Hey Mama Hey! Last weekend we escaped the cold with a trip to Atlanta. We hung out with our adorable nieces, saw family from both sides and I even fit in a lunch with a Mama friend. As usual, I brought everyone along in my IG stories. The questions I received the most was “How …
*In my Stevie Wonder voice* “Happy Birthday to Ya!…For in our hearts we sing. Thanks to Martin Luther King.” Monday is the MLK Holiday and if you are reading this blog you want to the day more than just another day off school. I remember when Q was 3.5 months I searched for any programming …
10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1!!!! Happy NOON YEAR. It’s time for another Baby Soul Jam and this one is to celebrate what an amazing year 2019 has been to us and get ready for the FAVOR 2020 will bring for our families. Tickets are on sale here. My first NYE after I had ObieQ we spent the night together …
Seven. That’s the number of Santas we saw last year. We saw Santa at a mall, Santa at a park, even Santa in a hotel. All of them were great. ObieQ took the obligatory pictures and we moved on. But there was ONE experience that was different. An experience that felt more like the gathering …
Our honeymoon. That is the last time my husband and I have been on a trip together. That was in 2015. It was time. We are both busy. Our day to day lives are full of logistics. We needed to reconnect. When my husband first proposed this trip I asked was ObieQ coming with us? …
“I don’t wanna grow up..I’m a Toy’s R Us Kid” just reading those words should bring a smile to your face. You can imagine the joy I felt when I received an email inviting ObieQ and I to the new interactive playland “Toys R Us Adventure”. There weren’t a lot of details listed. Just an …
It’s October. Temps have dropped. Leaves are changing. You’re social media is full of Mamas and their little ones in matching plaid shirts at a pumpkin patch. It’s Fall Y’all! I know what you’re thinking. “I am a cool city Mama. Is it worth it for me to pack my kids up, drive an hour …
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“Longest Days, Shortest Years.” I heard this description of Motherhood while I was pregnant. I was on a plane, traveling for work, listening to a parenting podcast. I was doing my research. I was going to be prepared for this. I was 35. Too old to be walking into Motherhood all willy nilly. I had …
Dear Hot Girl Summer, I am writing to say Thank You. The last 3 months we have spent together have taught me so much about myself and, as summer has officially ended, I felt like I wanted to put my feelings down on paper to tell you how much you meant to me. Let’s start …
Hey Mama Hey! Mamas, hold on to your pumpkin spice, it’s time to get our families in gear for fall fun. I love fall in Chicago. ObieQ and I are all over the city: buying Mums, picking apples, riding on hay an eating everything pumpkin flavored. As we slide into this season I have sprinkled …