I love this time of year!! I love the joy of wrapping and gift giving to all of my friends and family. I have already purchased my wrapping supplies and I have already started to shop on line for them. But.. what do I want for Christmas this year? Well, hum…. I really want:

1. A Ipod nano (2nd generation) so that when I get my elliptical trainer I can load up my favorite tunes and burn some of this fat off!!
2. Elliptical Trainer (I know for sure I am getting this, I bad huh?)
3. Velour jog set in pink and chocolate brown. They are just so warm and cozy do lounge around the house or dash out the door in.
4. A cashmere sweater
5. A stylish right hand ring
6. A new and biggest jewelry case. The on I have now is bursting out of the seams with stuff I buy and stuff my moms sends down from her Avon business. I love mom!
7. A ticket to fly down all of the loved ones to visit me. I really miss my MOM!!
8. To have everyone I love be safe this holiday season.

So, now that I spilled the beans on what I want. What do you want for Christmas?

Man, I was thinking I really would like to get away for a while with the family and all. Sometimes you get tired of the everyday hustle and bustle of work, customer service, responsibilities at home, and others. You know what I mean? It would just be great to escape to somewhere and do something fun and relaxing with the family. I was browsing around to find places to add to my must see or must visit collections for me and my family to visit in the future and I came across this really neat place.

The Blueberry Lake resort in located in the heart of Quebec, which is 25 minutes north of Mont Tremblant Canada. This resort offers a wonderful country experience in a well-appointed Quebec-style log home, with first class client services. They say on the site that if your stay is short or long, the sense of peace that overtakes you from the moment you arrive will delight you, ensuring that from now on, this will be your first choice for summer or winter vacations. Now thats right up my alley. I would love to visit this time of year because I kind of miss the snow. I am from the Midwest and the site of snow for the holidays is so beautiful to me.

The charms of each season complemented by a wide choice of activities make Blueberry Lake the ideal place to spend wonderful times with family, friends or groups, or to inspire excellent results from corporate events and meetings. The other amenities intrigued me to because they offer:

1. Beautiful indoor spa *
2. Fully equipped gym *
3. Massage treatment rooms and in-home massage *
4. Lakeview restaurant and wine bar
5. Online concierge service
6. Online activity reservation service
7. A multitude of on-site outdoor activities
8. Services of private chef available for delectable 5-star dining at your own table.

* Currently under construction

If this sounds as intriguing to you as it is to me you should really check this out. I will be showing this to my husband tonight, so that we can decide on a destination for the new year.

Tags: resorts, blueberry lake resort, travel, vacation

It’s that time of the year and everyone is looking for the special someone to spend it with, right? I thank God everyday for blessing me with my hubby, but what if you are not as lucky to have the special someone? Are you tired of looking for love in the wrong places and would rather look from the comfort of your home?

I have a few friends that has played around with online dating services, but the downside is that they pay a lot for the services to play match maker. Well, I came across this site and they offer great dating services with no charges at all. I was like are they for real? The site is called Smooch.com and they have great software and a huge data base that is absolutely free. So if you are a single and do not wish to be anymore click the link to go to Smooch.com and see what you think.

Tags: dating, smooches, online dating

It is thanksgiving day and I know that you all are probably enjoying the wonderful company of friends and family as you are surrounded by wonderful food and entertainment. I know I have prepared a wonderful spread for my friends and family to enjoy this afternoon. It’s a traditional thanksgiving dinner that I will enjoy today and today only. I will make sure that I keep my portion under control without stressing a bit. but after the day is over I will be back to the gym and on to my next challenge which is a Christmas challenge, lol.

Enjoy your day and be thankful!

I was working the other day and forgot to mentioned that I finally tired the Vera Wang Princess Fragrance and I loved it!! The company says this fragrance was Created for the playful, unpredictable, independent woman who treats every day like an event and adventure. This is a woman who likes to make her own magic, this sheer, flirty blend of water lily, lady apple, mandarin meringue, and golden apricot skin are melded with sheer floral notes, accented with dark chocolate, and finished with a pink frosting accord, amber, warm woods, musk, and vanilla – a whimsical treat.

Notes: Water Lily, Lady Apple, Mandarin Meringue, Golden Apricot Skin, Ripe Pink Guava, Tahitian Flower, Wild Tuberose, Dark Chocolate, Pink Frosting Accord, Precious Amber, Forbidden Woods, Royal Musk Captive, Chiffon Vanilla.

Style: Sheer. Tropical. Delectable.

I think this fragrance would make a wonderful Christmas present for any woman that meets this description about. I was visiting Fragrancenet.com and saw that FragranceNet.com Has Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List!. So guys, if you are wondering what to get then don’t waste time and check out this set. They are also offering free shipping specials on orders over $60. So let your fingers do the walking and save some time and avoid the black Friday rush.

And, ladies don’t forget about the men. They also had wonderful gift sets for men too!! From Sean John’s Unforgivable Man and womam and much much more. Well, I am off to start some of my holiday shopping online, so that I will not be the crazy woman running around at the last minute.

Happy Holidays!!

I have been on a mission to find these unique fake rocks with the address plaques on them and now I am excited!! After browsing on and off for the past few months and looking in home depot and different garden shops I have found the place online in where I can order these!! It’s called Artificial Rocks Factory. In the past I have been wanting to purchase the real rocks with our address on it or a welcoming message on them, but they are expensive and you pay a bundle for shipping due to the weight too. So, my hubby was like you will have to wait for that.

