6 Reasons Why You should go on a Family Cruise

August 1, 2018 4 Comments

Hello guys! I finally was able to finish this blog post about our cruise. I am here to share all the reasons why you should go on a Family Cruise. Honestly, I am scared of riding boats or even cruise ships or thinking I might get sea sick but hey. How will I know if I will never try, right? So back in February my husband and I was thinking of a family travel for this year and we were like. We should try something different (our adventurous side kicking in!) and we thought about the cruise. Talked to a friend and gave me the contact number of their travel agent. Ms. Jing (our agent) was very helpful as we are first timers and gave us all insights on what kind of room to book and where is the best location at the ship and so we booked….

And so the adventure began and ended and here are the reason why we enjoyed it as a family and why your family will have the best time….

FOOD! Nobody wants to be hungry specially when you are travelling with kids who are most of the time asking for food. It is all inclusive so no need to worry about it and just know which restaurants are open at a certain time and go there.
SWIMMING POOLS! There are different areas in the ship that the whole family can enjoy, whirlpools for the adults, water park for the kids and young at hearts.
ENTERTAINMENT. All around the ship there are places of entertainment from Stand up comedy, lives band performance, mini concerts, game shows, kids shows and many more to choose from for all ages.
BEACH EXCURSIONS. When cruising you get a chance to get of different islands depending on what destinations of your cruise will be. Sounds fun already right?
KIDS CAMP. Our kids enjoyed being in the camp, we usually leave them there when my husband and I want to go to the gym. The kids loved being there because they meet new friends and get to play with them and learn new things like arts and crafts and the likes. Also if you would want to spend an adult time for yourself, your adult friends and family.
CASINO. if you like to gamble. We are not into it but I included it here (good to know).
ACTIVITIES. on top of the ship they have different games for everyone like mini golf, table tennis, billiards, basketball and a lot more.

It was overall a wonderful experience and can’t wait to go back again. If you have any questions about the cruise let me know maybe I can make another blog post about it.

Thank you for stopping by!

Simply,

Christianne

Outfit, Travel

Reasons to stay at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel in DC

July 30, 2018 4 Comments

Reasons to stay at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel in DC DETAILS: DRESS

Hi Guys! Today I am sharing Reasons to stay at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel in DC. All the things you need for a best vacation is outlined here. I have been wanting to share our family experience about our stay at Kimpton Hotel Palomar (a boutique hotel) in Washington, DC. I wanna show you how it was to have a staycation around the Nation’s Capital.

Honestly, It is our first time to stay in a Hotel in the District as I live in Maryland which is about 30 minutes away. I am glad to have stayed in DC this time as we were able to visit some of the other beautiful places around it. Most of the people who visits Washington, DC mostly wanna go to every museum and monuments around and specially the White House.

There are other places around that you should also include in your itineraries. I have outlined some of the reasons why you should stay at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar.

Reasons to stay at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel in DC 1. ACCOMODATION. They have the stylish and spacious rooms for you with super comfy beds! I fell in love with their modern style furniture and beautifully designed bathrooms. When we got tired of going around the area at least we enjoyed staying in the room for all those reasons while watching some good shows.

2. WINE HOUR. They have this complimentary wine hour where you get to taste different kinds of wine and make it your happy hour of the day. Good for people who are wine lovers like me and my husband. Don’t worry they also have something for the kids. They have popcorn and lemon waters to share so everybody and for those who does not drink wine. We were able to enjoy those moments staying in the hotel lobby chit chatting. You get to see and chit chat with other guests too if you are some kind of social butterfly.

Reasons to stay at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel in DC

3. POOL TIME. One of the reasons why we love doing staycations is the swimming pool. Isn’t it fun if you can get to swim while you are staying away from home. It already feels like you are in a resort right? The whole family get to enjoy this pool time specially the kids that loves water. They have this pool float her that we get to use for ourselves. It was a little chilly this day but we were able to manage.

4. FOOD. They have Urbana Italian Dining where you can get to eat delicious Italian food and you will surely enjoy the ambiance. We ate there for breakfast and it was the best meal if the day! They have a lot of breakfast food to offer.

5. COMPLIMENTARY BIKES. Who doesn’t want to explore the surrounding areas if you are staying in this Hotel right? The best part is you get to do cardio. DC is such a nice city to get around on a bike, it is too much of a hassle to use your car and find a parking spot, plus it is expensive too. It was just unfortunate that it was rainy during our stay so we were not really able to go farther than around the City. We would have been able to reach all the Museums…

Reasons to stay at the Kimpton Palomar Hotel in DC

6. COMPLIMENTARY UMBRELLA AND YOGA MAT. It actually came handy during our stay because it was really a rainy weekend. If you prefer to stay in the room to workout because they have a towel and yoga mat in the closet. Even though the gym is always open 24 hours. It rained so hard after we took this last photo.

In case you are looking for more hotel stays in DC. I have them here and here for you to check out.

