Disney Vacation!!

Well, I think it's about time I update my blog. Been almost 2 weeks since I got home from Disney World. So here goes...
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My mom, my 17 month old son Evan, and I drove up to Orlando to visit my brother and sister. We stayed 4 days and had a great time! We stayed at my brother's new house with his roommate, Quinn. The house was amazing!! A typical bachelor pad, but the neighborhood looked like a really nice family neighborhood, the kind of place where you'd want to raise a family. On Monday, we went to Downtown Disney. We spent a couple of hours going through all the shops and then had dinner back at my sister and her boyfriend's apartment. Poor Evan spent his second night in a row staying up waay past his bedtime. On Tuesday, we had planned on being at Disney at 9 am when it opened, but we woke up late and didn't get there till 11 am. It was hot and crowd, but we're old Disney pros, so we knew how to handle it. lol I expected Evan to be just crazy - running around, grabbing onto everything, just getting into any kind of trouble that he could. Well, to my shock and surprise, he was a perfect angel!! He never once complained about being in his stroller and even took a nap!! Course, he fell asleep while waiting in line for "It's a Small World" and then slept through the whole thing! My sister, Mom and I had to endure the ride for the bazillionth time in our life. lol Evan loved Cinderella's Carousal and the Pooh Bear ride. And when he saw Mickey Mouse, he smiled the biggest smile I've ever seen on him! Ok, I'm a Pooh Bear fan myself and I even have his room decorated in all Pooh. Well, the first time he saw Mickey on TV, that was it. He was hooked! It's been everything Mickey since then. Seeing Evan's face light up when he saw Mickey and Minnie standing there waiting for him definitely made my day. It was the highlight of the entire trip. Course, after that it decided to rain, so we left early. We actually decided to go to dinner at Bongo's in Downtown Disney. All I'm going to say is that it wasn't the best place to eat in the world. I'm a Cuban and I didn't enjoy their version of Cuban food at all. Ok, enough dissing. lol My brother and his gf, my sister and her bf, and I all went back to the Magic Kingdom after dinner to watch the fireworks (which were amazing!!) and go on some of the rides. We watched the Spectro Magic Parade and Cinderella waved to me!! (I'm the biggest Cinderella freak ever!! lol) And then the Prince blew me a kiss!! I thought I had died and gone to heaven. lol Anyways, the next day we spent 6 1/2 hours at Ikea. Evan was a little cranky that did, but at least he took a nap in the shopping cart! And the next day we drove home. :-( All in all, we had a great time and were exhausted by the time we got home.

SUPER DUPER 2 DAY SALE!!!

If you couldn't already tell by my countdown, I'm taking my son, Evan, 17 months old, to Disney World on Tuesday - his first time to see the Mouse!! And yes, my son is quite the Mouse freak. lol To help offset the cost of gas, which is just crazy high right now, I've decided to have a 2 day Super Duper Sale in both my shops:

http://giftsetc.etsy.com/

http://skincandy.etsy.com/

Here is the sale:

*****SUPER SPECIAL 2 DAY SALE!! ENDS FRIDAY!!*****

YOU CHOOSE THE SALE THAT YOU WANT!! PLEASE MENTION WHICH SALE YOU'D LIKE IN MESSAGE TO SELLER AND WAIT FOR REVISED INVOICE BEFORE PAYING.

SALE #1 - FREE SHIPPING ON ENTIRE ORDER

SALE #2 - BUY ONE AT FULL PRICE, GET ONE 50%

SALE #3 - 20% OFF TOTAL PURCHASE

Happy Shopping!!

My brand new treasury!!

I got a treasury today that I really loove!! It features all sorts of items using the same fabric. Kleo, by Alexander Henry. I was first introduced to this fabric by my friend, Barb, who runs 2 shops on Etsy. I purchased the cutest little purse from her that used this fabric. When she started making grocery bag dispensers, I knew I had to have one in the same fabric as well.

I hope you enjoy this treasury as much as I loved making it. Feel free to leave a comment on the treasury by clicking on the image below. Enjoy!!

And the winner is...

Thank you to all who participated in my very first blog contest! The results from the poll are as follows:

"Which Disney Princess is your favorite?"

Belle - 5 votes (25%)

Ariel - 5 votes (25%)

Cinderella - 4 votes (20%)

Jasmine - 3 votes (15%)

Sleeping Beauty - 2 votes (10%)

Snow White - 1 vote (5%)

Mulan - 0 votes (0%)

The contest was alot of fun, seeing who all everyone chose and why. To choose the winner, I used a website that automatically selects one name from all those who entered. And the winner is...drum roll please...

Lara from http://lara514.etsy.com/ !!!

Congratulations Lara! You have won a $10 gift certificate to either of my shops, your choice!

http://skincandy.etsy.com/

http://giftsetc.etsy.com/

Thank you to all who participated!! Keep checking back for more contests!! Or sign up for my mailing list (in the left column) and find out first when I'm having contests, sales and new items listed.

Don't forget, there's a princess in all of us!! May we all have our happily ever after!!