Hey Everyone!
Holiday season is in full swing and this is by far one of my
favorite times of year! So full of tradition and excitement, this season brings
with it the promise of love, family, and a fresh start and new year when all is
said and done.
This year is definitely not disappointing.
Every year, the weekend before Christmas, my family goes to
an old inn called the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA (this was our 30th
year!!). This beautiful old building brings with it both nostalgia for my
youthful Christmas seasons, as well as a peaceful tranquility I am able to
appreciate more now that I am an adult. My days there consist of sitting by the
fire in the lobby with a book and chatting with the family and friends who have
also made this Inn a staple of their Christmas tradition.
I have gained an increasing affinity for red wine this trip,
specifically Mark West Pinot Noir, as suggested to me by my cousin!
This year I also took a trip with one of my best friends to
NYC for a night to really bring in Christmas week. We stayed at a beautiful
hotel, Hotel Sofitel, courtesy of
Expedia (we book our tropical vacations through Expedia so used our earned
‘points’ to get a free night at this gorgeous hotel!
We explored the city during the day at night hitting up
tourist staples such as Bryant Park, Rockefeller Center, and Times Square.
We also went into the Flatiron district for drinks and
dinner, hitting up Rolf’s (which has hands down the best holiday decorations
ever, however had a line at 5pm and once you got in you are packed in the bar
like sardines). We headed over to Eataly for dinner, but not before we took a
quick power nap in the outdoor hammocks!!
The grand finale of our trip was the life taping of Good
Morning America’s ugly Christmas sweater party! We woke up at 5:30 to get to
check in at 6 (our hotel was 1 block away from the studio in Times Square).
However things got hairy when my friend ran to Starbucks for much needed
sustenance and we missed our check in and had to wait in standby (which after
much lamenting, arguing and sadness, we were finally assigned seats in the
seating room!!). It was so much fun to watch the behind the scenes of the show
and I even got on camera!!
Hope everyone has an amazing Christmas, and here's to
resolving to a more consistent blog schedule come 2017!
Xoxo, Bethany
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