New Year’s Eve at Universal Orlando
Growing up, my parents referred to me as their “holiday girl.” I loved celebrating holidays, and reveled in everything from the decor to the music to the traditions. I’m still […]
Christmas in St. Augustine
Greg and I spent Christmas Day in Chicago, and although it wasn’t as cold this year as it is most years, we were still excited a few days later to escape […]
Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues
I’ve told you a lot about our fun pre-Christmas weekend in downtown Chicago, including what we did and where we ate. But I saved the best for last! On Sunday […]
ZooLights at Lincoln Park Zoo
While spending the weekend before Christmas in the heart of downtown Chicago, Greg, my parents and I made sure to take in all of the beautiful holiday decorations that the […]
The Gage
I told you about a few of our fun activities while staying at Palmer House in Chicago the weekend before Christmas, but I figured my favorites deserved their own posts! […]
Palmer House
It was so nice being home for the holidays again this year! Greg and I flew into Chicago a week before Christmas and spent lots of wonderful time with family […]
A New England Thanksgiving
Spending time in Connecticut with my extended family is my favorite Thanksgiving tradition. That and watching the Rockettes perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! This year our celebration started […]
Hiking Breakneck Ridge
Earlier in the week, I lamented to Greg that I felt like I’d missed out on autumn. We only had a few perfectly-cool days in the city, and our trip […]
Pizano’s
My friend Matt texted me asking for Chicago recommendations. My immediate response? DEEP DISH PIZZA! Hailing from Chicago, and traveling back there often, I consider myself a deep dish pizza […]
Aruba
This year Greg took me to Paris for my birthday, so when his birthday rolled around the bar was set très high. I started his birthday month by making him […]
Rosecliff
For whatever reason, all of my Rhode Island travel posts have been about the Newport mansions. There are other fun things to do in Rhode Island, I promise! But the mansions […]
Stowe
Greg and I love going to Vermont since it’s the perfect outdoorsy getaway from New York City. And while we normally spend time in Killington where his house is, during […]
Jacksonville
After a fun family weekend in Indianapolis, we headed down to Jacksonville, Florida to see Josh and Kate’s new home. While we were there, Josh took us to NAS Jacksonville […]
St. Elmo Steak House
This summer brought a very important family event: my cousin Julia’s wedding! The entire family headed to Indianapolis for the festivities, making it a fun reunion filled with dozens of […]
The Grand Masked Ball at Versailles
I’ve been posting many incredible moments from our trip to France (find them all here), but I saved the best for last! The most magical night of our entire vacation […]
