A few weeks ago, Joe and I decided to take the kids somewhere for a night on a whim. Since we only had one night, we knew we didn't want to have a really long drive and we had the idea that we wanted to take them to the mountains since they've been fortunate enough to be able to see the ocean a good bit this summer and they've never been to the ... // Keep reading...

We recently took a last minute mini vacation to Rehoboth Beach, DE, and decided to stay at The Bellmoor Inn and Spa. I had never been to Rehoboth before nor had I ever heard of The Bellmoor so I really didn't know what to expect other than seeing pictures on their site. We had been planning to go somewhere a little more south and at the last minute ... // Keep reading...

We recently stayed at The Inn at Stonington in Stonington, CT and we loved it! I'm always drawn to a good water view and a small, walkable town and Stonington has both so I was in heaven. We drove from outside Philadelphia and it should have taken us just over 4 hours but we stopped for lunch in New Haven. We ate at Prime 16, which was delicious ... // Keep reading...

In late June, I was lucky enough to be able to go on a work trip with Joe to Lake Oconee, GA. We decided to drive home, partly because I prefer road trips to flying and partly so that we could stop in Asheville, somewhere I've been wanting to go for years (actually, since I started reading Sarah Addison Allen's books!). So, we drove to Asheville ... // Keep reading...