Our Random, Fun Life!

Adam and I love taking our kids to sporting events. That is one reason why we are loving being here at West Point. We can take our kids to a variety of events from football and lacrosse to women's basketball and men's gymnastics to hockey and sprint football. We get to expose them to so many things that we may not have been able to elsewhere. With some of the sports, we can teach them about the game while we are there. For other sports, we get to learn about them together. Payton and Adam with Mr. Fulton at the West Point Open From a very young age (3 and 1), we are getting the opportunity to expose our kids to sports and competition. And sometimes, there is a moment where everything comes together. Yesterday, we went as a family to the Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship where Army played Holy Cross. We left the house very early to grab a quick bite to eat, and then headed for the game about an hour early. We had amazing seats in the second row behind the

I have hosted several parties for various home-based businesses, from Lia Sophia to Thirty-One to Arbonne. I love hosting get-togethers at my house. It is so much fun to bring friends together from different walks of life and hang out and try out new drinks and appetizers. If you are thinking of hosting a home-based business party but need a little more motivation, here's my list of reasons for why I love hosting and hopefully it will tip the scales in favor of hosting. 1. You get to try out all those Pinterest drinks and appetizers that you've pinned and haven't made yet.      I have a board called 'Favorite Recipes' that I use to pin things I want to try. As soon as I try them, I either delete them if they were not good or way too difficult to make or I add my comments and date I made it. I love finding fun and easy recipes to try. And they aren't always recipes; sometimes they are just about the presentation. But yes, the attendees at the parties are my gu