Carillon Beach, FL

Carillon Beach is a special place for our family. About five years ago, we started going there and staying at Nathan’s aunt and uncle’s house. Carillon Beach is a quiet, gated community just a few minutes down the road from 30A – Seaside, Rosemary, Alys Beach, Watercolor and Seagrove, all of which offer great shops […]

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Oxford, MS

A charming, historic Southern small town is how I would describe Oxford. My nephew, Adam, is a sophomore at The University of Mississippi so I’ve had the opportunity to visit him a couple of times. (I’m hoping to go back at some point again this year!) I immediately fell in love with Oxford because everyone

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Fort Worth, TX

Nathan and I visited his brother, his brother’s wife and their three kids in Fort Worth earlier this month. We love spending time with them and our time together is always so special. Here are my top five recommendations if you ever get the chance to visit Fort Worth. 1. Stay at Hotel Drover. It

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Charleston, SC

A weekend getaway to Charleston, SC with my mom, sister and niece was the perfect way to celebrate my 40th birthday! On our first night there, we stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Waterfront just minutes from the downtown historic district. We wanted to be closer to the beach the rest of our time there, so

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Gatlinburg, TN

After months of quarantining, we decided for Fall break this year we wanted to get away for a few days and spend some quality family time together in the mountains. Luckily, we live pretty close to the Smoky Mountains so we packed up and drove three and a half hours to spend a long weekend

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Slowing Down

Social distancing was a phrase I wasn’t familiar with until it became my reality just a few short days ago. I came across an article about Coronavirus and immediately starting searching all over the internet for any information I could find on the topic. Little did I know how much this new virus would affect

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Gift Guide

Happy Thanksgiving friends! It is officially time to start shopping for Christmas. Whether you are shopping for yourself, your mom, your sister, your best friend or your child’s teacher, I’ve got you covered! There are a couple of higher end items listed, but I also included several great gifts under $25! Happy shopping! Elisabeth Hasselbeck

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Bryson City, NC

I had the opportunity to travel to Bryson City, NC earlier this month with Dawn Burns of The Nashville Mom and Crystal Brown of Southern Snippets for a quick girls getaway! Bryson City is a charming small town in the Great Smoky Mountains. We had the best time trying new restaurants, exploring the town and

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