Too bad I missed The Taste this year! Chicago is known as a food Mecca. True insiders know that the “Second City” is second to none when it comes to good food. As bloggers from all over the country descend on Chicago next week, good Chicago food will not be hard to find. Sure, things […]
Luxury Family Travel: Jekyll Island Club Hotel
Recently my husband and I had the distinct pleasure of being given complimentary accommodations and activities at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel to review them as a luxury family travel destination. We were thrilled to getaway and decided to leave the kids home for this one. (What a treat!) We found this hotel to be […]
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 Kia Soul is the Car the Cool Kids Drive
I was so excited when I received the opportunity to test out the new Kia Soul to write a review on it. I wasn’t paid and you can be sure my review is based on my own opinions. And after driving it for a week I have come to the conclusion that this is the […]
Sometimes you just have to say “Yes!” #DisneySMMoms
Three of my kids at Merida’s coronation! I am an organized person. Some may say ulta-organized. With four kids, I have a plan to get through each day and I tend to stick to it. But I learned a good lesson recently that I just have to pass on. I learned that when life throws you […]
Top Ten Takeaways from the Disney Social Media Celebration
I was one of the lucky few to be invited to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration at Disney World this month. It was an action-packed three days filled with inspiring speakers, once-in-a-lifetime events, fabulous family activities, and gifts galore. It was a great opportunity to learn more about all things Disney as well […]
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 […]
Would you buy a car online?
I buy pretty much everything online. Sure I still like to shop at brick-and-mortars but I find online shopping to be fun, convenient, and a lot of times cheaper. But when I heard about the new car company, Carvana, selling cars 100% online I was a little skeptical. No car lot? No pushy salesman? No […]
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 […]
