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how to spend two days in paris?
BEST NEWS! We’re just under the two month mark for our Paris trip! 51 days, in fact (merci beaucoup, TripIt). When hubs told me we were going to Paris, the main idea was that we’d spend a weekend in Paris, exploring the city and not feeling any pressure since we’d already hit all the tourist spots on our first visit in 2009. A weekend of red wine and macarons and the Seine and maybe oh so hopefully: a little bit of snow on the Eiffel Tower? Sold. Except this morning on the subway, while cursing my seat neighbor for wearing…
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weekend warriors // washington, dc must-sees
On Saturday night, I got a glimpse of the Washington monument for the first time since I returned to Washington, DC. Gotta admit, I got a few butterflies in my tum. I love love LOVE DC. After four years here in college, and many subsequent weekend trips back, it’s one of my top faves. But with all my other travels and the craziness that’s been my life since I graduated, I kind of lost sight of how great of a city it really is. Seeing the Washington monument was my first big sigh of relief since my move, but here…
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christmas in new york
Seven years in, and I’m realizing that New York and I have a full-on emotionally abusive relationship. While walking to the subway after work yesterday, gazing at the lit-up trees and listening to the Christmas carols floating out of the festively decorated shops down by my office, it hit me. I stick it out year after year for one single thing: Christmas in New York. Yes, May in New York is beautiful. And September and early November are the times to visit this city if you’re a tourist (not October, weekends in October are always rainy). But Christmas in New York?…
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rocking the suburbs
The suburbs have a strange effect on people. Me, in particular. In the six short days that I’ve been here, I’ve blossomed into a full blown suburbanite. How do I know this? Symptoms below: Salivating over Target Ads Is it me, or does Target have the most clever marketing team in the world?! The Christmas ads have me chomping at the bit to shop for…well, anything. Lucky for me, living in the suburbs means there are TWO Targets less than ten minutes away! Last night when my boyfriend got home from work, I actually jumped up and down and told…
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the romantic’s year in travel
I was recently lamenting that I’m excited for this year to be over because for some reason, I had decided it hasn’t been particularly exciting. And I guess, in comparison to 2010, how did 2011 stand a chance? 2010 was 9 months of wedding planning and events, followed by 15 days in Egypt & Italy. Of course 2011 was going to seem boring. But really, I was being completely ridiculous. I have a habit of counting down to the next big thing and skimming over whatever exciting thing in my life just passed by. I could say that my New…
