I've heard a lot of negative predictions about turning 27, but my friends and I decided to channel our inner witches and celebrate it instead. Two of my closet friends from high school (Yes, I actually kept a few of those. The good ones.) drove from NYC to meet me as I hopped a plan to Massachusetts for a spooky Scorpio getaway. It just so happens that my best friend, or friend soulmate as I like to call them, lives on the Air Force base in Boston with her husband. I had

Searching for the “right” hotel for your weekend road trip or romantic getaway can be exhausting. It’s fidgeting with a sensitive scale as you try to balance price with amenities with star rating with location. Zach and I always want to find a uniquely designed hotel, a good deal on the price tag, and a close proximity to night life when picking a spot to rest our heads on vacation. We often find that hotel search sites aren’t the best route to land the atmosphere we desire.

There’s nothing like mountains, drinks and a few vacation days with your partner and best friend. Zach and I haven’t been on a trip together since the honeymoon back in October, so we were beyond ready for our Colorado venture this past week. We may be newlyweds, but these lovebirds have lived together for four years; we aren’t total newbies. And, when you know each other as well as we do and most of the ground feels like it’s been covered, you have to seek out adventure and

Two years ago, almost exactly, I stepped out of my suburban, cornfield comfort zone alone and went on one of my biggest adventures to date. My fabulously talented friend, Alicia, was living in Astoria, NY during a summer internship. She told me (in a very Alicia, “Hey, if you think you can, no worries, but you’re an idiot if you don’t take advantage of this,” tone) to come visit. The closest city I’d been to that resembled NYC was Chicago, which does not hold a candle to shee