just kari

Today is reveal day for the Secret Santa Swap!!!  This is my 2nd year to do this swap and it's always so much fun! My Secret Santa (I had to do some quick blog stalking before posting this) was Ashley from A Cute Angle !  And she did SO GOOD!!   Here's my box of goodies!! iphone pic with some fun editing Here's what I got: 1. Snowman Ice Cube/Jello/Chocolate/Whatever I Want To Use Them For Molds 2. Wet'n'Wild Nail Polish in Rain Check - shimmery blue....LOVE! 3. Glittery Reindeer Ornament - so sparkly! 4. Ghiradelli Mint Chocolate Squares - YUM! 5. Snowman Spatula - very cute! 6. Avon Skin So Soft Lotion  - perfect for my super dry winter skin. 7. A Knitted Drink Cozy - at first I didn't know what this was.  My husband was for sure it was a bracelet. 8. A Glittery Cupcake Candle - too cute to burn! :) My husband thought this was a real cupcake and was very excited about it until I said it was a candle. 9. Black and Pink

When my cousin told me about this tea room restaurant in Moore, Oklahoma called TeaLicious , I couldn't wait to try it.  I love places like this.  I hope to one day own one.  A girl's gotta dream, right? I reserved a "tea party" table for some good friends and we had so much fun.  One of our friends didn't show up...so we ate her sandwiches.  We were good and held back from eating her dessert though. This was such a cute place.  Girly decor everywhere...LOVE! And these cupcakes...almost too cute to eat.  Almost! (Nobody ever spells my name right) Our table was decorated so lovely. This tea was very yummy...Strawberry Mango I believe. I'm not a big "fancy" sandwich eater, but these were actually quite tasty.  My favorite....cucumber and cream cheese. And my favorite part...dessert.  The strawberry shortcake was absolutely amazing!! Love these girls!! And t

Disclaimer: I received a free, complimentary box valued at $29 to complete this review.  All words and opinions are of my own.   What if I told you that you could get the best of Oklahoma made products sent right to your mailbox every month?  You'd be overly excited, right?  I thought so!! A while ago, I was lucky enough to be contacted by a new company, OK in a Box, to do a review of one of their boxes.  I had never heard of this company but I thought, "What a great idea!"  I have lived in Oklahoma my entire life and have yet to hear about so many of the great, locally made products.  So to box up these products and ship them monthly to your doorstep - this company is on to something!!   On to the good stuff.... Daddy Hinkle's Instant Meat Marinade : Onion and Garlic - Cleveland, Oklahoma I can't wait to try this.  It is a 2-part marinade - wet and dry.  Basically, you soak the meat with the wet and then rub it with the dry.  Yummy!  

As many of you probably already know, I'm addicted to Diet Dr. Pepper.  I've blogged about this problem many times.   Here , here , here , and  here .  I can't even count how many times I've "quit" ddp.  Way too many times.  They are like my cigarette, my drug of choice, my nemesis, my guilty pleasure.    I know how bad they are for me...I even had a patient tell me how bad they are and that I need to quit drinking them...but there are other "bad" things including the sun, too much television, plastic bottles, styrofoam, standing too close to the microwave, etc.  So, to quit ddp...I say bump that.  I will probably never give it up completely.  It just ain't gonna happen.  And to say that I will quit is being unrealistic and I'm setting myself up for failure.  Especially on Mondays like today when I just can't wake up and snap out of it.  I guess I could start drinking coffee.   So instead of giving it up cold turkey and turning into

Disclaimer: As part of the Influenster Program, I received one, complimentary pair of Dr. Scholl's Active Series insoles.  All words and opinions are my own.  You can imagine my excitement when I received this fun little package in the mail!  I love getting my Influenster boxes...I can't wait to dig in and see what product I'm about to review.  Want to be part of Influenster?  Comment below with your email address and I'll randomly choose a few to send an invite to.  I would love to choose all of you but I only get 5 :) Moving on...in my Influenster box this month, I received a pair of Dr. Scholl's Active Series .  I have to say, I have never purchased insoles before.  I never knew what the point was.  I mean, insoles already come in my shoes!!!  Right??  Wrong!  Well, they do - BUT - they ain't got nothin' on these little beauties (if insoles can be beauties). They are so comfortable.  Like, walking on cushions comfortable!  I am a pronator

You may have seen my posts about the Julep Maven monthly subscription .  No?  Check some of them out here .  A monthly nail polish box...LOVE!  You should try it out....you will thank me and quickly become addicted!  AND you can get your first box free....yay!!! Just go here , sign up, and patiently wait for your first box!  When signing up, you take a beauty profile quiz and they match nail polish to you based on your answers.  And if you don't like what they pick for you, you can change profiles so you're not stuck with the same one every month.  Also, you're not obligated to accept every month - you can easily skip any month you want to. Interested in becoming a Julep Maven?  Sign up here .

Joining in with Lauren for High Five for Friday! 1. First, I am so excited that yet another week of dealing with this crazy traffic is over!  I don't know what has been going on....it's like everyone is going to work lately.  I wish some people would start calling in! 2. David and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary this week!  A reason for a Japanese steakhouse?  Oh, yes! 3. We purchased Ally a life jacket for our lake trip this weekend.  She wasn't sure what to do when we put it on her! 4. Yep, this is what we do in our spare time.  And no, we do not have kids.  I think we did a damn good job. 5.  There are only a couple days left to enter my giveaway.  Click here to enter!!        

Just wanted to remind everyone to enter my giveaway here !  Less than a week left to win some fabulous prizes!!  

How good does this look??  Shredded BBQ Beef cheesy goodness!!  I made this recipe a couple days ago and had a little left over.  I decided to warm it up, spread on top of tortilla chips and cover with cheese.  I broiled it for a few minutes to get it all melty.  A quick, easy lunch for us!  Happy Monday :) Don't forget to enter my amazing giveaway here !!

This coming Tuesday, September 3rd, David and I celebrate our second wedding anniversary (check out our Batman wedding here ) and we are celebrating with my readers!!  I have partnered with some awesome people and have some AMAZING, love-inspired prizes for you guys to win!!   Ok, no more waiting...let's get to the goods!   (all pictures are from each of their websites/Etsy shops) Note: This giveaway is only open to the US due to shipping costs. Prize #1: The A to Z Guide: 26 Ways in 26 Days  Donated By  The Dating Divas   Prize #2: Custom Anniversary Card Donated By  Thunder Peep Designs Prize #3: Initial Burlap Pillow Donated By Take Flyte Farm Prize #4: You Are the Peanut to My Butter Sign Donated by Sprinkled Joy Prize #5: Spooning Since Sign Donated By Silver Belles Crafts Prize #6: You + Me Card Donated By  DFMI Designs Good luck!!! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Disclaimer: I received one 30-day supply of Xyng for free to review for this blog post.  All words and opinions are of my own. This post is way overdue!  A while ago, a friend of mine (and Alpha Phi sister!) that I haven't seen since college (where does the time go?) approached me with the opportunity to review this new product.  An all-natural weight loss supplement?  Ok - I'm in!  I am very careful with what type of weight loss products I take.  With so many dangerous products out there that cause heart palpitations and the like, I was a little nervous.  It seems like every product I've taken makes my heart feel like it's about to beat out of my chest.  Not good.  This one was different.  It didn't make me feel any different in any negative way.  No dizziness, no crazy heart issues, nothing.  I did notice more energy.  I didn't have my 3 in the afternoon can't hold my eyes open events.  It was a great feeling.   I didn't take it as consist