Weekend in Newport
This past weekend, Chris and I went on an impromptu mini getaway (just one night) to Newport, RI. We haven’t been there since we did the Newport Ghost Tour about a year ago, so we figured that we were...
View ArticleThe Rosecliff Mansion – Newport
If you recall, a few days ago I told you that my husband and I visted the Rosecliff Mansion in Newport, RI. The Newport Mansions are a collection of 11 historic properties. The Gilded Age mansions...
View ArticleFace Painting at its Best
On one of our visits to Hollywood Studios during our recent Disney World trip, my eight year old noticed a stand over by Pixar Place in which he could get his face painted. After a fiarly substantial...
View ArticleBelcourt Castle Ghost Tour
If you know me, you know I love all things paranormal. I’ve been on dozens of ghost tours (some of which I’ve written about) and even joined up with a paranormal investigation group for a while....
View ArticleA Visit to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
When we went to Disney World in August, we hit the Animal Kingdom for one of the mornings. I’ll be honest here, the Animal Kingdom is my least favorite park and if the kids weren’t with me – I would...
View ArticleBreakfast at Chef Mickey’s
Our yearly Disney World trips are not complete until we have breakfast at Chef Mickey’s. Since we visit Disney so much, we’ve made the rounds when it comes to character breakfasts and I think Chef...
View ArticleHidden Mickey Search
When my family heads to Disney World, we always get a kick out of searching for hidden mickeys around the property. Don’t know what a Hidden Mickey is? Here’s Wikipedia’s definition: “A Hidden Mickey...
View ArticleWeekend Getaway
Chris, along with three of his brothers and his father, own a quarter-share of a condo on Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire. Basically it’s a hotel suite that’s split with three other families...
View ArticleIce in my Veins? Nope it Was Just Me Freezing to Death!
Alternate title: Peril on the FREEZING River. Last weekend, Chris and I went to New Hampshire for the weekend. We stayed in Lincoln, NH on Loon Mountain. Along the base of the mountain ran a shallow...
View ArticleScary Faces
I just came across this picture on my laptop and it made me chuckle. I took it over the summer while we were in Disney World. We had just gotten off of the Haunted Mansion ride (which is my favorite...
View ArticleLunch at Disney World’s Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
Here are a few pictures I came across from our most recent trip to Disney World. One of the days towards the end of the week we spent the day over at Hollywood Studios. After we had spent the entire...
View ArticleEllen’s Stardust Diner
So, as you probably already know – My handsome husband, Chris, and I went to down to New York City for a quick little getaway this past weekend. After we gave it some thought, we ended up deciding to...
View ArticleTimes Square
As you know, Chris and I spent last weekend in New York City. Saturday night, we hit Times Square. Although it’s not our first time there, we’re always blown away by the hustle and bustle of it all....
View ArticleMuseum of Modern Art (MoMA)
While we were in NYC last weekend, Chris and I spent some time at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). I hadn’t been there in years and Chris had never been, so we thought it would be fun to visit. Ok, I...
View ArticleJekyll and Hyde Club – Times Square
Last Saturday night, while we were walking around Times Square, Chris and I stumbled upon this place called the Jekyll & Hyde Club and we were totally intrigued. There was a gentleman in a costume...
View ArticleHow We Scored Free Tickets to See Mamma Mia
Chris and I arrived in NYC last weekend and after we were all checked into the hotel, we stopped by the concierge desk to ask subway directions to the finance museum. There were two people ahead of us...
View ArticleFalafel
Chris and I kept hearing about falafel and were dying to try some. And by “keep hearing” I mostly mean that they mention it occasionally on How I Met Your Mother, but that’s really neither here nor...
View ArticleMystic Pizza
On our way home from New York City last week, Chris and I decided to stop for lunch at Mystic Pizza in Mystic, CT. You all remember that movie, right? With Julia Roberts. Yeah, neither do I, but we...
View ArticleA Vacation of Chance
Chris and I found out on Saturday that we were going to get an entire week of freedom from the kids over the summer. So while the gruesome twosome are away spending a super fun week at the beach, Chris...
View ArticleSo Cal Bound
My handsome hubby, Chris, and I have talked about going to California at least a million times since we’ve been together. Aside from the fact that I’ve never been there (he has, though), we have...
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