Thursday, April 21, 2011

hOppy Easter





We are all kids at heart when the holiday’s season comes around. This weekend is Easter Sunday and me and my sister felt like getting into the holiday spirit. Our little cousins were coming over and we wanted to do something fun with them so we decided to go by eggs and dying kits. We spent hours decorating the eggs. It was so nice to play with them and feel young again. After we were done we were watching TV and a Rice Krispy commercial came on; it was Rice Krispy Treats shaped at eggs, filled with pastel colored M&M’s.

It looked so cute I had to run out and by the ingredients. Not only was it was so much fun but it tasted so good! It was a fun was to bring all of us together. The kids had a great time and so did my sister and I! It doesn’t matter how old you are there is always room in your life for some fun! Pick up some eggs and a dying kit and the ingredients for Rice Krispy Treats and you will have a smile on for the rest of the day !

Sunday, April 17, 2011

 

This week I went shopping at Roosevelt Field mall to buy my mom a birthday gift. She is extremely hard to shop for , and I never know what to get her. I always buy her clothes and this year I wanted to buy her something a little more memorable. I wanted to buy her something that will remind her of me when she sees it . I figured a piece of jewelry was by best option. So as I was looking around for jewelry stores, and I happened to pass Pandora,which was packed with people. My sister just got a Pandora bracelet and I know it is very trendy right now so I decided to go in there and look. I fell in love with the store, it was everything I was looking for ! A pandora bracelet is a bracelet either gold, silver, or any colored leather, with individual beads. 

Each bead can stand for something special. I chose to get my mom a silver bracelet and I got three charms that mean something to her. I bought her a "forget me not" charm, a heart and a rose . I figured this was the perfect gift because every holiday I can add a charm to her bracelet and eventually the whole bracelet would fill up with memorable charms . 


 This is something she will always have ,plus she will never forget  what each charm symbolizes. Pandora was having a promotion , if you spend $75 or more you receive a free pair of hoop earrings. Pandora is always having a promotion going on , so if you are looking to buy something from there always make sure something is going on because it is always nice to get something free when your spending so much money. It is a great gift for girls of all ages, it is trendy plus is also has valuable meaning to the person! Next time you are unsure what to get your wife, girlfriend, sister, mother,aunt, grandma,or cousin ; I recommend going to Pandora, you are sure to find something special!



Sunday, April 10, 2011

60 Second Script

William and Kate's Royal Wedding To Do List



- Adele Garlasco here at CBS news ; getting ready for a big event in just a couple months. Prince William and Kate Middleton will become united on April 29. We thought we would help them out and take a look at the royal to do list. CBS royal contributor Victoria Arbuter is here to fill us in on the details. 

 
- Okay so lets get to the to do list. The first thing is the guest list.
- The guest list will not be made pubic before the wedding;so we will have to wait until the big day.

- Next on the to do list, Kate's dress, what do we know about that?

- Definitely a British desginer  but we don't know anything else at this point.

- Rings are a big issue in the to do list.

- she will be using gold from the nugget given by the the british royal legion in 1981

- and the cake is a big issue  as well

- I would imagine at the moment there is all sorts of delicious sampling being sent to Buckingham Palace

- Interesting stuff, Victoria Arbuter welcome to CBS, good to see you. we will be talking to you a lot over the next few months. Thank you for coming in 


Saturday, April 9, 2011

Dress to Impress

On this upcoming Wednesday I will be going to work with my uncle to NBC universal. My uncle has major responsibilities at work he is the Vice President of Bravo TV. He inspired me to come to St. John’s University and major in business/media. I am extremely lucky to have my uncle help guide me to the path of success. Wednesday I will be going to NBC to have a meet and greet with people of all different job titles. It will help me learn more about the business, the variety of jobs they offer, and how to start off in an entry level job. I am really excited to experience a day in my uncle’s shoes. In school we learn the fundamentals and basics but now I will actually get to experience a regular day at the office. Even though I am not going for an interview, they will still remember how I looked and presented myself. I want to make sure I dress professional and look presentable. They way you appear to people can be extremely crucial in regards to eventually hiring you into their corporation. This week I went to the mall to find the perfect outfit for Wednesday. Since I never had a professional job I didn’t really know what to wear, I didn’t want to look like an immature college student but I also didn’t want to over dress since I was just going for a meet and greet. I went to JCrew and found the perfect outfit. Although it was extremely expensive, I still had to buy it …considering it was the only “formal” clothing I liked.  








I bought two basic items that can be worn with anything .I’m getting an internship next fall and I figured I could also use it for then as well. Jcrew was running a promotion; 20% off of your entire order when your purchase is $150+. It is extremely important to dress to impress because you never know who is going to be your boss.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Sometimes we just need change !



I love to interior decorate my house every time I have the chance to. I love picking out furniture, choosing colors to paint the walls and finding the best accessories to dress up the room. Since I just renovated my room less than a year ago my parent’s room is next. This week my mom and I went furniture shopping, looking around for a dark wood bedroom set. We finally came across a really nice set we wanted to purchase at Raymour and Flannigan.
 After looking at a few more stores we decided that we found the one we really wanted. After we purchased the bedroom set we went looking around for paint colors we wanted to paint the room. We were looking in the olive green family, and came across a nice selection of colors. My boyfriend’s cousin works at ACE hardware and sold us the paint at his cost, which was only $7! While we were there he told us to pick out whatever we wanted and he would give us his employee discount. Once we heard that we were looking for anything that we could use to enhance the room. After we picked out multiple items we got checked out and left the store.


We felt so lucky that day we decided to continue our shopping streak. We went to Marshalls, T.J.Maxx and Homegoods looking for room accessories. These stores are a great place if you are looking to decorate your room on a budget. They have designer items at lower prices . The items look just as good as the products in the luxurious stores. We found candles, picture frames, mirrors, lamps and plants all 60% less than the retailer’s price. You can really get a great deal when you shop in these stores, especially when you aren’t looking for something specific. So next time you’re looking to decorate a room in your house make sure you look for your discounts because you don’t always need to spend a lot of money to make something look good!