Hello Friends! It's been a while since I have shared in this space and reached out to you all. We have been busy little bees this summer. Even though I have a serious dislike for saying we are busy, we have been overly consumed with all things summer vacation and that is one kind of busy I am happy to be! Back to school shopping has already begun and oh, say it isn't so, please just give us an ...
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Changing our Ways to Become Happier and Healthier Versions of Us
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Life Time Athletic. All feelings, thoughts, opinions (and sweat) are mine own. The holidays seem to be swooping down on me. I have felt overwhelmed with the whole work/life/mom balance of getting it all done or even just getting anything done. One thing that has been a huge saving grace for me has been the ability to forget the pressures of it all for a ...
Personalizing Your TV with Verizon FiOS® #CustomTV
Disclosure: I customized my TV package thanks to Verizon FiOS®, as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #CustomTV For the past month my family has been checking out the Custom TV package from Verizon FiOS®. We picked a few packages that we knew would cover the kids, my husband (the remote hog) and me! I just need Bravo to be happy so we got the Lifestyle Package. The kids like Disney Jr, ...
Holiday Family Pajamas from Sleepyheads #Giveaway
One of my favorite things for the holidays is picking out matching pajamas for my kids. They are young enough that they will still wear pajamas that match and actually think it's fun. This year I was offered the opportunity to check out Sleepyheads pajamas for the whole family and I jumped at it. Just as I thought, both kids were super excited when they saw that my husband, Rob, and I would be ...
She Snapped: Fall Into Family
It's as if the day I gave birth I also began my love affair with taking photos. From the moment I came home with Derek I couldn't stop capturing moments and milestones through my lens. You name it, I have a photo and probably a video. I love watching my family grow, enjoy moments and capturing them forever in images I can then hang in my house or share with my family and friends. Looking for ...
HAVE A PLAN! National Preparedness Month #NatlPrep
September is National Preparedness Month and According to FEMA, 50% of Americans have not discussed or developed an emergency plan with family members about where to go and what to do in the event of a local disaster. Does your family have a plan? When I was younger I thought nothing could ever happen to me, that I was invincible. Then came September 11, 2001 and my entire life and being was ...
Get Carded with Hallmark Cards
Aside from a holiday card, when is the last time you got a card in the mail from a friend or family member? Do you still send out birthday cards or just a text? Computers have made us all much more impersonal. Sometimes when I write a note I notice my handwriting is getting so sloppy since I never write notes or letters anymore, just type. One thing I have been focusing on lately is ...
2013 My Year in Review
While looking through all my photos to get prepared for this post I had such a great time. 2013 was a big year! The thing that stands out the most, above all amazing things is that my husband quit smoking. I love my husband so much. Some days the stress of life, work, kids, money, parties, laundry and more get in the way and I forget to tell him how much he means to me. Some days I am so ...
Happy Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I am thankful every single day for all that I have. I am grateful for my children and their health and happiness, including Finnegan. For my husband, my partner in life, my bestest friend!! I am grateful for my parents, sister, family, and friends! ...
Derek Love
Derek, I love you!! I love your smile, I love your infectious hysterical giggles and the way you want everyone around you to giggle too! I love watching you concentrate, focusing on building with your toys or playing for hours with your "guys" and saving the universe. I love how you love to dress up, when you stick your lightsaber in the side of your pants, put a butterfly net down the back of ...
