I hope you had a wonderful Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, any holiday you are celebrating. It is a good time to enjoy family and friends and take in the season. It has been cold all over the country; but it has been very cold in Missouri. The temperatures have been blow freezing for the past two weeks.
Even though I was dealing with a head cold the week after Christmas; my hubby and I wanted to make sure we saw the holiday lights in Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon, Missouri. I felt good enough to bundle up and pack plenty of tissues and cough drops. We would be in the Jeep driving through the park, so we would not be out in the cold the whole time.
The cost was only $10. It was great because its a minimal donation to keep up the park. And we didn’t pay until we were halfway through the tour of lights. We didn’t think that it would be a lot of people in line because of the bitter cold; but it was a good crowd. Everyone was nice and as we drove through the staff suggested we turn on our local radio station where we would hear Christmas background music as we drove through the park. We also turned off our headlights to get the full effect of the lights.
Celebration of Lights – Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon, MO
It made me feel like a kid in a Winter wonderland seeing all the beautiful lights.
The displays were sponsored by local businesses and organizations: the Lutheran Church nearby, and the Girl Scouts, to name a few.
In the collage below, you will see that we actually drove through a twinkling lighted arch, a display with the Grinch who stole Christmas was up too, and shopping display from the Girl Scouts. There were many other displays: from Spiderman, Rudolph, the Polar Express, to the Manger.
Celebration of Lights – Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon, MO
This is one of my favorite displays in the collage below because what we need in our lives and in our world today is PEACE.
PEACE Display
Driving through the display was so relaxing and enjoyable that my hubby and I plan to do this next year. The Celebration of Lights is a great way for the family to get together and enjoy the festivities of the season. If you didn’t get a chance to do this in 2017, please plan to do it this Christmas season by checking to see if you have a holiday lights display or tour in your area.
These days to plan a birthday party event is not easy as we do not get the suitable place to host it. Whenever you are finding a place to host an event, it should be a place where you can have a good time. All around the world it has become a new trend to host party events in the trampoline park. This is the hottest venue, and there you can have lots of fun with your family and friends. People of all ages can suitably enjoy here. All types of events can be hosted here like the solo, group.
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If you are also in search of the best venue to conduct the party event, then adrenaline entertainment centers are best for you. Here in this article, we are going to discuss what all events can be hosted at Trampoline Park.
Birthday parties There is lots of games to play in this park, and most of the exciting activities can be held here for your family and friends. Your friends and family can take part in the events and make most of their time. Trampoline Park is wide open space, and there are jumpers on which kids can bounce and have fun. Thus, this makes the trampoline park best for hosting birthday party events. Birthday parties for kids and adults or any age people can be conducted easily. For handling the kids safely, the jump facilities at adrenaline entertainment are built keeping in mind all the safety measures. Also, many birthdays packages are available that are suitable and cost-effective.
Common packages include – Jump socks
– Cleanup and setup
– Food (soda and pizza)
– Common and private Party area
– Presents and T-shirts for birthday girls and boys
– Party hosting staff
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Acceptance of these offerings included in the packages like more jump times, private rooms, and private dodge balls, etc. mid-week parties hosted at the very low price. Whenever you are booking the park for hosting birthday event make sure you specify which birthday packages you are choosing and what all things you want for hosting birthday event. Pricing mostly depends on the number of people, space, and jumpers you want in your party.
Team building or group events Trampoline parks are the best gathering place where people can gather and have group events. The adrenaline entertainment center is one such park where group event for more than hundred people can be hosted easily. There is large space best food facility and. Group events like family fun nights, school outing, youth group events, church gathering, girl/boy scout events, etc. can be conducted here. Pricing depends upon the type of event you want to conduct here. For more details, you can check its official website.
Private events/ facility rentals At trampoline park large events conducted easily like the private events. You can rent out Entire Park, and you will get all facilities for your guest. You can create a truly memorable experience at this park. For conducting big events, you need to book the place in advance. Because then it will be easy to get the place ready for an event.
