Thursday

Are you ready for some Football...?? :)

Personally, I prefer the Tampa Bay Bucs! However, as a New Yorker I have a soft spot for the Giants & J-E-T-S....Jets Jets Jets! Obviously, I am a Florida Girl now because a true New Yorker would never go for both! :) I just love... football period & my husband is a Die Hard Bucs Fan! All my kids have their teams as well... We root for the Jaguars, Chargers, Bears, and the Gators... Yes... I know what you are thinking & I have explained it to my daughter on many occasions... that this is not an NFL team & "Definitely" not one that we root for! FSU FAN FOREVER... but more importantly in our home FOOTBALL is... ON!

Go Bucs...!

Nothing goes better with football than a cold beer & some great recipes! Every Sunday after church we make a pit stop to the store to whip up a fun appetizer... Here are a few I found that I am definitely gonna try this season! Compliments to BHG.com


Edamame-Avocado Dip

12 ounce package frozen shelled edamame (sweet soybeans), thawed
1 medium avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and cut up
1/4 cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons purchased basil pesto
3/4 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 Chopped tomato (optional)
Pita chips or tortilla chips


Burger-Potato Bites

16 large frozen French-fried waffle-cut potatoes (1/3 of a 22-oz. pkg.)
1 pound ground beef or turkey
2 – 3 teaspoons grilling seasoning blend
4 slices cheddar cheese, cut into quarters (4 oz.)
4 cherry tomatoes, sliced
Mustard, ketchup, dairy sour cream, and/or dill pickle slices


Antipasto Pinwheels

12 thin slices provolone cheese (6 to 7 oz.)
½ cup Gorgonzola cheese, softened (2 oz.)
1 tablespoon milk
12 thin slices soppresata or premium Genoa salami (about 4 oz.)
12 large fresh basil leaves
Assorted crackers or flatbread (optional)


Pork and Slaw Barbecue Rolls

1 4 - 5 pound pork shoulder roast or pork shoulder blade Boston roast (Boston butt)
3/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
16 kaiser rolls, split and toasted
Coleslaw


Winter Woods Chili

4 slices bacon
3 pounds beef stew meat
1 large onion, sliced 1/2-inch thick
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 28 ounce can whole tomatoes
1 15 1/2 ounce can navy beans, rinsed and drained
1 15 1/2 ounce can red beans, rinsed and drained
2 – 3 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Shredded cheddar cheese
Snipped fresh oregano
Cooked bacon, crumbled


Peppered Herb Cheese Ball

3 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
3 tablespoons snipped fresh basil
2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley
1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
4 ounces goat cheese
1/4 - ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
Assorted crackers

These are just a few teasers...!

For more recipes check out:

http://www.bhg.com/recipes/party/party-ideas/football-party-recipes/#page=1
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Received this beautiful message today...

Dear Friend,

Today we live in a world of great uncertainty and everything seems to be so negative. I was reading Our Daily Bread today and its talks about “use by dates” except none of us knows that date when our heart will expire, so we all need to take a breath and capture the moments today, love more deeply, forgive more quickly, listen more carefully, and speak more affirmatively. We should capture the opportunity to brighten our world with Love of Christ even if it is in a small way. Live each day as if it’s your last! Have a great day, and our love to all!

(AMEN! Thank you Debbie for this beautiful reminder, life is a true blessing and sometimes you have to stop and smile... Thank you for making me smile today!)

Pass it forward... as my daughter says... YOLO! Sometimes you need a little God Wink and count your blessings...xo

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Tuesday

Just Our Soldiers' Helpers (J.O.S.H.)




Just Our Soldiers' Helpers (J.O.S.H.): Two Weeks Until Tee Time for the Front Line: October 6th! They are hoping for a great turnout so they can ship many care packages to our Soldiers in Afghanistan for the Holidays.
Check out the site for more details!
http://www.justoursoldiershelpers.net/2012/09/two-weeks-until-tee-time-for-front-line.html?spref=fb
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Saturday

Fall... fun for the whole fam!

September 22nd Fall is here... There is nothing like a breezy day, living in Florida they are few and far between, but that doesn't stop us from enjoying the fall festivals and the smell of pumpkin spice. Who doesn't have a blast at a pumpkin patch and a corn maze...! It's the perfect time of year to get outside, jump into a pile of leaves, and celebrate the season with the ones you love! Here are some dates to remember...


Looking for a hay ride or a corn maze, check out this great site: http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org


Lake Mary Farmer's Market
Date: Every Saturday of the Month
Location: Central Park
Time: 9 am - 1:30 pm.


Lake Mary's Food Truck
Date: Last Sunday of Every Month
Time: 4 pm - 7 pm
Location: Central Park

Sanford's Live After Five is Central Florida’s largest recurring monthly street party with live music, local artists, food and beverage sampling in a beautiful historic town.


Date: The second Thursday of each month
Time: 5-8pm, rain or shine
Location: 230 East First Street Downtown Sanford
Tickets: $7.00 (includes food and beverage sampling throughout the event)
Enjoy: Great local restaurants, art galleries, gift shops, antique stores, & nightlife!


