Rosie's Easter Bash 2019

Happy Belated Easter!!  After almost two weeks of being on house arrest thanks to the insane amount of the pollen that has been suffocating the Carolinas, we finally made a break for it and journeyed outside.  This past weekend, I loaded up the kids and we went into downtown Lancaster for the annual Rosie's Easter Bash community event.  

Spring-A-Palooza Is Back At Great Wolf Lodge!

Have you heard the news?  Spring-A-Palooza is coming back to Great Wolf Lodge Concord!  Starting Friday, March 9th - April 15th, families are invited to celebrate Spring with bubble dance parties, character-inspired flower gardens and more.  Keep reading for a full list of activities that will be available.

Gillette® Venus® Snap with Embrace™

Disclosure: I received the product in this post to test out from Influenster.com.  All opinions are 100% my own.

Summer is officially in full swing.  So, y'all already know it's time for cookouts, pool parties, and trips!  As y'all already know, the YUMMommy family is already scheduled to heading down to NOLA in a little over two weeks for a family vacation/reunion with a little work sprinkled in there.  And since I do plan on hitting up the pools and letting my legs out to catch some sun, I'm packing my new Gillette® Venus® Snap with Embrace™ travel razor.

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, then you already know that I received this in a voxbox from Influenster last month.  I have to say that when I first saw what was in the voxbox, I thought this was one of the cutest razors I'd ever seen.  I don't know of any other brands who make mini or travel size razors.

If you're a fan of the regular Gillette® Venus® razors then you will love the Gillette® Venus® Snap with Embrace™.  It uses the razor or refill.  You still get a smooth, close shave.  The only difference between the two is that the Gillette® Venus® Snap with Embrace™ has a mini grip instead of a long handle and of course, the fact that it comes in a compact/carrying case.

You can check my latest YUMM Beauty video on below and found out what else I liked about the Gillette® Venus® Snap with Embrace™ as well as get an idea of just how small this razor is.

Would you switch out your current razor for the Gillette® Venus® Snap with Embrace™ when traveling or on the go?

Thankful Thursday

Can you all believe that summer vacation is over for some?  Yes, it seems like June and July flew by.  I'm not complaining though.  I'm thankful because that means cooler weather is near!  It's been super hot here and we've had to spend most of our summer indoors.  So, we're looking forward to the cooler months and being able to hit up the park before it gets too cold.

I'm also thankful that I'll be heading to my first blogger's conference on Monday!  I'm beyond excited!  ATL here I come!  I'll  be attending the Conversations With Coca Cola Bloggers Conference until Wednesday.  So, if you're going leave me a comment or shoot me an email.  I'm also thankful that my wonderful mother has so graciously agreed to play travel nanny along with my baby sister. 

Honestly, I wouldn't be able to go on this trip if it wasn't for them.  I know that I'm truly blessed to have two very dependable people in my life.  Not only are they dependable but I know they love my kids and would do anything for them.  I'll be a lot more at ease during the day knowing that Moo and JJ are in such great hands.  In fact, when I strike it rich or win the lottery my mom can quit her day job and travel with me!

And while we're on the subject of my ATL trip, I'm going to be meeting some of my cousins from my father's side for the first time!  I'm nervous but not too nervous because we've been communicating via Facebook for almost two years now.  I've talked about how I don't really know a lot of my father's family with the exception of his siblings due to family issues.  I've always wanted to know more about them and have more of a sense about where my father's family came from and whatnot. So, here's to hoping all goes well.

What are you thankful for?

Travel Bug

When I graduated high school, my dream was to go to college and study fashion.  Once, I finished college I wanted to move to New York and get a job at a big fashion house like Gucci or DVF.  I didn't care if I had to work in the mailroom.  I just wanted to be in the Big Apple surrounded by fashion, bright lights and being close to my bestie!

I envisioned climbing my way up the ladder.  It was also my dream to dabble in a little freelance writing for magazines and The Times.  What I really looked forward to most was the travel that comes along with working in the fashion industry.  As a little girl, I would always clip out pictures of places I wanted to visit-the warm beaches of Hawaii, romantic Paris, exotic Spain, etc.

Well, my life hasn't quite panned out that way.  Not that I'm complaining or anything.  However, if anything my travel bug has grown.  Day in and day out, I daydream of attending Fashion Week in New York and Paris.  I see myself in a two piece putting on sunblock somewhere in the Bahamas. 

Now that I have two kids, I find myself wondering if my dreams of traveling are realistic?  I mean with my husband's schedule, if I went anywhere more than 3 hours away I'd have to go alone.  Traveling with two young kids scares the hell out of me to be honest.  I have fears of losing track of Moo in a crowded airport or train station now that she's going through her I don't want to ride in the stroller stage.

My mom says that I shouldn't let traveling with kids scare me.  After all, we spent summers and winter breaks in DC all the time when I was young.  We'd be all over the city going to the mall, hitting up museums and amusement parks.  If she can do it with five kids, that means two should be a piece of cake right?

So do any of you travel solo with your kid(s)? If so, what tips do you have?

Tell Us Something Good: Trip Mama

It's no secret that I want to travel.  Can you believe that my husband and I haven't been on a vacation together since we've been together.  That's almost 7 years!  And now that Moo is getting older and JJ has gotten used to his car seat and being on the go, I would like to start working more on marking off some of dream travel locations off my list.  Not to mention, we're hoping to take a nice family vacation this summer.

Now, we all the price of gas has made traveling more expensive.  It's can cost one person well over $300 to   travel and that's not even including lodging. I mean have you seen the cost of airplane tickets.  And let's not get started on hotels, rental cars, etc.  So, for a nice week long getaway for my family four, we're talking well over $1,000.  I've done the math and it's not pretty.  I could make a small down payment on a car or foreclosed home with the amount it would cost us to travel.

That's why I'm glad that I was introduced to Travel Mama.  They have a one click search feature that will search and compare more than 100 discount travel sites to make sure that I can get the lowest prices for my family.  How wonderful is that?!  No hopping from site to site because they compare with the leading five discount sites.

Also, Trip Mama offers exclusive discounts, deals and coupons.  You can register your email and get alerts on $39 flights and $29 per night hotel stays.  Talk about a steal.  And you all know how much I love a steal. In this economy, you have to be smart with your money.

There's no need to give up family vacations and going places.  So, check out Travel Mama if you plan on traveling for the holidays.  And don't forget to sign up to get their deal alerts.  It's really worth it.  Don't let yourself become a prisoner of the four walls of your workplace and home.  Get out and explore the world, search for adventure and make new memories.

Be on the look out for future posts about more amazing deals I get from Trip Mama.  We're catching the travel bug this upcoming year.