I have to admit, Beau Monde was our third choice for a brunch spot and I'm glad we did. We tried making reservations at two other brunch spots recommended to us, Parc (swanky Parisan brunch) and Kanella (Greek brunch), but we couldn't get a reservation, so when Beau Monde said they would take a party of 8 at Noon, we had to go for it!
The creperie is located on 6th Street which is a street full of quirky stores - definitely fun to shop around. It was the perfect place for a low-key Sunday brunch. The brunch menu has a good selection of savory crepes. Out of all the ones I tasted, I thought the Smoked Trout crepe was the best - the mix with the leeks and creamed spinach was delightful and different than any other crepe I've tried before.
For dessert, there's sweet crepes. This delish Nutella crepe is only $3, what's not to love?
After brunching at Beau Monde, we made our way to try the another "famous" Philly cheesesteak at Jim's Steaks on 6th Street. You know, because grubbing on 6 cheesesteaks the day before at Pat's and Geno's wasn't enough. BTW, I still declare that Pat's is better than Geno's. ;) However, Jim's deserves another blog post, so you will have to wait for my final cheesesteak review.
The fourth stop of the day was The Franklin Fountain. We weren't originally planning on this, however after hearing rave reviews about the handmade ice cream here, we had to make a stop. The Franklin Fountain was founded by two brothers who opened this old fashion ice cream parlor on the first level of a cute house in Old City.
Surprisingly, there was a 20-30 minute wait out the door!
Flavored Syrups to make old fashion phosphate sodas, there's about 25 flavors here!
actually the original ice cream carton!
All of their ingredients for their ice cream is locally sourced, from their chocolate chips to vanilla beans and even their milk and cream, straight from Lancaster county! Remember the best milk I've ever had at 4th Street Cookies in Philly's Reading Terminal? I bet they use that exact same crisp delicious milk in their ice creams!
When we got there, we were surprised to find that even in 30 degree weather, there's still so many people lined up in a 30 minute line to try their ice cream. Since the shop is quite small, with only 4 small tables lined up on the side of the bar, and 2 larger circular tables in the back, most people took their ice cream to go. That is dedication.
You can find a variety of old fashion soda/ice cream parlor treats here. Ranges from sodas made from syrup and soda water, to egg creams, milkshakes, sundaes and more!
Fun Fact: Did you know that the image on the right is the patent for the original ice cream carton, patented in 1894 by F. W. Wilcox?
So after a 30 minute wait outside in the cold, what was our verdict? The Franklin Fountain is worth the wait. Even though we didn't try any of the old fashion drinks, the ice cream is so fresh and creamy, and the unique flavor, butternut squash, was my absolute favorite. It was just the perfect amount of sweetness without being too overwhelming. I can only imagine how crazy the wait is in the summer!
The fifth and final (food) stop of the day was Monk's Cafe, which is a Belgium beer heaven in Philly. It's known for having over 300 beers for you to choose from in their Beer Bible, and also for their pots and pots of mussels. We actually tried to go the day before, a Saturday at 7PM, and was told that the wait time would be 2 hours. Yikes! Not sure if it was just the holiday weekend, or if this is the norm, but if you want to Monk's Cafe on a weekend, I'd definitely go by 5-5:30PM if you don't want to wait.
Since we don't like to give up, we decided to make our last stop before heading back to Manhattan at Monk's. On a Sunday at 5PM, the place was still really really crowded, all tables were full. Lucky for us, we took the final table for a large party. Sadly, the hostess at the counter was a bit rude, and made it very clear to me that we had to order more than just some fries if we wanted to take the table. I almost had to beg her to give us the table, even though there was no one else waiting behind me.
Luckily, after we were finally seated, the server was a lot nicer and helped redeem my view of the staff there.
All in all, I found myself loving the Red Light mussels for its bolder flavors and wish we had ordered some of the more robust mussels that involved cheeses such as the DeKoninck which was made with DeKoninck ale, apples, guryere, carmelized leeks & garlic. I guess there's always a next time.
Also, another thing I was surprised to find on the menu was buffalo frog legs! I've never really liked frog legs before, but someone else at the table wanted to order it so I had to try. I was pleasantly surprised to find that in this case, the frog legs really did taste like chicken as it was deep fried and covered in buffalo sauce!
Then of course, there was the beer. How could I forget the beer? There were at least 10 high quality beers on draft - I ended up getting the Dupont Avec Les Bons Voeux, a Belgium beer that's a holiday ale. If you don't find anything you like on draft, there's also a list of 300 beers that you can choose from, here's the complete list in case you're curious.
All in all, I was glad we made a stop at Monk's so we could see what all the hype was about. However, next time when I go to Philly, I will definitely have to give Iron Chef Jose Garces's Village Whiskey a try considering how much I loved his tapas restaurant, Tinto.


