This is a sponsored post with A Girls Guide to Cars in collaboration with the BMW Performance Center West. All opinions are my own. #drive2learn Fast cars High speeds Squealing tires Burning rubber Yes, I experienced it all at the BMW Performance Center West. It was an amazing, once in a lifetime experience (though I really […]
17 Tips For Staying Cool When Traveling in the Heat
Adding more travel to my life is a goal of mine right now. Some destinations are warmer than I would prefer but I don’t want that to stop me from getting out an seeing the sites and enjoying my time. Summer vacation is the easiest time of the year to travel but many destinations are […]
My Travel Bucket List – Have You Written Yours?
After writing my post about travel planning and why everyone should have a bucket list, I decided I needed to update mine. I have been to a few amazing places that should be on everyone’s bucket list. It felt really good to write down all the bucket list places I have visited. Some days I feel […]
Why YOU Should Have a Travel Bucket List
In honor of National Plan for a Vacation Day (January 30th), I wanted to write about why YOU should have a travel bucket list. Travel More. How many of you have travel more on your New Years resolutions or goals? I’m a big fan of writing buckets lists. Summer Bucket List Every year we write […]
San Diego Road Trip, Here We Come!
My favorite road trip destination is San Diego – and if you’re a regular reader of Sweet Shoppe Mom, you already know that. From Phoenix, it’s an easy 5-6 hour drive. I went to college in San Diego (University of CA – San Diego). I lived in San Diego for another 10 years after college […]
LEGOLAND California – Ticket Giveaway
Living in Arizona, one of our favorite weekend road trip destinations is San Diego. Ocean breezes, cooler temps and awesome attractions including LEGOLAND California. Have you heard about their new promotion? Such an awesome deal Hurry and get your pass today Pay for a Day Play All Year What does this mean? Buy a LEGOLAND […]
San Diego Zoo Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Nighttime Zoo
(photo courtesy of the San Diego Zoo) The San Diego Zoo is celebrating 100 years Centennial Celebration all year long Centennial Nighttime Zoo all summer Our favorite road trip destination is San Diego. From Phoenix, it’s about a 5-hour drive – easy enough for a weekend trip. Perfect when the temperatures are hitting over […]
San Diego road trip! My favorite Smartphone Apps for Road Trips
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Walmart Family Mobile. All opinions are mine alone. #Tips4Trips #CollectiveBias Dreaming of the cool ocean breezes of the San Diego coast. Its supposed to hit 110 degrees this week here in Arizona. Road trip!! Even though the summers here are HOT there are lots of […]
Let’s Go Camping! Pre-trip Checklist
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions Are mine alone. #FuelTheLove #CollectiveBias Summer’s here, kids are on vacation which means its time to hit the road to explore the outdoors! Arizona offers so many amazing camping destinations. Many of them are in the mountains which also means cooler […]
Sea World San Diego’s Water Park: Aquatica
San Diego, CA is one of our favorite destinations for a short road trip from Phoenix. This past Labor Day weekend we decided to fit in one more trip to San Diego while it was still beach weather (and to escape our 100+ degree weather at home). Besides lots of time at the beach we […]