Tonight is Travelin’ Thursday. It’s exciting for me this week because by the next Traveling Thursday I’ll be happily, well… traveling!

Thinking about my upcoming vacation, I was thinking about how often I travel, versus how often I would like to travel. I think the majority of us would like to do more traveling than our schedules, wallets, or other obligations would allow. Another factor that can change frequency and type of travel is the stage of life you are in. When I was growing up we went on 1-2 trips a year. Sometimes road trips, sometimes by air, and occasionally international. In college, I spent a few years traveling much more frequently, and since then I have slowed down a bit again.

Another factor for my particular family is that we have a family cabin on a lake in Minnesota, so most of my summer “vacation” is spent there rather than further afield. In 2011 I took 3 more substantial trips, a few day trips in MN, and several trips to our cabin.

And now, onto the Sugarbowl! Yesterday we had York Peppermint Patties taking on Nestle’s Crunch bars. Unlike their mini counterparts Junior Mints, York Peppermint Patties lost to the Crunch bar. Fortunately for me, SOMETHING minty still prevails…

Tonight, it’s WILD CARD time… remember that special holiday edition of the sugarbowl? Well, now those two holiday candies will compete for a chance to move on.

Candy Corn vs. Jelly Beans

Vote for your favorite wild card candy! How often are you able to travel? Is it as often as you would like to travel if money were no object?

Meri