Sept. 28-Nov. 12
Epcot International Food & Wine Festival This celebration of culinary adventure features the cuisine of six continents. Taste your way around the world with food from 30 international food and beverage marketplaces, celebrity chef demos, mixology seminars, home-entertaining presentations, wine tastings and live concerts. 11 am-9 pm daily; Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista; included with park admission, various menu prices, visit website for details; 407-939-3378; disneyworld.com.


October 28, 2012 Fourth Annual VIP Winefest Tasting and Sale Sample more than 50 wines paired with hors d'ouevres and artisan cheeses. 3-6 pm Sunday; The Wine Room, 270 S. Park Ave. ; $75; 407-696-9463; thewineroomonline.com.


Oct. 8
Taste of Altamonte Outdoor street party with food and beverage samples from local restaurants, ranging from barbecue to international cuisine. 6-9 pm Monday; Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd., Altamonte Springs; $30-$35; 407-262-2773;
altamonterotary.org.


Event: Halloween Spooktacular
Location: Central Park at Lake Mary City Hall
Date: October 27th
Time: 6-8pm


Doorways to Nightmares – Face the Fear
This Halloween be prepared to confront many of the darkest fears and most terrifying situations that you have ever, quite literally, dreamt up.
Dates: October 29-31st
Address: 205 S Milwee St, Longwood, FL 32750


A Petrified Forest
Sept. 29-Nov. 3
A Petrified Forest Try this on for size: A Petrified Forest is an 85,000 square foot outdoor haunted scare trail, featuring zombies and blood and gore and monsters. After you've walked the trail, stick around and check out the Halloween festival, which features live music, mini golf and laser tag. 7:30 pm-11 pm on select dates, 7:30 pm-midnight Friday, Nov. 2-Saturday, Nov. 3; A Petrified Forest, 1360 State Road 436, Altamonte Springs; $15-$20; apetrifiedforest.com.


Event: Candlelight Tales
Location: Lake Mary Museum
Date: Fridays, October 12, 2012
Time: 7:30 pm
Web: http://lakemaryhistory.org

Event: Ghost Walk
Location: Lake Mary Museum
Date: October 13 & October 20
Time: evening
Web: http://lakemaryhistory.org


Oct. 19
The Halloween Pub Crawl Wear your costume and drink your way through downtown Orlando with drink specials at each stop. Downtown Orlando, Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard; $10-$15, visit website for details; orlando
pubcrawl.com.



Halloween Horror Nights 2012
Event Dates: Sept. 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30
Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 31

Halloween Horror Nights annually draws hundreds of thousands of horror fans from around the globe to this one-of-a-kind event. Tony Timpone, Editor of Fangoria Magazine, said, "After visiting scream parks all across the U.S. for the last 20 years, I can easily say that Universal’s is the best in the business… Halloween Horror Nights is the ultimate Halloween experience."

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort is a separately ticketed event.


Oct. 31
Halloween at Cranes Roost This one's good to take the kids to: They can go trick-or-treating around the lake, enter costume contests, bounce around in inflatable houses and take in the live entertainment. 5-9 pm Wednesday; Cranes Roost Park, 274 Cranes Roost Blvd., Altamonte Springs; free; 407-571-8863; uptownaltamonte.com.

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Luxery Homes are Proving to be a Better Investment Property with a Bigger Return!

Most real estate investing forums teach investors to stick to a midrange, 3 bedroom, distressed property because they are obviously cheaper, so you fix them up and turn a profit within a year. However, in today's market the best opportunities are being passed up in "Luxury" Properties! A unique combination of factors in the current market mean a great window of opportunity for turning luxury properties... High-end homes and condos are eye candy for magazines and the media is easier to draw more attention from buyers. This also makes them easier to sell and in many cases faster to flip. Many luxury properties have been much better maintained and protected than the average REO. This means less rehab work, shorter marketing and prep times, and with a lot less risk. One of the biggest challenges for real estate investors today is distressed properties in run-down neighborhoods and in bankrupt communities. Luxury homes and condos are often in communities which take more care with maintenance and which are in stronger financial positions making a safer investment and one which can actually be resold. In this market with the homes on the rise, the values are increasing and higher-end properties are typically the last to suffer from foreclosures, so these will be the first to move, and now is the ideal time to get in on the action. Mortgage lenders have only recently really begun to push hard on the largest loan amounts and follow through with foreclosure proceedings. This means more high end foreclosures with huge spreads, right as the market begins to pick up. As newer investors focus on midrange rentals and low end flips Luxury homes have a lot less competition meaning a better Return On your Investment! A recent surge in jumbo mortgage lending suggests that bigger loans are becoming easier to get versus their conventional counterparts. In turn this means a bigger buyer pool and faster flips for easier deals and more profit...!


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Friday

Get Colorful & Playful with Designs...

