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Home base for us at the Marriott Surf Club where we bought a time share for the week and spent loads of time lounging on the lazy river with Balashi beers!   |
My Very First Blog Post EVER!
Cheers to 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Home Sweet Home....
We are back from a week and a half in Aruba..... I hate saying it but Aruba was like a prettier South Florida (much prettier). I just didn't really feel like we left the country. I was hoping the Dutch Carribean was well.... more Dutch. Everything was very similar to the things we have in the US. But the beach was soooo pretty. And after a solid week of laying on the beach, I kinda felt antsy to get up and do stuff. So we found a local named Maddy to take us on a tour of the back country of Aruba. That was soooo much fun!!!!!! I would say if you plan to go to Aruba or even stop there on a cruise you have to look up Maddy and take a half day tour with her in her off road jeep. What a BLAST!!!! Some highlight pics of our trip below!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Chachkies
Urban Dictionary describes CHACHKIES as:
I have a problem with always bringing back a special momento from the places we visit.
Normally, I tend to pick up local art. I think that's because I have no artisitic abilities AT ALL!
From Israel we have clay made bongo drums (small ones- like mini's) sitting on our bookshelf
From Hawaii a wood carving we lovingly named Turtle Head because he is a totem pole man with a turtle carved into his head
From Italy we have various paintings we bought from a street vendor in Venice. I could not get over that she painted them right in front of us.
From Barbados - a beautiful handmade clay vase
From Murano we bought a glass horse at a glass making factory where we had a private tour.
My shelves are FULL of chachkes and I don't know how to stop overcompensating for my lack of artistic ability. I did try a paint by number for adults- its the only thing that kept me busy when recooping from knee surgery this summer. It actually came out pretty good.
I will keep you posted on my next chachkie purchase. Happy shopping!!!
the yiddish word for trinkets and collectables, AKA "dust collectors" that you would find in an old lady's house.
"Mrs. Silverman had lots of chachkies sitting on her mantle, many of them collected from garage sales and yard sales over the years."
I promise that I'm not an OLD lady yet, but I guess the collecting of stuff starts at a young age so by the time I am actaully OLD, I will have a fabulous Chachkie collection of my own!
Soon enough the hubs and I will be going on vaca.I have a problem with always bringing back a special momento from the places we visit.
Normally, I tend to pick up local art. I think that's because I have no artisitic abilities AT ALL!
From Israel we have clay made bongo drums (small ones- like mini's) sitting on our bookshelf
From Hawaii a wood carving we lovingly named Turtle Head because he is a totem pole man with a turtle carved into his head
From Italy we have various paintings we bought from a street vendor in Venice. I could not get over that she painted them right in front of us.
From Barbados - a beautiful handmade clay vase
From Murano we bought a glass horse at a glass making factory where we had a private tour.
My shelves are FULL of chachkes and I don't know how to stop overcompensating for my lack of artistic ability. I did try a paint by number for adults- its the only thing that kept me busy when recooping from knee surgery this summer. It actually came out pretty good.
I will keep you posted on my next chachkie purchase. Happy shopping!!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Rita and Freddy
Big news in Freddy's land of freebies.
Sunday is- drumroll please............. the opening of Rita's for summer!!!!
If you haven't tried Rita's Italian Ices go there Sunday for your FREE Regular Size Italian Ice!!!!
My fav flavor is the sugarfree cherry. It tastes so sugary, like the bottom yummy part of the real italian ices. Oh happy day, it's the little things in life. really.
Other Deals to check out this weekend are:
For you New Yorkers its free Macarcon Day in the Big Apple. Don't know what that is? Check it out!
Honeybaked Ham printable coupons expire on 3/20/11. Get 'em if you have a store around you. We have one in Columbia, MD for those of you that are local.
Free milkshake at Friendly's thru 3/20/11. What's with all the free high point treats??? WW will not be in love with this post!