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Beto O'Rourke | Fr. Michael Rodriguez
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NewsAbortion, Catholic Church, HomosexualityFri Mar 22, 2019 - 5:05 pm EST
Video surfaces of Beto O'Rourke berating Catholic priest for defending male/female marriage
2020 democrat primary, 2020 elections, 2020 u.s. election, abortion, beto o'rourke, catholic, catholic politicians, homosexuality, michael rodriguez
EL PASO, Texas, March 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — A video of pro-abortion congressman Beto O'Rourke, who is running for president, has surfaced showing him berating a Catholic priest for defending male/female marriage at an El Paso City Council meeting in 2011.
The incident took place in June 2011 when El Paso priest Fr. Michael Rodriguez spoke against extending marriage benefits to same-sex couples during the public comment part of the meeting. O'Rourke, who had been serving as city councilman since 2005, called Fr. Rodriguez back to the podium after his remarks, seemingly to do nothing more than lecture him so as to score cheap political points. (O'Rourke's questioning begins at the 6:00-minute mark).
Admitting that he himself was baptized and raised Catholic, O'Rourke claimed he had an "obligation" to point out the "moral failings" of the Catholic Church, especially on child abuse, and that "luckily" he doesn't need Fr. Rodriguez's approval to vote how he sees fit. "I want to know why this, for you, has become the burning issue of its day," O'Rourke inquired, "and how you can stand here with a straight face and say that this is a priority for the Church."
Fr. Rodriguez, who attended major seminary at the Pontifical North American College in Rome and completed his theological studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, calmly responded to the hostile line of questioning by explaining that the crisis in the Church is due to human failings and because dissident clergy don't live by their vows. But everywhere the Church's teachings are obeyed, "flourishing" takes place.
For speaking out at the meeting and for writing opinion pieces in the El Paso Times explaining the Church's teaching on homosexuality, Fr. Rodriguez was transferred to a small, remote parish by then-El Paso bishop Armando Ochoa. Fr. Rodriguez's unjust treatment was extensively covered by The Remnant Newspaper in several reports and interviews. Read them here and here.
In exclusive comments provided to LifeSiteNews this week, Fr. Rodriguez says O'Rourke's remarks at the meeting were "disgraceful" and that Bishops have the duty to excommunicate Catholic politicians obstinate in their public support for abortion and/or same-sex "marriage."
Here are his comments in full:
In June 2011, I went before the El Paso City Council to present and defend Catholic Church Teaching with regard to the intrinsic evil of homosexual acts (CCC 2357), the objective disorder of a homosexual "orientation" (CCC 2358), and the moral obligation of all Catholics, especially Catholic politicians, to oppose any form of legal recognition of same-sex unions. At the time, Mr. Beto O'Rourke was a City Representative and member of the El Paso City Council. I am not sure if O'Rourke considered himself a practicing Catholic at the time, but his disgraceful response is incompatible not only with Catholicism, but also with basic respect for God, His Law, Christian morality, and the truth.
I hope more Catholics begin to realize that, at present, we are living in the midst of one of the most terrible crises in the entire history of the Catholic Church. It is a moral crisis; it is a doctrinal crisis; and it is a liturgical crisis. The vast majority of Catholics, including the hierarchy, have lost the Faith! We must beg God for the grace to recover our precious Catholic Faith, which includes the Traditional Latin Mass. Relativism, modernism, protestantism, freemasonry and secular neo-paganism have corrupted and nearly destroyed the one, true, Catholic Faith. One obvious sign of this massive corruption of the Faith is the shocking number of so-called "Catholic" politicians who support the heinous sins of abortion and homosexual activity, and the accompanying silence on the part of our Bishops.
Every single Catholic has the grave moral obligation to oppose the heinous sins of abortion and homosexual activity, both in the private and public spheres. It is impossible to be a true Catholic while at the same time supporting these intrinsic evils. Every single Catholic Bishop has the grave moral obligation to teach, promote, and defend these infallible moral truths, whatever the cost; failure to do so is a betrayal of Christ. If a Catholic politician remains obstinate in his or her public sin (e.g. support of abortion and/or same-sex "marriage"), it is without question the duty of the Catholic Bishop to issue a decree of excommunication — for the good of the individual soul, the good of the Church as a whole, and in fidelity to the truth. Where is the Catholic Bishop who is truly standing up for Christ and the truth? Where is the Catholic Bishop who is truly protecting his flock from the heretical wolves? My dear children, for those who truly know and love the Catholic Faith, it's fairly obvious that Judas Iscariot is alive and well in today's episcopate.
Fr. Rodriguez is a priest in good standing with the Diocese of El Paso, but Bishop Mark Seitz refuses to assign him to a parish because he exclusively offers the Traditional Latin Mass. Seitz appointed Fr. Rodriguez to a mission parish in July 2014 for three years but on condition that he offer the Novus Ordo Missae. At the time, Fr. Rodriguez had already been offering the Traditional Latin Mass exclusively for almost three years. Seitz revoked the assignment in November 2014.
Fr. Rodriguez was ordained a priest in 1996 and early in his priesthood served as the Vocation Director for the Diocese of El Paso. He has served in numerous parishes, both urban and rural, throughout the diocese. In 2005, Fr. Rodriguez began to offer the Traditional Latin Mass, and since 2011, he has been offering the Traditional Latin Mass exclusively. He is currently an adviser to the Canadian-based Fatima Center and is a frequent public speaker at Traditional Catholic conferences. Fr. Rodriguez is fluent in English and Spanish, and is proficient in German and Italian.
