Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre in NYC The Most Nominated Show of the Year – 14 Tony Award Nominations Including Best Musical By Emma DeFrancesco Hi, my name is Emma and I’m a 14-year-old 8th grader at Oceanside Middle School. My mom loves to tell the story that while she was pregnant with me…
Live In the Moment
Stop thinking about the finish line and just enjoy the thrill of the race
The Nuclear (meltdown) Family
FIFO…remember that When it comes to parenting, my husband has a primary goal. “It’s our job as parents to teach you how to exist in society”. I personally think keeping them out of the adult film industry should rank slightly higher but I get where he’s coming from. All the life lessons we struggled through…
Boom Boom Shake Shake the Room!
There are three words that this girl lives to hear. That’s right…Pakistan, Magnesium and Iodine. I used to think that maybe 2 of them were places that you can only get to by plane and one is something you put on cuts for some reason. As I get older (read: wiser) I have come to…
Welcome to Douchebagistan, Population: ME!
Let’s start 2017 with some definitions Goals: The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end Selfish: Devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. Liquor: How a male animal cleans his mate (ok, that one might be a bit of a…
Our Mystic-al Girl’s Trip
I hate the idea of a bucket list, it’s so depressing. Instead I keep a constant “Life to Do List” running in my head. High up on that list was a visit to Mystic, Connecticut. If you are like me and have started to get some AARP literature in the mail then you’ll remember the…
Summer Camp…it’s not just for kids anymore
When I used to think of Mount Snow in Vermont I pictured skiing, snowboarding and hot cocoa. I still love all of those things, but I think my family and I found something we love even more about Mount Snow…Family Camp, where their motto is unplug and reconnect. For us, family camp combined the fun…
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in the Poconos
My husband is very picky about where we go on vacation as a family. He says his criteria are simple. We must go somewhere that has something for everyone, must be all under one roof because constant traveling is not a vacation, and most importantly the kids can entertain themselves so we’re not always “on”…
Not so Fast-Food
In the words of the great Ferris Bueller “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I equate this quote to my behavior at the dinner table at the risk of my husband associating this movie with things rapidly going into my mouth, I’m…