$5 off a singing balloon printable coupon at Party City. I seriously just had to put this on here because it said singing balloon. I have never seen, nor heard of a singing balloon so feel free to send me one if you'd like. It sounds hilarious!
$10 off $25 Yankee Candle Printable coupon or use promo code: XF103Z1 if shopping on-line.
I hope you have a FAB-U Friday.
Happy Birthday to the best little brother.... hope you have the BEST day!
Sunday is- drumroll please............. the opening of Rita's for summer!!!!
If you haven't tried Rita's Italian Ices go there Sunday for your FREE Regular Size Italian Ice!!!!
My fav flavor is the sugarfree cherry. It tastes so sugary, like the bottom yummy part of the real italian ices. Oh happy day, it's the little things in life. really.
Other Deals to check out this weekend are:
For you New Yorkers its free Macarcon Day in the Big Apple. Don't know what that is? Check it out!
Honeybaked Ham printable coupons expire on 3/20/11. Get 'em if you have a store around you. We have one in Columbia, MD for those of you that are local.
Free milkshake at Friendly's thru 3/20/11. What's with all the free high point treats??? WW will not be in love with this post!
$5 off a singing balloon printable coupon at Party City. I seriously just had to put this on here because it said singing balloon. I have never seen, nor heard of a singing balloon so feel free to send me one if you'd like. It sounds hilarious!
$10 off $25 Yankee Candle Printable coupon or use promo code: XF103Z1 if shopping on-line.
I hope you have a FAB-U Friday.
Happy Birthday to the best little brother.... hope you have the BEST day!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Freebies for all you Freds
WoooHoooo it's FRIDAY!!!!!!
This is officially the beginning of wedding season for the hubs and I. We have 4 weddings between now and May. With all the weddings come fun showers, rehersal dinners, throw in some baby showers while we're at it- and we're all booked up. We have one week-long vaca to Aruba between it all so hopfully I will be nice and TAN for the pics:) Our spring is packed with fun stuff and today was the day I circled on my calander to mark the beginning of it all. I will be headed to LI quite a bit this spring and am so excited to see my family and friends and to get me NY fix!!!
For all the deal seekers, check out some of these offers:
2 for $20 at Ruby Tuesdays- my personal obsession is with their salad bar!! YUM!
Free Haagen Daz Product
Free treat at Starbucks between 2-5pm today and tomorrow only.
Free Pedometer - that's the thing that counts all of your steps while you work off the cals. Love it!
Free World Golf Magazine- great for the man in your life- trust me, he will thank you!
Free tanning at Hollywood Tans this Saturday 3/12- Snookie, thats for you!
Remember we spring ahead on Sunday. I'm down with giving up one hour of sleep so it can be lighter later.... that means summer is getting closer!!!!
I hope you have a FAB-U Friday!!!
This is officially the beginning of wedding season for the hubs and I. We have 4 weddings between now and May. With all the weddings come fun showers, rehersal dinners, throw in some baby showers while we're at it- and we're all booked up. We have one week-long vaca to Aruba between it all so hopfully I will be nice and TAN for the pics:) Our spring is packed with fun stuff and today was the day I circled on my calander to mark the beginning of it all. I will be headed to LI quite a bit this spring and am so excited to see my family and friends and to get me NY fix!!!
For all the deal seekers, check out some of these offers:
2 for $20 at Ruby Tuesdays- my personal obsession is with their salad bar!! YUM!
Free Haagen Daz Product
Free treat at Starbucks between 2-5pm today and tomorrow only.
Free Pedometer - that's the thing that counts all of your steps while you work off the cals. Love it!
Free World Golf Magazine- great for the man in your life- trust me, he will thank you!
Free tanning at Hollywood Tans this Saturday 3/12- Snookie, thats for you!
Remember we spring ahead on Sunday. I'm down with giving up one hour of sleep so it can be lighter later.... that means summer is getting closer!!!!
