My hair stylist asked me where this tradition came from and to my horror I was not able answer him! I told him I would research and blog about it since I am incorporating this into our day.
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe. It dates back [...]

For Mother’s Day a few week’s ago we remembered and honored our Grandma (Louise Collins) by walking (for the second year in a row) in the Y-Me Walk to Empower. It raises money for programs that help women who are living with breast cancer today. This year was extra special because my mom and aunts [...]

If you’ve ever talked to us about grocery shopping you know that we have 3 fine establishments that provide for our household:
1. Stanley’s- Fruit and vegetables, they also have the best fresh salsa this side of the border.
2. Peoria Meat Refrigerator- A little less sophisticated than a butcher but it has so much meat. Sam [...]

Sam gets a lot of “Has anyone every told you you look like John Cusack”? In fact one Valentine’s Day we spent at La Scarola the waiter took about 20 seconds to convince and unconvince himself that Sam was him. We clarified that indeed he was not. Another memorable comment about Sam’s looks came from [...]