Carpe Diem!…Make Memories While You Can.

Carpe Diem!...Make Memories While You Can

  My Mama has always stressed that we should always make the most of the opportunities life has to offer us. Some opportunities involve very little effort in terms of financial resources while others may come with a price tag. Irrespective, we need to grab a hold of what lies in our path and make the most of it. Carpe Diem!...Make Memories While You Can.   Looking back at my childhood, I now recognize and appreciate the efforts my … [Read more...]

The affordable beach-side hotel on South Padre Island- The Hilton Garden Inn!

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  Walking up to the Hilton Garden Inn property on Texas' favorite beach destination, South Padre Island,  I spotted this sweet statue...     a beautiful reflection of pure joy, a carefree attitude, no cares in the world and fun. Right then I knew my family was going to enjoy our stay at this property. My kids were going to have a blast!   And I was not wrong.   The Beach-side hotel anyone … [Read more...]

Christmas 2012…Home away from home at the Residence Inn, San Antonio

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  It's kind of an understood rule in our family...Christmas is to be spent at home. But just this past year we agreed to make an exception because we wanted to do something special with my Mama.   The background...    My Mama lives oceans away, so the kids get to see their Grandma only once a year. In 2012, her visit to us in December was barely two weeks long. And because my soon to be 7 year old had school till 4 days … [Read more...]

Sightseeing in San Antonio…in under an hour!

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  My mother loves exploring the history behind every city she visits. So when she visited San Antonio with us in December, we decided to take her on a sight-seeing tour of the city.     But with a wiggly 2 and a half year old and 6 year old in tow, we had to think of a tour that was not very long, fun and packed with a good chunk of city sights and history.   After scouring through a few expert sites and … [Read more...]

{Almost} Wordless Wednesday – Close Encounters of the Long Necked Kind!

Girl feeding giraffe, Dallas Zoo

.. .  Close Encounters of the Long Necked Kind, at the Dallas Zoo, was fun.   But on hindsight... is it just me or does that giraffe seem intimidatingly huge?     Join me in linking up your photograph(s) for the week with 5 Minutes for Mom Yes Video 7 on a Shoestring Home Grown Families and feel free to add your photographs to our Wordless  Wednesday linky too!     … [Read more...]

Planning A Road Trip?…Don’t Forget The Spare Kit!! {+ Sweeps}

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  In less than a week,my family will be taking our longest ever road trip so far. To some a 9 hour road trip is something to be laughed at but to me, it's a big huge deal! Considering I am going to a Family Travel Conference, I have a bunch of "how to survive a long road trip with little ones" tips from some traveling pro Moms, so I think the kids will be fine. {Oh yeah, and did I mention I've been praying my heart out for the … [Read more...]

At Home on the Riverwalk…The Marriott San Antonio Rivercenter

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  San Antonio has and always will be the hub of bustling activity. Irrespective of the time of the year, there's always a steady inflow of visitors to the city.   Where to stay?   If you are visiting the city for the first time and plan to tie in a complete tour of the city, I would highly recommend staying on a property on or near the Riverwalk for several reasons... 1. A majority of the tourist attractions are … [Read more...]

The ultimate Texan staycation…at J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa

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  Two weeks before the new school year began, we took off to San Antonio...our "lets flee to the hills" city. (One would think we'd be ready to pack and move shop already, considering the number of trips we make up there!)   An invitation to stay at the gorgeous J.W. Marriott Hill Country Resort & Spa didn't need any should we...should we nots at all.       Our memories from last year … [Read more...]

The only African Safari with a Texan Twist!

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  Pssst... C'mon over here.   Here's some scoop... Huge scoop!   If your child loves animals... But you groan at the thought of walking in the sweltering hot sun, through miles of zoo... I have a solution!!   Yep!... I've discovered a place where a. Your child will get to see a number of animals b. They won't be in cages c. You get to drive through all the animal exhibits (Hurrah for no … [Read more...]

Guess where we are?

JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa

  For those of you who interact with me on my personal Facebook page, you'd know the answer to this. So this is for the rest...   Our family decided to do a quick stay-cation of sorts before school opens in less than 10 days. We were invited to stay at one of our all time favorite properties on our list.   It's nestled in the gorgeous Hill Country enclaves of San Antonio...   . Is always packed with … [Read more...]

The Omni Bayfront … Corpus Christi’s Hotel with a View!

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  How would you like to wake up, while on vacation, to this gorgeous view?...   . Well, we did... at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel Bayfront Tower. . This newly renovated Omni property is simply gorgeous. Especially if you get a room overlooking the Bay. Those luscious blue waters and clear skies are picture postcard material! . . And if you have little kids, it's such a treat to hear their excited shrieks each time … [Read more...]