tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25763819370373678132024-03-13T18:58:40.876-04:00Magnolia Mamas The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.comBlogger1444125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-22232308370512070102024-03-08T17:31:00.000-05:002024-03-08T17:31:18.415-05:00College Visits and Campus Tours<p style="text-align: center;"><i>Thank you <a href="https://getintocollege.com/" target="_blank">Bright Horizons College Coach</a> for sponsoring this blog post. All thoughts, ideas and experiences are my own! </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eRdwI31kZd7vCnJAgkFKrMDQwkJbB5-338iMZoJgq03po3-PqTSOBjUBDo-rnbaPq05ExhSLQ50inZY2Ul7dve33lUTUcjCw1eQCoLbQchxjOc6pHWikmpRwaOzDa3N0dnnYdzWWyLXLaXUe7R1mVisdhRkl9HHjQq-5fvWOMPuZA6g9s6-upStfb8E/s1869/IMG_5686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="1402" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eRdwI31kZd7vCnJAgkFKrMDQwkJbB5-338iMZoJgq03po3-PqTSOBjUBDo-rnbaPq05ExhSLQ50inZY2Ul7dve33lUTUcjCw1eQCoLbQchxjOc6pHWikmpRwaOzDa3N0dnnYdzWWyLXLaXUe7R1mVisdhRkl9HHjQq-5fvWOMPuZA6g9s6-upStfb8E/w480-h640/IMG_5686.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><br /></i><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">We are getting back into the swing of things after being on Winter Break a few weeks ago and then being out of town for a cheer competition last weekend! During Winter Break Handley, my oldest, had practice during the week and since I knew we wouldn't be going on vacation anywhere, I decided to schedule a few college visits with her. We'd been to a few schools for college cheer clinics over the past year, but I had several friends with older kids tell me that they highly recommend doing campus tours early and taking advantage of school breaks during your student's junior year. It was great advice because while it would be nice to go during the summer, we've realized that you really get a better feel for the school if you go visit when the colleges are having classes. You can see the type of students that are walking around campus, get a feel for what life is like there on a typical day, and fully understand the culture of each campus. Plus, I'm learning that she will start applying early in her senior year, so having the majority of visits completed really helps with deciding where she will apply! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSsHCD2PYtK6DjeE1EGKvl79k-h44ijZEl56hHbXTTt3PqY4nacsEoBN89vICJEFloxy-gC2JGeDgZa-13qJBGsz1Q61Vdd9SIJ9nvDWB1VCXUblsSPzwBH9fWSjXk16FEBga2Ndg4eclYm2oP0Uycv_cafpbF4MjwrjqZAQ7RDCdYSJzy68qS3nSgxI/s3358/IMG_2563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSsHCD2PYtK6DjeE1EGKvl79k-h44ijZEl56hHbXTTt3PqY4nacsEoBN89vICJEFloxy-gC2JGeDgZa-13qJBGsz1Q61Vdd9SIJ9nvDWB1VCXUblsSPzwBH9fWSjXk16FEBga2Ndg4eclYm2oP0Uycv_cafpbF4MjwrjqZAQ7RDCdYSJzy68qS3nSgxI/s3358/IMG_2563.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxkvJlGRN1Kr4s2Z40vDM1dun5djPAoKkps8Q3XtOUDs-LfTmDgmfPds7wd4YtfalukrVU692qwdOU_JeWl7joIlwRytmvDAgq0sVrfWFEjNHELLpDb37_fQErwwljW2APOoLKbPn1VfZvP5dov2QnWku6ok5v6zyK9JADCCjHVX7qX8t5YPJD1bjBlU/s4032/IMG_2555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIxkvJlGRN1Kr4s2Z40vDM1dun5djPAoKkps8Q3XtOUDs-LfTmDgmfPds7wd4YtfalukrVU692qwdOU_JeWl7joIlwRytmvDAgq0sVrfWFEjNHELLpDb37_fQErwwljW2APOoLKbPn1VfZvP5dov2QnWku6ok5v6zyK9JADCCjHVX7qX8t5YPJD1bjBlU/w480-h640/IMG_2555.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="3358" data-original-width="2519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSsHCD2PYtK6DjeE1EGKvl79k-h44ijZEl56hHbXTTt3PqY4nacsEoBN89vICJEFloxy-gC2JGeDgZa-13qJBGsz1Q61Vdd9SIJ9nvDWB1VCXUblsSPzwBH9fWSjXk16FEBga2Ndg4eclYm2oP0Uycv_cafpbF4MjwrjqZAQ7RDCdYSJzy68qS3nSgxI/w480-h640/IMG_2563.jpg" width="480" /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">While each of our tours have been a little different, they are generally the same at each school we went to. You start by making a campus tour reservation on the school's website. They do fill up quickly, so I definitely recommend booking them as far in advance as possible. Each school let us indicate how many guests would be attending (in addition to the student) and while we saw several families with siblings and both parents, most prospective students had one parent with them. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3jGPFx5GDB1OK893_zXQeUg0gyAO1dciLhVP6iCGzkezUXRgxLDxossVKqeC0QKQeWyXV-nnVuRErz8IRw8K2-1qSx2OCk29Tkq_01_SXiOUoXHFMSZus_KNeXIGutogTfYDii5LxSfeBbN4G9Cy3HNIlwnsWFVZWjAr05IKKa_3vTs8xCOtvxahy68/s2063/IMG_2523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="2063" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3jGPFx5GDB1OK893_zXQeUg0gyAO1dciLhVP6iCGzkezUXRgxLDxossVKqeC0QKQeWyXV-nnVuRErz8IRw8K2-1qSx2OCk29Tkq_01_SXiOUoXHFMSZus_KNeXIGutogTfYDii5LxSfeBbN4G9Cy3HNIlwnsWFVZWjAr05IKKa_3vTs8xCOtvxahy68/w640-h376/IMG_2523.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOGEwj6ujUYPc3neruSHNvqWIvzTIoZvfswceIoi3Yc6MN9hnlS10P0Aa3iBCc_arWfDhaDAu91m0dwlNSkHgXdgozgIP0L-PRvse_Q1APMPF58d-5O4wLgz0-DVFgZbiOvMipU0TKCaFZIM-6Zqktn5GE7zk9EsWU-tsvH7XRssp37Ry4C8kpwt9jUA/s4032/IMG_2549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOGEwj6ujUYPc3neruSHNvqWIvzTIoZvfswceIoi3Yc6MN9hnlS10P0Aa3iBCc_arWfDhaDAu91m0dwlNSkHgXdgozgIP0L-PRvse_Q1APMPF58d-5O4wLgz0-DVFgZbiOvMipU0TKCaFZIM-6Zqktn5GE7zk9EsWU-tsvH7XRssp37Ry4C8kpwt9jUA/w480-h640/IMG_2549.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFvpb7hEzw99MZX705qb9lPaWXlNtXgB9jXRqvlTbKb8vWqHhhN1nmkpl7a3bjxZyThZqCPzGoPpOmHIhNwIeMdT2t7TL4RxzdT_FcyOioO95HdkZ2_Ww92ky3-9hl59mneTgx_mzCMXlyxtPjtCh2-AXMtc8mAMYWe6U__-ITU199wmuT5adnCa-ulM/s3299/IMG_2538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3299" data-original-width="2474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFvpb7hEzw99MZX705qb9lPaWXlNtXgB9jXRqvlTbKb8vWqHhhN1nmkpl7a3bjxZyThZqCPzGoPpOmHIhNwIeMdT2t7TL4RxzdT_FcyOioO95HdkZ2_Ww92ky3-9hl59mneTgx_mzCMXlyxtPjtCh2-AXMtc8mAMYWe6U__-ITU199wmuT5adnCa-ulM/w480-h640/IMG_2538.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>For each college visit we've been on we like to start with a drive around campus and the town to get acquainted with our surroundings. Next we try to have lunch at a fun local spot and do some shopping. This has always provided us with great opportunities to chat with some current students who are generally working at the local shops and restaurants. We love to check out the book store for some gear and of course then take the official campus tour. Each visit we have done has begun with an information session about the admissions process and an overview of the University before splitting into smaller groups for the tour. Some schools have been walking tours around campus and others have been on a bus or shuttle with stops to see some of the highlights. We learned SO much on our tours because they are all given by current students and it is nice to hear their thoughts and be able to ask questions of someone who is currently enrolled.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWFjkctDrZU0tmBio2IWCm02oj6S1xBmZTHyreXxdIRWXp9GHNheksYgsbu_hKfdNxNPZzI9iw4GZr8eD6JIBLWJWi9GDYC4o2S-4afnja6J38BMbWZDnEFn8cb0FOzBWYmxK5ozLK3y_h27GyTz2lt4dpss9bfAZCMSnutWzJzKNigmfZSxD9Psems4/s3112/IMG_1036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3112" data-original-width="2334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWFjkctDrZU0tmBio2IWCm02oj6S1xBmZTHyreXxdIRWXp9GHNheksYgsbu_hKfdNxNPZzI9iw4GZr8eD6JIBLWJWi9GDYC4o2S-4afnja6J38BMbWZDnEFn8cb0FOzBWYmxK5ozLK3y_h27GyTz2lt4dpss9bfAZCMSnutWzJzKNigmfZSxD9Psems4/w480-h640/IMG_1036.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrdvmbZq7c2rhxiA8NLY4XWozpGVvfUxLMG8cRevIU0gu85Ev4ElrHLT2YUp7E_1va5jr-w21Xjz6fzCla0CTzJYLPqlopQNi3LiniQLakmseqHhXPCD3svj7nugT6JtMcvGNPgHmvI9-Z16lf_eWVHcurSARUYm5Pw8sU5buBpZso7z5z0uIYy5rD9Y/s4032/IMG_1029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrdvmbZq7c2rhxiA8NLY4XWozpGVvfUxLMG8cRevIU0gu85Ev4ElrHLT2YUp7E_1va5jr-w21Xjz6fzCla0CTzJYLPqlopQNi3LiniQLakmseqHhXPCD3svj7nugT6JtMcvGNPgHmvI9-Z16lf_eWVHcurSARUYm5Pw8sU5buBpZso7z5z0uIYy5rD9Y/w480-h640/IMG_1029.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's been really exciting to learn about a lot of different schools and what makes each of them unique! I've enjoyed trying to imagine my daughter on each campus and to hear her take on each one that we've visited so far. I feel like there are things about all of them that she has liked and hope when it comes time to make her final decisions that all of these visits will prove valuable. Thankfully, her college counselor from <a href="https://getintocollege.com/" target="_blank">Bright Horizons College Coach</a> has been incredibly helpful during this process. Not only has she given guidance on what to take note of during each college visit, but she also helped put together a customized college list based on Handley's interests, her transcript, and an in-depth survey she took. It was nice because the schools were broken into probably, possible, and reach categories. That list helped us think about a few more schools that weren't on our initial radar that we might want to check out. This process has been fun so far and it is so hard for me to believe that this time next year we'll likely be planning dorm room decor! </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about Bright Horizons College Coach!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://getintocollege.com/" target="_blank">Website </a> || <a href="https://www.instagram.com/collegecoachbh/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> || <a href="https://www.facebook.com/collegecoach/" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span></div><p></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-3630345393955754362024-02-19T23:25:00.003-05:002024-02-19T23:25:22.376-05:00Fashion Fix {Cowgirl Boots from Amazon}<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Giddy up, girls! I love that the cowgirl boot trend is continuing and I hope it is here to stay. My daughter has an upcoming event she needs to wear boots for and I came across so many affordable pairs on my search so I though I'd share them! </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/AVvXsEgocPQGcB2hVEKkdMnUryUVxgikIAqKOQTxs9sITq2QCut5z623jgWkJd6r2Ssx15JW-CZCL4nBXGoVFjjfJQG-R53HMAry7xB1qptiGFth4wPz4aavjyGpK8-ZJH-LvM0vVB-Q4ULkh7V_qfR5E-PdDZ2mJzYXX0jpset7ecMiNc98oKO_RTgo2UCd1g8/s1500/Vacation%20Inspiration%206%20-%208.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocPQGcB2hVEKkdMnUryUVxgikIAqKOQTxs9sITq2QCut5z623jgWkJd6r2Ssx15JW-CZCL4nBXGoVFjjfJQG-R53HMAry7xB1qptiGFth4wPz4aavjyGpK8-ZJH-LvM0vVB-Q4ULkh7V_qfR5E-PdDZ2mJzYXX0jpset7ecMiNc98oKO_RTgo2UCd1g8/w446-h670/Vacation%20Inspiration%206%20-%208.PNG" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://amzn.to/4bD5UQR" target="_blank">Silver Boots</a> ($35.99) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://amzn.to/3T4OnJR" target="_blank">Black Boots</a> - ($49.99)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://amzn.to/42J0QWY" target="_blank">Gold Boots</a> ($49.99)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <a href="https://amzn.to/4bLG0Ks">Pink Metallic Boots</a> - ($35.99)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <a href="https://amzn.to/3OOfNRO" target="_blank">Light Pink Boots</a> ($59.99)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. <a href="https://amzn.to/3OQvQ1z" target="_blank">Ivory Boots</a> - ($59.99)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. <a href="https://amzn.to/4bAZqSi" target="_blank">White Tall Boots</a> ($59.99)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. <a href="https://amzn.to/48mHiJ9" target="_blank">Classic Boots</a> ($52.00)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. <a href="https://amzn.to/3T3uDWX" target="_blank">White Boots</a> ($49.99)</div><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-81871868771019343792023-11-29T18:07:00.002-05:002023-11-29T18:07:45.046-05:005 Holiday Favorites from Findlay Rowe {+ A Giveaway!}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcdAV0vyTmhRVnZnCieJElLzMb45Z2aG4qE3wcg87TkhhdiNfry6ecwVLPiMHD5mq1NV7S_YSCcPY-qRVWda613Y61ayDepKcGhdoJ8iEhN8iQgGMcQEzWRSQyEZLvV8jCCaAVsHWXPq_XT_0bX4LiZP8G8qbucyLcKYVz2C_zLVgxMxrZ9pYZdX9Ffg/s640/IMG_6756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcdAV0vyTmhRVnZnCieJElLzMb45Z2aG4qE3wcg87TkhhdiNfry6ecwVLPiMHD5mq1NV7S_YSCcPY-qRVWda613Y61ayDepKcGhdoJ8iEhN8iQgGMcQEzWRSQyEZLvV8jCCaAVsHWXPq_XT_0bX4LiZP8G8qbucyLcKYVz2C_zLVgxMxrZ9pYZdX9Ffg/w640-h480/IMG_6756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">There's always so much to love about the holidays, but one of our favorites that we look forward to each year...</p><p style="text-align: center;">Holidays at <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Findlay Rowe</a>! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUL5LJ820z0oRfEJKad83DYwiqe2CW8Z6yqsGmKguB9nww0Kuer5B_EsjbNxupipwgWlWcjIoeiRDRYhR7_7c2j3rA-52db-NSSnwv91Jz6yLoVBifWdsNV0sQIyusBiCDV-EsyeBSGZYj8DioRlyg65QidsB-Y9aEK4EVzmc8wX8udbgFQS6_FCJ8AU/s2016/IMG_5115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUL5LJ820z0oRfEJKad83DYwiqe2CW8Z6yqsGmKguB9nww0Kuer5B_EsjbNxupipwgWlWcjIoeiRDRYhR7_7c2j3rA-52db-NSSnwv91Jz6yLoVBifWdsNV0sQIyusBiCDV-EsyeBSGZYj8DioRlyg65QidsB-Y9aEK4EVzmc8wX8udbgFQS6_FCJ8AU/w480-h640/IMG_5115.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Long time readers know we go way back with the Findlay Rowe ladies. But newcomers, pay attention! The sister duo behind Findlay Rowe is equal parts entertaining and stylish. From luxury fashion, to crafting the most delicious cocktail, and everything in between - give them a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/findlayrowe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow on Instagram</a> for some daily happy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipudk-jsHUMmrJmabkYAM1fcZ-JOt_XG-q5IRCVK8378NMR2UJZTb3Lmx_czHGgp9jqd9nAzTv8RvMGO60ROJGkEPHmCXxnb0uflBggIUaBZXRfJNno1eZZ3zm3fCMw72Kb2uR7B8ulm8JBwJRD2YE9Xi7svRNkpQYFj0bc0YTIhFusGMxa6BjH1dvQEE/s2016/IMG_5113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipudk-jsHUMmrJmabkYAM1fcZ-JOt_XG-q5IRCVK8378NMR2UJZTb3Lmx_czHGgp9jqd9nAzTv8RvMGO60ROJGkEPHmCXxnb0uflBggIUaBZXRfJNno1eZZ3zm3fCMw72Kb2uR7B8ulm8JBwJRD2YE9Xi7svRNkpQYFj0bc0YTIhFusGMxa6BjH1dvQEE/w480-h640/IMG_5113.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b>Each year we do a little something with them to kick off the holiday season. This year we browsed the boutique and picked out five things that top our lists for gifting this year. With both the Roswell location and the Woodstock location packed to the brim with amazing goodies and festive decor everywhere you turn, it was tough to limit it to just five! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's a look at our favorites, but as always feel free to browse on their website, and stay on the lookout for some amazing sales, giveaways, and deals they have planned over the next few weeks! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DdgpfGxZugtOXtZE-wF3GOX8hwkieXXiGPtm_CxeULb0qjaO-7WCDOfxZ8vau7lbJtjt-vFQroKV_KC04N2D7ux__HRUdNtjLhJATCrdMO8X5zKyMUcDN1TWwdnjPjwqhXTaA4v6Fa-hlS7Jx4jdecbojiegKWn0OkJKW1SNOhiWrPpx80_7b0IdDs4/s2016/IMG_5111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DdgpfGxZugtOXtZE-wF3GOX8hwkieXXiGPtm_CxeULb0qjaO-7WCDOfxZ8vau7lbJtjt-vFQroKV_KC04N2D7ux__HRUdNtjLhJATCrdMO8X5zKyMUcDN1TWwdnjPjwqhXTaA4v6Fa-hlS7Jx4jdecbojiegKWn0OkJKW1SNOhiWrPpx80_7b0IdDs4/w480-h640/IMG_5111.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">5 FINDLAY ROWE FAVORITES</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>FAVORITE #1: <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/collections/jewelry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Jewelry</a></b><br />Who doesn't love a little shiny bauble as a gift? The host to major brands like Enewton, Kendra Scott, InspireDesigns, Julie Vos, Budha Girl, Ronaldo and more - Findlay Rowe is a one stop shop for jewelry lovers of all ages and styles! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtn5X83dobb4B3tzUogQkHh-ZrFsCie9hXUjtJXKlfUf39WKfLoUxGz5LPhXwYCAON8Hm9LQM6qqY4XiSNVymzDWDf9vNOzzlSHw8jdxYBEWG8A-dPQdR4FDL7UbUGGkFpImA9Hoenxv3fZlHlRCppqdsoyruUjDA3T8OTT3LZDT20CgwHWVOeJxTlRM/s1861/IMG_5081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="1396" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtn5X83dobb4B3tzUogQkHh-ZrFsCie9hXUjtJXKlfUf39WKfLoUxGz5LPhXwYCAON8Hm9LQM6qqY4XiSNVymzDWDf9vNOzzlSHw8jdxYBEWG8A-dPQdR4FDL7UbUGGkFpImA9Hoenxv3fZlHlRCppqdsoyruUjDA3T8OTT3LZDT20CgwHWVOeJxTlRM/w480-h640/IMG_5081.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-rvGPmkXR_Ne0fsV495X0aLPXKPFra5aeT89oTpB2cEBCr3NGg9olCEY99f5t6e7sw3RssCIlY6C1BbpXpSV9323adOGY4EchvZX_Uw2zSDcaYEZk9P7HpI_8t8Pp802OoZsIOtUrPPHqnbOWQk1gQF76WVduNlIgAMalIbumRs7YO5tiFQcUAJAp8k/s2016/IMG_5072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-rvGPmkXR_Ne0fsV495X0aLPXKPFra5aeT89oTpB2cEBCr3NGg9olCEY99f5t6e7sw3RssCIlY6C1BbpXpSV9323adOGY4EchvZX_Uw2zSDcaYEZk9P7HpI_8t8Pp802OoZsIOtUrPPHqnbOWQk1gQF76WVduNlIgAMalIbumRs7YO5tiFQcUAJAp8k/w480-h640/IMG_5072.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RP1pXwXMBt-Ah4q801hreCVLvDElijhiTvquT_eXn0mohhLVHomJUeRdS0h5Q-He9Kmq58GeM7012HBc0WfXKwVdefVWOF5dm9bcutSopRz3-itLyONocoNO_WXCsJ0oG9jzKizeeYmstR_qRZ3N_dXVI8T38-vdESbnVS6Od3HefJ4eOoxv9XTSG9w/s2016/IMG_5073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RP1pXwXMBt-Ah4q801hreCVLvDElijhiTvquT_eXn0mohhLVHomJUeRdS0h5Q-He9Kmq58GeM7012HBc0WfXKwVdefVWOF5dm9bcutSopRz3-itLyONocoNO_WXCsJ0oG9jzKizeeYmstR_qRZ3N_dXVI8T38-vdESbnVS6Od3HefJ4eOoxv9XTSG9w/w480-h640/IMG_5073.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2AOvd4ABnT8PrjJos-SU1fWqa1ZozhqFnu_U7B1MRM7SJ6MRz2MsUCSNrg7BsKA0s-i-7uW3mXxRLCBG8eagTkJEpixQzWiXyiVUA-G7l5TrCOWRaemMh6slO6Jl1Shdb74NEeBQ1ihi4BzF-5Q8AYwwLaSh8H2ZboBLub6R8h0P-T-pB3wI-10pzBw/s2016/IMG_5075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2AOvd4ABnT8PrjJos-SU1fWqa1ZozhqFnu_U7B1MRM7SJ6MRz2MsUCSNrg7BsKA0s-i-7uW3mXxRLCBG8eagTkJEpixQzWiXyiVUA-G7l5TrCOWRaemMh6slO6Jl1Shdb74NEeBQ1ihi4BzF-5Q8AYwwLaSh8H2ZboBLub6R8h0P-T-pB3wI-10pzBw/w480-h640/IMG_5075.jpg" width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEif4gjmZ1Y1Y6R7azyr1fH38m4Cyd2FDEpclpvy9lokirJNwO6yFZUbM7qhQPnQqSy4n7_P1TG38YUCueg5LqMv2MPmBuWGHLmQ9xFNmhu3zdaf_Kin0zcnYi2wnmBQqboX4_oZujhOh-Ja_rGhXDSxa95u8-yOMdTCZCCSrbBgXTXaGPuBbPxVaTYY564/s1172/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-29%20at%205.46.17%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1172" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4gjmZ1Y1Y6R7azyr1fH38m4Cyd2FDEpclpvy9lokirJNwO6yFZUbM7qhQPnQqSy4n7_P1TG38YUCueg5LqMv2MPmBuWGHLmQ9xFNmhu3zdaf_Kin0zcnYi2wnmBQqboX4_oZujhOh-Ja_rGhXDSxa95u8-yOMdTCZCCSrbBgXTXaGPuBbPxVaTYY564/w640-h620/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-29%20at%205.46.17%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>FAVORITE #2: <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/search?type=product&q=cup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Drink-ware</a></b><br />In our opinion a cup is a way of life. This is the year of the straw/handle cup. But really with all the cute patterns and styles available in stainless steel, every occasion from coffee to cocktails is covered! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6_E2FF_RiELfQQgUlPWYc00M0tht53LB7FnzOgqP1j04wdyp_iycTe-n47mLK7rM8DKDWWOvFxP0VdXgxO5YceSGHRtXHjrj_C5PfwThMfvWVtIkM6r7S9uu2Qb3BVgxY9HXGIVEeluuuBFZrhIWm-f9PHYfI6AN_Pxs-AWBHxE3DltbgrvEsQNA-G8/s2016/IMG_5085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6_E2FF_RiELfQQgUlPWYc00M0tht53LB7FnzOgqP1j04wdyp_iycTe-n47mLK7rM8DKDWWOvFxP0VdXgxO5YceSGHRtXHjrj_C5PfwThMfvWVtIkM6r7S9uu2Qb3BVgxY9HXGIVEeluuuBFZrhIWm-f9PHYfI6AN_Pxs-AWBHxE3DltbgrvEsQNA-G8/w480-h640/IMG_5085.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>FAVORITE #3: <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/search?type=product&q=barefoot+dreams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barefoot Dreams</a></b><br />Dream is the right word for this heavenly fabric. Findlay Rowe has a large stock of Barefoot Dreams, and we want to cuddle in each and every piece. Blankets, baby gifts, and heavenly cardigans - you can't go wrong gifting one of these items this year!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurP102uN5lKHb6CRR8T2E8iwXEdIOKSal9Ah7gP4qsNI1uTi3fmy6lL5VMehx3a878PO4CjI73CSoDLHXE_lAL5FgrKqFppBN78NiKNF8tIa8uwLvyV-n2HfWJJUUd3X1hTA4Y7Y9vemQgm7tO4liEgXH5H_uZ7QvYGkZoPR9N_1otNScn5fsKdrXXe0/s2016/IMG_5091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurP102uN5lKHb6CRR8T2E8iwXEdIOKSal9Ah7gP4qsNI1uTi3fmy6lL5VMehx3a878PO4CjI73CSoDLHXE_lAL5FgrKqFppBN78NiKNF8tIa8uwLvyV-n2HfWJJUUd3X1hTA4Y7Y9vemQgm7tO4liEgXH5H_uZ7QvYGkZoPR9N_1otNScn5fsKdrXXe0/w480-h640/IMG_5091.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhBg7B8bo7qCOzTWCObUuVJW3mmz6ifY0S3VydcgJyeEq4YJg2ihZy6qubX9ElRKSiR0o6G2t09fjunNLe_NhNfokyCIyRSRdB-2PfptcOsT0R-Yw2ceXK5Fx9zgmPPtK1m44UQD7FIJbgXpn1FArlickXIr2nmEt79DpYE6cRFGfzoxhe7HrHAQ_ukM/s800/ACS_0322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhBg7B8bo7qCOzTWCObUuVJW3mmz6ifY0S3VydcgJyeEq4YJg2ihZy6qubX9ElRKSiR0o6G2t09fjunNLe_NhNfokyCIyRSRdB-2PfptcOsT0R-Yw2ceXK5Fx9zgmPPtK1m44UQD7FIJbgXpn1FArlickXIr2nmEt79DpYE6cRFGfzoxhe7HrHAQ_ukM/w480-h640/ACS_0322.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojdrvKViIrw1VE2pqKLOZlOlHejeNrgRmJGIlGb-GnYxpy9QoQnfPCSSWxS3iZkZ-Jeic2Fos0tMyVV8zMJlpOZIH3qRVW3KAFK4Cz360mGxaX9KnAO_XMjB7WsejtAAL9TKJGBxqPXFRrRkL-TUHpQYNfTygIL_wKWGkR6mY-KrPTsHEutKFmX5kjl0/s640/ACS_1055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojdrvKViIrw1VE2pqKLOZlOlHejeNrgRmJGIlGb-GnYxpy9QoQnfPCSSWxS3iZkZ-Jeic2Fos0tMyVV8zMJlpOZIH3qRVW3KAFK4Cz360mGxaX9KnAO_XMjB7WsejtAAL9TKJGBxqPXFRrRkL-TUHpQYNfTygIL_wKWGkR6mY-KrPTsHEutKFmX5kjl0/w480-h640/ACS_1055.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>FAVORITE #4: <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/search?type=product&q=candles*" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Candles</a></b><br />Nothing says cozy like a candle. Even better? When they smell ahhhh-mazing! Capri Blue, Thymes, and Homesick are just a few that top our must gift list. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_bwTcp_RHP4f4BlROflNJ6OV8wzjHJgHHitp5bLZlempMmAQ9vzY9nsJHSB0RVn3HEuZGjzOyzIUj0V1w-IMXehtZVGANsKdM7t77pjccYD-MnSWrWgZS_riGFK72JAsgg2pRlV9vsMK1I_paqMfAC6bPNNZpbatl8vazCmewAKh4w04R-t8DCKz6Fo/s2016/IMG_5100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_bwTcp_RHP4f4BlROflNJ6OV8wzjHJgHHitp5bLZlempMmAQ9vzY9nsJHSB0RVn3HEuZGjzOyzIUj0V1w-IMXehtZVGANsKdM7t77pjccYD-MnSWrWgZS_riGFK72JAsgg2pRlV9vsMK1I_paqMfAC6bPNNZpbatl8vazCmewAKh4w04R-t8DCKz6Fo/w640-h480/IMG_5100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>FAVORITE #5: <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/collections/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Entertainment Pieces</a></b><br />If there is one thing you know the ladies of Findlay Rowe know how to do, it's host a party. They have sourced some amazing brands to full fill any and every hostess need. There are holiday centric pieces. There are every day pieces. There are girls night out pieces (non-breakable obviously). There even interchangeable options that cover you for any holiday (our favs!). So whether you have a chef, a bourbon drinker, a baker, or a breathing human on your list - there's something for everyone!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNIbZBNtsEUKZ2Mk9nfbS2oDHZYrtZN1goNQ6aFQZXA3sqFBiUANTlDy8kiwDQMTztUX68kx9jlezYrHpwzr2joRwo6vczpaEDQXjba6CXYf3Ovmlosb3iww6LcgsaT2UiMxzXaZgc2De5muSLKEIjWtgwtsnUe23yOqu1mk3-wiao9u5jzQNY_1Rw14/s2016/IMG_5118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNIbZBNtsEUKZ2Mk9nfbS2oDHZYrtZN1goNQ6aFQZXA3sqFBiUANTlDy8kiwDQMTztUX68kx9jlezYrHpwzr2joRwo6vczpaEDQXjba6CXYf3Ovmlosb3iww6LcgsaT2UiMxzXaZgc2De5muSLKEIjWtgwtsnUe23yOqu1mk3-wiao9u5jzQNY_1Rw14/w480-h640/IMG_5118.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">| <a href="https://www.findlayrowedesigns.com/collections/vietri-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vietri Collection</a> |</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 14px;">To kick off the holiday season, we’ve teamed up with Findlay Rowe</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> to give one person an extra special gift (and one of our favorites!)!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XD2TR9UigYLn8qa7xfD_ogEa_D1II8hmCyB5h_u3Wz2TZfUO0Qe5Y5LbhMjJg4o5VMbqIgV9JypFt2zz8h_lzM5EZeipuYFfa3y8-Va-WbdGHampomEOMgLFAkIB-B2NAaBy2ojVLNWMYg3OfnNLjQK2YVqEsRllD1vZM0qnIYXvAzTbx5NZ7PjygpQ/s2016/IMG_5130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2XD2TR9UigYLn8qa7xfD_ogEa_D1II8hmCyB5h_u3Wz2TZfUO0Qe5Y5LbhMjJg4o5VMbqIgV9JypFt2zz8h_lzM5EZeipuYFfa3y8-Va-WbdGHampomEOMgLFAkIB-B2NAaBy2ojVLNWMYg3OfnNLjQK2YVqEsRllD1vZM0qnIYXvAzTbx5NZ7PjygpQ/w480-h640/IMG_5130.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>🎄 Gift Includes...</b></i></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">- Nora Fleming bowl + Rudolph attachment</span></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">- Set of Roseanne Beck Die Cut Placemats</div></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">- 1 Caspari Mat</div></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">- Set of Caspari Holiday Napkins</div></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">- 1 Reindeer Spreader</div></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">- 1 Set of Two’s Company Evergreen Toothpicks</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">(A $150 value!)</i></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">To enter, just leave a comment on the blog or visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C0ArHMIueKU/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">THIS POST</a> on Instagram.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; 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Entries will be open until 11:59pm Thursday, November 30th. </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><i>HAPPY HOLIDAYS FRIENDS!!!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-64810573491372835582023-10-06T09:55:00.000-04:002023-10-06T09:55:01.785-04:008 Tips to Start (and Enjoy!) Reading<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaruC0VghEkCl5wXJS6Wa0tFbEGfWleWBnQBK2VElBTtxUrsLgaaavCYLDLhAZSf_RKj8VND1BPZiJrjwyokNU6ln-uQ9o3NlFkKDni4XHkSZR3O7K3O5KgBCJg_5cSraPVuXWGsIYlUQpOq6fsyppOiTQyCb_0M0YPmxvOwjgDSEPGUJR_NQyQshImE/s1920/8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaruC0VghEkCl5wXJS6Wa0tFbEGfWleWBnQBK2VElBTtxUrsLgaaavCYLDLhAZSf_RKj8VND1BPZiJrjwyokNU6ln-uQ9o3NlFkKDni4XHkSZR3O7K3O5KgBCJg_5cSraPVuXWGsIYlUQpOq6fsyppOiTQyCb_0M0YPmxvOwjgDSEPGUJR_NQyQshImE/w360-h640/8.png" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">We’ve both have always enjoyed reading. But, we have a TON of friends who didn’t grow up reading as much and want to get into it now. We get asked all the time…</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">“How do you read so many books?”