to attend a seemingly neverending stream of keynotes and breakout sessions, marinated in a flowing stream of free alcohol and swag items. (Soooooo many fidget spinners […]
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Trip Review: Weekend Getaway to San Juan Capistrano, California
Love is in the air, apparently, as we have back-to-back weddings to attend over the next two weeks, as well as celebrating our own 5th wedding anniversary this weekend. The first wedding took us to the always beautiful San Juan Capistrano, California, for a weekend getaway on the Pacific Coast. San Juan Capistrano is about […]
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When a Lower Interest Rate Isn’t Always a Better Deal
If you’ve noticed I’ve been a little quiet around Mrs. Millennial lately, there’s a good reason for that. We’ve been caught up in the process of buying a second home/vacation home in Houston, where a good chunk of my family lives and where we regularly visit for concerts, museum openings, foodie events and more. (Wait! […]
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Three Tasty Make Ahead Salads for the Work Week
I think we all struggle with that age old question of what to eat for lunch each day while we’re in the office. While it can be great to get out of the workplace mid-day, bringing your lunch is healthy, efficient, and economical. And, with make ahead salads like the ones below, it can even […]
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Three tips that saved me $150 off our most recent car rental
Because we’re so active in the points and miles game, it’s rare these days for us to pay out of pocket for our flights or hotels when we travel. However, this also means one of our biggest travel expenses is for car rental and ground transportation. And while I haven’t yet found a way to […]
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Our DIY Home Office Remodel Revealed!
If you’ve been following Mrs. Millennial on Facebook, then you know that for the past couple months, we’ve been working on a full DIY home office remodel — specifically, turning an extra bedroom into a useful, multi-functional office space. This was a huge project, including: Scraping old popcorn ceilings Re-texturing the ceiling Painting the ceiling […]
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