Our boys are quite adventurous. But, they're not exactly big risk-takers like the hubs and I. During our recent trip to Disney, for the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration in April 2012, we had the ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME chance to experience Animal Kingdom park at night. Yep, that's right. All the best rides in the park with…
While Autumn & Fall are not necessarily my busiest time of year {I would actually say Summer is!}, they are certainly my most stressful! I don't do well in cold weather – physically or emotionally. Blame it on the good 'ol Texas gal in me, but without sunshine and warm air touching my skin, I…
On the day we visited Animal Kingdom during our most recent Disney trip this spring, I wanted to make sure we took full advantage of the Disney Photopass to capture some of the beautiful and stunning scenes that are found throughout the park. Little did I realize that THIS would be one of them. We…
Apparently, my 3rd grader and a few of his friends decided to do a gangnam style video on Halloween. Enjoy!
This DIY Halloween Wreath with Orange LED Pumpkin Lights is a fun, inexpensive, and easy way to decorate for the Halloween season.
Growing up, my Hispanic heritage definitely played a part in how and what I thought about college and education. Neither of my parents had graduated from college – my dad, in fact, has a 10th grade education. My mother has since earned her college degree and my dad, though he has never pursued a formal…
There's a fun new sweepstakes promotion going on right now over on the Wreck-It Ralph Facebook page. I don't know about you, but I've been saying all along that this is going to be THE movie of the season, which comes out November 2nd in theaters everywhere. Even my kids agree. They ask me every…
A while back I shared some info with you about my family's recent visit to Best Buy to pick out our new XBOX 360 Kinect video game system. Well, I'm happy to report that we've ALL had fun playing with it and incorporating the new device into our fun Friday family nights! I have to…
This past summer while I was visiting my hometown of Austin, Texas waiting for my sister to have her baby, I found myself with plenty of free time. I remember one afternoon when I'd taken my mom's car to go out and run a few shopping errands. I found myself drifting over to my old…
For years, Best Buy has been our go-to store for everything in our home from TVs, washer & dryer, refrigerator, right down to the very Samsung Ultrabook I am typing this out on. Now, with its new emphasis on being more accomodating to the Spanish-speaking customer, I am convinced they are a company who just…