April, 2012 | The Angel Forever

Monthly Archives April 2012

Prev Month( 3th ) Next Month( 5th )

Snapple Memories Revived

Posted on April 20, 2012 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

While in college, I developed a few not too wonderful habits. Though I had no interest in drinking alcoholic beverages, I was very addicted to Mountain Dew for breakfast and Snapple Ice Tea for lunch. Several years into school, I kicked most caffeine intake to help with my headaches. That lasted until my little guy was born and suddenly I needed a small amount of caffeine to keep my headaches away.

With the warm weather coming quickly, coffee is not always an option. While my beverage of choice is usually water in my giant Nalgene water bottle, I do like to have a special treat. Rather than crave chocolate, I now like to treat myself to a cold glass of this:

Yes, this is a giant bottle of Snapple Diet Peach Ice Tea that lasts me quite a while. Of course, it brings me back to my college days. I think I missed this, but will admit that there is no desire to restart my Mountain Dew habit.

Aside from a cold glass of water during the warmer months, what is your beverage of choice?

It's Me

___________________________________________________________________________

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the linky there if you are participating.

Aloha #199

Categories:
Aloha Friday looking back me moments photos yummy

Yom HaShoah Candles

Posted on April 19, 2012 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Today, April 19, 2012, is Yom HaShoah. On this day, people around the world remember the Six Million Jewish people and others that were senselessly murdered by Nazis during World War II. I knew the day was coming in April, but I have to admit that I forgot the exact date until this arrived at our house:

These candles are sent to families to light the evening before Yom HaShoah. We do this to remember the lives lost and promise that we will not allow this to happen again. The color is the same as the yellow star badges that the Nazis made Jews wear during their occupation of Europe.

Of course, simply lighting the candles is not enough. We must make sure that future generations know the truth about the Holocaust. Each day, Holocaust survivors are passing away and with them their personal stories could fade away if we do not make sure to pass them along to our children and generations to come. I know that as my boys get older, TechyDad and I will do our part. We will make sure to read them books on the subject, visit the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC, and make sure that they never forget about the Six Million that lost their lives simply because of their religious choice.

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day when we know more terror is happening in other places this very moment – teach your children about tolerance. Make sure your family learns about other religions, cultures, and people. The more knowledge we have the better we will be able to understand the beauty of differences among us.

It's Me

Categories:
Educational holidays looking back me moments photos real world news TechyDad

Views from a Friend’s Birthday Party

Posted on April 18, 2012 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

It's Me

Categories:
birthday friends fun nhl Wordless Wednesday

The Cupcake Club – Book Giveaway

Posted on April 17, 2012 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

Cupcakes and books are two topics that I love to talk about on my blog. I often write about baking, taste testing, and observing beautiful cupcake creations.

Most Tuesdays, I write about books that we are reading, or something related to a literacy topic. Last week, Tuesday Tales meshed both of these topics into a delicious new book review for The Cupcake Club: Peace, Love, and Cupcakes. In my review of the new book, I explained that this new series is written by a 9 year old girl and her mother.

CupcakeClub_cover.indd

Sourcebook has graciously offered a giveaway for one lucky reader of The Angel Forever to receive your own copy of The Cupcake Club.

Rules for Giveaway:

MAIN RULE – If you could invent your dream cupcake, what would it be. Let me know the type of cake, frosting, filling, or beyond that would make it a reality.

The following Bonus Entries may also be done. Please be sure to leave separate comments for each that you complete below to make sure you get the right number of entries.

1 Bonus Entry – Who would you like to read The Cupcake Club with and why?
1 Bonus Entry – Follow TheAngelForever on Twitter and leave a comment with your Twitter name below.
1 Bonus Entry – Tweet the following about the giveaway: Enter to #win a copy of The Cupcake Club from @Sourcebooks @jabberwockykids & @TheAngelForever http://bit.ly/HUmYP3 #giveaway #cupcakes (May be done once a day – leave link to Tweet in comment below for new entry)
1 Bonus Entry – Leave a comment on any of my non-giveaway posts from the months of March/April. Leave a comment here to let me know which one. This Bonus entry may be done twice per day.
3 Bonus Entries – Add my blog button to your website and/or add me to your blogroll. Be sure to leave a link with the location.
1 Bonus Entry – Head over to TechyDad’s blog and say hello to him. Let me know where you posted a comment. May be done once a day.

To enter, please follow the rules above within the comment section. Giveaway begins April 17, 2012 and ends April 25, 2012 at 10:59 EST. You do not have to be a blogger to enter, but must leave a valid e-mail address for me to contact you for mailing address once the giveaway is over. I will select the winner using random.org and contact you via e-mail. You will have 48 hours to claim the prize. If there is no response, another winner will be selected. Open to US and Canada residents only.

Disclosure: Sourcebooks offered me a review copy of the book and to give one away to a reader. No other compensation was given and all opinions are mine. Sourcebooks will provide shipment of the book to the winner and The Angel Forever is not responsible for fulfillment of the prize. An Amazon Affiliate link is included in this post for the book mentioned. I will receive a percentage of money for the sale should you opt to buy the book through that link

Categories:
books food glorious food fun giveaway yummy

Phone Photo Fun

Posted on April 16, 2012 12:00 am by TheAngelForever

When we got our new Android phones, I knew that it was going to be a whole new world. Little did I know that only days after getting Violet, the one app that I was intrigued with for iPhone would be released for everyone with Android. Hello, Instagram.

I love that Robyn, from Robyn’s Online World keeps people posted about apps for not only iPhone, but also Androids. Thanks to her and others using Instagram, I knew it was something I wanted to try. What’s not to like about an app that allows you to take photos, share them on multiple platforms, and play with fun filters?!

Of course, once I was on Instagram and really paying attention to the photos from friends, I wanted something else. I noticed some were making collages to post multiple images within their single Instagram. I read one that was suggested and went to check it out.

PhotoGrid was put onto my phone and right away I was able to make a collage of scenes from my day. Here it is:

I’m sure there is a lot more that I can do with this, but it was still fun. After a day at a birthday party with my son, I decided to use some of my photos from the day to make another collage with my phone. This was the first one:

I like that I can flip photos around and move them within a frame. This is certainly not the limits of the app. With one push of a button, you can change the layout of the collage as well. Here is another version: