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6 Hudson Valley Parent ■ December 2015 Publisher TERRIE GOLDSTEIN tgoldstein@excitingread.com Editor MJ HANLEYGOFF mjgo @excitingread.com Executive Assistant to the Publisher BRITTANY L. MORGAN bmorgan@excitingread.com Media Advisors KIMBERLY MAYER kmayer@excitingread.com MARY ZAK mzak@excitingread.com Community Liaison PAMELA PERRY pperry@excitingread.com Web Ad Designer LESLIE CORTES lcortes@excitingread.com Advertising Assistant PAM SOSCIA psoscia@excitingread.com Layout & Design ENGLE PRINTING also publishers of MY TripPlanner.com family MY TripPlanner.com family baby The HUDSON VALLEY G U I D E Hudson Valley Parent is published monthly by: The Professional Image Marketing & Public Relations Inc. 174 South Street • Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 845-562-3606 • Fax: 845-562-3681 hvparent.com This publication is copyrighted by the publisher. Reproduction without written permission of the publisher is prohibited. Hudson Valley Parent welcomes submissions, although we cannot accept responsibility for work submitted nor guarantee publication. A MEMBER OF I n the spirit of wonder- ful things, I asked staff to share the "funnest" thing they've done this past year. I loved running in the rain with my family in Acadia National Park, ME. — Kim Mayer, sales rep extraordinaire This year I was on a quest to pet as many animals as possible. I managed to pet a kan- garoo, giraffe, dolphin, whale, bison, and rhino! — Brittany L. Morgan, my rst-class executive assistant The funnest thing I did in 2015 was move to the Town of Rosendale. I love my little cottage – it's surrounded by trees and there's a waterfall across my driveway! — Mary Zak, coolest sales rep I visited a farm with my kids. We picked up tons of animals, and my daughter fulfi lled a lifelong dream of milking a cow! I also met a wonder- ful young man named Oscar who is the son of my daughter's boyfriend. — Leslie Cortes, groovy web coordinator My favorite moment for 2015 was taking our grandsons for the night Glamping at Six Flags Darien Lake Theme Park, and watching them have a blast on all the rides! — Pam Soscia, priceless assistant I enjoyed taking my two adult daugh- ters to see The Lion King. It's a remarkable show, but more than that, I had my two daughters with me. We used to do a lot of this kind of thing, going to movies, shows in the city, but with our busy sched- ules, a day out together is becoming increaskingly hard to plan. I relish every one! — MJ Hanley-Go , editor & newest gal on our team My most favorite memories of 2015 were the weekends we spent at the amusement park with so many friends and family. — Pamela Perry, fantastic community liaison We took the kids for an overnight trip to Mystic, CT. Watching my daugh- ter's reaction when the Beluga whale snuck up beside her and blew kisses through the glass was priceless! — Roxanne Ferber, awesome blogger My family had a blast spending the day at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Woodridge with friends who were camping there. We all had fun on the giant jumping pillow and playing in the water park. — Erin Johnson, groovy mommy writer We loved working with our read- ers, including those who read the magazine and those who visit our website. Let's work together to make great things happen. Looking back can be priceless TERRIE GOLDSTEIN Publisher's Journal