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Looks like I stopped blogging for a while there, I have a couple of things I'd like to share in the following days. 

 

Free Highlighters

I've been slowly getting into couponing thanks to Melissa and that Extreme Couponing show on TLC so every time I get something for free I get really excited.  I am nowhere near  Melissa's level but it's fun getting free stuff.  Last week I found a coupon for a free pack of highlighters so I printed it out and headed to Office Max and got myself some highlighters.  They were originally $4.99 then they went down on sale to $2.99 and the coupon was for $2.99 so they ended up being completely free. 

Oakland A's

We saw the A's play on Cinco De Mayo.  I really liked that they played music in Spanish and they gave out shirts that said "Los Atleticos."  We had a lot to eat including nachos, brownies, ice cream, lobster rolls, sliders, fruits.  Everything was delicious!

Shutterfly project

I made our Holiday cards.  Here's one of the projects:

Paper Snowflakes Christmas 5x7 folded card

Shutterfly has classic, elegant Christmas invitations for your party.

View the entire collection of cards.

It has pictures from our wedding. 

Shutterfly Holiday Cards

I am so excited to tell you about this wonderful company called Shutterfly.com.  I have been a loyal customer for several years now and I absolutely love them.  I have ordered several of their products and thus far I have never been disappointed.  

My favorite product of theirs is the Photobooks.  The first time I ordered a photobook was about 4 years ago after I got back from my backpacking through Europe trip.  I wanted an easy and beautiful way to display pictures of my trip and I decided to try out Shutterfly.com and I'm glad I did.   The Photobook came  out absolutely beautiful and I have gotten several comments from  people asking me where I got it and commenting on what a cool idea it was.  

I have also ordered Greeting Cards from them and they are very high quality.  The card stock is thick (not at all flimsy) and the picture quality is amazing.  The best part about the products from Shutterfly is that you can customize your projects with your own pictures.  If you do want to use stock pictures you can use them as well but there's something really nice about giving someone a card with your own picture  on it.  

I also noticed that Shutterfly.com has this great option to order Thank You Cards.  I have never tried them before but I think I might have to order some just in case I need to send someone a thank you card. 

Bloggers: Shutterfly Offer

Shutterfly is offering bloggers this wonderful opportunity to earn 50 free holiday Cards.  You should definitely go over to Shutter fly here and sign up:

 

http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/

 

I love Shutterfly! I've used their products several times before and I have been satisfied every single time.  If I do get the 50 cards I plan on using our wedding pictures.  I'm looking forward to trying out their New Holiday collection Cards.  So far, my favorite one is the Oh Holy Night design.

My favorite product from Shutterfly has got to be the Photobooks.  Go check them out!

Travelogue Review: Grand Sierra Resort in Reno

On a recent trip to Reno we stayed at the Grand Sierra Resort and I have to say I was pretty impressed.  The room was clean and spacious and I loved the decor.  The resort itself is wonderful.  They have restaurants, mini shops, a candy store, a pool and even a movie theater that charges $3 per movie.  There is so much to do in the resort that you don't have to leave if you don't want to.  It's a great deal and you should consider staying there the next time you find yourself in Reno.  

Travelogue: Las Vegas Road Trip

We took a very fun road trip to Las Vegas to celebrate a very special occasion. 

Wonder what its like to live on Ghost Town Rd.

L.A. Trip

We took a relaxing trip to L.A.  We napped at the beach, took in a Dodger game, went to the candy store and a winery. 

San Francisco

 

Every once in a while we like to take day trips into San Francisco.  My cousin was in town so this was the perfect opportunity.