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I Want To Be Kind tour, first dates announced
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Teitur will play a series of intimate venues as part of the I Want To Be Kind tour, in support of his new album, due out in spring 2018. Here are the first shows we are announcing today: 04.03.2018 JAZZHUS MONTMARTRE. Copenhagen, Denmark SOLD OUT 05.03.2018 JAZZHUS MONTMARTRE, Copenhagen, Denmark…
New Teitur album title announced: I Want To Be Kind
29th November 2017 by tbwco
Yes we can exclusively announce that the new Teitur album will be called : I Want To Be Kind and will be released in Spring 2018. It was recorded in New York in the summer and autumn of 2017 with Thomas Bartlett producing and was mixed by Patrick Dillett. More…
Teitur and Nico Muhly to perform "Confessions" in Germany in 2018..
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Teitur and Nico Muhly are confirmed to perform their amazing "Confessions" album for a very special show in Germany in 2018. The show is at the stunning Elbphilharmonie (Grosser Saal) in Hamburg, on the 28th January 2018, with Teitur singing and Nico Muhly conducting the special Nordic Pulse ensemble. For…
Teitur performing at Lyd + Litteratur Festival at Radar, Aarhus 26th October
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Teitur's Summer Tour 2017: Teitur kicks off his summer of shows with a headline show on the big stage at G Festival, performing the "Poetry & Aeroplanes" album in its entirety with band and strings; followed by a band show of the same set at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival. A…
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Women's-only pink trambuses introduced in Turkey
Two trambuses (trolleybus) specially designed for the use of women by the Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Transport Services went into service on Monday in Turkey's eastern province Malatya. The trambuses, which will be mostly used by undergraduates, have garnered a great deal of attention.
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Two trambuses (trolleybus) specially designed for the use of women by the Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Transport Services went into service on Monday in Turkey's eastern province Malatya. The trambuses, which will be mostly used by undergraduates, have garnered a great deal of attention. Two trambuses (trolleybus) specially designed for the use of women by the Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Transport Services went into service on Monday in Turkey's eastern province Malatya. The trambuses, which will be mostly used by undergraduates, have garnered a great deal of attention.


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The summer weather is finally upon us in Syracuse and Utica NY. More and more motorcycles are now on the road. Unfortunately, that also means more motorcycle accidents. With no metal casing like in a standard, four-wheeled vehicle, motorcyclists are more likely to suffer from severe injuries in an accident. In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 80 percent of motorcycle crashes result in injury or death. For fatal motorcycle accidents or serious motorcycle injuries, the victim (or their families) may have unpaid medical bills, missed time from work, or, in the most unfortunate cases, funeral expenses. In our latest blog learn the reasons to secure a motorcycle accident attorney if you are involved in a motorcycle accident.
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Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?
BY Laura Waters November 17, 2021
I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very active in local governance, but over the years I've mostly stepped away from that sort of public service.
However, I serve on the board of a local nonprofit focused on improving educational outcomes for the children in an affordable housing community called Eggerts Crossing Village, where almost all residents are Black and poor. When stimulus money started pouring in from the federal government earlier this year, we saw an opportunity to help this local organization get some additional support. After all, most of these children have been stuck at home throughout the pandemic, and our organization has been using its limited resources to make sure families have internet access and tutoring and other basics to make up for lost learning time.
I learned (with some digging) that my district was getting an unexpected boon of $3 million. Surely, the children of Eggerts Crossing Village were the intended beneficiaries of this bounty. Where, I wondered, was this money being spent?
Readers, I can't figure it out.
And I'm not the only one, nor is Lawrence the only district where parents and advocates struggle to figure out their school districts' plans for spending unprecedented infusions of federal stimulus money (often referred to as "ESSER funds" for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief). It's all supposed to go towards keeping schools open safely and helping kids catch up on the instruction they missed. But in most places, parents and voters have little or no evidence that this is happening.
Even the most knowledgeable education analysts are in the dark. Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), which has been closely tracking districts' use of ESSER money, told me that one of her colleagues described the hunt for spending plans as looking for a needle in a haystack. "An unprecedented influx of dollars with zero accountability is where we stand currently," Lake said. "Parents can't wait months or years to learn if these funds are being spent on things that will help their child get back on track academically or that will address mental health or other barriers to learning. They need answers now."
Zero Transparency
Those answers are hard to come by, and not just in Lawrence. With zero accountability and zero transparency, some fear that American school districts may be squandering $200 billion in taxpayer money. This largesse has the potential to be transformational. As the Learning Policy Institute notes, the massive infusion of cash offers an opportunity "to return not just to our pre-pandemic status, but to an even better system that will support our students now and into the future."
But that's only if districts and states use the money wisely. And if history is any precedent, that's only going to happen if parents stand up and demand that they do.
