Family Vacations

The biggest thing that I learned today was to pace myself! On a freestyle cruise, there are 60 OSA (organized staff activities) each day. After making plans to do more than I actually did today, my new strategy is to … Read More

I’m so excited that my family is taking our first family cruise this week. Each night (Internet permitting!), I will be sharing the highlights of each day along with my family’s general thoughts about cruising. Today, we checked in at … Read More

My husband, sons and I sit down and come up with our family goals / prayers / plans / resolutions at the end of each year. Inevitably, we end up in my (and my husband’s!) bed – it really is … Read More

10/8 Update: Here’s the video that I mentioned: A couple of weeks ago, I attended a lunch sponsored by Disney Parks. While there, I learned about the launch of Disney Parks’ “Let The Memories Begin” promotion as well as other … Read More

A Mom in the City reader asked me to get some cruise information during my trip to the New York Times Travel Show. She is taking a cruise to the Bahamas soon and was wondering the following: Question #1: Should … Read More

I am usually hesitant to join blog challenges. What can I say? I have commitment issues. I don’t like to start things that I am not going to finish. That is why I wasn’t going to join “The Best of … Read More

Recently, my husband was having a conversation with a friend of ours. This particular friend is an extreme sports type of person. He was mentioning an upcoming trip with another friend to a mini-skiing trip before a larger group went … Read More