In case you have questions just let me know. Thank you for stopping by!

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Thank you Kimpton Hotel Palomar for hosting our stay!

Outfit

Fall Colors on my Summer Dress

July 27, 2018 4 Comments

Fall Colors on my Summer Dress SHOP THE LOOK:

AMUR MILA DRESS

H&M SUNNIES

WHOWHATWEAR HEELS

BEBE CROSSBODY BAG (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

Happy Friday! Can we have endless Summer? Another cocktail dress for you guys that has Fall colors in my summer dress. It is definitely looking good for a warm weathers too. Summer nights while you are sipping some cold drinks chilling with your family and friend. It will also goes well with some pointed toe flat shoes if you prefer not to wear heels. The dress is so flattering but I recommend you wearing this not on a very hot and humid day as the material is kinda thick lace. I would suggest you wear this at nigh parties and it will look good with some lighting on it.

Are you ready for some cool days coming ahead. I know I am not ready to bid Summer goodbye. To me the party is just getting started! Oh How I love wearing just one piece and be able to come out without thinking twice. Don’t get me wrong, I love dressing up for cold days but would prefer warmth over cold. Can’t blame me, I grew up in a tropical country. Are you enjoying the longer days and making the most out of it outdoors?

As always, thank you for stopping by and see again next week to summarized my family cruise experience and our staycation at Hotel Palomar DC. Any fun plans for the weekend, share on to me and don’t forget to check out my instagram. I am more active there than here on the blog.

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Outfit

1 Romper in 2 Different Styles

July 23, 2018 10 Comments

STYLE 1 1 Romper in 2 Different Styles STYLE 2 SHOP THE LOOK:

THE FIFTH LABEL ROMPER

DSW STEVE MADDEN SLIDES

MVMT SUNNIES SIMILAR HERE

BEBE CROSSBODY BAG (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

CHARLOTTE RUSSE ANKLE STRAP HEELS (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

Hello from the Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC! We are currently on staycation mode here and playing tourist. So Today, I wanted to share this 1 Romper in 2 Different Styles as to where to wear and how it impacts the changes with the accessories. Style number 1 is so pretty and simple and is perfect when strolling around anywhere. Wearing flats while walking is the comfiest outfit. Style number 2 is perfect on cocktail parties if you are not a dress person and wanted something easy and chic to pull off. Also if you noticed that the sleeves can be worn 2 ways.

I really love summer because there are a lot of easy but stylish and chic outfits to wear for any occasions. We do not need to think to much as to what to wear. For all the busy ladies out there, most of the looks that I create are very easy to make. One and done is my motto for all of them.

Thank you for stopping by!

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Outfit

Casual Happy Hour Look

July 20, 2018 4 Comments

Casual Happy Hour Look SHOP THE LOOK:

REBECCA MINKOFF DRESS

WHOWHATWEAR HEELS

MVMT SUNNIES c/o SIMILAR HERE

ZAC POZEN HANDBAG

Happy Friday! Taking a break from posting about my Cruise trip as I am still working on a post on reasons why you should take a cruise. Today, Friday, I will be talking about Casual Happy Hour Look. It is this outfit that is so chic and easy to wear on a pre weekend celebration! I love how this dress is so flattering and it can be worn both ways. I apologize I totally forgot to button the upper part and it becomes like a round ruffle neckline. As it was really how when we were doing the photo shoot so we were honestly rushing to get the photos done. But the material of this dress is so soft and airy it will make you last long on warm summer nights specially happy hour cocktails!

I might say, this can also be a date night outfit. I paired it with neutral accessories so that the dress will stand out. You can also wear this with wedged sandals, cute mules and if you feel like dressing down cute flat sandals or slides will work as well. Thank you for stopping by and have a nice weekend!

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Outfit, Travel

Beach Day at Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos

July 18, 2018 4 Comments

Beach Day at Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos SHOP THE LOOK:

FOREVER 21 BIKINI TOP AND BOTTOM

FOREVER 21 FRAYED HIGH WAIST SHORTS

FOREVER 21 CROP TOP (NO LONGER AVAILABLE) SIMILAR HERE

AMERICAN EAGLE STRAW HAT

KAREN WALKER SUNNIES

HAVAIANAS FLIP FLOP

Happy Hump day! as promised, here is another port that we visited. It is another Beach Day at Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos. It was the last island that we visited and fell in love with it.It passed the criteria for the beaches that I have been looking for. It has too have pretty white sand turquoise water. We ended up renting a golf cart so we can explore the island by ourselves in our own time as our time in the island is limited to 5 and half hours. You can actually go around the island for 2 hours but did not do it as we just went around downtown and did not find something that interests us so we head back to look for another beach and was lucky enough to be in one where it was just our family. As you can see here, that was the advantage of driving around with the golf cart.

As you can see here, I have this cute two piece bikini that is high waist and so flattering and so affordable. Since the sun is too high that is why you always see me with my hat and sunnies. The crop top and the shorts was my cover up when we were moving around the port of course.

