As you might imagine, I am often approached by chocolate companies asking if I’d like to test out their products. This comes with the territory of “naming your blog after your favorite indulgence” (something I highly recommend, by the way). I’ve never actually taken anybody up on it either—until now. Several months ago, Ghirardelli reached [...]
When in Cowgirl Country, Dress Like a Cowgirl (+Win Some Boots!)
June 12, 2011 By 242 Comments
Here’s the deal: I’m from the South. Save summers, I spent the first 22 years of my life residing in Tennessee. And yet, I didn’t own a pair of cowboy boots until I was 25. For shame. But since that trip to Austin three years ago when I finally indulged, the cowboy boots have been [...]
One Year: An Awesome Anniversary Giveaway
May 22, 2011 By 39 Comments
Has it really been a whole year since this happened? (I’m not one to go all sappy on anyone, so to recap in one sentence: We got hitched last May 22, my best friend Lemon served as the officiant, we fist bumped to pulling it all off despite only sitting down to plan the ceremony [...]
Introducing: Brenthaven (and an Earth Day Giveaway!)
April 17, 2011 By 36 Comments
You may have noticed this site is slowly adding advertisers, the most recent of which is one of our favorite travel gear companies, Brenthaven. We have been getting dozens of requests weekly for placing ads, but are extremely choosy and turn down most unless they make sense with our readers (you guys) and what you [...]
Win Another Hyatt Stay—at Summerfield Suites
March 27, 2011 By 107 Comments
When Hyatt approached me about doing a Hyatt Summerfield Suites giveaway, I must admit I wasn’t familiar with the brand. So I turned to Google for guidance. Summerfield Suites is Hyatt’s extended-stay brand, with one- and two-bedroom, self-catering suites complete with an in-room full kitchen and recreational facilities, an outdoor BBQ, buffet breakfast, 24-hour convenience [...]
Paper or Plastic? Hyatt’s New Credit Card (and a Holiday Giveaway!)
November 29, 2010 By 278 Comments
Remember the days when you carried around a bundle of paper and paid for things on your international trips with traveler’s checks? Yeah, me neither. In fact, I don’t think I’ve used such an old-school method since my family and I went to England in 1998. Why? Well, 1) Because I’m lazy and using traveler’s [...]
Win a Stay in New Mexico’s Hyatt Resort—or Beyond!
November 8, 2010 By 263 Comments
As many of you might know, I spent a few summers in college working on a ranch in Arizona. I developed an affinity—more accurately, an obsession—for the Southwest and am forever dreaming about going back there and taking SVV, a novice to the area. At the close of each summer, a few of us worker [...]
Lucky Dogs
May 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
You want to know who to be jealous of? Who the recipients of TWO free nights at ANY Hyatt property WORLDWIDE are, as selected by my trusty companion Random.org? Well, wonder no longer…I tallied up all your comments and blog posts, Tweets and Facebook shoutouts for a total of 290 entries, then let Random do [...]
Win a Two-Night Stay at the Hyatt (Again!)
May 26, 2010 By 283 Comments
I’ve never been much for hotel loyalty programs, as I never seem to stay in any one place frequently enough to make it worth it. Well, that’s changed recently. I took the plunge and joined both the Hyatt Gold Passport program and the Starwood Preferred Guest—both programs with enough member benefits to justify being loyal—so [...]
How to Land Your Own Personal Assistant in One Easy Step
March 22, 2010 By 63 Comments
How I’ve dreamed about having a personal assistant for, uh, essentially the whole of my career but particularly these past three months, when I not only had three books to complete, articles to write, a move to tackle, a wedding to plan, but also a month in Africa and honeymoon to [redacted…still a surprise!] to [...]
