Welcome to my new blog!  Well I should say my family's new blog.  We want to share our experiences with finding good food and great entertainment in our day to day lives as well as when we travel.  We love to live life to its fullest and to do so in today's economy we have to make sure every dollar we spend is used wisely. We want to give you not only one perspective, but 3 perspectives on everything from dining to family fun. We are a family of 3.  My husband, Nidal is 47, today as a matter of fact.  My daughter, Emily, is 8 and I am 41.  We live in the West Valley, but love to travel all over the valley.  We just got back from a 45 minute drive to IKEA.  We got some great deals.  My daughter and husband love Legos and our main focus of the trip was to get a table where they could put up all the sets they built.  IKEA has a great deal where you can buy the top and the 4 legs and get a desk/table for as low as $19.99.  Thankfully it was put together in as little as 5 minutes.  You can't always say that for assembling any project.  We ended our day by going to a great bakery in the West Valley named "New York West" and then going to Olive Garden for my husbands birthday dinner.  The bakery is a great find and this is our second visit in as little as a week.  I think it will be quite some time before we go back.  Not because we don't like it, but the opposite.  The pastries were to die for!  My husband liked the Eclairs the best, my favorite was the canolies, and my daughters favorite was the chocolate macaroons.  Of course we have not tried everything, but give us time :)  We look forward to sharing our stories, deals and opinions with you and your family!