Summer of Rum Preview

I'm so excited for the Summer of Rum Fest on August 24!  Rum is my drink of choice!  This fabulous summer event is in downtown Tampa at The Heights Waterfront from 4 pm to 11 pm.

Summer of Rum will offer 5 unique rum zones with Cruzan Rum, Naked Turtle Rum and Appleton Estate Rum drinks along with live entertainment.

Check out How to Fest.  They offer two different ticket options.

General admission gives you access to Summer of Rum for $15 advance or $20 at the door.  Then your rum drinks are $5 each.  OR

Endless Rum Cup gives you access to Summer of Rum for $55 advance or $65 at the door.  Endless Rum Cup lets you drink unlimited rum drinks in a 16-oz commemorative Summer of Rum hurricane glass!

Summer of Rum will also offer Red Stipe beer and water at an additional cost.

Take a look at Summer of Rum's Facebook page and the August 24th Facebook event.

Now the really exciting part....I have two General Admission tickets to give away to one lucky reader!  squeal  The two General Admission tickets provide entrance to the Summer of Rum in Tampa on August 24th, 2013.

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Disclaimer: I was given two Endless Rum Cup tickets in exchange for my review.  All opinions are my own.

Spring Fling Giveaway!

 Hello and Welcome to the First Official Spring Fling with Everything For Ana!!

I (Chrissy) am so excited to join in on hosting this giveaway from Everything For Ana!  Here's the information from her website...

During the Spring Fling, I will be sharing reviews and giveaways of wonderful items and pretty things for spring. I had so much fun in March and April with Ana, testing out new recipes, wearing new pretties and getting ready for the warm, warm weather of May and June.

Welcome also to the blogs who are hosting this giveaway on their page, make sure you check out their content and giveaways for more fun!! I will be featuring all of these sponsors with their own review  or featured page so make sure you keep checking back to the blog to read more. Without further ado, I present to you Spring Fling.  Thanks so much to the sponsors(in alphabetical order):

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Giveaways:

Daddy Scrubs

Win a adorable Daddty Tie for a New Daddy or your Daddy! 

I have worked with Daddy Scrubs in the past, they have wonderful gifts for the new daddy, and are so original!

Diamond Lily's Happy Bling

Win a beautiful Carousel necklace for your sweetie!

Diamond Lily makes such gorgeous necklaces for your and your sweetie, it was so hard for me to choose which one to feature!

Everfan Capes

Win the cape of your choice for your superhero!! 

Since our Everfan cape arrived, Ana has not stopped playing Super Ana with her dollies and us! So cute and imaginative. Check out our review here!

Fuzzy Ink 

Win a set of mustache cookie cutters

We are making cookies with these and adding chocolate sprinkles for the little hairs. Cannot wait to show you how cute these come out!

Lil and Lou Designs

Win a choice of 4 adorable sea creature designs. (Ana loves the mermaid)

I would love one of these bags for Ana's Third Birthday, it is going to be a mermaid swimming party, and I have been collecting fish and mermaid decor for the past few months. So cute!!


Lily and Luna

Win a $50 GC towards Lily and Luna's amazing clothing! 

I am not sure which dress I would choose if I won this...they are ALL so gorgeous and homemade. Maybe a special Ariel or mermaid themed dress for Ana's Third Bday??


Little Cosmetics

Win a set of Little Cosmetics for your princess! 

We love our Little Cosmetics Set, and so will your little girl. Check out photos, a video and our review here.


Trinkets by Dana

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Win 2 sets of adorable, yummy summer time earrings and go here to win some Firmoo Designer Glasses:
http://cheerstonovelty.blogspot.com/2013/05/ready-for-summer-giveaway-party-firmoo.html

 These are so pretty and feminine, I looove the ice cream cones and would rock them all summer long (while eating homemade fresh ice cream especially!!

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Reviews:

 Dei Fratelli Gluten Free Tomato Soup
 Ellie Workout Clothes
 Eshakti
 Fast Metabolism Diet Book
 Mia Mariu Products (giveaway pending)
 Ozeri Green Frying Pan
 Pure Natural Diva Perfume
 Reneu Shoes
 Sambazon
 Seventh Generation
 Vitacost


(as each review becomes live, their links will appear here!So please keep checking back)

Also, I may be adding more prizes as sponsors get back to me. Some of those reviews may turn into giveaways, so come back for your daily entries (tweet, comment, and klout) and enter to win one of these great prizes.


Please visit the sponsors, shop and have fun!! Also, please visit the fellow blogs who are so kind to help host this rafflecopter. Enter below:

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Rules:
 **Open to those who live in the USA only, 18 and over. One member of a household only may enter, and one email address per that person.  All entries will be checked and those found not to be in compliance with the rules will be disqualified. All winners will be emailed within 48 hours of the end of the giveaway. Rafflecopter will be choosing the winners, but only one win per person/household.  All blogs involved in this giveaway are not responsible for the shipping or fulfillment of prizes. That responsibility is that of the sponsors and the sponsors alone.  This blog is not responsible for the content within.

Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After Winner

The newest Disney leading lady, Merida, is making her ice debut at the show.  If you had chance to change your fate, would you?

Here's a trivia question...  What are the names of Merida's triplet brothers?

 

My family and I can't wait to see Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After! I'm also excited to announce the lucky reader that gets to enjoy the show too. (drum roll please) The winner of the family four pack for Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After is Andrea Scheidt! Congratulations Andrea! 

