Abroad in Your Inbox Vol. 38
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HOLIDAY THINGS
The holidays always make me feel two very different things:
Like I want to do ALL the festive, fun holiday activities with the people I love most.
The overwhelming desire to curl up in my cozy bed with a cup of coffee, the books I’ve never made time to read and stay there until the new year.
It’s a funny thing being an extroverted introvert this time of year…Do you ever feel this split of wanting both to surround yourself with people but at the same time be left alone for days on end? I wish that we had two Decembers so I could have equal time to do both haha. Or maybe just a month in between December and January? IDK just something that’s been on my mind lately.
Speaking of holiday things, this week was FULL of them. I spent last Sunday at a boozy holiday afternoon tea at Pendry Chicago (highly recommend), earlier this week Linda and I made the pilgrimage back to the Deer Path Inn for their Home Alone inspired Lost in Lake Forest Suite Experience (EPIC), oh and my holiday cards were delivered (they honestly can’t top last year’s quarantine bingo but I tried lol).
So now that I’ve done the very bare minimum of holiday festivities this past week, this week, I think I will focus on curling up and not leaving the house. It’s called balance ;)
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THE LATEST
GALS ABROAD GETAWAYS REGISTRATION OPENS TOMORROW!!! AND WE’VE EXPANDED BEYOND JUST MOMS AND DAUGHTERS!
Just a heads up that registration for our very first Gals Abroad Getaways trip to Paris & the Loire Valley opens tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. EXCLUSIVELY to my Gals Abroad newsletter (one week before the link is shared anywhere else).
We’ve decided to open the trip beyond just moms and daughters because so many of you expressed interest in attending with your sisters, friends, cousins or just coming solo. Linda and I firmly believe this trip can be experienced with any important woman in your life (or with some fabulous galpals you just met).
We only have 14 spots so if you’d like to snag one of them before they fill up, CLICK HERE to make sure you’re signed up for that list.
TRAVEL
How to determine your testing window for returning to the US
Here are the self-testing kits Linda and I use to return home that are approved for travel. You can also watch this video to learn how they work and how easy they are to use!
51 Things in Europe that Every Traveler Needs to Experience (I’ve experienced 12 which I figure is pretty good - but the cheese cave in Bordeaux is now at the top of my must-visit list!)
CURRENTLY OBSESSING OVER
BOOZY AFTERNOON TEA AT PENDRY CHICAGO - if you’re looking for a fun Sunday activity in between Holiday shopping or just an excuse to gather with your gal pals. You’ve gotta check out the Pendry’s new afternoon tea. It’s only on Sunday’s and it’s not at all your traditional stuffy afternoon tea. Think fun modern music, cocktails made with tea & unique spins on classic tea treats.
MINTED HOLIDAY CARDS - I mentioned in my last newsletter that I hadn’t ordered my holiday cards and I was STRESSIN so I took advantage of Minted’s Cyber Monday sales and ordered my cards and they arrived yesterday - SO FAST RIGHT? But here’s what I loved best, Minted lets you input addresses and save them to your address book so they are the ones to print the address on the envelopes, not you. And get this, it’s totally free! (maybe other services do this too but I just LOVED that). Maybe you’ve already done your holiday cards this year but if you’re thinking about this for next year I HIGHLY recommend.
HOME ALONE AT THE DEER PATH INN
Earlier this week Linda and I took a trip out to Lake Forest to have a little staycation at the Deer Path Inn and enjoy their “Lost in Lake Forest” suite experience, inspired by Home Alone. Fun fact, the Home Alone house is just 25 min away from the Deer Path Inn. The experience was FILLED with fun nostalgic touches and in true Deer Path Inn style, it was totally over the top.
You walk into their Cornwall suite and candy is covering every inch of the sitting room, there are these incredible holiday cocktails, you get your own DPI bathrobe to wear and take home with you and of course, you have your own in-room screening of Home Alone. It was so much fun and if you want to experience it for yourself you can call the front desk & book it between now and Jan, 2nd.
HAPPY ENDING (AKA SOMETHING I FOUND FUNNY THIS WEEK)
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xx Allecat
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