Marta McCue

Since selling our house, we've been trying to spend as much time as we can at home. From Sunday brunch to Saturday night cocktails, we are trying to maximize the last few days. Certainly a bittersweet ... READ the POST

This year was an emotional 4th as it was the last one in this house. I had to wipe my tears a few times and focus on what's coming next. We have some wild plans and although we had some amazing ... READ the POST

UPDATE: We accepted one of the offers on 06/27. On the 29th listing day (we wanted to list for 30 days) we had 7 offers and 3 of them were fairly competitive, so we signed a contract, This week we ... READ the POST

That's a wrap for 2021/2022! My babies have graduated and Jude is moving on to MIDDLE SCHOOL!! Wait, what?? I cannot believe he's a middle schooler. How is life moving this fast? He's almost as tall ... READ the POST

"The Bar is Open!!" - does anyone remember this line from the movie Cocktail? We purchases our entire outdoor kitchen from New Age but wanted a cocktail station, so we used one of their 32" BBQ ... READ the POST

This year was a rough one as I recently lost a good friend of mine. Knowing her four babies wouldn't have a mom to celebrate this special day with, was absolutely heartbreaking. Last week we also ... READ the POST

They promised us a pool under 30 days and they delivered it! If you live in Florida, you know you can't get a pool contractor these days. The well-known companies we reached out to, told us they ... READ the POST

This year we hosted Easter pool side, because now we can :) I am working on a separate detailed post on how we built our pool under 30 days but it's not ready yet. For this Brunch I ordered pretty ... READ the POST

Our house has come a long way throughout the years. Where we live, the houses were built in the 60s and there's very little land available. When I lived in AZ I was able to build a house from scratch ... READ the POST

Another year, another mess! Ha. These Leprechauns love to destroy the kids' bathroom every year but at least they prepare "Irish" breakfast ;) The kids love to wake up to a messy house, green ... READ the POST

This year, Jude wanted to participate in his first Tough Mudder Kids to celebrate his 11th birthday. The goal was to finish and not to be competitive since his only team member was Reagan :) They ... READ the POST

We caved in and are now 100% Floridians. We purchased a Bintelli to get around town. We researched a lot of carts and this was the perfect one for us. This cart is street legal, lifted, has 3-point ... READ the POST

This year we were planning on staying home and enjoy a lazy Sunday but the kids were not having it. I guess Brunch with Santa is more exciting than sitting on the couch all day, so they made us get ... READ the POST

This year we decided to do something different and head over to Westgate Rodeo & Dude Ranch, instead of hosting dinner. I bought hats, boots and plaid shirts for everyone. We were ready to ... READ the POST

This year we didn't decide on what to wear or who to be until 4PM of the same day. We have been so busy redoing the front and back of the house, that we lost track of time. We headed into Spirit ... READ the POST

I know I have said this a million times, but I can't imagine living anywhere else but South Florida. It was a beautiful day with no wind, in the high 80s and the water was almost too warm. There's not ... READ the POST

This weekend our local yacht club held their 2nd Annual Dock Hop/Mixology Competition. Members sign-up to showcase their signature drink on the docks and guests walk around and try a sample from ... READ the POST

This weekend we decided to try a new Keys Resort, Baker's Cay, and compare it to our recent experience at Playa Largo. This time we drove down as the boat is getting shiny new equipment but the car ... READ the POST

20 years 🥂Twenty years ago, on August 4th of 2001, I moved to the remarkable United States of America 🇺🇸 What once was a dream is now Home. Although I was born in Portugal, I left relatively young. I ... READ the POST

*Scroll all the way down for Resort Tips* This summer we ventured out to Key Largo by boat. I read all about Playa Largo Resort & Spa, Autograph Collection by Marriott and we couldn't wait to ... READ the POST

This past weekend we decided to enjoy a quick getaway sans kids. We generally like staying at The Breakers but it was completely sold out due to a large event, we think it was a wedding given the ... READ the POST

Another year, another birthday! I can’t believe my baby girl is eight… Last year she asked to swim with the Dolphins since it was right after Covid hit and it was safer to do an outdoor activity ... READ the POST