Fashion Shop Travel

Family Vacation in Paris, Part 2

Posted on August 27, 2018

This post is a continuation of Family Vacation in Paris, Part 1. The next couple of days, we bounced around different neighborhoods to see the rest of our favorite sights. Sainte-Chapelle We started with Sainte-Chapelle, a gothic style royal chapel that was built to house King Louis’ Passion Relics, including Christ’s Crown of Thorns, now housed at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame.  The collection of stained glass windows there is absolutely breathtaking; words and photos do not do it justice.  They depict scenes from the…

Continue Reading

Fashion Shop Travel

Family Vacation in Paris, Part 1

Posted on August 22, 2018

Bonjour!  As you know, we recently went on vacation to Paris and London.  We had an amazing time seeing the sights, eating local foods, and visiting friends.  The weather was gorgeous the entire trip, and Raleigh was such a trooper! It was his first trip there, so we wanted to take him to major sights like the Tour Eiffel, Musée du Louvre, and Cathédrale Notre-Dame, but we also spent some time just wandering around our favorite areas. Place Vendôme We stayed…

Continue Reading

Fashion Shop Travel

Packing for Paris and London

Posted on July 27, 2018

We are headed to Paris tomorrow!  I’m really excited, because it will be Raleigh’s first trip to Europe.  We made a short list of cities that we thought would be good for his first time and ultimately landed on Paris and London.  He knows a bit about them from different children’s books and photos from our previous trips.  He’s also shown an interest in art history over the past year (shout out to his awesome art teacher, Mr. Pinciotti), so…

Continue Reading

Fashion Interiors Shop Travel

Austin Favorites

Posted on July 24, 2018

As a Louisiana GRITS (Girl Raised in the South) living in the Midwest, I appreciate any chance I get to head south.  The people, culture, food, and even hot sun are things I often miss.  Last week, I had the chance to go to Austin for one of my annual girls trips, and we had the best visit!  I had been a couple of times years ago, but it was even better than I remembered.  Here are some of our…

Continue Reading