Come See Boo at The Zoo….and Enter a Giveaway too! – #BronxZoo #Sp

Disclosure: As a Bronx Zoo Blog Ambassador, I received a family membership in exchange for my participation. All opinions expressed here are always my own. Halloween is a week away, and The Bronx Zoo is hosting Boo at the Zoo, one of New York’s favorite Halloween celebrations! My family LOVES Boo at The Zoo -- It’s a whole lotta’ fun for everyone in the family. Come visit THE Halloween destination for Metro New York families and cities nearby. Boo at the Zoo at the Bronx Zoo is a … [Read more...]

My Weekend Was Filled with Birthdays, Cannoli Cake and Medieval Times!

What a weekend! I barely had any time to socialize online because I was busy hanging out with my lovely family enjoying two birthdays, delicious cannoli cake and Medieval Times. This past Saturday was my son's 16th birthday! I can not believe I am a mother of a sixteen year old. It feels like just yesterday when I had him and now poof, he's turned into this wonderful young man. Sniff, sniff. My husband and I wanted his 16th birthday to be extra special so we decided to go to Medieval Times … [Read more...]

Top Ten Facts about the Movie BRAVE #DisneyPixarEvent

1. COSTUMES -- In the Movie BRAVE, Merida has a total of 22 different costumes.  She has five dresses, a cloak, hand wrap and necklace, as well as torn dresses!   King Fergus, Merida's dad, wears nine different simulated garments at the same time! Each has its own movement that must be "simulated" by algorithms in the computer.  To achieve the mass of Fergus's kilt, the drape going across his chest has eight layers of cloth folded over and interacting with each other and other garments.  The … [Read more...]