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This post is in partnership with the Toronto Marriott City Centre who hosted us during our weekend stay in Toronto. All opinions are my own

If you say ‘ham buns’ often enough, you eventually say ‘ham bums’ and the kids laugh. Sigh

I’ll also post about stuff that’s happening around Orleans and Ottawa, because that’s where I live and there’s so many great things to do in this city. I won’t bore you with all of the social media numbers and stuff (but let’s just say I should be embarrassed by the number of tweets I’ve shared! ), but I will say that I started with Twitter as a conduit for this blog. Every time someone has reached out to tell me they tried one of my recipes, or checked out a favourite family place we like to play, or started a blog because they too wanted to join this space like me, I feel incredibly happy. When I attend conferences (I’ve even been a conference speaker), when I go to networking events, when I am pulled into hugs in person, it always feels like years of online connections, all of that energy, snapping into place like lightening at once.

This year, for the first time in many years, our family isn’t leaving for a sunny destination over March Break. Of course, it happens to be one of the worst winters in Ottawa’s history, but still