After all, school districts can be opaque with, well, just about everything, from curricula to professional development for teachers to student proficiency data. Much of this is due not to the districts themselves but state departments of education that abide inscrutability. Yet it shouldn't be so hard.
For instance, I know how to read school board budgets. I know how to navigate the district website. Through my work with the Eggerts Crossing nonprofit and my history with the district, I have access to administrators in high places. Yet the only information I found was a spreadsheet of specific payments made with the money. Sure, I could extrapolate from the list that the district was planning on administering diagnostic assessments, that it had contracted with a tutoring group, that it was planning on offering social-emotional interventions for students.
But that information didn't give me a hint of the district's strategy to ameliorate learning loss among typical students, let alone those with the greatest needs. This lack of information is in spite of the Biden administration's requirement that every school district in the country conduct "meaningful consultations" with their communities and factor this input into their spending choices.
Some districts are trying harder than others. For instance, Highline Public Schools, outside of Seattle, devotes a section of its website to descriptions of what they're spending money on and how they've solicited community input. Indianapolis Public Schools has an Online ESSER Tracker that "tracks expenditures so the public can follow along as IPS works to aggressively combat the negative effects of COVID-19."
But most are putting little to no effort into informing the public, and key to this lack of transparency is districts' failure to follow the rules and fully involve communities in setting priorities for spending.
Marguerite Roza of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University explains how it's supposed to work:
The feds aren't telling districts what to do with this money, but they are telling them that they'd better make that decision together with their communities.
And yet that collaboration among parents and districts remains unrealized.
We know this lack of transparency is widespread because the CRPE database details how the 100 largest U.S. districts are using conclusions gleaned from the community input they've collected. Of those 100, only half posted plans on how they are gathering public opinion and only 13 bothered to share the input they collected. "This is surprising given this is a mandated expectation for receiving funds," said Bree Dusseault, a practitioner-in-residence at CRPE.
Pressure From the Ground
Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised. The American system of public education simply isn't set up for transparency on how districts spend money—and it's a lot of money. New Jerseyans spend $28.61 billion a year on public K-12 education. Nationally we spend $640.0 billion a year.
Where does that money go? Who knows.
But we should know, especially in these extraordinary times. So, given the lack of information distributed by state departments of education and local districts, the burden falls on activists to reveal how our tax money is spent.
After all, there's so much at stake. Here we are, spending buckets of cash, and yet if that money isn't directed at research-based strategies that will help kids catch up, then we've wasted time, resources, and our children's potential academic success. "There can be an opportunity to do mid-course corrections, if we find something working well or not well," said Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Education Data & Research at the University of Washington. "We will be in a bad place if we don't have much evidence that $200 billion didn't move the needle."
For example, the National Parent Union (NPU) recently announced a national campaign called EPIC, or "Everyday Parents Impacting Change," to pressure school districts to disclose how they're using funding from the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan Act. The campaign was instigated by a poll commissioned by NPU that found just 17% of low-income parents say they were asked how the money should be used.
Not mincing words, NPU leaders state:
We already know school district leaders and elected school boards are ill-equipped to govern public education and serve the best interests of all students, a problem that was exacerbated by the pandemic. We cannot allow them to squander billions of dollars that will determine education outcomes for tens of millions of children.
NPU's list of demands includes transparency from all federal, state and local elected officials with parents about allocations; authentic engagement with families in decision-making; and the use of funding for "student-centered investments that are rooted in access and equity for children most in need."
Closer to home for me, Newark Public Schools, New Jersey's largest school district, submitted to the state Department of Education a budget for part of its $282 million in emergency ESSER funds. The budget (only released thanks to Chalkbeat reporting) included lots of necessary recovery items. But 12% of the money is being spent on items that have nothing to do with keeping schools open and completing unfinished learning: "$6 million for new athletic fields and gym floors, $2.4 million for security cameras, about $536,000 for floor-polishing machines, and $25,000 to produce 'inspiring' school recruitment videos, according to the district's federal aid application."
"Students and staff who are looking to recover from COVID couldn't care a rat's ass if the floors are shiny or not," said John Abeigon, president of the Newark Teachers Union (who prefers the district give teachers bonuses with the money). But Newark district superintendent Roger León is sanguine: "I want to thank everyone who has assisted in thinking about what we should do with these dollars," he said at a May 25 board meeting, "whether it's pools that are in our schools, fields that our students demonstrate their genius in sports, as well as the incredible work that we know needs to occur in our schools."
Activists like Newark's Oscar James are asking for more. James just launched a petition drive demanding that "meaningful consultation" be mandated by the feds. He notes that the "huge influx of federal funding could be transformative" for the city's enrollment of almost exclusively low-income Black and brown students, yet district leadership has "failed to meaningfully engage the community in this process even though this is an explicit requirement of the grant." In addition, "the public has not seen the district's plan for the money."
https://voicetoaction.org/actions/demand-newark-use-the-300-million-federal-stimulus-to-benefit-students-and-families/
James goes on to list the demands of Newark community members: a display on the district website of the school board's allocations, creating specific outreach opportunities for families to share their concerns and priorities, quarterly updates on spending, monthly reports at school board meetings on attendance (Newark has a chronic absenteeism problem), and results of diagnostic and proficiency assessments.
