At the end of May, we celebrated our 7th Anniversary. We originally had big plans for the day, but we ended up spending time together and enjoying the day together as a family. Pittsburgh is always fun for us, it’s the place we got engaged, and it was one of the first places Darrick and I went together as a…
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Everything You Need to know About Tri-C JazzFest…
Have you ever attended the Tri-C JazzFest in Cleveland, Ohio? Well if not, this is the year that you don’t want to miss! In a couple of weeks, it will be the 40th anniversary of Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by KeyBank! The event takes place June 27-29 at Playhouse Square — and will celebrate Cleveland’s contributions to jazz over the…
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Mama, Slow Down and Watch the Potholes!
This post is part of a paid partnership with Cooper Tires, which provided information for this story. Learn more about protecting your tires and your car by following the hashtag #TakeOnPotholes on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Moms are always rushing! Well, I should say I often find myself rushing…sometimes no matter how I prep I find myself rushing! Rushing and…
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Sitting Made Simple {Cleveland Launch Party}
Last weekend I kicked off my Mother’s Day weekend by attending the Sitting Made Simple launch party for the Cleveland branch with Emma! Sitting Made Simple Cleveland is a local childcare agency. The owner, Jasmine Wright reached out to me and I was intrigued by the agency and what it provides. Emma and I arrived early because we had a…
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How to Enjoy a Road Trip with Little Ones
Early this morning we arrived home after a road trip to Huntsville, Alabama. On the way down to Alabama, we left close to 5am because we knew the children would sleep most of the way. However, on the way back we left later which had us getting home after Midnight. Overall, both drives (to and from) were pretty good, minus…
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
I was gifted tickets for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Premiere. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own! When I received the information to go to see The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part I knew we had to go. One because it kicked off Emma’s Birthday Weekend, so that was a plus! And because a couple of weeks…
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Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body
This post is sponsored by Great Lakes Science Center, we received tickets in exchange for this conversation. All thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. You know that period between Christmas and New Years Day when there is nothing planned…but you are stuck in the house with two children who are close to driving you crazy! Oh, that’s just me…well…
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Staycation Fun With Your Family
In our household, a Staycation is anytime off that we dont go outside of the state limits. So no matter if we are Cleveland or Columbus, we count it as a Staycation in our book! This Summer was a little different than past summers as in we didn’t take a vacation. Even if we go away for a couple of days,…
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Family Stay at Renaissance Westerville…
Every year my husband’s family gets together for a family weekend in Columbus! What originally started as a day-trip to Zoombezi Bay quickly turned into a full-weekend in and around Columbus, OH! This year our trip was the last week in July, and my family stayed at The Renaissance Westerville Hotel.
Can My Family Fit Into a Compact SUV? Test Driving the 2018 Hyundai Tucson
In 2014, when we found out we were having twins we immediately had to upgrade our family car. At the time I was driving a compact car, but it was enough room for my small family (at the time it was Darrick, Emma and I). When we found out our family would increase by two, we knew we had to upgrade…
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