My friend got me to attend the Cleveland International Film Festival a couple years ago, and I've been hooked ever since! The first year we went, it took a little getting used to. We didn't know where to go, we didn't understand how the vouchers/passes/tickets worked, we didn't figure out how to line up for …
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St. Patty’s Day in Northeast Ohio
We had the most outrageously beautiful weather in Northeast Ohio this weekend, which was perfect for our St. Patty's Day/weekend events! The fiance was in Delaware all week for work, so I was non-stop running errands, prepping the house, outlining food plans and cleaning. I was exhausted driving home from work Friday afternoon, but it …
New York, New York
Flight is booked, hotel is scheduled and conference is registered; it's safe to say we're heading to NYC! My boss puts a priority on our team attending professional development activities throughout the year, including one bigger trip if the topic makes sense. She encouraged me to look into the 3rd Annual PR and Media Relations …
Literary Travels: The Paris Wife
It seemed like everyone was talking about The Paris Wife by Paula McClain (who lives in Cleveland! Woot!), but I was hearing very mixed reviews. I am not a Hemingway fan so initially I was uninterested, but once I discovered there were so many differing opinions of the book, and once my friend suggested I …
Taking Risks, Having Adventures and Making Memories
We don't have t.v. so I have to keep up with the few programs I enjoy on hulu.com. This means I also get the brief commercials throughout the programs. I do like that I have the opportunity to choose which commercials are of interest to me so it can reorganize and play commercials of relevance-- …
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2011 Travel Recap
It seems like the years go faster and faster. Despite my journals, blogs, friends, pictures, scrapbooks and Facebook, I still forget past experiences as new ones constantly seem to take their place. I started going through a few of the above mentioned items and couldn't believe the weekend and weeklong trips we were able to squeeze into …
Favorite Travel Quotes: Part III
I sometimes wonder what I would do if I couldn't travel. If I couldn't look forward to the next journey. If I couldn't get excited about experiencing some new, fantastic place somewhere in the near future. Right now all travel plans are on hold until other life affairs work themselves out. In the meantime I'm …
Heather's Compass 