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Mom Behind The Magic Where MAGIC meets REAL LIFE! Blog about owning a business, being a wife, mom, friend, and maker of magic!
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Am I in Italy or at Universal????
21/08/2024

Am I in Italy or at Universal????

Mom and I are off again!   It’s a doozy of an adventure this time!  Next stop Detroit! Then on to Amsterdam for a few da...
29/07/2024

Mom and I are off again! It’s a doozy of an adventure this time! Next stop Detroit! Then on to Amsterdam for a few days before we board an Avalon Waterways River Cruise! I am going to to be posting tons of our adventures on Instagram and TikTok! Plus you can now follow Grammie Go with Grammie on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok! I am missing Jeff Grace and my kids terribly after being spoiled all weekend! But don’t fret, Jeff and I have an adventure on the horizon! We are sailing the Danube and ending in Munich to hit Oktoberfest! !
If you are looking for an amazing vacation or to check things off your bucket list, let Mad Hatter Adventures Travel Company help YOU! [email protected]

How cute is this photo spot at IKEA?
24/07/2024

How cute is this photo spot at IKEA?

Off to the Inaugural sailing on Utopia of the Seas.   Got to meet the Rabbi who is blessing the ship in the Philly Airpo...
14/07/2024

Off to the Inaugural sailing on Utopia of the Seas. Got to meet the Rabbi who is blessing the ship in the Philly Airport today! He was amazing and blessed our plane too!

Be that girl!   Thanks to my sweet friend, Colleen Michelle, for these wise words ♥️
07/07/2024

Be that girl! Thanks to my sweet friend, Colleen Michelle, for these wise words ♥️

It’s been a LONG DAY!   Up at 3am to drive 3 hours to the airport, then a flight to Nassau, over 3 hours to get to custo...
05/07/2024

It’s been a LONG DAY! Up at 3am to drive 3 hours to the airport, then a flight to Nassau, over 3 hours to get to customs and get a room. But the views flying in were amazing! And it was a direct flight from Philly!

I am thrilled to share the news that I’ve been selected to attend the Female Leaders In Travel Conclave which will be he...
04/07/2024

I am thrilled to share the news that I’ve been selected to attend the Female Leaders In Travel Conclave which will be held at Sandals Royal Bahamian, in Nassau.

As one of 55 women leaders attending this event, I am honored to be sitting at the same table among a group of women that are powerhouses in the travel industry.

I am eager to meet and learn from these amazing leading ladies as we come together to share and grow, not only as individuals but as leaders. I am excited to bring new and fresh ideas home to my team at Mad Hatter Adventures Travel Company.

Travel Allies Society

This is one of my most favorite weeks of the year!  I get all my babies under one roof!   We love celebrating Morgan’s B...
03/07/2024

This is one of my most favorite weeks of the year! I get all my babies under one roof! We love celebrating Morgan’s Birthday and the 4th of July in Ocean City Maryland together! Last night we went to Assateague Island National Seashore for a Bonfire with Melanie Todd Corbin and her family. Family, Friends, Fire and Ponies! It was a perfect night and the starts were amazing!

Every single person needs friends like this!!  I am so incredible lucky!!!!
20/06/2024

Every single person needs friends like this!! I am so incredible lucky!!!!

We are so incredibly honored to even be INVITED to the Sandals Star Awards!!!  But the icing on the cake is being recogn...
30/05/2024

We are so incredibly honored to even be INVITED to the Sandals Star Awards!!! But the icing on the cake is being recognized and awarded for our hard work! Not only does Mad Hatter Adventures Travel Company serve on the Chairmans Advisory Board but Natasha Taylor has earned her place as an ELITE Chairmans Royal Club Member!

We are also proud to announce that Natasha at Mad Hatter Adventures has also WON the World Wide Award for Wedding Rising Star! Her hard work and dedication to her clients shines through with every reservation!

Our Agency was also awarded, not ONE but TWO honors of
BEST of the BEST Travel Agency and
Million Dollar Club Worldwide

If you haven't experienced what Sandals and Beaches has to offer, NOW IS THE TIME! Feel free to reach our for a NO OBLIGATION Quote! Lets get YOU BOOKED so YOU can see the difference!
[email protected]
https://www.sandals.com/?referral=139853

While I am so happy to be home with my family, I am missing the view from my room.  I am already counting the days to wh...
25/05/2024

While I am so happy to be home with my family, I am missing the view from my room. I am already counting the days to when I can go back to Sandals Emerald Bay with Jeff Grace. There is definitely something very special about Exuma!

My job is far from what it looks like on social media.   However it does have some pretty AMAZING perks.  Days like yest...
23/05/2024

My job is far from what it looks like on social media. However it does have some pretty AMAZING perks. Days like yesterday make up for working 7 days a week 12 to 15 hour days, for missing my family and even sleeping in the airport.

Yesterday 27 Mad Hatter Adventures Travel Advisors took the 7 Beaches Excursion offered at Sandals Emerald Bay. I have no words! We are so incredibly grateful to be given this opportunity.