</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">“I want to read, but how do you find the time?!”</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">“I can’t seem to enjoy reading. How do you get yourself to actually like it?!”</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Here are some quick tips we try to share on how to get into (and enjoy!) reading:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Set Realistic Goals</b>: Begin with achievable reading goals, like reading a certain number of pages or chapters each day or week. Even just set a timer for five minutes a day. Little bits here and there add up. Make it quick and easy with no pressure at the beginning!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Find Your Genre:</b> Experiment with different genres to discover what interests you the most, whether it’s fiction, non-fiction, fantasy, mystery, or something else. Friends who've said they don’t enjoy reading we’ve found are actually just reading the wrong things for them. Read a few chapters of different genres and see which ones hold your attention the most.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Create a Reading Space</b>: Designate a comfortable and quiet space for reading where you can immerse yourself in a book.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Build a Reading Routine</b>: Establish a regular reading schedule, such as reading before bedtime or during your commute. This is where we found a love for <a href="https://amzn.to/3ttmG2X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audio books</a>! Hello afternoon mom taxi time! (Here are <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2021/08/must-listen-audio-books.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">some of our past audio favorites</a> if you need some audio book inspiration!)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Join a Book Club</b>: Joining a book club can motivate you to read regularly and provide a platform for discussing books with others.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Make Use of Technology</b>: Consider using <a href="https://amzn.to/3RV3zZM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">e-readers</a> or audiobooks if physical books are less accessible or convenient for you. (<i>Again, audio books for the win!</i>)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Keep a Reading Journa</b>l: Document your reading journey by jotting down your thoughts, favorite quotes, or summaries of the books you read. We keep track on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>. We love that we can grab suggestions for other types of books we might like based on our ratings and interests.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Set Realistic Expectations</b>: Don’t pressure yourself to finish books quickly, or ones you don’t like. Enjoy the process of reading and savor each book at your own pace.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Remember, the key is to ENJOY reading! 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And listen, we are so here for it. Give us all the excuses for yummy desserts, cute costumes, and the chance to raid our kids’ candy collections straight through to Thanksgiving. (<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dibs on the KitKats!</em>).</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">What we aren’t here for is the free time to make all those Pinterest-worthy desserts and crafts. We wish we had the free time to create bats out of our kids’ sandwiches or bake a life-sized Frankenstein pizza, but sometimes life doesn’t always work out that way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdb0AyQVEStWskNaoNMiZD2QXaVQwyKFI1T35KpcFWRWM38RMK7nWLo-iT-KIZLznwdxqBsVc1Kb7AzE8pQMc8VgOgUB9lmDdV6sH3W8QlnkielUSgDQlF2g98Ia8PEYGaM2RtuUDdFlw2Y0C5W1lA4DNciERf4v2vNUv2PevcR98pfS23PiPeBa825M/s650/SpiderCupcakes9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdb0AyQVEStWskNaoNMiZD2QXaVQwyKFI1T35KpcFWRWM38RMK7nWLo-iT-KIZLznwdxqBsVc1Kb7AzE8pQMc8VgOgUB9lmDdV6sH3W8QlnkielUSgDQlF2g98Ia8PEYGaM2RtuUDdFlw2Y0C5W1lA4DNciERf4v2vNUv2PevcR98pfS23PiPeBa825M/w640-h424/SpiderCupcakes9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">We’ve worked some of our busy mom-approved witchcraft, and created these adorable spider cupcakes. The best part, (<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">aside from being delicious of course</em>) they only take a few moments to create. In just a few quick and easy steps you will have all that pin-worthy Halloween cuteness, without all the pin-worthy time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLPuljGaRkRbhuAFPNwUP11qLwg0aMZ-SuKfBf7UEcdDoXeH29vbkXnsZ44A_m8XXubKIZluESTslJuUJCbxg5ojFKmooA6cmxUiOfDttET4DNV0MxKrgKiDbA_QG2CFq7DH01U6BysQZAOjybmfGSP2Z5CqhvZ3ZLGW1GJA4i30V_cjC1rKung2Nm3k/s1102/Spooky-Spider-Cupcakes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLPuljGaRkRbhuAFPNwUP11qLwg0aMZ-SuKfBf7UEcdDoXeH29vbkXnsZ44A_m8XXubKIZluESTslJuUJCbxg5ojFKmooA6cmxUiOfDttET4DNV0MxKrgKiDbA_QG2CFq7DH01U6BysQZAOjybmfGSP2Z5CqhvZ3ZLGW1GJA4i30V_cjC1rKung2Nm3k/w424-h640/Spooky-Spider-Cupcakes.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><span style="font-size: 24.003px; letter-spacing: 0.129em; text-transform: uppercase;"><b>WHAT YOU’LL NEED</b></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em 1.655em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">1 pkg of boxed cupcake mix (<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">we used pumpkin for our cupcakes, but it would look cute with vanilla or chocolate as well!</em>)</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">1 container of frosting</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tube of decorators frosting</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">cupcake liners</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">1 toothpick</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">assorted spider rings</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">serving tray (we used <a href="https://rstyle.me/+QjhARxUazxcsn3PA5Kzs1Q" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">this striped one</a> and here is a <a href="https://rstyle.me/+A7Nrkv0saSy2tAq_wJZXmw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">more cost effective one</a>)</li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNISU7DX5kY_MjYtjBNxLNGM8h_LSJAczS2XvY8dYEdJe2gpq9nGofAIEmNedAEU63fkXc9ms1RFStJB1dJDsnqOc5sTYYLtywcpVsL3CmKRVDvVithLdEAquXvmXChkd6qJuAi1PU_fh1L2TXANiPBD34crqPeacgajror2wmZ-eBzBwW0YpBe3KmXo/s650/SpiderCupcakes4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="650" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNISU7DX5kY_MjYtjBNxLNGM8h_LSJAczS2XvY8dYEdJe2gpq9nGofAIEmNedAEU63fkXc9ms1RFStJB1dJDsnqOc5sTYYLtywcpVsL3CmKRVDvVithLdEAquXvmXChkd6qJuAi1PU_fh1L2TXANiPBD34crqPeacgajror2wmZ-eBzBwW0YpBe3KmXo/w640-h484/SpiderCupcakes4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16.002px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><h5 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 24.003px; letter-spacing: 0.129em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;">HOW TO CREATE YOUR SPOOKY SPIDER CUPCAKES</h5><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">1: Bake cupcakes according to box instructions. Let cool for approximately half an hour. (<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Note: If you want to speed up this process you can buy pre-made cupcakes as well. No judgment.</em>)</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">2: Once your cupcakes have cooled, place frosting on top spreading out generously. Don’t worry about creating any sort of pattern. You want the frosting to be as smooth and flat as possible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xUdrkmRu8Y8YUu8V8lAU7zWQMgg7I2YVo7YVXFif29QZSf9_XyN_g2xdq7Njx4mWc0EQWg3fXRciqngWTkHd2xmYFP6-XX4wHFLocgnWfH9TUKHrJmAo6xy2EewUz7vF5nSJIO774gav_sbGQx_VxW7-DWDd18YX2jpDVV-VJ1ewmXNPhSe-28_F4nU/s650/SpiderCupcakes5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xUdrkmRu8Y8YUu8V8lAU7zWQMgg7I2YVo7YVXFif29QZSf9_XyN_g2xdq7Njx4mWc0EQWg3fXRciqngWTkHd2xmYFP6-XX4wHFLocgnWfH9TUKHrJmAo6xy2EewUz7vF5nSJIO774gav_sbGQx_VxW7-DWDd18YX2jpDVV-VJ1ewmXNPhSe-28_F4nU/w640-h424/SpiderCupcakes5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">3: Take your decorator’s frosting and cut the end of the tip at an angle. Place a small dot of frosting in the middle of your cupcake. Then place rings of frosting around the dot increasing in size as you go. Repeat for all cupcakes.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih40EWilq7F8tXdvUNP3O7xtpQgLv9SJ6Wq7o8y-jKj9k1YLVlVIDuPxpi3D-THDfR7qraopEcfuCxoplqBawxNyXPeLIJkG8MNB4vv3pKWWp8oGOE7AJv0lKeGRWWzpnRgYeuxqNnk1IiGowSngTaziXKYDxE7ORg02u7OavXAzWSiBHCSWQgXG_EriE/s650/SpiderCupcakes6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih40EWilq7F8tXdvUNP3O7xtpQgLv9SJ6Wq7o8y-jKj9k1YLVlVIDuPxpi3D-THDfR7qraopEcfuCxoplqBawxNyXPeLIJkG8MNB4vv3pKWWp8oGOE7AJv0lKeGRWWzpnRgYeuxqNnk1IiGowSngTaziXKYDxE7ORg02u7OavXAzWSiBHCSWQgXG_EriE/w640-h424/SpiderCupcakes6.jpg" width="640" /></a></p></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;">4: Take the toothpick, and place it at the center frosting dot. Gently trace a line outward through all the rings. It should start to look connected like a web.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGMqzMTVQw2xsnI-d1fkaJXfNgeufV7xDdMudgEyRkdX50QjTaAk40y42J6uXkBZ5_b24-Iab6N88qi3eCtHAZcTqtNWZM-U3RbJckCcG8wDRyhtxMoT5BWOvV6CIHyd3aHOmA3l8RkPAiesuDSYsiCnW9gvUwJTUTmFetZrVZmN1apQ3VoV4HpD5D0E/s650/SpiderCupcakes7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGMqzMTVQw2xsnI-d1fkaJXfNgeufV7xDdMudgEyRkdX50QjTaAk40y42J6uXkBZ5_b24-Iab6N88qi3eCtHAZcTqtNWZM-U3RbJckCcG8wDRyhtxMoT5BWOvV6CIHyd3aHOmA3l8RkPAiesuDSYsiCnW9gvUwJTUTmFetZrVZmN1apQ3VoV4HpD5D0E/w640-h424/SpiderCupcakes7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;">5: Once you’ve connected all the rings, place a spider ring in the center of the cupcake. (</span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;">Note: We placed ours in the center, but later realized it would also be adorable to place them in any part of the “web”</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;">.)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;">6: Place on serving tray and let everyone enjoy!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 16.002px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip46TsCWDTad6etVj7E7lZyPAkqnIkJ9nP6JpsUtNWC-6IO7uRmruAKQrsqOhvASBjwveHX88bOGVlkAMpfWnyoWSTLai8e0Syur7aJ-Ks4bPX2W-Jxbv-bJ0iGrt92GSvEBwY3BMmojqfSnurOSJTfgVdfe2I766HyFAysfuc6IFv1dZnOI7vP_6qmzk/s650/SpiderCupcakes8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip46TsCWDTad6etVj7E7lZyPAkqnIkJ9nP6JpsUtNWC-6IO7uRmruAKQrsqOhvASBjwveHX88bOGVlkAMpfWnyoWSTLai8e0Syur7aJ-Ks4bPX2W-Jxbv-bJ0iGrt92GSvEBwY3BMmojqfSnurOSJTfgVdfe2I766HyFAysfuc6IFv1dZnOI7vP_6qmzk/w640-h424/SpiderCupcakes8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><h5 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 24.003px; letter-spacing: 0.129em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;">WHAT ARE SOME EASY TREATS YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR HALLOWEEN? SHARE WITH US!</h5></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6WsWcmbpcbzfjc_24Tknl6sQE2VKQ6IMgr0yT7d7Lu1pSD1oQfz7O_8svptGUMGYo7BwCMWh_yAsMaj30g_HUbFGAaRD0s243rBZyQ5yfrsZBph6YIWav0mHjyE0WA_8mSVKoBYZpxLVy9MHAQ3t_0Mahab7ZoxD7vwZ5Zwm5ALYKxPmN9wvWBMrFk/s650/SpiderCupcakes11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6WsWcmbpcbzfjc_24Tknl6sQE2VKQ6IMgr0yT7d7Lu1pSD1oQfz7O_8svptGUMGYo7BwCMWh_yAsMaj30g_HUbFGAaRD0s243rBZyQ5yfrsZBph6YIWav0mHjyE0WA_8mSVKoBYZpxLVy9MHAQ3t_0Mahab7ZoxD7vwZ5Zwm5ALYKxPmN9wvWBMrFk/w640-h424/SpiderCupcakes11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-45970625013482656172023-09-22T10:05:00.001-04:002023-09-22T10:05:05.334-04:00Fashion Fix: Homecoming Shoes From Amazon <p> It's HOCO season!!! Such a "fun" time for moms and daughters to search for the perfect dress, shoes and accessories. You read the sarcasm in that sentence, right? It really can be fun, but it can be stressful and frustrating, too! Trying to find the perfect dress that makes them feel confident about themselves, but that is also mom-approved isn't always the easiest. If you've gotten the dress tackled next comes shoes and jewelry. Like most teenagers, my girls are incredibly busy with school and sports, so it's hard to find time to actually go shoe shopping. Instead, I have ordered numerous pairs of shoes for my girls to try. I found some great options on Amazon Prime, so it was easy to ship back and return what didn't work. I wanted to share a little roundup of some of our favorites. Most of these have modest height heels so it's manageable for them to be able to wear all night (or at least through pictures and dinner) and are all very reasonably priced. Also, all of these come in multiple colors so if there is a style you like be sure to check out all the options! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5daMRq64rZYkCx-rW2JeUBVGYEIlncKRSvLFDac3OReWlguHTkaolGFzi4HTSZRk9v2HBUNsh3yNfc_lVwDm1ugUpQ0NIqoxrANtqM9ly8WQ1T4CFHjKg1ZreXiQuRwvikrd2-a-e4QAFrKUEZm5F2TS_ZEKh32TEQ9TdrX21l6pSlwtyI6qZun9tBzI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5daMRq64rZYkCx-rW2JeUBVGYEIlncKRSvLFDac3OReWlguHTkaolGFzi4HTSZRk9v2HBUNsh3yNfc_lVwDm1ugUpQ0NIqoxrANtqM9ly8WQ1T4CFHjKg1ZreXiQuRwvikrd2-a-e4QAFrKUEZm5F2TS_ZEKh32TEQ9TdrX21l6pSlwtyI6qZun9tBzI=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://bit.ly/452pVvq" target="_blank">Suede Tie Heels</a> - $41.99</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <a href="https://bit.ly/45ZdJwT" target="_blank">Platform Heels</a> - $49.99</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://bit.ly/3LA2JOa" target="_blank"> Clear Slip-on Heels</a> - $29.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <a href="https://bit.ly/3LtqmYY" target="_blank">Bow Heels</a> - $52.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <a href="https://bit.ly/3t97JTy" target="_blank">Silver Block Heels</a> - $43.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. <a href="https://bit.ly/3PP2Bgv" target="_blank">Nude Block Heels</a> - $29.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. <a href="https://bit.ly/3RwAXWL" target="_blank">Rhinestone Block Heels</a> - $39.00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Whether we can thank the reemergence of ‘90’s fashion, or all things Barbie Movie, preppy style has taken over! </p><p>Yeti just released the <a href="https://liketk.it/4iR6K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power Pink line</a>. Pinterest is filled with pink bedecked rooms. And teen boys everywhere are channeling their inner Zach Morris complete with preppy swimsuits turned shorts down the school halls. </p><p>Our tweens and teens have totally hopped on board this trend, and one is <i>very</i> into making lists of things she loves for ideas, and came up with these two inspo boards. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsRFJTAoceyCWDD8N1zla2CduJg-mBawLLxL1ReWeMJRq9dESb8Ny_JH53lTnk36RYBXBZX-_jEh5nvwvXS_bVswnMorYfzaYvS4tgaXfsJjLKKQWKLT8vR1JWcEEgt6YWIt1sND2JF3g8LVEGQROo7VZaQ-h_UHLOFiY0AWhfT3jkUB5ZAE3rbj6Hyk/s1372/IMG_9625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsRFJTAoceyCWDD8N1zla2CduJg-mBawLLxL1ReWeMJRq9dESb8Ny_JH53lTnk36RYBXBZX-_jEh5nvwvXS_bVswnMorYfzaYvS4tgaXfsJjLKKQWKLT8vR1JWcEEgt6YWIt1sND2JF3g8LVEGQROo7VZaQ-h_UHLOFiY0AWhfT3jkUB5ZAE3rbj6Hyk/w596-h640/IMG_9625.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://liketk.it/4dHwx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">| Preppy Bedroom Details |</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87oyXmU8kaWw80r0DDstRp2BfN0RuFotYr218IASWhcorzhUpfAT4fHOg8Bzo3tqIr_W2dtquB8ihlIpMp0DNZ8PD1WvRym5PmMtV7d3ygqplrw6gVMkOWN-DwdRadYhGUZMUFb0MogjaApLiKJ2Vvk4e6ega4GA1iRXwqDNllgB9rH6kVc4FhXLQxX8/s1454/IMG_9624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87oyXmU8kaWw80r0DDstRp2BfN0RuFotYr218IASWhcorzhUpfAT4fHOg8Bzo3tqIr_W2dtquB8ihlIpMp0DNZ8PD1WvRym5PmMtV7d3ygqplrw6gVMkOWN-DwdRadYhGUZMUFb0MogjaApLiKJ2Vvk4e6ega4GA1iRXwqDNllgB9rH6kVc4FhXLQxX8/w564-h640/IMG_9624.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://liketk.it/4htB4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">| Preppy Gift Ideas |</a></div><br /><p></p><div>We love seeing these trends through our kids eyes (and are simultaneously impressed that we’d actually live in a room they virtually decorated). </div><div><br /></div><div>We can’t wait to see what trend emerges next amongst our younger Magnolias. </div><div><br /></div><div>And share with them how we wore it first. 😆</div><div><br /></div><div><b>ARE YOUR KIDS INTO ALL THINGS PREPPY AND PINK? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE RECYCLED TREND? </b></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-74374515351982614462023-09-13T09:07:00.001-04:002023-09-14T10:32:05.073-04:00Best Books of Summer 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7eEnPpz8k-_fo3WA3EOPaMIOmMUyJZyMn5U_l3e51wFjCOaEjr34CZh5ixWgVnXyqNqu0j9Mt6nDjxwgL0RAlc9oYSdAkDfPX424cDG1Q9dP4ckAZvrbzLZ8iB9qpH6I4vGz7MxU3BL-VIJRqHY65RDjN_U7rgeuoPHl3_i_t_FtoqV7X9z5rq_W8uo/s2048/IMG_7832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb7eEnPpz8k-_fo3WA3EOPaMIOmMUyJZyMn5U_l3e51wFjCOaEjr34CZh5ixWgVnXyqNqu0j9Mt6nDjxwgL0RAlc9oYSdAkDfPX424cDG1Q9dP4ckAZvrbzLZ8iB9qpH6I4vGz7MxU3BL-VIJRqHY65RDjN_U7rgeuoPHl3_i_t_FtoqV7X9z5rq_W8uo/w480-h640/IMG_7832.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Summer is almost over (insert crying face), but we'd be disappointed if we didn't at least share one of our favorite parts of summer with you - Summer Reading! Usually this is a post we share at the beginning of the season. This year we decided, instead of a preview, to give you a weeded out selection of the best of the best books we read beach and poolside this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So if you have a Fall Break trip planned, or just want to be cozy with a side of sand, here are our favorites of Summer 2023. </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/AVvXsEhsX4Q9Qq4Bt8yTmOhH8-0H1v5GPZ70Lfch9pZQLWqVraEEMu2nNSq9YyQnif9kDKcN7HzClcCaa71MonXZe4UBdBNIv96V1LUSdFjaREWxDCau5RD0YVAQewFMvBL1OvP4aFe8kJxQP_FljcPjyjRpIA5PW01tLiTolmt60kIs_BzaoBDgdjgXrE8Obhs/s1102/The%20Best%20Books%20of%202022%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX4Q9Qq4Bt8yTmOhH8-0H1v5GPZ70Lfch9pZQLWqVraEEMu2nNSq9YyQnif9kDKcN7HzClcCaa71MonXZe4UBdBNIv96V1LUSdFjaREWxDCau5RD0YVAQewFMvBL1OvP4aFe8kJxQP_FljcPjyjRpIA5PW01tLiTolmt60kIs_BzaoBDgdjgXrE8Obhs/w427-h640/The%20Best%20Books%20of%202022%20(1).png" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3LpIqmu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Honeymoon Crashers</a> by Christina Lauren</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44NuiKF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Summer Girl</a> by Elle Kennedy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3riIi1i" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yours Truly</a> by Abby Jimenez</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3PFmCWs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Same Time Next Summer </a> by Annabel Monaghan</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/AVvXsEgDdmzD6cPE-f3tvuT2W66q_6v0P89jzgzOzIo60C8kErHBMhPls9uKZtKOH3ns684ew8IFy3cv6e9opmuauMpVHwl4y_ylIg-5ZsrZW7m2r6nQG6blq-ft6il8Gyxu5VZluyqPfskox0BFv68wn8I1gKnr-aIoHu-0Rs-842vHomCaFY3_8ce5f9hRm-A/s3624/ACS_2118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3624" data-original-width="2718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDdmzD6cPE-f3tvuT2W66q_6v0P89jzgzOzIo60C8kErHBMhPls9uKZtKOH3ns684ew8IFy3cv6e9opmuauMpVHwl4y_ylIg-5ZsrZW7m2r6nQG6blq-ft6il8Gyxu5VZluyqPfskox0BFv68wn8I1gKnr-aIoHu-0Rs-842vHomCaFY3_8ce5f9hRm-A/w480-h640/ACS_2118.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>SUSPENSE/THRILLER/MYSTERY PICKS</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/44PPZtO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Only Survivors</a> by Meg Miranda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/48d7Y01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drowning</a> by TJ Newman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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ANYTHING WE NEED TO ADD TO OUR READING LISTS?</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">BOOK CLUB 2023</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">| <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/02/book-club-january-2023-reviews.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">January</a> | <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/03/book-club-february-2023-reviews.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">February</a> | <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/04/book-club-march-2023-reviews.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">March</a> |</div><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: start;"></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Follow along with us on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>!</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HAPPY READING! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-66870700511983037072023-08-23T17:16:00.000-04:002023-08-23T17:16:08.313-04:00Celebrate 21 Years of Casabella East Cobb!<p style="text-align: center;"> Hi friends! It's been awhile since we've graced this little slice of Internet. With school and activities consuming most of the year, we both decided to step back and simply slow down and enjoy summer break. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Those six weeks were glorious!</p><p style="text-align: center;">And now we're back, refreshed and ready to go! Sort of. :)</p><p style="text-align: center;">We can't think of a better way to reimmerse ourselves back into our routine than with a fun boutique tour and sale! So that's what we are going to do!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBL9ILmiSyttkcHZZZvbJr_Zx0XyFQlhhNsGObsU9PkmUf7zQs06yAfNofI8UAxXsSAY5q0iI2O9q3ofkSXHCx26gGGcZU5sWc3PiobKOTBrJRJCeGVo0mXwfXJOfMrP7tQulMq8d1LKyf8V9fQLQo1Wk5z8SdB89kvcbgZVYIfbNKw9PmbmBD8zAVWE/s1125/369337552_776038344525001_7942597993896624734_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1125" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBL9ILmiSyttkcHZZZvbJr_Zx0XyFQlhhNsGObsU9PkmUf7zQs06yAfNofI8UAxXsSAY5q0iI2O9q3ofkSXHCx26gGGcZU5sWc3PiobKOTBrJRJCeGVo0mXwfXJOfMrP7tQulMq8d1LKyf8V9fQLQo1Wk5z8SdB89kvcbgZVYIfbNKw9PmbmBD8zAVWE/w640-h470/369337552_776038344525001_7942597993896624734_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Our friends at Casabella are celebrating 21 years of being a part of the East Cobb/Atlanta community with a BIG anniversary party and sale! This Friday and Saturday (August 25 & 26th) the entire store will be on major sale with few exclusions. You'll be able to get 15% off most items, and select green tag items will be 20-50% off. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgOyry94KkJslsdVgQSgiy63D4is72g7G1O45aQwSXXYELOf01aZCM6h5fEDDK2VhpLNVBTNq7lRcZka6SmZQAJsJ5uDih172XVhEflzuuO_9nw7VHE4UkxxtSWC7SpaAo6BFveuQAEEBMEIC-9XXA1NAwqx5xSLY4AwOBsrmbwgzwKCYHcFKujJ_d7I/s4032/IMG_8074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgOyry94KkJslsdVgQSgiy63D4is72g7G1O45aQwSXXYELOf01aZCM6h5fEDDK2VhpLNVBTNq7lRcZka6SmZQAJsJ5uDih172XVhEflzuuO_9nw7VHE4UkxxtSWC7SpaAo6BFveuQAEEBMEIC-9XXA1NAwqx5xSLY4AwOBsrmbwgzwKCYHcFKujJ_d7I/w640-h480/IMG_8074.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you are in the market for furniture - and you are local - this will be a good opportunity to get quality pieces marked down! Even dining room furniture and headboards will be marked down 20-40% off. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Also, the sale room (eek!!) will be host to a TON of items marked 50% off. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3aYJVmcRbKTjLiqzOkeNHvrcUm_UW179KbbzC2S1XWHD2ajDkQke0kSqpVlJvkVlHeCRN_H_ZZLdhDrpNA8EHIFPRB0nphehvFuSgNwmNYVqDVjRj9pyKD5mQKxCgQz2H1QEJVOT3bDoeKyFsQ31lUj-Fgdt1i-wz-vwsYqpcxKjFHxwmvJ8-ns1CJ4/s4032/IMG_8068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3aYJVmcRbKTjLiqzOkeNHvrcUm_UW179KbbzC2S1XWHD2ajDkQke0kSqpVlJvkVlHeCRN_H_ZZLdhDrpNA8EHIFPRB0nphehvFuSgNwmNYVqDVjRj9pyKD5mQKxCgQz2H1QEJVOT3bDoeKyFsQ31lUj-Fgdt1i-wz-vwsYqpcxKjFHxwmvJ8-ns1CJ4/w480-h640/IMG_8068.jpg" width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEiQsgcC9NnBLllGnsz6LtC7Y9eoLYzCL7U35s1aVZwnn7BVAtSexnPdbAdtoFnPqE3Zh5joEO2M6kg43vsOOv7ADT-zMEv1z82mei8LbpZZfXv2Onar0JLigb1G8cUwapWdLTHtNV-ESGJRucNKTpukv8_Akk3nb_3mQlUv5METSaVmhlRq0UfB-hSlQeA/s4032/IMG_8069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsgcC9NnBLllGnsz6LtC7Y9eoLYzCL7U35s1aVZwnn7BVAtSexnPdbAdtoFnPqE3Zh5joEO2M6kg43vsOOv7ADT-zMEv1z82mei8LbpZZfXv2Onar0JLigb1G8cUwapWdLTHtNV-ESGJRucNKTpukv8_Akk3nb_3mQlUv5METSaVmhlRq0UfB-hSlQeA/w480-h640/IMG_8069.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> A little birdie told us that a few special features will be going on to make the sale extra fun. Not to mention it's 21, and like all good 21st celebrations, there might be a drink or two. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Here's a quick little tour of just some of our in-store favorites for seasonal Fall and home decor. With over 12,000 square feet of space, it's hard to share everything we love at Casabella. 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Navys, emerald greens, deep purples - so pretty for Fall! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO7qYAr4eoCh073gpp9Rv6uMgg6Ur0_XnBLW9iRq9H3OYq9ThwhwgIknFPuT6BTNuPiQ0EzDauSqVRylNS9mszUzQcdN-mOqZ8DdugZ9qk3H_8K3Zz73g0nbNBgBQT-7WrHxy0z6WZ9bMRcfMebXnl48K3RlVA4ykQ5b8tQNrM1hzadNT_23K0h_C3NY/s4032/IMG_8084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO7qYAr4eoCh073gpp9Rv6uMgg6Ur0_XnBLW9iRq9H3OYq9ThwhwgIknFPuT6BTNuPiQ0EzDauSqVRylNS9mszUzQcdN-mOqZ8DdugZ9qk3H_8K3Zz73g0nbNBgBQT-7WrHxy0z6WZ9bMRcfMebXnl48K3RlVA4ykQ5b8tQNrM1hzadNT_23K0h_C3NY/w480-h640/IMG_8084.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohATvh0BJ1Qa7FtaEPvkzgNMoHj6DwwPJ8a2ys12gYc7ythVGmcFkrjbKpmmqTdrjH2I5xk6VQIjshoPu8MeK7EaBE49DIcD1lkC39khb-ic6iAMnKif1vtkAkUTQpQh-tTeuovzeQwvz8bnKVUmKyjEBOAHcJ_iiUf7h5HXBSRp-wY2-HK2NZCipLro/s4032/IMG_8085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohATvh0BJ1Qa7FtaEPvkzgNMoHj6DwwPJ8a2ys12gYc7ythVGmcFkrjbKpmmqTdrjH2I5xk6VQIjshoPu8MeK7EaBE49DIcD1lkC39khb-ic6iAMnKif1vtkAkUTQpQh-tTeuovzeQwvz8bnKVUmKyjEBOAHcJ_iiUf7h5HXBSRp-wY2-HK2NZCipLro/w480-h640/IMG_8085.jpg" width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEgAUYAvNm3C4zDVobYOs6xpZnY_zxzH2vZuYwkmUCvaxmceYqx6CSOWsSchqnvnKO9WhZgIQbBZaX9_AbspMAhrTNXCGpvMv1xOzdlyHmfi0HQc9sKuDlwL4Lv657izuI2xPtUftJCO-9mHI8PtzVafO-8sLhcCPpFXcSw6LDFKbclzzeMuqC-_7AvRwM4/s4032/IMG_8059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUYAvNm3C4zDVobYOs6xpZnY_zxzH2vZuYwkmUCvaxmceYqx6CSOWsSchqnvnKO9WhZgIQbBZaX9_AbspMAhrTNXCGpvMv1xOzdlyHmfi0HQc9sKuDlwL4Lv657izuI2xPtUftJCO-9mHI8PtzVafO-8sLhcCPpFXcSw6LDFKbclzzeMuqC-_7AvRwM4/w480-h640/IMG_8059.