tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63878902563799108882024-03-05T10:28:41.171-08:00The Dating DivasTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352944255660628073noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-44570359669181262962011-01-03T05:00:00.000-08:002011-01-06T11:01:00.903-08:00Our BRAND NEW WEBSITE!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">OK...we are FINALLY ready to reveal our SUPER FUN SECRET!!! Ready?????<br />
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We are SOooOOOOoooo excited to announce that we have FINALLY moved on over to our brand NEW website!! {<a href="http://www.thedatingdivas.com/">www.thedatingdivas.com</a>} Holy HANNAH!! It is about time! We have been working like crazy people getting everything moved over....bless our <i>SWEET</i> "web" guy's soul!! Working with a bunch of very opinionated women......'nuff said! {LOL} </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>ANYWAY</i></b> - We have a LOT of surprises in store for all of our readers....to celebrate our launch.....so hop on over to our NEW site by clicking on our new button below!</div><br />
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</center><center>....isn't it pretty!!! {SQUEAL} You better hurry on over there! You are NOT gonna want to miss our posts this week! :)</center><center><br />
</center><center>P.S. Don't forget to change your links on over to our NEW site...and to grab our NEW button...posted on our sidebar! :)</center><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/TARA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675545481789236444noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-2804103310346303912010-12-31T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-31T05:00:11.050-08:00Shhhhh....It's A Secret!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGnt0IUPwUPZU4zJPYMfe5zA_m4lAVK-p-KzHBCDNrRPJTqFYhofC3kxSi-ecOv8Kdqazi8eIN64NligAVMDpq5jS4p2Cmh0F5mDlIviuHAlxZ5sd8MiU_-sT3ycO81GZlt_XSLXGMEI/s1600/can%2527t+keep+a+Secret.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGnt0IUPwUPZU4zJPYMfe5zA_m4lAVK-p-KzHBCDNrRPJTqFYhofC3kxSi-ecOv8Kdqazi8eIN64NligAVMDpq5jS4p2Cmh0F5mDlIviuHAlxZ5sd8MiU_-sT3ycO81GZlt_XSLXGMEI/s400/can%2527t+keep+a+Secret.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Yep! We have a <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">SECRET</span></b>!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You are DYING to know what it is, huh!! Well, you are just going to have to wait......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>....until <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Monday</span></span>! </b></i>{And you are <i><b>NOT</b></i> going to want to miss this.....<i>promise</i>....so check back then!}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a <b><i>HAPPY NEW YEAR</i></b> from ALL of the Divas!!</div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/TARA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675545481789236444noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-74643126245695168652010-12-28T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-28T05:00:08.768-08:00Celebrate the New Year...Family Style!<strike></strike><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe 2011 is fast approaching? Well, do not fear! We have quick, fun and inexpensive ideas to help you ring in the new year as a family! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">What better way to ring in the new year than with an hour-by-hour <strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">COUNTDOWN BOX</span></strong>?<br />
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The idea behind this box is simple...each hour starting at 8 P.M. the kids get to open one bag! <br />
Inside each bag is something different to celebrate New Year's Eve!<br />
(I received some great inspiration <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/">here</a>.)</div><br />
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<strong><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">8 PM: ALL ABOUT ME 2010 TIME CAPSULE</span></u></strong><br />
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We have created the perfect printable for your family to use! Just click print {at the bottom of the post} and you will have a 2010 time capsule letter! Be sure to have your kids write a letter to their future selves! It will ask them their favorite color, book, food, etc. The capsule letter also has a spot where your kids can write what they hope the next year will bring. (I plan on packing my letters in my Christmas decoration box!) <strong>Next</strong> New Year's Eve will be a blast reading the letters they wrote! It will be fun to see if things have changed or stayed the same!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<u><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">9 PM: Festive Shakers</span></strong></u><br />
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For the 9 o'clock hour these simple shakers will be a blast to make! Find any ribbon spools in your house that are almost out of ribbon. Inside, place something that will make noise when it is shakes.<br />
(I used Skittles from Halloween!)<br />
You then cover each side of the ribbon spool with scrapbook paper! <br />
Then voila, you have your own shakers to ring in 2011! Plus, this will be something fun to use down the road. Now that you have your shakers....it is almost time to ring in the New Year!<br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my favorite things to do to ring in the new year is to set resolutions. In this activity, your family will get to set four new goals together. These resolutions can be anything from eating dinner together to doing a service activity together. To create a flap book, you need to fold the paper in half and cut under each number. Once you're done, you can place this somewhere in your home that is visible for all family members to remember the 2011 goals. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">11PM: 2011 Lucky Penny</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I can use all the luck I can get...so start the year off right with a lucky penny!<br />
After each family member has their new lucky penny, have each family member share two things they love about each family member. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What is a party without glow sticks? Ring in the new year sporting these fun, inexpensive </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">sticks that will add excitement to the end of the night.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There you have it! A few ideas to end 2010 and begin 2011! </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">How will <i>your </i>family ring in the new year?<br />
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<a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/LE6cbyg6/NEW_YEAR.html">DOWNLOAD ALL ACTIVITIES HERE!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/CORIE.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></div></div>C Scarbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494012236607910128noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-61306423021594128202010-12-27T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-27T05:00:02.225-08:00Serendipity Date<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever seen the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240890/" target="_blank">Serendipity</a> with Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack? Well talk about romance and destiny! It is such a great romantic movie (...if you are into those). So I decided to base my date loosely on the movie. </div></div><div><h2 class="me"><span style="font-size: x-large;">ser·en·dip·i·ty</span></h2></div>–noun<br />
<div>1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
Don't you think that is usually how most of us met our spouses? Looking for something else and then "<b>BAM" -</b> you meet your husband so unexpectedly! It is a fun word and I think if we are striving to keep the sparks alive with our spouses, you never know what surprises you will find along the way. So with that being said here is my "SERENDIPITY" DATE!<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">In the movie Kate Beckinsale's character writes her name and number in a book and tells John Cusack's character that if he finds that book someday then it was meant to be. So, I pulled out the great book, <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/09/rockin-review-giveaway-how-to-date-your.html">How to Date Your Spouse</a> and left him a little message.<br />
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It says, "What is Wintry and White? You will find out tonight!" Then I left him an extra note that says, "<i>PS. You get to plan our date next time!"</i> HA! It never hurts to leave a not so subtle hint! I even put it in the book that will help him plan a date! I am pretty sneaky, RIGHT!</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">I left him another little note on his gloves and scarf that says, you will need these. I like to keep him guessing!<br />
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I also painted my toes with a little snowflake. What can I say I like to be festive, and my hubby thinks my feet are cute!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times;"> <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Back to the movie! When Kate and John's characters meet...they are Christmas shopping. Perfect! Justin and I had some Christmas shopping to finish up. You will see this date after Christmas, but who doesn't have to at least grocery shop once a week? When you get to the store (I am suggesting Wal-Mart or Target) play a little game where you have to each sneak a treat into the cart for each other without the other one seeing at least until you check out! Keep it under $5. This is a pretty fun game, and BONUS since you each leave with a surprise! I came up with this trying to sneak Christmas gifts into the cart for my 3-year-old while she was right there! I have to say I am pretty sneaky, BUT so was my husband! Can you guess our surprises? </span></span><br />
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Yep, that is right, popcorn for him and a magazine for me! We know each other too well. Once again back to the movie. After meeting Christmas Shopping they go and have a treat at a Cafe called SERENDIPITY 3 (It's a real cafe in NYC, maybe some of you have been there). He leaves his scarf and they both end up back there and decide from there to go ice skating. SOOOOOO - Ice Skating it is! Have you ever been ice skating with your spouse? We went to the Olympic Skating Center, but if you could find a skating rink outside somewhere in your town, I think that would be CRAZY romantic. It was still pretty fun in the indoor arena ( even if I am not the most graceful skater). Just holding hands again like when you were dating can be pretty romantic. <br />
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We did things a little backward because I wanted to come home and have a special treat waiting. In the movie when they go to Serendipity cafe they have Frozen Hot Chocolate! WHAT! YUM! You HAVE to try this! Here is the exact recipe they use at Serendipity 3!<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Frrrozen Hot Chocolate </span></i></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ingredients</span></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;">6 pieces (1/2-ounce) chocolate - a variety of your favorites</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">2 teaspoons store-bought hot chocolate mix </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 1/2 tablespoons sugar</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">1 1/2 cups milk</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">3 cups ice</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Whipped cream</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Chocolate shavings</li>
</ul></div><div><b>Directions</b></div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Place it in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted. Add the hot chocolate mix and sugar. Stir until completely melted. Remove from heat and slowly add ½ cup of milk until smooth. Cool to room temperature.<br />
