Over Spring Break we had the opportunity to check out The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center. It was really great to see such a fun place right in our own backyard. I really had no idea that there was a “resort” so close to home. It was a nice change and a great opportunity for us to [...]

Man oh Man….this post could take a while. I love to travel. It is one of my most favorite things to do. If you really want to know where I would love to go all you have to do is visit my board on Pinterest called Places I want to Go . It is loaded with [...]

By the time you read this I will be high in the sky on a plane heading for beautiful San Diego! I am heading out to my first blogging conference EVER! I am excited. I am nervous. I am a little bit worried that maybe I packed too much. Or maybe even too little. What if [...]

This weekend my husband and I had the opportunity to participate in a wine tasting cruise with Star Fleet Yachts in Kemah. Let me tell you a little bit about Star Fleet Yachts and what they have to offer. Star Fleet Yachts has been in business for 18 years! Proof that they are doing something right! Star Fleet Yachts [...]

Are you local to the Houston/Galveston area? Or how about just a Texan looking for a local place to have a small vacation at this summer? Check out Moody Gardens in Galveston! Moody Gardens is known on Galveston Island as “the pyramid place”! When you drive onto the island you can see the pyramids in [...]

Do you remember my posts about our first real family vacation? Do you remember the one about Global Resort Homes? How would you like to win a week stay at a fabulous Global Resort Home?! Here is your chance!  They have created a super easy photo contest on their Facebook fan page and you can [...]

While in Austin at Fitcation we had the opportunity to eat at the fantastically elegant and delicious Roaring Fork. Roaring Fork went above and beyond the call of duty. First off, they created a delicious and healthy menu for us since we are Mamavation and all! They made this healthy food absolutely Divine! It did not even feel [...]

*This is Part 2 in a series of posts for Healthy Snacks on the Go. You can read Part 1 here. This post has a few things for the kiddos and a few things for the adults in the group. The first snack we are going to highlight is for all age groups. Orville Redenbacher- [...]

On Thursday of Fitcation,Leah and I had the opportunity to get a much needed pedicure at Maximum FX in Austin. Our first adventure was finding the place. This was not maximum’s fault of course. It was actually pretty easy to find once we turned off my GPS and called them to get directions. Whats the [...]

Summer is here and that means the kids are home and they are hungry! Or maybe it is just my kids. They seem like they eat 10 times more in the summer than they do during the school year. And I don’t know about you but we seem to be busier in the summer than [...]

  And of course I’m going to Sparkle! Just like a true Twilight fan!   I am so excited to let everyone know that I am going to Blog Her ’11 in San Diego! I will be attending with Leah from Mamavation and Bookieboo as well as Shelley from Slightly off Kilter! I’m nervous. I’m [...]

I had never been to a comedy club before. I seriously had no idea what to expect when we went in Austin. I think of the comedians you see doing stand up on TV that pick people in the audience and just completely make fun of them and embarrass them. I was scared to say [...]

While we were in Austin for Fitcation we had the opportunity to attend a fitness class at Castle Hill Fitness. Castle Hill Fitness offers yoga, pilates, boot camp, cycling, kickboxing, total mommy fitness, zumba and more! We, of course, tried out Zumba. Any chance to shake our tail feathers and workout! Zumba has got to [...]

We stayed at the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin this past weekend while attending the Mamavation Fitcation11 event. Wyndham was amazing! The rooms were clean and perfect for all of our needs. They were very accommodating to us, especially when we needed their freezer/fridge space for some of our swag that had come in. If we needed [...]

What is Fit-cation you say? Why it is Fitness and Vacation put together of course! Mamavation has planned a awesome combination of fitness and girly vacation time this weekend! We are decending down on Austin Texas this weekend and I could not be more excited! I have never been to Austin. Yes, sad….I know. We [...]

Going on a Disney Cruise just got easier! People from all over the country can experience a Disney Cruise from different ports in 2012. Disney Cruise Lines announced today they are adding 3 new Ports to their famous Cruise Lines in 2012. Galveston Beginning Sept. 22, 2012, the Disney Magic will sail 12 seven-night cruises [...]

This post is the first in a series documenting our first family vacation to Orlando, Florida. When we were planning our Disney vacation we knew that we had to use a stroller. Our children, while independent would not be able to walk the whole ten thousand miles we were going to be asking them to [...]

Disney is a money pit. Tons of great souvenirs and toys totally screaming to the kids “BUY ME!” I knew this ahead of time from friends and  how their kids wanted everything in sight! Then I saw a blog post by Resourceful Mommy about how to deal with the Disney Souvenir trap and she mentioned [...]

Packing for a vacation longer than a weekend can be a scary thing. Especially when packing involves 2 adults, 3 kids and a 16 hour car ride. This is the task I recently had when we were setting out on our first family vacation to Disney World. I usually write a big long list in [...]

I do not have a lot of  “wants” in my life. I am not greedy. I have happy and healthy kids, a wonderful husband, a roof over our heads and food on the table.What more could a girl really need?! But this….. I WANT!!! There is a social media gathering happening July 23-25,2010 In New [...]