tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37945302901629865402024-03-15T18:09:05.234-07:00Ah...Deals...Beckee's DealsWhere the beautiful people come to score a deal!beckeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060473489292985140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2725125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794530290162986540.post-71342751312266981682017-11-30T14:34:00.000-08:002017-11-30T14:35:19.917-08:00Beckee's Deal with HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays<center>
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Hello Friends! It's been a while. Honestly, there's been a lot going on in the Beckee's Deals family. It has been a little crazy. I have had very little time to share all my favorite things with you, but I am so, SO excited to take some time today to tell you about one of my favorite products, <a href="http://www.hormel.com/Brands/PartyTray">HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays</a>. </center>
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As you probably noticed right up front, I received a free product in exchange for my honest review of this product. Guys, I get offers every day in my email asking me to review various products, but I rarely make time to do it. However, the moment I saw this product was one I could review for you, I jumped at the chance. WHY, you ask? Well, honestly, because it is a product that I already use and love! I was excited to get a free party tray (which I would likely have bought anyway) and I really wanted to tell you all about them! </center>
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My plan when I got the coupons was to grab a tray to go along with our Thanksgiving dinner (which I was making in Utah at a hotel LOL). It would be the perfect appetizer to snack on as I cooked and to share with others as they awaited the main dish! But guess what? Clearly I was not the only person in Salt Lake on Thanksgiving eve that knew the beauty of these HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays because they were sold out. *sad*</center>
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Back up plan-Football party when we returned home! We got home late on Sunday night and planned to have friends over on Monday to watch the football game with us, but I was feeling pretty sick, so we ended up having a small family gathering instead. We will take a redo on the bigger football party and I WILL be serving these trays. </center>
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<a href="http://www.hormel.com/Brands/PartyTray">HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays</a> are the perfect family party item for a sick mom because they are SOOOO easy and SOOOO good! Just look at this piece of heaven:</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The 411 On HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays</span></b></center>
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There were three kinds of HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays options available at my local Walmart. (FYI, there were quite a few Hormel Snack trays as well if you are looking for a smaller snack-but honestly, go for the Party trays-you won't regret it!)</center>
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There was a <b>Deluxe HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays</b>: </center>
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This tray includes: Hormel Hard Salami, Hormel Genoa Salami, Assorted Pitted Olives, Sargento Colby Jack Cheese, Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese and Round Crispy Crackers.</div>
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A <b>Honey Ham and Turkey</b> <b>HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays</b> option:</center>
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This tray includes: Hormel Honey Ham, Hormel Smoked Turkey, Sargento Colby Jack Cheese, Sargento Mild Cheddar Cheese, and Round Crispy Crackers.</center>
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And a <b>Hard Salami and Pepperoni</b> <b>HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays</b> option: </center>
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This tray includes: Hormel Pepperoni, Hormel Hard Salami, Sargento Colby Jack Cheese, Sargento Mild Cheddar Cheese, and Round Crispy Crackers.</center>
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Look at her pile of salami with a huge bite through them all! LOL</div>
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It took about 5 minutes for this tray to look like this. If I waited any longer, I would have missed pictures entirely! </center>
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Honestly, when isn't a it a good idea to bring a HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays? Besides our family party, I have actually used these a lot recently. In the past few months alone I have brought these to a friends pot luck, a church activity, a cub scout pinewood derby, and just brought them home as a snack/treat for my kids. I am a serious fan! </center>
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My kids LOVE these. The crackers are their favorite. One of my kids told me the other day that he actually likes these crackers better than his favorite crackers that I usually buy him (I won't call them out, but trust me this is a significant thing because he LOVES these crackers...)</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Where can you find HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays?</span></b></center>
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You can find HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays at your local Walmart, or use <a href="http://www.hormel.com/Locator">http://www.hormel.com/Locator</a> to locate the store nearest you.</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Want more information on HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays? Look Here:</span></b></center>
