Welcome to On the Trip Side!
Well, darling friends… this is a strange day! I’ve been working on this rebrand for over 3 months and today it the first day I’m writing my first blog post off of blogger for over 18 years. I’m fully transitioned…
Snowed In Sweater
Good afternoon, my lovely friends! Since we’re snowed in, I’m definitely not wearing cute dresses and impractical booties. When I’m venturing out, I’m in my Hunter boots and puffy winter coat. Thermals are essential. It’s cold, rest assured, but nothing…
My Recent Trip to Paris: What to do in Winter
What to do in Paris when it’s Cold. This is the question everyone has been asking me since I got back. Despite Paris being hundreds of years older than anything in America, believe it or not, it’s quite up to…
My Recent Trip to Paris: What I Ate
What I ate. Yummmmm. My goodness, I have been spoiled, my lovely friends! My sweet cousins we’re so kind and really treated me to a true Parisian cuisine experience. Each meal was prepared and cooked morning, noon and night. Surprisingly…
Easy Chicken Instant Pot Soup
Maybe I’m lazy. Maybe it’s exhaustion from a full day of work or because I’m hoping to get a jump start on cooking. Maybe it’s habit. I don’t really know. All I know is that every time I go to…
~ Merry Christmas ~
Merriest of Christmas, darling friends! I hope you have a magical day full of love, laughter and warmth. Today is a wonderful day for gratitude and reflection. Bisous! — Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above…
Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies
For the record, this is my first time making these cookies and I am using a cookbook to guide me along the way but I must say… they sure are tasty looking! As you’ll remember, one of my blog goals…
Seattle Holiday Events
This has been one of the most festive Holiday seasons I’ve ever had. Maybe it’s because I started working on our holiday marketing for work in October. Maybe it’s because we had an endless summer. Maybe it’s because my heart…
Must Watch Christmas Movies on Netflix
My cousin and I are what my sister likes to call “Hallmark Queens” and she’s not one to talk, neither is my mother. Haha. So yes! Our love for insanely sappy predictable cheesy rom-coms is a family trait but never-the-less,…
Favorite Pecan Pie
Hello Friends! I sincerely hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving and you were able to share it with family and/or friends. Thanksgiving is always a fun time for my family but this year I was having some stomach issues and…
