You know those times when you experience something and you want to share with everyone you know, but when you search for the words they become elusive? Yeah. That's me right now. I recently went on a lovely trip to Monterey, California to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Lucky for you, I took tons of photos. Enjoy!The trip was sponsored by ...
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Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime – The Most Amazing Moviegoing Experience
This is a super newsy sponsored post. All opinions are my own, but you're going to be thanking me when you get to the end. As you know, I spend a lot of time at the movies. A LOT. Because, let's face it, going to the movies is one of our very favorite forms of entertainment. Am I right?I had the distinct privilege to host a super fun giveaway ...
On the Red Carpet of the Zootopia Premiere
As I just typed out the title of this post, I had to stop and pinch myself, because I did indeed get to attend the Star-Studded Red Carpet Premiere of Disney's 'Zootopia' at the Disney El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. (I know. Shut up.)DISCLAIMER: Prepare yourselves for a ton of over-sharing and lots of photos - both pro and personal. Also, ...
She Just Kept Swimming…
It's been 13 years since Disney/Pixar released the animated classic, "Finding Nemo." I remember watching it along with my kids and being delighted with the story (as always) and falling in love with the characters, particularly Dory, the friendly, but forgetful regal blue tang fish voiced by the funny and talented Ellen DeGeneres. ...
Win Tickets To Zootopia at AMC Prime Century City 15 – Giveaway
This is a sponsored post by Disney Pictures and AMC Prime. The opinions are my own.Is there anything more fun than seeing a movie? Actually I can think of at least TWO things: Seeing a movie that happens to be Disney's 'Zootopia.'Seeing Disney's 'Zootopia' in Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime Century City 15.Do you know what else ...
Welcome to The Jungle – Disney’s Jungle Book Comes to Life
The invitation read something like this:Come to a super secret, double-probation, if-you-tell-you're-in-trouble location at this time, on this day. You will get to hear Director Jon Favreau (!) and Visual Effects Supervisor Rob Legato as they talk about the making of their latest film, Disney's The Jungle Book. Also we will give you a sneak preview ...
Disney’s ‘The Finest Hours’ Review
As I sat down to write this review for the new Disney Pictures film, 'The Finest Hours,' I found myself struggling. I didn't want to write another boilerplate "the film is like this and you should see it for reasons" review. Nonetheless, here are my Big Thoughts about 'The Finest Hours.'The film tells the true story of the most ...
The Finest Hours Press Day
"Seen any good movies lately?" As a matter of fact...I recently went to a screening of the latest Disney film, 'The Finest Hours' which chronicles the true story of the most courageous small boat rescue in Coast Guard history. In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the ...
My Big Fat Cuban Love Song Playlist
Valentine's Day, 1961 was our very first day in America. Read about that here and here. It's always a bittersweet date for me because I remember those difficult early days, but it's also a sweet holiday to celebrate with my husband. As you can imagine, Valentine's Day stirs up all kinds of crazy roller-coaster type emotions in me. In honor of my ...
My Visit to Zootopia
I love a good 'making of' story. (This post may or may not be one of those, but that's not important right now.) And when it involves the Disney studios, I always begin by wondering, "would this production make Walt Disney himself proud?" This post attempts to answer that question.A few months ago, as I wrote about here, I had the privilege of ...
