What I’ve learned most about shopping on Black Friday is that you either LOVE it or loathe it. Starting by October, our emails are filled with Black Friday promotions. It seems like every year the sales start earlier. Back...
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Carnival season is in full swing in New Orleans! It’s a great time of year to gather with friends and family for picnics on the parade route, throw...
The holidays are my favorite time of year, specifically Christmas. The music, the decorations, the spirit - I can't help but get swallowed up in the fun of it all! And I now love the experience of holidays with...
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THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride Returns to New Orleans for a Magical Holiday Experience
THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride is back for another exciting season.
Rail Events Productions is...
Father's Day is almost here! Each year, we scratch our heads to come up with another useful, practical, special gift for the fathers in our life. What does he not already have? What will he actually use? It's not...
Tears rolled and I wiped them as fast as I could, feeling grateful that he wasn't paying attention to me. Winston, 2 at the time, was fully immersed in his brand new collection of superhero figurines that he had...
Why You Should Recycle Your Tree
Recycling your Christmas tree directly impacts our state! Each year, Louisiana loses miles of coastal wetlands. By recycling your tree, you help provide a natural fence of trees that slows the erosion of the coast,...
Growing up, I don’t recall my family doing much by way of Valentine’s Day at home. Anything that I received came from school, where we made cereal box “mailboxes” that kids dumped little cards and candies into. And that...
The holidays are my absolute FAVORITE time of the year, as I'm sure is the case for many other people as well. There is just something magical about the time between Halloween and Christmas, especially the month of December.
If...
This may be our first year to introduce the Elf on the Shelf to our kiddos, but I've been scouring the internet for over a decade preparing for this! Long before I even met my husband, I started a...
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Gifts That Are Still Giving: 6 Faves from Christmas
Now that we're several months post-Christmas, it's been great...
During our B.C. (before children) days, there were plenty of self-imposed absolutes my husband and I imposed on our future selves as parents.
“We will always keep our house organized and clutter-free.”
“Our children will never sleep in our bed.”
“We will...
Dads, raise your hand if you’ve ever used the phrase “babysitting the kids” when mom is out day-drinking with her girlfriends on a Saturday?
I firmly stand guilty as charged, and I assume most of you would likely agree. Surely,...
There are certain, undeniable things in my life which make me just naturally glow, especially around Father’s Day. The pride I have for my family definitely takes the top spot of the list.
It seems like each milestone my husband...