Magnolias & Mimosas

[...] many posts over the next 4 weeks about St. Baldrick's Foundation and their mission to cure pediatric cancer, one head shave at a time. I first learned of St. Baldrick's as Neal, Blue and I were pacing [...]

[...] and head shaving is important to both of us, we first and foremost want to bring a face to pediatric cancer...or, as it is turning out, many faces. Today, it is my honor and pleasure to introduce you [...]

[...] Weekender is $180) and it all benefits St. Baldrick's Foundation and their mission to cure pediatric cancer through innovative and effective research. I can't imagine a better reason to go shopping. [...]

[...] we know some people and some of those people are crafty. I've been asked several times why. Pediatric cancer has not struck any of my children nor any children that I know personally. I found myself [...]

[...] ...my bestie gave to me, a Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Or...at least a good look at it in both the day and night time. We were [...]

[...] 't want to see photos of ice skaters busting their asses in front of the big gold guy in Rockefeller Center? So, let's do this...beginning with breakfast! [...]

[...] through crowds of meandering and awestruck tourists (OK, it's easy to be awestruck around Rockefeller Center. It's nothing like 98% of the rest of the country). Like Chicago, New York City is decked- [...]

[...] ...my bestie gave to me, some Christmas lights and a cannoli. Let's pause for just a second here and talk about how it's the 22nd day of [...]

[...] number of miles driven to see Christmas lights: at least 100 quarts of eggnog consumed: 2 fifths of cherry-flavored bourbon consumed: 3... [...]

[...] be found. Now they've incorporated tours, a ghost walk, a Valentine's dinner, a 5K run, Christmas lights, and an Easter egg hunt into their business model. It's breathtakingly beautiful and, quite [...]

[...] to doing NYC at Christmas, they are worth every penny. Tomorrow...We heard there were some Christmas lights in Brooklyn. Oh boy, were there! PS I'm getting lots of comments asking if we are still in [...]

[...] will you keep it shaved? And so on and so forth. Blue napped a whopping 30 minutes and Mama Virgo arrived an hour ahead of schedule. Neal was trying to write a paper and I still hadn't [...]

[...] you to swing through Kroger on your way home, I promise. One for me, one for Neal, and one for Mama Virgo...which she shared, somewhat begrudgingly, with Blue. And no, I'm not a coffee snob, but I [...]

[...] off. At 5:40, they motioned for Neal to hop in a car for his drive. Can I just say that Mama Virgo and I both approve of Neal getting the Coors Light car to drive? We will totally drink to [...]

[...] instead. More chances to eat amazing food and less back pain from hotel mattresses. 1) Mama Virgo bought a fancy car in October. It has heated seats. It also has a sensor that tells you when [...]

[...] Cheers! It's Champagne Friday and less than a week until Thanksgiving! Grab a glass of grog, a turkey leg, and your [...]

[...] I let the idea of Champagne Friday sort of drift away because, for a time, I wasn't drinking any actual Champagne on Friday ( [...]

[...] stay for exactly 6 more weeks and then it's time for you to GO. I wish you all a very lovely Champagne Friday, complete with bubbles and a fully functional furnace. It's going to be 50 here on Sunday. [...]

Every few weeks (oh, let's be honest...days), Shutterfly sends me an email with an offer I just can't refuse (if 10% off your next order is something [...]

[...] rescue, we decided the facility that would best be able to accommodate our event was the Louisville Zoo. Surely they do birthday parties, right? Right? No. Not exactly. Or, Neal's favorite answer [...]

[...] boobs and the monkey mask. I have one more post about the party itself because I think the Louisville Zoo should be given some love for the fabulous event they helped provide. But y'know...now it's [...]

[...] (after his first trip to Keeneland this year)... the zebra (one of our favorites at the Louisville Zoo)... the lion (considering Blue is a Leo)... and all of these guys, but leaning heavily [...]

[...] will choose between the first photo, of Grand Central Station in NYC and the second, of Radio City Music Hall in NYC. I'm particularly fond of the photos because the photographer, Michael of MRB [...]

[...] an early dinner. With brunch finished and noon tickets for a Behind-the-Scenes tour of Radio City Music Hall, we paid and headed out...again squeezing between tables and through clusters of customers [...]

[...] gave to me, a backstage tour of Radio City. With noon tickets for a backstage tour of Radio City Music Hall and 1 PM tickets for The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular, we pushed through [...]

[...] in Louisville. This was on the heels of some gang activity that had spilled over into downtown Louisville from west Louisville. I guess during one of the first warm Saturday nights back in April, a [...]

[...] service and hours of uninterrupted HGTV. 21C is a museum hotel located on Main Street in downtown Louisville. It easy to spot...just keep one eye open for a giant golden statue of David and then look [...]

[...] with a mini-Slugger bat, which they give you at the end of the Slugger Museum tour in downtown Louisville. But as they warn at the beginning of the tour, bats are not allowed in carry-on baggage. [...]