A Delicious find in Greensboro!

      For Valentines Day we chose to dine at the Green Valley Grill In Greensboro, North Carolina! We viewed several different menus and Green Valley Grill had a fabulous Valentines day special, pricey but definitely worth it. They offered a four course meal and we went with that, each choosing a different dish for each course so we could sample more of what this restaurant had to offer! 

We started off with these wonderful truffle fries that drew our attention right away when we first saw the menu., it wasn't included in the special but we could NOT resist, and I'm super glad we didn't. Delicious. You really tasted the Truffles. It tasted as though they were fried in truffle oil and sprinkled with truffles. They had a great earthy flavor, and were amazingly delicious!

               

The meals consisted of:                              First Course               Oysters Romesco: wood fire baked oysters topped with bacon, spinach and romesco sauce *These were incredibly fresh oysters and the sauce was great too!                                                                      ~And~              Mediterranean Filo Cigars: filled with rotisserie chicken, roasted red pepper, Fontina cheese and a charmoula aïoli dipping sauce  *Good. combo of ingredients, VERY flavorful!                                Second Course               Arugula salad with blood orange segments and feta cheese tossed with a citrus balsamic vinaigrette *:I LOVED it. Goat cheese and Arugula are incredible together. You've got the peppery tasting greens, the tang of the cheese, the sweetness of the blood orange and the sourness of vinaigrette! Ahh..so yummy when all are combined!                          Third Course                         Garlic Sautéed Maine Lobster over shrimp ravioli and wilted spinach with a lobster‐lime cream sauce *I am a New England girl who orders a lobster in North Carolina and to this day, 14 years later, I've yet to find one that is as tasty as one FRESH out of the water! Omgoodness. So, the lobster was as always, a disappointment. The ravioli was packed with shrimp and lobster in a nice sauce though, and it was delish!                                                                                                                                     ~And~           Wood‐Fire Rotisserie Pepper Crusted Beef Tenderloin topped with chive hollandaise sauce over a crispy truffle risotto cake and wilted spinach * I loved EVERYTHING about this dish. The spinach tasted as though the cut it out of the garden today, the risotto cake was very good, and I'm not a big risotto fan to begin with. and the tenderloin tasted AMAZING. My belly growls just thinking about that flavorful slice o deliciousness!                 Fourth Course         Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake Crumble<-----Incredibley chocolaty!  Check out my slide, try not to get too hungry!   I would definitely recommend this place to others! :) We really enjoyed our whole dining experience!

Happy Valentines Day!

Today is a day to celebrate LOVE. Yes, I'm aware that you should love and show IT everyday and no, you shouldn’t need a holiday just to show it, but one day out of the ENTIRE  year devoted to LOVE can’t hurt anything right?? I hear too many people complaining that it’s cheesy, that it’s too commercialized; it is what YOU make of it. Valentines Day can be celebrated without all of the hoopla, just use some creativity!   My advice to you, whether you’re single or in love, be happy, love YOURSELF; love your pet, love your neighbor, it doesn’t matter who you love, or how you do it, just LOVE!

 

 As For Us, we celebrated today like it was our FIRST (it's our first as man and wife) and our LAST and it was THE best one in eight years ! Love is grand! :)

XoXo ~Lisa Marie

Coupon Exchange!

   I love shopping just as much as the rest of the shopaholics out there, but I refuse to pay full price for anything!! Some call it cheap, others call it frugal, call it whatever your little heart desires, I love a good buy!

   Throwing together a fabulous outfit is great, but looking like a million bucks without spending it is even better! I've found that waiting until the end of each season to purchase items is smart because they want to get rid of the stock for the next season and you can get some AMAZING deals!!  We do NOT purchase Christmas Decor until AFTER Christmas! I have beautiful decor, and I bet my entire tree costs about 10 bucks (minus our very nice, not on sale First Christmas Ornament!)!