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In a blender, place the remaining cup of milk, the room-temperature chocolate mixture and the ice. Blend on high speed until smooth and the consistency of a frozen daiquiri. Pour into a giant goblet and top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">The link is<a href="http://www.oprah.com/food/Frrrozen-Hot-Chocolate" target="_blank"> HERE</a>! <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">This is such a yummy treat and so easy to make! Anytime you do something<i> out of the ordinary </i>you run into a little "Serendipity" of your own. Maybe you learn something new or unexpected about your spouse or you have a whole new adventure that you never knew you would have. Take the plunge and have fun on your <b>SERENDIPITY DATE</b>!</div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/BRIDGET.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0px 0px transparent; border: medium none;" /></center>Bridget http://www.blogger.com/profile/08447962741680594055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-82077679233811840052010-12-25T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-25T05:00:01.471-08:00We Wish YOU A Merry Christmas!!<div style="text-align: center;"><em>We hope you are having an extremely MERRY Christmas with ALL of your loved ones! We sure are! We wanted to share a special message with our fabulous readers on one of <strong>OUR </strong>favorite days of the year. Enjoy!!</em></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">It's Christmas Night</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">By: Max Lucado<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CWEb8XS5uREgI_w3o3r1ul0xtcLPgbVADUI_F9Mxd_-g2QPkQoBYvc-aQHQXUOzQIhgtPvgJt5hy-DIlkLxxRWC9uB7JiLCiRzuYGpj4uhByx8x5yOJNCVHSYHI8IsJyl-pE5KWwEH4/s1600/Nativity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CWEb8XS5uREgI_w3o3r1ul0xtcLPgbVADUI_F9Mxd_-g2QPkQoBYvc-aQHQXUOzQIhgtPvgJt5hy-DIlkLxxRWC9uB7JiLCiRzuYGpj4uhByx8x5yOJNCVHSYHI8IsJyl-pE5KWwEH4/s400/Nativity.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s Christmas night. The house is quiet. Even the crackle is gone from the fireplace. Warm coals issue a lighthouse glow in the darkened den. Stockings hang empty on the mantle. The tree stands naked in the corner. Christmas cards, tinsel, and memories remind Christmas night of Christmas day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s Christmas night. What a day it has been! Spiced tea. Santa Claus. Cranberry sauce. “Thank you, so much.” “You shouldn’t have!” “Grandma is on the phone.” Knee-deep wrapping paper. “It just fits.” Flashing cameras. It’s Christmas night. The girls are in bed. Jenna dreams of her talking Big Bird and clutches her new purse. Andrea sleeps in her new Santa pajamas. It’s Christmas night. The tree that only yesterday grew from soil made of gifts, again grows from the Christmas tree stand. Presents are now possessions. Wrapping paper is bagged and in the dumpsite. The dishes are washed and leftover turkey awaits next week’s sandwiches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s Christmas night. The last of the carolers appeared on the ten o’clock news. The last of the apple pie was eaten by my brother-in-law. And the last of the Christmas albums have been stored away having dutifully performed their annual rendition of chestnuts, white Christmases, and red-nosed reindeer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s Christmas night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The midnight hour has chimed and I should be asleep, but I’m awake. I’m kept awake by one stunning thought. The world was different this week. It was temporarily transformed. The magical dust of Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of what is worth having and what we were intended to be. We forgot our compulsion with winning, wooing, and warring. We put away our ladders and ledgers, we hung up our stop watches and weapons. We stepped off our racetracks and roller coasters and looked outward toward the star of Bethlehem.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s the season to be jolly because, more than at any other time, we think of him. More than in any other season, his name is on our lips. And the result? For a few precious hours our heavenly yearnings intermesh and we become a chorus. A ragtag chorus of longshoremen, Boston lawyers, illegal immigrants, housewives, and a thousand other peculiar persons who are banking that Bethlehem’s mystery is in reality, a reality. “Come and behold him” we sing, stirring even the sleepiest of shepherds and pointing them toward the Christ-child.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For a few precious hours, he is beheld. Christ the Lord. Those who pass the year without seeing him, suddenly see him. People who have been accustomed to using his name in vain, pause to use it in praise. Eyes, now free of the blinders of self, marvel at his majesty. All of a sudden he’s everywhere. In the grin of the policeman as he drives his paddy wagon full of presents to the orphanage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the twinkle in the eyes of the Taiwanese waiter as he tells of his upcoming Christmas trip to see his children. In the emotion of the father who is too thankful to finish the dinner table prayer. He’s in the tears of the mother as she welcomes home her son from overseas. He’s in the heart of the man who spent Christmas morning on skid row giving away cold baloney sandwiches and warm wishes. And he’s in the solemn silence of the crowd of shopping mall shoppers as the elementary school chorus sings “Away in a Manger.” Emmanuel. He is with us. God came near.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It’s Christmas night. In a few hours the cleanup will begin — lights will come down, trees will be thrown out. Size 36 will be exchanged for size 40, eggnog will be on sale for half-price. Soon life will be normal again. December’s generosity will become January’s payments and the magic will begin to fade. But for the moment, the magic is still in the air. Maybe that’s why I’m still awake. I want to savor the spirit just a bit more. I want to pray that those who beheld him today will look for him next August. And I can’t help but linger on one fanciful thought: if he can do so much with such timid prayers lamely offered in December, how much more could he do if we thought of him every day?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a <span style="color: #38761d;">VERY</span> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Merry Christmas</span>...from <em>ALL</em> of the Divas!!</span></strong><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/TARA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /> </div>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675545481789236444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-9028419999672506552010-12-24T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-24T05:00:01.233-08:00When Christmas Comes To Town...<center>We couldn't let the <i><b>magic</b></i> of Christmas Eve escape without leaving our wonderful readers with a little message....sharing our feelings about this special night. :)</center><center><br />
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</center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We all wish you all a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">VERY</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #009900;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Merry</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> Christmas</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">!! </span><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/TARA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center></center>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00352944255660628073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-62223386411533258582010-12-23T05:00:00.001-08:002010-12-23T05:00:06.103-08:00Hubby Highlight: An Unexpected Gift<div style="text-align: center;">Last year for Christmas I really didn't expect much. We had been trying not to spend a lot of money on each other, so I really went skimpy on my husband's gift. Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year and my husband always does an amazing job of making me feel really special. Every year since we've been married he has been very sneaky about my gifts. Our first year he hid my gifts throughout our apartment and made me search for my Christmas presents (He even hid one in the tree!). It was hilarious and very, very sweet. He is so thoughtful of every gift that he gives to me - he really puts a lot of thought into it and this past year was no exception. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last Christmas was the first Christmas we spent at home - just us and our kids. Normally we are spending Christmas with our families. So it was a very special year for us to have our own traditions and to spend time without chaos (even happy chaos). When it came time for my husband to give me my gift it was a small box that was wrapped up and perfect looking. When I opened up my gift there was a note that read:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">He had set up gifts with clues in them throughout our house that lead me to the next gift box and the next and the next... until I found my Christmas present in the garage. Wrapped up in my ski bag of all places...He got me a new pair of skis!!<br />
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So, for those of you who don't know me (which is the majority :)) I am an <i><b>avid</b></i> skier. I learned when I was just four years old, a little tot of a thing, and it has been my passion ever since. Skiing brings me such joy and relaxation that my main goal in life when I retire is to be a ski bum just like my grandparents were. So you get the idea of my feelings on the sport. I could go on and on, but the point is I haven't had a new pair of skis in fifteen years. Skis are expensive [to put it lightly] and I'm not one to simply replace something because it's old. If it still works then why spend the money to replace it? I've put it off and always reasoned that we couldn't afford it or we had other things to spend our money on. <br />
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Why was this gift so special? For one, it was completely unselfish. For two, he showed how much he recognizes that I love the sport and he is being supportive of it. And three, he wants me to continue to enjoy the one thing I truly love even if it costs money to do it. Now every time that I go skiing, I think of my husband and how good he is to me. </div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I've thought several times over about sharing the following video with all of you. I've been at war with myself because it is personal, but also a little embarrassing. I am <strong><em>not</em></strong> a cryer. Let's just get that out right now. It takes a LOT for me to cry. So the fact that I do actually cry at the end of this video, just goes to show you how much that this gift really meant to me. And how much that I have been wanting a new pair of skis! :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Why not make wrapping presents a date with your man? Have dinner waiting at home when your lucky man comes home. Have a Santa Hat on his seat at the table. Place a note on the inside letting him know about your date later on tonight. <br />
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Have everything ready to go wherever you will be wrapping presents. Of course have them out of reach of any kids that may come along. Make sure to lay them out so they look appealing. The things I decided to include for our night were: Hot Chocolate, Marshmallows, Christmas Music, Chocolate, our Santa Hats, Presents, Wrapping paper, tape, and scissors. Most of the stuff needed is around the house already, it’s just a matter of making sure that they are all ready to go. Of course, you can start making the hot chocolate as you begin your date. The music will make the mood light and cheery. <br />
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Then once the kids are in bed, your wrapping date will begin. This will make wrapping presents fun. So enjoy some much needed talk time during the season and finish the one thing that <i>never</i> seems to be done during the holiday season. </div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/LISAP.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10451755622963948702noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-15327863241803983462010-12-21T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-21T05:00:03.927-08:00Your Rein"dear" Fun!<div style="text-align: center;">I am SO EXCITED! Are you ready for this!?!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You remember the awesome giveaway we recently had for the darling “Merry Christmas Deer” kit, right? Well…. one of our AmAzInG Diva Readers (rock on, Daphne Jackson!) was inspired and came up with her <i>own</i> evening of how to be your man’s reinDEAR this Christmas… and YES, she is sharing the love with all of us – including a <b>FREE</b> download! Oh yeah, double score! …with this <i>now</i> and with HIM <i>latah</i>! Seriously, this is perfect for <i>any</i> <i>evening</i> <i>this week</i> to have some sweet Christmas memory makin’ after kids and in bed.<br />
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Check it out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">She picked up 4 felt reindeer baskets at the Target Dollar Zone and filled them each with a surprise.<br />
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<b> The 4 reindeer “bearing gifts” are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, & Vixen.</b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMP1nxtRIwHxq8MCD696x7H33NYTEB4Fwpx9VAw_1Qr5xMi_DN68U4qg3wkTNdCygd-UbMSwPXJYgsrzbbBp_JpJhE1f82xwBkOMy3TXbPBZ-rZIGDSwil828mrUjJXPlCV5dpa8UrI8/s1600/Kiirsten-ReindearFun2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">**Dasher brings a dash of something sweet (strawberries & white chocolate fondue & sparkling white grape juice.)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">**Dancer offers a Christmas CD for a couple’s dance (by romantic Christmas tree lights or fireplace perhaps?)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">**Prancer brings a pair of Christmas boxers for him to prance around in... (Ooh la la!) <br />