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweater + feather + pumpkins?! 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It's honestly so crazy for me to think that she is old enjoy to be driving herself to around, but she was so excited about this big milestone birthday. </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/AVvXsEjtiTp02XIz_Td4A1bz-_Pi9bHAXLPUk3xsrjxTNDV0RgeyG8mhT2KzTf4tirzxMBtX_k3qF6o14lE8sL305Bk6XAkh0MYvbut9k9dSIj_lrCOiFsSaoE3a-9dlZqIzkYwk_-No13WxXBBAmANpasWQU2PMiIQGzGLrd2IBfYLT45RYD6x2RqMS_IrOkFQ/s1440/5FCDF2F1-EBCA-4341-AB3D-DBB1499BEB03.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiTp02XIz_Td4A1bz-_Pi9bHAXLPUk3xsrjxTNDV0RgeyG8mhT2KzTf4tirzxMBtX_k3qF6o14lE8sL305Bk6XAkh0MYvbut9k9dSIj_lrCOiFsSaoE3a-9dlZqIzkYwk_-No13WxXBBAmANpasWQU2PMiIQGzGLrd2IBfYLT45RYD6x2RqMS_IrOkFQ/w640-h640/5FCDF2F1-EBCA-4341-AB3D-DBB1499BEB03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We hosted a pool party with her friends to celebrate and her one request was pink and preppy! I scored big time when I found these hot pink smiley face plates, napkins and party accessories and knew they would be perfect. </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/AVvXsEhM9Ck2FPDDkJgW5ViiixtRl6oPeHumYbV5JHQkEwbKOiCKgLIoGHAk9aMgK3sWxMgjyE9W_BxyeU2_rXRLjyFOpp97giDCFQ3kt_2UVptGs570i6He87PJlasQHeC9NHhy4GJ7LIfFSYHl3rcZiZN4EmfVJgswc2v5UclQfHbIp1no-7An2fXbkRWAb3k/s4032/IMG_7911.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9Ck2FPDDkJgW5ViiixtRl6oPeHumYbV5JHQkEwbKOiCKgLIoGHAk9aMgK3sWxMgjyE9W_BxyeU2_rXRLjyFOpp97giDCFQ3kt_2UVptGs570i6He87PJlasQHeC9NHhy4GJ7LIfFSYHl3rcZiZN4EmfVJgswc2v5UclQfHbIp1no-7An2fXbkRWAb3k/w480-h640/IMG_7911.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3qO6CaY" target="_blank">Plates</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/43JCPyy" target="_blank">Napkins</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/45Z1jFA" target="_blank">Cutlery</a></div><p style="text-align: center;">We decided on a bubble tea bar and it was SUCH a hit! The girls all came back for seconds. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTiqbKcY8MDEoZfTRBQmqmfUAiZZlbTe_sYHjxLgyDV7NKoU_FksZ15sO71FVmel4SmW69uC0AyaLZ0NnNDND_kLE34OD5hfgqQirIrCcGXb5uYQqC7Gw6ydNSLgFHJH2ivuTaYywRp-DJDOd261fHsrF-BYfdQPQvROV7J5gys4Utz_pwyEM5NbEe3A/s4032/IMG_7934.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTiqbKcY8MDEoZfTRBQmqmfUAiZZlbTe_sYHjxLgyDV7NKoU_FksZ15sO71FVmel4SmW69uC0AyaLZ0NnNDND_kLE34OD5hfgqQirIrCcGXb5uYQqC7Gw6ydNSLgFHJH2ivuTaYywRp-DJDOd261fHsrF-BYfdQPQvROV7J5gys4Utz_pwyEM5NbEe3A/w480-h640/IMG_7934.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got <a href="https://bit.ly/466bqbM" target="_blank">THIS</a> assorted Popping Boba with 6 flavors and then I just mixed green tea with raspberry lemonade in the large drink dispenser. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MIgWwIpdbLafzU6OSY_jPwJdmp9jVvf8MH_N3yd12wuv5_LkmQEj42Qq4_Xcp3AB2XC5VVs8o4DUlYhXnEsiI62Yvvn39KoHWvW1qERbAavkKvkUjTciy3QRsDtcn7eMPvz6QBu6pMr15Rrle9R23osy3cE2rVy9ZsIusnHKhpYwOI150uUt4FloypM/s4032/IMG_7931.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8MIgWwIpdbLafzU6OSY_jPwJdmp9jVvf8MH_N3yd12wuv5_LkmQEj42Qq4_Xcp3AB2XC5VVs8o4DUlYhXnEsiI62Yvvn39KoHWvW1qERbAavkKvkUjTciy3QRsDtcn7eMPvz6QBu6pMr15Rrle9R23osy3cE2rVy9ZsIusnHKhpYwOI150uUt4FloypM/w480-h640/IMG_7931.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/466bqbM" target="_blank">Assorted Flavors Popping Boba Pearls</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNasscT8r0P7PrJ3mMHjLm87NLDef0NV5TU8KQRZFRYu1Fz9pCFj_Ly2fIFZ4PYarX7uVcs4qugpmmj2VGRIGd3ZtRbZ_1HCZ6fHavr77wBPu3R_sw4wt_cZBYJ14nuUPlE9WpRfOnj_KWU2hKig4YoQDQl2Kt9kl3pZqOdErJeNJTg-RuMprkngNOOg/s3476/IMG_7935.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="2607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNasscT8r0P7PrJ3mMHjLm87NLDef0NV5TU8KQRZFRYu1Fz9pCFj_Ly2fIFZ4PYarX7uVcs4qugpmmj2VGRIGd3ZtRbZ_1HCZ6fHavr77wBPu3R_sw4wt_cZBYJ14nuUPlE9WpRfOnj_KWU2hKig4YoQDQl2Kt9kl3pZqOdErJeNJTg-RuMprkngNOOg/w480-h640/IMG_7935.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bit.ly/43FZTy5" target="_blank">Clear cups</a> and <a href="https://bit.ly/3X9oJEc" target="_blank">XL straws</a> were a must! I'll definitely be doing a bubble tea bar again for other parties because it was so easy and the kids all loved it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIPHB8gJmrR_eBfGSXZWHMnDhE9K15tli6bP2XzkWXsPq13yeMY_DqkmCEPkeDNB_G1DuQ2h-PC31iqJzUvtcAeQqXbsQUcagWD8aYlOIlcK7n8G1ttAP2bhPAfrZnyQK9KDZjTu-ApbrRuRv34cE-U7e1pHkYftmFfDoEBTDKXZRze2vfaaAF-QYXU4/s4032/IMG_7949.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIPHB8gJmrR_eBfGSXZWHMnDhE9K15tli6bP2XzkWXsPq13yeMY_DqkmCEPkeDNB_G1DuQ2h-PC31iqJzUvtcAeQqXbsQUcagWD8aYlOIlcK7n8G1ttAP2bhPAfrZnyQK9KDZjTu-ApbrRuRv34cE-U7e1pHkYftmFfDoEBTDKXZRze2vfaaAF-QYXU4/w480-h640/IMG_7949.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6UwkOBrxE0hfQ48VVBzebZFOzr9Cwzhpcun8a2VCRgQla9zpI8OSDCUUPHzR_e2uXFn0brnps1TfDaZkkjjEbGGFA9T-sLozHwl5kcUAQ6ZndaozIqa7vMVy0Cg6RiLDK1qUjXU9bBE89IedXJNDsrGzl6dNWycWD6VAuxQky-z2_csrwD7k4ErzPAU/s4032/IMG_7943.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6UwkOBrxE0hfQ48VVBzebZFOzr9Cwzhpcun8a2VCRgQla9zpI8OSDCUUPHzR_e2uXFn0brnps1TfDaZkkjjEbGGFA9T-sLozHwl5kcUAQ6ZndaozIqa7vMVy0Cg6RiLDK1qUjXU9bBE89IedXJNDsrGzl6dNWycWD6VAuxQky-z2_csrwD7k4ErzPAU/w480-h640/IMG_7943.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/43FZTy5" target="_blank">Clear Cups with Lids</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/3X9oJEc" target="_blank">XL Straws </a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">I've shared this before, but the <a href="https://bit.ly/4652AuU" target="_blank">balloon garland kits</a> that you can purchase on Amazon are so affordable (most are under $15) and they make such a big statement! Using <a href="https://bit.ly/40vl5EE" target="_blank">THIS</a> pump you can blow them up and put one together in about an hour. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93WyrOmnCkJSm8aceQDtyrvAmH5_njXMsndoNo2w5Qpak9jUmZjl7GmT6p1BFA21W7MtKN2hL8bPN8Y0ckEXIEYC6OO_LTnx2x-Te_I4e1Uh0NoScSxXSmbx7ybIkgdoounzlfsw73uOwc_dUhdQYBjvvIr6-XFjdgq3JyFm0cMRxZ1t87aaXhOyWwyw/s4032/IMG_7939.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93WyrOmnCkJSm8aceQDtyrvAmH5_njXMsndoNo2w5Qpak9jUmZjl7GmT6p1BFA21W7MtKN2hL8bPN8Y0ckEXIEYC6OO_LTnx2x-Te_I4e1Uh0NoScSxXSmbx7ybIkgdoounzlfsw73uOwc_dUhdQYBjvvIr6-XFjdgq3JyFm0cMRxZ1t87aaXhOyWwyw/w480-h640/IMG_7939.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I got the custom name size from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/PanhandleMercantile?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search_US_DSA_GGL_ENG_General-Nonbrand_Shop_New&utm_ag=UK-EN_DSA-Shop%252BPages&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjw7uSkBhDGARIsAMCZNJvOjpMOdyAQ4n2Dw4Pked-Pt7Ss6_iKLotViGhPKSmBFuFP9NlEjjIaArLaEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_19243288496_143042704783_641350484321_dsa-1640180280716_c_&utm_custom2=19243288496&gclid=Cj0KCQjw7uSkBhDGARIsAMCZNJvOjpMOdyAQ4n2Dw4Pked-Pt7Ss6_iKLotViGhPKSmBFuFP9NlEjjIaArLaEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Panhandle Mercantile</a> and the backdrop is just plastic tablecloths that I cut into small strips. Really easy for a colorful backdrop. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5XZJAMbrjY8p1BRq7H0UEujBV-iq2cwuVGNCeu3KZwRR5q2a_SenEvwchJ6mzOGIB2GXwygY_o1elXQaYwavFmrERZfG9RCIg2Mg7y5fj1WPmS6oLopKXOxEhe0_DXR32ZVUy0yBJuSkVYZChvBcvwD7JIdyaVKqYORpI6x6Yy8niqOscU22xcN3OmM/s3040/IMG_7957.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3040" data-original-width="2280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5XZJAMbrjY8p1BRq7H0UEujBV-iq2cwuVGNCeu3KZwRR5q2a_SenEvwchJ6mzOGIB2GXwygY_o1elXQaYwavFmrERZfG9RCIg2Mg7y5fj1WPmS6oLopKXOxEhe0_DXR32ZVUy0yBJuSkVYZChvBcvwD7JIdyaVKqYORpI6x6Yy8niqOscU22xcN3OmM/w480-h640/IMG_7957.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> It was a great day and I had so much fun planning the party! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnolia-Mamas/351896681660371" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-77744253554501515212023-06-13T17:11:00.000-04:002023-06-13T17:11:44.788-04:00Fashion Fix: Target Favorites for Summer <p> Hooray for summer! I've been soaking up these slower days and finally having the time to pop into some of my favorite stores and have been finding so many cute things!!! I've shared several of these on stories already, but wanted to put everything together in one place to make it easy to find. Most of these items all come in a few different color options, too! Here are my <i>Target Favorites for Summer</i>! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oB9_RhYQtFfl6q8Bw-5MqNlc6OnLjbycf30CNH8uXJtSL2eiDKhFjjWRccNV8X3r5S713RLvudMxD4GvDMEK-hNXVK2E-YVcoCwyXAM0skkIb4dhku-WF7KgBI8X7DkBKfTcRDyia3zTiHIWfFr7Fp21xx9jN9K84OIeqbONx8kZSoiceZDguUSm/s1500/TargetFavsforSummer.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oB9_RhYQtFfl6q8Bw-5MqNlc6OnLjbycf30CNH8uXJtSL2eiDKhFjjWRccNV8X3r5S713RLvudMxD4GvDMEK-hNXVK2E-YVcoCwyXAM0skkIb4dhku-WF7KgBI8X7DkBKfTcRDyia3zTiHIWfFr7Fp21xx9jN9K84OIeqbONx8kZSoiceZDguUSm/w426-h640/TargetFavsforSummer.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. <a href="https://bit.ly/3qepIqf" target="_blank">Short Sleeve Pullover Blouse ($20)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2.<a href="https://bit.ly/3JbCTPn" target="_blank"> Double Flutter Short Sleeve Top ($15)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <a href="https://bit.ly/42nibTF" target="_blank">USA Lightweight Sweater ($29.99)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <a href="https://bit.ly/3p33gQE" target="_blank">High Rise Cutoff Shorts ($22)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <a href="https://bit.ly/3J982D9" target="_blank">Pink Stitched Straw Hat ($24)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. <a href="https://bit.ly/3KStLiE" target="_blank">Natural Wedge Sandals ($34.99)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. <a href="https://bit.ly/3qdMte0" target="_blank">Platform Sandals ($39.99)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. <a href="https://bit.ly/43Cfhvs" target="_blank">Straw Boxy Tote ($35)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. <a href="https://bit.ly/3qqPPdK" target="_blank">Ruffle Active Dress ($40)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10.<a href="https://bit.ly/43jaA9W" target="_blank"> Short Sleeve Linen Romper ($30)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">11. <a href="https://bit.ly/3Crvmbm" target="_blank">Tote Handbag ($25.50)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; 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Lots of life happening and just not a lot of time for blogging, but we're slowly settling into a summer routine and that means just a little more free time on the horizon. Time to enjoy family, time to enjoy the sunshine, and time to actually cook a good dinner! </p><p>There is something about summer that makes me feel like we should be eating more seafood. We've had some Mahi Mahi in the freezer for a while from a fishing trip the Mr. took this spring and I found <a href="https://natashaskitchen.com/fish-tacos-recipe/" target="_blank">THIS</a> recipe online for fish tacos. </p><p>They were SO good. My family was so impressed and they tasted like something you'd have at a restaurant. So yummy! The fish was seasoned just right and I think the other key was having all the best toppings including the tacos sauce that the recipe shared.</p><p><b>Fish Taco Ingredients: </b></p><p><i>small flour tortillas </i></p><p><i>1 1/2 lbs. white fish of your choice </i></p><p><i>1/2 tsp ground cumin </i></p><p><i>1/2 tsp cayenne pepper </i></p><p><i>1 tsp salt </i></p><p><i>1/4 tsp black pepper </i></p><p><i>1 Tbsp olive oil </i></p><p><i>1 Tbsp butter </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ7bVt4jmEOvuTiJtbul3xwv3CS6acD7vgtsZ-rJU5YMm13kSklHIaCYOp2b7yr8WR5l4zc0xxEqtKEVMwUCopJ_O5zhjYQpuLQF28hTmmWMpWmqG0MQcpCQ9d_EM2ImhJNw7QQYtKpgN7ZjOq3tZKwyreiqoMESo_XYffXczHzVdXtnfdsEJ1fjN/s4032/IMG_7659.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ7bVt4jmEOvuTiJtbul3xwv3CS6acD7vgtsZ-rJU5YMm13kSklHIaCYOp2b7yr8WR5l4zc0xxEqtKEVMwUCopJ_O5zhjYQpuLQF28hTmmWMpWmqG0MQcpCQ9d_EM2ImhJNw7QQYtKpgN7ZjOq3tZKwyreiqoMESo_XYffXczHzVdXtnfdsEJ1fjN/w480-h640/IMG_7659.heic" width="480" /></a></div><i><br /></i><p></p><p><b>Fish Taco Toppings: </b></p><p><i>1/4 purple cabbage </i></p><p><i>2 avocado, sliced </i></p><p><i>tomato, diced </i></p><p><i>1/2 diced read onion </i></p><p><i>1/2 cup Catija cheese, crumbled</i></p><p><i>1 lime cut into wedges</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjDjv8dZ8FkX0MzPpDmmJMDOM8LFr1r3IrWgWOvbWOhuhfjv5GP54OxUgwHKJ6phL9-nLGIEU-_OUOuxVvNHB2gVkpzIcLXSKz_8O-7KZcS1P9aIkCNft-8baaSM_tI5eGd_ZChm6qCVLaX533RZAzkOOLcWjmlwi53_jZoXYAqlakKsC2NYjp9A0/s4032/IMG_7661.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjDjv8dZ8FkX0MzPpDmmJMDOM8LFr1r3IrWgWOvbWOhuhfjv5GP54OxUgwHKJ6phL9-nLGIEU-_OUOuxVvNHB2gVkpzIcLXSKz_8O-7KZcS1P9aIkCNft-8baaSM_tI5eGd_ZChm6qCVLaX533RZAzkOOLcWjmlwi53_jZoXYAqlakKsC2NYjp9A0/w640-h480/IMG_7661.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><b>Fish Taco Sauce Ingredients: </b></p><p><i>1/2 cup sour cream </i></p><p><i>1/3 cup mayo </i></p><p><i>2 Tbsp lime juice </i></p><p><i>1 tsp garlic powder </i></p><p><i>1 tsp Sriracha sauce </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD743LnzWJgCqMvFKZl7KV2Cbtlon8DFYFbJScYN5ccr7kgQTnXHEf1qDSloafx90geGbBOf8rqKQ7D6pqxLI5bSe_drLSbcDVvFwEgGaaeRzukzSP4aGaf_2lL3uTKCvnv-cd2VZ7YvMt64POVsZR97_zWtBmQyaUz6h9LlA1g40iJNbBRR5II4-F/s4032/IMG_7665%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD743LnzWJgCqMvFKZl7KV2Cbtlon8DFYFbJScYN5ccr7kgQTnXHEf1qDSloafx90geGbBOf8rqKQ7D6pqxLI5bSe_drLSbcDVvFwEgGaaeRzukzSP4aGaf_2lL3uTKCvnv-cd2VZ7YvMt64POVsZR97_zWtBmQyaUz6h9LlA1g40iJNbBRR5II4-F/w480-h640/IMG_7665%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Instructions:</b></p><p>1. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. In small dish combine seasonings and sprinkle evenly over both sides of fish. </p><p>2. Lightly drizzle fish with olive oil and dot each piece with butter. Bake at 375 for 20-25 mins. </p><p>3. Combine all taco sauce ingredients in medium bowl and still until well blended. </p><p>4. To serve tacos, quickly toast the corn tortillas in large dry skillet over medium/high heat. </p><p>5. Assemble starting with pieces of fish then add toppings and taco sauce. Serve with fresh lime wedge to squeeze over tacos. </p><p>6. 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While I'm happy to wear a dupe, even excited when I find a good look-a-like, they are all about the label. However, I'm not one to just dish out money and spend endlessly so they are either saving and buying themselves or it's a special gift. There are some items I would just NEVER pay full price for BUT I love when I find a good deal and have to share it with you all, too! </p><p>Right before Spring Break my daughter texted me saying that her friend found lots of Love Shack Fancy things at TJ Maxx and asked if I could run by there. I couldn't believe how much my local store had! Now granted, it was still not cheap, but it was a major savings compared to paying full price so I grabbed a few items to bring home for them to try on. We kept a few pieces and I returned the rest, but I was so excited about my finds! I'm lucky because my girls wear the same size and I always feel better buying items I know they will both get to wear. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fcW0x6WZBVqjjLP_2UXZ7i4o2uzcTzyYTaxt_9ACevggS_IIuPypqLZRWqFWuFAbkLYlT7DSQDBdZ9kVyYhcSqzhhrzBXyhIBKDMJ41VwuYNcIZr46uEmJ0rm-PCso2-2sujP9Vlp2k8KcElcHI6DKmK2BzEtSfMkjarURm4UkeY-7r8UK4kncsI/s2351/IMG_5969.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="1764" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-fcW0x6WZBVqjjLP_2UXZ7i4o2uzcTzyYTaxt_9ACevggS_IIuPypqLZRWqFWuFAbkLYlT7DSQDBdZ9kVyYhcSqzhhrzBXyhIBKDMJ41VwuYNcIZr46uEmJ0rm-PCso2-2sujP9Vlp2k8KcElcHI6DKmK2BzEtSfMkjarURm4UkeY-7r8UK4kncsI/w480-h640/IMG_5969.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>We ended up with one dress (pictured on the right above) they will share and two tops that I put in their Easter Baskets! How cute!!! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWp83q1qb9eKSrylapf7fsClKimQUF6AMnOSJnlezUbwFhuOjfrbZM4aNi0fzXL-Zj4f3FCHt5MhLlVOK8OfTxYYs0ntC18QankM-Vei97bycKDBtMYQHJiqCPfn94ox-0VZEXib5vL7Qmrltc449D5tFwSGj3ivXlwTwyxGgmSvqOLYf8Wcz_beN/s4032/IMG_6122.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWp83q1qb9eKSrylapf7fsClKimQUF6AMnOSJnlezUbwFhuOjfrbZM4aNi0fzXL-Zj4f3FCHt5MhLlVOK8OfTxYYs0ntC18QankM-Vei97bycKDBtMYQHJiqCPfn94ox-0VZEXib5vL7Qmrltc449D5tFwSGj3ivXlwTwyxGgmSvqOLYf8Wcz_beN/w480-h640/IMG_6122.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3KSK6oW" target="_blank">Top</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/3ocwxrv" target="_blank">Shorts</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/409MHio" target="_blank">Boots</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/43sOUZv" target="_blank">Bracelets</a>//<a href="https://bit.ly/3mH0AXL" target="_blank">Bag</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Did you know that you can buy items online at T.J.Maxx?!?!? I had no idea until recently and you can find some amazing things on their site...including some Love Shack Fancy pieces!!! I did a little roundup of some of my favorites and things I thought other teen girls might like including that adorable blue gingham top that I snagged in-store. Sizes are limited, but these are such a great deal if your daughter's sizes are in stock!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rHliNoXrJaFY5snWN_tsO-ieHCZMVfqHzNpFb6yYf2rd_vkgS_qWEC2pzA0kwKONam5BhAUq2wpDaA9486vi_LMR5FIBL3v4OqF1jZeZsh2ITOz8g6Q8oqh8tsjKKMjJ6-C1aSpt04B-m6Hirck1i_HBSRAeM36tNGZWvd4cK3StgUCCr1wGLW_-/s1500/LSFatTJMaxx.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rHliNoXrJaFY5snWN_tsO-ieHCZMVfqHzNpFb6yYf2rd_vkgS_qWEC2pzA0kwKONam5BhAUq2wpDaA9486vi_LMR5FIBL3v4OqF1jZeZsh2ITOz8g6Q8oqh8tsjKKMjJ6-C1aSpt04B-m6Hirck1i_HBSRAeM36tNGZWvd4cK3StgUCCr1wGLW_-/w426-h640/LSFatTJMaxx.png" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>1. <a href="https://bit.ly/3MHnaKv" target="_blank">Floral Print Top</a> - $79.99, compare at $120.</p><p>2. <a href="https://bit.ly/4155FIj" target="_blank">Blue Floral Midi Dress</a> - $199, compare at $300 </p><p>3. <a href="https://bit.ly/3KSK6oW" target="_blank">Blue Gingham Top</a> - $79.99, compare at $120</p><p>4. <a href="https://bit.ly/3obGZPW" target="_blank">Peach Ruffle Mini Skirt</a> - $69.99, compare at $105</p><p>5. <a href="https://bit.ly/3zRd1Do" target="_blank">White Ruffle Mini Skirt</a> - $69.99, compare at $105</p><p>6. <a href="https://bit.ly/3mq0fsC" target="_blank">Floral Swim Suit </a>- $79.99, compare at $120</p><p>7. <a href="https://bit.ly/3GElUUM" target="_blank">Long Sleeve Floral Top</a> - $99.99, compare at $150</p><p>8. <a href="https://bit.ly/3KURKPq" target="_blank">White Crochet Mini Dress</a> - $99.99, compare at $150</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1374" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqM_1UHhLlWHy67jOVllDZVQx2YCGJWlJ-1Ea8929-woztS0pELYk1R_R2a14lDUpf6eJOe6qblK7qPwMXrL1Jm_4A15LkHW_aWpLsCxU7xzLg0PIYAdqJOAK7SiN365S6eTjn-Ex-oLqdrxVQ1lGQv4-2RgaSLoosV9vixpPfQ5erhizpb7CzEVr/w640-h416/BookClub.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hello spring, how we have missed you! We are so excited about all things warmer weather, brighter colors, and the idea of reading poolside any moment now!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And with that said...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's BOOK CLUB DAY!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">March was serving last month when it came to reading. We read a book that we can easily see being in our top three at the end of the year. IT. WAS. SO. GOOD! But all the rest were pretty great too. April is going to have a lot to live up to, but fellow readers you understand when we say we're up for the challenge. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G5dmirDgePSe-wHvOcO3F4WFe5VqKVHMl-rHvqazN7_YnL0B2-wIpz4NpDpKAKT-Rs2t5CGNGgGXgp7ke7lN425CA135iXu1nQPFQ3RrRaQEtPDUL5lvaB-ZGLjsD6mfsiU8J-TCt4NbU4hg4HKjoCx_nhmIzq3XfL0xQJoZfQ43-LK7ZjMGypYh/s800/The%20Magnolia%20Mamas%20Book%20Club%20January%202023%20(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G5dmirDgePSe-wHvOcO3F4WFe5VqKVHMl-rHvqazN7_YnL0B2-wIpz4NpDpKAKT-Rs2t5CGNGgGXgp7ke7lN425CA135iXu1nQPFQ3RrRaQEtPDUL5lvaB-ZGLjsD6mfsiU8J-TCt4NbU4hg4HKjoCx_nhmIzq3XfL0xQJoZfQ43-LK7ZjMGypYh/w640-h640/The%20Magnolia%20Mamas%20Book%20Club%20January%202023%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><br />WHAT WE READ...</span></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Carrie Beth</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was kind of in a rut for a while and couldn't really make myself get into a new book, but when Jen texted and told me she loved <a href="https://amzn.to/3GCRLVE" target="_blank">One Month of You</a> by Susanne Ewart, I knew it would be the book for me. </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/a/AVvXsEgbuLrfwR_4m1UaZZs54SX6QL3C-tCzZHMZ3gReeuovCx4RsPIpg3VSb3jTyq3hmToeP8wTIJ6mg_MsnSVYW3fDy4AoFUSFV8793MRM7VGZLDsvtLGn_vNATjiyPleliIHuMZXcJZ6IsHw-9svZV_cJBH309efY5L-zzG8mG_xmCDEquiJZIHDLs5HS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbuLrfwR_4m1UaZZs54SX6QL3C-tCzZHMZ3gReeuovCx4RsPIpg3VSb3jTyq3hmToeP8wTIJ6mg_MsnSVYW3fDy4AoFUSFV8793MRM7VGZLDsvtLGn_vNATjiyPleliIHuMZXcJZ6IsHw-9svZV_cJBH309efY5L-zzG8mG_xmCDEquiJZIHDLs5HS=w640-h640" width="640" /><br /></a></div><br />It ended up being totally different than what I had expected! I was picturing a love story and even getting into the first part of it I was sure that is what I would be getting, but it turned out to be so much more! <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The main character is the caregiver for her mother, who has a terrible disease. Much to her mother's disapproval she has done genetic testing to learn that her fate will be very similar to her mother's. The result of learning that information is that she stops living. She stops letting anyone close, she stops trying to pursue her own happiness, and she limits the relationships in her life knowing that she doesn't want to get too close to anyone. This story follows her relationship with her mother as her mom's health declines and also her relationship with the man who she just can't seem to say no to, no matter how hard she tries. I was sobbing at one point and it made me think through a lot of different scenarios if I was in a similar position. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Jen</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sports parent road trips mean lots of audio books, so this month I was able to sneak in more reading/listening than normal. </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/AVvXsEh5Bova42NzG8Ul4iwDJl0Pmn2jo0jYvOQeaOvinNgjiq_ECNxEmWjLOBulqciysVnNX47Wlj_lZu8IcFqRKBU9Xp9oD1vhdds8lU5Jml02fFZ81vdbhuWSkaSKJdVtbmeLebaq6vi0IIWi8Iis797gpZSLVG1UbjrlRJOkGB19fvyg1Uu2EMWrxacK/s522/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%204.42.17%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Bova42NzG8Ul4iwDJl0Pmn2jo0jYvOQeaOvinNgjiq_ECNxEmWjLOBulqciysVnNX47Wlj_lZu8IcFqRKBU9Xp9oD1vhdds8lU5Jml02fFZ81vdbhuWSkaSKJdVtbmeLebaq6vi0IIWi8Iis797gpZSLVG1UbjrlRJOkGB19fvyg1Uu2EMWrxacK/w424-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%204.42.17%20AM.png" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up, my in person Book Club pick - <a href="https://amzn.to/3zrQ8WU" target="_blank">Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow</a>. I’ve heard so much hype about this book over the last year that I actually couldn’t wait to read this one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The story follows two childhood friends who meet in the hospital and bond over video games. Their relationship over the years goes through many ebbs and flows and on the journey with them you can’t really tell if you are meant to like each character, dislike each character or feel bad each character. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is lots of video game chatter amidst the pages too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rated this book a solid four stars. At times I would have bumped this up and others I would have bumped it down. It was a unique story that covered many important topics, but I think while I enjoyed it, I didn’t love it if that makes sense. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next one though! My next book is one that I can already tell will be one of my top reads of the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjrY8tlGj2CqMpAaosJOvx2JgbteguXj4daCoH_bIW3TlSVycnpH75_0s1mmGSffW_QJEfchLn0DyxSSIIbEQqdnqI28Hf_ocaiJ6nI5u6_Pz9az6plG_qNgoalfoN8iA7DrjNTTWRj3uQLrdBOarCgnx8SDKTBuY1XFcHjAAB55mto-Sr9HINQml-u/s518/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%204.41.05%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY8tlGj2CqMpAaosJOvx2JgbteguXj4daCoH_bIW3TlSVycnpH75_0s1mmGSffW_QJEfchLn0DyxSSIIbEQqdnqI28Hf_ocaiJ6nI5u6_Pz9az6plG_qNgoalfoN8iA7DrjNTTWRj3uQLrdBOarCgnx8SDKTBuY1XFcHjAAB55mto-Sr9HINQml-u/w420-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%204.41.05%20AM.png" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/40wKWwS" target="_blank">One Month of You </a>I picked up somewhere on a whim and then forgot about it for a few weeks. I’m so glad I picked it up sooner rather than later though. It was the “give me all the feels with a dash of romance and a good ugly cry” book I didn’t know I needed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jess has a lot on her plate and doesn’t have time for a relationship, no matter how perfect the person is for her. Then in walks Alec. It’s so tempting for her to break her rules for him. But then all her reasons behind her “why” keep making themselves known. Her top one - her diagnosis of Huntington’s Disease. The same disease she is seeing her mom suffer from each and every day she comes home from work. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The whole time I read this book I kept thinking what I would do in Jess’s situation. Would I have found out if I had the disease too? Would have I made the same life choices? Would I be able to live without fear? The story is heartbreaking, devastating and beautiful all rolled into one. It’s more about Jess and her relationship with Huntington’s than her relationship with Alec, but one I am so so glad I read! