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Russian River Brewing Pub – Great Brews!

Russian River Brewing Pub has been making quite a name for itself over the past few years. Most notably for the Pliney the Younger a triple IPA that is a limited release with a release date of the first Friday in February. I am fortunate enough that I have enjoyed Pliny the Younger – yes believe it …

Fitness Self

Packing the Perfect Gym Bag with #FreshAndGlow Softsoap

 This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreshAndGlow #CollectiveBias I swim. I swim a lot. I swim in the ocean, I swim in a chlorinated pool, and I swim in a salt water pool. As you can imagine, all of the time I spend in the …

Entertaining Friends

A Guinness Party for St. Patrick’s Day

My friend hosted a beautiful St. Patrick’s gathering last night complete with a keg of Guinness Stout. Before her guest arrived I snapped a few photos of the food tables and an amazing drink cooler. The food was delicious, not your typical corned beef and cabbage, rather grilled tri-tip with caramelized onions and barbecue sauce, …

Family Kids

Helping your Child Navigate a Cell Phone with Simply Prepaid™ from T-Mobile

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChangingPrepaid #CollectiveBias Well the time has come. It is time for our youngest to have regular (albeit limited) access to a cell phone.  With our six kids – four out of the house and one in high school …

Family

Unconditional Love and Caring for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s Disease

Last night, my husband and I finally saw the movie, Still Alice. This is the movie that Julianne Moore received best actress Oscar for her role playing Alice Howland, a Columbia University Linguistic professor diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The movie was heartbreaking, and without a doubt you can understand why Julianne Moore received her Oscar …