I hope you have a FAB-U Friday!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
LATEX
The hubs and I just bought a new bed. We joke that we have a dorm-room bedroom. All of our furniture is from college and is mix-matched. Honestly, its a disaster. We want to wait until we purchase a house before we buy "real-people" furniture. BUT, we are bed snobs. We love a nice comfy bed and the one we've had since college graduation is a little too soft for me (or maybe thats because we've put on a few elllbeezzz in the past 10 years). This month we went to Sleepy's and upgraded to a King size bed. It is a latex bed. Yup, there you have it- LATEX. It's really not how it sounds and you'd never know it was made of latex. It has no springs and is like a memory foam mattress but you don't sink in nearly as much- and its Eco-friendly!!! We are loving the upgrade and are looking to invest in some trendy bedding now. I'm literally looking all over for a nice comforter and sheet set. We bought a "starter" comforter which is RL white and modern and I absolutely LOVE how it looks for spring- just like a hotel bed with alot of dorm room furniture around it:)
I never realized just how expensive comforter sets can get (especially for a king bed)and have been going to Marshalls, Homegoods, etc. to try and find bed in a bag deals but just am not getting the modern look that we're going for. I just checked out some new comforter sets from hotel collection bedding. I am liking the 10 piece Egyptian Cotton bed in a bag set which includes comforter, sheets, pillow cases, and fancy decorative pillows all for $165- not a bad deal.
For our old queen bed that we just put in the guest room, I'm thinking ahead for fall I really wanted to get a red-ish color scheme bedroom set for it- check out comforter sets queen. I really like the 8 piece Bombay Stripe Comforter Set that has all the fall colors I like in it.
After searchng around the sight I also decided I really hate hurricane lamps. The name sounds cool, catchy, and modern. But they look like they belong in a farmhouse. Not my style at ALL.
I think some of the best bedding deals can be found online. I would never be able to go to Macy's and pay full price for all this stuff thats mostly for decoration!!! And don't even think about knocking the latex bed, I've been sleeping like a baby!!!
I never realized just how expensive comforter sets can get (especially for a king bed)and have been going to Marshalls, Homegoods, etc. to try and find bed in a bag deals but just am not getting the modern look that we're going for. I just checked out some new comforter sets from hotel collection bedding. I am liking the 10 piece Egyptian Cotton bed in a bag set which includes comforter, sheets, pillow cases, and fancy decorative pillows all for $165- not a bad deal.
For our old queen bed that we just put in the guest room, I'm thinking ahead for fall I really wanted to get a red-ish color scheme bedroom set for it- check out comforter sets queen. I really like the 8 piece Bombay Stripe Comforter Set that has all the fall colors I like in it.
After searchng around the sight I also decided I really hate hurricane lamps. The name sounds cool, catchy, and modern. But they look like they belong in a farmhouse. Not my style at ALL.
I think some of the best bedding deals can be found online. I would never be able to go to Macy's and pay full price for all this stuff thats mostly for decoration!!! And don't even think about knocking the latex bed, I've been sleeping like a baby!!!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
RTR
Maybe I live under a rock, but this is the first I'm hearing of RTR. I heard it from a fashionista friend of mine this past weekend and had nooo idea what she was talking about.
Warning- this may deplete savings accounts and become quite addicting. Feel free to continue reading if you dare....
RTR stands for Rent the Runway. I will give you the site link, but like I said.. BEWARE! Click it if you dare:)
Basically RTR is for women who want to get teh high-fashion, name brand dress and not have to pay the high price. You can RENT the designer dress at 90% off the price it would cost to buy it.
You can play around on the website and order your glamooo gown and it gets delivered to your house in 2 sizes... yup two sides so like an 8 or a 10 and not sure which one, you get BOTH! They also let you rent a second dress option for an additional $25 dollars.. not a bad deal.
To further burn holes in your pockets, they offer designer accessories (such as bags-my personal weakness).
Once you wear the dress-- then you return in the pre-paid envelope they send you.
And if your a little tipsyyy when wearing the dress and stain it- no worries-only a $5 cleaning fee applies. So wear the white dress and drink cranberry-vodkas all night you rockstars!
