Love Marriage

I don�t think there are many more things that are better than good food & good music. I truly believe that food & music can often play a role in putting someone in a great mood or a foul mood. For instance, I know that when I hear a song that I use to listen to when I was a kid, it just brings me back to that exact moment and often times I can�t help but get the silliest grin on my face. Anyway, this brunch date with Cinthia on an extremely cold, spring day (not bitter) did just that. It transported me back to New Orleans where I was stuffing my piehole with delicious foods while listening to live jazz music. And what a great time we had! Live jazz, bottomless mimosas, the cheesiest mac and cheese, lightly toasted cornbread, fried green tomatoes, NOLA shrimp and warm beignets. We felt like we ordered it all but truthfully, we hardly touched the surface of the menu. This wasn�t our first time at The Bayou but it was just as enjoyable as the first time. I feel like we w...

About one month ago, we celebrated Sean�s birthday weekend in Saratoga Springs NY. When we decided that we'd go to Saratoga Springs for the weekend, Sean reached out to a bunch of his old rugby teammates to see if they wanted to get together. After each game, his team would have their social at Trotters (a small dive bar with great wings!) so that is where Sean decided they should all meet up. It was really great catching up especially with those we had not seen since we moved. It was interesting that even with all the time that had passed it still felt like old times. I loved seeing how much Sean was at home with his old friends which is something I really wish for him here in Pennsylvania. Two of Sean�s childhood friends also came to Trotters. Although they did not play rugby, they often went to Sean�s weekend games and became familiar with a lot of Sean�s rugby teammates. Sean's childhood friends And Eric and Sean with the poses. Y'all probably won't remem...

A few weekends ago, we celebrated my niece turning five years old. She loves dogs so it was no surprise that she asked for a puppy party at Billy Beez . Although, the party was held at Billy Beez my sister still made sure to add some personal touches to make my niece�s party special. She could have easily allowed the facility to do it all but that�s not how my sister rolls, ha. So, she took care of the cake, the cupcakes and a few other touches to make my nieces birthday pawty (get it?) a hit. Since I�m all about adopting fur babies, I loved that my sister bought a bunch of stuffed dog animals and had each kid adopt one. Loved, loved that! The kids loved it too and even proceeded to name their newly adopted stuffed dogs. Billy Beez is huge and you have to keep a really watchful eye but I like that they take security very seriously and you can�t just walk out with a child that you did not come in with. There are so many fun activities for the kiddos and I personally liked it...