Staycation - isn't that what I always do? :) I guess a few things that are close that would be a little bit special to go do like going up to the lake where I used to live right up the road and having a picnic and letting david catch rocks (we did this a few times back in the spring and I really liked it- I like picnics if you haven't figured out that yet lol. I also liked taking pics and just relaxing. It is pretty well too bright out to be using your phone or anything like that so really the only thing I could do was read /listen to my ipod and that was good enough :)  Other than that I can't really think of anything other than going up to the pool/chilling here on the patio which I already wrote about before! We are such home bodies though, I would much rather be out somewhere doing something even if it is cheap or free :)   … [Read more...]

Now you would think with all the proclaiming of loving fruity mixed beverages I would have some awesome drink recipes to share? well.. not so much.. here are a few really common ones but these are the ones I usually go for - I kinda have been off the alcohol with the exception of a little wine and a few wine coolers for a good while now :) Midori Sour- 1 shot Midori Melon Liquor tons of sours mix over ice YUM-O lol. I kinda just use a regular whiskey glass for most of my drinks so I am unsure of exact measurements. I know a shot is usually about 2 oz Sangria- I go to olive garden and buy their sangria syrup- the red kind I buy any kind of table red wine you use a shot of water, a shot of the syrup and then use wine for the rest (I have a pretty big wine glass lol) then you can throw in fruit and such. there is actually a recipe on the mix as well as i remember. I haven't had it in a really long time So those are pretty common but they are the ones I like. … [Read more...]

Phew, I have to get us on a subject a little more "light" after that last post, which I still am not sure that I feel that I should have posted even though it was as vague as vague could get! Yesterday I had one of these weak episodes that I have every rare moon- I haven't had one for YEARS.. I used to have them when I worked at the Salvation Army and my mom would have to come get me and I would have to go home and sleep it off,and David would just bring the car to the house in the evenings- like back when we were dating. I also had one one time and ate an entire batch of fried chicken my mom had made for my dad and I for dinner before she went to work- because it makes me STARVED.. it is basically this feeling that all of your energy has ran out so you feel week, trembly, starved and maybe a slight headache to boot. I always swear it feels like my blood is running backwards- I know it is odd but if it ever happened to you, you would understand lol ... Anyways it kind of starts … [Read more...]

Well I guess this one would be considered to be a freebie post for myself since I only has the fur babes! I don't remember being bored a lot when I was a child.. I always had friends and we played outside back in the day on the swings and whatever and rode bikes and just did things that kids do. I had one close friend and we played together pretty much every day - if it was a rainy day we were inside doing something another! I can always remember being into something as a child.. my mom always tried to help me be crafty in some way even though we know I can't draw a stick person. I remember watching disney movies, going to thrift shops going to work with my mom, reading books and of course staying with my grandparents in virginia.  I guess boredom isn't something that I ever dealt with very much!  I have always been a person that can be entertained easily and with being an only child I do generally prefer to do something on my own :) If I ever have kids, which of course I Hope I … [Read more...]

    I am part of the carowinds caro bloggers program where I received 4 gold seasons passes in exchange for sharing related posts of events,visits and the like and my honest thoughts, ideas and experiences with my readers. This post is part of working with that program! All thoughts,ideas, experiences, etc are honest and my own. yours may vary. As a special side note the caro bloggers program website linked below is currently being worked on and as of 1:22 EST Friday July 10th I am not on the page just yet, just so you know! This year Carowinds in Charlotte, N.C decided to branch out and make a program for bloggers  and I was VERY excited when I got invited to apply back in May and even more excited when I got the email that told me I was accepted!  The program is the Carowinds Caro-Bloggers program and  it could not have came at a more perfect time for me, because I had been looking to branch out more into blogging about things to do /events instead of just … [Read more...]