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Mini Vacation 2020 - Philadelphia

I genuinely cannot remember the last time that Jenn and I went away for a weekend. It’s just never been our style. We have always preferred to do the big 2-3 week trips. But now that we’ve lived in New York for a little under two-years it felt almost criminal not to explore outside the confines of the island. So this past weekend we left our 700 sq ft apartment and went out in search of our first mini getaway to Philadelphia.

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Mini Family Vacation - Grand Canyon 2017

Last year most of my siblings (outside of Ally) took a weekend trip to Catalina. It was such a hit that we decided to up the ante and go on a road trip over Memorial Day weekend. The genesis actually began as a gift for Jake (my younger brother) for his 26th birthday. One by one we all decided to tag along before there were six of us piled into a mini-van bright and early on Friday, May 26th. 

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Mini Vacation - Chicago 2017

Jenn doesn't travel often for work, but when she does I try to tag along. We've been fortunate enough to go to some pretty incredible places like Seattle and Washington DC with these work trips. This year Jenn started a new job and sure enough a couple of months in and she was asked to go to a conference in Chicago a city we've never been to. We decided to take advantage of the opportunity and fly out a few days early and see what Chicago has to offer. 

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Recap of Our Night at Hotel Irvine

Last year while our house was up for sale (the second time) Jenn and I made reservations at Hotel Irvine to get away from the house while there were open houses and to get some good nights of sleep. The first night at Hotel Irvine was perfect, we had a great time and a great nights sleep. The second night was terrible, there were weddings and parties happening throughout the hotel. We complained and received a voucher for a free night at their hotel along with a gift certificate to their restaurant for dinner and breakfast. 

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Recapping a Szerlip Weekend in Catalina

Jenn and I have been on the movie in 2016. Jenn and I have traveled to Sonoma and Seattle together and Jenn just got back from Atlanta only two weeks ago. But that didn't stop us joining my brother, his friend Makenna, and my sister and her boyfriend Ryan from having an incredible weekend getaway on Catalina Island. 

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A Mini Vacation - Seattle 2016

Didn’t I just write about a mini-vacation? Oh that’s right I did. It was only last weekend that Jenn and I flew up to Napa Valley. A couple days later Jenn got word she would be going up to Seattle for work and so we decided to add a couple of days for us to enjoy the city. We already had tickets to see If/Then at Segerstrom on Friday night so we decided to fly up first thing Saturday morning.

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