Book review: The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda

The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda is the book following All the Missing Girls, although these two books are totally unrelated to each other. The Perfect Stranger just came out in April of 2017. I purchased it for $2.99 on my daily BookBub email in one day in May when it was on sale. This …

Book review: The Breakdown by BA Paris

I was lucky enough to receive an Advance Reader Edition of The Breakdown by BA Paris this spring. I was so excited because I absolutely loved Behind Closed Doors that I read last summer. I saved this book for the beach because I usually read on my Kindle, but I won't take the Kindle to …

The Map That Leads to You by JP Monninger

I receved The Map That Leads to You by JP Monninger as an Advance Reader Edition from St. Martin's Press. I don't read romance books that often, but I am really glad I had to opportunity to read this book. It is a beautifully written book that takes place right after college graduation and follows three friends …

"Frippin’ It"………..our first visit to Fripp Island, SC

"Frippin' It"..............our first visit to  Fripp Island, SC   After searching and searching for a beach we had not visited within 2 hours from Savannah, I finally found the beach that I thought would be our perfect choice for the summer of 2017-Fripp Island, SC.   History   Tripp Island is a 6.5 square mile barrier island …

Summer in Savannah!

Summer visit to Savannah In June, we headed to Savannah, Georgia for the YMCA National Gymnastics Championships for our daughter. There is another blog post detailing this awesome event.    We stayed at the Homewood Suites in the Savannah Historic District on River Street.  This hotel features a full breakfast every morning for free and …

A weekend in Toronto

Toronto hockey tournament weekend We headed to Toronto, Ontario this weekend for our last spring tournament of the season.   Our first day we spent at the Canlan Ice Sports Scarborough rink. This was a great facility that had 4 rinks and a bar/restaurant above where you could sit and watch the games while eating and drinking …

Olean, NY and two first place awards!

Recently we traveled through the windy roads of the Allegheny National Forest, just across the border of New York to Olean, New York for a gymnastics meet.        There were 3 moms and 5 daughters in one Toyota Sequoia that another mom drove. It was a fun trip with lots of giggles from …

York, Pa-Mite Hockey Tournament

Heritage Hills Outdoor Classic Hockey Tournament in York, Pa   The Heritage Hills Country Club hosts one of the best mite hockey tournaments we've attended. Everything is on site and included in the price, even the snow tubing. A free hot breakfast in Knickers Pub is also included Saturday and Sunday morning. View from our …

Winter 2016-2017 Ohio hockey tournaments

Ohio Hockey Tournaments Winter 2016-2017 (Cleveland and Columbus with a group of 12 year old boys) So far this winter, we have attended to out of town hockey tournaments with our son's Peewee/U12 hockey team in Ohio. Ohio is just a few hours from Pittsburgh. Columbus was a little less than 4 hours for us, …

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving 2016 is in the books!We started the day with our local Turkey Trot 5k with our daughter and her gymnastics friends! We had such a great time and the girls finished 35:43 for 3.1 miles. I was proud of them!! We went to dinner with my side of the family in Altoona, Pa at the …