I come from a family that's crazy about Christmas, on Thanksgiving my aunt had 3 Christmas trees...in her kitchen. We're at that stage of life where we have some Christmas things tucked away that we bring out each year, but it's not a whole lot. Last year we bought a Stormtrooper to guard our tree and it's one of my favorites. I was so excited to get him out of his storage ...
The Bakken Museum – Minneapolis, Minnesota
When you first arrive at the Bakken Museum you might just think you're at the wrong place. It's a gorgeous 1920s mansion, one of those buildings you look at and immediately think "it's gotta be haunted, right?" Am I the only one that assumes all swanky old homes are haunted? Anyway, it's definitely not a boring museum. It's actually a really great modern and interactive ...
Why does my preschooler need to learn how to code? and the toys that make it fun.
STEM has been a buzz word on every top toy list for the last couple years, and this year the science, technology, engineering and math toys have definitely gone in the direction of coding this year. This brings up two good questions for parents of preschoolers when shopping in these categories. Why should I teach my preschooler to code? Are these toys really teaching them ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We spent last weekend in Chicago kicking off the holiday season with teh Chicago Toy & Game Fair, The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival Parade, lots of eating, and lots of shopping, we won't talk about the fact that the trip ended a bit earlier than planned with a need to get to the dentist for emergency oral surgery, damn bacon waffles. Today ...
Bell Museum of Natural History – Minneapolis, Minnesota
We're visiting the twin cities this week, we're staying at the Hyatt Place in Downtown Saint Paul, and it's amazing, we booked the room for a steal on Expedia. and our very first stop was the Bell Museum of Natural History in Minneapolis, Minnesota. First of all, this museum is right in the middle of the University of Michigan campus, actually it's a part of the campus, as in, ...
Mac and Cheese Wontons
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AD #Tailgreatness #CollectiveBias We're the best at coming up with food combinations that are completely ridiculous. I believe that wonton and egg roll wrappers are an open invitation to stuff with whatever epic food you can think of. Scramble some eggs and stuff ...
Gilmore Girls DIY Binge Watch Party Ideas
We're a little over a month out from finding out the actual last line that Lorelai Gilmore was always destined to say. As we count down the days until Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life the hype is getting real. The Luke's Diner pop up shops were absolutely amazing, and it really brought fans together not only in coffee shops, but also on the interwebs. Going home and reading ...
A book series for every young scientist. Science Wide Open
Science was always the subject in school I dreaded the most, ok second most, I'm looking at you math.. Now that I'm all grown up, I wish I had realized that science is actually ridiculously awesome. I'm actually in a Geology course right now and it's a whole lot of fun, a lot of work, but it's so worth it. I might even be procrastinating on my homework to write this article, so ...
Simple DIY football centerpiece
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, MARS. All opinions are mine alone. #ScoreAtCVS #CollectiveBias It's Fall which means it's time for everything pumpkin, leaves falling, and football. We're serious about football games around here, and we always end up hosting games at least a few times a year. So I thought I would create some fun ...
Girls Night Out at Arte Wine & Painting Studio – Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Last night we had a bit of a girls night out at Arte Wine & Painting Studio tucked into an adorable area of Wauwatosa, which is basically Milwaukee. It was so much fun, I was extremely nervous, because the picture we were painting included an intricate bike, and I'm terrible at those step-by-step drawing books that I always tried back in the day, so I wasn't too confident ...
Happy birthday Gilmore Girls! AKA The day that Luke’s Diner took over the world.
So this morning has been a heck of a morning, I first found out that Luke's Diners were taking over the world on Monday. Oh, and I'm officially a part of the Netflix #StreamTeam for a 4th year, and I'm really super excited, all opinions are my own I'm really just a crazy fan of almost everything Netflix. After I found out about the Luke's takeover, I immediately mapped out all ...