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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Starbucks Extremist

It's no surprise to my friends, family and co-workers that I am a Starbucks addict.

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Yes, I visit Starbucks almost every day and sometimes more.

I've had a lot of people say "I have never been there", "what do you order", "do they have food items or just coffee?"

Well let me start by saying it's not just coffeeeee it's Starbucks and if you haven't tried it you are missing out!

There are many ways to make the lattes, cappuccinos, frapps and coffee yourself but for me....

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So today I am sharing my top faves! Now you too can enjoy the yumminess that Starbucks provides!

In no particular here they are!

Carmel Apple Spice
What is it? Steamed apple juice, cinnamon dolce syrup topped with caramel sauce & whipped cream

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White Chocolate Mocha
What is it? Espresso, white chocolate flavored sauce, steamed milk & whipped cream

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Cinnamon Dolce Latte
What is it? Espresso, steamed milk, cinnamon dolce syrup topped with cinnamon dolce topping and whipped cream

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Carmel Frappuccino
What is it? Coffee, caramel syrup, milk, ice topped with caramel sauce and whipped cream

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Seasonal items with copycat recipes:

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Gingerbread Latte

Carmel Brulee Latte

Starbucks also offers a variety of yummy breakfast items, snacks and lunch items!

Madison's favorite, birthday cake pop!

Vanilla cake dipped in a pink chocolate coating

Sausage and Cheddar sandwich

Very Berry Coffee Cake

The next time you decide to visit Starbucks and want to try something new take a pick from this list and you won't leave unhappy!

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Monday, July 1, 2013

She Says I Love You, He Responds Thank You

Weekend shenanigans time!

How about a weekend spent with two four years old?

Yep that's right you heard it not one but TWO crazy, energized, sweet loving kiddos!

Madison had her bff's birthday party on Saturday which meant partying with the teenage mutant ninja turtles!

A party filled with presents, pizza, cupcakes, cake pops and lots of playtime! Madison went into her shut down shy mode which made the beginning of the party awkward but once she was there for awhile she opened up and started enjoying herself. Cash ended up staying at our house for the night after the party and boy did we have fun!! I remember when I was little girl, the best part was having friends come over and stay the night. So let's see what kind of shenanigans we got ourselves into: First thing we did was have a little fun outside in between all of the downpours that occurred!

They loved the glider, they could do this without help which made them feel like big kids

Aren't they darling?

I then took the two to Dairy Queen where we all ordered chicken strips and fries. They ordered chocolate sundaes for dessert and I devoured a banana split (the usual)

Here Madison tells Cash "I love you Cash" and he responds with "Thank you", typical boy don't ya think? Had me cracking up hysterically.

No caption needed. Too cute for words!

We ended the fun with Madison's new game, Fruit Ninja where they argued over who was the winner and who's sword was who's. Madison is use to being an only child, even though we have taught her to share and be kind she had a hard time comprehending that everything wasn't hers.