As 2012 draws to a close, I thought I would take a moment to reflect on my travels this year and give you the lowdown on what I really loved at each property I visited.  I had a fabulous time featuring so many different hotels on the Hines-Sight Blog and Skimbaco Lifestyle.  All these hotels are so different that there is no way to compare the properties and say that one was the absolute...

Throughout December, I snapped photos of houses for my Instagram feed. It was a lot of fun, and I think people liked it.  I may have started a Hines-Sight Blog tradition.Which house is your favorite? And I would like to thank the Hines-Sight Blog Facebook community for submitting some homes for my blog. Mandi McClure submitted this beautiful...

From my family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS! My buckeye brownies are made. My children are nestled all snug in their beds dreaming of Ritz-Carlton white chocolate trees. My presents aren't yet wrapped, but I'm still taking the time to show you Holiday houses in my Instagram feed. As I told Skimbaco readers today, Raleigh is certainly the place to be for the holiday. Well, Charlotte and Asheville...

My oldest child must be overloaded on holiday stimuli. He’s quite naughty lately.  Mischievous is more like it, but lately he’s been getting more checks on Santa’s naughty list vs. his nice list. We even have Jolly the elf, who reports to Santa daily on my children’s behavior, but that doesn’t seem to matter. Holiday mischief is winning at our house. The mischievous elves Even in front...

The calendar says it is only five days until Christmas. Oh my! I've got more shopping to do. Instead of shopping, I've been eating lots of sweets, and indulging in a Ritzy Christmas. As much as I love luxury hotels then you know that I feel as if Santa came early this year.  I think my son thinks so, too. The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte is located in Uptown My family had a fabulous time at...

I'm in Charlotte this weekend getting a glimpse of Christmas in North Carolina's largest city. We're staying in uptown at the Ritz-Carlton. I can't wait to give you more details about one of my State's most luxurious properties. But in the meantime, I do have some photos to share with you from the Biltmore Estate.  Since early November, America's largest home, has been ready for the holidays....

As I told you last week, I had to pencil in a date to trim our Christmas tree this year.  Luckily, we found the time.  My mother-in-law, my mom, and my good friend, Mitch, came over for annual "get to work, and earn your supper party" last Saturday. I'm exaggerating somewhat, but I didn't put one ornament on the tree.  Instead, I was busy in the kitchen making buckeye brownies, a...

What is it like when a bunch of bloggers get together at a Holiday party at a brand new Zoe's Kitchen in Morrisville, NC? It's hummus with a side of Twitter or Instagram.  Andrea of Good Girl Gone Redneck sends out some holiday cheer! We tweet, and eat. And we eat a lot!  Then we tweet again, and perhaps even share photos of our food on Facebook, too.  We are a group of bloggers,...