Busy,busy,busy

Hi all!!! I'm so glad to get back to the blog. All of the people affected by both the Boston and Texas tragedies will remain in our thoughts, hearts, and prayers but life has a way of marching on.

My nephews have both celebrated birthdays as of late. Noah has turned three, he is my brother Dan & sister in law Amy's precious boy. And, Leonard has turned six he is my sister Kim & brother in law Lenny's adorable son, he also has a beautiful sister Tiffany who is both our niece & lovely Goddaughter.  We celebrated Noah's3rd. birthday with an adorable Fireman theme soirée in beautiful Port St. Lucie, Fl.at my brother's home and my sister and her family celebrated Leonard's 6th. birthday party in beautiful Northeast PA at my sister's home.
  
The following weekend was all girls!! While the boys were off golfing in Boca Raton and shooting at the practice range we girls were happily distracted lunching at a true Palm Beach gem..Greens Pharmacy!! Yep, you read that correctly inside of the pharmacy is a throwback luncheonette and I promise you will not be disappointed!! After all even J.F.K. loved the food! Following our delish lunch we "disco'd" over to Groovy Palm Beach Vintage the hippest, coolest,grooviest spot this side of the 70's!! This boutique is so fab that you never want to leave! The ambiance, the attitude of the groovy proprietor the one, the only, E.J., and of course the CLOTHES!!! If you are craving a one of a kind shopping experience look no further! From vintage Lilly Pulitzer to Vintage Pucci and EVERYTHING in between!!! We scored vintage mod "duds" that we love and can't wait for our next visit (I spotted Lilly's I've got to have for my collection!!) It's no "Jive" when I say run don't walk to Groovy Palm Beach Vintage!! Next we stopped at Palm Beach Bookstore and I grabbed "Empress of Fashion" Diana Vreeland. So with Sprinkles being right there, needless to say it was ice cream time!( I recommend the Polo Ball!!) If you haven't been to Sprinkles Ice Cream Parlor trust me its a fav of EVERYONE like John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Oprah, Hoda, etc. After that we hopped over to the Norton Museum to peruse the likes of Monet, Pollock, and Picasso. We ended our day with an awesome Cafe con Leche at Havanas which if you're in the mood for authentic Cuban food or coffee you def need to check out Havanas!! Hope you all are enjoying whatever life has to offer! TTYL <3

Connor and Noah

Presents!!!

Oh Daddy let me loose!! LOL!! (my bro Dan)

Heart belongs to Mommy <3 (my sis-in-law Amy)

Cheese!!! (my Mom, Nana as all the children call her)

Nana and Brittany at Green's

Lilly Pulitzer to die for!

Brittany modeling a "Twiggy" era never worn leather ensemble swoon!!

another Lilly!!

Yes Brittany went home with this groovy get up!!

My sister Kristy purchased this vintage dress to be worn at a party at "Off the Hookah"

Ice cream sculpture made from golf clubs!! What could be more perfect?

I scream, you scream, we all scream for Sprinkles Ice Cream!!(I had to wear my new Lilly in the IceCream Social print "natch)

Kristy on a sugar rush!!

In the Norton viewing the amazing Chihully Ceiling.

Sailing takes me away ... Back to Reality

 

 