As for the horses, you can do horse back riding for an hour for $65 at the beach right next to were our ship docked. The water there was not good so we were lucky enough to have roamed around and found the beautiful isolated governors beach for ourselves. The beach were the ship docked has a nice pool and they have fake surfing areas. A lot of things to do like shopping, staying at the bar, island hopping, snorkeling and other water activities like jet ski and banana boating.

So make sure to check out the Domincan Republic post on Friday to show you guys how beautiful their beach are. Thank you for stopping by!

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Outfit, Travel

All my Looks from the Beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico

July 16, 2018 10 Comments

LOOK 1: REBECCA MINKOFF DRESS

All my Looks from the Beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico LOOK 2: SHOSHANNA DRESS SHOP THE LOOK:

LOOK 1: REBECCA MINKOFF DRESS SIMILAR HERE AND HERE

LOOK 2: SHOSHANNA DRESS

AMERICAN EAGLE STRAW HAT

KAREN WALKER SUNNIES

DSW STEVE MADDEN SLIDES

GRAYTON WATCH c/o

Happy Monday! Sorry for being MIA on the blog for a week. We took a 7 day cruise and the internet is so bad. I am back now and will be able to show you all of the pictures from out recent trip. Let me start of with All my Looks from the Beautiful San Juan, Puerto Rico.

It was the second port we visited from all the 4 ports to see from our itinerary but this port has a different vibe from the others. You will see the rich culture of this country to think they are still recovering from the devastation of hurricane irma. The gorgeous view of the city from the Castillo San Cristobal where my look 1 was taken. The beautiful fortress you will learn a lot from the history. This is similar from the Fort Santiago we have in Intramuros Manila, my hometown in the Philippines. Also, good to know they were discovered by the Spanish in 1521 same as when the Philippines was discovered. Puerto Rico is were you can taste the best Pina Colada were it is originally from, another must try is their very tasty mofonggo.

Now let me talk about the outfits, on the first dress. It was really flowy and it was perfect being blown away by the warm breeze and perfect for summer trips like this. The second dress is also perfect as it blended in with the color architecture of this city and the dress is so light.

I highly recommend you visit this beautiful city either by cruise or flying to it. But honestly, he kids did not enjoy this port because all they wanted to do is swim, swim and more swim. What do you think about the dresses? Let me know from your comments below.

Thank you for stopping by! See you on the next blog post.

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Outfit

Reasons Why Ruffle Mini Dresses are perfect for Summer

July 6, 2018 6 Comments

Reasons Why Ruffle Mini Dresses are perfect for Summer

SHOP THE LOOK:

KEEPSAKE RUFFLE MINI DRESS

KAREN WALKER SUNNIES

ZARA CROSS BODY WALLET (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

AMERICAN EAGLE STRAW HAT

PUMA SNEAKERS (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

NORDSTROM RACK WHITE PUMPS (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

Happy Friday! Today I am officially on vacation as we are sailing tomorrow. Our family will be on a cruise for the first time! We are so excited so If you have tips for us let me know on the comments section. Let me now get to my topic for today. Reasons Why Ruffle Mini Dresses are perfect for Summer: It is so versatile, chic and comfy for the warm weathers and easy to style. This dress is so flowy and the material is so light, it really makes you feel cool. Also the length of the dress is so perfect not to short and not too long.

In here as you can see, I styled it with different shoes to dress it up and down. This is for all of you who loves different heel heights so you can see what it looks like on both styles. Which one is your favorite the sneakers or the pumps?

Thank you for stopping by!

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

Outfit

Happy Birthday America! Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2018 2 Comments

Happy Birthday America! Happy 4th of July!

Simply,

Christianne

Outfit

This should be your Summer Uniform

July 2, 2018 2 Comments

This should be your Summer Uniform SHOP THE LOOK:

JILL SANDERS NAVY PINK TOP SIMILAR HERE

FOREVER 21 HIGH WAIST SHORTS (OLD) SIMILAR HERE

AMAZONFASHION PINK PUMPS

MVMT SUNNIES c/o SIMILAR HERE

AMERICAN EAGLE HAT

Happy Monday and warm days are really here and I can really feel it. I tried a different look and really loved it. As you can see I am wearing shorts and heels. Not my typical look but I am loving it! So therefore, This should be your Summer Uniform. As simple as a cute top and shorts with either high heels or any type of shoes of your liking. I opted the high heels because that is what I really like and it really matches my top. This look is perfect for happy hour and other cocktail parties. Another thing that I have loved about this look is the pretty asymmetrical style of this top as it added a classy feel.

How about you, what is your summer uniform? What have you been wearing lately? I would love to hear from you and get to know your favorite style. Also are you all ready for 4th of July? I have no plans for that day but I know that is the start of our family getaway.

Thank you for stopping by!

Simply,

Christianne

Photos: Novel (my better half)

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