"Don't ignore us," James warns. "We will fight for our children's education and social-emotional well-being for as long as it takes."
Parents in Minneapolis Public Schools, a long-troubled district where only about 20% of Black, Latino, Indigenous students, and pupils with disabilities can read at grade-level, are also fighting back, specifically to address the city's dismal literacy rates. When the school board announced it had $160 million at its disposal through the federal stimulus bills, Khulia Pringle, a former teacher and Minneapolis parent, addressed a "diverse group of families" in front of district headquarters, saying, "They have major, major millions of dollars. They need to get a literacy plan that's based on the science of reading."
https://voicetoaction.org/actions/demand-minneapolis-public-schools-implement-an-evidenced-based-literacy-plan/
Investigative journalist Beth Hawkins writes:
District leaders promised to present a plan at the May board meeting, but instead introduced the framework for creating a plan. In June, the parents group organized their first protest outside district headquarters, carrying signs bearing the superintendent's face.
Yet those advocates were ignored. In the end, the school board decided to spend only $1.9 million out of the $160 million on literacy and $75 million on retaining teachers, maintaining programs, and recruiting bus drivers and custodians. Said one Minneapolis parent, "not one board member said, 'we want to meet with every one of these families.' We were ghosted — that's the only term to describe it."
Like activists in Newark and Minneapolis, parents have been presented with a moment to intercede in this urgent battle for "meaningful consultation." After a year of watching children struggle through Zoom screens and witnessing classroom activity up close, we must fight for systemic changes that directly address opportunity gaps and inequities that pervade America's schools. Unless we do, districts will spend money on inspirational videos and floor polishers, not on what students like those at Eggerts Crossing Village really need to succeed academically.
The system won't fix itself. It's on us to force transparency and accountability on our local schools. And the moment is now.
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Spa weekends, yoga retreats: These girlfriends getaways are trending
Fried? Frazzled? Dream of peeing without someone calling your name? Follow the trend of moms escaping together.
Spa weekends, yoga retreats: These girlfriends getaways are trending Fried? Frazzled? Dream of peeing without someone calling your name? Follow the trend of moms escaping together. Check out this story on lohud.com: https://www.lohud.com/story/life/2018/01/31/spa-weekends-yoga-retreats-these-girlfriends-getaways-trending/1062508001/
Lisa Lombardi, For The Journal News Published 11:48 a.m. ET Jan. 31, 2018 | Updated 10:44 a.m. ET Feb. 1, 2018
Feeling frazzled? Had enough of the hub and kids? Follow these women's lead and take a weekend trip with your girlfriends. Wochit
Red Mountain Resort, hiking with the girls(Photo: Submitted)
When Cara Birnbaum's girlfriends suggested a trip to Kripalu, a yoga retreat in the Berkshires, she was in — but not for the mindful exercise.
"I'm not even a yoga person," admits the social worker and mom of two from Montclair, New Jersey. But heading into the Berkshire hills with three friends she had bonded with through their kids' preschool was a no-brainer.
"Getting away with moms of young kids has a thrilling, jailbreak mentality," Cara says. "Even the drive up, with a stop for Mexican food, was a blast."
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At Kripalu, they were mindful-ish.
They tried to not giggle during silent meditation and exchanged knowing looks when a woman loudly complained because the center only offered ONE brand of gluten-free bread. They gleefully joined in the famous "noon dance," in which you look deeply into a stranger's eyes and chant: "I love my belly! I love my butt!"
Later, over big glasses of wine, they swapped notes, Cara recalls. "I asked my friends, 'Did you notice the leaves on that hike? So. Many. Colors.' I sounded like I was on something, but they got it: We all had kids, and I'm not sure when we'd had the time and energy to notice this stuff, which seemed almost psychedelically beautiful."
They liked their "transcendence with snark" weekend so much, they've repeated it two times.
Whether you long for quiet conversation or a reminder that you used to be fun, a girlfriend getaway gets the job done.
"Women in general, moms included, are traveling more together," says Anne Dimon, founder/president of traveltowellness.com and president of the Wellness Tourism Association. "One reason is that over the last decade or so there has been a huge movement that finds individuals becoming the drivers of our own personal health and happiness."
Kara Corridan, an editor and mom of two girls in Springfield, New Jersey, swears by the mental health benefits of an annual trip with college friends she has known for almost 25 years. "I had a triple dorm room with these 'girls' at Penn State so it's always so surreal and comforting to wake up in the same room as them again," she says.
She has her trip down to a science.
They go in January or February so they "have something to look forward to in the dead of winter."
They pick a destination that is no more than three hours from any one of them by car. Once there, they head straight to the spa for one treatment.
"Then we go back to the hotel and start drinking and eating cheese and crackers and nuts," Corridan says. "Around 7 p.m.one of us tears ourselves away to be the first to shower before dinner, and because we're buzzed and we've been grazing, we're never even really that hungry, but we always pick a good place."
