Monthly Archives: February 2020

Family Games!

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This past weekend I took my children to this new toy store in our local mall called CAMP. I love this store.
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I think it’s so cool how they have all these things for kids to do and play with there. It makes it a fun trip. I needed to get out of the house yesterday so I told the kids we should go check it out and they could each get something.
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Sam picked out a rock’em sock’em game.
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Isabel picked out a arts and crafts bin.
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And I picked out Scattergories. I LOOOOVE this game. I loved it growing up and I still love it. I was so excited to get it home and teach my kids how to play.
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We set up Sam’s game and played a few rounds. I found the sweet spot that with make the other guys head pop up in one punch. Then I told the kids about it so they could try. We laughed and played for a bit.
My daughter and I made a craft.
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Then we got to play Scattergories. We had such a blast playing it. We laughed and came up with stupid answers and it was awesome. I think we played 3 games in a row. Tonight we plan on playing again over dinner.
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Now I want to refresh our family games. What are some games you and your family love to play?

One time in New York City…

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I was 19. Walking in the city. I think I thought I looked good that day. I may have tried on clothes in some place on fifth ave. I worked in Greenwich, CT as a waitress/ shift manager. I had my first day off in like a month. My bff and I went to New York to explore and be city girls that day. And we were.
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We had just left a store. I think it was Armani Exchange. I fit in their medium. I was living my life.
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I was walking down the street and this man walked up in front of me and just stood there. And I stopped. We stared at each other… And I looked at him wondering what to say. My friend came back and grabbed my hand and pulled me away. It’s a weird thing to do to someone. Just stand in front of them.  So this story still pops up in my mind occasionally.
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I’m not sure what it meant. Maybe I am amazing and beautiful and that guy needed to meet me. Or my friend saved me from getting kidnapped or attacked by a crazy man.
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Another time I was in New York and my boyfriend/ future husband was on a job interview so I walked across the street to the out door market and poked around. While I was walking I made eye contact with some guy and I smiled and kept walking.
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I was really surprised when someone tapped me on my shoulder while I was looking at some apples. I turned around and it was the guy I smiled at.
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I was like “Hi!” He said “Why did you smile at me?” I said “We made eye contact. I don’t know. I am happy.” He said “you should be careful who you smile at and you shouldn’t just smile at random people.” And he walked away.
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I thought, weird…. and then I went to get a manicure. I think about this encounter too. usually when I smile at people. What a weird thing to say to someone. Why not smile at people when you’re happy?
Do you have any stories of strange encounters?

Surf and Turf Pasta

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Last night my sister was coming over and the kids decided they wanted spaghetti. My daughter wanted meatballs and my son wanted shrimp and my sister didn’t care either way.
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So I made a lb of spaghetti in a pot.
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I made a pot of sauce.
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Then I took the shrimps and sauteed them with salt, pepper, butter, garlic and lemon.
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I baked some meatballs.
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Then I let everyone make their own bowls. I had Parmesan on the side for whoever too.
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I was going to make garlic bread but I must have used the box I had in the freezer and forgot to replace it. No worries, everyone made their own bowls and all were happy.
My daughter had spaghetti with sauce and a bowl with a meatball and sauce on the side.
My son had spaghetti with sauce and a bowl with shrimps on the side.
My husband, Sister and I all had a bowl with everything kind of thrown in together. It was actually good. So it got me thinking this morning about if I ever read a recipe for a surf and turf pasta? Is that a thing?
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I don’t know about making it this way a lot but I did like the build your own pasta type of dinner. Everyone ate and everyone was happy.
How do you like your pasta?
*** Upon further research ( a google search) I have discovered that surf and turf pasta is in fact a thing that I just never looked up before. I might have to try some recipes in the future although I like the pasta bar because everyone likes their pasta different ways in my house.  ***

Rent the Runway Weeks 10 & 11 – Review

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So much fun stuff these past few weeks for me. Lets get Started:

Trina Turk - Lila Sweater Top

$178 Retail. $53.40 to buy. I liked this so much I wore it twice. I won’t buy it but I loved the color and I felt good in it. I wore this with navy pants and then with black jeans and boots. Both times I felt really good and comfortable.

