Last month, we were invited to stay over the weekend at Great Wolf Lodge. I’ve been wanting to check this full-service indoor water park resort out for a while! Thank you so much, Team Great Wolf Lodge for hosting us – on my birthday weekend, no less! (Total coincidence!) Today’s Friday Five are my favorite features […]
Winter Fest OC Ticket Giveaway – Bring the Snow to You
Post and giveaway sponsored by Winter Fest. Enter below! Confession time… but no, it’s not really a confession. Those of you who know me know that I hate cold weather and I don’t care for driving 2+ hours to get to a mountain with snow. If there is a chance for me to drive only […]
Club MomMe Spring Family Fest – Highlights
A couple weekends ago, The Wife and I drove out to Huntington Beach and attended the Club MomMe Spring Family Fest!  I came in as media and was treated to a complimentary breakfast, which was hosted by none other than Shelby Barone of OC MOM Blog! Unfortunately I couldn’t eat much because of my gestational diabetes […]
I Like Shiny Things: Disneyland Half Marathon 2013 Race Report
As I battled the heat and a sunburn to my face, I thought to myself, “Why, Christina, WHY do you do this to yourself?” The 2013 Disneyland Half Marathon was the worst race I’ve ever run in my running career. Oh yeah. THIS. Let’s start from the beginning. Earlier this year, I registered for the […]
An Awe-Inspiring Cruise Through Titanic The Experience – Buena Park
It took me over a month to write this post about Titanic The Experience in Buena Park because I was full of mixed emotions walking through the exhibit. Please read on. I want to share my honest experience and also show the magnitude of this tragedy… (in a good way?). After my tour of Bodies […]
Sliced and Diced and So Educational: Bodies The Exhibition – Buena Park
Have you ever asked yourself, “Oh how I wish there was a place that could show me how crazy strong the human body is?” Lucky for you (and me), there is such a place! In So Cal! Buena Park to be exact! Enter BODIES The Exhibition! Fair warning – I’m posting some of the many […]