Travel Diaries

Weekend Getaway at The Houstonian

By Scarlett / June 14, 2018 /

Last weekend Layne and I headed to Houston for a weekend getaway. We stayed at the historic Houstonian Hotel and it was nothing less than fabulous. Known as the “Ultimate Urban Oasis” this hotel truly was a magical getaway with nature galore, ( it sits on 18 acres!)  first class service, a world renown fitness…

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Hotel Granduca: An Italian Escape in Austin, TX

By Scarlett / December 4, 2017 /

  A few weeks ago I escaped Austin to an Italian Villa.. oh wait, no I didn’t. I just hopped in my car, drove 5 miles away and felt like I escape to an Italian Villa. Hotel Granduca is located in the hills in Westlake, Austin and truly is a little corner of Italian heaven…

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Staycation at The JW Marriott in Austin, TX

By Scarlett / July 2, 2017 /

 One of my favorite things as you all know is to travel and of course part of that is to explore a new culture, new cuisines, and new faces but another huge reason is to relax in a luxurious environment and feel pampered. This weekend I did just that. I decided instead of jet setting…

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Travel Diaries: Scotland

By Scarlett / December 21, 2016 /

As I was editing my travel section on my blog I realized I never added my travel diaries post from Scotland! A few months back Richard and I went to Scotland with his parents and it was so lovely. I remember watching the movie Braveheart when I was younger with my brother and thinking Scotland…

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Traveling Back Home to Indiana for the Holidays

By Scarlett / December 15, 2016 /

There’s nothing better than going home for the holidays. My family is small, only 8 adults and 3 kids but we make up for the size with lots of love. ( corny, I know.) This year we couldn’t all get together for Thanksgiving so we decided to celebrate in between Thanksgiving and Christmas and call…

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Travel Diaries: Denver & The Brown Palace

By Scarlett / December 2, 2016 /

Hi beauties! So, we just got back from a lovely trip to Colorado where we went to Beaver Creek and Denver. I wanted to share the highlights from our trip with you guys. I have divided the highlights into two different blog posts, one for Beaver Creek and one for Denver. ( Stay tuned to…

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