Thursday, November 20, 2008

Where's Ronda?

I am at The Ritz Carlton, Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada. We have a winner!! Boufmom 9 of Who says 8 is enough? Email me with your address. Thanks everyone for playing! My Hubby took me there so celebrate 30 years of wedded "Bliss!" We describe this hotel as heaven on earth...it is the best place I have ever stayed!




























First correct answer I'll send a $25 gift certificate to Starbucks! I'll give clues...later!
CLUES.....
It is in the United States.
We were there in July and it was HOT and I am from Florida!


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Friday, October 24, 2008

Give-away!!!




The Give-away winner drawing was held and the Hubby pulled....
Z's Mom out of the hat! Let me tell you it wasn't easy getting her out of that hat! okay..sorry!
I want to thank everyone for playing and lucky lady I need your address again...because I shredded it from the last time you won! Don't forget the give-away for Halloween...The DVD of Mel Brook's Young Frankenstein...go here if you haven't entered!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

All I Got was This Stupid T-Shirt...


Actually, I didn't even get that...I got left behind!

Derek Maul's Blogspot has some beautiful pictures of New England...He also has a very good book out...just in time for Christmas!
Diane from Diane's Addled Ramblings just got back from London, England and there are some beautiful pictures proving it! Check out her blog!... and last but not least...
Elizabeth from Thoughts from an Evil Overlord was a featured blogger for Blog Around the World and she gave us a tour of her home state of Massachusetts! It was spectacular!
Visit them and tell them all to invite Ronda and The Hubby next time!!! Leave a comment here and on the featured blogger's comment post and I will enter you in a drawing for the book Journeys of a Lifetime by National Geographic! Winner announced October 24th...when I wake up!

Friday, October 3, 2008

Cozumel












We went to Cozumel last July and in December just before Christmas on a Cruise. It is a perfect time for us to get away as it is a long weekend since we are small business owners it is difficult for us to be away for longer periods. We love Royal Caribbean and they go right out of Tampa so that is very convenient for us. We are doing smaller getaways this year as the economy has cut our wings a bit!


I was having my hair colored last Friday and Theresa told me that if you find a cruise you are interested in going to...if you show up at the port the day of departure...ready to go, meaning packed and pass port in hand...you can save as much as 50%. Has anyone heard of this? Have you tried it?
I am going to call and see if I can get some more information about this and try it! I think I will plan two vacations...one to go on the cruise and then the other to stay in the port city in case I can't get on the ship!! Either way...our vacation will be exciting!

Monday, September 22, 2008

The Bonnie Hunt Show Trip !


We flew into Los Angeles and picked up the rental car and checked into the Sheraton by the airport. I had purchased a package deal with round trip flight, rental car and hotel all together. Sometimes, because they are packaged together you can get a very good deal! The hotel was nice...not anything fancy but it was clean and the staff was accommodating. The hotel choice was for convenience sake more than anything as it was near the airport and the studio. We were only staying two nights...so we didn't want to spend a long time driving places! My pet-peeve is paying for parking as

the Hubby had me point out in this picture. Just about everywhere you go these days they charge you for parking but I just think it's wrong! The flights were on US Air and they were fine but this charging for bags is silly...we got all of our stuff into one bag which for me was a miracle as I am insane about bringing too many clothes! But, we were charged $15 per bag per flight... I watched all these people try to bring bags on the plane to avoid the fee and then there were too many bags and they had to check them at the last minute! It causes too long of a delay in boarding the plane...they should just do away with this fee! They also charge for every drink on the plane including water!!! But, all of our flights were on time and everyone was very professional.





We arrived early, about two hours too early, for the sign in time...Here I am by myself with no lines and no waiting! ...So, we took the camera back to the car, as cameras are not allowed in the studio and had breakfast. When we came back there, there were about twenty women in line...I did something so out of character, my Hubby shook his hand in amazement...I line butted!!!
Then, I started talking and laughing at everything everyone said...like the desperate girl in High School! The women were very sweet about it, I became #2 and The Hubby became #3 and the sweet women that I line butted in front of actually told the audience warm -up guy that we flew in from Tampa just for the show and the guy gave me a Bonnie Hunt Sweat Shirt! The staff for the show is kind and thoughtful and they even fed us a lunch of Hot-dogs and root-beer while dressed in Cub gear from head to toe! The shows were fun and interesting as we have never seen a taped show before...I am a Bonnie Hunt fan so it was quite thrilling to watch her in person! I was surprised that My Hubby had such a good time and I caught him laughing out loud at Bonnie! While in line he struck up a conversation with the security guard and discovered that this studio isn't as popular as it once was now that the Big Sony Studios is in full swing. The Culver City Studio just has The Bonnie Hunt Show and Deal or No Deal at their studio...I hope the show does well, not just for Bonnie's sake but for all the nice people who work at the Studio! Everyone was very nice and it was a lot of fun and the people who work there are doing a great job and they make it fun for the audience members! This was just a fun, no expectations kind of a trip and we were not disappointed!


This is Culver City Studio where The Bonnie Hunt Show is filmed along with Deal or No Deal! Also, Scenes from Gone with the wind were filmed on this Lot! It's a lovely little town and after the last taping...we walked outside and the street was lit with twinkling lights...very pretty! I wanted to stop and eat but The Hubby had other plans...we or should I say he ate at In n Out Burger and we watched the planes land at LAX as they are RIGHT above your head!!! Very romantic!
After we got home...we had a meeting the very next day with a group of people and I was mentioning our trip and someone mentioned they could get me tickets to the Ellen Show...that sounds like fun!!
I'll close with one last clip of the Hubby and I in the audience...look fast or you will miss us!!!
The Bonnie Hunt Show Clip

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The Winner!!!



Please congratulate Karla at Zander and Me on winning the contest entitled The Most Memorable Vacation...she certainly did not have the Florida Vacation she deserves...Karla anytime you want to visit Tampa...my spare bedroom is all yours!
Karla will be receiving a Thanksgiving Coffee Basket!
I want to thank you all for your very creative and in some cases painful stories and your willingness to share them. It means a great deal to me!
I am off to see The Bonnie Hunt Show in Los Angeles, California and hopefully when I return...I will have a lot of great pictures and a story to go with them!
Again, Congratulations, Karla!

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Most Memorable Vacation Contest

Most gentle readers, er, ladies and gentleman...uh... Hey you guys!
Please start reading the contestant entries...we will close the contest on September 10th and stop counting votes at 5pm on the 16th of September! I will announce the winner September 17th. Have fun!
jill jill bo bill Then There's That
See Kori Rant Flashback Family Vacation
Candid Carrie Let The Healing Magic Begin
Zander and Me I am Not a Creampuff
Lori 's Blog Vacation from Hell

You may vote as many times as you would like up until September 16th at 5:00pm ! I will announce the winner on September 17th before I fly off to The Bonnie Hunt Show and the winner will receive a Thanksgiving Coffee Basket...I hear it is yummy!!

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