Every time I visit Paris, I transform into a better version of myself. At least, I feel like I do. I suppose it’s the spirit of the city, or maybe the wonder and excitement that bubbles beneath my skin at the sight of the Tour Eiffel, the Arc de Triomphe or a plate of perfectly Read more
Paris is so special to me. The entire city buzzes with je ne sais quoi, this unintelligible quality that’s impossible to explain until you’re there and you can feel it. It’s in the ornate details on the building facades, the confidence of the French people and the level of enjoyment they take in the simplest Read more
With all of this jetlag keeping me up late at night, waking up at 6:15 in the morning was the last thing I wanted. But when the cruise director mentions that you’ll be passing a historical site on the way in and you’re rolling into a new port that you’ve never been to before, the 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
Mom has had some pretty awesome birthdays over the past eleven years. She’s always somewhere on her birthday. One year, we were in Disneyland. Another year, we were in the Bahamas. Last year, we were in St. Lucia on her birthday. She laughs it off, usually posting some (unintentional) humble brag on Facebook about having Read more