So, now at Artificial Rocks Factory this fascination of mine can become a reality for you and me if you are looking for the same thing!! The rocks are so realistic that they will look great in your landscape and fool all of your friends thinking that you spent a bundle of cash to have them custom made for you. I love it!! The rocks are molded from actual 800-1,000lb. moulders, the artificial rocks factory’s incredible lifelike 50-60 lbs “fake rocks” look and feel natural because they’re made from construction-grade cast stone not fiberglass or polyurethane. You can pick from their 4 models with a custom rustproof cast aluminum ivy oval address plaque or address sign for up to five 3″ characters (numbers or capitalized letters) or up to seven 2″ characters (numbers or capitalized letters) in gold on a black background. Which is exactly what I am looking for. Now, I just need to convince my husband to fit this into our budget for the new year.

However, for any of you looking for Christmas gifts this would be great for your family members that just purchase a new home. They will be so grateful to you. For This Christmas November 29th is the last day to order the fake rocks with a customer address plaque in time for delivery by Christmas. Normally they are $299 each, the rock replicas with an address or welcome plaque are $199 for a limited time with a $50 shipping.

Tags: address plaques, address plaque, fake rocks, address marker

   Do you love the outdoors and would love to enjoy it year round? I do, because sometimes I just love to sit outside and just read a book or just relax without worrying about the weather and the yucky bugs. I also was thinking that a conservatory would be a great space to host baby showers or some type of party with the natural sunlight and the elements of the outdoors inside. Well, I have never thought of this idea until I came across this site with beautiful Conservatories that you could have constructed to be an addition to your home. I did not realize how conservatories are increasingly being used all year round. I know in my area a lot of new home builders are offering them in their packages as an option to build. People are also realizing that this is still an extension to their living space and that the cold weather can still be kept out.

I was looking at the few styles offered and they were not bad. The prices didn’t seem too bad either. I could just imagine the extra space it could give families for family gatherings like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and others. The site also show the specs of each plan so that you could plan out how to decorate the interior for many years of enjoyment.

Tags: Conservatories, home and garden

   I am definitely on the holiday kick this morning and way early. I was thinking this year I am in the need of some unique furnishings for our home. You are probably like how unique, right? Well, I personally are looking for fun pieces for added storage for my family room and yet it can be used for additional setting. Kind of like what you see in this pictures listed above. The reason why I want this is because in our family room I let our son keep a fews toys to play with, so if we are watching a nice movie for the family and he wants to play he can. Or, if I am cooking and he wants to play he can still be in my company and when he is finished playing he can clean up his toys and they family room looks nice and clean for company too. The other few things I am wishing for are some bar stools for my kitchen. We always have extra guests visit during the holidays or just for the sake of droping by. Granted we have a dinning room, but it seems when it is not a formal visit let’s say people are coming by to watch the football games like they will be for Thankgiving it would be nice to have the bars stools for additional seating in our kitchen. Why? Well, you know how the guys are they like to eat and sit close to the T.V. and the food. So that is why I think that would be a great choice.

So, I was browsing around and found this interesting site that offers unique furinishigs without the unique and outrageous prices. I saw a few bar stools I like, but of course I would have to show my hubby and they have nice ottomans,storage benches, and wine racks too! We do own a few interesting pieces in our home already. I love our entertainment unit for our T.V. because it has storage units on the sides of it that pull out to store DVDs, and then on the botton center of the unit it has 2 additional storage areas for our music CD’s and future video games too. So,in general I love pieces that are unique and stylish yet they have to have functionality at the same time. If you are like me and looking for similar items check it out.

Tags: unique home furnishings, bar stools, ottomans, furniture

    It is that time of the year again and black Friday is coming very soon! As a matter of fact it will be here in 7 days!! Instead of waiting in long lines at the stores this year let your fingers do the shopping from home and find something really special for your little ones. I came across this really interesting site that offers Personalized Gifts for Children including their most popular gift which is their “My Special Christmas Adventure” book. This personalized story book is where a child is taken on a magical journey with Santa Claus. I thought that was so cute, but I am primarly more interested in the personalized ornaments that can make for you and your closet friends and family. They also have many other personalized gifts for Christmas including Disney, Seasame Street and lots of decorations for the whole family. Check out this cute site and tell me what you think of it?

Happy Halidays!

Tags: christmas gifts, personalized gifts for children, holiday shopping

It is finally getting cold here in central Texas and I am sure it is already cold in the others areas too. I am happy about it because I can finally start to wear fall clothing here now from boots to sweaters and nice warms stylish legging and socks. Yey!! Today I was shopping with my son for his winter clothing and now it is my turn. I really don’t need a lot of clothes, but I need socks and tights. I was browsing online and came across Hue.com which is a company you definitely see in your major departments stores like Macys and Dillards. Hue is a retailer that has an extensive line of comfortable socks and tights in a variety of colors, sizes and textures. I saw some fun fish net tights to your traditional legwear. I was also surprised to see that they also carry a small line of accessories and handbags too! It’s great to know that they have a online store because I hate it when I go to the mall looking for a specific style and come to find that they are sold out of my size. Grr! So, now I can shop with them directly since they offer a $5.00 flat shipping on every order, no matter how large the size. If you wear this brand you will be glad you check this out today.
Tags: Hue, socks, tights, women, shopping, legwear, beauty