A Girl’s Trip to Charming St. Augustine

February 16, 2024.Reading time 9 minutes.

If you’ve been following along on social, you know that I went on a girl’s trip to St. Augustine, Florida a week ago. Before our trip, I did a little research on St. Augustine. What I discovered is that St. Augustine is a city steeped in history. It’s noted as America’s oldest city. However, even […]

My Word for 2024

December 28, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

One of my favorite blog posts is always my Word of the Year post. I love coming up with a word, or better yet, letting a word make its way to me. I have always believed in fresh starts and new beginnings and selecting my word helps me set the intentions for my year. The […]

Three Easy Ways to Manage Holiday Stress

December 15, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

We all know that it’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. In many ways, for a lot of us, it just might be. But that doesn’t mean that even for the most holiday-loving among us this time of year is stress-free. And for some of us, it’s a really tough time […]

What I’m Loving This Fall

October 19, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

Every fashion girl or pumpkin spice lover’s favorite season is upon us. I’m a little late to the fall things party, as I have been revising my novel. I can’t wait until I am able to do a whole post on what this process has been like. I thought I knew a little bit about […]

Paris in Review

August 8, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

Now that my Paris trip is in the rearview and I’ve gotten my schedule (mostly) back on track it’s time for me to share my review. Before our trip, I heard so many positive things about Paris: the food is divine, the shopping is (one of) the best in the world, the architecture is jaw-dropping, […]

Prepping For Paris

July 14, 2023.Reading time 9 minutes.

I’m in the middle of prepping for our trip to Paris and thought that it might be good to get all my preplanning stuff on paper (or, more accurately, on the blog). I knew last fall that we would definitely be traveling to Paris, France this July. But that was about the only thing I […]

Grab Your Girlfriends and Visit Ft. Wayne

June 19, 2023.Reading time 16 minutes.

If your social circles are anything like mine chances are you’ve seen women you know taking girls trips to a certain city with a strong western influence, where everyone comes home with a pair of cowboy boots. But I’ve been saying for a couple of years that if you’re looking for a charming city in […]

What I’m Packing For A Destination Wedding

May 1, 2023.Reading time 12 minutes.

I don’t know about you but I’m excited to get away and bask in the sun just a little, and most importantly to celebrate a beautiful union. However, I do feel like the preparation before an international trip can be a little overwhelming. We are just a few weeks away from visiting another island location- […]

Our Aruba Vacation-A Review

March 14, 2023.Reading time 12 minutes.

If you’ve been following along on social media you are probably well aware of our recent island vacation. You’re also probably cognizant of the fact that the last couple of months were particularly challenging for our family. So even though we had a late spring and mid-summer trip planned, an earlier respite was just what […]

My Word For 2023

December 30, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

Happy New Year, friends! I love choosing a word for the year. I typically use a word to guide my goals and the steps I take toward them for the year. Last year I didn’t choose a word. I thought I’d outgrown the process of choosing. Or that maybe I needed to let the word […]