This post will tell you all you need to know about Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, including major insider tips AND how we realized it’s actually CHEAPER for us to stay there when we visit Universal Orlando than it is to stay in an off-site budget hotel! If you’re planning a trip to Universal Orlando (or even thinking about […]

We just returned from a wonderful weekend in the Great Smoky Mountains. Between the towns of Sevierville, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge, there’s plenty to do in the area– and this applies to foodies, outdoorsmen, adventurers, history buffs, and families. Please note that all of the ideas listed in this post are relatively inexpensive. Disney, on […]

Dear Bruiser, This time last year, you were still my adventurous little kindergartner with a mouth full of baby teeth. What a difference a year makes. Between then and now, you’ve shot up several inches, lost most of those baby teeth, and transitioned from a little boy into a big one. And when I look […]

One of my favorite things to do at the end of each year is to go back through my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram updates and merge the best of them into one big blog post. On their own, these snippets aren’t much– but together, they offer up an amazing (to me, anyway) look back at […]

Some say that Twitter and Facebook have been the death of blogging. I disagree. So many of the most hilarious/precious/memorable moments I’ve experienced over the last few years would have been lost and gone forever if it hadn’t been for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. But in order to keep those moments from fading away into […]

2012 was no ordinary year. In fact, I suspect it will go down as my wildest, busiest, craziest, most life-changing year EVER. I really can’t believe that so much has happened over the last 12 months– and I can definitely say I’m a different person now from the person I was one year ago. Unfortunately, […]

WELL. Walt Disney World was absolutely and totally incredible and I will soon be providing you with all the fantabulous details, which I can’t wait to share because I think they’ll really make your future trips to Disney all the more amazing. But first? Let’s talk about FOOD POISONING. Yes. FOOD POISONING. On our very […]

…a trip to Walt Disney World! This week will not be about the presidential election, doing housework, planning preschool Easter egg hunts, dreaming up new style dares, scheduling news interviews, writing fashion posts, doing homework, dealing with college girl angst, making dinner, setting appointments, doing yardwork, working on projects, traveling for business, doing laundry, or […]

Looking for TV shows and movies the entire family can enjoy? Here are my 20 top Hulu picks! This excellent opportunity for me to scour Hulu’s library for my top TV and movie picks is brought to you in partnership with Hulu and CafeMom. Over the last 15 years, my family has made lots of […]