It’s been exactly one year since the horrible tragedy that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. I remember first hearing about the shooting on the radio during my commute home. Much like every one else, my heart was in my chest and you better believe I hugged my kids tighter than ever when they made it home from school that day. This entire week, the media’s been full of stories, photos, videos, memorials …
As a kid, Thanksgiving always meant one thing for me: chocolate turkeys! I’d wake up every Thanksgiving morning, race to the kitchen table and there at my place setting would be a colorful foil-wrapped chocolate turkey. Mom (and Fanny Farmer chocolates) never failed to deliver. I also have fond memories of curling up on the couch with a blanket and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I loved the balloons, while my sister couldn’t wait …
I still remember leaving the movie theater when I was a kid. I was 7 years old and a one-handed Luke Skywalker had just been saved. On the flip-side, a frozen Han Solo had been carted away by that no-good, rapscallion Boba Fett. And well, then the credits rolled. And the crying and confusion soon followed. “What about Han Solo?!? The bad guys took him and he’s still frozen? I thought the good guys always …
Ah, Los Angeles; bright lights, movie stars, talking planes and mermaids. No, I haven’t lost my mind – I’m talking about the LA Premier of Disney’s Planes and a spectacular The Little Mermaid event! Just in case you’re wondering – I’m not Andrew. I don’t even play Andrew on TV. My name is Kenda and I have the awesome privilege of representing Mommy’s Busy, Go Ask Daddy at the upcoming Planes premier in sunny California. …
I just got back from a whirlwind few days in L.A. I was out there on some not-fun personal business. For even more fun, I took the red eye flight back, leaving L.A. at 11:30 p.m. last night and arriving at JFK in New York at 7:30 a.m. Surprisingly, I made it through the entire day without passing out! Since I took a few photos and had some fun tales, I thought I’d just share …
