CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED REVIEW At long last, I am finally hitting publish on my review of Disney’s Contemporary Resort! This ultra-modern hotel offers award-winning dining, spectacular views, a fantastic location and fun pools, and has been an iconic fixture at the Walt Disney World Resort since opening day on October 1, 1971. Arrivals are… Read More
This is such a quick and easy dinner, and my boys have been absolutely loving it. I think using high quality ingredients is key here – I do grate the Parm, I use the recommended spaghetti and I buy a head of fresh garlic to work with. We were also intrigued by the story behind… Read More
Fall on the porch is our favorite time of year. Our doors have been thrown open for a couple of weeks now, and we are all enjoying doing our thing out here – be it work, reading, homework, a nap or mindlessly scrolling social media. I went more neutral than ever before out here, swapping… Read More
Welcome back! I have many more Halloween haunts to share in the den today. Spiders and crows have run amok and I’ve pulled out all things black and spooky! I found the black paper spiders at Michael’s a while back and use painters tape to attach them each year. I love using the boy’s silhouette… Read More
Today’s stop on the Haunted Halloween Home Tour is the kitchen! While the den and living room decor is pretty spooky with the hologram pictures, bleeding silhouettes and haunted accessories, the kitchen is a cute and friendly take on Halloween. I like to use a lot of my Mickey things in here. Swapping out just… Read More
Headed through the foyer, where we left off yesterday, is the office and powder room! These little rooms get big use and I can’t leave them out of the Halloween fun. Family Office Elsa and I spend much of the day plugging away in here and love having some sentimental Halloween touches. I hung a… Read More
UPDATED REVIEW SEPTEMBER 2025 Steakhouse 71 opened last fall at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in the space that previously housed The Wave. Named for the year the Contemporary Resort first opened, Steakhouse 71 harkens back to the design style of the 1970s, reimagined in a contemporary, comfortable and sleek way. You’ll even notice some Florida flair—such… Read More