Review : Doodle Speaker!

Back in October I entered a giveaway that ASHLEY P. & ASHLEY B. came together and offered. It was for a Doodle Speaker and custom design by Ashley B.

I was very surprised to find out that I won. I NEVER win ANYTHING! Over in the shop, Ashley had many to choose from and all were so cute, I couldn't just choose one. But sadly, I had to. You could choose designs with your initials, your name, and even with your own picture.



The shipping was super fast! I actually had forgotten to keep a watchful eye out and it almost got thrown in the trash (I guess I can blame the UPS guy for that one, thanks for setting it in a non-noticeable place right next to my trash cans!) When it arrived, I was literally fighting my husband for it. He just HAD to try it before I did. Before he snagged it, I did see that you had the option of powering it up by battery or by usb cord. That was very convenient considering I rarely have batteries. And the design was too cute to boot! Exactly what I saw online while ordering, right down to the shade of purple!

Now I did not know what to expect on the actual speaker, to be honest. When I hooked it all up I seriously was blown away. My iPod isn't all that loud and this speaker was what I was planning on using to "enhance" my music/videos. You could hear it loud and clear from the living room to my room across the house. Instantly I fell in love. Have a listen for yourself! (I apologize for all the moving)



All in all I absolutely love love love this! It's personalized, compact and the sound is incredible. Definitely a great gift for anybody.

Go check them out over at Ashley's (fancy-designs.net) Zazzle shop along with her iPhone cases, announcements and much more!

Thank you to Ashley(x2) for a great product.

Oh the Holidays!

I love everything about the holidays. The lights, the music ... the FOOD! :) I especially love all of the movies and commercials that come out around this time of year. When I first saw this video, I seriously watched it about 4 times. I love the colors and the winter-y feel it gives. And for days after I seriously had been singing the song in my head (even in the shower!).



I couldn't get over how beautiful everything was in this video. Even made me teary-eyed. Could you imagine if at the end of this someone's loved one was in the middle of the courtyard/food court? Talk about a holiday surprise. After watching this I couldn't help picture a family sitting together around a fire with lights twinkling in the background and watching this video. Makes you feel all warm inside.

I hope this holiday season you're able to spend it with your loved ones. And more importantly are able to go "home for the holidays"!

I definitely suggest playing this video over and over. Oh and try to resist the urge to chassé around your house .. you know you want to! :)

Happy Holidays everyone!

This post is sponsored by T-Mobile.

15 Years Later...

Ever since moving into our new place, the boys have had their vcr just sitting on top of their tv. I never wanted to go searching for a cord, or messing with the digital converter box. You know, the in & out on the back of the vcr .. which one goes in which?

But one day this past week, I went in there to clean up. It was horrible as stuff was just jammed into the closet, clothes in the toy box .. I knew I'd be in there for a while. So I brought in the exersaucer for the baby and hooked up the vcr in hopes he'd be entertained by Elmo. So far my 5 month old is not intrigued with the tv .. show him an iPod and you got a different story.

When the kids got home and saw the vcr was hooked up they were already making a line up of what movies they'd watch. So far, The Goofy Movie has been on replay for a week now. No joke.

I think it's hilarious though, because this weekend I've been hearing one song in particular being played over and over. I told them, that I had seen the movie a hundred times when I was a little older than they were but they never knew what I used to do to that movie! lol

15 years ago, my sister and I would play that movie over and over as well. We would even take our Astroworld Bugs Bunny ears, which I think were supposed to substitute for Goofy ears haha, and act out the concert (which is the 2nd song on the video)! At the house we grew up in, our closet doors were the ones that opened from both sides (picture 2 doors that would swing open opposite sides) and we'd bust through them and sing and dance. We had it down!



I just can't believe that 15 years later, the kids are acting the same way we were.