Here we go again! With Whit heading off to college next year, I’m revisiting some of the college prep gifts I put together for John three years ago. This time around, I have the benefit of having a college kid for three years, which means I have a much better idea of what actually gets… Read More
We rounded out Whit’s fall break with a trip to Auburn for Family Weekend! After spending the week at Disney World, we made the drive up from Orlando and scooted into town Friday evening, just in time to meet John, some of his friends and a few of their parents for dinner. It felt SO… Read More
It’s time for Whit’s second installment of 12 Gifts on the 27th, and just like I did with John three years ago, September is all about laundry. The difference this time around is that I now have two full years of experience sending a boy off to college. When I put John’s laundry gift together… Read More
Well, here we go again! Three years ago, a sweet blog reader and client shared one of the best senior-year ideas with me. When her son was a senior, she gave him a gift on the date of his graduation year each month. Each gift was something he would eventually need for college, so over… Read More
If you follow Dixie Travels on Instagram, you know we spent the last part of July exploring Spain. It was the most wonderful trip, but let me tell you… next time I’ll plan a vacation a little earlier in the summer. We arrived home to senior year kicking off for Whit, twelve days’ worth of… Read More
Last spring, we wrapped up our college visits with a stop at Georgia Tech, Honey’s and my alma mater. We’ve been on campus countless times over the past thirty years, but if I’m being honest, most of those visits revolved around the baseball field, football games or the fraternity house. It was fun to finally… Read More
I recently shared how we helped John meal prep for the first few weeks of his summer internship. Well, now that summer fraternity rush has settled down a bit, he was home for a quick 24-hour stint last weekend, and before long we were all back in the kitchen prepping meals again. This time, we… Read More