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Just another Monday w/ Katie Couric Wordless Wednesday w/Linky

October 3, 2012 in My Adventures..., Our Family Adventures
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Oh you know, just the typical Monday lunch 😉
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Love, happiness, hope! Wordless Wednesday w/Linky

September 25, 2012 in Our Family Adventures
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I have had a rough last week, my blog was in the group that was infected with malware though an ad, google blacklisted my site, a dear friend had complications with her cancer, another dear friend found out she had a lump in her thyroid, and to that goes the stress of everyday life, money, relationships. Needless to...
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Disneyland memories… Wordelss Wednesday w/Linky

September 12, 2012 in All things Disney, Amusement Parks..., Our Family Adventures, Our travels...
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Yesterday was a very emotional day, this was my 9/11/2001 post; My story, as a Navy wife. I needed some fun pictures 😉 So I decided to share our 2011 Summer memories… Read more
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September 11th, 2001… a day we will never forget! A Navy wife’s story.

September 11, 2012 in Military Life..., Our Family Adventures
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September 11th, 2001… a day we will never forget! A Navy wife’s story. September 11, 2001 is a day we will never forget, it not only changed our lives, but it changed the way things are done all over the world; from extra security to a renewed sense of pride of our Country and our Armed Forces.  As I sit here writing this post for the millionth time, the tears have not stopped falling down...
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The Beauty of a Summer night… WW w/Linky “La belleza de una noche en verano”

September 4, 2012 in Our Family Adventures
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A full moon, the beach, a lighthouse, a clear night; all of those things were staring us in the face. Our last summer night in New York, but we will always have this memory 😉 Spanish: Una luna llena, la playa, un faro, una noche clara; todas esas cosas nos miraban a la cara. Nuestra ultima noche de verano en Nueva York,...
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An emergency vacation to Disney, BlogHer11 & moving to NY; ALL in 3 wks!

July 24, 2011 in All things Disney, Amusement Parks..., Our Family Adventures, Our travels...
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In the spirit of making sure my husband pleases me enough to want to stay married to him during our move to NY, he decided to surprise the entire Family with an “emergency” vacation. How cute right? ;D IT’S OUR 1st VACATION TOGETHER AS A FAMILY EVER!!!!! Financially we were never able to afford anything like this, not even for all of us to go to one amusement park all at the same time,...
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Excited about the new Winnie The Pooh movie”? our review… #Winniethepooh

July 9, 2011 in All things Disney, Disney Movies, Disney Movies, Movie Screenings..., Movies, Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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On Thursday our Family was invited to an advanced screening of the “Winnie The Pooh” movie, and let me tell you I was SO excited to go!!! My love for Winnie the Pooh and all things yellow and red has been around since before my 1st child was born, 18 years ago 😉   The...
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Attending an advanced screening of Cars 2… #Cars2

June 23, 2011 in All things Disney, Disney Movies, Disney Movies, Movie Posters, Movie Screenings..., Movies, Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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Last Friday our Family had the privileged of being invited to an advanced screening of Disney Pixar’s Cars 2 in 3D. and yes we were SO excited, we got to see the movie before the the swanky people from the Hollywood premier ((giggles))  Major Happy dance!!!
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Legoland is THEE place to be this summer…

June 13, 2011 in Amusement Parks..., Our Family Adventures, Our travels..., Water Parks...
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Have you been to Legoland?  If you haven’t I suggest you get right on it 😉  It has been our family’s favorite place to be on hot days, cloudy days, Holidays, and everyday in between! As if Legoland wasn’t fun enough on it’s own, they added Star Wars Miniland, and a Water Park!!!!
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A Girl’s night with delicious Cold Stone Creamery hot cocoa

December 14, 2010 in Our Family Adventures
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Today we had a very hot day here in San Diego, Ca.  The weather was that of a perfect California day, for the summer!!!  It was a whopping 87 degrees!  While it was perfect for the Holiday party we attended at Boomers, it was in no way going to work out for my Girl’s night tonight with some Cold Stone...
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Hi! Welcome to our little world! My name is Lily, I am a Mommy to 5 kids; and a soon-to-be ex-wife to a US Navy Sailor. I have always loved sharing our life and our adventures and I hope you will come with me as I continue this journey through a different road! Divorce is hard y'all! I will be sharing all of the ups and downs that I encounter as well as hopefully bringing you more of the content that you have loved so far! Recipes, DIY, Travel, Parenting, Divorce, Special Needs and so much more, tighten your seat belts! If you'd like to contact me, you can try any of the above & below methods, or you can email directly at [email protected]

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