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Have a Holly Dolly Christmas

November 25, 2022January 8, 2023
Alissa Hartman
Milwaukee

It’s been another fun, exciting, exhausting, and wonderful year for the Hartmans. This November marked one year as official Milwaukeeans in our new house and city. It didn’t take us long to fall in love with our neighborhood as we

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Happy Holidays from the Hartmans

November 24, 2021August 11, 2022
Alissa Hartman
Milwaukee

Happy Holidays to our friends and family! We’ve made a lot of big changes this year and it’s been quite an adventure for us. After nearly a decade of life as Chicagoans, we made the decision to sell our condo

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Happy Holidays 2024

December 8, 2024December 13, 2024
Alissa Hartman
Uncategorized

Happy Holidays, or as Taylor so aptly puts it, tis the damn season. We’ve had another full year of adventures, so grab a mug of something warm and join us as we recap 2024. We kicked off the year with

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Merry Christmas from the Hartmans

November 27, 2023December 5, 2023
Alissa Hartman
Uncategorized

Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Hartman family! It’s been quite the whirlwind year for us, and we can’t wait to share the adventures, mishaps, and everything in between that made it so memorable. Our year started with a

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Ben and Sam come to visit!

August 21, 2021August 11, 2022
Don Hartman
Tennessee, Travel

After keeping only each other company for the last few months, we were so excited to share part of our summer adventure with our friends Ben and Sam who met us in Tennessee for a few days! On Saturday, we

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The peaceful side of the Smokies

August 18, 2021August 11, 2022
Alissa Hartman
Tennessee, Travel

Onto our next stop in Townsend, Tennessee where we are looking forward to being two of the town’s 496 residents! Our Airbnb is located in a gated community on a golf course, tucked away in the woods on the border

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Hiking adventures in Shenandoah

August 18, 2021August 11, 2022
Alissa Hartman
Travel, Virginia

We took advantage of our proximity to Shenandoah National Park and here are our two favorite hikes in Virginia! The first of our favorites was a 5.5 mile hike to St. Mary’s falls. Don had to get me on board

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More of Staunton

August 14, 2021August 11, 2022
Alissa Hartman
Travel, Virginia

We chose Staunton as a destination because of its proximity to Shenandoah National park (and our limited availability of pet-friendly Airbnbs) but it turns out this town has a lot of character and historic charm. We loved going for walks

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Starting our week off in Staunton, Virginia

August 7, 2021August 11, 2022
Alissa Hartman
Travel, Virginia

After a week of eating and drinking our way through Kentucky, we were excited to head to Virginia to do some hiking and exploring in Shenandoah National Park! Don and I took a week off from work…our first week off

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Frankfort, KY – Home of Buffalo Trace

July 28, 2021August 11, 2022
Alissa Hartman
Kentucky, Travel

Frankfort was a short 2-day stop on en route to Virginia to visit Buffalo Trace distillery and help break up the drive. On Friday, we both had a day of work at the hotel, but walked around town to explore

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