The third Friday of May is always National Pizza Day! Obviously, you could let the kids claim this holiday, and spend your afternoon at Chuck E. Cheese (read as: HELL!)... OR YOU could own this holiday for adults and order the MOST-DELICOUS PIZZA ON EARTH: Giordano's deep-dish is ready to be shipped straight from Chicago! You're gonna either want pepperoni or spinach (yep!) or BOTH - which means two pizzas! ...& if you're gonna do that, maybe you should consider the f

After my station in DC flipped formats, Corri and I decided to postpone the next job and return to Los Angeles - the city where we met and fell in love 4 years ago (I won't bore you with details, but you can bore yourself by CLICKING HERE) The move from East to West Coast turned into a cross-country, month-long road trip with a 2-year-old! Most of the travel time was just me and the rugrat - which I anticipated would allow us a max of 11 to 13 miles a day. Throughout the tri

Today was National Fire Service Day... ..that's what inspired this post to be written, but when I sat down in front of my computer, I realized the theme of heroes comes back to a much earlier-influence in my life. My dad was a police officer when I was growing up. There may have been (many) moments in my teenage years when I didn't respect his rules - curfews sucked; the code to unlock cable channels he'd blocked on our satellite dish was always his birthday; when Alece M. f

Mother's Day has passed...but you can still spoil! I hear it over, and over...so many moms tell me that what they really want is a few hours to be themselves, without obligations to daddies, duties, or doodies (see what I did there #classy) If you're making up for a Mother's Day miss, or just want to do something for the Mom in your life...don't let these ideas go to waste! Give her a few hours to step away from being "Mom" and spoil herself. Click here to save Some $$$

Up front: I do not suffer from Friggatriskaidekaphobia Friggatriskaidekaphobia – Fear of Friday the 13th. *It’s a real word that also strikes fear into anyone currently registered for a Spelling Bee. I was born on October 13th, and have celebrated many Friday the 13th birthdays over the years. For me - like Taylor Swift - 13 is the coolest number! *And while I’m comparing myself to Taylor Swift.. …I’ve also been made aware that we were both enamored with Britn