Bacon Off Orlando: Father’s Day Fun

You may have missed the best Father’s Day event in Central Florida – so get on the ball and secure your plans for next year!!! Bacon Off Orlando pitted two of Orlando’s favorite food trucks neck-to-neck in a bacon cook off.  Think Top Chef Style with the Big Wheel Truck facing the C&S Brisket Bus.…

Katie & Jimmy Get Married

Here are some of the photo highlights from the wedding of the year! Chicago proved to be a great background and provided some perfect weather for the wedding. In between the ceremony and reception we had a party trolly and drove around the city taking pictures.  It was a great idea and we had a…

Amazing Chicago Food: The Hearty Boys

The Hearty Boys is a restaurant on N. Broadway in Chicago.  A friend made us reservations there, and I had no expectations whatsoever. The restaurant itself is small – but super cute.  They also have an outdoor patio which I’m sure is amazing when it’s a bit warmer. We were greeted by our amazing waiter,…

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

  The Cheetah Hunt commercials have suckered my kids into really wanting to go to Busch Gardens. So part of our mini-spring break we managed to make it to the park.  I just love this place. It’s so pretty, so clean and they have some great rides.  We also picked the perfect day because it…

Clearwater Beach – Spring Break 2012

  A short spring break weekend brought us to Clearwater Beach. I haven’t been in ages…. It’s part of our effort to hit all the beaches in Florida – because see, it’s important to have a goal. Of all the beaches I’ve been to – can’t say I’m a big fan of Clearwater.  But, I…

Tuxedo Fittings!

Look at these beautiful boys! We are in final wedding preparations for the great Bresnahan/Slattery wedding! Today it was getting four boys fitted for tux’s.  I cannot wait for all the fun pictures on the wedding day in Chicago!!! See the full gallery on Posterous

St. Patrick’s Day Cake Pops

I had lots of questions on how to make them! So many different ways people have tried.  Mine is pretty easy. First, I bought the cake pop oven.  It’s like a waffle maker, but makes cake balls, or little doughnut holes. So I bought some cake batter mix and got to work baking.  Once those…