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Summer Family Vacation: Road Trip

July 1, 2021 By houseofhargrove@gmail.com

Thanks to Walmart for sponsoring this post and making prepping for family vacation easier. All opinions here are my own.  This post contains affiliate links…if you purchase I may receive a small commission.  Thank you.

I had been counting down the days until our family vacation.  We headed out on a road trip to my happy place and I am so excited to be here!  Last year we discovered the most amazing town ever (more details below).  I am seriously obsessed and we headed back for 10 days this summer!  We are busy relaxing and making lots of memories.  

AVERY: Popsicle Shirt, Vacay Bag, Sandals (purchased in local store) | ME: Navy Top, Heart Sunglasses (purchased in local store ($6.97) | BRADEN: Tee , Shorts, Sandals (purchased in local store)

As most Mom’s know, family vacations are a lot of fun, but they are also a ton of work!  You want to make sure you have ALL.THE.THINGS everyone will need.  I am so grateful to Walmart+ for making this process so much easier.  The town we are staying in is kind of remote.  There are a couple grocery stores in town, but there are not many options.  I wanted to make sure to bring some things with us before we left. 

I have shared my love for Walmart+ before, but yall, it is seriously one of the best things I have discovered in the last year.  It saves me so much time and money.  I use it multiple times a week.  I get free shipping from Walmart.com with no order minimum (excludes freight & marketplace items) & free delivery from my store ($35 minimum, restrictions apply).  

Since we are on vacay 10 days and over Fourth of July I made a list of the things we needed to bring with us.  Portable chairs, Clorox wipes, glow sticks, 4th of July decor, bulk plates, bulk plastic cups, paper towels, trash bags, 4th of July food, etc.  We can buy some basics in town, but there aren’t many options and they don’t have a lot of cute things.  I placed a big order with Walmart+ before we left.  It arrived at my door and I loaded up the car. . . SO EASY!! We have been crazy busy lately, so this saved me so much time. I also got some cute patriotic clothing for our trip.  Last, but not least, I found some adorable patriotic decor items that I had shipped directly to our rental so they will be here in time for the holiday!

Navy Top | Sunglasses Time & Tru purchased at my local Walmart (only $6.97)

Walmart+ helped take the stress out of preparing for a family trip.  Like I said, family trips are fun, but a lot of work and this one was honestly so easy!  I am so thankful for this time away with our family to relax, unwind, and spend lots of quality time together.  We only have 8 summers left with Avery and 12 with Braden before they are off on their own and I want to make sure to soak in that time as much as possible!  I’m grateful for memberships like Walmart+ which allow me to do just that!

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THE 2 BENEFITS I USE THE MOST WITH MY WALMART+ MEMBERSHIP ARE:

  • FREE DELIVERY FROM MY STORE
    • I can get everything I need delivered to my door as soon as same day. 
    • $35 minimum, restrictions apply
    • (click HERE to check availability in your area)
  • WALMART+ FREE SHIPPING, NO ORDER MINIMUM
    • I order from Walmart.com all the time.  As yall know, so much of my home decor is from there.  I can hop on, get what I need, it arrives quickly and there is no order minimum required. 
      • Free next-day & two-day shipping on items from Walmart.com.
      • No order minimum required (previously $35 minimum to qualify for free shipping).
      • Excludes oversized, freight, & Marketplace items.

THERE ARE OTHER WALMART+ BENEFITS AS WELL:

  • MEMBER PRICES ON FUEL
    • Save 5¢ per gallon at Walmart & Murphy fuel stations.  I go to Walmart all the time, so this is a huge money saving benefit!
    • Plus, access member pricing at Sam’s Club fuel centers.
  • MOBILE SCAN & GO
    • Check out with your phone as you shop in-store. It saves time & it’s contact-free. Just scan, pay, & be on your way!
  • RX FOR LESS
    • Get select prescriptions for as little as $0 and save up to 85% on thousands more at Walmart pharmacies (Not available in all states. The program is not insurance and cannot be combined with insurance)
  • WALMART IS OFFERING A FREE 15 DAY TRIAL ON WALMART+ MEMBERSHIPS.  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP.


so where are we staying?:

Carlton Landing

I had read about this town in Oklahoma in a magazine a few years back and it really piqued my interest.  It was super cute and I told Geoff I wanted to check it out sometime.  Honestly, with busy schedules, etc I forgot about it and then a blogger friend of mine went and shared and I got to see how amazing it was in her videos.  We already had a packed vacation schedule last year, but when Covid hit and everything was cancelled I told Geoff we should go check this place out.  It is only 2 hours and 45 minutes from where we live so it is an easy vacation.  We booked out first trip last October, fell in love and went back in Nov, January, March and now for 10 days this summer!  The place is called Carlton Landing and it is a little slice of heaven.  I will be sharing more details of Carlton Landing, our rental, etc in an upcoming post.  It is definitely our family’s happy place!

Carlton Landing

Hope you and your family have the best summer!  Do you have any family vacations planned?

 

 

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