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One Date at a Time: Pies & Plays

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If you have been following this column, you know how I feel about movie dates, but what you may not know is that I LOVE “going to see a show” dates! It’s not that I have anything against the movies. I enjoy a good chick flick and movie theater popcorn is second to none. Perhaps, my hatred of movie dates stems from the simple fact that when we do go to the movies, I usually … [Read more...]

One Date at a Time: Let the Good Times Roll

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Hubby and I had our first date at a dueling piano bar 25 years ago, so as you can imagine, they have kind of been our thing. Ironically, we had yet to try one in Orlando since we moved here ... three and a half years ago. We decided to remedy that, and thankfully, Jellyrolls at the Disney Boardwalk Resort was worth the wait!  Jellyrolls is an adult-only, 21-and-over … [Read more...]

Mama’s Turn: A Trip to the Playground

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I recently had the opportunity to travel with three of the best women I know to one of the greatest cities … New York. One of my gal pals’ sons is currently in an off-Broadway show that, in March, will be transferring to BROADWAY! (A Lake Nona High School alumni will be on Broadway, people! AMAZING!) We wanted to support our fellow Drama Mama and her Broadway-bound baby by … [Read more...]

Mama’s Turn: Procrastination? D’oh!

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Psst … come here, I have something to tell you. I didn’t write this column until the day before my deadline. I procrastinated. You know, the very thing that I always yell at my kids NOT to do. And it wasn’t that I didn’t have time, either. I did. Lots of it. But every time I sat down to write and that blank page stared back at me, I panicked. Suddenly, any other task seemed … [Read more...]

One Date at a Time: Escape to Scotland for the Day

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A couple of years ago, after getting back his 23andMe ancestry results and finding out he was 12% Irish, Scottish, Welsh, my husband decided we needed to go to the Central Florida Scottish Highland Games so he could discover his roots. I remember pointing out the fact that he was 80% Spanish and how I didn’t think we would find many “Fuentes” clans there; not to mention, it was … [Read more...]

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