As someone who covers family travel with a passion, I was thrilled to see Visit South Walton as a sponsor for BlogHER, the world’s largest blogging conference. It felt odd flying to Chicago to connect with a neighbor from the South but hey…sometimes that’s what you have to do. I was able to snag a […]
Three tips to survive the rain at Disney World
Rain. It ruins my blowouts, cancels my plans, and makes my otherwise cute clothes inappropriate. It can be so…annoying. And if there’s one place where I can expect to see a thundershower or two is at Walt Disney World. I recently returned from the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration held there and sure enough, it rained. But […]
Five ways to survive the family road trip
The Smith family is on the road again! This time we are heading down to the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa near Jacksonville. My kids have been bugging me to go to the beach and so when my friends at the Sawgrass Marriott invited us down to check it out, I jumped at the […]
Celebrating the holidays at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island
Let’s face it…the holidays are stressful. Life with four kids is stressful. Life in general is stressful. So when my friends at the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island invited my family to visit and check out their resort I jumped at the chance. (Literally…I jumped.) The fact that we could go a few weeks before Christmas to […]
How long will my kids believe in Santa? #ww
How long do I have for them to still believe? How long will my kids stare in awe at Mr. and Mrs. Claus? How long will the magic of Christmas live in my home? I hope it never ends. This photo is from our trip to the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island. Their Santa Tea was so […]
Top take aways from #SheStreams
Me at the Disney World luncheon I had the amazing opportunity to come to the blogging conference, SheStreams, as a guest of BSM Media and the conference’s corporate sponsor, AT&T. All I had to do was get myself to Ft. Lauderdale and soak up as much knowledge (and Florida sun) as I could. I am […]