Next day the friends do brunch and go their separate ways. "Our getaway is usually only about 24 hours long including travel time, but I swear it's so restorative and fun," Corridan says. "This also makes it harder for spouses and kids to complain. It's 24 friggin hours."
Meanwhile back home ...
Do you think your family simply can't function without you?
Darlene Fiske, an Austin-based mom of one and publicist specializing in luxury travel, learned her husband can roll with a lot when all hell broke loose while she was away with the ladies. "You've got to be married to a guy who doesn't lose his cool when mom is out of town and their child gets lice or breaks his tibia and fibula in a skateboarding accident — both true stories!"
Fiske knows some moms who find it less stressful to drop the kids off at a favorite aunt or grandma's house. That way, the kiddos get their own retreat, your hubby gets a staycation, and, she says, "everyone has had a restful few days." (Well, except for grandma.)
Die hard Eddie Vedder fans crowd the stage for the rock legend on day one of Bourbon & Beyond. 9/23/17 (Photo: Marty Pearl/Special to The C-J)
Other ways to jet
While spas — with their cucumber water around every bend — are always popular, some women crave more rocking adventures.
After her divorce, Cynthia Calamari, who is a mom of a teen son and co-owner of mf3 Megaformer studio in Larchmont, started connecting on Facebook with fans of her favorite bands like Pearl Jam.
"When Pearl Jam announces a tour, we connect via Facebook groups and plot our plans. We pick our cities, buy tickets, book hotels. On the off days when there isn't a show we have brunch and explore the cities. We are eternally grateful for the band that brought like-minded people together."
Minibar at the Kimpton Ink 48 Hotel in Manhattan. (Photo: CHRIS-SANDERS.COM)
Cheaper than therapy
No matter the destination, many women say that the chance to get away from the daily grind and have long, deep conversations is a real draw.
Mom of two Melissa O'Neil Gunning of Alameda, California, goes on a yearly trip with old friends for that reason.
"You can be 100 percent real about what's happening in your life in a way you can't on long distance or on a call with kids needing a ride," she says. "Friends for that long are the ONLY ones who can listen to you and then ask, 'Are you sure that's really what you want?'"
You'd get an amen from Laura Himmelein, a mom of two who is an event designer in Maplewood, New Jersey. She and a close friend give each other the same gift every year: a weekend together. "One gives the room and the other gives a spa massage (for both of us)," she says. "It's truly the best gift ever. We shop/browse, stroll, gallery gaze, eat, and drink. As we say, 'it fills us up' so we can go home and love our kids and husbands again."
Monhonk offers old-fashioned hospitality. Spend the afternoon in a rocker on the front porch. (Photo: Courtesy Mohonk)
5 great places to go with your girlfriends
Need inspiration? Here is a short list of fun destinations.
1. If you're craving summer camp...
This historic hotel in Ulter County is an outdoors-lovers' paradise, with skating and cross country skiing in winter and hiking and fishing in summer. Yoga is huge, but lately "tomahawk throwing and archery are popular with groups of women," says Lauren Peress, the director of marketing at Mohonk. Packages include Wine Tasting Weekend, Yoga Weekend, and a Girlfriends Getaway.
The 30,000-square-foot spa wing with indoor and outdoor pools, fitness center and yoga studio. (Photo: Mohonk)
Book it: Variety of packages are available and include meals; https://www.mohonk.com
2. If you want to really push the limits…
REI Adventures: Baja California Women's Adventure
The outdoor gear company REI runs adventure trips, including ones geared to women. This one includes surfing, hiking, and farm-to-table eats. Other trips take you and your pals hiking National Parks, kayaking in the Northwest, and mountain biking in Whistler.
Book it: rei.com/adventures/trips/womens-trips
REI offers many weekend options for a trip with girlfriends. (Photo: Sarah Mayer)
3. If you want quaint but still comfy...
Lambertville Station
Laura Himmelein recommends this boutique hotel over the many B&Bs in the Bucks County area because you can book a room with two doubles. "B&B's give me social anxiety," says Himmelein. Lambertville offers great restaurants, cute shops, art galleries, and did we mention cute shops?
Book it: 11 Bridge St, Lambertville, New Jersey, 609-397-4400, lambertvillestation.com/special-pkg
4. If your group has an East Coast and West Coast contingent...
Yoga class at the Red Mountain Resort (Photo: Submitted)
Red Mountain Spa
Red Mountain Resort is set in the spectacular red rocks of Southern Utah. You can take your pick of hiking, wellness sessions that range from traditional (nutrition assessment) to wacky (past life regression anyone?). Bonus: It's an easy jaunt to Zion National Park.Book it: 1275 E. Red Mountain Circle, St. George, Utah, 877-246-4453, redmountainresort.com/
NYC's Kimpton Ink 48 hotel (Photo: Kimpton Hotels)
5. If you want city energy…
Any Kimpton, NYC
How about this for paradise? Hit a concert/show/ballet with your besties and crash. Then brunch forever and ever. There are Kimptons in Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, and in the Theater District to give you that NYC hip factor without the obscene price tag.
