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LI, LI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



We will be on the border of the light and dark green in Nassau County on the very southern part next to the BEACH!

 I haven't blogged in so long because my life has literally turned upside down!
This is some seriously BIG news!!!!!!!!!!!!
The hubs and I are moving back to Long Island!!!!!!!
One of my girl friends put it best- Life Begins with LI... (and maybe ends with it too- not spelling wise at least)

So I have compiled a quick list of things I will miss most about Maryland and what I most look foward to in NY. I think it sums up the bittersweet feeling the hubs and I have right now.

Miss the most about Maryland:
   1.My husbands family- I love them and will miss family dinners together. I will especially miss my little nephew who said my name for the first time on Sunday!!
   2.The friends I've made at work. There are a few that really helped me get through the hard times and I know I will keep in touch with each and every one of them for the rest of my life (tears! literally!)
   3. My students- they were legit the best and worst part of my job (depending on the day) but I will miss watching them grow up.
   4.My townhouse- its the place where the hubs and I lived as soon as we got engaged, planned our wedding, after we got married etc.... and I loved playing house there!
   5. Indian food- I really hope there's some of that in NY! I never even tried it until I got to MD and it's damn good!
   6. Annapolis- we try to get over to NAP town at least once a month (mainly because I was homesick and it reminded me of where I grew up) but I have come to really like it alot over there!

Things I am most looking foward to in NY
   1. Seeing my family- you have no idea how much I miss them all the time!!!
   2. Seeing my friends- who- to me- are the same as my family. Not to brag but I seriously have the BEST friends in the entire universe:)
   3. Italian food! Here we come San Gennaro Festival http://www.sangennaro.org/ check it out!
   4. NYC- for all obvious reasons
   5. Let's go YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!
   6. THE BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are 5 miles from Long Beach, NY which looks like THIS:

Paradise!

Sunsets are amazing!

Sis and I

I appreciate the guest post, Ignacio Phillips

My sister and I are planning a spa retreat in a few weeks and I absolutely cannot wait. She’s a teacher and gets a lot of time off in the summers so she’s ready and rarin’ to go and I’ve been working overtime at the bank so I’m pretty burned out as well. We’ve got massages and hikes lined up and I generally think it’s going to be a quiet, restorative time. My husband is taking the kids up to his mom’s for a few days while I’m gone which works out perfectly, since she lives at the beach. The house will be empty so I’ve been researching homeSECURITY101.COM and calling on neighbors to watch out for our mail and newspapers, but I think all in all it shouldn’t be a problem. I can’t wait to see my sister again since I haven’t seen her since Thanksgiving…it’s always nice when we’re able to get away together and really bond like we used to! Good thing we won’t be able to shop and waste money on this triP!

Walgreens Gift Cards

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walgreens for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Today I found out that Walgreens has its own new line of Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products . I'm usually more of a CVS girl but here's the scoop. Walgreens has my allergy meds at half the price of any other store. In our house we always have Zyrtec and Allegra. Don't ask- our allergies are outta control. I plan to pick up the Walgreens brand health and wellness products and once I try them I'll let you know if they work as well as the name brand!

This new line will def, be saving me MANY dollars (insert obnoxious grin here)!! They have two new products Wal-Zyr and Wal-Fex. They have the same active ingredients as the name brand Zyrtec and Allegra products and are WAY cheaper! YAY for Walgreens!

Plus I will feel better knowing that every purchase of  Walgreens brand health and wellness supports bringing preventative wellness services to local communities through the Walgreens Way to Well Fund™ Walgreens contributes $3 million annually to this fund.

Walgreens brand health and wellness will provide free preventative health tests as well as other health and wellness services and education to local communities. Some of those services will include preventative health tests through the National Urban League Health and Wellness Tour and vouchers redeemable in select stores. For details visit walgreens.com/waytowell

Checkout some blogs that are doing giveaways of$50 Wallgreens gift cards.. just comment on the blog post about Walgreens!!!