Cinq à Sept - Side Stripe Lana Pants

$345.00 Retail $145.70 to buy. Um, no. But they do have a fun pink detail down the side. It’s missing the clasp on top but I plan on wearing a sweater over it, so it should be okay. I enjoyed wearing these. They were fun and I felt good. I wore them once to work before sending them back. My coworker liked these too.

Equipment - Amrit Sweater

$325.00 and $97.50 to buy. I wore this twice. Once with the pink pants above and once with black jeans. One coworker said I looked like a Ref at a kids soccer game. I like it. I liked the length of the sleeves. Even though the sweater was kind of heavy, it has holes in it, so I was still a little cold. I’m sending it back.

 

Threads of PRVLG - Splatter Paint Hoodie

Retail $197.00. I can buy for $165.35. This I ordered for last weekend and didn’t get it till Monday so I am wearing it this weekend. It’s nice. It’s like a sweater and not a sweatshirt. I will be sending this back Monday but I plan on wearing it all weekend with jeans and white Reebok’s.

I actually love this sweater. I have been wearing it all day and I am comfortable and warm. I am going to wear it all night too… And tomorrow. I will not buy it for that price but I will wear it for as long as I can until my next shipment comes Monday and I have to send it back so I can get something else.

Joie - Chasa Sweater

Retail for $348.00. I can buy for $208.80. I rented this for work and I actually love it. You can’t really see in this picture but it has braids down the front and sleeves. I plan on wearing it again one more time before I send it back next week. First,  I wore it with light green work pants and boots. Next, I wore with black checked pants. Both times I felt great.

kate spade new york - Silk Point Collar Blouse

Retail $368.00. I can buy for $202.40. I am wearing this on a Monday. It’s comfortable and I feel good in it. I feel bloated from the snacks and booze over the weekend and this shirt is loose enough where I feel like I look put together but also I can breath. So that’s good. I don’t think I am going to wear it more than once though.

Parker - Maxwell Sweater

Retail $328.00. I can buy for $131.20 . I rented this because a month or so ago I rented a different color of this same sweater and I loved it. I am really excited that this was finally available in my size. This came and it seems much smaller than the one I had before I even went back to check the size that I previously ordered. Same size, same sweater, same designer, different color. I am wearing it right now with white pants. I have received lots of compliments and I am happy I wore it even though it is smaller than the other one that I loved. I won’t buy it but I will wear this at least one more time!

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2020 Family Vacations

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I love going away and I love planning our vacations.
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This year I really wanted to go to an all inclusive resort with my husband, kids, sister and niece. I priced it out though and it was a lot. The air fare was expensive and since there are 6 of us, either we would need a bigger room or 2 rooms, which doubles the price. So, we’ll have to wait on that. Instead we found a couple places that aren’t super expensive and I am going to start planning these vacations.
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In May there is a gaming event my husband wants to go to in Chicago. I have never been there before, so why not do a long weekend? He wants to go to the ComboBreaker, which looks really fun.
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I think there is something there for all of us that would be interesting. And I want to eat Chicago pizza and hot dogs.
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In June I have always wanted to visit the Science Museum in Jersey City.
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I heard a lot of really good things about it. I figure we can spend the night and also go to the American Dream Mall. There is a Nickelodeon theme park in it so maybe we can swing by there for a day. I think that might be fun.
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In July I think I might rent a cabin at Bear Creek camp ground right next to Lake Compounce.
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We can spend a day at Lake Compounce and a day on the campground. I really like the cabins here. Last time we stayed Friday night and Saturday night after spending Saturday in the park.
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We all agreed that we should stay one extra night next time so we can spend some more time at the camp site.
In August our family friends and us have rented a house in the Pocono mountains.
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I love going on vacations with these people. We always have fun. We’re staying in a condo community so there is a pool and a beach at the lake. There is a tennis court, playground and arcade. Plus, there are places around to do fun things like zip lining and white water rafting. I think we’re going to have a blast.
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In September I am planning on renting a house on the beach in Cape Cod. It’s my birthday trip. Last year I rented two rooms at a hotel and I realized that for the price of 2 hotel rooms I could rent a house. That way my sister, niece, mom and us could be all together and hang out and not in separate rooms. Plus, we can cook to save some money on breakfast and lunch.
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That’s my plan for 2020 Family Vacations! Have you planned any vacations yet?