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Are you making plans to travel this spring? Many of us have received graduation invitations and are making plans to honor those who have made it through all their years of studying. I think it is wonderful to acknowledge our graduates. It is not an easy feat to graduate from high school or college.

It is wonderful to get together with family and friends during a time of happiness instead of only seeing each other during times of tragedy. It seems that many of us only see our extended family members at a funeral. I am so glad that our family makes time to vacation together and attend ceremonies honoring all that our kids have worked hard to achieve.

My kids were going through their grandmother’s writing table last weekend. Both of my kids are grown and live on their own so it was funny to see them act like little kids. I could see how rotten they probably were when they stayed at grandmas! LOL Anyway, they found both my husband’s and my graduation announcements in with other keepsakes. They were amazed at how different the styles have changed in 30 years. Well duh!

When hubby and I graduated, we were only allowed to go through the school to order our invitations. I don’t know why it was that way but I am glad it isn’t mandated now. VistaPrint has awesome graduation invitations and they are reasonably priced. I like the casual feel of some of the invitations as well as the traditional styles. You can see in this picture that the invitations can be customized to include the student’s name.

Other customization options are available to allow each customer to make their invitations unique to them. They also have professional designers to help you with your project. VistaPrint makes high quality products that will exceed your expectations. I have been very satisfied with every order placed with them. Give them a try and happy traveling!

Breckenridge, Colorado – The Brekenridge Maze, 710 South Main Street, Brekenridge, Colorado, 80424, USA, Phone: (970) 453 7262
Greg Gallavan loves mazes. He has built them all over the country and even in Spain. Gallavan began developing large outdoor mazes. He opened his first outdoor maze in June 1990 – Amaze’n Breckenridge. This amazing park is where you get lost in 10,000 sq ft of twists and turns that take you over 1 mile of paths. Since then he has built around 30 mazes at family fun centers, ski areas, amusement parks and other locations across the country.

Amaze’n Breckenridge, Colorado’s largest outdoor maze (of almost 10,000 sq. ft.), opened in June 1990; in the summer of 1993, it was relocated to the base of Peak 8 at Breckenridge Ski Resort. The maze is Colorado’s largest outdoor human maze at 10,000 square feet.

Resource: Alpen Glow Magazine Most of all, Gallavan says, mazes are a great activity families and groups can enjoy together. “People enjoy losing themselves. And parents like losing their kids even better.”

My blogging friend, Charla from healthyhomeblog.com has been there! She said;

It’s a maze you walk through. You are given a punch card when you enter that shows the exact time you started. You go through the wooden maze and try to find certain things. You have to hunt for them and when you find each one then I think you get your time card punched to prove you found it. Anyway, as soon as you find all of them, then you have to find your way to the exit where your card is punched again to show how long it took you to complete the maze and find everything. People do it repeatedly to try to beat their time or maybe to race with someone to see who can finish first.

From the NY Times, April 7, 2009 issue
Frommer’s Review

Quite possibly Colorado’s largest human maze, this is Amaze’n Colorado’s original creation. The two-level labyrinth of twists and turns offers prizes to participants who can “beat the clock.” Like the Amaze’n Winter Park, the maze is changed weekly to maintain interest for repeat customers. A free observation deck provides a bird’s-eye view of the maze, as well as the surrounding scenery. Allow 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

This place sounds like so much fun! What do you think? Would you try it?

We all know that when we prepare to travel we need to take time to think about what we plan to wear. It is always fun to plan for a trip. I usually splurge and buy at least one new outfit whenever we get ready to vacation. Luckily for those of us planning a winter trip, Sears is offering 75-80% OFF original prices on fall and winter apparel from now till April 18th.

We had a wonderful time in Colorado last month. I was impressed with all the new styles in winter apparel. There were some goofy hats on the slopes but mostly there were very practical ski ensembles. Sears has a beautiful collection of winter coats for men, women and children. I really like this one.

This color would lend it to being matched with any color of ski pants thus making it a very versatile coat. It has a rib-knit collar and detachable hood. It is machine washable and the price is unbelievable!

It is never too early to start planning your vacation. You can save on lodging, transportation and now with Sears huge clearance sale, you can save on new clothing for your trip. Check out Sears’s sale prices and start planning.