Disney’s Dining Plan is a fun way to experience Walt Disney World. I’ve done it twice during a free promotion. For those not aware, Disney typically offers 3 types of Dining Plans. There is a quick service, a standard, and a deluxe dining plan. For the purposes of this discussion, I’ll mention the most common: […]
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If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love me some Disney. Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise. It’s all amazing in my book. Last year I headed to Walt Disney World with Thing 3 and a couple of friends. As I knew I would be back on business in a couple of months,
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Who doesn’t love fall? From the crisp air to the changing leaves, fall is a favorite. Here in Central Texas, early November brings days with temperatures in the mid-seventies. The blazing months of 90 and 100-degree days are gone for the time being. With that, our family finds ourselves looking for ways to enjoy the
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This summer, Things 1, 4 and I visited Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Much like the Disney trip (to see more on that, go here http://www.mjmakesmemories.com/top-10-tips-for-traveling-to-walt-disney-world-during-a-pandemic/), low crowds and low prices were driving decision-makers. My purpose in creating this post is to help you know what to expect when traveling to Universal Studios in Orlando
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2020 has brought changes worldwide thanks to COVID-19. Our small neck of the woods was no exception. The kids went on Spring Break in mid-March and never returned. My husband’s office shut down and he took over a piece of our attic to make zoom calls in relative peace. Our college son who was home
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So, I don’t know about you, but I love free money! Do you use apps or websites to earn cashback on your purchases? If so, what happens to that money? Mine used to just get absorbed into my bank account, easy come, easy go. This is no longer the case! Now I use
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Did you get restless this summer? COVID made travel kind of a sad situation, didn’t it? Like most of you, we had plans. When plan A fell apart, we enlisted plan B. Then plan C. We went through summer plans along with the stages of grief. By the time plan C fell apart, we mostly
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Last October, my husband and I utilized our Southwest Companion and points to travel to Oahu for a week. It was our first time traveling to Hawaii and it will not be our last! We intended to take our 4 children this past spring, but #COVID. Someday my friends. Someday. Any way you slice it,
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A couple of years ago our friends the Sheens invited us to tube the Comal River with them. This honestly is something we had been dying to do for years, but didn’t know where to park, where to obtain tubes and where to get out. In a nutshell, every logistic was foreign to us. First,
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My family has stayed for free in hotels for years in cities all over the country. These include, but are not limited to, places like Honolulu, Orlando, Denver, Colorado Springs, Portland, Anaheim, New York City, Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Dallas, just to name a few. How has this been possible? Through one of my most favorite
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