Tag: travel diaries

The Joliet Rocket

All aboard! My boyfriend loves trains, and this past weekend he had the opportunity to be one of the EMT’s aboard the 765 Steam Engine Locomotive – The Joliet Rocket, and was nice enough to invite me on the adventure. The Joliet Rocket would… Continue Reading “The Joliet Rocket”

Restaurant Review: MyGrain Brewing

  My boyfriend and I have been on plenty of mini adventures, however this weekend was our first real getaway. On Friday we left Michigan and headed to Joliet, Illinois to ride a steam engine train on Saturday – but more about that Thursday.… Continue Reading “Restaurant Review: MyGrain Brewing”

2018 Hyundai Elantra Limited

*I received the Hyundai Elantra Limited  for seven days to test drive, all thoughts and opinions are my own. It has been an AWFUL winter here in Michigan. Freezing temperatures, ridiculous amounts of snow, and hardly any sunny days. So what do you do… Continue Reading “2018 Hyundai Elantra Limited”

Harsens Island – Winter Edition

There’s no better way to spend a Saturday then hopping on the car ferry and heading across the lake to Harsens Island. This trip presented two firsts for me. One I have never been on a car ferry and two I have never been… Continue Reading “Harsens Island – Winter Edition”

Winter Adventure

Recently, we went on a little mini road trip/adventure – in the frigid -20 with windchill weather, but let me tell you it was ridiculously fun. To start the day I was kind of feeling blah, and discouraged about a lot of things, after… Continue Reading “Winter Adventure”