Book it: kimptonhotels.com
Lisa Lombardi is a freelance writer who lives in Westchester. (Photo: Submitted)
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Israel's deputy defence minister has said it will be left with "no choice" but to invade Gaza, if Palestinian militants step up rocket attacks. Israel's deputy defence minister has said Israel will have "no choice" but to invade Gaza if Palestinian militants step up rocket attacks.
Matan Vilnai said Palestinians risked a "shoah", the Hebrew word for a big disaster - and for the Nazi Holocaust. Matan Vilnai said Palestinians risked a "shoah", the Hebrew word for a big disaster - and for the Nazi Holocaust.
Mr Vilnai said Israel would use all its might to defend itself, after rockets hit the city of Ashkelon, 10km (six miles) from Gaza. Mr Vilnai made the comments after rockets hit the city of Ashkelon, 10km (six miles) from Gaza. His colleagues insisted he had not meant "genocide".
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said it was ready for a large-scale Israeli attack. Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said it was ready for a large-scale Israeli attack.
Israeli air strikes have killed about 30 Palestinians in the past three days. Israeli air strikes have killed about 30 Palestinians in the past three days.
Four Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli raid as they played in a field in northern Gaza on Thursday. Several militants, including a Hamas commander, were also killed.
The string of attacks came a day after a rocket fired by Hamas killed an Israeli student on the outskirts of Sderot, about a mile from Gaza, the first such death in nine months. The string of attacks came a day after a rocket fired by Hamas killed an Israeli student on the outskirts of Sderot, about a mile from Gaza, the first such death in nine months.
The barrage continued on Friday with militants aiming several Grad rockets at Ashkelon, home to 120,000 people. The barrage continued on Friday with militants aiming several Grad rockets at Ashkelon, home to 120,000 people.
The Iranian-made rockets are said to have a range of about 22km (14 miles). The Iranian-made rockets are said to have a range of about 22km (14 miles).
One rocket hit a block of flats in the city, breaking through the roof and slicing through three floors below, while another landed near a school, wounding a 17-year-old girl. One rocket hit a block of flats in the city, breaking through the roof and slicing through three floors below, while another landed near a school, wounding a 17-year-old girl.
It is the first time Israeli officials have ordered Code Red sirens to be sounded in Ashkelon and reports say soldiers from the Israeli military's Home Front Command have been hanging posters around the city instructing residents on what to do when the warning sounds. It is the first time Israeli officials have ordered Code Red sirens to be sounded in Ashkelon and reports say soldiers from the Israeli military's Home Front Command have been hanging posters around the city instructing residents on what to do when the warning sounds.
"It's a city with large facilities - a huge soccer stadium, and a basketball stadium, and a beach. No-one is ready for this," Ashkelon mayor Roni Mehatzri told Israel Radio. "It's a city with large facilities - a huge soccer stadium, and a basketball stadium, and a beach. No-one is ready for this," Ashkelon mayor Roni Mehatzri told Israel Radio.
Israel's leaders have been under pressure in some quarters to launch a ground invasion of Gaza to end the rocket fire and although they are reluctant, Mr Vilnai admitted on Friday that they will have "no other choice". Israel's leaders have been under pressure in some quarters to launch a ground invasion of Gaza to end the rocket fire and although they are reluctant, Mr Vilnai admitted on Friday that they will have "no other choice".
Speaking on Israel Army Radio, Mr Vilnai said if Palestinians increased rocket fire, they would bring upon themselves a "shoah".
The BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says many of Mr Vilnai's colleagues have quickly distanced themselves from his comments and also tried to downplay, them saying he did not mean genocide. The BBC's Katya Adler in Jerusalem says many of Mr Vilnai's colleagues have quickly distanced themselves from his comments and also tried to downplay, them saying he did not mean genocide.
"We're getting close to using our full strength. Until now, we've used a small percentage of the army's power because of the nature of the territory," he added. "We're getting close to using our full strength. Until now, we've used a small percentage of the army's power because of the nature of the territory," he added.
Separately, the chairman of the Knesset's defence and foreign affairs committee, Tzachi Hanegbi, said Israel "must make a strategic decision to order the army to prepare quickly". Separately, the chairman of the Knesset's defence and foreign affairs committee, Tzachi Hanegbi, said Israel "must make a strategic decision to order the army to prepare quickly".
A recent opinion poll has indicated a majority of Israelis favour a truce with Hamas. A recent opinion poll has indicated a majority of Israelis favour a truce with Hamas.
The Islamist movement, which seized control of Gaza in June, has said it will cease fire if Israel stops its military operations in Palestinian areas and ends the blockade of the territory which has cut essential supplies to its 1.5m inhabitants. The Islamist movement, which seized control of Gaza in June, has said it will cease fire if Israel stops its military operations in Palestinian areas and ends the blockade of the territory which has cut essential supplies to its 1.5m inhabitants.
