Showing posts with label blog technicalities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog technicalities. Show all posts

Friday, February 20, 2009

Goodbye Valentines Day

I like to change my blog template - there are so many great ones out there. My current favorites are here and here. I've been wanting to pay homage to our time in Florida and update with a more appropriate theme, but I really had a hard time disposing of the red daisies I chose for Valentine's Day. I also liked the "love themed" music. I found myself logging in to my own blog to hear some of my favorite songs. The great thing about playlist.com is that I can create lists that fit my every mood and listen whenever I want (as long as my computer is close by). Although my playlists remain on the site, I felt better about saying goodbye to my Daisies when it dawned on me that I could just take a picture and look at it whenever I want!


I've been asked for some "documentation" of our time in Florida, so while I have Valentines Day on my mind, I figured I would start there. My husband took the day off so we could spend it together. We wanted to take advantage of the warm Florida weather, so we started at the pool....





We were told that once you have kids, EVERYTHING changes....but, pre-children I would never have imagined that for our Valentines Day dinner, we would bypass romance and candlelight for the exciting ambiance of the T-Rex Cafe. I never pass up the opportunity to go to one of our favorite Orlando hangouts, Downtown Disney and this is where we ended up......


I have read very mixed reviews (don't you always) about the T-Rex Cafe, but my opinion is that the people from Rainforest Cafe did not let us down. We were surrounded by dinosaurs, every room/area was pre-historically themed, and every minute or so, the entire place came alive with sounds, lights and moving dinosaurs.....and the food was great!

Savannah even got to ride a baby Triceratops!


The Woolly Mammoth watched over us while we ate...
We don't usually order dessert, but we couldn't pass up the "Chocolate Extinction".....
A gigantic portion of chocolate fudge cake served with ice cream, fresh whipped cream drizzled with fudge and caramel sauces and sprinkled with Butterfinger crumbs.

Could you?



Who needs romance and candlelight? :)

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Allie Brown is the best!

Many of you know Allie Brown's amazing work. What is even more amazing is her willingness to share her creativity with so many people she does not even know! Well, she is sharing again and having a great giveaway - drawing on 9/27 - you can check it out here....good luck!

Monday, September 1, 2008

My Patriotic Blog Background

I love the blog templates/backgrounds I have been able to use (for free!) from Allie Brown - she is soooo talented. But.....she is having a problem with her site (and consequently the links) so I went in search of a new place to get backgrounds in the interim. I found another great site at The Cutest Blog on the Block. In a hurry (as usual), I just looked at a few and scooped up one of the first ones I liked. I thought it was appropriate considering it is the week of Labor Day, the Republican National Convention and a time that we are keeping our friends and family in prayer during the current stormy weather!