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**AND - last and maybe most generously comes Vixen... bearing an outfit for <i>you </i>to look like a “Vixen” for him in! (Daphne found a leopard-print nightie that she called “reindeer-print.” Love it!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">What’s your man’s favorite nightie style on you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course your presentation as his reindear is all part of the fun! I love how Daphne got everything ready as shown above. She’s also created an adorable invitation to hide somewhere that he would see on the morning of the date. You can totally download your <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/jPd1cQ4z/Kiirsten-ReindearFun5PDF.html" target="_blank" title="CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR INVITATION">invitation here</a> and darling <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/Kk5hAx9V/Kiirsten-ReindearFun6PDF.html">gift tags here</a> now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHtEFZhbvzEMKMMYtCHU5OuXc2t58i9MLPQSOikmgPQ_6yV8rX_qjAy1_FOG6XbZY4fxG42wXxcUzRrLlI8IRFBXZwsGI3xlCj1enkuzWquXLXDEZqaeNgbV0ZxuVN1141uLPfXCJTn8/s1600/Kiirsten-ReindearFun3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHtEFZhbvzEMKMMYtCHU5OuXc2t58i9MLPQSOikmgPQ_6yV8rX_qjAy1_FOG6XbZY4fxG42wXxcUzRrLlI8IRFBXZwsGI3xlCj1enkuzWquXLXDEZqaeNgbV0ZxuVN1141uLPfXCJTn8/s400/Kiirsten-ReindearFun3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can I just shout, “THANKS, Daphne!” We can’t get enough good ideas from our fellow divas! Here’s a peek at this sweetheart and her Mr. Jackson. What a good lookin’ couple!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am already planning this easy and playful evening for my own man. I hope Target has some deer baskets left for me! {If not....you can find ANY kind of baskets or containers around your house and "dress them up" with paper antlers & ears!}</div><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/KIIRSTEN.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0px 0px transparent; border: medium none;" /></center>Kiirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473569245941006119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-774496477689845712010-12-20T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-20T05:00:09.031-08:00Bunko With My Babe!!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm pretty sure everyone out there thinks Bunko is a girl thing and maybe even a <i>Utah</i> thing... BUT not AnYmOrE!! Our hubby's loved joining in on this excitement! We always do a dinner... potluck is fabulous or the host could do all the work! {wink-wink}</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to get creative and tie my dinner in with the game... it was super super yummy! A lot of work, but well worth it!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;">-Pizza Dice-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfj6wIC_oMDxHm7C4Xa1wDYPV957wFF0L2aytbG_Fo9fouQJTP2rW4DSZbD8eWFLjms23HHymsz3ouxlB6FULX6KajxY6C1c_DK2Csu6XguNHp0QwrguZmuSmp2ag3FX2xZCxrcX2CNqh/s1600/Bunco2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPfj6wIC_oMDxHm7C4Xa1wDYPV957wFF0L2aytbG_Fo9fouQJTP2rW4DSZbD8eWFLjms23HHymsz3ouxlB6FULX6KajxY6C1c_DK2Csu6XguNHp0QwrguZmuSmp2ag3FX2xZCxrcX2CNqh/s320/Bunco2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My super famous pizza dough recipe... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I had to triple it to make six 9x9 square pizzas)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 1/2 cups warm water</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 TBSP sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 tsp salt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 1/2 tsp yeast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 - 4 1/2 cups flour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mix all ingredients together, then let the dough raise for 1 hour OR 30 minutes (covered with a kitchen towel) in a warm oven. Roll out, put on pizza pan, and add toppings. Bake at 500 degrees for 10 minutes. Pepperoni is easy to make dice. This pizza is a chicken, bacon, ham... Super yummy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You need white American cheese first, top with cooked cubed chicken, pre-cooked bacon pieces, and ham slices. Add mozzarella cheese, then tomato slices... and Wa-Lah!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIiGjApqSxNY4z_aAD4H3KLW9LyeR6v4RXgCGqj5s5vSfwvB805UhFAZBypIfCnJhURbpmXF22TkdK96Qnc4KhMPgKExWcKHoi_lkDiVEhh40mvvV9rPqC0SWRMtdyaVM9egro16Wxj6i/s1600/IMG_2988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIiGjApqSxNY4z_aAD4H3KLW9LyeR6v4RXgCGqj5s5vSfwvB805UhFAZBypIfCnJhURbpmXF22TkdK96Qnc4KhMPgKExWcKHoi_lkDiVEhh40mvvV9rPqC0SWRMtdyaVM9egro16Wxj6i/s320/IMG_2988.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also had a pasta salad, homemade root beer, bread sticks and artichoke dip! Just a few ideas... :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And BuNkO... there are no official rules for Bunko but here are some basic rules of the game... straight from ehow!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Setting Up...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most games of Bunko involve 12 players, four players sitting at three tables. Each player requires a score card to keep track of their points. Each table will require three dice each. Tables should be denoted as high table, middle table and low table. The high table will control the action in the game by signaling when a round begins and ends and should have a bell placed on it for this purpose. The other tables can be marked by placing items such as prizes or stuffed animals on them. Have players draw numbers for their seating positions, or just sit wherever you want! Numbers one through four will sit at the high table, five through eight at the middle table and nine through 12 at the low table. Each player is partnered with the person directly opposite them at the table. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Any dice will do, but they have *cute* dice like these at any game stores!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a scorecard... download that <u><a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/vnYQZLEw/BUNKO.html">HERE</a></u> or you can make your own and doll it up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">How to Play...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Players roll three dice to score points. Points are awarded in the following ways: </div><div style="text-align: center;">Players will receive 1 point for rolling a number that matches the round number, for example, if you roll a 1 in Round 1 or a 2 in Round 2 and so on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rolling three of the same number earns a player 5 points, as long as the number rolled is not the same as the current round. If a player rolls three 4s in Round 1, they receive 5 points.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If a player rolls all the same number and it matches the round number, this is called a Bunko. Scoring a Bunko is worth 21 points. To claim a Bunko the player must yell the word "Bunko" or points will be forfeited.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When a player at the high table reaches 21 points the round is over. The team with the highest scores move up a table, while the losing teams stay in place. The losers at the high table move to the low table. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Awarding Prizes...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of 6 rounds, prizes can be awarded to players. Prizes can be anything the host decides upon and can be awarded using a side variety of criteria. Prizes range from candles to gift cards and should be general enough that they can be awarded to anyone. Suggestions for giving prizes... the most Bunko's, the most wins or losses and a prize for the first Bunko. For most players, the goal of Bunko is not just to win prizes but to enjoy the company and camaraderie of the game with a group of friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu44dNNkwbfCnLDztnilB6YbDR1Qco0-VdKmS2MRANORTfTkfBQQ1NojhB5po_AKLLNZkYaac21fYG4S7qRSVUH1dV2WTubRKKI3PAuk2Y3Fdb4iGTMwy94qUlq61dz-IKdcFkoWazez3P/s1600/Game+night+games.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu44dNNkwbfCnLDztnilB6YbDR1Qco0-VdKmS2MRANORTfTkfBQQ1NojhB5po_AKLLNZkYaac21fYG4S7qRSVUH1dV2WTubRKKI3PAuk2Y3Fdb4iGTMwy94qUlq61dz-IKdcFkoWazez3P/s320/Game+night+games.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
We all brought a $5 gift to share for the prizes. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This was such a fun night! Perfect holiday party with gifts or white elephant prizes! You could totally make this exciting in MANY ways!</div><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/WENDY.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15415384587846731482noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-30202424268461851392010-12-17T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-17T06:14:38.651-08:00Intimate Moments: Santa Baby...<div style="text-align: center;">First of all, let's get ourselves in the <em><b>MOOD</b></em> for this post. (*WINK*) A little music please! Click on the video below so your ears may have bit of happiness while your eyes scroll down for more viewing pleasure.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">For my <b><a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-treat-ideas.html">In The Kitchen: Treats for the Sweet</a></b> post this month, I promised to give you the details on my husband's "reward" for helping me cook up all the Christmas treats for our friends, neighbors, and family. So here are all the goodies (er,.. goods)...can't wait to share! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first Christmas that we had a baby my parents gave Adam a Santa hat. After all, this will be his role for the next 20 years. lol. Actually, I do it - but who's keeping track? So I snagged Adam's Santa hat and adorned it on my own head since I will be doing the <em><strong>giving</strong></em> on this special night. Oh, and if you happen to have a sexy little Mrs. Claus outfit to go along with your hat - I'm pretty sure your husband would NOT mind at all (*WINK*). For his viewing pleasure, of course! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">#1) Foot Spa</span> <br />
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</tbody></table>Pampering your husband is almost as enjoyable as pampering yourself. At least it is in my case because in our relationship Karma plays a big roll. Whatever I put out, I get back - sometimes 10 fold (on all the good things that is). So really, this plan works out for <i>both of us</i> in the end. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">We have a foot spa that some darling aunt gave us for our wedding <em>(Thank you, Tootsie!).</em> We use it often because it heats, vibrates, and jets. Let's hear it..all together now, "Ooooh!" Yes, definitely <i><b>Ooooh</b></i>. I had our foot spa set up right after dinner once he got home from work. I had him relax with his feet in the foot spa for a while (about 15 minutes) and I put some cookies in the oven. (I used the Tollhouse Swirl Christmas refrigerator cookies that you'll see below). Scent is a powerful thing and I wanted my husband to not only be relaxing physically, but also to have a yummy cookie smell flowing through our house on a cold night.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahem, Adam's Santa hat. Cute, huh?</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Who out there does not LOVE a foot massage? I love, love, love them! So does my man. So now that his feet and legs are all relaxed from his foot spa, I individually take each one out of the bath and give them a really good rub. (I even used Christmas scented lotion from Victoria's Secret so his feet smelled like gingerbread cookies. lol)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A nice little touch while you are giving him a foot massage? Have the "Santa Baby" song playing in the background while you sing along. <em>Now</em> would be a good time to start seducing Mr. Claus in your cute little Mrs. Claus outfit....I'm just sayin`....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">#3) Dessert</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade Eggnog Hot Chocolate & Tollhouse cookies. </td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">His dessert? I always love something sweet to end the night with. I made some fabulous <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/awg4wYqF/Eggnog_Hot_Chocolate.html">homemade eggnog hot chocolate</a> and served it aside a plate of those addictive Tollhouse cookies that I mentioned above. Oh, <em>yummy</em>. Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/awg4wYqF/Eggnog_Hot_Chocolate.html">here</a> for the homemade eggnog hot chocolate recipe.</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Now that you have relaxed him, fed him, and given him something nice to look at, there's only one thing left to do...go to sleep. HAHAHA! Sorry, I'm not going to say it, but I'm pretty sure you all know what direction this is going in. <br />
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<b>P.S.</b> This would also be something fun to do after breakfast one morning to spice things up. Serve him up breakfast in bed first followed by a "Santa Baby" morning. Check out <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-kitchen-christmas-breakfast.html"><i>this</i> Christmas Breakfast</a> post to get started.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/KARI.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></div></div>Karihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064624879003436664noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-88363952207247347982010-12-16T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-17T06:16:22.001-08:00In The Kitchen: Christmas Breakfast<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzDM4SxNequ2CmfZyr2xdmf3No0szfi3vLzZl82xnSoUpsGfcFLh-TY8XXS5ml65FS7dwVDyOtQh-mgui8UHKGH6wa8D8DggcKaD8n0PYvWGYaiX_1ccD7ZpKw5pVNLyPXgRivHomORoc/s1600/breakfast+pic+for+Kari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzDM4SxNequ2CmfZyr2xdmf3No0szfi3vLzZl82xnSoUpsGfcFLh-TY8XXS5ml65FS7dwVDyOtQh-mgui8UHKGH6wa8D8DggcKaD8n0PYvWGYaiX_1ccD7ZpKw5pVNLyPXgRivHomORoc/s400/breakfast+pic+for+Kari.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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The most memorable part of Christmas for me growing up was the amazing breakfast my mom would put together for us on Christmas morning. It was every kid's dream to wake up to a table full of delicious food. To have those smells emanate all throughout the house. This is a tradition that I want my husband and children to have as well. For my post this month I really wanted to share some recipes with you that are easy, delicious, and that your spouse with LOVE. Creating memories together, especially over the holidays, are some of the most precious that we have.<br />