We have some really AMAZING perks for anyone who books their Sandals or beaches vacation with us by May 26!!!!
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Mom and I were up and out before the sun!  Thank you Jeff Grace for the ride to the airport!  Love you!Follow our crazy ...
19/05/2024

Mom and I were up and out before the sun! Thank you Jeff Grace for the ride to the airport! Love you!
Follow our crazy as we join 26 Mad Hatter Adventures Travel Advisors take over Sandals Emerald Bay!!!!

The hardest part of being a parent is letting them go.   But it’s exactly what you are supposed to do, IF you do it righ...
13/05/2024

The hardest part of being a parent is letting them go. But it’s exactly what you are supposed to do, IF you do it right. I am lucky enough that my oldest still says she needs her mom even though she is an old married lady 🤣

I am truly blessed that I got to spend today surrounded by my babies. Jeff Grace spoiled me with an amazing breakfast, lunch and dinner. (Like he ground wheat berries to make me fresh pancakes this morning! Can you say spoiled?)

I am so grateful for my village. For the messages and phone calls.

I have truly loved every single stage of parenting. And I am even more grateful that I get to witness them become these amazing people. I am lucky to have the children in my life, no matter how they found their way to me.

Don't wait for someone to give you permission to live your life.  We have one chance at this life.  You can do it home, ...
10/05/2024

Don't wait for someone to give you permission to live your life. We have one chance at this life. You can do it home, alone and afraid, or you can LIVE! Either way we all end up the same. When its your time its your time.

02/05/2024

A great reminder ❤️:
At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA.
At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.
At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer.
At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missinary and decided to go to art school.
At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a single parent living on welfare who was clinically depressed and at times has contemplated su***de.
At age 28, Wayne Coyne (from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook.
At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.
At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.
At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs.
Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51.
Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designd her first dress at age 40.
Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40.
Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42.
Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first major movie role until he was 40.
Morgan Freeman landed his first MAJOR movie role at age 52.
Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76.
Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78.
Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21.
Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow.
Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it.
Never tell yourself you missed your chance.
Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough.
You can do it. Whatever it is that sets your soul on fire

Being spoiled on Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas!  Gotta love when they personalized your espresso martini!!!!
23/04/2024

Being spoiled on Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas! Gotta love when they personalized your espresso martini!!!!

Let them be upset.Let them judge you.Let them misunderstand you. Let them gossip about you,Let them ignore you.Let them ...
23/04/2024

Let them be upset.
Let them judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you,
Let them ignore you.
Let them be "right."
Let them doubt you.
Let them not like you.
Let them not speak to you.
Let them run your name in the ground.
Let them make you out to be the villain.
Whatever it is that people want to say about you, let them!
Kindly step aside and LET THEM.

There will be people that would rather lose you than be honest about what they've done to you. Let them go.

Make the decision to no longer sit at tables where you might be the topic when you get up. Let them go.

You can still be kind. You can even still love them deeply. But do it from the distance they created in their words and actions. Access to you is a privilege they have proven they can’t be trusted with. Let them go.

You don’t need to tell your side of the story. God already knows. Let God fight the battle for you. Let them go.

Let them go.

Check this off my bucket list!  Perfect Day at Coco Cau at NIGHT!  After being evacuated today due to rough seas, we hav...
07/02/2024

Check this off my bucket list! Perfect Day at Coco Cau at NIGHT! After being evacuated today due to rough seas, we have been stuck at coco cay due to wind. We may be staying here over night and trying again tomorrow!!!

03/02/2024

I have a HUGE but small favor to ask that will cost you zero dollars.

Go to my business page Mad Hatter Adventures Travel Company and like it.

Go to the three little dots… (on the side of the page)

-Hit “Invite Friends”
-Select “Invite All”
-Done

Thank you so much for supporting my business for $0.00 and less than one minute of your time!

THANK YOU! Your support means everything!!!!!

24/03/2022



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My name is Mary and I own Mad Hatter Adventures, Travel company. We have been making MAGIC for 7 years. I absolutely LOVE what I do. Traveling is what I always want to be doing. I am either on a trip, returning from one or headed on another. One thing I hear all the time is I want to do what you do. Or I love your life. or even WORSE must be nice to get to travel all the time.

Hearing that got me thinking. I post a lot on social media, but what you see is 1% of what actually happens. SOCIAL MEDIA LIES! You see the post on social media that we CHOSE YOU TO SEE! Travel, owning a business, having a family, ITS MESSY! I have a husband and 3 children and 2 cats. I am very close with my mom and see her almost every day. I am in my 40’s and lucky enough to still have a mommom. I work 7 days a week, sometimes 15 hours a day. And when I am not at work, I am attached to my phone. My husband and children don’t think my job is that great. Although they do appreciate the perks.

Yes I own my own company, but I answer to a lot of people. I feel a great responsibility to my Mad Hatter Family. Many have become more than friends and I consider them my extended family. I hear often that working at Mad Hatter Adventures, is more like joining a sorority than it is a job. Don’t be fooled, we WORK HARD! We just play HARDER!

This job has brought some amazing people into my life. People I can’t imagine my life without. It has also brought some truly terrible people into my life. Honestly, nothing is off limits to me. I plan on sharing it all. The good, the bad, the LIARS and the hot mess that we all are. Want to know something, just ask!