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEi3vd7_Q9zw4_5c1BvW9uyNQn-_XqmoOxvT9iytDbrb6LpGx3IAuDv-HwbAPXz7ai6cff5-80AdL-JQb79HNQ4ffpY7MwUXOjuKHuXj1TmMkk2K-H-KqnDaP23RYBV9zqf-W3Iei7qYyF2HUBznvZ9nydUTtx0Nibq6WoPFzfRljyKGnOWwVDc1spEB/s866/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%204.39.03%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="576" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vd7_Q9zw4_5c1BvW9uyNQn-_XqmoOxvT9iytDbrb6LpGx3IAuDv-HwbAPXz7ai6cff5-80AdL-JQb79HNQ4ffpY7MwUXOjuKHuXj1TmMkk2K-H-KqnDaP23RYBV9zqf-W3Iei7qYyF2HUBznvZ9nydUTtx0Nibq6WoPFzfRljyKGnOWwVDc1spEB/w426-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-03%20at%204.39.03%20AM.png" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://amzn.to/40wKWwS" target="_blank">The Maid's Diary</a> </i>was up next and it’s another Book Club pick. I was hoping to save it for closer to our next meeting, but people kept texting about it so I went ahead and caught up. If mystery/thrillers are your thing - SO GOOD!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I could not put. it. down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kit Darling is a maid by choice. A traumatizing event occurred when she was a teenager and it’s ruled her entire life. Just when she thinks it’s finally put behind her and moved on, she is thrust full force right back into her past. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then a brutal murder is discovered and the more investigators look at the situation, the more Kit (and her diary) becomes involved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The twists. The secrets. The deception. All so good in this one! I told my girlfriends to read it and we all agreed - best thriller we’ve read in awhile! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Until I picked up this one… </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/AVvXsEhsqukMaGjs2Tv5Gqw6rWCrCDTkguYdrv0Vz0-GvBZ2sKhWi84xyYijSqFiVoxDwJn8dEKd1fgAeYe0A2UjIfy0PEEf9pht9lvf9HLzFSdZ3JwRkdudyhDhTpv9VRs70esjg0uEnDnuWAChZU0iMwgrGQEo3IYdT07a2WGFkryEh83NVcH_12S7IbQO/s862/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-02%20at%2011.06.41%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="566" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqukMaGjs2Tv5Gqw6rWCrCDTkguYdrv0Vz0-GvBZ2sKhWi84xyYijSqFiVoxDwJn8dEKd1fgAeYe0A2UjIfy0PEEf9pht9lvf9HLzFSdZ3JwRkdudyhDhTpv9VRs70esjg0uEnDnuWAChZU0iMwgrGQEo3IYdT07a2WGFkryEh83NVcH_12S7IbQO/w420-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-02%20at%2011.06.41%20AM.png" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wrapped up my month with <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3Mar3qX" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All the Dangerous Things</a></i> by Stacy Willingham, and now I'm a huge fan! The story is about a mom who wakes up one morning to find her toddler son missing with zero evidence as to what happened. She spends the next year doing everything she can think of to get him back or find out what happened. She questions everyone and everything - including herself. I could not stop listening to this one! It was such an edge of your seat read, and the ending was so surprising that I had to rewind and make sure I read that correctly. The novel touches on so many subjects about motherhood, and I couldn't stop thinking about what I would do in the same situation. Such an interesting take on a mystery novel. I can't wait to read something else now by Willingham! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: xx-large;">WHAT'S UP NEXT...</span></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Carrie Beth</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK2ucteTKMOgtuyG0Li-Y-nWkVligbhTQVZK1eTmU3ws-MV58lIHo8Fn2I_Rvf3AlH5_gh_ozrorsZI2QMptABQ6GPcX9RIpwC-rANenW090Fty3myzg9_TafeLYWdHhfYbBVYbP6ZLeDhuTyt89cfCLV8GPxFpTiwDA1w3rYzCiTsaiuCsTXM_f6h" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK2ucteTKMOgtuyG0Li-Y-nWkVligbhTQVZK1eTmU3ws-MV58lIHo8Fn2I_Rvf3AlH5_gh_ozrorsZI2QMptABQ6GPcX9RIpwC-rANenW090Fty3myzg9_TafeLYWdHhfYbBVYbP6ZLeDhuTyt89cfCLV8GPxFpTiwDA1w3rYzCiTsaiuCsTXM_f6h=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">After a heavy and emotional read I was ready for something lighter. I've enjoyed all of Colleen Oakley's books so far and this one sounded fun! <a href="https://amzn.to/43DamuX" target="_blank"><i>The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise</i></a> is about an unexpected duo of an 80 something woman and her 20 something caregiver take off cross-country in the middle of the night as one of them tries to outrun her past. Check back next month for my review!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Jen</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">My heart needs something a little slower after the last two novels. Carrie Beth suggested <i><a href="https://amzn.to/4143uoD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Someone Else’s Shoes</a> </i>and so far I’ve found it to be the perfect spring break beach read! Stay tuned for the full review next month! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQCEsGW5rEcadYVj4UuiuiezRIDVeHIaMjsEMwX2aX3xAv9rvBCJj02ra45NfbAB4fIE2coF-MwE17Ma1VK9RBvhHjsElRvTCrw_vBqlUma60ZnGqnBHq66y9gVp9K8b0pK93Qhphpaxkxa8cXauuHmEbH1ke4d3vBb2zEfEE568qNTE2RI8qV0IR/s514/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-12%20at%2011.16.26%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQCEsGW5rEcadYVj4UuiuiezRIDVeHIaMjsEMwX2aX3xAv9rvBCJj02ra45NfbAB4fIE2coF-MwE17Ma1VK9RBvhHjsElRvTCrw_vBqlUma60ZnGqnBHq66y9gVp9K8b0pK93Qhphpaxkxa8cXauuHmEbH1ke4d3vBb2zEfEE568qNTE2RI8qV0IR/w420-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-12%20at%2011.16.26%20AM.png" width="420" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I've also picked up the same book as Carrie Beth! I love Oakley's novels and when I saw she had a new one out I grabbed it to have ready. I can't wait to read <i><a href="https://amzn.to/43DamuX" target="_blank">The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise</a>. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><i>WHAT WERE YOUR BOOKS FOR THE MONTH? ANYTHING WE NEED TO ADD TO OUR READING LISTS?</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">BOOK CLUB 2023</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/02/book-club-january-2023-reviews.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">January</a> | <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/03/book-club-february-2023-reviews.html" target="_blank">February</a> | </div><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Follow along with us on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>!</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HAPPY READING! </span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div></div></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-5656081030128785092023-04-04T08:00:00.003-04:002023-04-04T08:00:00.267-04:00Boozy Bunny Cocktail Recipe<p style="text-align: center;"> <img class="attachment-entry-fullwidth size-entry-fullwidth wp-post-image" data-jpibfi-indexer="0" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Boozy Bunny Cocktail Recipe" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/boozy-bunny-cocktail-recipe/" data-jpibfi-src="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-1200x900.jpg" decoding="async" height="480" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" src="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-1200x900.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-300x225.jpg 300w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-768x576.jpg 768w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-100x75.jpg 100w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-936x702.jpg 936w" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="640" /></p><div class="entry-wrap" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="entry-content content jpibfi_container" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 17.5px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hippity Hop Easter is on its way…and so is your fami-lay. Sorry, we’ve been taste testing a little too much. But we are super excited about this yummy new Easter cocktail creation. This festive Boozy Bunny Cocktail recipe looks like spring and tastes like heaven. It’s Easter in a glass and the perfect pre-egg hunt cocktail all your guests will thank you for.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA3Gd9VB-JSD64m0AONOtKl77_5PJmHO9eRbCnjeWkqsA_x-MO7m4aOoQG4DNCI2BXfDnkEzXkQkekX0YAG2IKP39STukrb8k1GwGpH-2bcYwSKyMd5X_ORJmEkvnPLutkfAJuWQ6jm3Hz5h7chsvmCr4IuuzmWctA6zmTtciE7YSq5Tv9LutcCCl/s1024/ACS_0040-768x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA3Gd9VB-JSD64m0AONOtKl77_5PJmHO9eRbCnjeWkqsA_x-MO7m4aOoQG4DNCI2BXfDnkEzXkQkekX0YAG2IKP39STukrb8k1GwGpH-2bcYwSKyMd5X_ORJmEkvnPLutkfAJuWQ6jm3Hz5h7chsvmCr4IuuzmWctA6zmTtciE7YSq5Tv9LutcCCl/w480-h640/ACS_0040-768x1024.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Boozy Bunny Cocktail Recipe is inspired by those fluffy little marshmallow candies that make their appearance each spring. We’ve been known to transform a candy into a cocktail or two, but the Boozy Bunny might top the list. Easy to make in a few simple steps, this adorable cocktail is a sweet addition to any Easter menu.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZQYwv65VIFR1N_xkawejo_BShFC47TmTnuwHSgJ-68twFiZ-4vVzOkXu5SW--zR6IBmINGJTeXl06HE5P5awFEo1BXyRkB110ffwJNBr-kPIGfOtpb3LI0kyHplMCpFg1o6FCDqeqPMF-N_OYF-jtkmawEYKq1vEm9yLlVuRHxVfHPSJpbL8aVXO/s1024/ACS_0042-768x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZQYwv65VIFR1N_xkawejo_BShFC47TmTnuwHSgJ-68twFiZ-4vVzOkXu5SW--zR6IBmINGJTeXl06HE5P5awFEo1BXyRkB110ffwJNBr-kPIGfOtpb3LI0kyHplMCpFg1o6FCDqeqPMF-N_OYF-jtkmawEYKq1vEm9yLlVuRHxVfHPSJpbL8aVXO/w480-h640/ACS_0042-768x1024.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><br /></p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.129em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-align: center; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">MAKE THE BOOZY BUNNY COCKTAIL</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Total prep time: 2 mins<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Serves: 1</b></i></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Boozy Bunny Cocktail ingredients" class="alignnone wp-image-79224 size-medium" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Boozy Bunny Cocktail Recipe" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/boozy-bunny-cocktail-recipe/" data-jpibfi-src="https://savvysassymoms.com/stage/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-300x225.jpeg" decoding="async" height="480" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://savvysassymoms.com/stage/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-300x225.jpeg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-100x75.jpeg 100w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-936x702.jpeg 936w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/C2EE7FA1-6FA7-4C1A-802C-2C9B5CAE67F8-1200x900.jpeg 1200w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="640" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></em></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em 1.655em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 oz. of Whipped Marshmallow Vodka</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 oz. of White Chocolate Liqueur</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 oz. of Vodka</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 oz. of Coconut Rum</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A package of Bunny Peeps</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For rim garnish: meltable white chocolate, marshmallow creme, or pineapple juice and spring themed sprinkles</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-79225" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Boozy Bunny Cocktail Recipe" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/boozy-bunny-cocktail-recipe/" data-jpibfi-src="https://savvysassymoms.com/stage/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-225x300.jpeg" decoding="async" height="640" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" src="https://savvysassymoms.com/stage/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-225x300.jpeg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-100x133.jpeg 100w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-936x1248.jpeg 936w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AB3A0786-0D77-479E-B9D7-A60A8496A591-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="480" /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Instructions</b></span></em></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em 1.655em; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Garnish rim of glass by dipping into your meltable chocolate, marshmallow creme, or juice and dipping rim of glass into sprinkles.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pour vodkas, white chocolate liqueur, and rum into a cocktail shaker. Gently shake and then pour into garnished glass.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Top with Bunny Peep.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Serve immediately and enjoy!</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Boozy Bunny cocktail recipe" class="alignnone wp-image-79220 size-medium" data-jpibfi-indexer="3" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="Boozy Bunny Cocktail Recipe" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/boozy-bunny-cocktail-recipe/" data-jpibfi-src="https://savvysassymoms.com/stage/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-300x225.jpg" decoding="async" height="480" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://savvysassymoms.com/stage/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-300x225.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-300x225.jpg 300w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-768x576.jpg 768w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-100x75.jpg 100w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-936x702.jpg 936w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ACS_0039-1200x900.jpg 1200w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="640" /></span></p><h5 style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 0.129em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EASTER COCKTAIL RECIPE? 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Have you done all the things? Decorated for spring, prepped your Easter table, stuffed eggs and filled baskets...lots of fun things to do this time of year. We're sharing a few tips to make sure you are ready for Easter and all of the activities that come along with it! Plus, check out all of our favorite spring finds from Casabella! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI_d5R8m5edd1jcPt26ISssK5XjMqfmx704Vv5GBLGFYF_1yOrsTPMfwq4XzMTN2YeNPKpsm6K3c2JftNLE_KM64lJSON9_IS5uhFcPD3iFslWPZQaGqgXtjPc8jzkQKQJxI0hC3TMBqzSZcxws8mzK-0sOWSeM7_u9wTBA_nfPfUhARlRmHQunu9/s1973/IMG_4367%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="1479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI_d5R8m5edd1jcPt26ISssK5XjMqfmx704Vv5GBLGFYF_1yOrsTPMfwq4XzMTN2YeNPKpsm6K3c2JftNLE_KM64lJSON9_IS5uhFcPD3iFslWPZQaGqgXtjPc8jzkQKQJxI0hC3TMBqzSZcxws8mzK-0sOWSeM7_u9wTBA_nfPfUhARlRmHQunu9/w480-h640/IMG_4367%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Furniture for Family and Friends </span></b><p></p><p>You might be checking out your dining room table or seating options right now and wishing you had spruced things up for spring. So many people are discouraged with buying new furniture because of the long lead times, but if you are in the Atlanta area you are in luck because <a href="https://casabellamarietta.com" target="_blank">Casabella</a> has a ton of furniture IN STOCK and ready to take home TODAY! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCiyRQtWVZt-psQvaASOwkGDKDiNHrHB6lnjrwSMio87ESJnoXIXSImq1lJEI4HU9XwuzaSZAzIBk664Enti19XBiSpFDDh-BscmrPkkg0V7D0Fjpnvg8QDu2hC_IMyL2WwJU-g82Kw1w99b6vPATcXRpYGffWWrAq1944nYsJGdSr34p4PAC91I3/s1242/IMG_5742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCiyRQtWVZt-psQvaASOwkGDKDiNHrHB6lnjrwSMio87ESJnoXIXSImq1lJEI4HU9XwuzaSZAzIBk664Enti19XBiSpFDDh-BscmrPkkg0V7D0Fjpnvg8QDu2hC_IMyL2WwJU-g82Kw1w99b6vPATcXRpYGffWWrAq1944nYsJGdSr34p4PAC91I3/w640-h640/IMG_5742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>That is a rare thing these days, but one of the best kept secrets when it comes to furniture shopping. Whether you are looking for a new dining table, a pair of chairs for a living space, or even just some wall art or lamps to spruce things up a bit, be sure to check <a href="https://casabellamarietta.com" target="_blank">Casabella's</a> in stock inventory! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bTgX23xU1yLVoXa_XnlkCgmDtLW1mzGmD1CKo9U2ewnGOyGrGCO1m-ETPsgnojRq9P1SoCxNnN8QdnH73SVCTHydMhF01QqJOQG2XHtTokhN7lX006eyYb8o2YNQpHuZekhagPqsBztE6LSEslTu51lWRrucGx8GanBKglR6Dt0icyvSYQCSl3WN/s1338/IMG_4402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1070" data-original-width="1338" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bTgX23xU1yLVoXa_XnlkCgmDtLW1mzGmD1CKo9U2ewnGOyGrGCO1m-ETPsgnojRq9P1SoCxNnN8QdnH73SVCTHydMhF01QqJOQG2XHtTokhN7lX006eyYb8o2YNQpHuZekhagPqsBztE6LSEslTu51lWRrucGx8GanBKglR6Dt0icyvSYQCSl3WN/w640-h512/IMG_4402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Set a Pretty Table </span></b><p></p><p>There are so many options when it comes to Easter centerpieces and table settings. Do you love pretty pastels or sticking with one color like beautiful blues? </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGvTf3m4RV-m4V7FzDpZr74CFBZrtS1eOCwsDQnKhRE85a4Tim8G7IIERbf7IluC5L_5_IwVM0_1FG8i-NwrNrARr_nHS7xRLVrPmMpBL-8KQMv08psge5wkH-QMnlNpIJ4AlYQcoGd-NGHjyCro2A_atv0m96FNk9w8Worg6XSYMeclLraoVtRRS/s4032/IMG_5113.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGvTf3m4RV-m4V7FzDpZr74CFBZrtS1eOCwsDQnKhRE85a4Tim8G7IIERbf7IluC5L_5_IwVM0_1FG8i-NwrNrARr_nHS7xRLVrPmMpBL-8KQMv08psge5wkH-QMnlNpIJ4AlYQcoGd-NGHjyCro2A_atv0m96FNk9w8Worg6XSYMeclLraoVtRRS/w480-h640/IMG_5113.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>We love strolling through <a href="https://casabellamarietta.com" target="_blank">Casabella</a> because all of their tables are set beautifully and share lots of inspiration and ideas no matter what your style is. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO4E-efTZsVJfNfqhcawV8jpo5N0L6SjWzRCSlW0fsGWbZ3Mj3MD4oU70liNB3ITtSZfgH4eAkdozt34JUuy4tyYe3NaO4IgjJ1GVIy6yGgBMg8GMDjlNgX_RXK-dtLtoIcKyNa2HBRhTQFFVZeGvqOXkYVbZzif5G2fN9I_G6uQ0Cc-rks98EHkB/s2049/IMG_4349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO4E-efTZsVJfNfqhcawV8jpo5N0L6SjWzRCSlW0fsGWbZ3Mj3MD4oU70liNB3ITtSZfgH4eAkdozt34JUuy4tyYe3NaO4IgjJ1GVIy6yGgBMg8GMDjlNgX_RXK-dtLtoIcKyNa2HBRhTQFFVZeGvqOXkYVbZzif5G2fN9I_G6uQ0Cc-rks98EHkB/w480-h640/IMG_4349.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Spruce Up with Spring Scents </span></b></p><p>What better way to welcome guests than for them to be surrounded with a spring scent when they walk in your home.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pWyha5KOjuy9AvubWcpNLZjXTbaeX6hOYYmebooKuR_YDUTHjy3jZGgE3H9SKSnyF5tQk4VrQHrj25dDBFHIo-kLYC-h8pLr9CybTAFPYR0oBKftpwAHz6iOu6B673KCe6SMIundNNZaEBwaU-poVFZCJddZ0mmnk-5-BmhRQuo5enlTLHIBksIT/s2049/IMG_4361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pWyha5KOjuy9AvubWcpNLZjXTbaeX6hOYYmebooKuR_YDUTHjy3jZGgE3H9SKSnyF5tQk4VrQHrj25dDBFHIo-kLYC-h8pLr9CybTAFPYR0oBKftpwAHz6iOu6B673KCe6SMIundNNZaEBwaU-poVFZCJddZ0mmnk-5-BmhRQuo5enlTLHIBksIT/w480-h640/IMG_4361.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Candles are our favorite way to fill our homes with sweet and fragrant aromas, but also using seasonal scented hand soaps can be a wonderful way to enhance the smells of spring! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7uX25Z5EV9LGbzOk8p9pk-eGbMvgiJavHtO8HP4dFc-MYikQpYyMMRomwroyvgEeGQ_gNl__Zn-YEIdcI6cAz5WRp1soc7a-lxeQ2Ye7R45IEwUufgcQTQmLuxpsqSkxea9SKWtJEtpMMAjGKuexo_O8ihQYp4EnfTWzhdPZgzC_5lqd3A_zfrOG/s2048/IMG_4450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7uX25Z5EV9LGbzOk8p9pk-eGbMvgiJavHtO8HP4dFc-MYikQpYyMMRomwroyvgEeGQ_gNl__Zn-YEIdcI6cAz5WRp1soc7a-lxeQ2Ye7R45IEwUufgcQTQmLuxpsqSkxea9SKWtJEtpMMAjGKuexo_O8ihQYp4EnfTWzhdPZgzC_5lqd3A_zfrOG/w480-h640/IMG_4450.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7wwPvGUMj5oDdE4i8xvQ_Am08IXTEiFFOne30wlBgrTswfenQ08ELFRdMXCGON5YirM8sqTw3461uB89g2zgwtnsCWVLgBgvktumzGnHo8rlYRe6Be_UGAalvg0yNRFmLd0DYv1DdswZubb3sXbRM6aHk-idYDN0MAo-D_3_uBg74CHXhq0dEaXQ/s2049/IMG_4449%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh7wwPvGUMj5oDdE4i8xvQ_Am08IXTEiFFOne30wlBgrTswfenQ08ELFRdMXCGON5YirM8sqTw3461uB89g2zgwtnsCWVLgBgvktumzGnHo8rlYRe6Be_UGAalvg0yNRFmLd0DYv1DdswZubb3sXbRM6aHk-idYDN0MAo-D_3_uBg74CHXhq0dEaXQ/w480-h640/IMG_4449%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Bunnies, Baskets and Blooms</span></b><p></p><p>One of the easiest ways to decorate for a new season is by mixing in seasonal decor to the pieces you already have. There is no need to start from scratch, but a few touches here and there can really transform a space. Place some ceramic bunnies on side tables or add some bunny pillows to your seating areas! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKobApTTCC3xqgLDd5M7xHBQcsEj0u6sjWkBU-ahiEZQNgen4c3TMXoZ4-SIfn0x9HEklb15IBCmH7BILgU6jnP6km9KbBdGJZHIpggEXFXcEENm2XMbZHP6RUEXo__PZBHzMN8APGI7fFqGWP1oNslw8A41o5UiTIUIlfli1KPGP12Rfs1soZqBar/s2048/IMG_4346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKobApTTCC3xqgLDd5M7xHBQcsEj0u6sjWkBU-ahiEZQNgen4c3TMXoZ4-SIfn0x9HEklb15IBCmH7BILgU6jnP6km9KbBdGJZHIpggEXFXcEENm2XMbZHP6RUEXo__PZBHzMN8APGI7fFqGWP1oNslw8A41o5UiTIUIlfli1KPGP12Rfs1soZqBar/w480-h640/IMG_4346.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUgSSVRRyF7UVp1O01UgVdemBk9Pi9h9EYOIqnGieb0NU-6Bca_bAbY55P_5CV6A9WHqbk_GtRZsTjdmYukWTY0dZtHrRkbFnX4WcygIygVOdZTcNFBTXYDRoqk8tSL_83XYdruzyOoANQCmKCSdt1dPJTBQ-QATCkSpB-OQNUiE5DpaQ72s4ZdS0/s3505/IMG_5097%202.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="2805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUgSSVRRyF7UVp1O01UgVdemBk9Pi9h9EYOIqnGieb0NU-6Bca_bAbY55P_5CV6A9WHqbk_GtRZsTjdmYukWTY0dZtHrRkbFnX4WcygIygVOdZTcNFBTXYDRoqk8tSL_83XYdruzyOoANQCmKCSdt1dPJTBQ-QATCkSpB-OQNUiE5DpaQ72s4ZdS0/w512-h640/IMG_5097%202.heic" width="512" /></a></div><br /></div>A quick swap to fill vases with beautiful faux blooms for a pop of color or even just adding greenery will brighten your space and make it feel like spring.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmr83-VRbzT2zf52S1P18_K81Jv9B7j5v64rERNqjjSI74QnWNu0PBk1f2BBuLdrD02HCan-EL3msCQcqrRr0gEAjvA7D952Lx4Lj1op3nevu4WfsuXUjJxzQ9wPflIbVJ8hhuS-hEesFqHIoSPXukxzEbQgL5I6L8XejCtocSwjJb0Jdvi-9fNlQ/s4032/IMG_5102.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmr83-VRbzT2zf52S1P18_K81Jv9B7j5v64rERNqjjSI74QnWNu0PBk1f2BBuLdrD02HCan-EL3msCQcqrRr0gEAjvA7D952Lx4Lj1op3nevu4WfsuXUjJxzQ9wPflIbVJ8hhuS-hEesFqHIoSPXukxzEbQgL5I6L8XejCtocSwjJb0Jdvi-9fNlQ/w480-h640/IMG_5102.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://casabellamarietta.com">Casabella</a> has THE BEST faux florals. We've looked everywhere and they really can't be beat. So many beautiful and realistic options! <p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwO_1bcypAf4967G_61jpoKE0LG7mjRfecN73NNJ3yaLtPpqvc_pozLnI_CMhucNtE5uqBe6tvy6sKXFULOgvFIqQMbkNB9OLbMcfQqfxhLQG7vbSjggqCDhqHweilI8wVdW6bp1MIG0ZMLTcDsL92DzPkpSe80lGYJphDQbmLmxgJreJOJZ4_xR-D/s4032/IMG_5105.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwO_1bcypAf4967G_61jpoKE0LG7mjRfecN73NNJ3yaLtPpqvc_pozLnI_CMhucNtE5uqBe6tvy6sKXFULOgvFIqQMbkNB9OLbMcfQqfxhLQG7vbSjggqCDhqHweilI8wVdW6bp1MIG0ZMLTcDsL92DzPkpSe80lGYJphDQbmLmxgJreJOJZ4_xR-D/w480-h640/IMG_5105.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Don't forget filling those baskets. Maybe you are buying for children or maybe you want to fill up an adult basket. 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text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-873528771325813142023-03-15T06:06:00.002-04:002023-03-15T06:06:43.059-04:00Cocktail Confessions: The Sassy Leprechaun<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16.002px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun, and dare we say sassy, little holiday. From the green attire, to the sparkly gold accessories, green beer, and those mischievous little men running around town pinching people — St. Patrick’s Day provides the perfect excuse to throw in a little fun on the march to spring. In the essence of joining in on anything resembling a celebration we’ve crafted our very own cocktail, The Sassy Leprechaun. After drinking this tasty green concoction, the only one doing the pinching this holiday will be you!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><img alt="Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" class="aligncenter wp-image-71444 size-full" data-jpibfi-indexer="2" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/the-sassy-leprechaun-cocktail/" data-jpibfi-src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun6.jpg" decoding="async" height="406" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun6.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun6.jpg 600w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun6-300x191.jpg 300w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun6-112x70.jpg 112w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="640" /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A little sassy. A little sweet. This Sassy Leprechaun cocktail is a yummy blend of simple flavors that are most likely already in your pantry. One quick sip will leave you and your guests wanting to celebrate the lucky Irish long beyond St. Patrick’s Day. As an added bonus to this sassy drink: it’s low in calories (less than 70cal/per serving!)! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><img alt="Sassy Leprechaun" class="aligncenter wp-image-71443 size-full" data-jpibfi-indexer="1" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/the-sassy-leprechaun-cocktail/" data-jpibfi-src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun8.jpg" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun8.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun8.jpg 500w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun8-192x300.jpg 192w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" /><p></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24.003px; letter-spacing: 0.129em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">THE SASSY LEPRECHAUN</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Serves: 3 to 4<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Prep Time: 5 mins</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Sassy Leprechaun" class="alignnone wp-image-71440 size-full" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/the-sassy-leprechaun-cocktail/" data-jpibfi-src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun3.jpg" decoding="async" height="392" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun3.