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<b>Date Idea:</b> If you don't want to make this for your own Christmas breakfast, plan a little morning date with your spouse. You can serve your spouse breakfast-in-bed and then heat things up with <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/12/intimate-moments-santa-baby.html">this "Santa Baby..."</a> post.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Rhodes Cinnamon Rolls</span></strong><br />
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One of the recipes my mom would make around Christmas time was homemade cinnamon rolls. Oh, they were scrumptious! But the hours that it took to make them was <i>ridiculous</i>. A few years ago, my sweet sister-in-law, Kelli, started making amazing Cinnamon Rolls. My mom was so impressed (because they tasted just like her own) that she asked Kelli for her recipe. Kelli, the sweet girl that she is, snickered and let us in on her little secret. They aren't homemade! They are Rhodes Freezer Cinnamon Rolls and they are divine! They are so good they taste homemade! What a perfect sweet to add to your Christmas breakfast! <br />
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Mock Egg Souffle' should be made the night before you serve it. I actually love this recipe for that reason. You don't have to walk up early to start cooking an enormous breakfast. Once you wake up on Christmas morning, you simply throw it in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour while you prepare the rest of your meal. Another way to cut corners (because I definitely know how crazy Christmas Eve can get) would be to shred your cheese and cook your bacon a few days before. That way all you have to do is put it all together on Christmas Eve.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/cTAU7sUO/Mock_Egg_Souffl_Recipe.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mock Egg Souffle`</span></a></strong><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DzwBrYl2NovHkgEgiZd7c19Zs601zK_9k1YSwkQyQI3NT03kL5CRkHOV6HJux5PLwIPf8AZKzB8xqS7qLebSOET_PF7lZfc_OffjSaD2VISehOSAJrJ4bXrGDZU-SUmnsS8yLBLDASu/s1600/Eggs+for+Kari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-DzwBrYl2NovHkgEgiZd7c19Zs601zK_9k1YSwkQyQI3NT03kL5CRkHOV6HJux5PLwIPf8AZKzB8xqS7qLebSOET_PF7lZfc_OffjSaD2VISehOSAJrJ4bXrGDZU-SUmnsS8yLBLDASu/s400/Eggs+for+Kari.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">12 slices of white bread, crusts removed</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 c. margarine</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 lb. Monterrey Jack Cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 lb. cheddar cheese</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 lb. bacon (browned), ham, or sausage</div><div style="text-align: center;">6-8 eggs (I use a small container of egg beaters mixed with a couple eggs)</div><div style="text-align: center;">3 c. milk </div><div style="text-align: center;">salt and pepper to taste</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sour cream, salsa, and guacamole (optional)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Butter both sides of bread. Place 6 slices in a 9x13 inch baking pan. Put 1/2 of the cheese and bacon on top of bread. Repeat layering with remaining bread, cheese, and bacon. Combine eggs, milk, and seasonings and pour over bread. Allow to soak overnight in refrigerator (I have soaked for only a few hours before). Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees. Serve immediately. Top with sour cream, salsa and guacamole.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/cTAU7sUO/Mock_Egg_Souffl_Recipe.html">HERE</a> for a printable version of the Mock Egg Souffle` Recipe.<br />
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Make it healthy -- I served this breakfast with a glass of cranberry juice (perfect for the holiday season!) and you can also mix up some fresh fruit to serve on the side. </div><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/KARI.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Karihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064624879003436664noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-4890362029443797102010-12-15T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-15T10:07:07.632-08:00All I Want for Christmas is...YOU!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still looking for the PERFECT gift for your husband this Christmas season? Well, look no further. I have 2 great and EASY ideas for you! And you want to know the best part? All you have to do is print them out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first is this little tag...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Just attach the tag to something simple - a <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/10/picture-perfect-free-canvas-offer.html">picture</a> of the two of you, a gift card to a restaurant or movie for date night, a <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/09/amazing-homemade-coupon-books.html">coupon book</a>, ANYTHING that has to do with the 2 of you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>OR</b> you can attach it to my next gift idea. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I loved <a href="http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2009/11/12-daytz-of-christmas.html">this</a> idea and decided to make my own. <b>The 12 Daytz of Christmas</b>! Here you have a <b>pre-planned</b> date for every month of the year. No more excuses for not spending time together, mark the calendar now.<br />
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Just print, punch a hole through the corner, put a binder ring or ribbon through to fasten them together...and you're good to go! An easy gift that you'll both benefit from the whole year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are a few examples of the different months.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>You can download the 12 Daytz <a href="http://www.4shared.com/dir/f1sjlmhc/12_Daytz_of_Christmas.html">HERE</a>. I've also included a blank red card and a blank green card if you want to come up with your own ideas.<br />
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Do you still need a few OTHER ideas for your hubby for Christmas? CSN Stores sells everything from housewares, to shoes, to <a href="http://www.bathroomfurnituredirect.com/">bathroom cabinets</a> for your home remodel! You are bound to find SOMETHING for your man on their site. Go check them out.</div><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/ERIKA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center><center>P.S. Thanks to <a href="http://justsoscrappy.blogspot.com/">Just So Scrappy</a> for all the awesome digital scrapbook kits used in this tutorial!</center><center><br />
</center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>EDITED: I have fixed the cover to have the 'r' in Christmas! To download JUST that page you can do that <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/ZSikOZrZ/NEW_Cover.html">here</a>. </b></span></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-67336637569880570382010-12-14T05:00:00.001-08:002010-12-14T09:03:34.643-08:00"Merry Christmas DEER" Winner Announced....<div style="text-align: center;">WOW!! Can I just start by saying this was one of the HARDEST things the divas have had to do so far!! We received <strong><em>SOOOOO</em></strong> many heart-warming entries and we just couldn't decide!! We wanted to give you ALL a free gift! Ahhh....in a perfect world....we WOULD! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you SO much for opening your hearts, letting us in, and sharing your stories! We read touching entires, sad entries, and <em>HILARIOUS</em> entries. A few of you had us rollin' on the ground laughing!! Some of you had us shedding tears! Our hearts went out to you! We also realized how much we have in common with a LOT of you! Some of you have the same struggles that we do and we realized that there are certain subjects that we could definitely do some posts on in the future! Just hearing a little about the lives of our readers makes us <strong><span style="color: red;">LOVE</span></strong> you all the more!<br />
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If you did NOT win....you can still plan a romantic Christmas for your husband and you! Promise! Check out our <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Intimate%20Moments">Intimate Moments</a> posts, use ANY of our past date ideas, and just <em><strong>surprise</strong></em> your sweetheart! I PROMISE that anything above and beyond the "norm" will be unexpected and he will LOVE it! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The WINNER of the "Merry Christmas DEER" kit is.........</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{drumroll, please....}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Autumn Beahm</span></b><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Congrats! We have already send your information to RomanticMarriages.com!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.....and HERE is her story...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>This year, my hubby was laid off for the second time in our marriage, involved in a motorcycle accident just weeks after starting a new job that took months to find (so no health ins. yet), had two rounds of kidney stone visits to the ER over the summer, wrecked his truck the day the kids went back to school and just found out they are restructuring his 100% commission pay. He works 60 hours a week going in early so he still gets home for family dinner and started donating plasma for extra money. I run our 6 kids everywhere, teach piano, work nights, and pick up nursing shifts between everything else to help make ends meet. It has been a stressful year. We limited our gifts to each to $10 a piece but I wish I could do more. He brings laughter into our home and is an incredible dad. He is thoughtful, helpful, strong and resourceful. Life is crazy but so amazing. I hope I will win this great gift to add a little sparkle to our Christmas this year. I can just imagine the twinkle in his eyes and the smile on his face. </em></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Congrats, Autumn! We hope this gift makes your Christmas a little more special! </strong></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So....FAB readers....try reading TONS of emails like that. Betcha there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house! We just LOVE all of you.....and we will keep on providing those date ideas to keep your marriages alive and well....but you gotsta actually DO the ideas! :) {<strong>HINT:</strong> That's the only way our ideas actually help. Tee, hee.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to still get something like this for your husband, you have three options. The kit we just gave away {$65 value} can be purchased <a href="http://romanticmarriages.com/love2romance_7.html">HERE</a>. There is also a downloadable version {$18 value} can be purchsed <a href="http://romanticmarriages.com/digital_kit.html">HERE</a>. OR....you can get a "Naughty or Nice" kit {$8 value} purchased <a href="http://www.romanticmarriages.com/naughty-and-nice/naughtyandnice_details.html">HERE</a>.<br />
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<strong>Here's to a SUPER romantic Christmas for ALL of us! {WINK!}</strong></div><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/TARA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675545481789236444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-86475638227397520212010-12-13T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-13T05:00:03.740-08:00Beach Party in the Basement<div style="text-align: center;">The winter can seem like a long time. But there are things you can do to make it feel warmer and more enjoyable. Don't get me wrong...I love winter and the snow, but it is nice to enjoy the warm weather. So I came up with the idea to have a beach party in my basement. It makes it seem like it is warmer, plus it is fun to try different things.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing I started with was the invite. I bought some beach balls from Oriental Trading. You can also find them at the Dollar Store. Everything else used was stuff I already had laying around the house except for dinner which I included into my grocery list for the week. So the planning and decorating is super easy to re-create and makes for a great date.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband and I both work but I get home earlier. I was able to finish everything before he got home from work. First I wrote my invitation on the beach ball to join me on the date. It was waiting for him on the kitchen table, so he would change into the outfit already laid out for him.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was also able to see what I would be wearing. Of course he was confused how we would make this work but I assured him it would be great. I had already created the scene in my basement. I had the beach balls blown up and ready. I had our "sand castle" ready to create. I had our Hawaiian Haystacks cooked and waiting - plus our games and activities all set to go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When he came down, he was the <i>most</i> excited for the food. He was hungry and ready to eat. I had made Hawaiian Haystacks which is super easy to make. Then for drinks we used bottled water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After dinner, we started the activities. We had to make a "Sand Castle" using our children's Mega Blocks. It was fun to see the different things we put together without the kids knocking over our blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was our favorite castle from the night.