• SWFL

    Lakeside Country Bash

    If you were around Fort Myers between 2007 and 2014, there’s a good chance you’ve still got a little mud on your boots—or at least a blurry photo on your old Motorola Razr—from the Lakeside Country Bash. Oh yes, that glorious stretch of years when Lakes Regional Park turned into…

  • Food

    Pineapple Drinks & Other Fun Cape Coral Sips

    You know how some drinks just taste like “yep, I’m on vacation”? That’s what pineapple does for me. It’s sweet, it’s messy, it drips down your arm and makes you laugh, and somehow Cape Coral has nailed the art of serving it in ways that make me feel like I…

  • SWFL

    Boots, Beer, and Lakeside Country Bash

    Boots, Beer, and Lakeside Country Bash Sometimes Cape Coral and Fort Myers feel like they invent festivals just so we’ll have an excuse to eat barbecue and sweat in boots. And for years, one of the loudest, rowdiest, most talked-about events was Lakeside Country Bash. If you’ve lived here a…

  • Fun

    I’m Pregnant!

    So… big news. Joseph and I are officially adding one more to the chaos—I’m pregnant! Yep, there’s a baby on the way, and suddenly my Google history is just a tragic mess of “is it normal to feel like this?” and “how many pickles can you eat before it’s too…

  • Fun

    Viva Cape Coral Festival

    So here’s a little secret about me—I’ve always been a sucker for a good celebration. Give me music, food, and people laughing together, and I’m home. Cape Coral has that magic baked right into the pavement. You know the kind of night where you’re walking downtown and you can hear…