I am not being paid to write this about RTR and no, I haven't tried it out just yet because the nano I found out about it, I couldn't wait to share the news!
Has anyone ever tried this service before???!!!!
I'm going to see what I feel like sporting to some majorly classy affairs I have coming up- HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!!!
Warning- this may deplete savings accounts and become quite addicting. Feel free to continue reading if you dare....
RTR stands for Rent the Runway. I will give you the site link, but like I said.. BEWARE! Click it if you dare:)
Basically RTR is for women who want to get teh high-fashion, name brand dress and not have to pay the high price. You can RENT the designer dress at 90% off the price it would cost to buy it.
You can play around on the website and order your glamooo gown and it gets delivered to your house in 2 sizes... yup two sides so like an 8 or a 10 and not sure which one, you get BOTH! They also let you rent a second dress option for an additional $25 dollars.. not a bad deal.
To further burn holes in your pockets, they offer designer accessories (such as bags-my personal weakness).
Once you wear the dress-- then you return in the pre-paid envelope they send you.
And if your a little tipsyyy when wearing the dress and stain it- no worries-only a $5 cleaning fee applies. So wear the white dress and drink cranberry-vodkas all night you rockstars!
I am not being paid to write this about RTR and no, I haven't tried it out just yet because the nano I found out about it, I couldn't wait to share the news!
Has anyone ever tried this service before???!!!!
I'm going to see what I feel like sporting to some majorly classy affairs I have coming up- HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!!!
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Friday, March 4, 2011
TGIF- Freddy's Fab-U Friday Finds
As the week comes to a close, I am so excited to go home and ..... CLEAN????!!!!!
Because we have company coming to stay with us this weekend- My girlfriend from New Jersey and her new boyfriend are doing a weekend in DC and the hubs and I get to play host... so fun!!!!
I'm ready to chill a few bottles of wine, get into some sweatpants, and catch up with a good friend tonight.
Something I learned a long time ago when I left Long Island to move to Maryland, is that no matter how far away your friends live, if they are your true friends-they will always be there for you!
I am blessed to have such an amazing group of women in my life that I consider my girls and am so happy our friendships have grown even though we don't see each other that often. SOOOO SAPPY-I know!!!!!
If you're here to get the free stuff and not to read my sappy stories.. well, you got it!!!
Here's the freebies that are up and coming!!!
Thanks to Cindy's comment from the last post, we have a heads up on Free FryDay - Fries at Chick-Fil-A are free today only from 2-4pm
Of course, the beloved GROUPON deals...including $25 for $75 worth of WINE.... ohhh yeaaaaa!!!
Free magazine subscription to Runway Magazine, Sport Fishing Magazine, or YES! Magazine (for teachers)
Free Shrimp at Panda Express on 3/9/11. Pefect if want a free lunch?!
50% off one item at Michael's today and tomorrow only!
March 6-8 take $20 off $100 at Macy's kids purchase by entering code LOOKCUTE at checkout!
My personal favorite this week is 20% off at Payless. It works in-store or online!!!
For a FREE Sample of Sharpie Liquid Pencil*,
email your name, company name, and mailing
address to: sharpiepen@sanford.com
*While supplies last, subject to a limited
number of samples. All requests must be
received by 6/30/2011.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A FAB-U FRIDAY!!!!
Because we have company coming to stay with us this weekend- My girlfriend from New Jersey and her new boyfriend are doing a weekend in DC and the hubs and I get to play host... so fun!!!!
I'm ready to chill a few bottles of wine, get into some sweatpants, and catch up with a good friend tonight.
Something I learned a long time ago when I left Long Island to move to Maryland, is that no matter how far away your friends live, if they are your true friends-they will always be there for you!
I am blessed to have such an amazing group of women in my life that I consider my girls and am so happy our friendships have grown even though we don't see each other that often. SOOOO SAPPY-I know!!!!!