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next we played our very own volleyball game over our ping-pong table. The net was set-up but you can't see it in the picture. It was fun to volley the beach ball and keep score. My husband and I are pretty competitive so it was intense but we each ended up winning a game.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can't go to the beach without laying out. But we don't want skin cancer, so we need to use our "Sunscreen." I had massage oils for us to use on each other. It was nice to get a much needed massage and to relax while "laying out".<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">After applying sunscreen, we needed to take a dip in the ocean to cool down. We jumped into our Hot Tub but you could easily fill up a kiddy pool for the same effect. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally get out of the "Ocean" and lay out on your towel. Grab your IPOD, and book to end your date. The rest is up to you, but this date is sure to help you get through the cold winter by warming up with your man.</div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/LISAP.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div>Petersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10451755622963948702noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-81898365573359361692010-12-12T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-13T21:51:24.859-08:00A FABULOUS Christmas Gift & GIVEAWAY!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: large;">**Giveaway Ended! Winner will be posted on December 14th!</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Shopping for His Christmas Gift Just Got Easier!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of us who are really busy during the holidays, this gift is the perfect thing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Dating Divas has hooked up with Romantic Marriages to get YOU one!</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">RomanticMarriages.com offers an all-inclusive “<a href="http://romanticmarriages.com/love2romance_7.html">Merry Christmas Deer</a>” romance kit {$65 value}. This kit makes it so easy to have a little holiday fun and frolic with your husband. The kit begins with a “good boy” letter for your man that says… “The elves reported you’ve been a good boy by being my man through the year, so Santa decided you’d get what YOU want. Delivery will be by his deer!” You then visit him on the nights leading up to Christmas as Santa’s sexy and slightly naughty deer. Each deer delivers her own gift that makes a very unique memory. (All gifts are included in the kit with the exception of a gift certificate to his favorite restaurant.) The kit is great at creating genuine anticipation as your man wonders which of Santa’s deer are visiting next? With the arrival of the first deer, “Flasher” (Dasher’s naughty twin) your holiday fun will begin! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We like the idea that the girls at Romantic Marriages have thought of doing all the work (the shopping) for you, so you get to have all the fun! In fact, we’ve decided to <i><b>GIVE ONE AWAY</b></i>! Here’s how you can receive the kit for <b>FREE</b>!<br />
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Write us a short email or letter (up to 200 words or less) on <i>why</i> you want or need to give your husband a romantic Christmas this year. We'll choose (1) winner and have Romantic Marriages ship the kit right away so you can have your <i><b>most romantic Christmas ever</b></i>! {Winning entry/letter will be posted on The Dating Divas for all to see on <i>TUESDAY, December 14th</i>!!}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1.</span></b> Entries <b>MUST</b> be received by <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">:59 PM (Pacific Time) December 13th, 2010</span><br />
<i>{Please title it "<b>Merry Christmas Deer" Giveaway</b>.}</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2.</span></b> Recipient must be resident of U.S. or Canada.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">3.</span></b> Full name, mailing address, & phone number MUST accompany entry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">{Information will be given to Romantic Marriages to arrange shipment.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Send your entries to:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">thedatingdivasblog@gmail.com</div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/TARA.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Tarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675545481789236444noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-51555604456255009752010-12-11T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-11T05:00:03.221-08:00Christmas Canvas<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So I know we've already talked your ears off about the <a href="http://parentmediagroup.go2jump.org/aff_c?offer_id=1&aff_id=490">FABULOUS deal</a> that Canvas People is offering. But because I recently got mine from Mr. Mailman himself, I <em>juuust had</em> to post about it!<br />
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Besides, it's not every day that I receive a package that I absolutely love! Don't get me wrong, I love most packages, BUT this particular brown box was hand-picked! When I heard about the <strong><a href="http://parentmediagroup.go2jump.org/aff_c?offer_id=1&aff_id=490">FREE 8x10</a></strong> that Canvas People was doing, I knew it would make the perfect Christmas gift for Dom......and me too! I must admit I got a little carried away and ended up upgrading to a 16x20 instead! (They are doing a killer deal on an upgrade and I couldn't resist!) <br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Needless to say, I am excited and pleased with this sentimental purchase of mine. This little number was taken a few months back by my fellow diva and sis, Kristen. She caught Dom and I in a candid moment during a fun family photo shoot! I just LOVE him!<br />
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<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">P.S. We also have a KILLER Giveaway that will be airing tomorrow and ending on Monday night. DON'T miss out...especially if you still have to get your darling spouse a Christmas present!! This would be perfect! </span></i></b></div></div><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/LISAM.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865418375513361780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-7744500266945197572010-12-10T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-10T05:00:08.632-08:00Family Fun: The 12 Days of Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">Who doesn't look forward to the most wonderful time of the year? The presents, the parties, the food!! Sooo much <em>JOY</em>! With this time of year there is also a whole lot of giving going on. Food drives, Toys for tots, Giving trees! However do we choose <i>which one</i> to contribute to? Or do we just do them all?? Every year I really make a valiant (if I do say so myself) effort to donate. Whether it's a buck at the register or my leftover change dropping in Santa's bucket as I'm leaving the store. I always feel good about the donation, but I never get to see the results of my good deeds. This year I want to do something more personal. Something more close to home. My solution???</div><br />
<center> </center><center><strong><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">T<span style="color: lime;">h</span>e <span style="color: lime;">1</span>2 <span style="color: lime;">d</span>a<span style="color: lime;">y</span>s <span style="color: lime;">o</span>f <span style="color: lime;">C</span>h<span style="color: lime;">r</span>i<span style="color: lime;">s</span>t<span style="color: lime;">m</span>a<span style="color: lime;">s</span>!</span></strong> </center><center> </center><center> This is a 12-day Countdown that your family can "gift" to another. Each night you visit the unsuspecting family by leaving a neatly staged gift on the doorstep, ringing the bell, and <strong><em>RUNNING FOR YOUR LIFE!!</em></strong> I hope you have some fast runners in your family or else some REALLY good hiding places. ;) Technically, this form of gifting should begin on Christmas Day and last until January 6th; but oftentimes it's done earlier in December.....beginning on the 13th of the month and ending on Christmas Eve. Either way you decide to do it, it's sure to give you an adrenaline rush! All you have to do is keep quiet, move swiftly, and <em>NOT FORGET</em> to scout out your hiding spots beforehand! Give the kids a chance to try their hands at the fun of R & R (Ringing & Running)! </center><center> </center><center>Don't you worry about any of the work either, because I've done MOST of the prep for you! Hopefully all of the hard stuff! You'll find EVERYTHING you need for each day in this<a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/xNhAEcgH/The_12_Days_of_Christmas.html"> <strong>FABULOUS DOWNLOAD</strong></a>! You get the riddles, number tags, and a shopping list to boot! All you have to do is choose that LUCKY family, purchase those gifts, and deliver the packages (without being seen, of course)!! If your kiddos can't do the ringing and running perhaps they can help pick out and wrap up the gifts!</center><center><br />
</center><center> Here is a sneak peak at a few of the riddles (just to get you excited):</center><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AIaRpO9J_iIJRwV3MiyF6d0GRdDjyx1amzzH-7aDM23yYfPOjd_IoXRPg8H2jEelJXc2_clhopbkPZOWe25B7r3jBfDnDuK6HeFfkLSCTSzdZHtF9x95xAG-eiDlHw8jeqpSjFcOlWxj/s1600/The+12+Days+of+Christmas+riddles+-+Page+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AIaRpO9J_iIJRwV3MiyF6d0GRdDjyx1amzzH-7aDM23yYfPOjd_IoXRPg8H2jEelJXc2_clhopbkPZOWe25B7r3jBfDnDuK6HeFfkLSCTSzdZHtF9x95xAG-eiDlHw8jeqpSjFcOlWxj/s320/The+12+Days+of+Christmas+riddles+-+Page+4.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There is plenty more where these riddles came from just check out that <strong><a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/xNhAEcgH/The_12_Days_of_Christmas.html">FABULOUS DOWNLOAD</a></strong> that I told you about! I've included a blank set of riddle cards so you can tailor this activity to that LUCKY family of your choosing! This is a great way to help another family feel special this Christmas season! Did I mention that you don't need to spend a lot of greenbacks either?!? I promise you can keep it inexpensive.....it cost me less than $30 to gift all 12 twelve days! You have some time so watcha waiting for........go get those 12 days of Christmas gifts!!!</div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/LISAM.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17865418375513361780noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-33938093343269126292010-12-09T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-12T00:57:28.310-08:00Holiday Hair & *Giveaway*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">**Giveaway Has ENDED!!</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">{Winner announced on FB!}</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the Holidays approaching it's very likely that sometime throughout this month you might find yourself invited to a party...where you must dress your best! Here are a few ideas on how to wear your hair for that special evening and be the <i>best looking</i> "eye candy" for your hubby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Start by learning to curl your hair with <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/11/lookin-good-girls-curls.html">Lisa's Flat Iron Curls Tutorial</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once hair is completely curled, this is what you will need to finish your style:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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*Hair spray </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Dry pomade </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Rat tail comb </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Rubber band </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Bobby pins </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Any fancy hair accessory like my <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/10/scrappy-fabric-rosette-headband.html">Scrappy Rosette Headband. </a></div><ul style="text-align: center;"></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwj8zRsNhFD4EHBTpzJIb-Mh5OUWwHUmkRCCqOp9kpGYlCzrn4darpqZph5J-ojJVTnrTnB2_3Shmb7rS0LVXnC7oa_Zdkt2GcSbD9yhaG1CD5kjfXyvIoK0U9ZuR_akammKkwJMMNfQ/s1600/holiday+hair_0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwj8zRsNhFD4EHBTpzJIb-Mh5OUWwHUmkRCCqOp9kpGYlCzrn4darpqZph5J-ojJVTnrTnB2_3Shmb7rS0LVXnC7oa_Zdkt2GcSbD9yhaG1CD5kjfXyvIoK0U9ZuR_akammKkwJMMNfQ/s320/holiday+hair_0006.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This video is a basic tutorial on how to style those curls of yours, and how to wear that cute <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/10/scrappy-fabric-rosette-headband.html">Scrappy Rosette Headband</a>. Pleasing for <i>any</i> holiday party.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> And there you have it! Perfect Holiday hair for your upcoming parties. Now go and have a <i>BALL!