I've been really leaning into my nerdy tendencies at home this week: my grand evening plans have mostly consisted of a) watching Jeopardy b) playing the daily Jeopardy skill on Alexa and c) playing a solo game of Bananagrams. I know, VERY...
Although a lot of my travel decisions are spurred by seeing beautiful places on Instagram (no shame!), it's rare that my crazy-high expectations are exceeded--but in the case of Lake Bled, I was absolutely blown away. Not only was there a monastery...
The news of this week: #DogMomTheBook is (almost) out! The back story on this little project: about a year ago, I got an email from a fellow Chico State alumna who is now an author and editor in New York City. She and her team had been chatting about...
Y'all know that I'm a crazy dog mom to Gertie the pug...but did you know that I'm crazy enough to write a book about it?! I'm super excited to announce that my first (and hopefully not my last) book is out: Dog Mom: How to Be the Best Mama to Your...
We spent this week in Jackson Hole with my husband's extended family, and holy moly, I had no idea Wyoming was so stunning! We stayed in Teton Village with his aunt and uncle who live here year-round (and are dedicated skiers, hikers and rock...
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Christine Amorose Merrill
C'est Christine is my little slice of the internet to talk travel, lifestyle and twenty- and thirty-something struggles. After stints living in France, Australia and NYC and lots of (often solo!) travel around the world, I currently live in San Diego with my husband, daughter and two pugs.