We’re a movie family. We have movie night at home, we love going to the movies (those reclining chairs are awesome), and I even have a daughter who loves making home movies with her dolls as the stars. Sounds great, right? No arguments about what to watch, right? Well… Yes, we all love movies, but…
Travel
Where we've been, what we've learned and where we're going next!
My Favorite Bike Trails on Long Island
When I was younger and first learning how to ride a bike, my older brother took me out to our driveway to learn. It wasn’t a big driveway so each time I rode down it I’d have to turn left and ride back up the other side. In between, there was a ditch. I never…
Hadestown…A Hell of a Good Time
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…
The WICKED Magic Through Generations
There are some shows you enjoy. Then there are shows that somehow become part of your family’s story. For me, that’s WICKED. Years ago, when I was seven months pregnant with Emma, my dad surprised my hubby and me with tickets to see it on Broadway. It wasn’t my first trip to Oz. I’d been…
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”…