I’ve been woefully behind on writing about our 50 in 5 travels, which isn’t necessarily a problem. However, COVID-19 has made the world a different place now. I want to note that I’m going to talk about these experiences as…
Our master bathroom upgrade
I haven’t put much thought into writing posts about our home improvement projects before, but I’ve noticed that when I share snippets of them on Instagram I tend to get questions and comments. We recently finished our master bathroom upgrade,…
50 in 5: Year One Review
In our first year of 50 in 5, May 2017 to May 2018, we visited seven states. The farthest we traveled was to Hawaii, and we also explored close to home in two of our neighboring states. Brandon and I…
Easter weekend in Charleston
When we decided to do 50 in 5, an unwritten rule was that for every state we had visited before, we had to choose a new city. We’d been to Charleston on a few occasions already, but I couldn’t resist…
Snorkeling in Hawaii (and other random things)
It has been 27 months and one day since we flew to Hawaii for vacation. It has been 18 months and 10 days since my last Hawaii blog post. Maybe it’s finally time to wrap up my recap of our…
Is this thing on?
Hi. Is this thing on? A few years ago, I excitedly launched a blog called The Dogwood State. I had big dreams for my small space on the internet, but was anxious that I wouldn’t have the time, energy, or…