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun3.jpg 600w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun3-300x196.jpg 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></span></em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Ingredients</i></b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 1 bottle of Kiwi Strawberry Sparkling Ice sparkling water<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 6 oz. of tequila<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 1 oz. of triple sec<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 1 teaspoon of sugar<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 1 teaspoon of sprinkles<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"> (We used gold mixed with white, but would look just as fun with rainbow sprinkles.)</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 1 lime<em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></em></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Sassy Leprechaun" class="alignnone wp-image-71439 size-full" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/the-sassy-leprechaun-cocktail/" data-jpibfi-src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun2.jpg" decoding="async" height="422" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun2.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun2.jpg 600w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun2-300x211.jpg 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></em></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>Directions</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></em>1: Mix sugar and sprinkles onto a small plate.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />2: Cut lime in half and set one half aside.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />3: Use other half of lime and use juice to wet the rim of your glass. Dip wet glass rim into sprinkle mixture.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />4: Mix kiwi strawberry water, tequila, and triple sec into a pitcher.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />5: Take the remaining half of lime and squeeze juice into the pitcher. Stir lightly.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />6: Serve over ice, and try to keep the pinching to a minimum.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><img alt="Sassy Leprechaun" class="aligncenter wp-image-71442 size-full" data-jpibfi-indexer="0" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/the-sassy-leprechaun-cocktail/" data-jpibfi-src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun7.jpg" decoding="async" height="427" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun7.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun7.jpg 600w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sassyleprechaun7-300x214.jpg 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="600" /></p><h6 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.194em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></h6><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>What green cocktail recipe will you be serving this St. Patrick’s Day? Share with us!</b></i></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16.002px; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><img alt="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail " class="aligncenter wp-image-71445" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-title="The Sassy Leprechaun cocktail" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://savvysassymoms.com/the-sassy-leprechaun-cocktail/" data-jpibfi-src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/The-683x1024.jpg" decoding="async" height="750" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" src="https://www.savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/The-683x1024.jpg" srcset="https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/The-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/The-200x300.jpg 200w, https://savvysassymoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/The.jpg 735w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 2.15em; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="500" /></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-1960004167339739372023-03-13T14:08:00.001-04:002023-03-14T12:12:04.149-04:00Casabella Spring Open House 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsgzY-VC-tFN1Ny3xVzzL7LLEw55sy7irDsiUo7HzxB1YYYDuJmgUXoIKlixZHBy2mQpvuPVNjQZVdihMRdxI-6ee8NL_4kCtAl_3evflqmQUmyePPIG-FJ4FNKTwa9PZ9NWh4IJqtT5yRA7nAXXIztSqfAD5sQ2tfpCQWO88cHm3H2HJZ3BBMq7B/s3329/IMG_4563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="2657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsgzY-VC-tFN1Ny3xVzzL7LLEw55sy7irDsiUo7HzxB1YYYDuJmgUXoIKlixZHBy2mQpvuPVNjQZVdihMRdxI-6ee8NL_4kCtAl_3evflqmQUmyePPIG-FJ4FNKTwa9PZ9NWh4IJqtT5yRA7nAXXIztSqfAD5sQ2tfpCQWO88cHm3H2HJZ3BBMq7B/w510-h640/IMG_4563.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For our local ladies, we have a fun event for you this week! If you aren't local there is still a ton of home decor eye candy to enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our friends at Casabella in Marietta are having their annual Spring Open House this weekend. And do you know what that means??? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It means major savings on furniture and home decor! (Plus a ton of gifts, Easter items, art, lamps, florals, textiles, and so. much. more!!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the official info... </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/AVvXsEi8LDgGNJSBTizc4Iuousmmv73H_tpq_0xB-bhwi1UB-rEsQV99BbY2-64d6KJWkWmVrx-4Kv7OmrVs_O7bkixIRDAyPj8MBDm3vZmJCVyxNCa_jG99HnucN50lEYnAUT9Nb4pWm5PtVRUv0wxutiViT5fESDYP46j07FMel0ZByeAll7UZAuCwtv_M/s1058/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-13%20at%202.05.42%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8LDgGNJSBTizc4Iuousmmv73H_tpq_0xB-bhwi1UB-rEsQV99BbY2-64d6KJWkWmVrx-4Kv7OmrVs_O7bkixIRDAyPj8MBDm3vZmJCVyxNCa_jG99HnucN50lEYnAUT9Nb4pWm5PtVRUv0wxutiViT5fESDYP46j07FMel0ZByeAll7UZAuCwtv_M/w494-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-13%20at%202.05.42%20PM.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a little sneak peek at what is currently in stock (spoiler alert: we now want to redecorate our entire houses. AGAIN!)...</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/AVvXsEjc5nuUDtgFJipik69FdijiWZY4OGo-oRATJtkudXNci-dcMYwlERICAwji3SMZng0rakMZ4vyVUYLZOLn2uV2gcvXkdWXThMT25Kh9fTVG6_ToFlNgYKhvVyTSURF5Z_LpgTJgtZGXtEir-aauCW1m9BJSy_ccVyiOe25_vcKJnLNKWWfe_6K108jd/s4032/IMG_4392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5nuUDtgFJipik69FdijiWZY4OGo-oRATJtkudXNci-dcMYwlERICAwji3SMZng0rakMZ4vyVUYLZOLn2uV2gcvXkdWXThMT25Kh9fTVG6_ToFlNgYKhvVyTSURF5Z_LpgTJgtZGXtEir-aauCW1m9BJSy_ccVyiOe25_vcKJnLNKWWfe_6K108jd/w480-h640/IMG_4392.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_IqSf-uZCwYN_4yX2XeO9vnzKc357f7RMGcfOcnY8XdGomJMnCi7zcEWiof4epG2wIlhZuKJsu8z9DOkrb3hMMgEl-1sdMnS1WcYq5_5QuMXnxEmVTEBExUY53wX5-ovSJSsqQzuE2Wr53SIISwwEtroSfCMajiPgMj8PfEqv-DZBxxVrN3eVd0e/s4032/IMG_4393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_IqSf-uZCwYN_4yX2XeO9vnzKc357f7RMGcfOcnY8XdGomJMnCi7zcEWiof4epG2wIlhZuKJsu8z9DOkrb3hMMgEl-1sdMnS1WcYq5_5QuMXnxEmVTEBExUY53wX5-ovSJSsqQzuE2Wr53SIISwwEtroSfCMajiPgMj8PfEqv-DZBxxVrN3eVd0e/w480-h640/IMG_4393.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6lXO62ht4kFXj7sYKDTk5gbmKiev_eOkdiChv76mGbjS0HWgHS4t9N_KzKNCcmBjqvOsAyDpzvXgV7Hn9D-g5jKZITncwtSb8lhYZIu7yewde8zdShaeIvCP_z6uXLtKpWRGMDoDTJh5Nf5ieAB2PYYQfMQNaQxsKFXVmjylxTj9vM6Jrf4ro_vT/s4032/IMG_4394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6lXO62ht4kFXj7sYKDTk5gbmKiev_eOkdiChv76mGbjS0HWgHS4t9N_KzKNCcmBjqvOsAyDpzvXgV7Hn9D-g5jKZITncwtSb8lhYZIu7yewde8zdShaeIvCP_z6uXLtKpWRGMDoDTJh5Nf5ieAB2PYYQfMQNaQxsKFXVmjylxTj9vM6Jrf4ro_vT/w480-h640/IMG_4394.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId1pB9IjVsqrOt8gy3WjMpoFubE-oUmg1ADb40dQxdemTZH64wQBBfAXAMUaSgmBttQT8GOzkvh9S_E5ay8tWhpKrpJQCIQrEmFM6HncpM5de7RC5BqVa-d2K77IH-PRed9G3QW41IFAKa4qsHZpQ-9Ju1k0RXCSgI1wrcsbeGavxUtxFsFqKGjTr/s4032/IMG_4402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjId1pB9IjVsqrOt8gy3WjMpoFubE-oUmg1ADb40dQxdemTZH64wQBBfAXAMUaSgmBttQT8GOzkvh9S_E5ay8tWhpKrpJQCIQrEmFM6HncpM5de7RC5BqVa-d2K77IH-PRed9G3QW41IFAKa4qsHZpQ-9Ju1k0RXCSgI1wrcsbeGavxUtxFsFqKGjTr/w640-h480/IMG_4402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LIpf3YdcvCf62wZ0yOLDse5ILifFdNo62a0_zFuMfYXz9nlz6itRioVrymRZYatPCOtzna2PNvSbTxnh_bl3x8vfWg99R-8BzLJTEORUcxizcDczcGgz_q8KdBjDjq0PXJLQKZ9rdVLdxGiLpE6aDtKAW4w7IP1tUXa433AoOeTr43yg-47zP9sK/s4032/IMG_4409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LIpf3YdcvCf62wZ0yOLDse5ILifFdNo62a0_zFuMfYXz9nlz6itRioVrymRZYatPCOtzna2PNvSbTxnh_bl3x8vfWg99R-8BzLJTEORUcxizcDczcGgz_q8KdBjDjq0PXJLQKZ9rdVLdxGiLpE6aDtKAW4w7IP1tUXa433AoOeTr43yg-47zP9sK/w480-h640/IMG_4409.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTesTYeFT2_pEH8JFxCuJFipHrKu-aFrOuJW1Uafw3Q6dqHoHPBjdQhvI6YNldpMXp2-PWmcAuv2U47bubiWIzji9Cykswxq4YEOI3aqA6fUbOZ2Wn8XWPEnrw45PrgWTk-GYQBZOggBY80MFL9nEb_CqVMsZX9Swy64ahG9-xLcTAYM11mPVT8hl_/s4032/IMG_4413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTesTYeFT2_pEH8JFxCuJFipHrKu-aFrOuJW1Uafw3Q6dqHoHPBjdQhvI6YNldpMXp2-PWmcAuv2U47bubiWIzji9Cykswxq4YEOI3aqA6fUbOZ2Wn8XWPEnrw45PrgWTk-GYQBZOggBY80MFL9nEb_CqVMsZX9Swy64ahG9-xLcTAYM11mPVT8hl_/w480-h640/IMG_4413.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have THE BEST florals in stock. 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It's an event you won't want to miss!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Now that we've got your weekend plans covered, we can't wait to see you there!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-27831006432449602662023-03-10T09:51:00.001-05:002023-03-13T09:27:05.567-04:00Book Club: February 2023 Reviews<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaqaJJzXlBvjjlHOFx8APWU0fcgEq6sAPWIs-dyCuQsYFheSOL0BB0CqRYZIUeYyLsJ9c8-jXWaYF0jy0xj4bFYcdzdw0VSx8TQ0wt1TW9Nvhu7h9bMd2bQMNVWJiwyqUd6wpLYRwbG2v0W50wvvxoKfDYulmZOrcTPOI-EmBja1Cmd_-dkX1dyEI/s1374/BookClub.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1374" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaqaJJzXlBvjjlHOFx8APWU0fcgEq6sAPWIs-dyCuQsYFheSOL0BB0CqRYZIUeYyLsJ9c8-jXWaYF0jy0xj4bFYcdzdw0VSx8TQ0wt1TW9Nvhu7h9bMd2bQMNVWJiwyqUd6wpLYRwbG2v0W50wvvxoKfDYulmZOrcTPOI-EmBja1Cmd_-dkX1dyEI/w640-h416/BookClub.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we go - book club day! Our favorite post of the month!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are ever looking for a wide range of book reviews in one of our book club posts, this would be it. This one has a little bit of everything. All we are missing is a biography and we might have completed every genre possible. And with Spring Break reading on the brain, we might have you covered. </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/AVvXsEgDnJrZUeNU1PoTdBcjGq_pPviQ52HXA3jHPPUiP5v4xSQPLbBYt7Hzty4aXAJ7lOTWzhlxfY5DXZ_2Js1rMj9TuHNabeFk7S8Ev352ERzPYS-dSoNGIGncad0dgnoPpO8PKaLhoARC82NqexF8VlgKSFJenluXFHEqiMTw78Pc1M1v2MmcEaRQTqCp/s800/The%20Magnolia%20Mamas%20Book%20Club%20January%202023%20(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnJrZUeNU1PoTdBcjGq_pPviQ52HXA3jHPPUiP5v4xSQPLbBYt7Hzty4aXAJ7lOTWzhlxfY5DXZ_2Js1rMj9TuHNabeFk7S8Ev352ERzPYS-dSoNGIGncad0dgnoPpO8PKaLhoARC82NqexF8VlgKSFJenluXFHEqiMTw78Pc1M1v2MmcEaRQTqCp/w640-h640/The%20Magnolia%20Mamas%20Book%20Club%20January%202023%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-large;">WHAT WE READ...</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>CARRIE BETH</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEh0F0HSoFvBH1bMjKZLS3uZ5_pyDdgCTHw5R-yM3Q-17LhTIVr9mIBX3eMgTIng6Ew_zTQegY5e5GE_b0l67SNBXX5u95n811U0MLrDEuWnm67TnRdCawGjZpTKu8OBEEB554IPFoUYKnlogOMyijF0DZzVcqjxwRpn8yclusxkHeqHKdtE3jFSNN2h/s500/9780063204157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F0HSoFvBH1bMjKZLS3uZ5_pyDdgCTHw5R-yM3Q-17LhTIVr9mIBX3eMgTIng6Ew_zTQegY5e5GE_b0l67SNBXX5u95n811U0MLrDEuWnm67TnRdCawGjZpTKu8OBEEB554IPFoUYKnlogOMyijF0DZzVcqjxwRpn8yclusxkHeqHKdtE3jFSNN2h/w422-h640/9780063204157.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>First up for me this month was <a href="https://amzn.to/3J9g0eM" target="_blank">Remarkably Bright Creatures</a></i> by Shelby Van Pelt. This one got tons of reviews so I wanted to see what the hype was all about. A widowed woman who also lost her son in a tragic accident years ago befriends an octopus at the aquarium where she works. I know...it sounds kind of far fetched, but I've read weirder things. It was really a heartwarming story and I loved hearing the octopus' point of view as he worked to help point his friend in the right direction to finding out the truth about her son's disappearance all those many years ago. It was a heartwarming story! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz25_I822Kuane9hWGPoQ_oOP6QXaKYXsYqZiSUll1IJ71UZ8GRFyR_ecwM03Y4-9swBZtKNMfPBpERuqT6W0_AbBkXjY_kwiYKdS15hpJjp2SYQ34udSqhbxPTAtMhtf-xKCTxJIxijpBbb-2Te5vXbNVBan2gsqYJNAHGSkpxA1MkJk1Hc6EN2In/s400/4F7AE293EA21EE85D48074415D0840E6CCFB1A3A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz25_I822Kuane9hWGPoQ_oOP6QXaKYXsYqZiSUll1IJ71UZ8GRFyR_ecwM03Y4-9swBZtKNMfPBpERuqT6W0_AbBkXjY_kwiYKdS15hpJjp2SYQ34udSqhbxPTAtMhtf-xKCTxJIxijpBbb-2Te5vXbNVBan2gsqYJNAHGSkpxA1MkJk1Hc6EN2In/w424-h640/4F7AE293EA21EE85D48074415D0840E6CCFB1A3A.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next up for me was<i> <a href="https://amzn.to/3YzccZP" target="_blank">Nora Goes Off Script</a></i> by Annabel Monaghan. A fellow baseball mom friend recommended this one to me. It was a cute, quick read! Nora writes love story scripts for a living and is recently getting over a divorce. When one of her movies comes to life in her backyard she finds herself falling for the actor. Their unlikely connection quickly comes to an end and she is left wondering what went wrong before the truth finally comes out. This was just as my friend told me...quick and easy read (or listen) and a sweet story that was wrapped up nicely by the end! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQMhXK3-ETrB4nojIepRZRnCW9kKi-8-3ETvBWbhjNFdONO3Wel_DSyx4eyhEUJt4imbWKkJO7hGXhOf78y3cKJYUk4uBOxIknMiOmhD47IFnCnDqWcFd7OejAeZqsmaR5zqon75cWZM_Nw45GCkNJjTblL8bYrkhNkjr6_z9Jb32HY46HCmR-JCg/s500/9781984879295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQMhXK3-ETrB4nojIepRZRnCW9kKi-8-3ETvBWbhjNFdONO3Wel_DSyx4eyhEUJt4imbWKkJO7hGXhOf78y3cKJYUk4uBOxIknMiOmhD47IFnCnDqWcFd7OejAeZqsmaR5zqon75cWZM_Nw45GCkNJjTblL8bYrkhNkjr6_z9Jb32HY46HCmR-JCg/w424-h640/9781984879295.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last book this month was the latest from Jojo Moyes, <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3ZAPba9" target="_blank">Someone Else's Shoes</a></i>. I LOVED this book. It had a girl power vibe, celebrated relationships of women and showed how important it was for us to support one another. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A mix-up with a bag in the gym locker room leads to some major havoc for two women. Both of their lives are falling apart for completely different reasons and a custom pair of Christian Louboutin red bottom shoes ends up bringing them together. One super wealthy wife and mother looses her shoes and the same day finds out she is about to loose her high powered lifestyle as she knows it. Another woman is dealing with a depressed husband, an unreasonable boss, and dealing with the stresses of being the only one keeping her family afloat. When her only option is to wear the heels she finds a confidence she didn't know she had and realizes she has to make a change. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This story was funny, sad, heartwarming and really great. Definitely recommend it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>JEN</b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3pz89zehjd0Z5PXSt99eVqcIDSKDB00OCuYmZOZvtRvwCZXt3DpIay1_y953DjWtTW4VPeU2KzWWPVtC9JZONSX-D6iH-rKqnMGMEj_AR7GARDd9K7WY7n6-_VfGHYO8cWiis2-Z7yWUqAYMcHtoEsy5LYiBSl1mmT-JWd9uFFyZul35kqOCLChV/s622/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-06%20at%204.25.31%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="404" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3pz89zehjd0Z5PXSt99eVqcIDSKDB00OCuYmZOZvtRvwCZXt3DpIay1_y953DjWtTW4VPeU2KzWWPVtC9JZONSX-D6iH-rKqnMGMEj_AR7GARDd9K7WY7n6-_VfGHYO8cWiis2-Z7yWUqAYMcHtoEsy5LYiBSl1mmT-JWd9uFFyZul35kqOCLChV/w414-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-06%20at%204.25.31%20PM.png" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since it was the month of love, I kicked it off with a rom com. <a href="https://amzn.to/3ZYLVFz" target="_blank"><i>A Guide To Being Just Friends</i></a> was the perfect way to start out the month. It was a little predictable, but the story had some unique tie ins that made you feel like it was fresh. It follows the friendship of Hailey and Wes. Both moved to the area to get a fresh start. One from a break-up to follow their dreams, and one to escape an overbearing father to work with his brothers. The two have big goals, and a relationship isn't one of them. They vow to just be friends, and instantly become the best of friends. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I won't divulge more - so no spoilers - but it was a super cute and quick romance novel. If you are looking for a light and easy read with fun banter this one is for you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEizxImcp5tKSUL8GHc6mBtXURaJgNXCkU5zdWZyXypRDV18ADGtC36h6gkJTtP6Gx6cs5xKqIO2R0Tl0lbG25f5oCpChjXSJ42K3Xpg8GAOGK6IJcKI5vBHl44DH_Ayi75doSYln1ht4eBuv763VSrxp-Df564RB1_pUn2wNHUqDCSGFFMgYUtZkieq/s520/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.03.51%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxImcp5tKSUL8GHc6mBtXURaJgNXCkU5zdWZyXypRDV18ADGtC36h6gkJTtP6Gx6cs5xKqIO2R0Tl0lbG25f5oCpChjXSJ42K3Xpg8GAOGK6IJcKI5vBHl44DH_Ayi75doSYln1ht4eBuv763VSrxp-Df564RB1_pUn2wNHUqDCSGFFMgYUtZkieq/w424-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.03.51%20AM.png" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I switched it up for my next book. <a href="https://amzn.to/3ZAaI2W" target="_blank"><i>The Last House Guest</i></a> popped up and I had to read it. I loved reading <a href="https://amzn.to/3T6rh4c" target="_blank">Ryan novels</a> last year. She definitely knows how to write a good psychological thriller. And this one is all sorts of twisty turny crazy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You meet Alyssa as she is on the brink of a nasty divorce. Big money is in play and her soon to be ex-husband knows just how to always get what he wants. Then Alyssa meets Bree, who is also having her own relationship troubles. Soon they realize they might be able to help each other. But when a third person gets added to their trio, Alyssa wonders what is really going on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a page turner for sure. I enjoyed it and it kept me guessing the whole time. The ending is a doozy that I did not see coming, and while a little farfetched, I can also totally see something like it happening. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgXgMPYGMiLNaytop5tmoAPaMDC3xdj3jcRxSrKdQM_Pyb3hcNI_F037BA5UuUpcZJCFz2ph8_pOLw3ZqfkrcPy1VUymYwn5rZxYAI5nBdpxMoanUfC51qpcAXKByKkWA83JqEMhk7OLsOQcqHWR-So6G2i5avKpPJ47kQMYPmV1A5jZUGcdm3bAX6t/s516/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.05.33%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgMPYGMiLNaytop5tmoAPaMDC3xdj3jcRxSrKdQM_Pyb3hcNI_F037BA5UuUpcZJCFz2ph8_pOLw3ZqfkrcPy1VUymYwn5rZxYAI5nBdpxMoanUfC51qpcAXKByKkWA83JqEMhk7OLsOQcqHWR-So6G2i5avKpPJ47kQMYPmV1A5jZUGcdm3bAX6t/w414-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.05.33%20AM.png" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Colleen Hoover. Rarely can you go in a book store or online without seeing her name. And with good reason. I guess I heard that she had a new novel coming out with her best friend and I pre-ordered it because <a href="https://amzn.to/3mJ9dAE" target="_blank"><i>Never Never </i></a> showed up via Amazon on my doorstep the day it published. After reading some things online I realized this is an older novel of theirs that they are re-releasing. Originally it was split into three smaller novels, but it now released as one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right from page one this one is intriguing. Charlie and Silas are a couple. Or so they are being told. They both get amnesia at the exact same time, and have to figure out everything from who they are, where they live, and why they suddenly lost their memories all while battling feelings that pull them together even though they are now strangers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is definitely more of a young adult novel, but it was still a fun read. It's a cross between a romance and a mystery with a little bit of fantasy thrown in. I read it in just a few days and it is different than anything else I've read by Hoover before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjQtkrzrhBj-4iiAbDVZwiyB7uutehlWeZrTe9Ut2kETvytRS5QpRz2RpaGu8CFz7iwg6gfZ5G1KIhEdF66tUJrO6626cqcTIWqpHpvG-asVcNs3LOzvthE3ZH8fUddBxtEXZfpuEB5wUtWCDoJRmt4dEhLLRNOwqB3pMukxtwzrmUDd72H0qjGynJ9/s514/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.06.40%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtkrzrhBj-4iiAbDVZwiyB7uutehlWeZrTe9Ut2kETvytRS5QpRz2RpaGu8CFz7iwg6gfZ5G1KIhEdF66tUJrO6626cqcTIWqpHpvG-asVcNs3LOzvthE3ZH8fUddBxtEXZfpuEB5wUtWCDoJRmt4dEhLLRNOwqB3pMukxtwzrmUDd72H0qjGynJ9/w414-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.06.40%20AM.png" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A friend and I want to watch the new show Dear Edward on Apple TV. We heard there was a book and decided to read it first. Oh my, <a href="https://amzn.to/3T1PF6M" target="_blank"><i>Dear Edward </i></a>gets my full tissue warning. This book was so good, but also so heartbreaking to read. It follows Edward who is in a plane crash as a child and is the sole survivor. You get a peek at his life and feelings following the crash. Some parts of it were a little redundant to me, but all together it was a story I really enjoyed. I kept thinking what I would do or feel if I was in a similar situation (which I hope never ever happens). I just can't even imagine! If you are looking for a heartbreaking yet heartwarming story - this one is for you! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: x-large;">WHAT'S UP NEXT...</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>CARRIE BETH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRItaTdDJpryBmV1V2IUnFjv3kQrFmnMJN2wf6wfLuXWH7MbPd1TJqVy8INPqJtWLm_RnPJFkfTTw5xqHrukDKeXpIifsW1cgGl5BqNN5WSO_X8Fq_c2nNkJR9R6PLCua93Ih_MO_IoD-jZSS4K6DzHBgGkKmVUYX-FONRbrpFEUBrT8n0tPk0LVKM/s500/9781405955317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRItaTdDJpryBmV1V2IUnFjv3kQrFmnMJN2wf6wfLuXWH7MbPd1TJqVy8INPqJtWLm_RnPJFkfTTw5xqHrukDKeXpIifsW1cgGl5BqNN5WSO_X8Fq_c2nNkJR9R6PLCua93Ih_MO_IoD-jZSS4K6DzHBgGkKmVUYX-FONRbrpFEUBrT8n0tPk0LVKM/w418-h640/9781405955317.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://amzn.to/3T3CimK" target="_blank">A Thousand Boy Kisses</a> </i>by Tillie Cole randomly popped up on my Amazon when I was searching for a new book. After reading the reviews a lot of people were kind of divided on this book, but most said what a heartbreaking love story it was. Tears, emotion and heartbreak are some of my favorite books, so I'm going to give this one a try! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>JEN</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UALZdfB83WsKy6yA_mbwL4NEmX4dKgORqrpfABucBSjlDKgYfxRk8vP9UfJD1ZJ3NbV5gXIRS7hhojQffdFJIn7trVXuk5jq8-v6pcl3x03h-tKwA9nh9WsyMFPrKP0uaZBUldVau4JM2eClRhwZN5sN9v-3n3kOL_hf8pcCArAPRsFCIJsuC054/s520/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.08.08%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UALZdfB83WsKy6yA_mbwL4NEmX4dKgORqrpfABucBSjlDKgYfxRk8vP9UfJD1ZJ3NbV5gXIRS7hhojQffdFJIn7trVXuk5jq8-v6pcl3x03h-tKwA9nh9WsyMFPrKP0uaZBUldVau4JM2eClRhwZN5sN9v-3n3kOL_hf8pcCArAPRsFCIJsuC054/w414-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.08.08%20AM.png" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our golf club hosts an in person Book Club and this month I plan to join in the fun. They chose <a href="https://amzn.to/3mELMZu" target="_blank">Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow </a>. I've seen a wide range of reviews for it, so I am curious to see how I feel about it myself. It definitely covers a different topic than I am used to reading, but it will be good to read something out of my comfort zone for a change. </div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>WHAT WERE YOUR BOOKS FOR THE MONTH? ANYTHING WE NEED TO ADD TO OUR READING LISTS?</i></b></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: #6fa8dc;">BOOK CLUB 2023</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">| <a href="http://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/02/book-club-january-2023-reviews.html" target="_blank">January</a> |</div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Follow along with us on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>!</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #3d85c6;">HAPPY READING! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: times;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-67793177691750807132023-03-03T10:28:00.001-05:002023-04-14T10:06:57.080-04:00Travel to Paris with Kids {Paris in 24 Hours}<p style="text-align: center;">I'm excited to share the final part of our Europe trip today. If you missed it, you can find the details of our time in London linked...Part 1 <a href="https://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/02/travel-to-london-with-kids-part-1.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and Part 2 <a href="https://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/03/travel-to-london-with-kids-part-2.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Day 6: Eurostar to Paris, The Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Paris to round out our trip and I wasn't sure if we would be able to see and do everything that we wanted in such a short amount of time, but we packed it in! Obviously, if we had more time we would have been able to do so much more, but being so close in London we felt like we just had to at least hit the highlights in Paris. