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It is the holiday season, and that means holiday shopping is in full swing! Thanks to The Kids Did it & The Mommy Island, we have some amazing giveaways, perfect for holiday shopping! Enter via the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card! Be sure to go down the linky, and enter on all of the blogs for more chances to win! Good Luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway
One of my favorite local restaurants is Founding Farmers. I recently visited the Reston location again for a ladies lunch, and as usual, I left happy and full! This is certainly a favorite spot for local foodies. Their menu variety, homemade goodness, and local flair is what sets them apart. Founding Farmers Reston Station is a full-service restaurant and bar open seven days a week serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and their Farmers Market Buffet Brunch on weekends. I have had lunch and brunch here, and they are not to be missed. This is a great location for date night, celebrations, or… Read More
Welcome to the Fall Favorites Giveaway Hop brought to you by The Hopping Bloggers! Hosted By: Mama’s Geeky & Women and Their Pretties Each giveaway has a value of a minimum of $15, however some are worth much more. Be sure to enter to win all of them because there is no limit to how many you can win. GOOD LUCK! Enter to win a $30 Amazon Gift Card from yours truly! Be sure to go down the list for other great prizes! a Rafflecopter giveaway If you’re a blogger looking to connect with brands: Join The Hopping Bloggers… Read More
The holidays are almost upon us. Tysons Corner Center has you covered on amazing holiday sales, and of course all of the best holiday events! Check them out below and mark your calendars! SNAPPY HOUR WITH SANTA NOVEMBER 8, 2018 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Calling all professionals! Join us for our “Snappy Hour with Santa” – Tysons Corner Center’s networking event for a cause on Thursday, November 8th from 5pm-7pm at our Santa HQ before it opens to the public. Admission is free with an unwrapped toy to benefit Second Story! Wear your festive holiday gear, bring your smart phones… Read More
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift. A golden thread, presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer’s (Morgan Freeman) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key—which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It’s there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Helen… Read More
There is special look at MARY POPPINS RETURNS, and it is practically perfect! No movie has me more giddy and counting down the days like this one. Emily Blunt sounds so enchanting and beautiful as Mary Poppins, and I am so ready to jump into the story along with her. This new special look gives you a taste of the music and magic that is to come! In Disney’s MARY POPPINS RETURNS, an all-new original musical and sequel, Mary Poppins is back to help the next generation of the Banks family find the joy and wonder missing in their lives following a personal… Read More
I have spooktacular news, friends! This Halloween weekend, Friday, October 26th – Wednesday, October 31st, you can celebrate the Halloween holiday with Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie and more as Disney’s beloved classic THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS returns for a limited engagement exclusively in over 300 Regal cinemas locations nationwide! For “The Nightmare Before Christmas” tickets and information visit https://regmovi.es/2MhfWu0 Tickets are now on sale at select Regal theaters. Participating theaters include locations in Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New… Read More
A teaser trailer for the live action ALADDIN has been released! I have been so excited for this ever since casting was announced. It is going to be incredible! The teaser is totally mesmerizing, I had goosebumps watching it. I love the lamp poster, and can’t wait to see the Genie pop out 🙂 ALADDIN is the exciting tale of the charming street rat Aladdin, the courageous and self-determined Princess Jasmine and the Genie who may be the key to their future. Directed by Guy Ritchie, who brings his singular flair for fast-paced, visceral action to the fictitious port city… Read More
As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Most likely you know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. I, too, have friends and family members who have had to fight this terrible disease. Some have won, some have lost, and some still fight. My grandmother lost her battle to breast cancer over 15 years ago. I remember thinking how scary the word cancer was. I remember visiting her after a surgery and hearing her determination and zest for life still strong. She passed that quality on to her son, my father, who most certainly passed… Read More
At 18, Nicolas Sheff was a good student, editor of his high school newspaper, an actor in the school play and a member of the water polo team. A voracious reader and a talented artist, Nic was set to enter college in the fall. He had started experimenting with drugs when he was 12, but in his late teens he tried meth for the first time and, as he writes, “the world went from black and white to Technicolor.” Nic went almost instantly from a teenager dabbling with substances to a having a full-blown dependency. BEAUTIFUL BOY is a searingly… Read More