I am delighted to welcome Carla of Mini Munchers for today’s Travel Bug Tuesday! A ten-year resident of Manhattan, Carla Sullivan is the founder and “Mommy Muncher” of the internet’s only source of kid-friendly restaurants in New York City, Mini Munchers! Seriously, if you are a parent living in or … ... [Read more...]

You remember that feeling. The feeling of standing in line for a roller coaster with your friends. You inch closer to the front of the line, you know, where they break you up and decide whether you’ll be at the back, the middle or ::cue scary music:: DUH DUH DUH, the very front car? Then out of the … ... [Read more...]

My trip to West Palm Beach, Florida was wonderful. I can’t tell you how good it felt to take off my shoes and feel the sand against my winterized Missouri toes. A couple days were rainy but I could feel the balm of humidity on my skin. But a couple days were gorgeous and we headed to the beach in … ... [Read more...]

Please read Part I, Part II and Part III before continuing . . . I graduated from college in December 2001. No one was hiring in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy and therefore I moved back in with my parents as I had nowhere else to go. It’s a strange thing to live independently for four years and … ... [Read more...]

Traveling has always been a huge part of my life. From the time I was able to walk my parents were packing us up in search of new adventures. My dad was a marching band director for a large high school for many years. Each school year he took the band to march in a parade or perform somewhere big. … ... [Read more...]

Please read Part I and Part II before continuing with Part III. I am ashamed to admit that I did not stay in the psychiatric hospital that night. Did I belong there? Absolutely. But I did not stay. I barely remember going up the elevator. I can scarcely recall anything about the experience at all. … ... [Read more...]

***No matter how dark the night, ******the star of Christmas shines on, ******undimmed by human despair. ******May that same star ***fill your heart with light. Moravian Hymn I was so busy this week at work. Trucking along just waiting for Thursday. My last day at work before my holiday celebration … ... [Read more...]

*Please read Part I: On the Edge before continuing. * The same thing happens every year at the beginning of August. I see girls walking around in stores with their moms. Picking out sheet sets and mini fridges and wall decor. The girls always have big smiles on their faces. Eyes wide open, as if a … ... [Read more...]

I have thought of how to write out these memories time and again. Gone back and forth about why I should or shouldn’t write them. Why I should or shouldn’t post them for the world to see. Because I have no idea who will read it. And I have no control over what they will think. But I guess, after all … ... [Read more...]

I grew up in a house filled with music. My dad has been a high school band director for more than 40 years. When I was young he always conducted the pit orchestra for the musicals put on by community theater. I think this is where my love obsession of musicals came from. Grease, Les Miserables, … ... [Read more...]