Sorry- it has been awhile since my last post. We had a bit of a scare with one of the animals. Zoey (our tuxedo angel) was losing a lot of weight and was losing clumps of fur- we took her to the Vet and they put her through a series of bloodwork and other tests. …
One word to describe the new Blue Man Group Orlando show……AWESOME! Blue Man Group Orlando has been at Universal Studios with the same show for several years now. Universal Orlando has now decided to change the show up in accordance with all the new changes happening at Universal Orlando- including a new parade and new attractions. I was …
Well…I love me a good bargain. I subscribe to Groupon, Living Social and ODeals (a local site in Orlando). We don’t often buy anything but occasionally we find a deal too good to pass up. On Living Social they were offering half-off a two-hour bicycle rental for two near our house. I have been begging …
So after watching the movie Forks Over Knives I have started doing some research on circulatory diseases and prevention. There is so much information out there it boggles the mind. Check out these three charts I found and notice how consistent they are with one another- There are many studies that have proven the benefits …
Forks Over Knives is a horror movie. Not your typical horror movie- there aren't any monsters or mass-murderers jumping out from the dark- but there is horrifying information in it. As a wanna-be-vegetarian/vegan, this is a movie I have wanted to see since it came out last year. The release was small, only playing in certain cities. Now …
Strawberries are a keystone in our healthy diet - we ALWAYS have frozen strawberries in our freezer as we make fruit smoothies 3-4 times a week. However- we take advantage of the year-round availability of FRESH strawberries in the produce aisle of our friendly local grocery store. And this gives me a chance to use …
I found some interesting whatchamacallits in the local K-mart while visiting Indiana recently. Apparently, since I live Florida, I did not understand the proper use of these doohickeys- for instance- the sled supposedly works better outside in snow than in the middle of K-mart.... but I had fun......until I was asked to please either buy …
I recently visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal's Islands Of Adventure with my family. I have read a few of the Harry Potter books and seen a couple of the movies, but I am not a Harry Potter fanatic like the rest of the world it seems. Let me start with the …
They call them a race - but unless you are an elite runner, there is no race. Here are 10 reasons YOU should still sign up for a 5K: 1. You get a free T-shirt - After you pay the entry fee (usually about $20) you get a free T-shirt AND you get free exercise. …
Left.. right.. left.. right.. left.. right......sounds so easy..... This past weekend was the OUC 5k and Half Marathon. Every time my alarm goes off at the pre-rooster hour I think "WHY????? WHY????!!!!??????" But after Chad drags you to downtown Orlando and you see thousands of other runners- you kinda sort of start getting into the spirit …
I have never attended Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios as I am a self proclaimed chicken and I cry easily when scared........ so naturally this year I decided to audition to be a part of it- this way I could make other people cry. This event has been dubbed the world's largest and best …
As you can see, my staff and I have been working hard over this long Thanksgiving weekend trying to get the updated version of the "Beauty and the Beets" website up and running. This is a picture of a typical business meeting with me and three of my staff members- here we are designing and …
The Hollywood Studios - formerly known as The Disney/MGM Studios. Back in my day we called it MGM. It will always be MGM to me. My ol' stomping grounds. I worked in entertainment here - I marched down Hollywood Boulevard in the parades, I danced across the stages in a couple of shows, greeted guests …
Ah- the perks of living in Central Florida - we can spend a day at any of the area theme parks without needing plane tickets or hotel rooms - today we chose Disney and our adventures started at Epcot. The very first thing we did was go snag some fast passes to Test Track. We …
In this case the Savannah Marathon was a bust..well sort of....I was planning on completing my first half marathon (notice I used the word completing as opposed to running.) Unfortunately, I had been battling the flu the few days before so we decided it was best that I don't run/walk/over-exert myself. Chad was running his …
The child can eat- did we adopt a kitten or a little piggy? Oh well- either way- Lenore is cute, adorable and she loves her Daddy. Although I have to remind Mr. Beet that we are trying not to eat meat- Well there is certainly something about Mr. Beet that animals just love- and Lenore …
Meet Lenore Raven Poe. She was found next to the Edgar Allen Poe house at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. She was being passed around our Poe cast and she seemed to be relishing the attention. The cool thing was that we were all dressed as scary looking people- some of us have axes …
This is just a test post to see if this blog thing even works...........and apparently it does. The first blog post. This is Sully- He has a sister named Zoey. She is black and white- both are ten years old and the most outgoing and sweetest cats you could ever meet- they are the best friends …