Slumber parties You can rent Trampoline Park for slumber parties, and you get overnight facilities. Participants who come to the party can bring the sleeping bags to jump. Not all parks allow hosting slumber parties, but Adrenaline entertainment centers offer you to host slumber party here.
To book birthday event at Trampoline Park, you need to do the following things – Go to its official website
– See all the services and facilities they offer
– Pick the suitable option from it
– Contact them for more information and help
– Ask for discounts
– Deposit some money in advance
– Do pre-booking of the park
– Go and check the place by yourself
By following the above points, you can book Trampoline Park suitably and easily online. Also before booking the trampoline park for the birthday, parties make sure you read its rules. Like many places, it happens that if you want to cancel the booking, you do not get the refund back. Thus, make sure you not this point and choose Trampoline Park like the adrenaline entertainment park where you get the refund back if you cancel the booking. Not all the money is refunded, but you get back some amount. Thus, be sure before booking the place that you want to host birthday party here or not so that afterward you don’t face any problems.
At Trampoline Park make the best out of your birthday. Celebrate, eat delicious food and have fun. Don’t ruin the fun by just sitting and watching your child play on the trampoline. Take your shoes off and join them, bounce off the wall. Play basketball, dodge ball, foam pit, etc. if you host party event here your guest will remember this event even after weeks because it will be the best birthday party they ever saw.
It’s no secret that the internet is filled to the brim with people’s personal and sensitive information. Most are happy to post a great deal about their life, giving away information which they’d never offer directly to a stranger. Of course, it should be able to be this way, and being able to use the internet securely is a dream still far in the future. Sometimes, the data you store on the web is used for bad. But, in other cases, there could actually be a good deal of benefit when it comes to the way businesses use your information. Thankfully, most of this is simply to sell more to customers.
Cookies Most people are aware that the way the browse the web is always under the careful and watchful eyes of advertising and marketing companies. Using browser cookies which store information about your searches, companies like Google are able to show you adverts which are tailored to what you’re already looking for. Although this may seem creepy, it’s actually incredibly secure. The advertising companies themselves don’t get access to any of your data, instead using information stored on your local computer to figure out what needs to be shown. This limits the chances of the information falling into the wrong hands by a huge degree.
Credit Checks A lot of people get worried about the idea of having checks performed in their credit, as this sort of procedure can negatively impact your finances. A soft check, though, doesn’t do anything to your money, and will often go completely unnoticed by the owner of the score. That is until you start to get emails and texts about a preapproved credit card here and life insurance policies there. Being able to perform a check like this can give a financial company a good idea of your success and issues with money, enabling them to accurately assume whether or not you will be able to use their products.
Employment When you have someone’s name and address, finding them on the Internet is a very easy process. Most people have an account on Facebook, for example, and the search functionality on a site like this is very easy to use. A very common time where this can cause issues is when you’re going for a job. If the business you’re trying to work for doesn’t like what they see on your wall, you could ruin your chances of working for them, and it really doesn’t take very much to do it. It’s best to avoid anything you wouldn’t want people to see unless your account is set to private.
Hopefully, this post will give you a much clearer understanding of how your online data is used by the companies and organizations around you. It can be creepy to think about what other people may know about you, simply as the result of your time online. Of course, though, the uses for this data are usually fairly innocent, and you don’t really have much to worry about.
Hope you are having a wonderful day. Christmas was great and now we are headed into a new year. The weather keeps changing from warm to cold. I find that I really have to dress for the day and in some instances for the hour. I use to iron a weeks worth of outfits. I cannot do that too much anymore because the temperature may change and what I picked out is not right for the day. This winter has been much colder compared to the whole winter season last year.
Te photo below shows the leaves are still on the burning bush and the day was brisk. I had recently purchased the pink Vera Bradley crossbody bag after receiving an email that they were doing a huge sale on eBay. The bag was on sale for $14.00. The weather on that day was mild but there was a chill in the air.
JT styling Vera Bradley crossbody
We had snow during the Christmas holiday and now was time for my winter coat. Temperatures for the last couple of days have been in the teens so I had to bundle up.
