Christmas 2008

I’ll let this picture speak for itself.  Can you find our sweet Little AG in there somewhere?  It’s almost like playing Where’s Waldo - but she’s much cuter!  Of course, I’m biased.
What an all around great day.  Tomorrow it’s back to the healthy food, clean house, and normal routine - but for now I still [...]

Any Chic Chick out there knows that the key to the hosting the perfect Holiday party is to be an excellent hostess.  Gracious and welcoming, the perfect hostess welcomes guests to her sparkling clean home, wearing a perfect outfit, looking rested and perfectly groomed.  Unless you’re me, that is.  I’m usually running around until the [...]

I grew up with a father who loved cars — working on them, driving them, even watching them race around a track.  I suppose it was inevitable that I would develop a love of things that “go”, but as a girl, it was oftentimes hard to find toys that would do so and ones that [...]

I take lots of pictures.  I love photography, and almost everyone in my family seems to have an eye for taking good pictures.  We took over 10,000 pictures of Little AG in her first year alone, to give you an idea of what a photo-maniac I am.  On a typical vacation I will come home [...]

In case you can’t tell — I love movies.  My first ever job was at a movie theater and I started work on the day that I turned 15 — the first time I could legally work.  I at a lot of popcorn and M&M’s in my day, and I watched a lot of movies.  [...]

There aren’t many things in the world that compares to the bond between women. A great friend can feellike a sister: someone to share secrets with, laugh with over embarrassing moments, or turn to for support. Growing up I didn’t have any siblings, though now I have 2 wonderful sisters and a  great sister-in-law, but [...]

Paramount Home Entertainment has completely simplified gift-giving for you last minute Holiday Shoppers!  With their wrapped and ready DVDs, you have 3 great options for gifts for this year, including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Iron Man, and Kung Fu Panda.  They come wrapped in adorable paper (that doesn’t give anything [...]

When Little AG was little we had one of those stuffed animals that responded when you pushed on its paws, etc.  It was cool for our purposes at the time (to stop the screaming and crying) but as she got older she quickly lost interest because it was very limited in the activities it could [...]

I have always loved the book “Horton Hears A Who” by Dr. Seuss, because of it’s inspiring and uplifting message.  In case you are scratching your head thinking “Um, Dr. Seuss, inspirational?” you can take my word for it, I’m not confused.  My favorite line of all time is “A person is a person, no [...]

A while back I “met” this awesome girl on twitter — Anna Sabino.  Not long after that I got the opportunity to meet her in Las Vegas at Blog World Expo, and she was quite possibly one of the sweetest people I have ever met in my life!  I’m so glad to call her a [...]

Ok, I’ve already ranted and raved over my extreme love for it in my Christmas Gift Guide for kids, but it’s worth another mention here:  one of my favorite picks for Christmas this year is, beyond a doubt, the Cherry Blossom Market. We have one of these at my house (I just couldn’t wait until [...]

The Holidays are here!  That means the 4 f’s — fun, family, friends, and FOOD!  Yum!  The food.  Why is it that Holiday food always tastes better than food at any other time of the year?  One of my personal favorites are those yummy little meatballs that are the ubiquitous party food.  I can’t help [...]

This is seriously my favorite time of the year.  As I sit here typing this, Andy Williams is singing “Let it Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” on my Sirius music Channel on my TV, a fire is crackling in our fireplace, and our Christmas tree is sparkling with color and decorated with some [...]