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Bringing Napa to Us: The Qualia Wine Experience

May 11, 2012
Qualia Wine Experience | Ciao Mom

I love wine. It is true. A great glass of wine makes me happy. I was married to Rocket in a winery. We own a barrel of wine at a winery. We drink wine every day. But I have never been to Napa. Napa….as in the home of many a great bottle of wine. So [...]

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Family Bonding Over Spring Break

April 11, 2012
Spring Break Memories

Spring Break only ended a few days ago. Although we opted for a staycation this year, it was one of those weeks that I know will go down in family history as far as family bonding. There was family bonding during our one night getaway to the Gaylord National. Where not only did we enjoy [...]

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Taking a Staycation at the Gaylord National Reort

April 4, 2012
Taking a staycation at the gaylord national | Ciao Mom

Spring break.  Time for families to vacation, to relax, to get a change of scenery. Unless of course, your family is like ours, opting to stay home.  Between my recovery from surgery and Passover coming up, we decided to stay put. A staycation in the purest sense of the word, with a few outings here [...]

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Ten Wish List Destinations for Family Travel

March 5, 2012
Family Travel Wish List

Growing up, I was a fortunate to have parents that believed in traveling.  There were our trips to Italy to see family and friends, but there were also trips to other European cities, Hawaii, and the Caribbean.  I distinctly remember being taken out of school for trips, because my parents believed that visiting new places [...]

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Five Packing Essentials for Any Trip

February 28, 2012
Packing Essentials | Ciao Mom

One month ago I was just returning for a whirlwind five days in Haiti with the fabulous Bloggers4Haiti. Packing for that trip was unlike any packing that I had done before.  There were no dress up or workout clothes.  There was not an endless supply of shoes for just the right occasion. Packing was all [...]

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Finding Beauty in Haiti

February 7, 2012
Beadwork pillows by Jean Baptiste | Ciao Mom

Beauty. Sheer beauty. Beauty is a subjective quality. It can be elusive for some. Abundant for others. I feel lucky to have found such vivid examples of beauty during my trip to Haiti. Beauty in artistry. Beauty in the landscapes. Beauty in people. Beauty. That is what I found in Haiti. What beauty have you [...]

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Visiting the Children’s Museum of Virginia

January 24, 2012
visting Norfolk | Ciao Mom

Visiting my parents in Norfolk is always something I look forward to (other than the drive down I-95), in part because they live on the water. And I love seeing the water, all the time, any time.  But in the years that they have lived there, we have been able to explore parts of the [...]

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Be Enough Me: Building Capacity

January 23, 2012
Building capacity in Haiti | ciao mom

As day two of our Bloggers4Haiti trip comes to an end, I am still processing much of what we have seen, learned, and felt since touching down in Port au Prince. But my gut knows something about this place, this magical country, whose story can be told through the smiles, the expressions, the crowds on [...]

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Leaving for Haiti

January 20, 2012
donating supplies to Haiti | Ciao Mom

Very soon, I will be on a flight, almost ready to touch down in Port Au Prince Haiti for what I would call, the trip of a lifetime. Getting ready for a trip of this sort is no small task.  There were schedules to coordinate for Principessa.  There were play dates and dentist appointments, husbands [...]

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Family Ski Trip to Snowshoe Mountain, Part 2

January 12, 2012
family skiing at snowshoe | Ciao Mom

There has been a lot of traveling around these parts lately.  I traveled over to the wonderful Project Marriage community to talk about saying “I do” to protecting my marriage from germs.  I also shared the first part of our ski trip adventure….aka, the road trip to Snowshoe Mountain. Even today, we are traveling back [...]

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