A Cruise is a cruise is a cruise.... but a Disney Cruise..... OHHHH BOY!!!LOL!! Honestly I've only been on one other cruise many years ago so I vitually have nothing to compare the Disney Cruise to but, Needless to say we had a wonderful Western Carribbean Cruise. From the welcome aboard party to the the Welcome Show,"All Aboard: Let The Magic Begin!" ( the shows were AMAZING!! complete with pyrotechnics and all!!) We caught a new show everynight (The Golden Mickeys, Toy Story the Musical, Dreams the Enchanted Classic, and the Good Bye show) before dinner (which were extravagant feasts to say the least) Just boarding the ship was an awesome experience!! The crew is lined along the gang plank entrance in full uniform and they announce you as though you are entering an awards show via the red carpet!! "We've been waiting for their arrival and here they are now.... The Fadden Family!!" and thunderous applause erupts all over!! Wow Disney sure knows how to welcome you "home" which is the banner they hang over the gang plank at every port adventure. Our first evening we dined in Parrot Cay which has an Island dinner theme,next was Tritons with French Dining (yes we loved the escargot) and also Animators Palette {the restaurant animates itself with every course so when you arrive its black and white and becomes more colorful as your dinner proceeds}where we were greeted by our Head Waiter, Our Personal Waiter, and Our Assistant Waiter!! (Well if you know how much food they serve on the Disney Cruise then you know that you need 3!! waiters to staff your table!! LOL!!) In our humble opinion we had the best wait staff around!! They follow you on your dining room rotations so they know you and you don't even have to request your favs they already have them ready and waiting for you!! They anticipate your every want. The next day we awoke to a fantastic day at sea!! It was beautiful!! Lounging around the pool, taking a dip in the hot tub, enjoying frozen drinks delivered to your lounge chair while enjoying the fantastic ocean views from the deck! However Connor was preoccupied with creating Flubber!! in the Oceaneer Lab and competing (and winning!!) in a game show, Mickey Mania, with Daddy in "Studio Sea".We enjoyed Ice Sculpture demonstrations pool side(Goofy's pool after all there are 3!! pools to choose from) and Connor also got to be the Guest Announcer for the Mickey 200 (a vegetable car race!!) after they found out he was a 2 trophy Pinewood Derby winning Boyscout. Connor brought his pinewood derby car with him and they asked him to demonstrate how the race was done, then he announced all the following races, he also got to judge and choose the ultimate winner of the races and if that wasn't enough they had Connor race his car against the veggie car winner and proclaimed him the "Mickey 200 champion"!! Between Magic shows, variety shows, parties, dinner, fireworks, port adventures, etc. It's a wonder we felt so very relaxed!!! Cozumel was our next port adventure and it really was an adventure!! We toured ancient Mayan ruins, had an opportunity to attend an authentic Mexican Fiesta complete with Pinata, it was so fun being able to socialize with the Mexican people and enjoy the customs and traditions of Cozumel. While visiting a Cozumel Cultural Art Museum we were afforded the opportuntiy to observe an ancient rain ceremony WOW!!

 

Of course no trip to Cozumel would be complete without SHOPPING!! Which Brittany and I did plenty of!! Everything from Jewely to beautiful handpainted glassware, beautiful tote bags and of course one of a kind treasures to love back at home. Once back on the ship a dip in the pool and hot tub was in order than off to dress for our Pirate Party at Sea!!

Well.... all I can say is no Pirate Party is like a Disney Pirate Party with all the Characters, the entire ship decked out in Pirate Gear, the crew all costumed as pirates, and the participation by our fellow cruisemates was 100%! It was an all out "Pirates ON the Carribbean" blowout!! Mickey ziplined in to "I need a hero" to save us all from the evil Captain Hook!! His victory was celebrated by a fantastic fireworks display on the open ocean!! It was incredible!! Castaway Cay was our next Port Adventure and I have to say ... I could live on Castaway Cay!! Floating in tubes in the turquoise water swinging over the white sand on hammocks and lunching on bbq favs at "Cookies" yummy yummy!! We felt a million miles away from everything!! After all of this wonderful pampering aboard the Disney Wonder we were sad to leave but happy to get home to the people and pets we love!! and just so I know that indeed I am back to reality we are Puppysitting "Keller" this week, he is my sister's blind "Boxador" and he is a cutie pa tutie!! Our doggies love their cousin <3 My Mom,sister,brother, sister-in-law, and nephew <3 are visiting Pa. this week so when we meet back up for Easter Sunday we will all have vacation adventures to share with one another!! TTYL