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One of the first places we visited when we moved to Florida was the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.

Had we taken the time to look at some online travel guides like the one from Trusted Tours and Attractions, we would have known that one day of touring would not have been enough to see all of the attractions that the Space Center offered. For one, we were only able to watch one IMAX film instead of two, we were not able to visit the rocket garden as well as half of the galactic exhibits, and most importantly we would have known that our one-day pass actually gave us a second day visit free!

As the Labor Day weekend looms, we are already planning for our long weekend jaunt. Having recently moved here to Georgia, we are looking for things to do in Atlanta that we haven’t done before. How about you? Have you already made plans for the weekend?

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MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.30.2008 :: Nickel and Dime :: No Comments »

Last Friday, our apartment community put together a Food Tasting Event, exclusive for its residents, and participated in by some of the best restaurants in our area. I am going to tell you right now that the following pictures may not be able to do it justice because I was too busy eating and sampling to take decent pictures, hehe.

The restaurants that participated included:

McCormick and Schmicks, which served a wonderful crab cake salad for the day.

FirebirdRotisserie and Sports Grill, which served some really yummy ranch chicken wings, salad, and chili.

They even gave away free lunch coupons so that’s one less meal for me to cook at home, hehe.

Meanwhile, Tin Drum Cafe served three kinds of rolls: the standard spring rolls, crab and cheese rolls (yummy!), and chocolate spring rolls (I must have had four of these! Yum!).

Ninna feasted on baked goodies from Alon’s Bakery. Her favorite (and mine) were the chocolate fudge cookies.

California Pizza Kitchen also had a booth, as did Doc Green’s Gourmet Salad and Grill and Boneheads (I finally got to taste their piri-piri chicken, which I wasn’t able to order before and, yes, it was really good!).

I even took home some of this, Mimi’s Cafe’s spinach and artichoke dip.

The guys from Lucky China brought in various kinds of spring rolls and sushi!

And my personal faves of the day were the smoothies and italian ice samples from Rita’s and Robek’s.

Perfect for that extra warm day.

Drinks were free-flowing, cheesecake bites were abundant, and there was even tropical music playing in the background (that Ninna really enjoyed, hehe!).

What can I say? It was a fun, and definitely filling weekend for us. Truly a passport to pica-pica heaven. I hope they’ll do this every week, haha!

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Thanks for viewing our fully stuffed weekend at our front yard. :)

Our little drummer lunch HERE at my other WS entry.

More weekend snapshots HERE.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.28.2008 :: WeekendSnapshots :: 4 Comments »

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MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.28.2008 :: Nickel and Dime :: No Comments »

Kami ay nakatira sa silangang bahagi ng Amerika. Kaya naman ang tanging pagkakataon lamang namin na makakita ng aktuwal na paglubog ng araw ay kung kami ay biya-biyahe pa-kanluran.

Ang sunset na ito ay kuha sa Key West, Florida. Ipinagmamalaki nila na dito daw matatagpuan ang pinakamagandang vista ng paglubog ng araw sa buong Amerika.

Palagay ko, hindi pa sila nakakapunta ng Manila Bay kaya’t hindi pa nila nasisilayan ang pinakamagandang sunset sa buong mundo. :)

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DITO ang papuntang kanluran, sa aking isa pang LP entry.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.24.2008 :: Litratong Pinoy :: 14 Comments »

*A re-post from HERE.

Jump. Splash. Leap. Twist. Dive. Resurface. Smile! Can you see and feel their graceful movements?

Dolphins at work at the Miami Seaquarium.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.23.2008 :: Lensday :: No Comments »

Summer is the worst time for your car’s air conditioning to break down, especially if you are in the deep South as I am, where the term “fried” doesn’t just apply to dressed chicken. It’s a good thing though that you can always find great deals on auto air conditioning parts, specifically AC Compressors, at 1Airconditioning.Com. They have a great selection of new and re-manufactured products available and ready to ship for free. Now that’s cool.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.23.2008 :: Nickel and Dime :: No Comments »

Julie passed on a Lamp of Luck to me! :) Thanks sis!

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Alakazam!

The mighty Genie King and the beautiful Genie Princess from the magical Land of Faraway are back! Upon escaping the clutches of their Evil Master after being held captive for 1000 years, the magical genies have been busy flying on their Magical Flying Carpet, granting wishes and spreading love throughout the blogosphere.

And now, the genies are back with a special gift for everyone! Behold the sacred, Magic Lamp of Luck! With this magic lamp, your blog will enjoy much good luck and fortune, warding off all things evil lurking around in the blogosphere. We would like to share this magic lamp with you so please pass on the Magic Lamp of Luck to those in need of some good luck. Remember, do not be greedy or unkind, evil or vengeful and good luck & fortune will always be with you! Join us on another exciting magical adventure as we spread goodwill and good luck to one and all!

And I am passing this lamp to Aggie, Mich, and Mel.

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MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.23.2008 :: MeMeMee :: No Comments »

People close to me know that developing Alzheimer’s Disease is my most feared illness. I have tried to live my life as fully as I could and the memories I have made of these are what I one day would like to share with the people I most love. Like my grandmother has. I grew up listening to World War stories, anecdotes about her family and lovely childhood hometown, and the romantic events leading to her marriage to my grandfather.

However, I have seen how this illness has ravaged her fragile mind, and how I would do anything in the world to bring back the doting, cuddly, vivid woman she once was.

Which is why I greatly support The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk®. It is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. The organization is now calling on volunteers of all ages to become champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Memory Walk will be participated in by people from more than 600 communities, walking 2-3 short miles this coming fall.

Let’s walk with a purpose – and move us closer to a world without Alzheimer’s. Together, we can MOVE a nation.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.22.2008 :: Nickel and Dime :: No Comments »

Juliet tagged me to list down seven random things about me. However, instead of the seven things Juliet asked for, I will share ten instead. :)

Anyway, I already did a similar tag a year ago, too. You can also re-visit it HERE.

1. Each blogger starts with seven random facts/habits about themselves;
2. Bloggers that are tagged need post these rules and and their ten things on their own blog;
3. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to keep the tag going;
4. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged!

Here’s ten random facts about me, which are totally factual, hehe.

1. When in front of my laptop, I can’t help but click click click and click the Send/Receive button on my Outlook Express. And I get sad when I don’t get any email, hehe.

2. I have been eating the same brand of cereal for the past four years. Wala lang, Post’s Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds are my absolute favorite.

3. I have a camera in my bag now, every time. I hope someday, someone will invent a DSLR that’s the size of my Sony point and shoot, hehe.

4. I like my coffee sweet. And I do not use artificial sweeteners. Where’s the fun in that? (Tell that to me when Diabetes catches up with me)

5. Speaking of diabetes, we always have ice cream in the freezer, hehe. Breyer’s Rocky Road is our current favorite.

6. My favorite breakfast item at McDonalds is the Sausage McGriddle.

7. I now appreciate condo hotels. With its living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom setup, its truly a home away from home.

8. I now know most kiddie show songs pretty much by heart. Ask me for any Nick Jr, PBSKids, or Playhouse Disney lyrics and I (or Ninna) can, more or less, give them to you in a snap.

9. Both of my parents are from Pampanga so I can understand the dialect but not speak it as well as they do.

10. I am my dad’s personal speech writer. He thinks he has hit the jackpot because someone is able to do his speeches for him for free, hehehe.

I am tagging everyone whose birthday falls on October. Or if you’re a part of a family of 10.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.22.2008 :: MeMeMee :: 3 Comments »

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MrsWorkingGirl :: Jul.22.2008 :: Nickel and Dime :: No Comments »