Last year, during the Thanksgiving break, we opted to shake things up a bit, by trading in turkey at Moms house, for hot cocoa on the slopes in Mont Tremblant. It was such a wonderful trip, and only the second time we missed a traditional Thanksgiving with the family, since…

This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. We are headed out of town for Thanksgiving, and while we are all super excited about it, I feel guilty about spending the day without my family. In fact, it’s…

I’m working with Ocean Spray on their #AskCranma Campaign. I recently attended Ocean Spray’s Cranberry Bog in the middle of Rockefeller Center® last week. I wrote all about the details of my experience here. While at the event, I picked up on some pretty neat recipes using cranberries from their…

Thank you to Ocean Spray for sponsoring this blog post. I cannot believe the holidays are once again upon us. The kids are already giddy, drafting Christmas wish lists, while I’m trying to sort out plans with family members for the holidays. Last week, I attended the second annual Ocean…

With the holidays in full swing, and coming off another Thanksgiving. I want to give thanks to our tiny companions, Teddy and Penny Lane. I don’t talk about them nearly as much as I should, but they truly are a huge part of our lives. Teddy and Penny Lane are…

Holiday time is, by far, my most favorite time of the year. The weather has changed from cool to chilly, the kids look forward to presents and school break, and all the chatter seems to revolve around the impeding festivities. While hanging with some a group of friends this weekend,…

In all our years living in NYC, I can’t believe last year was the first time anyone in my family experienced the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person. Having reservations at a restaurant on 57th Street last year, we enjoyed a second story, eye level view of the balloons, which worked out…

With the holidays around the corner, I’ve been trying to instill upon my children the importance of giving. While they spend plenty of time during the weeks leading up to the holidays compiling their Christmas lists, I try to shift the attention from “I want, I want,” things to doing kind things for others….

Since having children, every Thanksgiving becomes more and more special, but this year, by far was the most memorable, since it was the first time any of us went to see the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. As life long New Yorkers, I cannot believe that both Jason and I had never experienced…

This post is sponsored. Thank you for supporting SITC. As the kids grow older, each year the anticipation for the upcoming holiday seems to start brewing earlier. I remember getting a Halloween catalog in the middle of summer, and the kids choose their costumes immediately. I ended up ordering their costumes…