If you're here to get the free stuff and not to read my sappy stories.. well, you got it!!!
Here's the freebies that are up and coming!!!
Thanks to Cindy's comment from the last post, we have a heads up on Free FryDay - Fries at Chick-Fil-A are free today only from 2-4pm
Of course, the beloved GROUPON deals...including $25 for $75 worth of WINE.... ohhh yeaaaaa!!!
Free magazine subscription to Runway Magazine, Sport Fishing Magazine, or YES! Magazine (for teachers)
Free Shrimp at Panda Express on 3/9/11. Pefect if want a free lunch?!
50% off one item at Michael's today and tomorrow only!
March 6-8 take $20 off $100 at Macy's kids purchase by entering code LOOKCUTE at checkout!
My personal favorite this week is 20% off at Payless. It works in-store or online!!!
email your name, company name, and mailing
address to: sharpiepen@sanford.com
*While supplies last, subject to a limited
number of samples. All requests must be
received by 6/30/2011.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A FAB-U FRIDAY!!!!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Groupons and a girl scout cookie update
I seriously can not stop looking at Groupon Deals. They get me all the time!!!!
Groupon is a website that negotiates huge discounts with popular businesses and offers 50-90% products and services. You know me well enough to know I am a sucker for the deals. I recently purchased a Groupon for half price brunch at a local country club for when my family comes into town. Groupon always has spa, fitness, and beauty services deals. Its a great way to try out a new hairdresser or gym. Today there's a great deal on a boat cruise around DC Harbor that makes me crave springtime weather- I think I'm going to buy 2 tickets so the hubs and I can cruise around in April for the Cherry Blossom Festival- which if you have never been to DC in early April you must check out this festival!
I added a link on my sidebar so you can checkout the Groupon Deals in your area by just entering your zipcode. My link will bring you to the DC Groupon Deal of the day.
If you haven't yet signed up for Groupon you HAVE to do it! I have a link you can use to get started and it will say that I referred you (which in turn rewards me with a $10 Groupon credit- bonus for me!). Trust me, you will love this site and will end up purchasing something because the deals are too good to pass up!
Following up on a post that lots of people asked about: The 3 pointsplus Kellogs Carmel Coconut Fudge bars taste 100% like girl scout Samosa cookies!!! So you CAN do weight watchers points plus AND eat something that tastes just as good as Gril Scout cookies!!! These bars are the best thing ever invented!!!! Save yourself and go to the grocery to buy the Kellogs FiberPlus bars 2 for $5 and you will never miss girl scout cookies again!
Groupon is a website that negotiates huge discounts with popular businesses and offers 50-90% products and services. You know me well enough to know I am a sucker for the deals. I recently purchased a Groupon for half price brunch at a local country club for when my family comes into town. Groupon always has spa, fitness, and beauty services deals. Its a great way to try out a new hairdresser or gym. Today there's a great deal on a boat cruise around DC Harbor that makes me crave springtime weather- I think I'm going to buy 2 tickets so the hubs and I can cruise around in April for the Cherry Blossom Festival- which if you have never been to DC in early April you must check out this festival!
I added a link on my sidebar so you can checkout the Groupon Deals in your area by just entering your zipcode. My link will bring you to the DC Groupon Deal of the day.
If you haven't yet signed up for Groupon you HAVE to do it! I have a link you can use to get started and it will say that I referred you (which in turn rewards me with a $10 Groupon credit- bonus for me!). Trust me, you will love this site and will end up purchasing something because the deals are too good to pass up!
Following up on a post that lots of people asked about: The 3 pointsplus Kellogs Carmel Coconut Fudge bars taste 100% like girl scout Samosa cookies!!! So you CAN do weight watchers points plus AND eat something that tastes just as good as Gril Scout cookies!!! These bars are the best thing ever invented!!!! Save yourself and go to the grocery to buy the Kellogs FiberPlus bars 2 for $5 and you will never miss girl scout cookies again!
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