- Jul 6, 2019
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Augustine Historic District
This was our 5th visit to St. Augustine. Normally we stay at the beach and decided to stay in town in a historic home via Air BNB....

- Jul 5, 2019
The Public House - Springfield, TN
Kids out of town and the hubby and I wanted something off the beaten path. Our dinner was great. Started with pimento cheese and...


- Jul 5, 2019
Fantastic Hotel and Staff
This was our 5th visit to St. Augustine. Normally we stay at the beach and decided to stay in town in a historic home via Air BNB....
- Jul 5, 2019
Barley Republic Public House
This is a fave of ours in SA. I only wish I had a photo of the fish and chips. Best ever!!! Also huge and can easily be split between 2...
- Jul 5, 2019
A1A Ale Works Restaurant & Taproom
We have seen this restaurant for years and never eaten there. We wanted to eat someplace where we could see the water. To be honest, we...
- Jul 4, 2019
City Bistro Tea House & Coffee Co.
After a fiasco at our Air BNB, the family had to relocate to the Doubletree. Though it wasn't in the plan, we were just a short walk to...
- Jul 4, 2019
Brunch at the Casablanca Inn
On our last day in SA we wanted to eat someplace new that we had not tried during previous trips. We decided on Brunch at Casablanca and...
- Jun 20, 2019
Schmagel's Bagels
This is our 5th trip to SA and we stumbled upon Schmagel's while walking down Hypolita Street. What a gem. I'm sitting here now on the...
- Jun 18, 2019
Fort Matanzas National Monument
We have taken this tour and really enjoyed it. First of all, free is good! There is a small gift shop where you check in. You take a...
- Jun 18, 2019
Pizzalley Chianti Room
Pizza, music, sangria, great service. We have eaten at Pizzalley via St. George and through the Chianti Room with more of a sit down...
- Jun 16, 2019
St. Augustine Seafood Company
We have eaten at a lot of places in SA and always avoid anything that appears that it might be very commercial. We looked at several...
- May 27, 2019
Tomo Poke
My hubby has been really wanting to try a poke restaurant and I have been resisting as I really don't like the raw fish. Even in sushi I...
- May 27, 2019
PDK Southern Kitchen & Pantry
Today is my 3rd or 4th visit to PDK Kitchen. I have had both a burger and a reuben on different visitd and they have both been great and...
- Mar 21, 2019
Courtyard Chattanooga Downtown
I love Chattanooga. I just do. The Tennessee Aquarium opened while I was in college. I wonder if anyone could have anticipated the change...

- Feb 20, 2019
Rainy Day Rituals for Entrepreurs
This is the first year in maybe 4 that I have not suffered from SAD, seasonal affective disorder. I say SAD, but I have not had a...


- Feb 19, 2019
Self Sweet Talk
Today I had an interesting experience that has not happened to me before. It was so profound I feel I have taken an important step in my...

- Jan 14, 2019
Success Principals
This is the first year in maybe 4 that I have not suffered from SAD, seasonal affective disorder. I say SAD, but I have not had a...


- Jan 4, 2019
Sun Country Airlines
We planned a 5 day vacation to Universal for our children's Christmas present. In an effort to keep the cost down I booked Sun Country,...


- Jan 3, 2019
Universal Studios - From the Beginning
My last blog post was hello from sunny Orlando and this one is hello from a dark and cloudy Nashville (and cold, did I mention cold?)....
- Nov 19, 2018
Hugh-Baby's
My family eats out every Tuesday night due to our children's activities. Last week we decided burgers sounded good and we decided to try...


- Nov 24, 2014
Gotcha Day. Why We Celebrate.
If you are not part of the international adoption community, specifically, the Chinese adoption community, you may not have ever heard of...


- Jul 31, 2014
Whose Life Is It?
In 2010 we celebrated our one year anniversary as a family. Each of the children received their own Shutterfly book chronicling our...
- Nov 11, 2010
What's the Beginning of the Story?
Many nights before bed, my girl asks to hear the story of Mama Bear and Papa Bear and how they traveled to China to get their daughter....


- Nov 22, 2009
Arwyn, Arwyn She's Our Girl!
I know, you want more about our girl. Part of me wishes I could hold on to her forever right here and not share her with anyone, but she...