We all have that one place we've visited that we just can't seem to get enough of - for the Smiths that one place would be the Outer Banks, NC. We {sort of} randomly chose this spot in 2007 when looking for a beach vacation. We had done Myrtle Beach a couple of times and it just wasn't the "beachy" feel we were going for. I recalled someone once mentioning to me that their family vacationed in OBX & loved it so we figured "what the heck." If you know me at all, you know tha

It's vacation week for the Smiths! One of our very favorite weeks of the year - and I realize you're probably thinking a multitude of things right now {because I have heard it all}... You're taking your kids out of school? You're taking vacation in October? Who takes their kids out of school a month into the school year? And welp… the answer is YES and WE DO! And we don't feel all that bad {ok, not bad at all} about it. It started in 2007 when our kiddies were just itty bitt

The way the Smiths vacation plan changed in 2014 when Ben and I took an anniversary trip to Savannah, GA. We were walking along minding our own business when we were asked to attend an hour long info session for Bluegreen Vacations. There was no purchase necessary - and for our time, a gift card and free tickets to tourist attractions in the city. Sure, why not. The next morning we showed up and that hour turned into three. We took a tour of the timeshare in Savannah. It was

Oh my gosh... where do I even begin? We decided way back in 2005 after our second child came along that the idea of a "family vacation" was very important to us. However, my husband owns a landscape business and does snow removal in the winter which provided a little challenge in planning vacation. We finally decided that October was perfect for us OR perfect until our kids got into junior high and high school. Generally we would travel from weekend to weekend the week befo