We’d never really thought of Dallas as a “vacation” destination, but some local friends of ours used to live there and convinced us that there’s so much to do there. And after our visit – it’s true! We barely scratched the surface on our trip last month. We ate lots of good food, explored fun … Read more
What the heck is Serenbe? That was our first thought when we heard about it a few years ago. A local friend named Kelly was moving to this “wellness community” outside of Atlanta and told us it’s a great place for a quick getaway with the kids. And soon after that conversation, we learned that … Read more
Never heard of Ocean Springs, Mississippi? Neither had we! But it caught our eye on round-ups like Southern Living’s 15 Most Adorable Small Towns and USA Today’s 10 Best Coastal Small Towns where it ranked #1. So a few months ago our family decided to check it out for ourselves. It did NOT disappoint! We … Read more
My best friend and I live in different parts of the country (we’ve been best friends for 24 years, and have only spent about 1/3 of them in the same city), so we love taking trips together. Let me tell you, the joy of packing light (only for yourself! not the whole fam!) and having … Read more
Walking onto the plane carrying just a duffel and a purse for 7 days in two different areas of France (and a stop in Germany!) was my goal. And here I am standing at the airport, right after John dropped me off and took this shot. Yup. Just a purse and a duffel. I did … Read more
Last week we vacationed in the Yucatán Peninsula region of Mexico with our two kids (ages 8 and 12) and yes, even our dog Penny came! This was our second time traveling internationally as a family, so we definitely don’t qualify as experienced world travelers or aspiring travel bloggers. But just like the last time … Read more