I love traveling, but I hate packing...like literally, hate it and I'm horrible at it. I always pack more than I should and always test the fifty pound weight limit on checked bags. It's pretty much guaranteed that when we go somewhere and I am checking a bag, I always teeter on about fifty-two pounds or so, just over the limit (I think I just have heavy luggage). Inevitably I end up having to put my hair dryer or toiletries in Canean's bag which he absolutely can't stand. I still haven't figured out what the big deal is. I just have a few packing issues.

If by chance I happen to come under the fifty pound mark, his face lights up like Christmas. It's the little things in life in moments like these. I guess I should really try harder because when my suitcase weighs under fifty, it really starts our trip off with a bang. And seeing him that excited about my luggage being under weight is pretty cute too. You would think it would be some serious motivation to pack smarter...you would think.

PostedAugust 15, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesTravel

TagsPacking, Travel, Arizona, Packing Issues, Life, Friendship

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I am originally from Tennessee, East Tennessee to be exact, and don't get to visit as often as I would like. It is usually a big event that brings me back home, and this weekend was no different.

This past weekend we traveled to Tennessee to celebrate my friend Katie and her new husband Jeff on their big day! It was a perfect weekend filled with roller coasters (literally), amazing food, people I love dearly, and beautiful surroundings! Not to mention Canean and I got to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary while being surrounded by those we love so much!

We started the festivities off with a trip to Dollywood, for those of you who do not know it is an amusement park themed around the one and only Dolly Parton! Yes, it's as amazing as it sounds. We road roller coasters all day, which was not something I usually partake in, but I did it and had a blast...even though my face in every picture looked like my life was in danger. See image below...

PostedMay 27, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesTravel

Tagsweddings, Tennessee, friends, life, marriage, travel

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I hope that you aren't tired of good food yet. Because there is plenty more to be had. The last post that you read, we were standing at the bean sculpture taking pictures of the city and our reflections and were pretty entertained by it I must say. From there, we headed to the shops around the area including H&M and Anthropologie of course. After once again working up at appetite (surprise surprise), we headed to The Gage, where we sipped Prosecco, and split pub-style fried pickles (one of my southern favorites jazzed up), fish and chips, and because we needed something lighter a delicious scallop salad with grapefruit and butter lettuce.

PostedApril 11, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesTravel

TagsChicago, travel, girls weekend, foodies, best eats, fashion, shopping

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I have been dying to tell you more about my girl's weekend in Chicago since I have been back. Partly because I have been missing it quite a bit and talking about it with you always brings me right back to the trip! There is a reason I named this post Scrumptious Chicago, and it's because I mean it. Literally. My friend Rachel and I ate our way through the city one restaurant at a time until we had our fill of all things delicious!

Here's the deal, we shopped, we ate, we shopped some more, we laughed hard, slept in, and drank loads of bubbles and wine. It couldn't have been more perfect honestly. Rachel is a great traveling buddy and that could be because we are very much on the same page when it comes to traveling. Experience the city through the food, have no agenda, and see what the day brings! We just went with the flow and walked where our boots took us.

Let's start with the most amazing croissant that these lips have ever tasted. An almond croissant to be exact. If I haven't told you before I'm telling you now, I sort of have an obsession with almond desserts. And this croissant could be considered breakfast or dessert in my book. We inhaled it within the first hour of being there at the cutest French bakery called La Fournette. From there we immediately began shopping. Naturally.

PostedApril 9, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesTravel

TagsChicago, travel, Girls Weekend, foodies

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Now that you know all about our trip to Florida, it is time to talk to you about one of the best things about the trip.

I bet you can't guess what that might be...

Or maybe you can, because you already know me, that and the title of the this post, but whatever you already know that I have to talk to you about the food that we ate because it was so amazing and you need to relive this with me right now.

I'm going to cut right to the chase and tell you that within an hour of being in Miami, our friend Sean took us right to South Beach and we hit up a Cuban restaurant called Havana 1957 for lunch. Basically, it was mouth watering delicious. I ordered a traditional beef dish (it was basically fall apart flank steak) with the best black rice and beans I think I've ever had, while Canean ordered a traditional chicken Cuban sandwich on out of this world Cuban bread, and Sean ordered a pork dish with yucca. All insanely tasty and to top it off we washed it down a refreshing sangria. I'd say we were off to a pretty good start.

PostedMarch 5, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesTravel

Tagsmiami, restaurants, best eats, foodies, travel, Greek, Italian, Argentinian

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I had always imagined Miami to be the city that never sleeps, full of wild parties, white beaches, and beautiful people. Turns out, that was a pretty close assumption.

But...there is also a whole lot more, like amazing food, culture, and it's a great place to live an active lifestyle. We had the best time and really enjoyed Miami even more than we thought we would have.

We have a friend who has lived there for a while now, and we decided since we were going to be so close already in Palm Beach, we would test out the Miami waters as well and were not disappointed.

First let me tell you that we consumed some of the best food and I have too much to share with you to squeeze it in this post, but don't worry I'll post another day...

PostedMarch 3, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesTravel

TagsMiami, travel, life, friends, beach

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