I have had a lot of phones. I test them for Verizon Wireless as a part of the #VZWBuzz team and love most of them to some degree or another but its rare that I love a phone in its entirety. You might remember I just compared my last three phones and ended up liking the Droid Ultra the best. But now a new heavy weight champ has entered the ring and I love, love, love it- the Samsung Note 3 Phablet. What's a phablet? Its a phone and tablet crossover. I admit it is big. Compared to an iphone it looks ginormous. One of the #VZWBuzz Insiders Tommy did a great video that shows you how the Samsung Note 3 stacks up to the other devices in the market But even with it's bigger than average size I can still easily slip it into the back pocket of my mom jeans (don't judge) without its case. With it's white leather and rose metal look it is simply the most beautiful phone I have owned and to be honest, I often go naked (the phone) with it because I love showing it off. But for those occasions when a case is absolutely required like traveling and going to sporting events or concerts I rely on my handy, sporty Spigen in orange. Here you can see both completely different ...
Dead Rabbit Sundaes
When my little sister and brother and I were young children, my single mother struggled to make ends meet and we didn’t have a lot of extra money for luxuries like sweets. Her idea of a great dessert was a bowl of instant white rice with maple syrup poured over the top. Or sometimes, Mom would mix powdered sugar with milk and a drop of red food coloring and spread it onto graham crackers. But each spring, we looked forward to a very special sugary treat. Our neighbor a few doors up the block was a traveling candy salesman. Each year after the Easter holiday was over, he would present my mother with a big bag of leftover foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies. Oh what joy! We knew it was time again for “DEAD RABBIT SUNDAES!” My sister, brother and I would sit at the kitchen table with a pile of chocolate bunnies in front of us and we’d begin carefully peeling away the foil wrappers. The naked chocolate rabbits would be piled up into a large metal bowl. Mom prepared a make-shift double boiler of the metal mixing bowl propped over a saucepan of boiling water. She gently placed our painstakingly peeled rabbits into the bowl and we all stood watching wide-eyed as the rabbits ...
How to Fold a Towel into a Bunny Rabbit
I have always loved the little towel animal creations you find in your room during cruises. On our recent trip on Royal Caribbeans Allure of the Seas I attended a class on how to fold towel animals. I grabbed some quick video of the towel folding class so that I wouldn't forget. Here is a snippet of the class that teaches how to fold a towel into a bunny rabbit. I thought this would be adorable for Easter this Sunday. For an even cuter look, put some sun glasses on your towel rabbit! I know the video is shot at sort of a weird angle but the one thing you need to know is that the big towel starts off being rolled in opposite decorations and meet in the middle to create the two separate "tubes". Then he folds those in half towards each other, pulling the corners to somewhat fold it out of itself. Does that make sense? You can see him do it really well when the kid struggles. If this one is difficult for you, I personally happen to think this bunny is adorable and has great directions. Did you have fun? OK, do me a favor and pin the image below so that you can teach your friends how to fold a towel into a bunny rabbit and make them a hero this Easter too. ...
Burger Bite Cookies | Easy & Fun Cookie Recipe
Years ago my mother-in-law would send these adorable burger bite cookies to the kids. I was reminded of it the other day when talking to my sister-in-law and thought "I really should post how she does these" for my Real Moms of Pinterest people. It's a super easy recipe that makes Mom look like a rockstar with minimal effort. No actual baking necessary. This is all simple assembly work and a little melting. Ingredients for Burger Bite Cookies: 1 bag peppermint patties 1 box nilla wafers yellow and red squeezable cookie icing 1/2 cup shredded coconut 2 drops green food coloring sesame seeds Directions for Burger Bite Cookies: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lay half of the nilla wafers round side down on a cookie tray. Top each one with a peppermint patty. Place the shredded coconut in a ziploc bag with a few drops of the green food coloring and a few drops of water. Shake it up until the coconut reaches a shade of "lettuce" you like. You can add more food coloring if necessary. Melt the patties for about 90 seconds in the oven just until they are glossy. Take them immediately out of the oven and top them with your coconut lettuce. Use the yellow ...
Glossybox, I Love You & Me. Mostly Me. So I Bought You
I have a new addiction and.... OK, so lets get this out of the way. I was in no way compensated to write about Glossybox. I even paid for it myself. But, it's fun and silly and it makes me happy so I am sharing with all of you who haven't caught the subscription box addiction. I have been seeing these boxes (think Beer of the Month Club but with beauty products) pop up in my Facebook feed over the last six months and I have been curious what the draw is. Why spend $10-$50 a month on a package of samples? That you don't even get to pick yourself? But then Kim-Marie posted a review of Glossybox that she was sent and well, I have a total girl crush on her so I thought "OK, she doesn't BS and if she liked it I will try it and see what the big deal is". Honestly I can't tell you the number of times I have wandered the aisles of Sephora wondering which of these products to buy. I am not really a makeup and stylish girlie girl. I know, I will pause for you to absorb the shock. Plus, I am always in need of TSA sized products. So I plop down my $21 (Glossybox is $21 a month, no commitment, cancel whenever) and waited for my first box to arrive. It was full of products I had never ...