The LA Times Festival of Books…and New Poem for Poetry Monday!

It’s Monday already?! I had a really great weekend….photographing a dress rehearsal, hanging out a bit in Downtown Long Beach for the Toyota Grand Prix, the Bloggy Boot Camp and of course…one of my favorite events in SoCal went down for its 18th time, The […]

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10 Things I Learned at The SITS Girls Bloggy Boot Camp in LA!

The SITS Girls, aka Tiffany & Francesca, have hit the road with their bloggy boot camp! These girls offer amazing tips & words of wisdom to women like myself trying to make it as a Professional Blogger. I wrote my first sponsored post last year […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Springtime at Disneyland…

These are not my best pictures, but ones I feel do capture how beautiful the ‘land looks in the spring, flowers are blooming galore & summertime is just around the corner 🙂 xo  

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Stanley Kubrick at LACMA

Are you a movie fan? Me too 😉 Do you like museums? If you follow me pretty regularly, you probably know that I am a huge fan of The Los Angeles Museum of Art. I go whenever I can (although I have yet to make […]

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Win Tickets to LA’s Walking the Tightrope!

Remember about a month ago when I went to see the premiere of Walking the Tightrope at 24th Street Theatre in Los Angeles? I had many readers who seemed disappointed they didn’t get a chance to see it….if thats you, you’re in luck! 😉 This […]

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Wordless Wednesday: 1st Time at Disneyland!

April is hosting many things for Along Comes Mary! Mondays find me posting in honor of National Poetry Month & Wednesdays I am showing you photos from Disneyland I have captured as I anticipate & get ready to go to Club 33 in May, in […]

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Anaheim Ducks vs. LA Kings at The Honda Center!

I have never been much of a sport person, but since I moved to LA, I have found myself enjoying the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, seeing a Dodgers game, enjoying swimming & body boarding & now, I can say I am an […]

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A Visit to France for a Monday Happy Hour!

With Along Comes Mary turning 1-year-old this week, I think its pretty awesome some of the opportunities that I have been able to share with my readers recently….like, trying french cuisine for the first time at Dominique’s Kitchen in Redondo Beach this week. This is an […]

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Let’s Get This Party Started! #UBP13

I was intrigued when I saw some of The SoCal Lady Bloggers attending this Ultimate Blogging Party, which is an annual event/linky week held by identical twin bloggers (& Moms!), Janice & Susan. Their blog is adorable & too cute that they’re neighbors, check them […]

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Wordless Wednesday: The Ferris Wheel….

Although it’s nearly Thursday, I still have about an hour for one of my favorite weekly posts to do 😉 In honor of going to Disneyland & Club 33 (!!!!) in afew weeks, I thought  would begin to share some pictures of the magical place. […]

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Wish List: How Do You Decide How to Spend “Funny Money”?

I am in the middle of a beautiful spring, which means one thing to me: SUMMER is one season away & SUMMER (sorry for the capital letters, it just means I am excited!) means lots of churches to do one of my favorite past times: […]

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Wordless Wednesday: First Beach Trip…

Last week while my friend, Helen (Whom I affectionately call ‘Hel-Belle’ & she calls me ‘Mary Faery’) was in town with her lil angel, Evan, I got to share 2 wonderful firsts with him; his first time at Disneyland & the beach. Below are some […]

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