Freddy's Fab-u Friday, Friday, Gettin' Down on Friday.....

Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend, weekend.....

Song has been stuck in my head ALL week. Now I can finally sing it!!!!

Seriously? Who wouldn't want to wear this?

I had an awesome week! I went to the Katy Perry concert on Wednesday and her live performance was amazing! I went with some girl friends from work (NO,  it wasn't ALL 13 year old girls), and it was a great night out! Firework is by far my favorite song and since the 4th of July is coming up I'm planning on blaring the car radio whenever it comes on.

So the weekend is here and wishing all the dad's out there a Happy Father's Day!

Some great deals to check out this weekend are:

Deal Crown says there are 7 codes for blockbuster rentals: Use Codes: 79JBHS3, 56BACC9, 81RRAP4, 92ASJA3, 76MLBJ3, 63AEMR3 and 28CMEA7. Codes are good through 6/20/11

Old Navy deals, especially this coupon for 50% off kids purchase or 25% off a men's item

20% off everything at Kohl's

$5 off $15 at Ulta

Friend's and Family discount at Reebok starts in August so keep your eyes peeled for good deals!

I hope you have a Fab-U Friday!

Freddy's RICE your phone Friday

If you EVER think you might drop your phone in water read this!!!

True story- last year I dropped my phone in water. It fell into a cup of water i had sitting on the floor below the couch. Because when i sit on the couch I always place my important things on the floor below me. So i took a full cup of water and put it there while talking on the phone. After my call ended, I dropped the phone to the ground and instead of it landing on the floor it fell DIRECTLY into the cup of water. I guess my aim is just that good.
I completely freaked out and took the phone apart, and used the blow dryer to dry it. Then I got a tip from my brother who told me to sit the phone in a cup of rice for 24 hours and put it back together.
Magic!!!! My phone still works:) It's 4 years old, doesn't have internet and I still love it! Proof that this article is so true!!!

Some deals to check out this weekend include:

Free hand lotion at Aveda worth $7.50

Free Chips Ahoy sample on facebook. Get there at 12noon.

Free Schick Quattro at Great Clips Salon in June

Free Jack Daniels Custom Labels- on facebook look at the toolbar on the left.

Free teeshirts or boxers at Adidas outlet with this email!!!

Enjoy!!! I hope you have a Fab-U Friday!!!

Fab-U Friday Finds and Deals

Another weekend is upon us with some GREAT deals to take advantage of.

Today is National Donut Day which means free donuts at Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme.

Get an extra 15% off at Kohls (even on sale items)by printing coupon or by using the online code SHOP15JUNE

20% off ENTIRE prurchase at Borders

FREE L'Occitane mini-facial and goodie bag!!! Must call for appt.

Free Zantac- printable coupons from Dealcrown.

Free week at Curves Gym

20% off one item at ULTA

15% off at Chilrens Place online

Free salad bar at Ruby Tuesday

40%off and 50% one item at AC Moore

I hope you have a Fab-U Friday!!!!!

Green Thumbs and Groupons

I love having a garden in the summer. And considering I don't have a yard, you think it would be close to impossible to have a garden, but not so much.
This year we started our "balcony garden"!!!

It's been working really well and last night we used the basil leaves to make fresh pesto and used it on pasta with grilled chicken cut up into it. DE-LISH!



Basil +Pine Nuts+Olive Oil+Blender=Pesto

We're also growing cherry tomato's, mint, thyme, rosemary, sage and get this- lavender!!!!
The love fern (our aloe plant) is basking on the porch keeping good company for the rest of the garden.
I can't wait to continue to use our homegrown herbs and veggies in summer salads and dinner's!!!!


Also today check out GROUPON . You pay $10 and get $20 gift card to OLD NAVY (my bathingsuit go to store for the summer!!!) Coupon expires at the end of July.
Grab your now- what an awesome deal!