Grab your calfs and hoof it down to Marietta for the Chick-Fil-A Connect Race Series: East Cobb on October 12, 2013. I received a race entry for telling you about this great 5K and I’m excited to be a part of it! There will be a 5K as well as a 1K fun run (great for […]
#MakeSummerLast in Tennessee
I was thrilled to receive an invite to a food, drink, and music showcase put on by the Tennessee Tourism Board recently. They started a campaign I am 100% down with: Make Summer Last. Since schools in Georgia go back so early, it is easy to look at the 4th of July as the beginning of […]
The Most Colorful 5K race in Atlanta: The Color Run is Coming
I can run a 5K race. It may not seem like it but that is an empowering statement. When I was offered the opportunity to tell you about one of the coolest 5K races around, The Color Run, in exchange for a race entry, it was a no-brainer to me. And they even offered me […]
4th of July Fireworks, Festivities Still on Despite the Rain in Atlanta
All-You-Can-Eat Pie Bar at Sway Stay The Night Hyatt Regency Downtown Atlanta 4th of July deal Celebrate July 4th with Hyatt Regency! Stay for $99 and 50% valet parking July 3-9. Ooh & Aaa @ Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park Fireworks July 4 or stay here after catching the Braves vs. Marlins (w/ stadium fireworks July 4). Or declare your Independence, and hope […]
Celebrate 4th of July with the Atlanta @Braves
Looking for something fun to do during the 4th of July weekend? Why not check out the hometown team? The Atlanta Braves have a three-game homestand from July 2-4 and have some great extras in store for the fans. Even non-baseball fans will enjoy the fireworks (Wed and Thurs), really good, unique food and the […]
The Three-Mile Thursday Crew & Children’s Claritin
I am very lucky to be a part of a moms group that cares about our health as much as we care about hanging out. Sure the North Cobb Mocha Moms like to eat and drink but we also meet up each week for our “Three mile Thursdays” walk at a local track. Our chapter […]
Macy’s Crowns the Great American Grilling Guru (& it’s not me) #americanicons
I was thrilled when my friends at Everywhere invited me to attend the final judging of Macy’s Culinary Council Great American Grilling Guru contest. I love to watch cooking shows on TV so the idea of attending a live one right here in Atlanta along with some of my favorite TV foodie personalities like Marc Forgione, Cat Cora and Stephanie […]
The Smith’s Staycation: Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Every US president since Johnson has stayed at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. And now I have too! A lot has changed since they opened their doors in 1967, but this hotel is still one of Atlanta’s finest hotels set on historic Peachtree street in the resurgent downtown. The crowd is more international than I’ve seen […]
Summer’s getting hotter at Macy’s with their “Sizzle Showdown” June8 #AmericanIcons
Get ready Atlanta, this summer is going to get sizzling. Macy’s at Lenox Square is hosting the “Sizzle Showdown” for six grill-masters competing to win $10,000 and a 4th of July trip to NYC to be named America’s Greatest Grilling Guru! if the hot competition doesn’t get you, the awesome judges from Macy’s Culinary Council will. […]
Camp Mom: Summer fun at World of Coke + Win free tickets
Camp Mom is in full effect in the Smith household! I do have the kids signed up for some church camps and a few weeks at the Carl E. Sanders YMCA, but this is still a summer where I am the lead camp counselor for my four kiddos. And while that’s great…it’s a lot of […]
