I LOVE being in the water.  In fact, remember I mentioned my surprise vacation?  Well, I spent the vast majority of my time in, on and next to the water.

My favorite!

Alex's fave!

The great thing about water floats is that you can find them for very inexpensive prices – even at places like grocery stores (where I got mine!) and drugstores. Of course, you can also snag them online, expect to pay more but, if you get a good one, your recipient will totally love it and the little bit of extra cost will be worth it!

The styles above are some pics of the floats I stocked up on for summer fun – I purchased four total, two of the chair kind (they were $3 each!) and two of …read more

Memorial Day weekend is almost here and people will be outside eating, drinking, playing and celebrating. It feels like the kick off to summer in a lot of ways. Even in Boston we are starting to see the warmer temps and are going to get some “Partly Sunny” skies! I’m ready!!!

So, when you go to the neighbor’s, your family’s or a friend’s house for a get together, what are you going to bring as a thank you gift?

A lot of this (obviously) depends on the people you are getting gifts for. Even so, we seem to fall into the same ruts over and over again. Alcohol, flowers or nothing at all. Bringing a bottle of wine or your good friend’s favorite beer is a nice gesture, as are the flowers. The problem with these old stand-bys is that they are so predictable and …read more