 

Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After will be at the Tampa Bay Times Forum May 16 - 19, 2013.

Show Dates & Times

May 16, 2013, 7:00 PM

May 17, 2013, 7:00 PM

May 18, 2013, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM

May 19, 2013, 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM

Ticket prices are $75.00 for Rinkside Dining, $45.00 VIP, $35.00, $30.00 and $16.00.

You can save $5 on select performances with promo code MOMD13.

Visit http://www.tampabaytimesforum.com/ for more information or to purchase tickets.

 

Disney On Ice Rockin’ Ever After Giveaway

My family has the opportunity to see Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After.  My boys are very excited to see the Disney On Ice show at the Tampa Bay Times Forum this May.  My older son, Jared, saw Disney On Ice Monsters Inc. years ago when he loved Mike and Sully.  But my younger son has never been to a Disney On Ice show.  Isn't that always the case with the second (or third) child not getting to do nearly as many things as the first born.  Well now he gets to see his favorite Disney characters come to life in this rockin' musical ice show!

 

 

 

Here is the show description for Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After.

Get ready to rock out with some of the most magical idols of all in a musical showcase that features the hottest tunes and talent from across the kingdom in Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After! Jam to a Scottish jig as a group of royal contenders from the latest Disney•Pixar film, Brave, competes to win the heart of headstrong, sharp-shooting Merida, making her ice debut! Experience a show-stopping performance as Sebastian breaks out of his shell for one night only to take waves with Ariel. A chorus of harmless hooligans from Tangled unleashes musical mayhem when they get a visit from the sassy and spirited Rapunzel and her charming ally Flynn. And, get your feet moving as the Beast and his castle’s enchanted entourage take center stage in a spectacular show for Belle. It will be a rockin’ remix of royalty when Disney On Ice brings this superstar line-up to your hometown.

 

 

 

 

Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After will be at the Tampa Bay Times Forum May 16 - 19, 2013.

 

Show Dates & Times

May 16, 2013, 7:00 PM

May 17, 2013, 7:00 PM

May 18, 2013, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM

May 19, 2013, 1:00 PM, 5:00 PM

 

Ticket prices are $75.00 for Rinkside Dining, $45.00 VIP, $35.00, $30.00 and $16.00.

 

You can save $5 on select performances with promo code MOMD13.

 

Visit http://www.tampabaytimesforum.com/ for more information or to purchase tickets.

 

One lucky reader can win four tickets to see Disney On Ice Rockin' Ever After on Friday, May 17 at 7:00 PM in Tampa at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.  Enter through Rafflecopter below.

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Spa Day & Giveaway

I love going to the spa with hours of pampering in a quiet, stress-free environment.  aaahhhh

So as you can imagine, I was very excited to participate in a blogger preview day at Healthy Being Wellness Center.  Healthy Being is a full service, holistic & natural healing center with an upscale, zen-inspired spa flair.  We got to sample their Valentine's Day spa treatments.

 

 

The staff welcomed us with fresh fruit, muffins and delicious beverages.

 

Each of us received an itinerary with 4 mini spa treatments to sample.  My treatments included a hand/arm massage with chocolate scented lotion, a dark chocolate moisturizing facial, paraffin hand treatment with chocolate/peppermint oil, and ear seeds.

Denise of Run DMT, Crystal of Thrifty and Frugal Living, Raffi of Running Betty, ME, Jenny of MetamorFit, and Teresa of Making It All Work.


First, was my paraffin hand treatment by Kristina.  My last paraffin treatment was almost 13 years ago, on my wedding day.  The warm, chocolate scented paraffin made my hands baby soft.

 

Next up for me was a hand/arm massage using chocolate scented lotion.  The chocolate scent was such a tease for this chocolate lover but I thought licking the lotion might be harmful.  The massage was fantastic!  I found it interesting that Becky, my massage therapist, could tell I was right handed while massaging my arm because that arm had more tension than my left.

Denise and I with Becky.

After my massage, I saw Adam, the acupuncturist, for ear seeds.  What are ear seeds you may ask.  Don't worry, we all asked about the intriguing, ear seeds.  None of us had ever heard of them as an acupuncture technique.  Ear seeds are used to stimulate ear acupuncture points for a longer period of time than the needles.  Adam placed 4 ear seeds in my ear. 

 

You can see 3 of my 4 ear seeds.  They are the black dots under the tape, 2 are near the top and one above my earring.  It was a strange sensation at first but soon, I didn't feel the ear seeds at all.

Last but not least was my chocolate moisturizing facial by Cindy.  This facial blend smelled heavenly but not much like chocolate.  It was very soothing and relaxing. 

My face was glowing after the mini facial.

Thanks to everyone at Healthy Being; Adam, Becky, Cindy, Kristina, and owner Melissa for a fantastic and relaxing time!

Here's the GIVEAWAY, one of you will win a $25 gift certificate to Healthy Being Wellness Center in St. Pete to try their Valentine's Day spa treatments.  You have 4 chances to enter:

1. Leave a comment telling me your favorite spa treatment
2. Like Healthy Being Wellness Center on Facebook
3. Like Chrissy is Loving Life on Facebook
4. Follow Chrissy @ BusyBell2Boys on Twitter

Leave a comment here for each entry.  You must be local to win.

The giveaway closes Sunday, Feb 10th at 5:00pm.  A winner will be chosen using random.org.  Good luck!