by Sami | Dec 20, 2015 | Reviews, Travel
Growing up in Chicago, I had two favorite times of year: one during the summer, right before the 4th of July when Taste of Chicago was in full sing in Grant Park, and the other during the holidays, after Thanksgiving but before Christmas when all the stores are...
by Sami | Dec 14, 2015 | Travel
For the Cone Family, it simply doesn’t feel like the Christmas season has kicked off until we’ve visited the Gaylord Opryland Resort here in Nashville. For almost every year that we’ve lived in Nashville, we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving at home or with friends, and then...
by Sami | Dec 7, 2015 | Reviews, Travel
The opening of the Holy Door will take place in the Quebec Region on December 12, 2015. The only Holy Door outside Europe will reopen for a year. I’ll be there and I hope you’ll consider joining me for this historic event. Pope Francis’s proclamation of a...
by Sami | Nov 29, 2015 | Deals & Freebies, Shopping, Twitter Party
Where will you be on Cyber Monday? Wherever you are, make sure you’re by your computer for our Macy’s Cyber Monday Twitter Party! That’s right, I’ll be co-hosting a Macy’s Twitter party scheduled for (Cyber) Monday, November 30th at 9AM PT/12PM...
by Sami | Nov 19, 2015 | Restaurants, Reviews
Nashville is known for a lot of things: country music, Southern charm, and yes, even hipsters. But more than that, they’ve blazed the trail for a food trend that’s sweeping the nation: Nashville Hot Chicken. So wouldn’t it only make sense that a...
by Sami | Nov 2, 2015 | Events, Reviews
Last night, the family and I went to TPAC for the So You Think You Can Dance Tour Nashville show. We didn’t realize you were allowed to take photos until the second act (yes, there was almost three hours of dancing!), so what we lacked in the first half of the...
