Stories of Our Boys Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2023

Archaeology, big family life

If you follow both of my websites, you know that I did a top ten list for Gettingmyacttogether.com last week. I would never just shun my original website by not giving it a “Top 10 Most Popular” post too. Over the past couple of years, I have tried to take storiesofourboys.com into a more focused direction. Y’all know I started out blogging about parenting four boys, and my oldest son was absolutely not having it. He was right. You can […]

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7 Beachside Vacations in the U.S. for the Budget-Conscious Traveler

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Today we are talking about my favorite place in the world: the beach! We have a guest travel writer here to tell us all about different beach recommendations in the U.S. If the COVID-19 pandemic proved anything, it was the adventurous traveling spirit of the average American. As soon as draconian stay-at-home measures were lifted, people packed their suitcases, bought plane tickets for the entire family, and traveled. We not only go to the many stunning oceanfront properties in the […]

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3 Fun Places to Shop Online

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Favorite Places to Shop Online

Today I want to share with y’all my new favorite online stores. These stores have cute stuff, perfect for your Christmas list. #1. Marley Lilly is the most fun place to shop online. I am not sponsored by Marley Lilly, nor am I an affiliate. This does not make me any money to say this. I just love this place. You can order anything monogrammed from Marley Lilly, and it does not come all the way from China! This stuff […]

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What You Need to Know Before Going to Pompeii

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If you are planning your trip to see the amazing city of Pompeii and the people frozen in time, I have a few helpful tips to share with you. Here is a city, buried by a volcano almost two thousand years ago. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The entire city was covered in pumice and ash from the volcanic eruption, and it laid buried, largely undisturbed until the 17o0s. When people finally dug up the city, they found the […]

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Rome Day 3: The Beautiful Hotel Impero Saves the Day

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our favorite Rome hotel

The morning of our last day in Rome was supposed to be very straight forward. We had tickets to take the speed train right back to the U.S. Navy base in Napoli. We were staying outside of Rome, so we hired a cab to take us to the train station. We had a good breakfast at our Hampton Inn that morning, and a reasonable cab fare. All was going to according to plan. Then our taxi driver started to ask […]

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The Vatican Museum: A Day of Waiting, Making New Friends, & Pizza

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Tour the Vatican Museum

Our second day in Rome dawned on us a little later than we meant for it to. We knew we needed to get downtown early to stand in line for Vatican Museum tickets. You see, we did not plan far enough ahead to obtain tickets in advance. In order to see the famous Sistine Chapel ceiling, you must have Vatican Museum tickets. We were not about to leave Rome without seeing the Sistine Chapel. But did we see Vatican City? […]

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Italy Day One: The Alibus was My Favorite Part.

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Rome Day 1: From Napoli to Roma, the alibus, the speed train, & the Colosseum

Okay, I would like to go all “professional blogger” here and write you an article full of tips on touring Italy. I cannot in good conscience do that. What do I know? I have toured all of one week, and I would rather tell you the stories, just the funny parts and the best photos, of course. We landed in Naples, Italy, at the Naval Support Activity Naples in the early afternoon, I think. It is a teeny-tiny airport. Only […]

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How to Fly Military Space Available (& How it Went for Us in 2023)

military life, stay-at-home mom
How to fly military space available a step by step guide

Today I am going to tell you exactly how to fly military space available, with the most updated information. We have been a military family for over twenty years, but we had always shied away from this method of transportation. For starters, we thought it was only for overseas travel. It turns out that is not true. If you are like us, you may be nervous to try flying space available. “Being flexible” can be scary. As it turns out, […]

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Our Sweltering 7 Days in Italy in a Nutshell

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Trevi Fountain

Why the nutshell? I don’t know. Basically, this is a little overview of my trip, and then you can bet I will type out a whole series about each individual place. It was a sweltering week in Italy. Most places were not air conditioned. And I am going to tell you all about it. Days one and seven were traveling days, so this is very quickly going to look more like five days in Italy, I think. As I mentioned […]

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