Archive for October, 2010

Registered Users of American’s BlackAtlas.com Website Can Win Tickets to Meet Celebrity Chef and Sample Food and Wine at Pre-Opening Party on Nov. 15 Grand Prize Includes Trip for Two to New York City with Airfare, 
Hotel, $200 Gift Card and Tickets to Event American Airlines, through BlackAtlas.com, the first online travel community for [Continue]

I have just booked my  family’s plane tickets to Keystone in Colorado this coming December.  I am beyond excited for so many reasons: 1) It’s the first plane ride my entire family has taken together in a long time. 2) I get to work on my very, very rusty skiing in one of the most [Continue]

So after multiple emails of being invited to visit Newport Jersey City (not to be confused with Newport in the Jersey Shore), I finally decided to take the (gasp!) PATH train into NJ. Jamie, my contact, promised me it would only take minutes from NYC. I didn’t believe her, but I went anyway. And it [Continue]

I was still getting used to the sights and sounds coming from outside my balcony window at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, when it was time to to leave my room and enjoy some time with friends over dinner. Our dining choice: Jiko-The Cooking Place, Animal Kingdom’s on-site restaurant where guests can enjoy many delicious dishes [Continue]

Often when speaking of Disney, it is the kids who get all excited about where to go and what to see. But when it comes to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, it is my husband who can’t stop daydreaming. The conversations about taking a trip to this specific resort on our next family vacation is one [Continue]

I recently made a list of fun things to do in NYC during the Halloween weekend, but the list seems to keep growing and I wanted to make you aware so in addition to my first Halloween fun list both here and over at Babble New York (my new writing gig), here are additional events [Continue]

I am sitting in my bed, in a beautiful small hotel in Sag Harbor, NY. Onstar has invited me here for what is essentially a weekend in which we, females of the media, can feel empowered and can simplify our lives. Of course at the core of this theme is how their product, Onstar, can [Continue]

This past weekend the youngest of my boys and I made our way to Times Square and into The New Victory Theater. It was a windy, chilly Saturday perfect for a day of inside entertainment. I rarely ever get to spend one-on-one time with any of my boys and being able to do so with [Continue]

I recently accepted the role as Ambassador for Unilever’s Family Dish program. My thinking in doing so was that it challenged me to do two things: 1) Involve my boys with the kitchen more 2) Learn recipes that include every day products that I may not instinctively use because of my tendency to cook Dominican [Continue]

Last week, in the midst of all the fun being had at the conference I was working, I took a moment to step out and check out a new resort in Miami from our friends at RockResorts. My driver, Freddie, was a proud resident of the area by way of Cuba. As we drove alongside [Continue]