15 first time cruise tips for the first time cruiser.  I had the good fortune to go on my first cruise in September. It was wonderful and exactly what I needed to refresh and unwind. I went with my best friend and it was heavenly. Between us we have 7 children, so we really could […]

Princess Cruise 4 Day West Coast Getaway – A perfect vacation with wine tours of Santa Barbara and Ensenada, Mexico. A better title – I went on a cruise and it was glorious. And I can’t wait to go again. You know how certain things come into your life at exactly the right moment? It […]

Visiting the Cape this summer? We are lucky enough to call Cape Cod our home and love that people come from all over the world to visit. I’m going to do a few posts highlighting different parts of the Cape to tell you what it fun to eat, see, and do. I’m starting with our […]

I know that is a picture of beer, but I’m here to tell you about the MV Wine Fest that I went to a few weekends ago in Martha’s Vineyard. Let’s just say that the Wine Fest didn’t discriminate, I sampled some incredible wines, along with summer beers, and handcrafted cocktails. Yup, it was a good […]

A few weeks ago I was invited by American Heritage Chocolate to come to Boston to celebrate the 240th Lantern Ceremony at the Old North Church and the running of the Boston Marathon. We live a little over an hour from Boston, but in the short amount of time we have lived here I have […]

I get a lot of questions about what to do, see, and most importantly eat when visiting DC. Now that we have said goodbye after living there for two years, I feel like I can answer this with some credibility. We have done a lot in our time here, and these are some of my favorites. […]

I have remember the first time that I ever saw a pomegranate. I was in 2nd grade, and my friend Kim’s mom packed her a pom in her lunch box. I remember being so incredibly jealous of her. Even though she shared her pom arils with me, I wanted to have my own mysterious fruit. […]