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August 31, 2015
Style, Travel

Let’s Take a Road Trip

LOCATION: Colorado Springs, CO —> DESTINATION: Santa Fe, NM

 

DETAILS: Go Outside Tee || Leather Backpack || Cut-toff Shorts || Leather Bracelet || Tribal Sandals (old, similar) || Floral Duffle Bag || Rocksbox Jewelry (use code: oakandoatsxoxo to get one month for FREE!)

It feels like forever that the eight of us girls in our Bible Study have wanted to plan a Girl’s Weekend. We finally just did that this spring and set some plans in stone! With months in advance, we were able to ask off of work and get baby sitters (and wonderful husbands!) in place. Picking the place to go was the harder part – we wanted something fun, warm, relaxing, cultural, and affordable. We scratched off any place that needed flights (and saved them for a year where we can save, save, save our money for it!) and started looking to the south to chase the warm weather and pool days! Santa Fe came up in conversation and with some googling we realized just how perfect it would be for us. YAY!
So we took a road trip and headed 4.5 hours south to the Land of Enchantment to stay at the Lodge at Santa Fe for three nights. When packing for a road trip you have to think of space (we had four people in each car) and also comfortably. I love to look cute when I travel but I need to be comfortable! Ain’t nobody have time for tight, scratchy, terrible clothing when you are stuck in the car for hours, and hours! I love jean shorts & a tee shirt – perfect for gas station stops, hotel check-in, and dancing to Fight Song/ screaming it out the window with your girls in the car!
I also grabbed all the essentials – snacks, sunglasses, several outfits (some more fancy), extra swimsuits just in case, and my camera! That camera came home with 1000 photos for me to edit and sift through. Be ready for some photo dumping via my Instagram and this blog as the week goes on! I’m already re-living our trip through the pictures!

Have you been on a road trip this summer? What are some of your favorite bags to pack and go-to outfits to wear? Where did you or do you want to road trip to?

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  1. Stacia says

    August 31, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    I love the color of your t-shirt on you! Comfort is an absolute must for me on road trips!

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      August 31, 2015 at 11:56 pm

      Thanks! I wear it all the time too because the fabric is magical! hahah

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      • Stacia says

        September 2, 2015 at 4:12 pm

        Shirts with magical fabric are the best! 🙂

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  2. jessica church says

    August 31, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    Just went on a camping trip this weekend and made my first video! it was our sign off to summer, kinda sad about it. My favorite thing to wear on trips are comfy dresses, everyone looks at me funny, but I swear its the comfiest choice.

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      August 31, 2015 at 11:57 pm

      Oh man! That is so wonderful! I love that you made a video! You go girl!

      Reply
  3. gradybird says

    August 31, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    How appropriate – my fiance and I will be going on a road trip HONEYMOON next week! 🙂 I swear I’m attracting posts about road trips these days 😛

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      August 31, 2015 at 11:56 pm

      Oh man!!!! I am so excited for you girl! You are going to have so much fun!!!!!!!!!!! What wonderful days are ahead!

      Reply
  4. Ashlee @ Sparkles by Ashlee says

    August 31, 2015 at 11:12 pm

    Awesome pictures! Wow – sounds like fun! Can’t wait to see more!

    Ashlee Mae | http://sparklesbyashlee.com | faith, funny, & fulfilling dreams

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      August 31, 2015 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks so much! IT was a blast!

      Reply
  5. Julie Hood says

    August 31, 2015 at 11:13 pm

    that sounds like such a fun girls trip!! and i love the travel tips 🙂

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      August 31, 2015 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks so much!!! It was such a wonderful trip and I can’t believe we are already home!

      Reply
  6. Amanda says

    September 1, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    That shirt is adorable! I’m all about road trips. I tend to pack lots of yoga pants! And I must have books and great music, too!

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      September 1, 2015 at 7:14 pm

      Yes! Great music is so key! I get super car sick if I try to read though 🙁

      Reply
  7. Samantha@Elah Tree says

    September 2, 2015 at 3:21 pm

    Oh man! I love that Go Outside tee! I think my brain just switched in to birthday shopping mode, ha! Even though my birthday isn’t for a few months, haha!

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    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      September 2, 2015 at 6:08 pm

      I know! I am so obsessed with it and it is the softest shirt in the world Sam!!!!

      Reply
  8. Amy says

    September 15, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    man i love a good road trip!
    and uh that shirt = need!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Mayberry says

      September 15, 2015 at 4:22 pm

      It may be the most comfy in all the lands!

      Reply

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