Archive for August, 2009

August.  It has turned out to be one of the most miserable months this year.  Granted, late Summers in New York City are rarely fun, but maybe it’s the running around with kids in tow that makes it all seem so much worse. So imagine my surprise, and absolute cheer delight, when I received an [Continue]

A week ago tonight, I was the lucky recipient of two tickets to watch the WNBA’s New York Liberty play against The Connecticut Sun at Madison Square Garden.  I have written about events at The Garden before. But there’s nothing like watching a game at there.   It had been some time since I had gone [Continue]

Before taking part in the festivities at the park last weekend, my family and I made our way into El Barrio of East Harlem.  I had heard about the two-day weekend event, ¡Hacia Afuera!, that was being hosted by Art for Change through a facebook announcement. Art for Change is an organization focused on bringing forth [Continue]

Ok, let’s face it.  The weather in NYC has been awful as of late.  I have tried to take my children to a few Adventures and no soon do we get two blocks out that they start complaining about wanting to go home. I have been all too willing to comply. It’s been THAT bad. [Continue]

Last month, Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ hosted the first annual Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival.  I, unfortunately, was unable to attend to share all the exciting news, however, Maya from Gemini Girl went in my place and was came back with all the adventure details to share with you! Below is her [Continue]

After having left Billings, MT and still on a high from our hotel experience there, we headed out to North Dakota.  Like I said in my previous post, everyone warned me that it wasn’t much to look at, but after accidently finding the Badlands there, I thought that maybe they were wrong. Then we arrived [Continue]

We were driving to Missoula, MT when my beautiful Irish/Scottish husband said those words to me. I had been oooh-ing and ahhhh-ing the scenery like a true New Yorker who wasn’t used to seeing all the mountains touching the true blue skies above them. “It’s so beautiful here!” I said, my heart palpitating faster as [Continue]

We left Billings, MT and were slowly starting to make our way home.  We now had to drive through North Dakota.  I had never driven through this state, but everyone I spoke to said it wasn’t much to look at.  The the scenery was flat and boring. So you can imagine my surprise, as we [Continue]

“Where are you from?” “Brooklyn, NY!”, I respond with the pride of any New Yorker aware that they come traveling from the best city in the whole fricken world. But as I stared into the eyes of the inquisitor I saw a look of dissatisfaction from my response.  Not an angry or annoyed look, but [Continue]

Missoula was a wonderful experience.  We had a great time all around.  As we made our way to Billings, MT, I wondered what we could find to do there.  I asked a couple of people who lived there.  I went online and reviewed the Billings city site. However, I was also on my way to [Continue]