I don’t know about you, but just thinking about the work that goes into going out for dinner on Valentine’s Day exhausts me. Finding a sitter, finding a reservation, finding something to wear, finding the kiddo’s favorite jammies, finding a time when my husband can get home early enough for dinner but late enough he [...]
A New Concert Venue
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. . . well, ok, it’s beginning to look like spring if you were anywhere other than the desert. But the fake trees in Costco let me know it’s coming! Christmas is only 44 days away!! I don’t know about you, but my kids, even my extended family [...]
Stay in Date Night | Pan Seared Pork Chops with Bleu Cheese Sage Butter, Mashed Sweet Potatoes and Sautéed Apples
I LOVE everything about fall, and I mean everything! The weather starts to cool down, you can open your windows, light candles, drink cider…the list doesn’t end…but most of all I LOVE Fall food!! It is just delicious! So the other night I was really feeling inspired to bring the fall season to the [...]
Ignite Romance for Better Date Nights
As the frantic days, weeks, months and years of family life pass; it’s easy to lose sight of the priority of your husband and your marriage. We become preoccupied by the demands of raising decent human beings, keeping a home, demanding jobs, etc. and before long; the thing you SWORE would never happen in your [...]
Top 10 Date Night Restaurants
In honor of how much I LOVE date nights I thought I’d highlight my very favorite restaurants in a Top 10 List fashion. Cause everyone loves a Top 10 List, right?! 1. Elements. This is one of my most favorite “special occasion” restaurants in the Valley. The scenery is drop-dead gorgeous and the [...]
GIVEAWAY | Date Night with Fleming’s DC Ranch & Maui Playcare
Ya’ll know how much I love a good date night? I’m always looking for a new restaurant to try for our next night out. So you can imagine my excitement when I found out that Fleming’s (DC Ranch) is partnering with neighboring Maui Playcare for a Date to Remember this coming Saturday, August 27th – [...]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows| Mom’s Perspective
You may or may not be aware that the LAST Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 hits theaters TODAY! Well, it does. And it’s certainly worth seeing if you’re into wizards and dragons and good triumphing over evil, which I am. The movie itself is satisfying, if you’ve read the [...]
Friday Date Night | Fuego Tacos
For those who have read my Friday Date Night posts in the past, you know that I’m always on the look-out for a new eatery to try. The Valley has way too many awesome restaurants to always go to the same-ole places. Although we do have a few “staple” picks we really do try our best to [...]
Drop in Day Cares in Scottsdale
Let’s talk about a Scottsdale Mom’s saving grace. In my house we call it KidsPark. There are a couple of these “drop in daycare” places around the Valley. If you have not been to one before, here is how it works: you have to wait until your child turns two years old, and then when [...]






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