My husband and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage. We celebrated this past weekend with him surprising me with a weekend getaway to the Catskill Mountains. I won't deny that my eyes teared up when he revealed his surprise, and all the research he had done to[...]
The holiday season is in full effect and the streets of New York are as crowded as ever. Personally, I can't get enough of the energy of the city now - with its festive, happy vibe - though it's important to note that I make sure to clear my head and place myself i[...]
No matter what I do throughout the year, I always make time to be home for the holidays and that's because this time of year in New York City is my absolute favorite. Yes, it's cold, and yes, it's crowded, but man oh man, is it festive, fun, and awesome.read more[...]
Recently I was invited to check out the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid. So confident were their representatives of the fuel efficiency of the vehicle that they encouraged me to travel to any notable Fall foliage destination in the East Coast where I could both enjoy the benefi[...]
It's a little rainy and cloudy in NYC today. In some places, rainy and cloudy means having to find shelter and warmth, but for a lot of us it's another excuse to go outside, get wet, and endure the chill for all the awesome the city offers when covered in gray. If[...]
New York City on any given day can feel like a lot. Which is why the few nature escapes in the city are so invaluable. Places like the beautifully historic Inwood Park, uptown, and then of course, the equally historic Central Park. Despite its complicated and racis[...]
For all the great food that New York City has to offer, there are areas that we often refer to as dead zones. They aren't necessarily isolate or void of activity, but when it comes to finding good food, they become areas that you either venture out of or settle for[...]
On the last weekend of autumn my family and I ventured to one of our favorite weekend getaway destinations, the Catskill Mountains. We had a bumpy start getting there with our car breaking down an hour into our trip, but my family are such great sports about things[...]
We are counting down the days till the end of summer. Soon, the kids will start school and we will be planning holiday dinners and longing for cuddle time under the wool blankets on the couch far away from the cold. But until then, we are taking in as much beach a[...]
I'm slowly realizing that I am a mountain girl. Well, ok, not really. But I want to be. My husband laughs at me because I tell him I often daydream of living in a house, near a creek, with a garden (so what that I don't have a green thumb) and tire swing on a tree[...]