   With ALL this being said, I thought I'd pass some money saving sites and tips down to you! I hope you enjoy the savings as much as I! :)

   These are a couple of sites I normally go to first, they always find me a coupon!  You just type in the name of the store or the site of your choice and they provide you with the coupons/codes! Easy enough! Click on their pictures to take a peek! I promise to save you SOMETHING!!

PromotionCode.org has a ton of Promotion codes and online coupons, very simple and VERY basic!! I usually check both here and Retail me not!

I absolutely LOVE Retail me not! You just type in the store and it pulls up something about 75 percent of the time! I use it for Express codes because I always want something and misplace my coupons! :)

 The Krazy coupon ladies amaze me! There are all sorts of freebies, savings and samples to try before you buy! I just stumbled upon this one so I’m, still exploring and I LOVE it thus far!!!  She shows you several ways to purchase items as cheap as possible, sometimes even free!  I love it!  See for yourself!

Fatwallet is awesome because they offer all sorts of different savings, from free on up! I often use them to link to stores when I plan on making large purchases because they offer a percentage back at most stores! :) This means, after I purchase the items that I was going to purchase anyway, I get a percentage of the money back paid by check, money order or PayPal (which is my preferred way to receive payment).  I bought my front loader washer and dryer linking from Fatwallet to HomeDepot.com and saved almost $150.00!

Of course there are MILLIONS of places to search online; simply typing the particular product and the word "coupon" into the browser of a search engine such as Google or Yahoo will produce several money-saving options! Please, share your favorites with me, I love bargains! Happy Shopping!!

XoXo ~Lisa Marie

Tyson Marie Belanger

May 24,2010

Meet Tyson! Born, March 23, 2010 During American Idol! We adopted him On May 24th 2010 from the Humane Society.  He is a boxer mix, and he is growing into the very happy, healthy smart and loving dog we were hoping for!  He's an amazing little guy; he's ten months and can sit. stay, roll over, shake, alternate shakes, sit pretty and down. We almost sent him to classes at Pet Smart, but we wanted to at least  make an attempt at training him ourselves; I'm glad we gave it a whirl, because what fun it is watching him learn and grow!! :) One of Tyson's all time FAVORITE toys (besides the mega bones) is a balloon! He will hit the balloon all around the house trying to keep it afloat. It's an amazing sight to watch a 65 pound dog bounce a balloon around without popping it. He just recently learned how to pick it up if it does hit the floor! Hysterical! Tyson loves balls of all sorts, sticks, socks and money! He has consumed One hundred and Eighty dollars of Nate's so far! We would brag that he wasn't a "chewer"  until one day we came in from work and the money was gone. Hold out a dollar bill and see if Tyson doesn't think it's a treat! Ha! Smart dog!

Allow me to introduce myself!

So. Where do I begin? I'm Lisa Marie and I married my wonderful husband Nate on September 5th 2010, though we've been together for almost 8 years! We have a wonderful dog named Tyson, and a small home in the big city of Winston Salem, North Carolina!  I work in Marketing @ a Vinyl window and siding company here in the city . I'm the Telemarketing manager/secretary! I love it evidently, because I've been at it for 8 years now, I love the products and the people that surround me; most of the time anyway. ;)  In my spare time, I love to travel, road trips being my favorite because we always get to stop and explore a bit of each state as we pass through! I usually have the most fun when it's spur of the moment; nothing planned then all of a  sudden a walk, a day in the mountains, dinner out or one of my favorites, dinner in with friends!  I love to read; true crime mostly. My Prime time weaknesses are, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, The Bachelor, Law and Order and Saturday Night Live! I miss not an episode one, thanks to my super reliable DVR from Time Warner!  I love to debate, I learn SO much just by hearing BOTH sides’ viewpoints. I don't like closed minded debates though. Debate, not hate. Just so you know, this blog will include my feelings toward different topics, please, understand you're entitled to your own opinion and as long as you are not hurting me, or mine, I can totally respect any opinion put forth (unless otherwise stated). I don't like being judged, and will not do it to you. I may not AGREE with your every word, nor will you agree with mine, but I will respect you enough to talk about the whys and why nots and shake hands at the end.