Thanks to the generosity of the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino we boarded flights at JFK and were off to Aruba. Before going, I’d heard great things about the resort and once we arrived at the property we realized why! This property has it all, so many great restaurants, separate pools for adults and kids, a gorgeous beach, an ice cream stand (you know I love dessert) and a team that can arrange all kinds of fun activities and excursions.

Christmas in New York is a marvelous time of year. The festiveness of the city is enough to bring a smile to even the biggest grinches face!! A Christmas tree…

Spring has flowers. Winter has magical snow. Summer always makes me smile. But my favorite season in NYC is definitely fall. Once the leaves start to change nothing can keep…

 I always love when the seasons change because it means I dip into my fall closet!! There are so many great things about dressing for fall. I love the autumn…

Since this is the first season I’ve really got to think about dressing anyone else, I jumped at the opportunity with both feet to dress Pierce for a pumpkin patch photoshoot. And…

Some mornings when I’m trying to come up with the perfect caption for an instagram post I search for inspirational or uplifting quotes. Since I love flowers and feature them…

Growing up one of the highlights of the fall was going pumpkin picking with my family. Not too far from where I grew up there was a pumpkin farm. Every…

As a little girl growing up in Dallas I daydreamed about some day living in New York City. To young Kristi, NYC was a bustling city full of fashionable and…

Charleston is one of my favorite hidden gems of the South. It isn’t huge but is big enough that it really feels like a city. Unlike a lot of other…