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>*GIVEAWAY*</b></span> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>I am giving away <i>a <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/10/scrappy-fabric-rosette-headband.html">Scrappy Fabric Rosette Headband</a> </i>made by <i>yours truly</i>, to<span style="font-size: large;"> 2</span> lucky winners.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b>You can enter the giveaway <span style="font-size: large;">2</span></b><b> ways:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#1 - </span></b>By being a follower of our blog AND telling us what you are going to do for your spouse for Christmas.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">#2 - </span></b>Sending out a TWEET or posting on your Facebook Wall today...letting your friends know about our awesome dating blog.....make sure to include a link back to our blog. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Reminder - Please leave two separate comments - one for each....and be specific letting us know which one of the TWO things above you did. Thanks!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The giveaway will end this coming Saturday, December 11th at Midnight MST.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We will announce the winner on our<a href="http://www.facebook.com/thedatingdivas"> Facebook Fan Page</a> on Sunday, December 12th - so don't forget to check to see if the winner is YOU!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com92tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-88817751733730813452010-12-08T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-08T05:00:03.467-08:00Guest Blogger: B LOVELY<div style="text-align: center;"><i>I am so excited to introduce a simply fabulous blogger! Her name is Jenn and she heads up the most delightful fashion blog, </i><a href="http://blovely-blog.blogspot.com/"><i>B LOVELY</i></a><i>. You can find the best fashion tips, clothing deals and so much more. Without further delay, we are thrilled to welcome Jenn. Enjoy!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am so honored and excited to be able to be a guest on the Diva's Blog. My name is Jenn and my blog is called <a href="http://blovely-blog.blogspot.com/">B lovely</a>. I believe that every woman deserves to be her best self. I love to share things that I love and inspire me. Hopefully as I share, someone will benefit as I have learned and been inspired by others. Sometimes all it takes is one simple idea to be turned into something truly fantastic!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I believe Christmas time is one of the most romantic times of the year. There's nothing like being bundled up in cozy sweaters, while enjoying the lights, weather, and music of the holiday season. As I reflect on the past couple years, sometimes that feeling of romance gets lost amidst the hustle and bustle that the holidays can bring. I am so excited for them this year! I have decided I'm going to take some time to truly enjoy them, no matter how hectic they may become. It seems like for the past few years for Valentine's Day, my husband Tyler and I take turns (by accident) turning Love Day into Love weeks or even months. It's so great! So I ask, "Why does that only have to be a Valentine's thing?" I love the potential for romance that the holidays provide. With that, I've decided to do some Christmas Love for Tyler this year. I decided to do it it for 12 days. There are so many fun and cute ways to do this. I had a hard time deciding on just one. I ended up with a box theme. Who doesn't love opening a gift every day? :) The best part is...I have done <em>MOST</em> of the work for you! At the bottom of this post, you can download <span style="color: red;">ALL</span> 12 days ideas/love notes that go in the box! Your spouse will love the thoughtful note, saying, or date idea!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>Here's what I did:</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>1</strong>. I wanted to keep it bank account friendly- I found some boxes I had lying around the house and wrapped them in Christmas paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>2</strong>. I gathered bulbs from everywhere. Some I had, some I bought. I arranged them and added numbers that I cut out with my Cricut.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>3</strong>. I then filled the boxes with faux snow and cut and placed the daily cards into the boxes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>4</strong>. I finished off the boxes with ribbon and bulb/letter of choice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am married to a big time peeker, so when I do things like this I have to hide them and give them one at a time. I think they look great together or by themselves!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bulb I found at Big Lots- a box of 6 (glass) for $3. Michael's also has plastic ones on sale right now in many shapes and sizes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bulb I found at Target in the $1 spot. I got 6 for $1. They have some mini ones as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this bulb last year at Michaels-but they still have them! You get 2 for $1!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wrap I got last year at Target in their $1 spot. I love their paper. They come in mini rolls, but have tons on them! They will wrap a lot of gifts. I also thought it would be fun to paint and decorate the boxes instead of using wrap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all get to experience some romance this Holiday Season! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XOXO,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jenn</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Print the 12 DAYS OF LOVE NOTE CARDS HERE:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.4shared.com/photo/xD4dSN10/xmaslove1.html">Page 1</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.4shared.com/photo/sV1E_wSP/xmaslove2.html">Page 2</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>See! I told you this girl is AMAZING! Thanks for sharing your time and talents with us, Jenn! Also, be sure to check our her great blog, </i><a href="http://blovely-blog.blogspot.com/"><i>B LOVELY</i></a><i>! This blog will get you ready for any holiday party and keep you looking good for your spouse!</i></div><center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/CORIE.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div>C Scarbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494012236607910128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-22723734872966324792010-12-07T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-07T05:00:00.231-08:00Celebrate the Holidays...Diva Style!<strike></strike><strike></strike><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It's the most <span style="color: red;">wonderful</span> time of the year! Christmas will be here before we know it! In the spirit of family fun and the holidays...the divas are here to share their favorite holiday family traditions!<br />
It is never too early or late to start unique traditions that will carry through generations. <br />
Whether your family is big or little, there is a tradition here for you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">BINGO</span></strong></u><br />
<strong>By: Kari</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTGGCd3-whEVjYOmRK4Q4ZbTZw3Hq2-75udNYgMdjiEIHbWz6mnRz2sSaC4YqVMAlSvICXWJUwshrIwIwir-ooSrgKWgPACS5OJtnmgtszKRE6hBmbF7mNhHTVSELJRg5_9HyIMx1NrQ/s1600/Kari+LOGO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTGGCd3-whEVjYOmRK4Q4ZbTZw3Hq2-75udNYgMdjiEIHbWz6mnRz2sSaC4YqVMAlSvICXWJUwshrIwIwir-ooSrgKWgPACS5OJtnmgtszKRE6hBmbF7mNhHTVSELJRg5_9HyIMx1NrQ/s400/Kari+LOGO.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My family plays BINGO every Christmas Eve after dinner. My mom goes to the dollar store and buys tons of fun little gifts! She then wraps them all up and puts them on our kitchen counter. As we play the bingo game everyone gets to bingo once per card (we each have 2 and the kids have 1) per round. We play until all the games are gone. It's a lot of fun for the adults and the kids alike! Opening some fun gifts the night before gets us warmed up for the big <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">occasion</span> of Christmas morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Gingerbread Houses</span></strong></u><br />
<strong>By: Bridget</strong><br />
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</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2GhWQqNwmwvn0CrhK9BEWvjjVJemWaGhzcM8qT3yrVZzq3m5ILaR6xjeq2T-yg1N7xYmKAs0zgQy3P7GRzEO3eSK_rsfJncG0lWTTkFmMchI3kRtI9XK9MA5OZHmnVk0rNu_dHxyFtE/s1600/bridget+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2GhWQqNwmwvn0CrhK9BEWvjjVJemWaGhzcM8qT3yrVZzq3m5ILaR6xjeq2T-yg1N7xYmKAs0zgQy3P7GRzEO3eSK_rsfJncG0lWTTkFmMchI3kRtI9XK9MA5OZHmnVk0rNu_dHxyFtE/s400/bridget+logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Every year, the first week in December, my family makes gingerbread houses. <br />
Sometimes they are simple, but sometimes they can be <i>pretty</i> elaborate! <br />
It is a blast and is a fun tradition we look forward to every year!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Decorating the Tree & Finding Snow</span></strong></u><br />
<strong>By: Kristen</strong><br />
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We live in Southern California where it is warm most of the year. Every Christmas, we make it a tradition to pack up the car and head to Utah where it is snowy and where we have lots of family. <br />
It's not Christmas without the snow, or the family. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuOQgZ8tDqT-czsFvmIFKYBrIUbfMQCkcX1adYs5pHM1W5xdKIbLoM7gH6ZlYMuSr6i7MSkkUNRpZZIORM0DvHCX5orp9e_T-189ZJroQJ8wvUqxKjK4J3NJ_Bgr2uU8SPRDL7WgdS4I/s1600/kristen+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuOQgZ8tDqT-czsFvmIFKYBrIUbfMQCkcX1adYs5pHM1W5xdKIbLoM7gH6ZlYMuSr6i7MSkkUNRpZZIORM0DvHCX5orp9e_T-189ZJroQJ8wvUqxKjK4J3NJ_Bgr2uU8SPRDL7WgdS4I/s400/kristen+logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also put on silly Santa hats and decorate our tree together each year.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>By: Erika</strong><br />
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Growing up (and even after siblings started getting married) all my brothers and sisters and I would sleep in the same room Christmas Eve. My parents would give us a new puzzle each year and we HAD to have it completed before we could wake them up Christmas morning to open presents. When we were little, they didn't have very many pieces, but the older we got the more complicated the puzzles became. However, it was a great tradition because as an excited child that couldn't sleep there was something to do to pass the hours. The tradition has continued on and now been passed on to our children. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>By: Kiirsten</strong><br />
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</tbody></table>Every year we write letters to Santa Claus at the North Pole. I love to enhance the letters, so I place a 8x10 white paper on a 12x12 Christmas scrapbook paper. Sometimes I'll actually send a real note (not the original ones the kids write... because I keep them for their scrapbooks) to the actual North Pole.<br />
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We also have Santa leave a letter for the kids next to the "empty" plate of cookies that we leave out for him. The letter usually says something along the lines of "Thanks for that delicious snack! I'm keeping the last cookie in my pocket for Rudolf outside - he'll love it! I've been watching and know you have been good... etc." Not too long, but always cheerful and filled with gratitude. <br />
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<strong>By: Lisa M.</strong><br />
