Review: Wawa moves into Orlando

I had to check out what the buzz what all about. I’m excited to say, I like this new Wawa place! The chain from the east coast is on a blitz here in Central Florida, opening 5 new stores in 5 weeks. But many more than that are opening. I’ve never heard such reaction from…

Ryan Lochte is one hot Olympian

Ryan Lochte is an eleven-time Olympic medalist with five gold, three silver and three bronze medals.  He’s also a favorite of the state of Florida.  And let’s not sugar coat it – he’s pretty nice to look at. His seven individual Olympic medals rank as second all-time in men’s swimming.  And he’s on track to…

Olympic Themed Birthday Party

The Olympic-themed birthday party was a big success! So much fun – we are planning one for the Winter Olympics – which happens to be on my other son’s birthday in 2014! Here’s a look at some of the food and events we held for the party. The weather was a bit hot – so…

Thoughts on the Olympics

I’m obsessed with The Olympics.  I’ve already watched more hours than you, I’m sure. Here are some thoughts/observations…. 1.  I love London.  It’s a perfect backdrop to the games – I love that they speak English. 2.  I really think I missed my calling in life – I totally could have gotten a gold medal…

Making Olympic Medals

All systems are go for this weekend’s big Olympic-themed birthday party! I’ve been debating how to deal with the medals. I bought some cheap ones at Target – but wanted to personalize them on one side.  I was debating some different options; stickers, foam, etc. Finally, I settled on clay. That’s right folks, clay! I…

Give a can of food, save a life

Collecting cans is, at least for me, one of the easiest things I can do to help others.  It doesn’t really take a lot of time, canned food is mostly cheap, and people are pretty good about handing over some extra cans they have cluttering up their pantry. As part of the cub scouts, my…

Need bike advice!

So I’m thinking of buying a new bike. I have a great, wonderful, awesome Specialized bike already: And I do love this bike!  But I’m looking for a road bike.  I want to go faster.  I want to enter some bike events, and just don’t think I’ll fit in with my big fat tires. So…

I saved a turtle on my bike ride

Look at this little guy!!!! He was sitting in the middle of the road on my morning bike ride…just sitting there sunning himself. The bad part is that it’s a road that backs up towards a river – so lots of different animals – but also lots of idiot drivers who speed along that road…