Hello blog friends. We are now onto Family Trip to Aisa - Part 4.
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After traveling by plane for a few hours from Singapore to Vietnam we arrived at our resort in the afternoon.
We stayed at the Intercontinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort for 2 1/2 days. Which by the way was NOT enough time for me!
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This was our gorgeous view as we arrived in the lobby of the resort.
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We were brought to our villa on a buggy ride. We were greeted in our room with yellow macaroons.
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The room was large with huge armoires, big beds, lots of water, and a gorgeous bathroom.
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We had a beautiful terrace but were not able to sit outside due to the monkeys on the island. 😆
We took a buggy ride down the winding roads to the beach.
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We enjoyed the rest of the day relaxing and swimming at the beach.
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We enjoyed our little bites of an antipasto platter for lunch.
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After spending a beautiful day at the beach we enjoyed swimming in the pool at dusk.
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I was sorry to see the day end as it was just perfect!
Stay tuned for more of our Family Trip to Asia.
Family Trip to Asia - Part 4 - Vietnam
If you missed Part 1, you can read that HERE .
For Part 2, you can read that HERE .
For Part 3, you can read that HERE.
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Julie
Hello friends and happy August.
I wanted to share with you this recipe for roasted peppers before the summer ends.
I wanted to share with you this recipe for roasted peppers before the summer ends.
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I have made these roasted peppers this summer as a side dish for many of our BBQ and get-togethers. They are a HUGE hit.
Below are all the peppers cut up and ready to be roasted in the oven.
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These are so easy to prepare and make the perfect side dish for any meal.
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ROASTED PEPPERS
INGREDIENTS:
1 bag of peppers - in assorted colors, cut lengthwise
cooking spray
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Use a large baking pan and line the pan with aluminum foil. Add cooking spray and add the cut up peppers to the pan. Spray the peppers with cooking spray such as PAM and add salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 50 minutes to 1 hour in the oven until tender and done.
YUMMY ROASTED PEPPERS!
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Hello everyone and Happy Friday!
I am happy to share some of my favorites for August.
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1. Using the Final Straw
I'm still using my final straw and used it again recently when I went to lunch with a friend. I keep my straw in a ziplock bag in my handbag. I just wash the straw when I get home. I mentioned in another Friday Favorites post HERE on how it's good to use a metal straw. So many plastic straws are used every day and it is not good for our environment. They sell metal straws at Final Straw website, on Amazon, and your local stores might sell them.
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We recently went shopping at Whole Foods and I saw this sign about banning plastic straws. I noticed that many restaurants and stores are starting this movement so that we can have a better environment.
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3. New Soap
I am trying to be more conscious about NOT using as much plastic. I bought this bar of soap at Whole Foods. This soap can be used as a body wash and shampoo. I love that the proceeds go to helping the homeless people living on the streets. This bar of soap can be bought at Whole Foods and on Amazon.
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4. Summer Reading
I picked up this book Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis many years ago at a book sale at our library. I am so happy I finally decided to read it. It's a story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood.
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5. It's a 10
I love using this product in my hair. I have color-treated hair that tends to get frizzy and dried out. When I apply this spray to my hair it makes it so nice and soft and it tames the frizz. I bought mine on Amazon and it can be found at your local pharmacy.
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6. Tomato Plants
I planted two tomato plants this year and I'm starting to get tomatoes. I hope that the squirrels do not eat them like they did last year. I only planted the two plants and I miss not having any herbs or more veggies.
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7. Dog Sitting
We watched our neighbors three dogs for them again recently while they were gone for the weekend. We all enjoyed spending time and playing with the dogs.
8. Lunch at a New Restaurant
I love trying out new restaurants. My daughter and I had a lovely lunch together. I had a fish sandwich, fries, and diet coke in an old fashioned bottle. Seen below, I used their straw before I had bought my final straw.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a happy Friday and weekend.
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Hello blog friends.
I am now onto Part 3 of our family trip to Asia.
I am now onto Part 3 of our family trip to Asia.
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Visiting Gardens By The Bay was one of the best highlights of my trip to Singapore.
It is a huge nature park that spans 250 acres of reclaimed land in the Central region of Singapore.
Below are some of the photos I took of the gardens.
We went to the gardens in the morning but the large futuristic looking trees light up at nighttime.
We went to the gardens in the morning but the large futuristic looking trees light up at nighttime.
Below you can see Alice in Wonderland tucked under a large mushroom.
I thought the cows and chickens were the cutest tucked in the tulips and hyacinth flowers.
Look at the windmill and the cute red truck with the colorful dutch shoes surrounded by the tulip flowers.
There were so many plants and flowers to look at and wonderful waterfalls.
We planned to meet up that evening with a few of our friends for drinks and dinner at Como Dempsey. The Dempsey Cookhouse and Bar.
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We all met up at the bar and I enjoyed a cranberry and vodka drink with Japanese vodka. That was a first for me drinking Japanese vodka and I enjoyed my drink!  |
We ordered many appetizers to share them among the six of us.
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For my main meal I had Maori Lakes Lamb Chops. |
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I was so excited when we all decided we would share the four desserts! Even though I was so full the desserts were so yummy tasting.
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Stay tuned for more of our family trip to Asia.
If you missed Part 1, you can read about that HERE.
If you missed Part 2, you read about that HERE.
Click HERE to see the great parties I will be linking up to!
Julie
Hello blog friends.
If you love Starbucks drinks than you are going to love this post. 👍
Starbucks Copycat Red Eye Drink
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Here at my house all three of us LOVE Starbucks drinks.
I am writing this post in honor of my husband. He had the idea to make a Starbucks Red Eye drink at home.
I had never heard of a red-eye drink until he mentioned the drink to me. This drink is so easy to make right at home and tastes great.
I am writing this post in honor of my husband. He had the idea to make a Starbucks Red Eye drink at home.
I had never heard of a red-eye drink until he mentioned the drink to me. This drink is so easy to make right at home and tastes great.
To start our day off I make a pot of coffee every morning using ground Starbucks coffee. I usually buy a huge bag of it at Costco (whole beans and not ground).
At Starbucks they will grind the bag of coffee for me for free! When I do this I always treat myself to a cup of coffee.
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| Starbucks Hot Red Eye Drink |
STARBUCKS COPYCAT RED EYE DRINK
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED
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| Starbucks Coffee and Espresso |
DIRECTIONS:
Set up the coffee in your coffee machine as you usually do. Now add one tablespoon of espresso to the coffee. Add your water and put the machine on to brew.
MY STARBUCKS HOT RED EYE DRINK
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Making the red eye drink this way is much easier than making regular coffee and a separate pot of espresso coffee. You just make the coffee and espresso in the same pot.
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You can also make this Starbucks Red Eye Drink as an iced or hot coffee. Just let the pot of coffee cool off and add ice for an Iced Starbucks Red Eye Drink.
NOTE: For your information, a Starbucks Black Eye Drink is a regular coffee with two shots of espresso added.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.
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