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A simple, classic Christmas tradition that we cherish is leaving out yummy, homemade cookie and ice-cold milk for Santa on Christmas Eve! We spend part of the evening baking up a storm... making classic chocolate chip cookies or whatever cookies we think that Santa will fancy for the year! We use THIS super cute Santa plate and mug. Especially made with love for good old Saint Nick! After the kids are tucked in and fast asleep, Dom and I "help" Santa on his way by nibbling a bite or two while we make sure the tree is set juuuust right! ;)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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A tradition that Joseph and I started with our family is going shopping for a LIVE Christmas tree and then decorating it together as a family. It sounds simple and something that a LOT of people do, but we truly look forward to it ever year. We just love driving to a lot and looking at all the trees and then picking our favorite. It's so much fun! Our oldest LOVES this and has totally picked up on the tradition. Even our youngest has started to remember and looks forward to it each year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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A long time ago, my family changed the words to the song, "12 Days of Christmas" to fit and describe OUR family. Each year now we pull it out, including pictures to remind us of what each number was, and we sing it. Along with that, we do other fun songs and games after we eat a potluck dinner. Before we had children, my hubby and I used to sleep out by the lit up tree on Christmas Eve in sleeping bags all night, UNTIL we had our kids... now we don't. That was fun to snuggle and be together!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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My family always opened up two gifts on Christmas Eve.... that made our night of traditions extra special. We open up new pajamas and a Christmas ornament to place on the Christmas tree. It always reflects who you are and was always very exciting. One year I received a beautiful Ballerina that was amazing. I was really into dance so it meant a lot to me then and still does today. When I got married my mom gave me all of my ornaments I received growing up so that I had my own collection to start with. Needless to say, I have lots of fond memories for each of them that I have. I have continued this for our kids and will continue to carry the traditions of both pajamas and ornaments for our tree.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of my most fond Christmas memories growing up was an event that always took place on Christmas Eve. We would do all of the FUN Christmas Eve stuff like getting new pajamas and each of us opened up a present to reveal a beautiful new ornament that represented something we had accomplished that year {just like Lisa P.}. BUT – for me, the magic happened <i>AFTER</i> that! ☺ </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My parents would gather all of us around the Christmas Tree, we would turn on the beautiful Christmas lights, and all of the other lights in the house would be dimmed. My dad would prepare a cozy fire, and we would all snuggle together on the couch….all five of my siblings and me. My mom would bring down a huge platter filled with all types of Christmas delights for us to snack on. The Bible would then come out and either my mom or my dad would read The Christmas Story to us. The most peaceful feeling would overtake me, as we all listened as the true meaning of Christmas was shared. Afterwards we would sing Christmas hymns together while looking at our gorgeous lit-up Christmas Tree. It’s those precious moments with my family that I cherish! I absolutely LOVE being around them…and now that we all live in different states, those are the memories I reminisce about the most. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. It wasn’t always like that…I remember reenacting The Christmas Story when we were really little…and I think my sisters and I always fought to be Mary! Why? Well, Mary got to wear this <i>really cool </i>turquoise knitted shawl! {Lol} Hearing the Christmas Story definitely became more meaningful as we grew older.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that I am “all grown-up” - I am hoping to carry on that tradition with our <i>OWN</i> children. Don't get me wrong...I absolutely LOVE all of the other fun things that we do around Christmas time!! It's my <b><i>FAVORITE</i></b> time of year. But there is just something special and definitely needed about taking a moment to step back from all of the commercial Christmas fun to reflect on the special event that took place a long, long time ago. ☺</div><br />
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<center><u><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Naughty & Nice" List</span></strong></u></center><center><strong>By: Char</strong></center><center><strong><br />
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</center><center>A few weeks before Christmas as a young child, my parent would remind me about Santa’s naughty and nice list. They told me IF I cleaned my room every night before I went to bed and left a small dish out, then Santa’s Elf’s would come fill it with candy! I have the best memories cleaning my room with only the Christmas lights on that were strung across my ceiling while we listened to Elvis Presley, “Blue Christmas.” My husband and I are so excited to start this tradition with my young family this year!</center><center> </center><br />
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<strong>By: Corie</strong><br />
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<i>He sees you when you're sleeping...He knows when you're awake! </i><br />
<i>He knows if you've been bad or good...so be good for goodness sake!</i><br />
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We started a fun tradition a few years ago with the "Elf on the Shelf."<br />
(This book comes with not only a book...but also your very own elf!)<br />
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">1.</span></strong> You read the darling story about one of Santa's elves.<br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2.</span></strong> You then get to choose a name for the elf.<br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3.</span></strong> You then place the elf in a different location each day.<br />
<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">4</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">.</span> Your kids will love looking and searching the house for your elf's new location1<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">* This is the best reminder that boys and girls need to be on their best behavior....because each night your elf leaves home and reports back to Santa Claus!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wow! There you have it! A great holiday tradition list straight from the divas!<br />
Now it's <i>your</i> turn! Let's add to the list! Please share your FAVORITE holiday tradition!</div><center style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/CORIE.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /></center>C Scarbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494012236607910128noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-13114464863074472312010-12-06T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-06T05:00:10.627-08:00The "Christmas Service" Date<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">PART I - Service</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Tis the season for giving and what better way than to make a date out of it? My husband and I really have been in the spirit of giving this year especially, so when my husband suggested this date I thought it was a fantastic idea! (Yes, this was my husband's idea.) Which just goes to show that he has a really big heart and enjoys serving others. We decided to contact our local food bank and sign up to do some volunteer work. We double-dated with my parents - for those of you who have never done this it's a great way to really get to know your parents on a different level. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you tell we were excited to be at the Food Bank? Let our fun date begin!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">When we showed up at the local food bank we joined another, larger group of volunteers and then we were given a tour of the facility. It was an eye-opening experience to learn how the Food Bank comes to acquire all of the food for these needy families and what areas of our community are really in need. It gave us a whole new perspective on what we can do to help out the families in our community. Once the tour was finished and all the questions were answered we got to work. The work was not strenuous by any stretch. We sorted out the canned food into different boxes to be distributed out to other warehouses around our area and in the surrounding cities where they would be given to needy families. We were only there for an hour (that is how long the volunteer shift went), but it was an hour well spent. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the food bank - getting ready to start work.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">If you or your spouse haven't had the opportunity to do many service activities as a couple, I highly recommend this date! Not only are you growing as a person, but exposing your relationship to these kinds of situations will help your marriage grow as well. Plus, you can't help but have your heart filled with love, kindness, and charity when you are serving others. So naturally those positive feelings will reflect back on the relationship you have with your spouse. Double bonus? It's free. A completely free date. Wahoo! We love FREE, don't we?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready to taste our delicious square ice cream.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The second part of our date was a fun candy shop that just opened. It's not your ordinary candy store...it's themed after the game Candy Land. Anyone remember playing that game growing up? I do! I do! This is a cute little candy store that reminds me of that Christmas story where "visions of lollipops danced in their heads". Speaking of lollipops...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam about to lick a CRICKET sucker. We checked the ingredients - sugar and cricket. SICK!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">The other cool part about this candy store is all of the "old school" candy they have stocked on their shelves. I haven't seen a lot of this candy since I was a child, which really brings me back to when I was growing up and finding some of these candies in my stocking from Santa. It was fun for all of us to look through and reminisce about candy we used to have when we were little, but you can't find it anymore. <em>Until now.</em> <br />
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</em></div><div style="text-align: center;">A cute way to end your date? Give your hubby one of these "Free Kiss" tins on your way home (you can totally make your own!). Be sure to tell him not to use it all up at once (*WINK*).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I ran across this <a href="http://www.askdanandjennifer.com/sex-intimacy/sex-tips-advice/sexy-fun-with-candy-5-sweet-treats-to-try-tonight/">article</a> while I was online one day, and it is the full inspiration behind my last couple weeks of flirty fun with my husband! </span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">A flirty appetite for your husband </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">+</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">a little su'um-su'um sweet </div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">=</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sure Fire Foreplay!</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Relax! LOL *<i>Fabulous</i> marriages know that foreplay is a <i>fabulous</i> word!* </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Imagine this...<i> You finish preparing for bed and come out of the bathroom in your favorite nightie. Wait, what is that around your neck? Your husband watches as you stretch your candy necklace - yes - candy necklace on one finger up to your mouth and wink at him as you take a bite. That's ALL IT TAKES! Simply walk over to him and bare your neck like a victim ready for a vampire's kiss... and let him take over any way he'd like.</i></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWRQrQwBahx2joY43Er86yvGmsG97PZ-WcotErFarA3M_jzk5cBpsGeutSQ_YUQaOJEu4cUEmUGQRerZXwxZCxfDX0Vt3TSpmGLIk1FHT_EGLq8JoeZPFVZESH4ZtMh2dF1PTdxoYG_I/s1600/Kiitty+necklace+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWRQrQwBahx2joY43Er86yvGmsG97PZ-WcotErFarA3M_jzk5cBpsGeutSQ_YUQaOJEu4cUEmUGQRerZXwxZCxfDX0Vt3TSpmGLIk1FHT_EGLq8JoeZPFVZESH4ZtMh2dF1PTdxoYG_I/s320/Kiitty+necklace+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><br />
</i></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;">Not feeling sexy? Wondering why the heck you're lacking motivation to be flirty at all? Hello! Awesome solution is to doll yourself up by applying gorgeous, full, long eyelashes! <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/07/bedroom-eyes-secrets-revealed.html">This post</a> tells you all the secrets to easy, perfect, sexy eyes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Often it's the goodnight kiss that is the gatekeeper to "scoring" or not. One goodnight kiss sweetly says, "I love you, and I'm content to cuddle and fall right to sleep tonight" and <u><i>the other</i></u> goodnight kiss says, "I love you and can't get enough of you right now! Bring it on!" </span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">One way to introduce <i><u>the other</u> </i>goodnight kiss is with my little friend, Pop Rocks.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make sure he's ready for your kiss as you get a fair amount of Pop Rocks in your mouth. As they begin to party on your tongue, give him a surprise kiss he'll never forget. I pretty much guarantee he'll want to try it twice! </span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another fun kissin' candy is Red Hots! Mints are great and all, but there's just something about a "hot" candy that is small and easily passed between mouths... Maybe that's not your thing, that's ok, LOL. With a few Red Hots before or during a kiss, it's sure to bring some hot and new sensation either way!<i> </i></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Last, but certainly not least is an issue I know I can't be alone in thinking... </span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Edible Panties taste gross! So whatcha gonna do? Yep! Make your own out of your favorite flavor of Fruit Roll Ups and Fruit By The Foot. De-li-cious if I do say so myself.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's not Victoria's Secret, but it's dang cute and totally flirty! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fruit By The Foot comes with a design already cut in it so you just peel it along the lines and you have your "lacey" g-string sides without having to cut or take extra time. Several styles of patterns come in a box. Seriously, this is so simple and obvious, there is no tutorial needed, but if you want a whole other post <i>just</i> about "edibles" then leave a little comment, and I will come up with some more ideas! Oh, and if you have trouble making it stick together, just lick your finger a little bit - it's all the glue you'll need! Besides you'll be wearing it for like 1 minute before it's put to good use! *A-hem* What? You know it's true.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now when your MAN mentions he likes a certain candy, think of a way to "flirtify" it into the bedroom! </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope this gets your creativity flowing! </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Especially with the holidays right around the corner, there are always sweets around. Put 'em to good use! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Rock on, Sistahs!</span> </span></span><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/KIIRSTEN.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0px 0px transparent; border: medium none;" /></center></div>Kiirsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17473569245941006119noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-32929525709431822752010-12-03T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-03T05:00:00.634-08:00Guest Blogger: Nate (Charlene's Husband)<center><i>My sweet husband surprised me with yet another perfect birthday! My favorite thing about this day was he got the entire day off! He is really busy and our time together is limited. This meant more to me than words can describe. Our Hubby Guest Blogger for this month is my man, Nate! </i></center><br />