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4A4B2F1ondhJdSkn-VAdLqDdNfH5UabVWon9kge9wFFdK9Dlevw8Vly4hMcz6owVv3LE2rcOZZKocHdzEutoW86q1REW3UmHCmVnDb2ZEGCs2AWNgzFLjrm-YYglIeDdXNCF9kLvlEyxn2d_rtamzEcrVZ8MYaZ0H2ZUDP6MCcno7S0MIoDdsIJ5/s1440/240A6C5A-46D0-4ED1-80CA-DB73C612E093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4A4B2F1ondhJdSkn-VAdLqDdNfH5UabVWon9kge9wFFdK9Dlevw8Vly4hMcz6owVv3LE2rcOZZKocHdzEutoW86q1REW3UmHCmVnDb2ZEGCs2AWNgzFLjrm-YYglIeDdXNCF9kLvlEyxn2d_rtamzEcrVZ8MYaZ0H2ZUDP6MCcno7S0MIoDdsIJ5/w640-h640/240A6C5A-46D0-4ED1-80CA-DB73C612E093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We took the first available train to Paris on the <a href="https://www.eurostar.com/us-en" target="_blank">Eurostar</a>. The kids were fascinated to learn that we would actually be traveling under the ocean and I think my son pictured being able to see fish out his window. In reality, most of the trip is dark through a tunnel, but when you come out the other side seeing the French countryside was beautiful. </p><p style="text-align: center;">When they called for boarding on the train, it was sort of a free for all. No organized boarding by groups or anything like we are used to. I've never been so happy for everyone's backpack and small carryon that they could manage themselves. </p><p style="text-align: center;">When we arrived the first thing someone needed to do was use the restroom. Which you have to PAY for in the train station. That was new to me! So we walked across the street to a little cafe where you also had to be a paying customer. I bought a croissant and the woman was not thrilled that I wanted to pay with a credit card. Our time wasn't starting off great. We decided to get a taxi to our hotel to drop our bags and then got a quick nearby lunch. By this point in the trip everyone was tired from our long days, hungry from the early morning travel and a little frustrated that they couldn't even read the menu to order because it was all in French. It was their first real dose of being in another country and not being able to speak the language. We had downloaded the Google Translate app on their phones and there is a feature that you can hold over a menu and it translates it into your language right before your eyes. That was very helpful! After refueling everyone was in a better mood and ready to start exploring. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83qZFC8LgjbPnj36Ml_4NKaVUADr0YcqGWjmshO75NtSpmXlTY3VpIg7ONTJyijkqXXTV499TWx3rU-5UoB9KGgGqbMD0sbywI8HQS3TrCGFXxzRarQktvNW2ylClcrURe_idAnGHuWOFKyAp3mASUdRXfkdrXjmz7C0S2UXrPP7p0PgdNlQkCIJp/s4032/IMG_1298.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83qZFC8LgjbPnj36Ml_4NKaVUADr0YcqGWjmshO75NtSpmXlTY3VpIg7ONTJyijkqXXTV499TWx3rU-5UoB9KGgGqbMD0sbywI8HQS3TrCGFXxzRarQktvNW2ylClcrURe_idAnGHuWOFKyAp3mASUdRXfkdrXjmz7C0S2UXrPP7p0PgdNlQkCIJp/w480-h640/IMG_1298.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>First up was <a href="https://www.louvre.fr/en" target="_blank">The Louvre</a>. I'd booked tickets ahead of time and after our museum experience the day before I wasn't sure how this would go, BUT we all enjoyed it. We followed the signs to see The Mona Lisa and found ourselves in a crowded room with everyone else who had the same idea. The kids were excited to take selfies with it and were surprised by how small and unassuming it was. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM5spjQVYo1VL3YXQmhRgL0oVZuamVfc9tGPwQ5i99XwAmUwqD55NnY7GFurpxXpfwpiihswcAsHjVqFDrkKA0SSChy2TjQoP6YaoeEbSgHl1uvulOtUlXunSrb5wpcRVwxH9OTTYUoU7-eVzMoD0JZKqZF6fHBsLOKnAvFbLMbtclPR6dREjve7N/s4032/IMG_1308.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbM5spjQVYo1VL3YXQmhRgL0oVZuamVfc9tGPwQ5i99XwAmUwqD55NnY7GFurpxXpfwpiihswcAsHjVqFDrkKA0SSChy2TjQoP6YaoeEbSgHl1uvulOtUlXunSrb5wpcRVwxH9OTTYUoU7-eVzMoD0JZKqZF6fHBsLOKnAvFbLMbtclPR6dREjve7N/w480-h640/IMG_1308.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU83fInDAi6tY7qEwFGdWLV5LMAVHDYERhQrAcrtvX4bGFPN5IJmQSRkmspCGF6gavvzf6JWLYCj8W2UXUJAIWXHQBYbQLdg_ZrqcWeHoPcBLE_EnEz9W-EqeOCwXtDcITJtGGa6quNGDfq57m518lCJPYInfENp6iOR5mSpSRJULNoNXzTnf75_8/s4032/IMG_1318.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU83fInDAi6tY7qEwFGdWLV5LMAVHDYERhQrAcrtvX4bGFPN5IJmQSRkmspCGF6gavvzf6JWLYCj8W2UXUJAIWXHQBYbQLdg_ZrqcWeHoPcBLE_EnEz9W-EqeOCwXtDcITJtGGa6quNGDfq57m518lCJPYInfENp6iOR5mSpSRJULNoNXzTnf75_8/w480-h640/IMG_1318.heic" width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEigcvkyLgPGR27lP8tIyvMOknGx1YQEs7-nMUlVBPppYmBiyrL7oz_Tllgtk8DPt_Vd4r6LymMZwnd4X-0U22tfjrLQDgc8SR59BlDgG55qT6wBNSXxD1KfiPTDMM5c0N1I8EfIKU0Rbm8HjZkJQBfTbrRN5z5Io6waIwlqp0g8tpca9cAY4-3QBfdP/s4032/IMG_1299.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcvkyLgPGR27lP8tIyvMOknGx1YQEs7-nMUlVBPppYmBiyrL7oz_Tllgtk8DPt_Vd4r6LymMZwnd4X-0U22tfjrLQDgc8SR59BlDgG55qT6wBNSXxD1KfiPTDMM5c0N1I8EfIKU0Rbm8HjZkJQBfTbrRN5z5Io6waIwlqp0g8tpca9cAY4-3QBfdP/w480-h640/IMG_1299.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We spent another hour or so walking around the museum and then got turned around trying to find our way out! It was kind of like a maze, but we eventually made out outdoors to the famous Louvre Pyramid for photos. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLBKg3jZzmJ8l43O3BHKfP6hRgHMX0B1nXbfy9SNVugG2nJwzVwbR00lhlWuOMKUhLUqcXg0Oiqgp7yQudVMb9sj83u06xhYXazaZS8qAy4brux5tGhgGTNbKy4qKOgF8bbRFfaF5Badkd7AOY2LTUpW36J6Q56DMNrT6V02jiU2apvP88Rga5vQL/s4032/IMG_1322%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLBKg3jZzmJ8l43O3BHKfP6hRgHMX0B1nXbfy9SNVugG2nJwzVwbR00lhlWuOMKUhLUqcXg0Oiqgp7yQudVMb9sj83u06xhYXazaZS8qAy4brux5tGhgGTNbKy4qKOgF8bbRFfaF5Badkd7AOY2LTUpW36J6Q56DMNrT6V02jiU2apvP88Rga5vQL/w480-h640/IMG_1322%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh401WVGPq6a-8VsHiRr1-z5Xoygq2kXqNem_GKvrRqOSi-tIG7jwsqNb0v8KfOLl6MWheGCypDvtqZJzQfEgSQpc0P_kobF-CXD1EszwFvs2lQuSpNPqMbrrgBLm4I73MfOOlHo_2TGYxWebeElSfVvQ4UXwjEom_36775Y82wQTCP50AI9kwDSl5y/s3685/IMG_5003.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3685" data-original-width="2302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh401WVGPq6a-8VsHiRr1-z5Xoygq2kXqNem_GKvrRqOSi-tIG7jwsqNb0v8KfOLl6MWheGCypDvtqZJzQfEgSQpc0P_kobF-CXD1EszwFvs2lQuSpNPqMbrrgBLm4I73MfOOlHo_2TGYxWebeElSfVvQ4UXwjEom_36775Y82wQTCP50AI9kwDSl5y/w400-h640/IMG_5003.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I could have spent all day walking around The Louvre Palace and surrounding gardens. It was so enchanting and you forgot that you were in the middle of a big city. </p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvn1xMY0ybK4LQXUzdxbCG5lunlfXo_EMmLzX8KycFYK4O882Ohees9YHRwZxVUvaJjdkHwDE5-3kqvhOfIMbZQLAMUC92VD-Un8Ukm5vhQgHiPcK1P2GQIcnLaecCDuzuUs1LUQvfrO6irO8mAYgvPZUsJdUeD_8ivh0BgxGX6Bi1r8PzEcxhEN7/s4032/IMG_5011.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvn1xMY0ybK4LQXUzdxbCG5lunlfXo_EMmLzX8KycFYK4O882Ohees9YHRwZxVUvaJjdkHwDE5-3kqvhOfIMbZQLAMUC92VD-Un8Ukm5vhQgHiPcK1P2GQIcnLaecCDuzuUs1LUQvfrO6irO8mAYgvPZUsJdUeD_8ivh0BgxGX6Bi1r8PzEcxhEN7/w640-h480/IMG_5011.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNbkmua2evywXHtE3456Er9HG6FonVA1t5Wg-RX_o3EtanjW4bDIFMxbXg8TVv78L0Pi_6SjuVF7ZuRXHSL9iDZhx7q4SIwopW_0M9JTfIRc0VQWFsEOLrF1zjEKPevAp4MCy1qa-rAFkTLUGjelM1gK-0-rsJKPf855676IQ-8n-aDeCSB_SZ0be/s3458/IMG_1327.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="2594" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNbkmua2evywXHtE3456Er9HG6FonVA1t5Wg-RX_o3EtanjW4bDIFMxbXg8TVv78L0Pi_6SjuVF7ZuRXHSL9iDZhx7q4SIwopW_0M9JTfIRc0VQWFsEOLrF1zjEKPevAp4MCy1qa-rAFkTLUGjelM1gK-0-rsJKPf855676IQ-8n-aDeCSB_SZ0be/w480-h640/IMG_1327.heic" width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEgnXKHbYybvtXvIrgByXF1ZWnDD0lXLcts2KzfjQOgBR-mRPIWxqXZ7hAgN15AJ-kfNmx9SjM5hDb31je2z56AlZqCLxxAhrYKzU2ny9j0NdMAk8CaMI_QDNCLHq6I5mgQXAU5mhAhBR_aSO98OfsxKHMFpPNP7fSvLWLUaBf-yp91AFgEdH3TnWAZH/s4032/IMG_1335%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXKHbYybvtXvIrgByXF1ZWnDD0lXLcts2KzfjQOgBR-mRPIWxqXZ7hAgN15AJ-kfNmx9SjM5hDb31je2z56AlZqCLxxAhrYKzU2ny9j0NdMAk8CaMI_QDNCLHq6I5mgQXAU5mhAhBR_aSO98OfsxKHMFpPNP7fSvLWLUaBf-yp91AFgEdH3TnWAZH/w480-h640/IMG_1335%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our next stop was the <a href="https://www.toureiffel.paris/en" target="_blank">Eiffel Tower</a> and we could see it from where we were. We walked along the river to make our way close to the tower. It was a LONG walk, but lots of fun photo ops! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehIKRZTcV7vAiV-iGIn9r83HWzM0liRo31_gPtXmEMUJz1-aD4VmS4cgiNS-5xf57j418JDX1wyQ7QHFs7HCAZ9z24WK-erEU9Da4EfjBmF4FPQXi8qGLWaeRYsjaclwqrpikKdUVLn8l73hiIyJf1AxGN7JkvIQDue6V8OISMwy362VnlC0kFlqL/s4032/IMG_1344.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehIKRZTcV7vAiV-iGIn9r83HWzM0liRo31_gPtXmEMUJz1-aD4VmS4cgiNS-5xf57j418JDX1wyQ7QHFs7HCAZ9z24WK-erEU9Da4EfjBmF4FPQXi8qGLWaeRYsjaclwqrpikKdUVLn8l73hiIyJf1AxGN7JkvIQDue6V8OISMwy362VnlC0kFlqL/w480-h640/IMG_1344.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lb68MhtX4WY8bG5QgoLlAj99YAR7nEgTiVytvV90LLZyZKwH5NSeXO88JKky6pSGeTFy8yNa-TVLyalL8hSFb-G3MiHeYJx_vBBLp_-PnFgzWrnyVoAAGgMShirXA-nkK7fKAnUJypWixB9EMhSsYtanxe0L_fwOTM5grTeLj93YFnjzUqlHJyBJ/s4032/IMG_1354.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lb68MhtX4WY8bG5QgoLlAj99YAR7nEgTiVytvV90LLZyZKwH5NSeXO88JKky6pSGeTFy8yNa-TVLyalL8hSFb-G3MiHeYJx_vBBLp_-PnFgzWrnyVoAAGgMShirXA-nkK7fKAnUJypWixB9EMhSsYtanxe0L_fwOTM5grTeLj93YFnjzUqlHJyBJ/w480-h640/IMG_1354.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I had originally wanted us to go up into the tower, but they were doing maintenance the day we were there. We actually we really just enjoyed spending time on the lawn, taking photos, and experiencing something up close and personal that you've only seen photos of your entire life. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkGR9rc_Q5CjSvh2aNBRn3pZ--S0SjOZuWmV_8uliOvHTlIaMa9DFRkFjsIelBgQOQhdRIutAVDQz1YPUJuMRby0mviAWb86oVaX3L4WVeRDAGvt2v2D-kpYKtA7qDLK01DR5Pv61D_N5D46cgCZ1S7qvsbzj3ApDIRIn7BDIZ9Gh2Sa7RHK40P1M/s4032/IMG_1372.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkGR9rc_Q5CjSvh2aNBRn3pZ--S0SjOZuWmV_8uliOvHTlIaMa9DFRkFjsIelBgQOQhdRIutAVDQz1YPUJuMRby0mviAWb86oVaX3L4WVeRDAGvt2v2D-kpYKtA7qDLK01DR5Pv61D_N5D46cgCZ1S7qvsbzj3ApDIRIn7BDIZ9Gh2Sa7RHK40P1M/w480-h640/IMG_1372.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNwdqUogiwjcXhTBQyy5O1XYjVCuMLEzCmnOT0pSkYX0GyHdghk6Is3-n7KWSpthH-iJ9xr31kO7QNzOxfp5yEFZQqDsw4vuqy_Lo2uk-pt_hs5BxO6_vybHvREeofoPLLWhqAPJFlxjUTME4nO1CaJo52GjA7J8ym70Ti8wWNuWQsgtiByQLI01N/s3888/IMG_1419%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="2916" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNwdqUogiwjcXhTBQyy5O1XYjVCuMLEzCmnOT0pSkYX0GyHdghk6Is3-n7KWSpthH-iJ9xr31kO7QNzOxfp5yEFZQqDsw4vuqy_Lo2uk-pt_hs5BxO6_vybHvREeofoPLLWhqAPJFlxjUTME4nO1CaJo52GjA7J8ym70Ti8wWNuWQsgtiByQLI01N/w480-h640/IMG_1419%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUYo0G6v7dg4bgsM5RrQ0CiUJPoLc1bZFEVSPYb-VBg38h0vmp4s6EDrPUVOp4g0kqGv-CUOVo6KTEk3u8-TAww8X9ryVdIvSmVXlqaP-l2CxFETU8uGy-uTiUF-x_cOItji2QnUWzyd85sCH1VrRjUZJyosuVTwsj0DEBy66E53cTPDfR9ZGcxq6/s3496/IMG_5034.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="2622" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUYo0G6v7dg4bgsM5RrQ0CiUJPoLc1bZFEVSPYb-VBg38h0vmp4s6EDrPUVOp4g0kqGv-CUOVo6KTEk3u8-TAww8X9ryVdIvSmVXlqaP-l2CxFETU8uGy-uTiUF-x_cOItji2QnUWzyd85sCH1VrRjUZJyosuVTwsj0DEBy66E53cTPDfR9ZGcxq6/w480-h640/IMG_5034.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZqZsJsem29q3Ahj0hyEdz_uY9f5vPogHrFuPWJwSOpISQrA3ka2t-l9_-i3uuUUvyRbYR3YBNbKZkI6JWz4v0yu6vXXf7uFRHOrvxFeWTQGrzRI794Ex0iEizSNU-B8pAPBrthQWnBFuT-eHeK5p3XqQ6KHv3bhwSntdllMmIwQyQOMBJMeMppOI/s4032/IMG_5059%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZqZsJsem29q3Ahj0hyEdz_uY9f5vPogHrFuPWJwSOpISQrA3ka2t-l9_-i3uuUUvyRbYR3YBNbKZkI6JWz4v0yu6vXXf7uFRHOrvxFeWTQGrzRI794Ex0iEizSNU-B8pAPBrthQWnBFuT-eHeK5p3XqQ6KHv3bhwSntdllMmIwQyQOMBJMeMppOI/w480-h640/IMG_5059%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPB_5k1X7aq0y2Rj3awJM4lfjzT0CCnWM1F0EkugGSZ1WIfwBDQ1sTJ3rZTZdXM_ISeQ6y87Jnvp_FtbEhMoq54S0pMQj5QLe5GJcmxMcLGypcdNM0fk46vyaHPYWe-XjShWMAd6soOaBaE2iOBPYy7-p9JJVh5suxL9BNLeolY0HVlIMZt2Y3oDQz/s4032/IMG_1414.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPB_5k1X7aq0y2Rj3awJM4lfjzT0CCnWM1F0EkugGSZ1WIfwBDQ1sTJ3rZTZdXM_ISeQ6y87Jnvp_FtbEhMoq54S0pMQj5QLe5GJcmxMcLGypcdNM0fk46vyaHPYWe-XjShWMAd6soOaBaE2iOBPYy7-p9JJVh5suxL9BNLeolY0HVlIMZt2Y3oDQz/w465-h620/IMG_1414.HEIC" width="465" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another thing on the kids' to-do list for Paris was visiting a French Cafe so we found a nearby one to stop in. It was the perfect mid-afternoon snack break. They got macaroons and pastries! </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vafUxe2Wdtxm3JLw54r1TltGqjC-kFK-WN2F1p1sF3P5qsWkgvSW2lKVi6uGjs8kBJLXqAl9ejnEUkoaGA7SQStWdJv2Czq2_lPWqJQ4oRppHvtlcfsSKFzkd3jQUXfUxAaU_gKSglw5K47seUTNRlsmEvB4CktdeTJ8u9HpGF3f-SR2bF637vzJ/s4032/IMG_1426.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vafUxe2Wdtxm3JLw54r1TltGqjC-kFK-WN2F1p1sF3P5qsWkgvSW2lKVi6uGjs8kBJLXqAl9ejnEUkoaGA7SQStWdJv2Czq2_lPWqJQ4oRppHvtlcfsSKFzkd3jQUXfUxAaU_gKSglw5K47seUTNRlsmEvB4CktdeTJ8u9HpGF3f-SR2bF637vzJ/w480-h640/IMG_1426.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwsGOIpMDncmlV6asUSmwOtSaDZefPxYUg1x6oOl8zDW29R0LTtzMAtsTC1YAqsPPiWa5haenEwA26s2vamIzVeCUREQX_DJWUimphvsAuDJ7qaWftNyO5p_VuYAA3HorMdZrPoI4Xy1ZkWOnopcuKocwjlmFJw8Dy_G3DUg5KmMDO2IxcJKbYCHl/s4032/IMG_1430.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVwsGOIpMDncmlV6asUSmwOtSaDZefPxYUg1x6oOl8zDW29R0LTtzMAtsTC1YAqsPPiWa5haenEwA26s2vamIzVeCUREQX_DJWUimphvsAuDJ7qaWftNyO5p_VuYAA3HorMdZrPoI4Xy1ZkWOnopcuKocwjlmFJw8Dy_G3DUg5KmMDO2IxcJKbYCHl/w480-h640/IMG_1430.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After that we walked over to see the Arc de Triomphe and walked down the famous Avenue des Champs-Elysees. </div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnMTbVlfpeS_EwijxcGpmpc5qRVOkcigwZHBpoBzlV8y6sdmF0B1PHtnYZNzStvHa71LBbw4Ts6zA2M64PzsLAK65FCxXL2hc2FQtDaZXK78Ud15CiWdAuq5Inyx3VjCPI-Otw4Sy6hsClsg6HoZbq4DkYMIsVa10CGGBT_SpJzpq4qZS-dq3bP89/s4032/IMG_5077%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnMTbVlfpeS_EwijxcGpmpc5qRVOkcigwZHBpoBzlV8y6sdmF0B1PHtnYZNzStvHa71LBbw4Ts6zA2M64PzsLAK65FCxXL2hc2FQtDaZXK78Ud15CiWdAuq5Inyx3VjCPI-Otw4Sy6hsClsg6HoZbq4DkYMIsVa10CGGBT_SpJzpq4qZS-dq3bP89/w480-h640/IMG_5077%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was storefront after storefront of high-end, luxury fashion brands and people lined up out the doors just to get in and shop! <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal8NFydnUxDxWLXTG1snZdUG1JpqDXeaV8NZIqVmidiEbjw1vRzQRdc4XKdRfGrSdGB4clf6Yc8kXSv2GlXkyrEN-h1nvHoVHUS1tAW8lbE2XWOn3197m--SB9ZmxSnTtmedp28CPRrq6t1NjRqZUu7qAwe02sSajY_r4tj6em0rhCft5pJE8HIvp/s4032/IMG_1433.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal8NFydnUxDxWLXTG1snZdUG1JpqDXeaV8NZIqVmidiEbjw1vRzQRdc4XKdRfGrSdGB4clf6Yc8kXSv2GlXkyrEN-h1nvHoVHUS1tAW8lbE2XWOn3197m--SB9ZmxSnTtmedp28CPRrq6t1NjRqZUu7qAwe02sSajY_r4tj6em0rhCft5pJE8HIvp/w480-h640/IMG_1433.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After a nice dinner with a lot of pointing at menu items because we speak very little French and our waitress spoke very little English we walked back over to the Eiffel Tower to see it all lit up at night! It has sparkling lights for 5 minutes on the hour and we timed it just right. It was magical to see and the perfect way to end our night! <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIRrecj2zSLBFNNwCIpPMyhZ87TQMAhHi7j6dp3K6H8yBkuxNrRf2oWEekRmGV3x63nGxqRjDFUf9WMGP_WXs2o3yq7roPxuusJ23l548u2G_YI_3fRynYo2gBadHQ9CxPUkyh44iK1Jn-QEJu8Q9qylREe-ruaoRP2dQu0ecvnVWeHQKndHJud6O/s4032/IMG_1449.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIRrecj2zSLBFNNwCIpPMyhZ87TQMAhHi7j6dp3K6H8yBkuxNrRf2oWEekRmGV3x63nGxqRjDFUf9WMGP_WXs2o3yq7roPxuusJ23l548u2G_YI_3fRynYo2gBadHQ9CxPUkyh44iK1Jn-QEJu8Q9qylREe-ruaoRP2dQu0ecvnVWeHQKndHJud6O/w480-h640/IMG_1449.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7p7Ss_KsF1NWvzu2wIimhXEr6EntqMJakRhXZOgGcoSptA-6n6qsfXtvJmXU_ZqEeDS3koCZL4qpXsQYVSaWrWWbAF6pGNLtmN8IzLDHKeSegnBO-41a46ysieddbFwvzQXQO3WiNi1oxzwrqeFiSeejX5-Skt5dURBeQvwuwpnwhvOzz6UugYDP/s4032/IMG_1445.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA7p7Ss_KsF1NWvzu2wIimhXEr6EntqMJakRhXZOgGcoSptA-6n6qsfXtvJmXU_ZqEeDS3koCZL4qpXsQYVSaWrWWbAF6pGNLtmN8IzLDHKeSegnBO-41a46ysieddbFwvzQXQO3WiNi1oxzwrqeFiSeejX5-Skt5dURBeQvwuwpnwhvOzz6UugYDP/w480-h640/IMG_1445.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I5uiOjFgMWRCVIJGzFVIbh1Cau4WXfrff5U_oAdtBuKgjXi2ooeFB2mlFcWHT7DgAxFVx7Rr9XF1DORY8YkceDVpjdki0yesk6NUa1V6rwGT5cpuYsUE_dkDYOLokQwqHf7lVLuhKQHrS9PUwzITHW5yimFJ30wa67rxjcPYaJipYYyGmvu-BQ-J/s4032/IMG_1439.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I5uiOjFgMWRCVIJGzFVIbh1Cau4WXfrff5U_oAdtBuKgjXi2ooeFB2mlFcWHT7DgAxFVx7Rr9XF1DORY8YkceDVpjdki0yesk6NUa1V6rwGT5cpuYsUE_dkDYOLokQwqHf7lVLuhKQHrS9PUwzITHW5yimFJ30wa67rxjcPYaJipYYyGmvu-BQ-J/w480-h640/IMG_1439.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg0-ZLVdY0HaF8V1B51eKMLLrWUtWrmQeGPuKOko5B4JxaXWvO1oKG_zqjqcNPx4LoSOHCNTIKlZIfqdUZ1avjQYH76vwaQ1eiD0qEoBstyhkpVzN19Y6kTAuGE3zdS4WbL4qOhAR09E2HqLNStDkLgFRvBO4X4uLbc5umy2urvyKE0DAkn5J8AdG/s3088/IMG_5090.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYg0-ZLVdY0HaF8V1B51eKMLLrWUtWrmQeGPuKOko5B4JxaXWvO1oKG_zqjqcNPx4LoSOHCNTIKlZIfqdUZ1avjQYH76vwaQ1eiD0qEoBstyhkpVzN19Y6kTAuGE3zdS4WbL4qOhAR09E2HqLNStDkLgFRvBO4X4uLbc5umy2urvyKE0DAkn5J8AdG/w480-h640/IMG_5090.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We rode the train back to our hotel and all crashed for a few hours before waking up to head back home. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UMTC0VElHet-5EPdidR0ENV1Vke8NZj_86mCiyT3SNxK1kNOmhkNMm6yw2uEPkUOBOY00a6vMyXzy1DMWD7OUckkYMhhZpR6F_4Yp7fR9-N9MIEm1H6jm5DscnpxFfgBullb6WVSLZPFnkq8ohBSSt03Q-wZDp-bb1_KBhfmFj10rWZ9F4kMu24H/s4032/IMG_1434.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UMTC0VElHet-5EPdidR0ENV1Vke8NZj_86mCiyT3SNxK1kNOmhkNMm6yw2uEPkUOBOY00a6vMyXzy1DMWD7OUckkYMhhZpR6F_4Yp7fR9-N9MIEm1H6jm5DscnpxFfgBullb6WVSLZPFnkq8ohBSSt03Q-wZDp-bb1_KBhfmFj10rWZ9F4kMu24H/w480-h640/IMG_1434.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was an incredible trip. So many amazing memories and experiences for our family and we can't wait to pick our next adventure! </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnolia-Mamas/351896681660371" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div></div></div><br /></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-23482272737011204772023-03-01T09:07:00.002-05:002023-03-01T09:07:55.632-05:00Travel To London With Kids {Part 2}<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm back today and sharing the second part of our trip to London. You can see <a href="https://www.themagnoliamamas.com/2023/02/travel-to-london-with-kids-part-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1 HERE</a>. I'm actually having so much fun going through my photos and memories because we had the best time on this trip. The kids were at perfect ages to enjoy it. Each day we would leave the hotel in the morning and return after a very full day of walking, sightseeing and exploring the city. Any younger and we would have had lots of complaints, but the kids were such troopers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Day 3: Window Shopping at Harrods, Afternoon Tea</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I mentioned yesterday, I really tried to pick things that all of the kids would enjoy, but I knew shopping at Harrods would probably not be at the top of my son's list. However, he was a good sport about it and my girls were in heaven...especially my oldest! </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/AVvXsEgaUZB5qZwFLjXXq_suPvX-hS7Qah38I-g8sBqKNQmHX6xm4btQUiZvLeabOGSxnGWoD1-ZtdkERO96HL2iWjSYlj6GWgTA4audeZKIoswgqUXixQP8gwc5C8PGjc8bEHFqjRWcVMEbra-e_7fNr2dLa-AA1WJP_mFLym46T_pSKFKs4yDX2SMwLfLc/s4032/IMG_1077.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUZB5qZwFLjXXq_suPvX-hS7Qah38I-g8sBqKNQmHX6xm4btQUiZvLeabOGSxnGWoD1-ZtdkERO96HL2iWjSYlj6GWgTA4audeZKIoswgqUXixQP8gwc5C8PGjc8bEHFqjRWcVMEbra-e_7fNr2dLa-AA1WJP_mFLym46T_pSKFKs4yDX2SMwLfLc/w480-h640/IMG_1077.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seeing all of the of the designer brands up close and personal had her wishing for a million dollars! We didn't find much in there that she could afford, but it was still so much fun to look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R9M5Zv_gk_vVTziz-6MXUo_EvwppYMbBHzDxagXW540QFen-x1J_LajaZXsIpTdmMyFKxQ1WkbJA28kcTz7FGWjJ1pY8_JHeiew_DM8kQPbSWwrDAOW3vexrZ2iFgO5owEmrBDvfDpMf9j6Jb5PDpVosXOlBYIL1Xc0m8mOKOuwaSMIBy4DJntVn/s4032/IMG_1080.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R9M5Zv_gk_vVTziz-6MXUo_EvwppYMbBHzDxagXW540QFen-x1J_LajaZXsIpTdmMyFKxQ1WkbJA28kcTz7FGWjJ1pY8_JHeiew_DM8kQPbSWwrDAOW3vexrZ2iFgO5owEmrBDvfDpMf9j6Jb5PDpVosXOlBYIL1Xc0m8mOKOuwaSMIBy4DJntVn/w480-h640/IMG_1080.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We went to the bottom floor to their food hall and loved checking out all of the goodies! You could get everything from meat to cook for dinner, fresh pasta, pre-made sandwiches or made-to-order smoothies. Then there is an entire room dedicated to sweets! Everyone got a small snack and some sweets to hold us over until the next thing on our schedule which was afternoon tea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_y4mQxGL2tkInQawXKcuBf_qXLH4k8Lia_5vHrCMEXocfsv6cnWBQF0EY6I-jKAgXApylCb-pc9qDwRbvEcRneK33dVnd0L7T6kwuK_jA4oETvkuvs98TbV1WBPLX4tFAI1On5_QkvyCJFZg7i1R5KjCvD1VEPQAEN36nZFPElA8Y4uJUZMKM6wM8/s4032/IMG_1102.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_y4mQxGL2tkInQawXKcuBf_qXLH4k8Lia_5vHrCMEXocfsv6cnWBQF0EY6I-jKAgXApylCb-pc9qDwRbvEcRneK33dVnd0L7T6kwuK_jA4oETvkuvs98TbV1WBPLX4tFAI1On5_QkvyCJFZg7i1R5KjCvD1VEPQAEN36nZFPElA8Y4uJUZMKM6wM8/w480-h640/IMG_1102.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Afternoon tea was at the very top of my list for things to do in London. I probably researched this the most because there are just SO many different options. What I learned after talking to friends who had gone and from my own research is that it can be VERY expensive..especially for a family of five. Many places I looked into offered afternoon tea for $65-$85 per person. Also, for most of these nicer places it was going to be a coat and tie sort of event. Because we were limiting our luggage to a carry on for each of us AND because I knew my crew wouldn't want to be that dressed up for tea we opted for a more reasonable afternoon tea experience. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqFm0YGQlV7waw12wmF0emdu13vSsrT-4e53vpsTJHGfCtwcMh-AlFLad73c9bYeJ4vdB5CXQy8AvBkX3UjgejT31YPMQr0bsKcBDRPLEHGthb8jXC0qS98sS8tJVzAwM1Zv3VGQCmo3qy8qzdQM82N9Mh3nfCYF_jxnaFvm0J0KsjqDFRvVdhOEY/s4032/IMG_1127.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqFm0YGQlV7waw12wmF0emdu13vSsrT-4e53vpsTJHGfCtwcMh-AlFLad73c9bYeJ4vdB5CXQy8AvBkX3UjgejT31YPMQr0bsKcBDRPLEHGthb8jXC0qS98sS8tJVzAwM1Zv3VGQCmo3qy8qzdQM82N9Mh3nfCYF_jxnaFvm0J0KsjqDFRvVdhOEY/w480-h640/IMG_1127.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made reservations at <a href="https://www.thewolseley.com/menu/afternoon-tea/" target="_blank">The Wolseley</a> and it was wonderful! It was the perfect mix of not too fussy, while still feeling like a special occasion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQgDPRxaN7biFNh4NaJRUbb6hh_Th_YXGuLyaMxM2TNeN-LodbP26RiCJOMTJP0suCtm0QC_BXQiUO27__HJgR1QrLSUaoaBF3jrOylJX-HahoNpkBqkmKPvI9e43lNofM7I_gKSvd_jzGGzdGAgR4H0sR-sybKGZPkSnqVVRox6qrw7fb0eX8Ko9/s4032/IMG_1094.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQgDPRxaN7biFNh4NaJRUbb6hh_Th_YXGuLyaMxM2TNeN-LodbP26RiCJOMTJP0suCtm0QC_BXQiUO27__HJgR1QrLSUaoaBF3jrOylJX-HahoNpkBqkmKPvI9e43lNofM7I_gKSvd_jzGGzdGAgR4H0sR-sybKGZPkSnqVVRox6qrw7fb0eX8Ko9/w480-h640/IMG_1094.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXGmNlWqIPio0-UYoxsZ6H4wEDDnTIbjqN2mFO8883WRG1oEVAO1tVM350t6cd0pt5PRNnp_WGgWTzg6e6iioaWyweKbqPoQRKNYlKR2NLJEDTuAabcR-CUzMadNuP7YBfriKpOAyskCUhyGro-cSZ81hUmwIFtAZtWGbhLhpGF6jMBE2_ysBd74D/s4032/IMG_1122.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpXGmNlWqIPio0-UYoxsZ6H4wEDDnTIbjqN2mFO8883WRG1oEVAO1tVM350t6cd0pt5PRNnp_WGgWTzg6e6iioaWyweKbqPoQRKNYlKR2NLJEDTuAabcR-CUzMadNuP7YBfriKpOAyskCUhyGro-cSZ81hUmwIFtAZtWGbhLhpGF6jMBE2_ysBd74D/w480-h640/IMG_1122.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>We all picked a different type of tea, taste tested all of the sandwiches and sweets, and put our pinkies up to try to fit in! 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Day 4: Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Lion King</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On our fourth day we started off with a visit to the <a href="https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/#gs.qu9heq" target="_blank">Tower of London</a>. There is SO much history here and the guides who take you around to share everything were really entertaining, but my kids lost interest pretty quickly because it was such a large group so we explored on our own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX8BsRGksJXlKCEpqE2iiz1QNJQryqDLaF2-yK5BpiJM80LyteZ2ZsCY6lhX7LAVdevYy-0yIcgmmSx0wEv5DO-ipTvwL2Q6l68hSGy1B4jbG7Z7QOthD3AhcXU3bxBLrb2r9HRh9d2rx15LwJTe1j2Nv9OqV9B7KbxSk2n1JDODDYcxUBg8Y8vOk/s4014/IMG_1160.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4014" data-original-width="3010" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX8BsRGksJXlKCEpqE2iiz1QNJQryqDLaF2-yK5BpiJM80LyteZ2ZsCY6lhX7LAVdevYy-0yIcgmmSx0wEv5DO-ipTvwL2Q6l68hSGy1B4jbG7Z7QOthD3AhcXU3bxBLrb2r9HRh9d2rx15LwJTe1j2Nv9OqV9B7KbxSk2n1JDODDYcxUBg8Y8vOk/w480-h640/IMG_1160.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were so many different buildings and interactive exhibits to see. </div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTR_9yqsqBW2UqbOqUWzUCahBVt4SX789VSceLcW0_jIggkFNCqXjz_d2pj5vmN7yJKmWazgJnlvvs7x8tj18JjqGmrVKilcvgu1gqDaZHjANQ7MYtpUGq8OOqueeRI3hRkX8ubW1Bcxb-shgL8Y1u1TRRsF_CVV0ROUkzDPPzuU3gk-Mr2-ywcs7B/s4032/IMG_1185.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTR_9yqsqBW2UqbOqUWzUCahBVt4SX789VSceLcW0_jIggkFNCqXjz_d2pj5vmN7yJKmWazgJnlvvs7x8tj18JjqGmrVKilcvgu1gqDaZHjANQ7MYtpUGq8OOqueeRI3hRkX8ubW1Bcxb-shgL8Y1u1TRRsF_CVV0ROUkzDPPzuU3gk-Mr2-ywcs7B/w480-h640/IMG_1185.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl4w9RgOFZHg05K7cqeNvJ_AL-IbwNQG0oomVTfxCQClieEfa9eL7kEhuIi5hQv8tL4VndhegnoyaSXqJB5GqawwO8EDr1mwgZk85PlGjopPin4yxWDi-0yQ0Nwpr3sifan8XdamZOMRZFMAlotGtH2eo0ZEQBl24bMO6yzT_u-WulxDB82cq9kei/s3683/IMG_1188.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3683" data-original-width="2762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl4w9RgOFZHg05K7cqeNvJ_AL-IbwNQG0oomVTfxCQClieEfa9eL7kEhuIi5hQv8tL4VndhegnoyaSXqJB5GqawwO8EDr1mwgZk85PlGjopPin4yxWDi-0yQ0Nwpr3sifan8XdamZOMRZFMAlotGtH2eo0ZEQBl24bMO6yzT_u-WulxDB82cq9kei/w480-h640/IMG_1188.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRKKrIm1JWOPnk4OputPQxpEybd0YEhSxUuSWXjSetMWeMFFh3yvoM3FibOa_UeE5ABPGwUlUZ_Op3-8JCvbX6cuxM2NyTUPCTuorsoWVyK5RTtfNU6cJ07crLJBZJ3N38Q6pwVIgVHYzZWGMA29xW4QQacFplMzXEj1rRyoFgY9813aH0JMGsRSL/s4032/IMG_1190.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRKKrIm1JWOPnk4OputPQxpEybd0YEhSxUuSWXjSetMWeMFFh3yvoM3FibOa_UeE5ABPGwUlUZ_Op3-8JCvbX6cuxM2NyTUPCTuorsoWVyK5RTtfNU6cJ07crLJBZJ3N38Q6pwVIgVHYzZWGMA29xW4QQacFplMzXEj1rRyoFgY9813aH0JMGsRSL/w480-h640/IMG_1190.