At the end of May, we moved from Minnesota to California. It should only be a three-day trip, but since we had our kitty, Blanca, with us, we opted to make it a four-day trip. We did this to limit the number of hours our kitty had to be in the car per day. I spent many hours researching information… Read more »
Despite what some people in the media would have you believe, the Pokémon Go phenomenon is still going strong. If you’re like me, you’re a casual Pokémon Go player. You might play every day, but you probably haven’t gotten past level 20. I thought some people either visiting or casually playing might benefit from a few simple Pokémon Go Twin… Read more »
My husband has never been to a Disney park, so for our big trip this year, we decided to go to Disney World because if you live east of the Rockies, that’s what you do I guess. Growing up in California, I was lucky enough to be able to go to Disneyland. Every time we went, it was amazing. The Disney… Read more »
Minneapolis has All-Star Game fever. Everywhere you look downtown, you will see some sort of baseball related adornment. It’s awesome. Yes, I’m not a fan of the traffic and crowds the festivities will create, but the energy is one of pure joy. We went to the Futures Game and the Celebrity/Legends Softball game at Target Field on Sunday. It was… Read more »
It’s summer blog conference time! One of the bigger conferences bloggers attend is BlogHer. This year it’s in San Jose, California. Ah, the Silicon Valley, such an amazing place. If you are going to BlogHer for the first time, I’ve got some tips to help you ease through your nervousness. While most of my blog conference tips are centered around… Read more »
I’m pretty sure a budget wedding is a myth like a unicorn. Unless of course, you actually elope and just go to City Hall one day while on break from lunch at work and your reception is a sandwich from Subway. Hey, they have $5 footlong sandwiches. That will feed at least two people! Throughout this wedding planning adventure I… Read more »
The good people at Holman Ranch also sent be a bottle of chardonnay to review in addition to the sauvignon blanc I previously reviewed. This is an estate grown chardonnay. What does estate grown mean on a wine label? Basically, it’s a fancy way to say that a certain percentage of the grapes are grown by the winery. OK, it’s… Read more »