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 As Mariah likes to say....  "It's TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Normally I am almost finished with Christmas shopping in November, but with a teenage boy and tweenage girl, their "must haves" are constantly changing!  I have decided to put off some ideas, but others are full steam ahead!   I wanted to share with you a great gift idea that would be perfect for those   "brrrr baskets" I am seeing is a trend this year!     FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. We were sent the Bootleg Bath Shower Steamers for review in Lavender Mint and I actually LOVE that I smell the mint more than the lavender.  Don't get me wrong, because I love lavender, but I take my shower in the morning to get me ready for work, so in my mind if the lavende

If you have been here a bit, you might remember, Marr and I took a little weekend road trip and went to Pine Mountain.  We stayed at the CUTEST CABIN EVER... Check out my road trippin post  if you need a refresher.  Here is the link for CABIN AT THE POND PINE MOUNTAIN if you want to rent it and enjoy!   Anyways...we went back to check out DAKOTA'S COUNTER since it is open now... and I tell you, it is only like 10 minutes off the interstate, so pull off for a quick bite and check it out!   So yeah... now that it is open, we made a trip to Atlanta to take care of some things and decided we would venture out to see the place... Had I known it was only 10 minutes off of the interstate, we would have for sure gone before now.  Look how cute it is: As you enter, there are a couple booths and a couple tables inside. You step up to the counter and place your order - grab you a bottled soda and then pick a seat.  A short bit later, your food is delivered to you and you enjoy. Small town, s

 To know me is to love me, right?  If you know me, you know I am a sentimental person. I love keepsakes and I am all about something specialized for the recipient.  You might also know I ABSOLUTELY love Christmas ornaments.   Fun fact - I absolutely despise putting up a Christmas tree.  Well, I hate the lights part of it all... but that is why I have a pre-lit tree these days!  But- I get so frustrated in putting on my ornaments.  First of all, I take a trip down memory lane looking and thinking about each and every single one...  Then, it is the making sure they are placed on correctly, spaced out and not all bunched up and all that good stuff.  Now, I just let the kids put them on and it is a conglomerate of ornaments here and there... and that is ALRIGHT with me... it is all about the memories, right?  At one point, we had several trees in our house.  One that was full of all sorts of ornaments, one that was more of the "gold plated travel ornaments" and then one that was

Last year my girl jumped on the Taylor Swift fan train and has not stopped since.  She begs me to take her to a concert - sorry, my sweet girl, but mama just cannot afford those tickets!  She wanted to dress as T. Swift for Halloween, but who knows if that is still on the table, I mean, Halloween isn't until the end of October, so who really knows?  She is totally in her Swiftie Era and I am here for it!   Imagine my excitement when I had the chance to get the "Taylor Swift is Life" book for review... ESPECIALLY being that she has to read at least 20 minutes each night for homework...and we all know that you will enjoy reading more, if it is something that interests you!   FTC Compliant Review Policy:    The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are  my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. TAYLOR SWIFT IS LIFE: A Superfan’

Y'all, I can not even NOT share this with you...   When Matt and I started planning our Summer Vacation, we knew we had to be budget conscious.  (If you know, you KNOW!)  Well, of course I wanted to take the kids to Disney - Savannah has never been - but it was just OUT OF OUR PRICE RANGE.  Then, we looked at Universal - HELLO HARRY POTTER - but again, out of our range.  A friend told me that we should look at going to NASA - so long (yet super funny) story short- we started looking into that...  We stumbled upon a site called GO CITY and once we put in ORLANDO -  I knew this was THE BEST choice for us!!!  Now let me tell you this...  You start with figuring out what you want to do on your trip.  Then you decide how many days you want the passes for.  There are several options, so make sure you plan the best for your time there.   Of course, we went to Kennedy Space Center.   I think both kids really enjoyed it, but honestly I think Broxton was really in his zone and enjoyed it th

Y'all- Let me tell you about how smart and creative my girl is!!! I was telling her how we should have a pamper day.. and she came through for me!  So, recently I came home to her having a pamper day with Matt.  He will pretty much let her do anything, yes.. she has even put make up on him (including nail polish and wings on his eyes and he just rolls with it.)  Anyways... She has done make up on me as well... and this particular day she was being extra creative.  Makeup on me.. not too bad, I never wear any, so the natural look was perfect for me...  But - get ready for the creativity..  This girl here.. She went and got a piece of paper and "made" a face mask for Matt... Including the "cucumber eye masks" and the little gold pads that go under your eyes...  I LOVE how her mind works!!! As you can see, the 2 masks are on her..  AND THEN SHE EVEN HAS JOLLY RANCHERS for a treat for her customers!   Gotta love this girl! Anyways, I just thought I would share how s

Hey yall...  I know it has been a bit since I posted, but that is because "life has been lifing" You know, the good and the bad... but I wanted to share something with you all.  ** NO, this is not a sponsored post, but I thought it was worth sharing.**  Recently, we decided to take the kids on a vacation to Orlando, Florida.   Of course, we really wanted to do it big and hit the theme parks, but again - LIFE- so we made the best out of it and I think that we did a really good job.   We ended up doing a good amount of research before we decided on a hotel and I am so happy with the one we went with.  That being said, I wanted to share with you...  We went with Holiday Inn Resorts Orlando Suites .   We wanted a room with plenty of room.  Yeah, it was only 4 of us... but with a 15 year old and an 8 year old... Whew, the moods and EVERYONE needs their own space.  Lucky for us, the room we picked was perfect.  It had a nice room off from the "sitting area" that was perfe