Water Park of America: worth the price

My toddler loved the Fort Snelling Zero Depth entry area with its three large water slides, bucket, fountains and numerous splash zones. The water slides were large enough that adults could slide down, although you couldn't ride down with your kid.

If you’re looking for a thrill, check out the Family Raft Ride at Water Park of America. And the good news is you can bring the whole family on it, young to old. During a recent visit, we assumed that my 3-year-old wouldn’t be able to go on any of the waterslides outside the Fort [Read On]

If you bring a pregnant woman on a girls trip…

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You’d better be prepared to stop for food on a regular basis.   And if you stop for food, you’ll need to follow that up with some kind of non-caffeinated beverage. If you bring her to a coffee shop be prepared to hear a good dose of whining about how much she misses coffee and [Read On]

And the coolest bookstore award goes to…

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The coolest bookstore in the world is located in downtown Rochester, Minn. You’ll agree with me as soon as you step inside.   My friends and I stumbled into the bookstore while walking through Rochester’s skyways last winter. We rounded a corner and suddenly we were inside a French castle, filled with books. Our mouths [Read On]

Visit the Brooklyn Bridge

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Out of all the sights we saw and the places we visited over a three-day weekend in New York our favorite, my favorite, was the Brooklyn Bridge. We spent most of Friday (the day we flew in) trying to get around the city in torrential downpour – like five-inches-an-hour downpour. I was scared that our [Read On]

New York, New York

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For Rob’s 30th birthday I wanted to go BIG, and what’s bigger than the greatest city in the world? Nothing. So I whipped out the credit card in lightening speed, sent a short, but sweet, email to Nancy to secure baby-sitting services, and by July 27th, I had our vacation planned – a vacation sans [Read On]

Get wet – indoor water parks 2 of 2

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If you’re like me, you’re mourning the hot weather and want to get back in the water. Tis the season for indoor water parks. There are plenty around. As a mother of a toddler, I know the things I look for in a water park are specific to my daughter’s age. I want her to [Read On]

Get wet – outside water parks 1 of 2

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Water. Ah. That’s what summer is all about. Getting wet. Swimming. Splashing. Cooling off. I love summer and I love water parks. When it isn’t summer, I get my water fix by heading to an indoor pool. Over the past two-and-a-half years, my daughter and I have explored a lot of the water parks in [Read On]

Barefoot on the Beach Part 4: Use a wedding web site

This is a web site design specifically for destination weddings courtesy of TheKnot.com.

Use a wedding web site to stay organized, let every one know what’s going on and share what’s happening with folks who can’t make it to your wedding.                                     Wedding web sites are especially great for destination weddings. [Read On]

Barefoot on the beach Part 3: Guests on a honeymoon?

Go ahead; take the plunge and have a destination wedding.

GUESTS ON A HONEYMOON? The whole idea of bringing my nearest and dearest to an exotic place and spending a week together leading up to the wedding making memories sounded wonderful to me. One day always seemed too short. But if you could stretch that out and have fun with each other before and after, [Read On]

Barefoot on the beach Part 2: Finding vendors

This photo by Kay Scott turned out beautifully -- even though we thought we were going to sink in this little boat!

Planning a wedding thousands of miles away in Belize proved challenging, to say the least.   While I could have opted to hire a wedding coordinator, I chose to save money and do the work myself, knowing there wasn’t much I required.   What we needed was a location, a minister, a license and a [Read On]

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