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The thing I was most excited about at the Tower of London was seeing the <a href="https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/crown-jewels/#gs.qu9nl3" target="_blank">Crown Jewels</a>! </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/AVvXsEidat3p5_QDN2ULWKcuzfiaOqpO2DCxEtLEBb5-8GAa1m69afZyoOWsIyaHcEe_1XWkkLARjfSGgDAA0dvObyQdBXOh2xkb7EsBafbGvcVKLMpnezAQZsesDkIV_yZwaSCxL6VDkkVkMZs6NwIrRwTt6XJFkq_zjYqokoHVAZho5crnfDbd1k0_Hs2Z/s3876/IMG_1170.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3876" data-original-width="2907" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidat3p5_QDN2ULWKcuzfiaOqpO2DCxEtLEBb5-8GAa1m69afZyoOWsIyaHcEe_1XWkkLARjfSGgDAA0dvObyQdBXOh2xkb7EsBafbGvcVKLMpnezAQZsesDkIV_yZwaSCxL6VDkkVkMZs6NwIrRwTt6XJFkq_zjYqokoHVAZho5crnfDbd1k0_Hs2Z/w480-h640/IMG_1170.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There was a line, but it moved pretty quickly and it was entertaining for the kids to wait because they watched the guards marching out front! They were intimidating! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0E9SFeknX0wEYjvMzPfbIOnQwzBUitb7nzJEMIYLHkzwEG6ywSgNZ9J-tNDCXhBh1vjYd1ytppRoFkgU-pSnOtQV0_r0K3MLppjvTVkvLmW1qfL25_Z4v37zMOuPDMTx1aZ5-aDH-G0VL-UgXxlBaoEezDoKbswEoRe1p0eJmAvsxq3JAbuvHcMg/s4032/IMG_1172.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0E9SFeknX0wEYjvMzPfbIOnQwzBUitb7nzJEMIYLHkzwEG6ywSgNZ9J-tNDCXhBh1vjYd1ytppRoFkgU-pSnOtQV0_r0K3MLppjvTVkvLmW1qfL25_Z4v37zMOuPDMTx1aZ5-aDH-G0VL-UgXxlBaoEezDoKbswEoRe1p0eJmAvsxq3JAbuvHcMg/w480-h640/IMG_1172.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Sadly, photographs aren't allowed inside where the Crown Jewels are housed, but it was amazing to see them up close and personal. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1_qug7xBh_2we-qiaXQObnMWTk5IFd6Vs16Yc4HjU3Tk2z9_2aqxfmt9_1D4sXyQwA9j4zGa-zSTtzKoeOQrKgBodjz4BXQneStJ4T8hgtJbWacf4uk487kb1E2hBP9QM6DiOdFX7cTqu_NVtezZEEpipSLxRRD1SFI6wIwn1VDfAeYuq3wSA4i8/s4032/IMG_1196.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1_qug7xBh_2we-qiaXQObnMWTk5IFd6Vs16Yc4HjU3Tk2z9_2aqxfmt9_1D4sXyQwA9j4zGa-zSTtzKoeOQrKgBodjz4BXQneStJ4T8hgtJbWacf4uk487kb1E2hBP9QM6DiOdFX7cTqu_NVtezZEEpipSLxRRD1SFI6wIwn1VDfAeYuq3wSA4i8/w480-h640/IMG_1196.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the grounds of the Tower of London we had a perfect view of Tower Bridge (which we learned is often mistaken as London Bridge). </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJdqRPON0_jFiEe4pLfYINMkJ721JAsx2rwZxsPDMuB4huvrn3wGEbsqMlEL2eWLdszmBFmCKljaRm8Plbzks_iuHlO0EMXGgHVPT6RaAsNzaDy0HpyPi7VuauaWUTokZOum4AuI6NgoSYj1NmB2hUWDWuwXibD_FZRjuWkeenonBMMF47NxoGdqq/s3474/IMG_1182%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="2605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJdqRPON0_jFiEe4pLfYINMkJ721JAsx2rwZxsPDMuB4huvrn3wGEbsqMlEL2eWLdszmBFmCKljaRm8Plbzks_iuHlO0EMXGgHVPT6RaAsNzaDy0HpyPi7VuauaWUTokZOum4AuI6NgoSYj1NmB2hUWDWuwXibD_FZRjuWkeenonBMMF47NxoGdqq/w480-h640/IMG_1182%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since we were so close we decided to walk across Tower Bridge and get some more photos! It's so beautiful and the intricate details are impressive. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sNZgUdz8udGYp_1_qyw4tolaE2F0hwTniYqahvht646UKmU4zqA9aO6chSmAAUjDGKqwWOuMYng4WCHk1buKMw7HVxi8-p71rEigeB3WFf83oJJ1DTrOq-X2ZnU_TCPKyfdaaTKGt9oW5r4IAfxiq71v8iwwQMYc3PFEreyDm0ArG52N6vb1vVlQ/s3568/IMG_1228%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="2676" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sNZgUdz8udGYp_1_qyw4tolaE2F0hwTniYqahvht646UKmU4zqA9aO6chSmAAUjDGKqwWOuMYng4WCHk1buKMw7HVxi8-p71rEigeB3WFf83oJJ1DTrOq-X2ZnU_TCPKyfdaaTKGt9oW5r4IAfxiq71v8iwwQMYc3PFEreyDm0ArG52N6vb1vVlQ/w476-h634/IMG_1228%202.heic" width="476" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaJyDOHio_LIHYYE-hQ7yRuIdT8gvmg8Vh8KOjCwKK3Dix5UohsWiO0YqYdN4hk5-Xne-k1SW6VzAsh-5BIUSWZmgbtFKTnjLVPFEeTAPKARigNZiRm1D5tKMj2W3E5Pp0-adsJBhCdsAXrS2p-YID4Qp0xsjcBumOFbm-A02vWCNHHTq-zrweK2b/s4032/IMG_1218.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaJyDOHio_LIHYYE-hQ7yRuIdT8gvmg8Vh8KOjCwKK3Dix5UohsWiO0YqYdN4hk5-Xne-k1SW6VzAsh-5BIUSWZmgbtFKTnjLVPFEeTAPKARigNZiRm1D5tKMj2W3E5Pp0-adsJBhCdsAXrS2p-YID4Qp0xsjcBumOFbm-A02vWCNHHTq-zrweK2b/w480-h640/IMG_1218.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Next we made our way to the West End theater district. We did some souvenir shopping, grabbed a quick dinner and got ready to see The Lion King. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEIHgnx4wwN96CdHqqqOQPiwNRRX-aHUU8-w3zpjalivUNZAV588tlEvsVzmZAUOCuQaR2Dim55_cyUa0EteXG73UdE3kBilIgayHva0Ehk5A0XjR3OcS93OiScEWsXuoDaAI30rVHafXjJr7QZ4g8qa4qLEYUy4X8daqMSq207fAVjAJxeIvb9NA/s4032/IMG_1236.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgEIHgnx4wwN96CdHqqqOQPiwNRRX-aHUU8-w3zpjalivUNZAV588tlEvsVzmZAUOCuQaR2Dim55_cyUa0EteXG73UdE3kBilIgayHva0Ehk5A0XjR3OcS93OiScEWsXuoDaAI30rVHafXjJr7QZ4g8qa4qLEYUy4X8daqMSq207fAVjAJxeIvb9NA/w480-h640/IMG_1236.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">Before I started researching about our trip I had no idea that <a href="https://www.londontheatre.co.uk" target="_blank">London had a theater district</a>, similar to Broadway in New York. Every big show was there and the hardest part was just picking which one we were going to see. I ultimately decided that The Lion King would be a crowd pleaser since the kids all knew the music. It was a great production! </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Day 5: Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Shopping & Exploring </b></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">For our last day in London we visited a few of the museums. The entry was free, but I just had to reserve tickets ahead of time. We stayed at the Double Tree in Hyde Park, so we were able to walk from our hotel to all the museums. The <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk" target="_blank">Natural History Museum</a> was up first and there we got to see Dippy the Dinosaur. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dtixAWen_gbL3fV-ZJNDYN0S5u96RYe10ENhm75c_NY2H0Qte7CdhCbx_mJ774rDy6ME7zPCCp0stxpsBpAieL7lIlGP_zPFlvfMaIhJjxZ3h8qD4Js3hJ7AKiYwcNZO-IySyCqLMdUPzd48_wNeyGrv_TljtMHbI-eZnKk5c1PhXJbwe1mAUe-W/s4032/IMG_1254%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="635" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dtixAWen_gbL3fV-ZJNDYN0S5u96RYe10ENhm75c_NY2H0Qte7CdhCbx_mJ774rDy6ME7zPCCp0stxpsBpAieL7lIlGP_zPFlvfMaIhJjxZ3h8qD4Js3hJ7AKiYwcNZO-IySyCqLMdUPzd48_wNeyGrv_TljtMHbI-eZnKk5c1PhXJbwe1mAUe-W/w476-h635/IMG_1254%202.heic" width="476" /></a></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/AVvXsEj3V7JJ1WUlyj6xNpRMcC6z-iCbXyJTHNwqy-1kokU8fyR67X2rmYF6_Dxz4XGMPlxeAWEQ9IwesBvbiG23Hcw6CnMahJtMzYfZSbXwURpWjAHBDsmpp5qqBLN7ByIziwnkzdJafEnrhh9lPYJfyXL5gpsFAt7kcIBfrTxffqklvSi0hIeQwwTb8UVP/s4032/IMG_1257.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3V7JJ1WUlyj6xNpRMcC6z-iCbXyJTHNwqy-1kokU8fyR67X2rmYF6_Dxz4XGMPlxeAWEQ9IwesBvbiG23Hcw6CnMahJtMzYfZSbXwURpWjAHBDsmpp5qqBLN7ByIziwnkzdJafEnrhh9lPYJfyXL5gpsFAt7kcIBfrTxffqklvSi0hIeQwwTb8UVP/w640-h480/IMG_1257.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We sort of breezed through the museum and it was too early for lunch so we popped into the <a href="https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/home" target="_blank">Science Museum</a> right next door and wouldn't you know we breezed through that, too. I learned on this trip that my kids are not interested in museums. If I had to do it again we probably would have planned a short day trip to see one of the other surrounding castles or landmarks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkw0x9B8Rx10lddrM39aGILOKGU7v4PbmjSo3PJiBGGMqpnizVgOUptsp5IoZY79k7GCoH61YIfMUGThTAzDJQVUXje9SI4YMf1BuwPHf2gZODR1BZujFT6I4knwx2lCUzDgwfwGuVs5A1XfDDg6xujosTmZbj4J47gSSAljjZZ0qlmT3ZEAu0Y3Rk/s4032/IMG_1264.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkw0x9B8Rx10lddrM39aGILOKGU7v4PbmjSo3PJiBGGMqpnizVgOUptsp5IoZY79k7GCoH61YIfMUGThTAzDJQVUXje9SI4YMf1BuwPHf2gZODR1BZujFT6I4knwx2lCUzDgwfwGuVs5A1XfDDg6xujosTmZbj4J47gSSAljjZZ0qlmT3ZEAu0Y3Rk/w480-h640/IMG_1264.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You know what my kids did love though? The promise of bubble tea if we could get through the museums! Ha! </div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWG6dYkDqY4CTemJjWYqzdlcUjBSciQWhqVJ0_B6bGAEUaOPUWA5s6oOdpwsJ6PbBNzB6XcLdDYwf6rkdYKC4MgBazgwt1Wff9DnCAHvYLQh8S_cHn9evsqml7V-QFofxGxeyTx_7c7Gvp4qK5HjEZxXEX_g4AP2Oiw5xmiLCyOz6UZeWIGFovr2f0/w480-h640/IMG_1276.heic" width="480" /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We ate our last traditional London meal of fish 'n chips in a local pub.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWS-IBy_BeQX4pA-dZ-dk6GvVQU7gTS4mSXgVJpKVyc9rBTjLHOml9ClyEK4SsrhsZ6F7jaqQJrN--IHcKQVpchbsNThN8vOiHOTH0kLZuQ1A26Tq2VZlLWkkQ0BRi7X7XjC4Wwhx1GvALxj1bH95U7EK4lqxTlY0RpVTuJWsFgZ4vsJ-w3Q2bM6o/s4032/IMG_1265.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWS-IBy_BeQX4pA-dZ-dk6GvVQU7gTS4mSXgVJpKVyc9rBTjLHOml9ClyEK4SsrhsZ6F7jaqQJrN--IHcKQVpchbsNThN8vOiHOTH0kLZuQ1A26Tq2VZlLWkkQ0BRi7X7XjC4Wwhx1GvALxj1bH95U7EK4lqxTlY0RpVTuJWsFgZ4vsJ-w3Q2bM6o/w480-h640/IMG_1265.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did a little more shopping and then called it an early night because the next day we were going to have to be up super early for the train to PARIS!!! </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/AVvXsEhyyIlAN-uXkZehFNi8Owit2zllOMEZe4263nX4_z_Fbda3hIAqZFw6Nei6Bl107spNB44xIa7tDrTwxR8-pjAlsog3whdjlWTvd8N6XOf0YrI-7xz81EPxHHmGZcnK3Oq0xb6eOXVCv954novw0M8Ntmux5lEcwVjurwjZ_YaSQJ2gMCcbeRqaHvIK/s4032/IMG_1294.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyIlAN-uXkZehFNi8Owit2zllOMEZe4263nX4_z_Fbda3hIAqZFw6Nei6Bl107spNB44xIa7tDrTwxR8-pjAlsog3whdjlWTvd8N6XOf0YrI-7xz81EPxHHmGZcnK3Oq0xb6eOXVCv954novw0M8Ntmux5lEcwVjurwjZ_YaSQJ2gMCcbeRqaHvIK/w480-h640/IMG_1294.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll share about our whirlwind 24 hours in Paris later this week so be sure to check back for that!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few things to note about our time in London and observations that we made:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because we stayed in Hyde Park a lot of what we did the beginning of the trip was more "downtown" London so we had to ride the train or take taxis. Uber was also easily available, but taxis were everywhere so we tended to do that over Uber. When we could we walked and walked and walked. Comfortable shoes are a must! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kids really picked up on how different the culture is in a big European city like London especially when it came to the walking. It was no big deal for us (and everyone else there) to walk long distances to get somewhere when at home we hop in the car to go anywhere. My girls were commenting on how everyone is so healthy and in shape in London and made the connection to how much they move their bodies compared to Americans. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two things I found lacking in the city were pubic restrooms and public trash cans. It was hard to find bathrooms in parks or even in stores to use. Trashcans on the streets were far and few between which was sort of odd to me, but just an observation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel like my kids were at the perfect ages to do a trip like this for a variety of reasons. In my head I had pictured that we would do a morning activity, come back to the hotel after lunch and then have some time to regroup before the evening or dinner, but once we left after breakfast we were gone for the day. It just didn't make sense to be zig-zagging across the city. It made for VERY long days, but the kids were absolute troopers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was also nice that we could decide to stop in a pub, grab a drink and just take a load off for a little while. The kids were happy to sit, scroll on their phones and just veg out for a little bit while we sat and talked. They were just easy! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Queen had died just a few weeks before we were set to travel to London and we weren't sure how that would affect our plans. Thankfully by the time we got there most everything was back up and running. The only thing we had to cancel for our trip was the tour of Buckingham Palace which remained closed to the public for the rest of the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnolia-Mamas/351896681660371" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div></div></div></div><p></p>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-30010858207102296162023-02-22T11:27:00.001-05:002023-02-22T21:04:08.566-05:00Travel to London with Kids {Part 1}<p style="text-align: center;">This post is LONG overdue. If you follow us on social media you know that last fall we took a big family trip to London and Paris and I'm finally getting around to sharing about it on the blog! Our kids get a week off of school every September and when we originally started discussing options for a fall break trip none of them were overly excited about going to Europe. Not to say they didn't want to go, but they are at the age where they want to do things with their friends and if everyone else is going to the beach, well they want to go to the beach, too. Ultimately, the Mr. and I decided that this was one of those things we just had to decide to do because it was something they would appreciate down the road and boy are we ever happy that was made the decision. We had the best trip and the kids loved it! </p><p style="text-align: center;">We figured London would be a great first experience for European travel since there wouldn't be a language barrier and we could get an easy direct flight. The Mr. made all of our flight and hotel arrangements using points when we could and I spent several weeks researching and planning our trip. We knew we didn't want to overdo it so I planned for one to two activities a day so we could have plenty of downtime to explore the city and see where the day took us! During my planning I was overwhelmed at times because there is just SO much to see and do, but I really tried to pick attractions that I knew all of us could enjoy. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Day 1 : Arrival in London, Explore Hyde Park, Double Decker Bus Tour </b></p><p style="text-align: center;">We left Atlanta on a Friday night and were geared up for the long flight. The kids thought it was fun to get actual meals on the plane (a first for them!) and they loved the fancy LED lights of our Virgin Atlantic flight. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbaBoiUGcLq5tOngULP0rWnK7s9ZIENK5dPeppLS6yK8koH_a9pq7-8Fw1xaALKVjSN096MBwQ9EtfVBQzV0_w1aNJhIThFRTTyr6pLh06EtG18lZw02UOpJShG__djRO4Pat389A99T0RI3Dq_Gme63SToqedvwngyi8ATg-L8-F-HFCFGg3TlMb/s3088/IMG_0722.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbaBoiUGcLq5tOngULP0rWnK7s9ZIENK5dPeppLS6yK8koH_a9pq7-8Fw1xaALKVjSN096MBwQ9EtfVBQzV0_w1aNJhIThFRTTyr6pLh06EtG18lZw02UOpJShG__djRO4Pat389A99T0RI3Dq_Gme63SToqedvwngyi8ATg-L8-F-HFCFGg3TlMb/w480-h640/IMG_0722.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Since we flew overnight and arrived in London first thing in the morning we got a very little rest on the plane. However, we knew we had to power through and make the most of our first day. We jumped right into it by taking the train to the closest station near our hotel. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKtm9VDP8Yc4NEkpO_TK1sm68A7tWEXwQoRXPoRCAVuq42YQ_ui3eiAl8wPigQcoarWsoAuozAyDu5GBvaqgD9tAZFTkG6nF3zw_wqBdV6OD1-1u4pju8aHajtRMS4iXcWQBzRXNHn8iqCfFsK-fKwgEUBLgJUb36xduMNxnt-iEpmA68bwaLDKOG/s4032/IMG_0729.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKtm9VDP8Yc4NEkpO_TK1sm68A7tWEXwQoRXPoRCAVuq42YQ_ui3eiAl8wPigQcoarWsoAuozAyDu5GBvaqgD9tAZFTkG6nF3zw_wqBdV6OD1-1u4pju8aHajtRMS4iXcWQBzRXNHn8iqCfFsK-fKwgEUBLgJUb36xduMNxnt-iEpmA68bwaLDKOG/w640-h480/IMG_0729.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We dropped our bags, freshened up a bit in the hotel lobby bathroom and then set off to explore. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEg1Rf8aGk6aOd2Xyua1EHkRByjuaXD-ejteGDhfL08eMixSEt-GhGq0P6CD-Wfu3dXO_Ackd036wrqPL2QoG9WOmFl3OCJ7EjWpYefh5RfvqZPNv0_m8LsE_H0ayjCnRP9Y25JD1dD3b8oKgpwrQb-jeuXSAL0Jfuet9BwZHtIkmtyLXlfWkEnRiQ/s2994/IMG_0761.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2395" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEg1Rf8aGk6aOd2Xyua1EHkRByjuaXD-ejteGDhfL08eMixSEt-GhGq0P6CD-Wfu3dXO_Ackd036wrqPL2QoG9WOmFl3OCJ7EjWpYefh5RfvqZPNv0_m8LsE_H0ayjCnRP9Y25JD1dD3b8oKgpwrQb-jeuXSAL0Jfuet9BwZHtIkmtyLXlfWkEnRiQ/w512-h640/IMG_0761.heic" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We grabbed a traditional lunch at a nearby pub since our hotel was right across the street from Hyde Park so we explored there a bit. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8-9lvE9uAYI4DdLc-61mLmUS0OUHF1kBfiyf2W4M-hghElAV11Hzxr_iKG__qJ0mF4TyjL-662e7zI5PgwWxfeg0P4bjickEn20verWNqVBwAtciIS8jtWJ1tX6l6SJHI4gVNBmvhhPUsblBTyrkOKBwZh2zXRMy8r-RACzU0s6BGQddoSeejS5m/s4032/IMG_0810.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw8-9lvE9uAYI4DdLc-61mLmUS0OUHF1kBfiyf2W4M-hghElAV11Hzxr_iKG__qJ0mF4TyjL-662e7zI5PgwWxfeg0P4bjickEn20verWNqVBwAtciIS8jtWJ1tX6l6SJHI4gVNBmvhhPUsblBTyrkOKBwZh2zXRMy8r-RACzU0s6BGQddoSeejS5m/w480-h640/IMG_0810.heic" width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEh9E3fL6h6kisXIPWyAUTjUTLepAF_pJti9qA6-kZFUraFcIQ2e9EYoOLHtvhrO1rFdYH-KxyCoPdBa7itdbFY1n0rlfepa6IasPfeS0Sm4H77llNjfPsX8qNYUJ4C_38fiuVzomTGiCr_ndlQWA748iv9fZp-aVp1fGn8Q1xT7Mt3gltcDshYz-5lh/s3064/IMG_4798.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="2298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E3fL6h6kisXIPWyAUTjUTLepAF_pJti9qA6-kZFUraFcIQ2e9EYoOLHtvhrO1rFdYH-KxyCoPdBa7itdbFY1n0rlfepa6IasPfeS0Sm4H77llNjfPsX8qNYUJ4C_38fiuVzomTGiCr_ndlQWA748iv9fZp-aVp1fGn8Q1xT7Mt3gltcDshYz-5lh/w480-h640/IMG_4798.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvZoqGOkfJ-4uvR_bYiA3PI330FqawkdAiaOUjeKkb3RhKeraOvi6fZF6yn0d69zE2-nE4_AXTAJI7UFundRZR5DA26RwbJMAwk1yxCO-hJmPGRfJbQrK7OhdY3Me0PtQEG8QiHS4EJSvjAxDco_x8Qp8HEz3wSKicQqnmTwmoSKKCFAifXbwnlZ9/s4032/IMG_0805.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvZoqGOkfJ-4uvR_bYiA3PI330FqawkdAiaOUjeKkb3RhKeraOvi6fZF6yn0d69zE2-nE4_AXTAJI7UFundRZR5DA26RwbJMAwk1yxCO-hJmPGRfJbQrK7OhdY3Me0PtQEG8QiHS4EJSvjAxDco_x8Qp8HEz3wSKicQqnmTwmoSKKCFAifXbwnlZ9/w480-h640/IMG_0805.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We finally made our way to the <a href="https://www.bigbustours.com/en/london/london-bus-tours" target="_blank">Hop-on Hop-off Big Bus Tour</a>. All the travel sites I had read said this was the best way to spend your first day and a great way to get a lay of the land. It was a gorgeous day so we grabbed seats up top and started our tour of the city. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW2LdsaiYJ54yooihvUuV8iRcjJCOCrzOqR5TBYvp8cQ13sCegAOJ0j604HHbQcmJvnqru68kr1pUJGBwJ5bPyFJDUsq3yp5qCVPbsbz0dwyoh7WTNkZrUi6qR4avkoUGvUIidX-z9wbycnwxVZ6KN0NeeP1JLn4blAUftRZ15xqxXn6uMjPj5Ioi/w514-h640/1F07795D-53B0-4EBF-BB44-17CB9885BEE7.JPG" width="514" /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">We chose not to hop off at all and instead just enjoyed seeing some of the major landmarks and places we would visit later that week. They give you little headsets that you can plug in and get a full audio guided tour of the city. It was actually really entertaining and informative! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiIRxLtNvacUgPJtJ8Z3z5xg2wHpQ4cprlBI3G9hOmEuuTPLKUYjdaqRAtKqwHyrD5-OiDvOGHpm0kgWOJaeCD7RskayDwCUJe4LmIKUWPTADSstqodGO8eUTjLNgOzRPxT8hFOG1RyTWtBCf_nne2LPZBV4tFcqIddFjd9N_j8wXdB3IohO8fnSi/s3520/IMG_0830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiIRxLtNvacUgPJtJ8Z3z5xg2wHpQ4cprlBI3G9hOmEuuTPLKUYjdaqRAtKqwHyrD5-OiDvOGHpm0kgWOJaeCD7RskayDwCUJe4LmIKUWPTADSstqodGO8eUTjLNgOzRPxT8hFOG1RyTWtBCf_nne2LPZBV4tFcqIddFjd9N_j8wXdB3IohO8fnSi/w360-h640/IMG_0830.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sg6v-hD32v2m841MHrqRY4bPL7Hc1vriqA0XiaQ31M1VBlEWHu67Txto2so0G705zLgZjXUTVXgtDtJNiXbIfXRBoCbtNQSCseP2dUWqsOXpcitQi1OKPIehMOLVXpHiBon_nM2DbgLVV8ucFaid1AEr9OvbJRS6ZjxIZ9VBRD0dr3QEZAyVE_Ns/s3088/IMG_0863.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sg6v-hD32v2m841MHrqRY4bPL7Hc1vriqA0XiaQ31M1VBlEWHu67Txto2so0G705zLgZjXUTVXgtDtJNiXbIfXRBoCbtNQSCseP2dUWqsOXpcitQi1OKPIehMOLVXpHiBon_nM2DbgLVV8ucFaid1AEr9OvbJRS6ZjxIZ9VBRD0dr3QEZAyVE_Ns/w480-h640/IMG_0863.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L1oaql1yqXbCE_XXdSwnz5Q8VM-eOe5DhDOdd1r4iStRtTSO0s9xyeac3qhYiledGgtN7FPF9UPB0xvPyb1e1vfAHAJQ0bXgGgFY0-iwEKY5-hgDoCTshFZptANpQoyG2fDAvkIe6YxAd08hEqHSwLXz7AySIXaWW0tBvm-Pc6AMlV_DAzeUeFTc/s2011/IMG_0871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2011" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3L1oaql1yqXbCE_XXdSwnz5Q8VM-eOe5DhDOdd1r4iStRtTSO0s9xyeac3qhYiledGgtN7FPF9UPB0xvPyb1e1vfAHAJQ0bXgGgFY0-iwEKY5-hgDoCTshFZptANpQoyG2fDAvkIe6YxAd08hEqHSwLXz7AySIXaWW0tBvm-Pc6AMlV_DAzeUeFTc/w396-h640/IMG_0871.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQarqGYC8unNneJ_nDPuo2nd2RyRQbQq5BgxTT4xjK-LzTxOvvsZ8dapM_bR6BWmn7fjwf5DdvC5U16B2BolJQgRn4NJQTo9RK0HgdzdK0NFeyCRTjo9yLyHFF0IPnW5okp8HyVf4wUHKBkYjpYyETAi6PzVRGYPogbT7vJWoCghSkiOh7wIfWkQI5/s4032/IMG_0877.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQarqGYC8unNneJ_nDPuo2nd2RyRQbQq5BgxTT4xjK-LzTxOvvsZ8dapM_bR6BWmn7fjwf5DdvC5U16B2BolJQgRn4NJQTo9RK0HgdzdK0NFeyCRTjo9yLyHFF0IPnW5okp8HyVf4wUHKBkYjpYyETAi6PzVRGYPogbT7vJWoCghSkiOh7wIfWkQI5/w480-h640/IMG_0877.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G85HF8B2o9HWQ4ROsEbjjv3kxHOcmKp3RnSykasKB5ysAaGvmT3-D2B0OYkjmpD1c9encwS2hciG3L-BukxOFhHAaRvMIE9ZxJGJ8P0G3zXiIBkYcSBxCF9L2ApXBOELTw8P9FIMSDztofyXZ0jUj8YrkyV4y6zef3WV4eH4zg-i70N_oAztTw3i/s4032/IMG_4809.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7G85HF8B2o9HWQ4ROsEbjjv3kxHOcmKp3RnSykasKB5ysAaGvmT3-D2B0OYkjmpD1c9encwS2hciG3L-BukxOFhHAaRvMIE9ZxJGJ8P0G3zXiIBkYcSBxCF9L2ApXBOELTw8P9FIMSDztofyXZ0jUj8YrkyV4y6zef3WV4eH4zg-i70N_oAztTw3i/w480-h640/IMG_4809.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After that we were all pretty beat. The kids got a quick Starbucks treat (because even in London they love their Starbucks) and then we hopped in a cab to head back to our hotel before an early dinner and early bedtime. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYuGCJn8_N50wiQSSRY02tctbPAiBvo5OxDn3PfsVEuHv_VL8DaIa6mxrQD95TG4cPqsCdM48HiVCicQuzdqE-r9gmKAGSrR8jYB0RSKs0nU46nEvlFEXxGgGDAO_oAgqMAPpr9X7UFdMmceO0AwVYt911n3AJhYRCTvoh8UkPgekvjOvVszwqm0N/s4032/IMG_4822.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYuGCJn8_N50wiQSSRY02tctbPAiBvo5OxDn3PfsVEuHv_VL8DaIa6mxrQD95TG4cPqsCdM48HiVCicQuzdqE-r9gmKAGSrR8jYB0RSKs0nU46nEvlFEXxGgGDAO_oAgqMAPpr9X7UFdMmceO0AwVYt911n3AJhYRCTvoh8UkPgekvjOvVszwqm0N/w640-h480/IMG_4822.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Day 2: Thames River Cruise, London Eye, Trafalgar Square </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3HKL6NkYWNphO41hJoXs_KC89rqQvKvEPLALC9Tpws6Nfky3H8ahmazJExjoXtCstxsZFj0pJnBAbadUTrmJloEE-Fl_Db8VSN2ChBNqff27uXyZ5f_ufcREOocWSEU7aEhYp1EimAX6xfZhk0nV4EBXkOT8kD_jdhE47S-z88qEI3di-qXz8lUs/s4032/IMG_0908.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3HKL6NkYWNphO41hJoXs_KC89rqQvKvEPLALC9Tpws6Nfky3H8ahmazJExjoXtCstxsZFj0pJnBAbadUTrmJloEE-Fl_Db8VSN2ChBNqff27uXyZ5f_ufcREOocWSEU7aEhYp1EimAX6xfZhk0nV4EBXkOT8kD_jdhE47S-z88qEI3di-qXz8lUs/w480-h640/IMG_0908.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsobtNqyG6gnVLeosp4498ZRhhGnc7I-tExdm9ETCr1eu90I6s7mWvA1j0Ki3paLW6V9rXxQ-68bbEjuYA6aNcvPMaXdiaATFY5jf5sr9TWf-xuy36HMmgwcgChZjEZED6Gi5lXKEjfeSuK7TfhC6lDXO4_ei0_AbBX9X9Jf2MyScKzuniiI3BFLZR/s4032/IMG_0896.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsobtNqyG6gnVLeosp4498ZRhhGnc7I-tExdm9ETCr1eu90I6s7mWvA1j0Ki3paLW6V9rXxQ-68bbEjuYA6aNcvPMaXdiaATFY5jf5sr9TWf-xuy36HMmgwcgChZjEZED6Gi5lXKEjfeSuK7TfhC6lDXO4_ei0_AbBX9X9Jf2MyScKzuniiI3BFLZR/w480-h640/IMG_0896.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqTIlTyCkQDM5N1nsZ0GbIphqTeM2MH_uAWYzoIuz5195n3o1enk3ZaqtZ6OqEZskqNEvwwCa3m-Ax2-HfAl8ynNo6rzHDXIeoNS83gLTcj8lmEXn5QLn2MOub2_7v7zLGv_vWKOOiPFOFrIFu5QpaZY6Df2hzMxvCkXzQgyNwjaacuWvMY-vjrYh/s4032/IMG_0911.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqTIlTyCkQDM5N1nsZ0GbIphqTeM2MH_uAWYzoIuz5195n3o1enk3ZaqtZ6OqEZskqNEvwwCa3m-Ax2-HfAl8ynNo6rzHDXIeoNS83gLTcj8lmEXn5QLn2MOub2_7v7zLGv_vWKOOiPFOFrIFu5QpaZY6Df2hzMxvCkXzQgyNwjaacuWvMY-vjrYh/w480-h640/IMG_0911.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div style="text-align: center;">We had a slow start to our morning and just took some time to walk around and enjoy the city. I loved all of the architecture and seeing the beautiful old buildings. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKptcJfNu8tx-NOdPuS_HJnBZipZ7FziWj7Q3OpfZiHBsmBpQTDkVeVOOw5Tmgg9JXeTYhru41l9yGkp-U83Hnb7SvWg9bykesV3lyG9Lm8tATb0ASIM1yQCkmm6m9kGMjQHEEGm_i_cIUIaAXjcys5aYZYZKvRADkyGgH5N9mYzb9TaVoc8zA9KJ/s4032/IMG_0922.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilKptcJfNu8tx-NOdPuS_HJnBZipZ7FziWj7Q3OpfZiHBsmBpQTDkVeVOOw5Tmgg9JXeTYhru41l9yGkp-U83Hnb7SvWg9bykesV3lyG9Lm8tATb0ASIM1yQCkmm6m9kGMjQHEEGm_i_cIUIaAXjcys5aYZYZKvRADkyGgH5N9mYzb9TaVoc8zA9KJ/w480-h640/IMG_0922.heic" width="480" /></a><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/AVvXsEgK3BspKmqLQhMesvCtOiyvKtEnpogTzciUw3a0VAWTFD7bTjlxMEhtQeWeNHpHdRu2olEliFd0aH9QsemjCodIHfc6q7usuZvw2V7FuD4NYC6-X_OBAcnWzOIZErAMfukxy-Ko1_tS2sCAFymrsc91Vm4C5XMZe3MM0bSXjEMqnx9GkkeGb20o925F/s4032/IMG_0918.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3BspKmqLQhMesvCtOiyvKtEnpogTzciUw3a0VAWTFD7bTjlxMEhtQeWeNHpHdRu2olEliFd0aH9QsemjCodIHfc6q7usuZvw2V7FuD4NYC6-X_OBAcnWzOIZErAMfukxy-Ko1_tS2sCAFymrsc91Vm4C5XMZe3MM0bSXjEMqnx9GkkeGb20o925F/w416-h555/IMG_0918.heic" width="416" /></a></div></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">We made our way to the Thames River Cruise that took us from Tower Bridge all the way up to where the London Eye is. It was chilly on the river, but the tour guide was so funny and entertaining. We learned a lot and it was fun to see things from the water. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zS9Fy-mGWmJhcFSHqV_duo26BV_9oPy8GT-V5PEo2bvOl7bfZj53ZuP1mJDM174CkJSeWJJPDfI_2G3jonRhvWFnuU9CKacaJ7r3UdKDdwaQ2w6PtYNFbJO1Xkz905cvNaoTtK55o-FM6PAakxEOeWGXD3NKqn_umIXkkPAIoUfXTxX62tGipJGf/s3632/IMG_0872.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3632" data-original-width="2724" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zS9Fy-mGWmJhcFSHqV_duo26BV_9oPy8GT-V5PEo2bvOl7bfZj53ZuP1mJDM174CkJSeWJJPDfI_2G3jonRhvWFnuU9CKacaJ7r3UdKDdwaQ2w6PtYNFbJO1Xkz905cvNaoTtK55o-FM6PAakxEOeWGXD3NKqn_umIXkkPAIoUfXTxX62tGipJGf/w480-h640/IMG_0872.