JTwisdom in the snow
When it comes to the seasons sometimes there is a sudden change in a single day, so we have to be ready. Many people say they cannot wait to see the snow melt and go away because of one main reason. They hate to drive in it. Listen, I understand about traffic and taking long hours for you to get home, Other drivers honking at you because you are driving below the speed limit like you are supposed to. I know where you are coming from.
But, I still enjoy seeing the snow fall and the peacefulness in the air; there’s nothing like it. I am not a little kid; but I feel like one when I am running around outside with my husband and my puppies in the freshly fallen snow. Those are memories I cherish in my heart. Life is what you make it and it’s so much more fulfilling when you turn that frown upside down.
Am I a naturally whistle while I work person? No. I have to choose to be happy in this world that we live in. Yes, it’s a choice. We have to be careful that we do not fall into that negativity trap because it will only bring us down and we can’t move forward that way.
Christmas and New Year Blessings to you of good health and prosperity!
I receive many questions about what I do to keep my hair moisturized and conditioned. For the last several years, I have given my hair a steam treatment before I get into the shower to cleanse it. You may think this is an extra step that does not seem necessary; but for my hair success this process has helped me so much in detangling and the overall strength of my hair has changed.
Steaming: An essential part of my hair regime.
In the early days of my hair journey, I watched many Youtube videos that talked about the steaming process. Many of the Youtubers recommended this step, so I decided to try it. One of the first Youtube videos I watched on steaming was from Hey Fran Hey. She has not published a video in a while; but you can still watch her videos.
It took some time for me to master finger detangling, but eventually I figured it out it. I also use the Denman brush in the shower. After watching Fran’s video I took some of the tips she gave and started the prep before the steaming process. After trial and error I found a process that works best for me.
To prep my hair for the steamer, I use my favorite Wen oils, like Pomegranate and Lavender oils. You do not have to use the Wen oils. You can also use 3 or 4 drops of your own Lavender oil or peppermint oil mixed with a good carrier oil such as olive oil, jojoba oil or ovocado oil.
If you are pregnant or nursing please check with your doctor before attempting to deep condition with oils. Also, if you are allergic to essential oils or cannot use them, you can use your favorite deep conditioner. I have used the Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie and Sauve Conditioner. I have found that if I deep condition before I cleanse, it has helped my hair to be more moisturized and I have less shedding.
First Step:
I divide my hair in four sections. I go through it and apply the oils or deep conditioner until my hair is fully saturated. Before I had my steamer, I would soak a towel or turban in hot water, put it on my hair and sit under the dryer. I would leave my hair in the four sections when using the dryer. If I use my Huetiful steamer, I will put my hair in a bun because I do not use a towel or plastic cap. It gets warm under the steamer hood. Unfortunately, Huetiful does not sell the steamer anymore.
SecondStep:
I usually sit under the dryer for five to ten minutes, but you can go as long as twenty minutes if you want. With the Huetiful steamer, I go for about twenty minutes.because it has an automatic shut-off.
Third Step:
After I finish steaming, I work through my hair with the Wen cleanser. If I need to add a hair clarifier I will add it only to my scalp. After that I gently detangle with my Quidad hair detangler and clip my hair in four sections and get into the shower. I can rinse my hair and add my favorite conditioner and leave it on for 7-10 minutes while I shower. I gently go through my hair with the Quidad detangler and then slowly go through my hair with the Denman. I have found my hair so soft and detangled and cuts down my length of time in the shower.
This is a good video from CurlyPRoverbz if you do not want to buy a steamer.
I really like my Huetiful steamer, but I had to send my first one back. The second time it worked better, but it still drips so I always wear a towel under the hood. I did not pay full price for it originally. Another Youtuber offered a discount on her page so this was great. I have had the steamer for about 4 years. Even though the Huetiful company doesn’t make the steamer anymore my husband called the company and they gave me a replacement part.
I have heard great things about the Q-Redew which is a handheld steamer that retails for around $69.95 on Amazon. The reviews seem mixed on the website for the Q-Redew, I have not used it so if you have used it, let me know. Natural Chica did a review, check it out.
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