Ellen's Stardust Diner Review

For our July 4th holiday, the husband and I took a mini-vacay to the big apple where we took in more than just apples. :) Not necessarily a big fan of anything particularly touristy (although hello! One WTC observatory! And broadway shows? Yes, please!), Justin...

The French Broad in Asheville

Photo credit: cleverocity via Visual Hunt / CC BY-NC-SA Last year, shortly after April A-Z, I began thinking more about my blog and where I wanted to take it. I started writing based on specific topics (Money Monday, Travel Tuesday, etc…) and I knew that to...

Singing the Song of Summer…

Walt Disney World, November 2015 Get up and Take Your Pants For a Walk toDay! You never know what you will find! :) * I'm spending July writing my blog posts in response to all of the wacky (and not so wacky) national and international holidays that occur...

A Walk Through Savannah, GA

On July 4th 2015, Justin and I found ourselves in Savannah, Georgia helping my brother move from his college apartment (complete with four other male apartment-mates) to a new apartment in preparation for the birth of my nephew. His fiancé had just moved to Georgia...

The Power of Media In Choosing Travel Destinations

Photo credit: Ed Yourdon via Visualhunt / CC BY-NC-SA Shortly after Justin and I got married, our lives became filled to the brim with activity. Justin's parents had plans to visit his elderly uncle in Boston and an aunt I had never met in New Jersey. Considering...

How to Live the Lime Life

I'm currently on vacation in Europe, so today I'm sharing an old post. I absolutely love limes and … kind of love this post because it is all about them. :) I'm hoping one day to buy a whole box of limes and just make numerous delicious things! If you are with...

Todd Wilbur's The Best Of Top Secret Recipes

Every year at Christmas time, Justin and I always receive that one item from that one person that is decidedly not unique and also very cheap. It's not that I need an expensive gift for the holidays … or even really a unique one, but it is nice if some semblance...

It's Time…

Paris, France May 2014 for a nap! #NationalNapDay2016 * I'm spending July writing my blog posts in response to all of the wacky (and not so wacky) national and international holidays that occur during this month. Today's image was selected in response to...

(College) Drinking in Savannah

Photo via Visualhunt For my brother's graduation from college, he decided to take my husband out on the town in Savannah, Georgia trying all of the hot drinking spots. Not really being a big drinker, you can imagine what a fan I was of this. Nevertheless,...

Seven Decades of "Perfect" American Families on TV

For Perfect Family Day. I decided to take a look at television shows to see how American families, or rather the portrayal of American families, has changed over the years. For example, take this article from CNN from 2010, where they talk about how "we have moved from what's most ideal to what's most entertaining". And it's not only that, but Americans have also come to embrace the idea of separated...