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<center><i>My one and only true LOVE whom I can't wait to grow old with!</i></center><br />
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<center>At some point in every man's life, he comes to the crossroad of wanting to do something nice for a particular someone else. This can be very dangerous for your self esteem and overall "manhood" if you botch things up. Most of the time flowers play some part of this complex formula that equal the affections of their love. This post is designed to help you to portray and express those feelings of love and affections in a smooth and intimate kind of way.</center><br />
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<div alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/CHARLENE.gif" style="text-align: center;">The power of a flower is actually intensely effective when used in the right way. What I mean is that every flower has a specific meaning and feel. Not only does each flower have a meaning but the color of that flower also has identifying characteristics and purpose.<br />
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</div><div alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/CHARLENE.gif" style="text-align: center;">As my wife's b~day was coming up, I decided to try out the flower thing throughout the day. I went <a href="http://www.flowermeaning.org/index.html">here</a>, <a href="http://www.hotdateideas.com/gift-ideas-flowers">here</a> and <a href="http://www.articlealley.com/article_29967_27.html">here</a> to find all the info about each flower. As there are many flowers described in these websites, I picked those that I could relate to and use in a creative way to show my wife how much I love her, all day long. Here are some ideas of what I did....<br />
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<div align="center">First thing in the morning I laid a path of pink rose petals out of the bedroom and into the kitchen where I had made her breakfast. When she had woken up and followed the fresh scented trail, I had prepared a little message that I presented to her which basically said something along the lines of, "I am the luckiest man alive to wake up every day and see your beautiful smiling face next to me. These pink rose pedals represent how <strong>beautiful</strong> you are when you wake up and how <strong>grateful</strong> you are when you sleep. I could watch you sleep in peace all night and admire how perfect your face is." I didn't want to make it too mushy with it being only the beginning of the day.</div><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Next I gave her freshly picked sunflowers from our own garden. The sunflower represents adoration, warmth, joy and just having a <strong>good time together</strong>. My wife loves to laugh and loves our quality time together. After I gave her the flowers and told her I loved her warm, bright, fun personality I also handed her a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">season</span> of "The Office." Which happens to be just one of our <em>many</em> favorite past time together. <span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Pink/Purple Carnations express <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gratitude</span></strong> for the woman that she is. I sent her to get a massage then swept, mopped and scrubbed our kitchen and then displayed the Carnations in there. When she got home I looked her in the eyes and sincerely expressed my love and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">appreciation</span> for the wonderful mother and wife she is <em>every day</em>.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The Lilies were probably my favorite flower that I gave her. The white lily represents <strong>purity</strong> in <em>heart</em> and in <em>mind</em>. I found the perfect poem about lilies that I printed off along with a short message of why I think she is 'Pure in Heart'.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Roses are an obvious reflection of <strong>love</strong>, <strong>beauty</strong> and <strong>passion</strong>. I gave these to her along with a simple invitation to come and enjoy a night out with me at all <em>her</em> favorite places.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This was the rarest flower that I found. The Orchid was a great choice to end the day in the bedroom. The Orchid is the "<strong>princess flower</strong>" and is used to make her feel special and pampered. It has a very sensual feel about it and was the perfect prelude to the happenings of the rest of the night.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>THANK YOU NATE</i><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>for taking the time to put this post together!</i><i> </i></div><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>As many of you may know, "In a marriage the man might be the head of the family but the wife is the neck and she can turn the head any direction she wants." ~My Big Fat Greek Wedding</i><i> </i></div><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Well, I have a little secret.... You might remember </i><a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/09/rockin-review-hot-date-ideas.html"><i>this</i></a><i> post I did a while back. As I was doing my research for that review I found myself leaving their website up on the computer knowing perfectly well my husband would be the next person on the computer and it would be the first thing that he saw. Later to make sure he got the hint, about a week </i><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><i>before</i></span><i> my birthday as we were editing that post together I said, "Oh, that would be so cute to do for </i><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><i>someone's</i></span><i> birthday!" Men are simple... if you want something done... just tell them. (I just have to add he did a great job adding his own twist to the idea! I was </i><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><i>sooo</i></span><i> surprised and not expecting all the creativity he put into his all day Day Date! I was thinking just one little flower with one little meaning! My man always goes above and beyond!) If there is one thing my marriage has it's great communication. We might not always agree but we always talk about what's going on in each other's life, our budget, family hopes and dreams then make sure we are on the right path, what would help make life easier for the other spouse, and of course the s</i><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><i>weet</i></span><i> simple things like flowers in a freshly cleaned kitchen!</i></div><br />
<center><img alt="" class="alignright" src="http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/flygirl165/CHARLENE.gif" style="background: 0px 0px; border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;" /> </center>Charhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822645668930063497noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6387890256379910888.post-30281006360769590862010-12-02T05:00:00.000-08:002010-12-17T06:18:40.993-08:00Christmas Treat Ideas<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><em>Treats for the Sweet</em></strong></span><br />
One of the most stressful parts of the holiday season is cooking up treats for all of our friends, neighbors, and family members. It can get pretty insane some years and our list seems to grow exponentially the older we get. I've also noticed in the past few years that it's getting harder and harder to make my treats look cute and festive because I'm always down to the wire on getting them out the door! So <em>THIS</em> year I decided to reel in the help of my dear husband and make a date night out of it. Granted, there was lots of work to be done, but when I made him my assistant AND the official taste tester of the night...well, he just couldn't refuse! LOL. What man doesn't want to be the Christmas treat taste tester? I also promised him a very special reward following all of his hard work. More on that to follow...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I decided that for this post I really wanted to get input from some of my Diva friends. Not only that, I want YOUR input on what treats you're planning this year. In this post you are going to find some scrumptious treats that everyone will love and are easy to make. Guaranteed! At the end of this post feel free to link up. We are <em>very</em> excited to see what you have up your sleeves this year.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Lisa M. - Nut Rocha</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Lisa M. gave me this recipe and I just had to try it out for myself. It truly is divine! It's so easy and it really goes a long way. If you are looking to make something in bulk, this is definitely the recipe for you!<br />
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2 C. sugar<br />
2 T light-color corn syrup<br />
1/3 C. water<br />
1 11 1/2-ounce package (1 3/4 C.) milk chocolate pieces<br />
1 C. finely chopped toasted nuts (We used pecans!)<br />
<ul></ul>Makes about 40 servings<br />
<div></div><div>For the rest of the Nut Rocha recipe, click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/t7G8IAqI/Christmas_Treats_for_the_Sweet.html">HERE</a> for your <em>free</em> download.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Kiirsten - Fudge </span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Speaking of simple...Kiirsten's fudge is D-E-licious AND super easy! There's only THREE ingredients! Oh, and did I mention this is one of those fudge recipes that you would hide in your closet with...just so you could eat the whole pan by yourself? It is. (Oh, come on! Stop pretending like you've never done that! lol)<br />
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1 Can Sweetened Condensed Milk<br />
1/4 C. Real Butter + 1/4 C. Margarine<br />
<ul></ul> Microwave on HALF power for 3 - 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour into a pan and refrigerate for a couple hours or until set up. Nuts could be an optional variation.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/ZcCdXNd2/Christmas_Reindeer_Treat.html">HERE</a> for your <em>free</em> poem printable.<br />
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Just a little shovel here and some "droppings" from your front lawn will make this treat the best one yet! Wipe your hands of the mess in your kitchen and skip to the joy of giving.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Erika - "Twizz" The Season...</span><br />
Here is an adorable idea that is so easy it feels like no time at all. Just take some scrapbook paper, ribbon, then print out your cute message and there you have it! Treats done!<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tara - Have a"Souper" Christmas!!</span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Here is another "souper" easy idea! Tara found a great deal on some darling soup bowls one year. She continued on with her "bargain shopping" spree and purchased some soup, packets of recipe cards, & crackers in bulk....and all for great prices! (Think dollar store, Costco, AND Michael's $1 section!!) Put them all in the cute soup bowl, wrap them in cellophane (which<em> always</em> dresses things up) and add <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/5FNA4dH3/Christmas_Soup_Tags.html">THIS</a> cute tag. Easy-peezy!!<br />
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</div>Want some more fabulous recipes from my kitchen to yours? Click <a href="http://www.4shared.com/document/t7G8IAqI/Christmas_Treats_for_the_Sweet.html">HERE</a> to download your <em>free</em> Christmas recipe list for this holiday season. Some to share and some to keep for your own family! (Er, or your unmentionable closet time.) Each one of these recipes is a sure winner in my house. Plus, you'll get all of the above recipes, too! Go ahead. Download it for free. You know you want to. {wink}<br />
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The BIG topper of the night? Guess what my husband got as a reward for being such a <em>willing</em> helper? You can find out all about His reward in <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/12/intimate-moments-santa-baby.html">THIS</a> post. Appropriately entitled, <a href="http://thedahlingdatingdivas.blogspot.com/2010/12/intimate-moments-santa-baby.html">"<em>Santa Baby</em>...".</a></div><br />
Now we want to know what <em>YOU'RE</em> making for Christmas treats this year. Will you share? Link up below!<br />
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