Everything’s bigger in Texas. Or so they say, anyways. When my travel plans for April were pushed off into the summer and I needed a couple of days away to recharge from a crazy few weeks at work (and celebrate the end of an intense six month promotional cycle), an opportunity to visit Dallas came Read more
The greatest perk of my job, bar none, is the unlimited vacation policy. The second greatest perk, though, is that I get to travel to Seattle every quarter. Well, that or the free Vitamin Water. ((No, it’s definitely Seattle. Sorry, Glaceau…)) I don’t think Seattle gets the credit it deserves, lost in the shine of Read more
It doesn’t take much (or any) convincing to get me to book a plane ticket and go…basically anywhere…these days. With low fuel costs driving down the cost of airfare, getting away for a weekend is easier than ever. So when Mom was sent out to work in Phoenix for two weeks and asked me if Read more
When our Europe trip took up most of Stephanie’s days off for the year and we had to push our annual October family getaway to Christmas, I started looking for destinations for a short weekend trip. Weekend trips are tricky. If you fly out Friday night and fly home Sunday night, you have a day Read more
I’ve been so busy over the past two weeks. I wish I could say I was jetsetting to some exotic place (…or any place), or that I was spending every waking moment enjoying this warm extended fall we’re experiencing in Chicago, but the truth is not nearly as glamorous: I was at work. Between the Read more
