Month: December 2017

Destinations, Packing Lists, Rhode Island, Style, Travel, USA

Traveling Light: Packing List for Providence, Rhode Island

Alyssa holds a stack of clothing for Providence

Normally packing for a three-day weekend is a breeze, but when you’re from Florida and the temperature at your destination is barely expected to rise above freezing, it can be a challenge. Neither Michael nor I have a well-established winter wardrobe (you don’t really need one where we live!), and I still feel like we’re …

Home, Reflections

Happy Holidays!

A fabric sign that reads Merry Christmas

Whether you’re celebrating something today or not, no matter where you are in the world, I wish you all the best. Nothing, not gifts, not trips, not “stuff,” is more important than spending time with those you love. Take time today to celebrate life with those around you; I’ll see you on Thursday!

Destinations, Food, Restaurants, Rhode Island, Travel, USA

Three-Day Winter Travel Guide to Providence, Rhode Island

Interior of the Providence Athenaeum

Last weekend Michael and I celebrated Christmas earlyΒ by flying north for three days to Providence, Rhode Island. We selected Providence because the airfare was in our price range, the flight times worked with our schedule, hotel prices were reasonable, and we’d hoped to see snow (despite my family’s insistence that you always fly south in …

Home, Reflections

How to Have a Slow Christmas

Alyssa drinks glogg in a window

I mentioned in Monday’s post that Michael and I took a trip to NYC last year in lieu of our typical gift exchange. It wasn’t that we grew tired of finding special gifts for the other person; we both love it when we find that perfect item we think the other will enjoy. Instead, we …

Destinations, New York, Travel, USA

Christmas in New York

Alyssa in a warmly light room, though she is in the shadows

Christmastime in New York City is wonderful. Christmastime in New York City is also busy, crowded, and expensive. This time last December, Michael and I sleepily boarded a 6:00 a.m. flight out of Florida with our return flight booked for 8:00 p.m. the following evening. This being peak travel season, we spent $150 each for …

Beauty, Destinations, France, Travel

My Favorite French Beauty Finds + Where to Buy Them in the U.S.

A collection of bottles from a French Pharmacy

Go ahead and do a web search for “City Pharma Paris” and you’ll seeΒ lots of blog posts and other websites praising the giant discount parapharmacie mecca. (I’ll still be here, promise). Everything they say is true – it’s busy and crowded but the prices are much lower. The staff sometimes seem a little frazzled with …