Food Fun Waukesha

Continuing my pregnancy journey on my blog with this next post. This post was originally written for The Lake Country Mom blog, but I want my followers to be able to see it as well.  Sunday, May 5 was Infertility Survival Day and in honor of that day, I want to share with you our struggle to get pregnant and use this platform to tell my story and let everyone else who is struggling know that you are not alone. I want to help reduce the stigma behind infertility and one way to do that is to talk about it.   My husband and I married in April 2017 and began trying for…

For many years, my friends and I have gone out together for St. Patrick’s Day. We have gone out in a few different cities, but no matter where we go, we always have a great time!  This year will be a little different for me being pregnant, but I vowed to myself when I found out I was pregnant that I would not be a hermit or not go out. I still want to have a good time with my friends and not miss out on experiences or time with them. I even bought a special shirt for the day and have a cute headband to wear to be festive!…

We are very fortunate to live in an area that provides a vast variety of entertainment options. In Waukesha alone the variety is amazing. But by traveling just 30 minutes, the variety expands ten-fold. I was provided an opportunity to check out Punch Bowl Social in the new Bucks Entertainment Block before it opens on Saturday. They allowed area influencers in during their soft opening week and gave us the royal treatment. I brought my friend Tory along to check it out with me–it’s always more fun when you go with someone you know. Special thanks for the use of some of her pictures as well! Punch Bowl Social (PBS)…

This post will be a little different than others, but it’s about the newest stage of my life and I want you all to follow along on this journey! This post was originally written for The Lake Country Mom blog, but I want my followers to be able to see it as well.  I may not have always known what I wanted to do or be when I grew up, but becoming a mom was always part of the plan. When I first started dating my husband, who has two daughters from his previous marriage, we talked very early on about the idea of children and he was on board.…

With the official start of the Lenten season next week Wednesday, where many Catholics make the decision to not eat meat on Fridays, I found it only fitting to write about Wisconsin’s favorite Friday night activity – Fish Frys!! (Is it Fish Frys or Fish Fries??? I did some research but didn’t get a definite answer.) I have been a fan of Murf’s in Waukesha for the better part of two decades. During college, I had a friend that worked there who we would occasionally visit. One memorable night, I  was rollerblading around Waukesha with a friend and  we found ourselves to be starving. We stopped at Murf’s to see…

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day – a day to tell those you love how much they mean to you. The holiday dates back centuries and though many think it’s a Hallmark holiday, it’s really something so much more. I shared a post on The Lake Country Mom about things you can do for the holiday with all of your loved ones. And this week, I experimented and made some simple chocolate treats with my mom. There are a variety of Waukesha businesses that also have chocolate dipped items–cookies, pretzels, strawberries, and more. But if you are crunched for time, or you want to make something so it’s more special, this could…

Recently, the hubs and I were looking for someplace to go for lunch on the weekend. We have our staples of Culver’s, Taco Bell, and Cousins, but I wanted something different. I pulled the discount card off the fridge (thanks to the Waukesha West Baseball team) and saw Sobelman’s on there. I convinced the hubs that we should try it as neither of us had been there yet. The location of Sobelman’s in Waukesha has been quite a few things in the past couple of decades. When I went to Carroll, it was Mulligan’s, a popular college bar. After my college years, it became a few other bars before becoming…

I like to believe that I have always lived a healthy lifestyle–making good food choices and staying active. Since I was little, I was always riding my bike around town, playing volleyball, basketball, and softball, and I loved to dance, both classical ballet and competitive poms. Even after my sports days ended with high school, I continued to stay active with bike rides and I even added running/jogging into the mix. But the older I get, the easier I find it to fall into really poor habits and it’s a lot harder to keep the weight off. My love affair with the gym is one of epic proportions and probably…

Labor Day has come and gone and with it comes Pumpkin Spice everything, sweaters, and boots…..well eventually. It’s still rather warm outside and will be for some time. So don’t unpack those boots just yet and take a little time to pamper yourself (and maybe your little ones)—you deserve it. I love getting pedicures—I would get them bi-weekly if I could afford it. My feet always end up so much better looking after time at the salon than anything I could recreate at home. I’m not a picky person when it comes to my pedicures–just get in there and exfoliate, hydrate, massage, and paint. This year, my husband and I…

Let’s just say that April was a pretty miserable month….weather-wise. I think we shoveled more in April than in January. Let’s hope those days are behind us until at least December. So what do you do with your family when the weather is less than ideal? Going out all the time can get pricey, not to mention, the weather can limit things too. And there are only so many TV shows you can watch and things to view on YouTube. I vowed to not let my family become zombies to the TV or computer/tablets. I do think that our girls could watch TV or play on phones/iPads for eternity, but that…