UPDATED 2026 RESORT GUIDE HERE You will revel in the romance and pageantry of New Orleans’s historic French Quarter at this Moderate Resort hotel. Discover cobblestone streets, gas lamps, wrought-iron balconies and fragrant magnolia blossoms, along with colorful Mardi Gras characters and the sounds of jazz. The resort is very well themed and has the… Read More
With Lent on the horizon, I thought I’d share our favorite meat free dishes for the season. I’ve done this the past few years and love having the ideas all in one place when I go to menu plan. Spaghetti Squash Arrabbiata This feels like comfort food to me! You can always serve the homemade… Read More
At long last, the Dixie Delights Shop is OPEN with a new set of Mother’s St. Patrick’s Day bracelets and necklaces! She has created the cutest items for this year, and all are in extremely limited quantity. They ship out next day so you will have plenty of time to enjoy them all month! Dixie… Read More
I’ve been watching The Gilded Age since the night it debuted and I’m obsessed!! I wasn’t completely sold after the first episode, but it has only been up from there. The writing is genius, the sets are gorgeous, the enviable cast of Broadway stars is absolutely unrivaled, the history is fascinating and it’s just plain… Read More
One of my oldest and most faithful blog readers and travel clients has a very talented daughter I have come to admire over the years! Meet Jessica Leigh Studio! {website | social} She does florals and fruits and holidays, but it is her coastal art that captured my attention. She sent me this absolutely beautiful… Read More
It’s our winter break week and I had the extreme pleasure of jetting off to Disney World with Whit for a few days. John doesn’t get to take time off since he plays a spring sport. Whit decided to split his week in half – going with me to Disney World and then with Honey… Read More
One of John’s besties celebrated his sweet sixteen last month. His mom is a dear friend and is deep in her fight against cancer. Along with two moms that I typically organize volunteer projects with, we rallied to organize a surprise sweet sixteen birthday Fiesta!! This was such a pleasure to plan and a joy… Read More