Addressing a crowd of around 2,000 Hamas supporters at a rally held after Friday prayers in Gaza City, Mr Haniya, a former Palestinian prime minister, said Israel was deluded if it thought it could now remove his group. Addressing a crowd of around 2,000 Hamas supporters at a rally held after Friday prayers in Gaza City, Mr Haniya, a former Palestinian prime minister, said Israel was deluded if it thought it could now remove his group.
"Gaza today faces a real war, a crazy war led by the enemy against our people," he said. "Gaza today faces a real war, a crazy war led by the enemy against our people," he said.
"What does a large-scale raid mean? You were in the Gaza Strip and you quit because of the resistance. What does assassination mean? If some leaders are assassinated, would the cause be assassinated?" he asked. "What does a large-scale raid mean? You were in the Gaza Strip and you quit because of the resistance. What does assassination mean? If some leaders are assassinated, would the cause be assassinated?" he asked.
Several senior Hamas leaders, including Mr Haniya, have remained out of public view during the last six weeks because of fears that Israel might try to kill them.
Mr Haniya, who was dismissed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas ousted his Fatah movement in Gaza, said any Israeli attempt to invade would "end in terrible failure just like all the other rounds have failed". Mr Haniya, who was dismissed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after Hamas ousted his Fatah movement in Gaza, said any Israeli attempt to invade would "end in terrible failure just like all the other rounds have failed".
A senior Palestinian negotiator in the ongoing peace talks between the PA and the Israeli government, Saeb Erekat, also condemned the recent Israeli air strikes and urged both sides to work towards a ceasefire.
"We strongly condemn this bloodbath and the massacring of our people," he told al-Jazeera.


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Everyone needs to hold a belief that tomorrow brings promise and hope. That was the case when the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association and its charitable arm, the Housing Opportunity Foundation, undertook a project in the historic African-American Druid Hills community in Charlotte, N.C.
CMHP approached the foundation about the possibility of working in the Druid Hills community based on their knowledge of the work done by our Realtor® community through the annual Realtors® Care Day project.
Understanding the history of an area and the potential for partnerships is crucial to any project, but especially to this one. The Druid Hills neighborhood is located in close proximity to the Center City area of Charlotte (approximately one-half mile from uptown), and the Druid Hills Park comprises a seven-acre site of green space in an inner-city (and formerly troubled) area.
The Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department has long-term plans to revitalize the park area, but unfortunately budget constraints won't allow any significant upgrades until at least 2020. After months of conversation and planning with CMHP, the NC Cooperative Extension Agency, Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Department and St. Luke's Missionary Baptist Church, the foundation determined that focusing a volunteer Realtor®-driven project within the community gardens would be the most appropriate way to assist in the overall revitalization efforts currently underway. This idea was supported by the National Association of Realtors® in the form of a $1,500 Placemaking Micro-Grant.
Why did this project take on so much importance? The concept of a community garden was introduced by CMHP in 2015. It was met with great enthusiasm, and the area's residents could begin to see physical evidence of interest in preserving and restoring their community. Unfortunately, initial work on the garden began in late fall of 2015 – not exactly prime planting time for summertime vegetables and produce. After a long winter, the designated garden space looked abandoned and was in need of repair. The residents began to grow concerned that their park would not realize its full potential.
Realtors® to the rescue! On April 22, 2016, more than 200 Realtors® attacked the weeds, laid a ground cover of weed barrier and recycled concrete, rebuilt 15 raised garden beds, repositioned existing plants and reinforced raised watering beds. Each of the beds also received new plantings (tomatoes, cucumbers, squash) to get the residents started on their summer crop, and the garden itself received new blackberry, blueberry and raspberry bushes along with a new fig tree. At the end of the ten-hour day, there were plenty of sore backs from transporting 180 wheelbarrow loads of compost and 100 wheelbarrow loads of recycled concrete, and from cutting 247 pieces of lumber – but the smiles on the faces of the residents, most of whom grew up in this neighborhood, was worth it.
What does tomorrow look like in Druid Hills? Classes on composting, nutrition, diet and healthy lifestyles have been planned by the Druid Hills Neighborhood Association. As of this June, Carolinas Medical Center started offering free weekly mobile health screenings in the park. The Arts & Science Council is planning a free concert in the park this summer. CMHP is actively recruiting new business and retail establishments, and has plans to announce the addition of a grocery store within a few months into this area that is currently a "food desert." Two new restaurants are expected to follow.
CMHP has also joined with St. Luke's Missionary Baptist Church, which is one block from the park, to open a Work Assistance Center offering financial planning, job prep, resume writing, professional development and homeownership counseling. And despite the budget concerns, the Park & Recreation Department has started to create a small interactive exercise space adjoining the children's playground and the community garden to create a safe space for families to enjoy the outdoors. Lastly, CMHP has just completed repair work on 19 homes in the immediate area surrounding the park in an effort to complete the neighborhood transformation.
What was the most significant outcome? Realtors® engaged in bringing hope and promise to a community.


I've been waiting for 8 months already. I joined the 2nd Thx00 drop in Jan and upgraded to this drop.
You are getting the baby in 8 1/2 months. ;) Not a bad deal (even I initially signed up for Mahogany and later switched to PH).