Designing your rooms with pops of color and playful shapes creates a cheerful home! Have fun with your designs, but try to stay balanced between a slight flair of the Warhol-look and the elegance of an Elle DECOR-ish touch. Orange, Purple, Red, & Turquoise are a few accent colors that I consistently crush on. Splashing prints in the home are always IN-STYLE! Leopard print has been fashionable since the 1920s and has never ever gone away! Soooo GO for it... Mix and Match your favorite Colors & Prints with confidence to advance your design goals and make any room (A~LOT) more interesting...










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Wednesday

Today's Featured Listing is a... BEAUTY!


4 Bedrooms 4 Baths 3,307 SQ. Feet 0.16 Acres



Inquire~ www.kris-julian.com
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Beautiful Houise Paint Color Schemes...


Sherwin-Williams: Greenblack SW6994, Alabaster SW7008, Roycroft Bronze Green SW2846, and Classical Yellow SW2865.



Kelly-Moore Paints: Kitty Kitty KM3792-5, Calcium KM3769-1, Dolphin Dance KM3788-1, and Sterling Water KM3780-2.



Dunn Edwards: Dark Engine DE6350, Whisper DEW340, Sea Turtle DEA170, and Tinted Mint DES540



Comfort Gray SW6205 (siding A) from Sherwin-Williams, Aganthus Green 472 (siding B) from Benjamin Moore, and Steel City D63-3 (siding C) from Olympic Paint.



Glidden:Onyx Black GLN62, White On White GLC26, Wood Smoke GLN40, and Crisp Linen White GLC13.




Mythic Paint: Big Ben 135-6, Covered in Darkness 132-1, and Blooming Berry 157-4.

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Tuesday

Update on the Real Estate Business...

In the real estate business I've come to discover that making a perfect match requires a little extra effort... At present, I have an abundance of qualified buyers, which means I'm in hot pursuit of qualified sellers! The inventory is down 31%, the median time a home was listed for sale was 63 days, and the interest rates are still declining below 3.25%. Ironically, the supply shortages are bringing back above average appreciation again... Looking to sell, yet? www.listinglakemary.com
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NEVER FORGET...xo


09/11/2001
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Calling all Artist's...

The Artist's Venue is having an independent Art Fair in October every Tuesday night from 6pm - 10pm!

Located at:
The Lake Mary Events Center
260 N. Country Club Road
Lake Mary, FL 32746

This will provide a constant and steady indoor venue for the local art community to display and sell their artwork. At every event, each artist will get an 8' x 10' space at only $30 per week!

For more information contact:
Market Manager - Drew Woodall
407-279-0070
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Alive After Five Oktoberfest!


It’s that time of year again…Sanford’s Alive After Five Oktoberfest street party on October 13th is right around the corner! Get ready to polka around downtown Sanford while you enjoy authentic German food and explore the various wares of local vendors and artists! This month's music is brought to you by Hollerbach's Willow Tree Restaurant! Mark your calendars, this month is gonna be ...HUGE!

Free parking, and tickets available upon arrival, only $7 per person! Every 2nd Thursday of the month!

For further questions contact:
The Historic Sanford Welcome Center
230 E. 1st Street in Downtown Sanford.
407.302.2586,
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Monday

It's back... Halloween Spooktacular!!





Date: Saturday, October 22nd, 2012
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: Central Park
Attire: COSTUMES!!
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Tuesday

Here Today, Gone in an Hour...? Yes!

In a transition market, either up or down, you have to acknowledge the inventory to get your appraisals. Traditional sales are up 16 percent, but distressed properties are still dominating the market and appraisers have to make adjustments. We are transitioning upward so fast that the properties are enduring bidding wars causing the prices of homes to exceed the asking price. First time home buyers have to make an important decision for the first time under pressure of competitive offers. Literally in today’s market the house that is here today isn’t gone tomorrow, it’s gone in an hour! So while the bids are competitive, appraisers are working hard to find comps carefully under the new laws, and the buyers are scrambling to find properties that are not in bidding wars.

That’s where I can help… because I can guide you to make competitive offers and not feel pressured. I understand how frustrating it is with the lack of inventory and know how important it is for you to see what comes on the market first! I also know how important it is for you to find a good appraiser that will take the time to adjust the distressed homes so that you can sell your home for what it’s really worth! I also will assist you in finding a reputable mortgage company so that you can get pre approved prior to putting in your offer, so the sellers will take your offer serious. I will assist you by using my knowledge of what's happening in the market today, so that you too will be educated and confident with your decision!
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Sunday

Feeling very blessed...

I want to say a HUGE "Thank you" to my amazing hubby who just took our family on an awesome cruise and to my beautiful sister and her family for all the laughs! We had such a blast at the pool, in the casino, and most of all the Sail & Snorkel Excursion! Snorkeling with the kids in the Bahamas was so absolutely amazing...! Snorkeling came so natural to all of them. It was their first time and they just jumped off the back of the sail boat and off they were... Into the Blue! They found beautiful shells, swam through colorful fish, and even a sea turtle! The water & the coral were absolutely gorgeous! We rode out admiring the gorgeous homes along the shore and sailed back with some rum punch! I am so grateful that we were able to go with my sister and her family. There is Nothing better...! One word SHAZAM... hehe xo


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