Recently I spent a night at the Warwick Hotel, located at 65 W 54th St. NYC.  It is a beautiful hotel and centrally located near many of New York’s best attractions.  It is close to the theater district and a block away from the Museum of Modern Art (moma).

As we pulled up in front of the hotel we were immediately greeted by an attentive doorman and our luggage was quickly brought inside for us to ease the check-in process.  The staff was accommodating and we were given a beautiful room on the 6th floor of the hotel.  The rooms were elegantly decorated and the bathrooms were modern and very clean.  The hotel also offers amenities such as a fitness center and valet parking.

It was a great hotel and I would definitely recommend staying here if you are looking for a hotel in the midtown area.  Book your stay by visiting the hotel website at

The Warwick Hotel NYC

Spectacular is a good way to describe this show!!!  It was truly an amazing event that will keep the kids (and adults!) entertained from start to finish!

The story was kept true to the movie, highlighting the friendship formed between Hiccup, the Viking boy, and the dragon he calls Toothless.  The actors in the show were talented acrobats and were involved in many stunts both on the ground and in the air.

The use of a huge screen as the backdrop allowed the audience to feel as though they were moving through time and space and helped to transform the coliseum to a mythical place where dragons live.  The animatronics involved was unbelieveable.  My daughter and her friend kept asking me if the dragons were real.  I could see why they thought so, they move and blink with ease and truly act like living, breathing animals.

I thought this was a wonderful show and from the reaction of the audience others think so as well.  It is not to late to see the show at Nassau Coliseum, it is here until August 4th, and use coupon code MOM on Ticketmaster for a 25% discount on select shows.  Buy your tickets now!

If you don’t live in the area, check out the link below for cities, times and tickets when this show will be near you!  Don’t miss it!!

How To Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular

Here are a few sneak peak videos of what you can expect at the show….just know the videos can’t do it justice…it really is amazing in person!

What better way to spend the Fourth of July then with good friends, having a BBQ and watching a great fireworks display.  It was a fun night for the adults and kids.  My daughter just loves when she gets to spend time and play with her friends.  How did you spend your fourth?

Winter is officially here.  Although the weather in NY has been relatively mild, it is still too cold for me!  The days just seem so dreary in the winter and the landscape is bleek.  I feel pale and everyone is sniffling and sneezing, it is just no fun.  I don’t mind a few days of snow, but we haven’t seen any of that yet this year.  So my time and energy has been in planning a get away this winter. 

Being a teacher, we are forced to travel on the school breaks.  Now I am not complaining, I do love my job, but the traveling is tough because the prices are usually 3 or 4 times the price for that week.  For the past 6 years we have traveled to Florida over break, visited my mom and took some short trips to the keys.  I was looking into repeating that trip again but the airline tickets seem to be even more expensive this year than in the past. 

The other day a lady at work mentioned she was going on a cruise over break.  I decided to look into it.  I couldn’t believe that for a little more money than the plane tickets I could sail for a week out of NY and go to Fl and the Bahamas for a week.  All the food is included and the boat is jam packed with things to do for adults and kids.  My daughter will love the kids club and pools.

 I think it will be a great vacation.  Lauryn was upset we weren’t going to get to see Grandma in Fl, but my mom will meet our ship down there and spend the day with us while we are in port.  Norwegian Jewel, here we come! 

Have you sailed Norwegian before? Let me know what you think!

Wow!  Another year over and time for a new beginning.  The new year is always a time where lots of resolutions are made and new ideas are started.  I think it is important to set realistic goals that, with a little effort, can be achieved.  Start off small, if reorganizing is on your list (it is on mine!!) then start with a few kitchen draws or one cabinet and build from there.  Today I started in my daughters playroom and reorganized the games and some of the toys. 

I am now more motivated to tackle larger projects because I was able to accomplish something.  I find that when I try to do to much it is overwhelming and I often give up long before the project is finished!

Here is to a new year full of acomplishments and fun….

Now next on my to do list…finding reasonably priced plane tickets to Florida for February break….I don’t expect that goal to be accomplished to easily!