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One great thing about the <a href="https://www.bigbustours.com/en/london/london-bus-tours" target="_blank">Hop-on Hop-off Big Bus Tour tickets</a> is that they came with a free Thames River Cruise pass. The only catch was that it had to be used on the "same day." However, after chatting with the nice people in customer service I realized that we could start our bus tour after 12:00 PM on the day before and then our river cruise passes would still be good for the next morning before 12:00 PM. You just have to use them both within a 24 hour period so if you plan it this way you actually get two days of actives for the price of one. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz147Z6RHOUtCq1d5EnqtD1vD1er6yQi0VDX5n3AtmJGo__ci5J7rcL-YPj0Ef56eM0E2CIw1nB6aXFD5ahhCypq8y7SxmFgnN2zYY0Ya7Cr8vdKYWH01d1Q-3QnH6RuK96eJRh9pz1RFoK6aQtRgc0hS3NfVMK-QL-4TQs-qqvU79UzI0udEH6rM/s3585/IMG_0944.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3585" data-original-width="2689" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcz147Z6RHOUtCq1d5EnqtD1vD1er6yQi0VDX5n3AtmJGo__ci5J7rcL-YPj0Ef56eM0E2CIw1nB6aXFD5ahhCypq8y7SxmFgnN2zYY0Ya7Cr8vdKYWH01d1Q-3QnH6RuK96eJRh9pz1RFoK6aQtRgc0hS3NfVMK-QL-4TQs-qqvU79UzI0udEH6rM/w480-h640/IMG_0944.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After our river cruise we walked around a bit, found a lunch spot and then made our way to the <a href="https://www.londoneye.com" target="_blank">London Eye</a> for our afternoon reservation. We still had to wait in line, but it moved very quickly. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAlvNobD_j35Ey_v755eAmWe7TM-HjxJMDtBD6AR0nEVfyXjl-aRTwNPRKf8iMmFgB-St3AyBZm7pkhasklep5JNTqpuYY9x4RsnT3S9-P21MkG3t5pOSdZJ8ogqsMQc4X43C3TJ-6KGFJLO3beUMd6WESV68s5RHZhB3sK_RLolnIBlUQd_hX73D/s3459/IMG_0951%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2767" data-original-width="3459" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAlvNobD_j35Ey_v755eAmWe7TM-HjxJMDtBD6AR0nEVfyXjl-aRTwNPRKf8iMmFgB-St3AyBZm7pkhasklep5JNTqpuYY9x4RsnT3S9-P21MkG3t5pOSdZJ8ogqsMQc4X43C3TJ-6KGFJLO3beUMd6WESV68s5RHZhB3sK_RLolnIBlUQd_hX73D/w640-h512/IMG_0951%202.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHaXysYdox6NokS81IQSkv4Lf0q48NPEF1pYBKwKvoKocf0lvAXbV1iU6JRFzTmP00EdCnoY3GbzhzMmEypE3VEdL6lnDV4dFo3LLJDDwgECSrFuchLa8yKWEHEHALt9oyOmi5Xq7H4i6XHmng_mYQJTrYgUTerBQ_oViCo7L08YC8tO8DYPIsoJB/s3024/IMG_1042.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2419" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHaXysYdox6NokS81IQSkv4Lf0q48NPEF1pYBKwKvoKocf0lvAXbV1iU6JRFzTmP00EdCnoY3GbzhzMmEypE3VEdL6lnDV4dFo3LLJDDwgECSrFuchLa8yKWEHEHALt9oyOmi5Xq7H4i6XHmng_mYQJTrYgUTerBQ_oViCo7L08YC8tO8DYPIsoJB/w512-h640/IMG_1042.heic" width="512" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Inside the London Eye we had such a great view of the city! You have to do this if you go to London! </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4qRoe50-lGWCwOOV1nKYajZYsS7VNKFjhD-lP08Ql8eI570p3cwiR1fZpJX_yL7MA99c-MvttuZDiORZuQEs5A2WsjUexFD4VxGlphO7pJRkvtonx-Ajr3YNHHFPy01ItTZZwbdJJVmghv11h1GZc98oFOKTpekb3gIgXMfus6bJLMZu4T9HCv4w/s3182/IMG_1050.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="3182" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr4qRoe50-lGWCwOOV1nKYajZYsS7VNKFjhD-lP08Ql8eI570p3cwiR1fZpJX_yL7MA99c-MvttuZDiORZuQEs5A2WsjUexFD4VxGlphO7pJRkvtonx-Ajr3YNHHFPy01ItTZZwbdJJVmghv11h1GZc98oFOKTpekb3gIgXMfus6bJLMZu4T9HCv4w/w640-h480/IMG_1050.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zeolkit8Ezr9ic14YDJbEHuPr8nOQIK30sfGaBAo2HpnJoHe8IZhPDuR1Dzbq8ZRlhbBVJBwBqbg6aoYEsMHOM0QfOm1S16OXXvEEsfIWmOoySh8EhD1EoVKXhv6hS8hoqIbEBk8H_t5ooc9CE1OfFW09WiiqrrPzwTU24GqX9qfhPZpOqMnGGpS/s3088/IMG_1039.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Zeolkit8Ezr9ic14YDJbEHuPr8nOQIK30sfGaBAo2HpnJoHe8IZhPDuR1Dzbq8ZRlhbBVJBwBqbg6aoYEsMHOM0QfOm1S16OXXvEEsfIWmOoySh8EhD1EoVKXhv6hS8hoqIbEBk8H_t5ooc9CE1OfFW09WiiqrrPzwTU24GqX9qfhPZpOqMnGGpS/w480-h640/IMG_1039.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After we got off we hung out at the park that was right by the river and the London Eye. They had a playground, the kids grabbed ice cream, and it was great people watching. Next we walked over to <span style="text-align: left;">Trafalgar Square and explored a bit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl8s31cwUhWr8ubgaoUW7o8wTnEdbtktLVMHBu2oGhk8z1iEJz5i3aVCRkWPMAn_7sEnJ44um7UJeVMETqo7eTuert9AdWKVIzcI9pdy1KXU-05QBQ6omP6g8VelgYPb7yTcLKBRaaQ1RCXOLAlygPH1CwjerGFg8Lg521ix8llrEgxmAWYnX7H4U/s4032/IMG_1065.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl8s31cwUhWr8ubgaoUW7o8wTnEdbtktLVMHBu2oGhk8z1iEJz5i3aVCRkWPMAn_7sEnJ44um7UJeVMETqo7eTuert9AdWKVIzcI9pdy1KXU-05QBQ6omP6g8VelgYPb7yTcLKBRaaQ1RCXOLAlygPH1CwjerGFg8Lg521ix8llrEgxmAWYnX7H4U/w480-h640/IMG_1065.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudMlfCFC-jJypuIk2Ii7v6gNbuTEU-GROuNf8xn6doKKPprLZZtoYFy6fPduCWiVayRU6WiqFUwLWhn7SGJdbSqO6rLJjgZmrmdVrTkBOu0_ngGLyQWUqdfqzi0rehgMMxO9gYgETyMV6HHVYherfduG3-TfPvDzuur-rwxCZi55fhUHG46LNgpm1/s3403/IMG_1056%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3403" data-original-width="2552" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudMlfCFC-jJypuIk2Ii7v6gNbuTEU-GROuNf8xn6doKKPprLZZtoYFy6fPduCWiVayRU6WiqFUwLWhn7SGJdbSqO6rLJjgZmrmdVrTkBOu0_ngGLyQWUqdfqzi0rehgMMxO9gYgETyMV6HHVYherfduG3-TfPvDzuur-rwxCZi55fhUHG46LNgpm1/w480-h640/IMG_1056%202.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;">One thing we tried to do as much of while we were in London was immerse ourselves into the culture there. We walked SO much and when we couldn't walk we tried to take the "tube" like most of the locals do. The kids got really comfortable navigating the different train stations and I was so proud of them for reading the maps, paying attention to the stations and overall learning how to navigate the world. You can see they were over my picture taking by this point! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZmuJOYUQTuX_VNHY1TyZgtQTLVMSJCb-DthUxAinWOaJVKB69uSJOheELrowbpNytBlUbZQzW25F6dtTKhAcRCWJ_FMsLwO6rScW3L3tO3FcU8fyd6F1HhWbxNesLDZZ2FJA7KzbBLyHjs2Lhh_03pJvI-DYTDbp-L-KG2RTLsLSkIo9mvoyNEPM/s4032/IMG_1074.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZmuJOYUQTuX_VNHY1TyZgtQTLVMSJCb-DthUxAinWOaJVKB69uSJOheELrowbpNytBlUbZQzW25F6dtTKhAcRCWJ_FMsLwO6rScW3L3tO3FcU8fyd6F1HhWbxNesLDZZ2FJA7KzbBLyHjs2Lhh_03pJvI-DYTDbp-L-KG2RTLsLSkIo9mvoyNEPM/w480-h640/IMG_1074.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Be sure to check back later this week for the next part of our London trip including shopping, afternoon tea, a show, and the museums!</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnolia-Mamas/351896681660371" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div></div></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-91751114726362143712023-02-20T14:07:00.000-05:002023-02-20T14:07:04.870-05:00How To: Make Bubble Tea At Home<p style="text-align: center;">If your kids are anything like mine, they are all about the Bubble Tea trend. I sort of thought this might have gone away by now, but they are hanging on to it! When we were in London they had some at the cutest little spot (still need to share about that trip!) and anytime we see a Bubble Tea shop when traveling or near home they love to pop in! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32HbuLUkju4Kf5wSvgfLnqyhpweCHy6HMC0PGltBCDB-LYTi8XqpBJP04kzz3JnKrKwM2UDU9YxBMp30ACobZDeHpk8SeI3_LSJHc4PSvfPyJNpIg191387D4tzfzORDogOmPySr27kIwL7cPRugAYR7kPalnN_jvW3NjHyo4IVUHnBRc2InGY892/s4032/IMG_1267.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg32HbuLUkju4Kf5wSvgfLnqyhpweCHy6HMC0PGltBCDB-LYTi8XqpBJP04kzz3JnKrKwM2UDU9YxBMp30ACobZDeHpk8SeI3_LSJHc4PSvfPyJNpIg191387D4tzfzORDogOmPySr27kIwL7cPRugAYR7kPalnN_jvW3NjHyo4IVUHnBRc2InGY892/w512-h682/IMG_1267.heic" width="512" /></a></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/AVvXsEhKuZ_PphAvS8wSWO_VOI5AdPFG4eUjhXC2reLxEEt8JA2M7B3lic9A793b7e56mMACmQ76Gl0IXzPqbAJPHTRaKaM1qQVwCX4hIZ-PmJ4Jczzxsy8OYjiCPzJKfqtfdediu7sqT5rmevN34QKiR_tU39ZHHVZa1yVb6U4apdrObFryOqJ4_U5WBlGd/s4032/IMG_1276.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuZ_PphAvS8wSWO_VOI5AdPFG4eUjhXC2reLxEEt8JA2M7B3lic9A793b7e56mMACmQ76Gl0IXzPqbAJPHTRaKaM1qQVwCX4hIZ-PmJ4Jczzxsy8OYjiCPzJKfqtfdediu7sqT5rmevN34QKiR_tU39ZHHVZa1yVb6U4apdrObFryOqJ4_U5WBlGd/w480-h640/IMG_1276.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Just before Christmas I found these pre-packed bubble tea 4-packs at Target of all places. I grabbed one in each of the flavors and my kids loved them! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9Ynn9nsUkaoUDiFcBUNjY2mQH4vte26Rniey1rzn0ZKU5owTUbXWl6eNWkZsn5QHUaioimI9KEsLe0JdheUQhKeMLUDiaymTLsnggTIZKwaXUfUbJJWOZR-kwO19PgN9pjXSfqQsPLsmyACq7FuFT7XWzTRs0SFueXfThSOAZ_pZVFqROlO8sbmu/s3264/TargetBubbleTea.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="3264" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl9Ynn9nsUkaoUDiFcBUNjY2mQH4vte26Rniey1rzn0ZKU5owTUbXWl6eNWkZsn5QHUaioimI9KEsLe0JdheUQhKeMLUDiaymTLsnggTIZKwaXUfUbJJWOZR-kwO19PgN9pjXSfqQsPLsmyACq7FuFT7XWzTRs0SFueXfThSOAZ_pZVFqROlO8sbmu/w640-h204/TargetBubbleTea.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://bit.ly/3I7TiD2" target="_blank">Strawberry Lemonade</a> // <a href="https://bit.ly/3SbjNwf" target="_blank">Mango Passion Fruit</a> // <a href="https://bit.ly/3YVKHdE" target="_blank">Raspberry Dragon Fruit</a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then somehow I discovered that they sold the popping boba pearls on Amazon in a lot of different flavors. Click <a href="https://amzn.to/3YRdJvu" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see them all. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDJ9nhlYESO8j31_jIaZWFOXAFbZCgvCwsmd-SDuf13h7XkwVJzQPTCd9Xby_3TY47F7W9HgWOfVChAfiHydd3R3NqAtizC7BpBmliDSoOp_MU_vGEztBQNe3Wr-jWCI9Xhg8iu88MeFX5pyJT7voQLjdiiMU4TMK7-4NsnblG71QWJufYeeemJiA/s475/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-20%20at%2010.55.07%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDJ9nhlYESO8j31_jIaZWFOXAFbZCgvCwsmd-SDuf13h7XkwVJzQPTCd9Xby_3TY47F7W9HgWOfVChAfiHydd3R3NqAtizC7BpBmliDSoOp_MU_vGEztBQNe3Wr-jWCI9Xhg8iu88MeFX5pyJT7voQLjdiiMU4TMK7-4NsnblG71QWJufYeeemJiA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-20%20at%2010.55.07%20AM.png" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I ordered the strawberry ones to test out and see if we could make our own bubble tea at home. It was a winner! If you want to be moved up to "cool mom" status, just order some and let your kids start mixing up their own bubble tea. I promise they will love it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpDTyI-s_SAcaiMizcQv0fF-o9LbHR3iLdZE7T8xn6jWWVoGXtSZAmeN9LjZw0TRPF3751sKhNUi8qLJRimIfzUuoZVFhj7z1D3YF6sifEHR_K3jkxTvT11sHvKRnHiUVUcZVRS1V6bqOoox7yWiiAx69zbDgmWh3ALmuLweOI73zYj6i5c7Ye4V2/s4032/IMG_4563.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpDTyI-s_SAcaiMizcQv0fF-o9LbHR3iLdZE7T8xn6jWWVoGXtSZAmeN9LjZw0TRPF3751sKhNUi8qLJRimIfzUuoZVFhj7z1D3YF6sifEHR_K3jkxTvT11sHvKRnHiUVUcZVRS1V6bqOoox7yWiiAx69zbDgmWh3ALmuLweOI73zYj6i5c7Ye4V2/w480-h640/IMG_4563.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Strawberry Citrus Bubble Tea</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Add 3 tablespoons of strawberry popping boba pearls to a glass. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Fill 1/2 the glass with green tea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Top the other 1/2 of glass with lemonade. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Use a <a href="https://bit.ly/3If7lqL" target="_blank">large straw</a> and enjoy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgEJ9bMEPH-D8cekFDnzNA_13dPulmvSxoGdSX9zTJs180Qhrff_D1y-qY95ASILPi1pc8I4mzpe3dOGTahiltyxdzupNS-1qvSu99L5DbSKAjStTiySLMSSJMGtt4iYHc6YrxewOcT26dx_cGzweMqtUouoBkLhJ3hcdaHBzVbDqWhzz61fkD8m8/s4032/IMG_4573.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgEJ9bMEPH-D8cekFDnzNA_13dPulmvSxoGdSX9zTJs180Qhrff_D1y-qY95ASILPi1pc8I4mzpe3dOGTahiltyxdzupNS-1qvSu99L5DbSKAjStTiySLMSSJMGtt4iYHc6YrxewOcT26dx_cGzweMqtUouoBkLhJ3hcdaHBzVbDqWhzz61fkD8m8/w480-h640/IMG_4573.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirVoDappQl6VxcCQgWflTU7CCGeHpcnNaztx8B8VGvoJ6kcH0nzKsvqgKhakTU0-uRKmudEo34KQ2AYJTQo5m08VuposY7OdsEPeIZtLDQx6HzyZET0REOgYhlpre5Q6gyHKummOOpXJfEHwZ8Orqb0TQChcCaPBSdtqoFiZC0dQu0-F5Mg4z_shg/s4032/IMG_4580.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirVoDappQl6VxcCQgWflTU7CCGeHpcnNaztx8B8VGvoJ6kcH0nzKsvqgKhakTU0-uRKmudEo34KQ2AYJTQo5m08VuposY7OdsEPeIZtLDQx6HzyZET0REOgYhlpre5Q6gyHKummOOpXJfEHwZ8Orqb0TQChcCaPBSdtqoFiZC0dQu0-F5Mg4z_shg/w480-h640/IMG_4580.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you decide to make bubble tea at home, don't forget the straws! You'll need large straws to be able to fit the boba. You can get disposable bubble tea straws <a href="https://bit.ly/3If7lqL" target="_blank">HERE</a> or reusable ones <a href="https://bit.ly/3YMp9jQ" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnolia-Mamas/351896681660371" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></div></div></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-31041869111074946692023-02-17T10:48:00.004-05:002023-02-17T10:48:46.169-05:00Fashion Fix: Star Sneakers for Spring {Golden Goose Dupes}<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's no secret we love a cute fashion sneaker and I'm so excited to share these with you all. These Golden Goose Dupes are SO stinking cute and come at a really great price! <a href="https://shushop1.myshopify.com/collections/sneakers" target="_blank">ShuShop</a> has got SO many adorable options and it was hard to pick just one. <i>(There is a discount code at the bottom of this post!)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSSZvbZf1A1m5HCvk1IF1WtqRiwX8SgDQlvbKvjYEz-Wq6h6HSpmM2gezjNUI-w7PYQTluckTe1zJFI0NL-nMA1oJA-LMiEZTCZ6JOZkQlmsz-9vQi49XPfG5eiMfcb96OzEltX5bEUcuDdpBOFwCcdZh1tNjgNJJnAOXDhQqe3Rg9ftaFnoryLGy/s1500/STARsneakersforspring.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSSZvbZf1A1m5HCvk1IF1WtqRiwX8SgDQlvbKvjYEz-Wq6h6HSpmM2gezjNUI-w7PYQTluckTe1zJFI0NL-nMA1oJA-LMiEZTCZ6JOZkQlmsz-9vQi49XPfG5eiMfcb96OzEltX5bEUcuDdpBOFwCcdZh1tNjgNJJnAOXDhQqe3Rg9ftaFnoryLGy/w512-h769/STARsneakersforspring.png" width="512" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a pair of Golden Goose sneakers that I got for my 40th birthday from some friends. I love them and wear them all the time. I really wanted a pair of <a href="https://shushop1.myshopify.com/collections/mid-tops" target="_blank">midis</a>, but knew that I couldn't spend what they cost so went searching for an alternative and fell in love with these. </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/AVvXsEibcYbJZ_wND-x-PAjVNJ7GO70dD7Eg2RZncdzLnhUoPDZtvLjg15NucQflKhGXUVqGoJqs5_fLr6qWVQL0RB20vA-QjRBo48S0dlsGvb2XzcbcTZn1UX96ZAvv0GhPxVxEQfyvxY4To6Iua_rODsz8GSANxVD7R4fhoB7JQBIu2QRDY1jZtaq3JpEX/s3504/85B2E244-EEA9-45B0-8425-764AD810D4EE.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3504" data-original-width="2803" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcYbJZ_wND-x-PAjVNJ7GO70dD7Eg2RZncdzLnhUoPDZtvLjg15NucQflKhGXUVqGoJqs5_fLr6qWVQL0RB20vA-QjRBo48S0dlsGvb2XzcbcTZn1UX96ZAvv0GhPxVxEQfyvxY4To6Iua_rODsz8GSANxVD7R4fhoB7JQBIu2QRDY1jZtaq3JpEX/w512-h640/85B2E244-EEA9-45B0-8425-764AD810D4EE.JPEG" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They are affordable, so cute, and comfortable! <span style="text-align: left;">I've been eyeing the site for a while now and finally pulled the trigger. I wish I hadn't waited so long. They are comfortable, really well made, and might just be my new favorites! They also have <a href="https://shushop1.myshopify.com/collections/kids" target="_blank">Mommy & Me styles</a> so any of you with littles can twin. How fun is that?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus, their return and exchange system is SO easy. I originally went with a more neutral pair, but got them and decided to go with my gut and get the blue star ones I really had my heart set on. I was able to process the exchange right away and they sent the new pair before even receiving the original ones. I thought that was excellent customer service and great for me because I didn't have to wait! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eG6qe4uVPXQpWo79i9hCOZSTy8brZdnmUAeAn_WYVxLzTxtecHDRqY4Nu2jc_yFhxzVSmYE9ogHpB7g1mASMSbyoZ42fos6nEeEYGRhVrkjZNPy7Og6kxBKUr5dQqXsxwA-yB3ZIWkqPsdNDZImKJSV_dAbritOgsQdwNYzsP6PqcW_zNtYKxsNT/s4032/IMG_4827.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9eG6qe4uVPXQpWo79i9hCOZSTy8brZdnmUAeAn_WYVxLzTxtecHDRqY4Nu2jc_yFhxzVSmYE9ogHpB7g1mASMSbyoZ42fos6nEeEYGRhVrkjZNPy7Og6kxBKUr5dQqXsxwA-yB3ZIWkqPsdNDZImKJSV_dAbritOgsQdwNYzsP6PqcW_zNtYKxsNT/w480-h640/IMG_4827.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Use code <b>LXZ-BQH3LI4</b> for 5% off your first order of over $100! Or simply click the link <a href="https://loox.io/z/A_cnAOEDJ" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/s1600/cbsignature.jpg" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.199999809265137px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="70" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMP5uDGcMjKbfNawmjbydZY8tVYej9Hvc_sgnRhavGQILRPyqVVIXboOIgWQszQT6h7R96XfJxjRIt0kReovuWtCyc7kFJ_St9ryi3hZbTuYFl6oyXMjVCDaDWPVaW6r9jbSZ8QzYEt8/w200-h70/cbsignature.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Pinterest <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; clear: both; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Magnolia-Mamas/351896681660371" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0px;">Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></div></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2576381937037367813.post-62446183818019977162023-02-08T15:29:00.000-05:002023-02-08T15:29:00.645-05:00DIY Valentine's Day Pillows<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbua2zlg0pOQ85F95_IW8RNK9Yb2Ym1Fqu40IqieJNctz8hz4PBN_N5ezhrKakS5dXleaxrZ0mUtJxY2RiN6Tj4G4RDtJuM1PKGW-TO2toJ0IVmq4SkVUErvfgm2Xs8WBvjSCG7WGbrFl6y36ihMp0b9YfAFxosapfOsKFal-GrCteC7PAMa2ewQOI/s650/ValentinesDayPillow-e1517759385331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbua2zlg0pOQ85F95_IW8RNK9Yb2Ym1Fqu40IqieJNctz8hz4PBN_N5ezhrKakS5dXleaxrZ0mUtJxY2RiN6Tj4G4RDtJuM1PKGW-TO2toJ0IVmq4SkVUErvfgm2Xs8WBvjSCG7WGbrFl6y36ihMp0b9YfAFxosapfOsKFal-GrCteC7PAMa2ewQOI/w426-h640/ValentinesDayPillow-e1517759385331.jpg" width="426" /></a></p><p><span style="background-color: white;">We are self-proclaimed throw pillow addicts. We have them for every season, every holiday, and a multitude of colors. Our view is life is short, and you can never have too many throw pillows. February presents itself on the calendar, and we have so many throw pillow possibilities – the biggest being Valentine’s Day. Now this little addiction of ours can get expensive, but we’ve found the trick to keeping our habits satisfied without breaking the bank on all that fluffy cuteness. We created these adorable Valentine’s Day pillows for less than $5! That’s right – all your throw pillow dreams just came true.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9vhWzL_3xv6XX4NE5feI0Sz77o5F_nPcQbGdlvBjL_Z93_Dl3w8K26Taqgz9YEPgymAkkB5ZJKgtDxvLt1kVzHlRYfBjrWQLruGc-r9HtgApk71bDuje0ndq8dTxLEbG2uMnlOJMdH73eo1nEyVdr6ypq5EgP0zK8pmR1kYeGlrMBywS0CUvpTJB/s650/ValentinesPillow7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9vhWzL_3xv6XX4NE5feI0Sz77o5F_nPcQbGdlvBjL_Z93_Dl3w8K26Taqgz9YEPgymAkkB5ZJKgtDxvLt1kVzHlRYfBjrWQLruGc-r9HtgApk71bDuje0ndq8dTxLEbG2uMnlOJMdH73eo1nEyVdr6ypq5EgP0zK8pmR1kYeGlrMBywS0CUvpTJB/w640-h424/ValentinesPillow7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">This inexpensive DIY is super easy, and (bonus!) easy to store when done! What’s not to L-O-V-E?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7UYtMsBdwkxe6hnA96LxWVHoTW4BOmcmmv-_HucKiykfFvch7Fzsr4uIwi8GXDJocfr-v6FPwcoFaMLq7iVdWavbxaufNSqWltATIfSZyjAG3KahHg1aWpLka_Jym70DRlbUWVX1vkKOt-pMr08x6iq_mHXrezGHgYhINL7GiF2B3cWVxTj5T8xG/s650/ValentinesPillow1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="650" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7UYtMsBdwkxe6hnA96LxWVHoTW4BOmcmmv-_HucKiykfFvch7Fzsr4uIwi8GXDJocfr-v6FPwcoFaMLq7iVdWavbxaufNSqWltATIfSZyjAG3KahHg1aWpLka_Jym70DRlbUWVX1vkKOt-pMr08x6iq_mHXrezGHgYhINL7GiF2B3cWVxTj5T8xG/w640-h434/ValentinesPillow1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b>Needed supplies:</b></em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 2 <a href="https://amzn.to/3YxugnA" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pillow covers</a> <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">(Or however many you like! For the love of throw pillows – get a little crazy!)</em><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– 4-5 packs of <a href="https://amzn.to/3lnpL0J" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">red poms</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– <a href="https://amzn.to/3I8w7tz" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Hot glue</a> <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />– pencil</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhR-n7q17SFhNgbTIOd_ntXcRzAkT_rYal3LFhLBNjO-2P-DBioYxNWlYx1pwLngMEnM57bZjlcOopM3oA71bfoGrfedWg4siBrjHdni8eZnekVfzWt_jv3vmiBCXg2WKVz7aO86HN0D2z6lPFQFORoluD-kIy3SAyywMdfjKKHk9MOyUlK1MO-N2/s650/ValentinesPillow2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="650" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhR-n7q17SFhNgbTIOd_ntXcRzAkT_rYal3LFhLBNjO-2P-DBioYxNWlYx1pwLngMEnM57bZjlcOopM3oA71bfoGrfedWg4siBrjHdni8eZnekVfzWt_jv3vmiBCXg2WKVz7aO86HN0D2z6lPFQFORoluD-kIy3SAyywMdfjKKHk9MOyUlK1MO-N2/w640-h456/ValentinesPillow2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><b><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Instructions</em>:</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />1: Before you begin your project, iron your pillow covers. It’s easier to do this before you start the project than after you’ve adhered your design.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />2: Plug in your hot glue gun and set aside approximately 3-4 extra glue sticks for use throughout the project.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />3: While your glue is warming up use this time to trace the designs you desire on your pillows with a pencil. For this project we cut out a heart we printed online and free handed the word “love”. The possibilities are endless though!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1of8AtAZ2By2lLMHf08tt7J720B6HiIx8E18gSPNjKBpYiIlyozu_RS4HErBqKua_l4315PM22PsbXmRuCwAE2SMdD164EwES_NykNfYQLyLAix3k-ZbY2Kz8azG7DdT11MOLv5x__FW-7Llzn3g8ldTQ-GehXn_ZQ0Ou6gddMhI0BAZcbiHqcb9/s650/ValentinesPillow3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1of8AtAZ2By2lLMHf08tt7J720B6HiIx8E18gSPNjKBpYiIlyozu_RS4HErBqKua_l4315PM22PsbXmRuCwAE2SMdD164EwES_NykNfYQLyLAix3k-ZbY2Kz8azG7DdT11MOLv5x__FW-7Llzn3g8ldTQ-GehXn_ZQ0Ou6gddMhI0BAZcbiHqcb9/w640-h424/ValentinesPillow3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">4: Begin tracing along the lines of your designs with the hot glue. Go slowly and place down the red poms as you go. Repeat until complete.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDw8TFinPubfLdTazeg-D7Edq8RLVgEeX71GQiqE-Rm98V4TcTI5d61ULmVXeyTp9xsu3Xt7NS93Zm8PXedbEj-Wu9KI_zaUzR1iX7fTAZb1yLXjt4eve2drA0swmNhitgCjcTsm1rpqpg0DMC8zw-RYNLAKkJiMEPREABcoBQ8mxrDadUKQiP462T/s650/ValentinesPillow4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDw8TFinPubfLdTazeg-D7Edq8RLVgEeX71GQiqE-Rm98V4TcTI5d61ULmVXeyTp9xsu3Xt7NS93Zm8PXedbEj-Wu9KI_zaUzR1iX7fTAZb1yLXjt4eve2drA0swmNhitgCjcTsm1rpqpg0DMC8zw-RYNLAKkJiMEPREABcoBQ8mxrDadUKQiP462T/w640-h424/ValentinesPillow4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">5: Once cooled remove any extra glue.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;" /><span style="background-color: white;">6: Insert </span><a href="https://amzn.to/3JWkO9d" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">pillow</a><span style="background-color: white;"> into pillow cover. (</span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">With that little throw pillow addiction we know you have plenty of extra in storage. Just pop one in and no one will ever know last season’s Christmas pillow is this season’s Valentine’s Day pillow.</em><span style="background-color: white;">)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY3xniSy-4mCk1kWHeVp0hDntOy3yD062MEQ0SetSsvCRTzS_3xylnfowl8xrrNgYZsfNUHeNc7JpJoCs7PHDCo9HpCW4NkMODNpO7UPKc2LOV94xmeEwz6C7KyrLuYZDL9astYqAc96Gl-7jDeb_0Y4QzTm7fOp6RW8WoGCl_BuoT7zyxcYJkVTw/s650/ValentinesPillow5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY3xniSy-4mCk1kWHeVp0hDntOy3yD062MEQ0SetSsvCRTzS_3xylnfowl8xrrNgYZsfNUHeNc7JpJoCs7PHDCo9HpCW4NkMODNpO7UPKc2LOV94xmeEwz6C7KyrLuYZDL9astYqAc96Gl-7jDeb_0Y4QzTm7fOp6RW8WoGCl_BuoT7zyxcYJkVTw/w640-h424/ValentinesPillow5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;">7: Display and enjoy!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;">The best part about this little decor project, aside from it taking only about five minutes to complete, is that once the holiday has passed we can simply unzip the Valentine’s Day pillow cover and easily store it for next year!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPdZr0A5A5GftFjwazGNq_XtGcBPkRQoqqgkqkW9UjdiSvIr5GMwwYnN4oYznUzXkUvIGoZnSN_E0rAL0fbOSGa4lY06ZUAdDtlEQDCi334AMwVFE2W4Ut5DnAZtjs6RlN0cEMQa-AtcA6w94i4nLpqzdNOSm2Ascb5pyeUMuT4jhY6E1UCXTfFsc/s650/ValentinesPillow6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="650" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPdZr0A5A5GftFjwazGNq_XtGcBPkRQoqqgkqkW9UjdiSvIr5GMwwYnN4oYznUzXkUvIGoZnSN_E0rAL0fbOSGa4lY06ZUAdDtlEQDCi334AMwVFE2W4Ut5DnAZtjs6RlN0cEMQa-AtcA6w94i4nLpqzdNOSm2Ascb5pyeUMuT4jhY6E1UCXTfFsc/w640-h424/ValentinesPillow6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="1377" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDi33dA3Rr-b2XMKrEH8RobDqZuouhTixhT5K4Psd_xvE37ZoNiIMDYynnLSN4TYD3rL5GwI68-VIR6fUad9O_45sH76JrLyIOxe1DxEjb5ikn1XoRYTl1bbEypeI3uKoTho0iByWdjw/s320/jointsignature.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.098) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="320" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: 13.2px;"><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Come spend the day with us on:</span></div></div><div style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", trebuchet, verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="margin: 0px;">| <a href="http://www.instagram.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/themagnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/magnoliamamas" rel="nofollow" style="color: #888888; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Twitter</a> |</div></div></div></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.15em;"><br /></p></div><div><br /></div>The Magnolia Mamashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05963899636850084785noreply@blogger.com0