Halloween is over and now Christmas planning can begin! As much as I always dread Halloween, it always is fun. Despite my typical fall head-cold hitting on Halloween Eve, we survived with no major drama! And it was actually one of the best weekends we’ve had in a long time. Just about as perfect as…
It’s no secret that I don’t like to cook. My husband likes to cook. And I love to eat.So it works out pretty well. I just found out that one of our very favorite Central Florida chefs is coming out with a new cookbook! (And I think I’m going to have to get it for…
I hate Halloween. Yes, I said it. I don’t like scary things. I don’t like the pressures of a Halloween costumes. Pumpkin carving is nasty and it just never turns out right. I do try to fake it for my kids. But overall, I just see Halloween as a blocker to my favorite holiday, Christmas. …
It’s an event my family has talked about for months…Festival of Bacon! Last year we went to a Bacon Festival in Orlando which was basically bacon cook-off between food trucks. It was pretty awesome. This was the first year for the Festival of Bacon, held in Festival Park in Downtown Orlando. Gates opened at 11…
Today is a very sad day in the Cook house. We had to make a really tough decision and put an end to the suffering of our little JackJack. He was simply the best cat ever. We got this kitty from my friend Leslie who rescued him on a very cold night in Orlando. He…
I used to work in Celebration, Florida. I realized today that was about 14-15 years ago. How did that happen? I remember going rollerblading a few times while I worked there, but I didn’t have a bike back then. One of my blogger friends Kelly has been blogging a lot lately about biking around Celebration,…
It’s back-to-school time for my kids! Are they excited? NO. They are excited to see their friends. But that’s about it. I did ask them what they were wearing to the big day and they looked at me like I’m crazy. “The same thing we wear everyday, mom.” To which Brendan added, “I hope the…
I know my last post promised to be very long. But as I approached the reunion part of our trip, I realized that I was going to need to dedicate an entire blog just to this topic alone. So I apologize. As you should totally know by now, we are a Michigan State University household.…
We planned a one-day visit to Cedar Point into our vacation. This was a great thought because: We had the time. Aside for my husband, none of us has ever been. Both boys are tall enough to ride most of the rides. I scored free tickets by using my hoarded Coke points. We really didn’t…
So tired… This will be a marathon blog post people, so grab a glass of wine and settle in. We are home. It was a wonderful vacation. I wanted to blog more along the way but there wasn’t time and there wasn’t great internet. And frankly, I was exhausted. You can read Part 1 and…