‘Adventures’ Articles

This site, where I have shared so much with you and in turn have learned so much from you all, has turned 3 years old. To think that in December of 2008 I simply started writing with the intention of staying connected to our family out-of-state and share with them what our new lives back [Continue]

All week long, all I have wanted to do was wake up Friday morning and surprise my two youngest with a visit to see Santaland in Macy’s Herald Square, an annual holiday tradition for us. I envisioned my boys jumping up and down for joy, except I didn’t realize that Friday’s Pizza Day in school [Continue]

If you’ve read my site long enough then you know that while most New Yorkers run at the sound of holiday bells in all the main sights throughout the city, I gravitate to them like a moth to the light. It remains my absolute favorite time of the year in the city and I am [Continue]

I am a fired up. For days I have been following the story on the Interracial couple who was banned from a Baptist church in Kentucky. When I first read the story my heart hurt, especially as someone married to a white man. But this is not what has me on fire this morning. What [Continue]

I am thankful for a lot. This year has been amazing for our family. In travel, we have been to some really great places – from the Colorado Rockies to the Bahamian shores to magical Disney in Florida. By plane, train, and automobile we traveled and have seen, learned, and bonded as a family. I [Continue]

Niagara Falls is pretty this time of year – cold, but pretty. I personally have loved visiting Buffalo during warmer weather, like for their Buffalo Wing Festival, or to take a ferry ride into the falls. But with all there is to see at the falls and learn, what I didn’t know was what I [Continue]

I know how difficult it is for anyone to find a decent affordable place to stay, especially during the holiday season and I really love anything and everything that would make lodging no matter when or where easy, fun, and yes, even exciting. If you’ve read my site long enough, then you also know I [Continue]

Now through December 4th, kids ages 5-15 will have a chance at chef stardom by participating in the Avocados from Mexico Mini Chef Video Contest. The contest aims to educate parents on the nutritious benefits avocados have on growing children and how easy they can be incorporated into kid-friendly meals due to their versatility and [Continue]

I can’t talk about a visit to the Dominican Republic without talking about the food. Chances are that this article won’t be the last time I mention the food I had there when visiting Las Terrenas. I already shared with you what I loved about Balcones del Atlántico as a resort, now I have to [Continue]

I have been wanting to go back to the Dominican Republic for some time. I have been wanting to travel to the island and connect with the people there, have them share their stories, highlight areas of the island that everyone must see when they visit, and then come back and tell you all about [Continue]