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<li><a href="http://www.hormel.com/Brands/PartyTray">http://www.hormel.com/Brands/PartyTray</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HormelGatherings">https://www.facebook.com/HormelGatherings</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/hormelgathering/">https://www.pinterest.com/hormelgathering/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/HormelFoodsCorp">https://www.youtube.com/user/HormelFoodsCorp</a></li>
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I just want to tell you that this is an easy and yummy appetizer or snack that you can grab on the go! It is so nice to have something good "already ready". I highly recommend checking out HORMEL GATHERINGS® Party Trays. And hey, lets be honest, if you invite me over to a potluck, I will probably bring one of these. I hope you enjoy them as much as my family and I do! </div>
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We are Disney obsessed! We have had annual passes for several years and go pretty often. Last week we were there and tried something new that ended up being totally worth it. It is the <a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/maxpass/">Disneyland MaxPass</a>. </center>
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You can read <a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/maxpass/">all the official Disneyland MaxPass info here</a>, but here's the basic run down from me.</center>
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It costs $10/person/day and makes it possible to get fast passes on your phone through the Disneyland app. You also get all your photo pass photos through MaxPass. (all you have to do is put in your picture code from rides that take pictures or photographers around DL can add photos they take to your max pass). </center>
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Honestly, if you want to really utilize your time at Disneyland to the best of your ability, fast passes are the PRO TIP to make that happen, and Max Pass makes that easy to do. (Plus-pictures guys!)</center>
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(The price does seem a bit steep-for my family it is an extra $70/day-but it was SOOO worth it to for us based only on the fast pass experience. The fact we got all those awesome pictures as well was icing on the cake! I really wish it was a free service, but I guess it never will be if people like me are willing to pay...and I am willing to pay for this!)</center>
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beckeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060473489292985140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794530290162986540.post-27310971777761671112017-08-15T20:30:00.000-07:002017-08-15T20:30:01.088-07:00Beckee's Deal with Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park<center style="text-align: left;">
I would go out on a limb and say that visiting Kilauea, an active volcano, was probably the highlight of this trip. Not to downplay the awesomeness of everything else, but this was just SUCH a cool experience! Before I play show and tell about our day spend at <b>Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park</b>, I am going to just throw out yet another plug for this book: </center>
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And once again, I have nothing to do with the writers or company printing this book, I just really love it. (Honestly, I wish I had a relationship with them, like maybe BFF's?! But I don't.) :) So this is #NotSponsored. Just Beckee's obsession. </center>
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That being said, I just want to say that this book has a particularly helpful 20 page section all about the Volcanoes. We used it for our day there and it was like having an incredibly helpful tour guide with us. I think we #NailedIt on our day at <b>Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park! </b></center>
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1- First we stopped at the <b>Visitors center </b>to use the potty's and to check out all the available activities. Then we started our real adventure by crossing the street down to the <b>Helema'uma'u Trail </b>which led us to the back of the <b>Volcano House</b> where we had our first look at the Kilauea Caldera. Wow-even in the light we could see lots of steam rising from the lava below!</center>
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2-Next stop-a short stop at the <b>Kilauea Steam Vents</b>. That was pretty awesome to see all the steam rising all around and to feel the heat from them when we were close. They can be really hot! Careful of getting too close when you are checking them out! Do you know what causes the steam vents? They are areas where rain has seeped into the ground then been heated by Kilauea and they come up as steam. We went when it had just been pretty rainy, so there were LOTS of steam vents! It was cool!</center>
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3-We stopped at the <b>Kilauea Overlook</b> to see more of the caldera rim. You can also see the Halema'uma'u Crater from this view point.</center>
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4-<b>Jagger Museum</b>-this is where the best views of the crater is for sure. Plus the Museum itself is cool and full of awesome info (and of course some awesome souvenirs to purchase). We came here this time during daylight hours. It was cool, but trust me-it gets even cooler at night!</center>
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5- Next Up was the <b>Kilauea Iki</b> (Or little Kileaua). Kilauea Iki is a small pit crater next to the main summit caldera.</center>
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6-We walked through the <b>Thurston Lava Tube</b>. It was much shorter than I thought it would be but a totally worthwhile activity to do. Really cool! (Sadly, my phone was charging in the car during this activity, so I don't have any pictures-I will see if anyone in my group took any I can share here!) </center>
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7- <b>Mauna Ulu Crater Overlook</b> was the next stop.</center>
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8-We drove to the <b>End of Chain of Craters Road</b>. There is a 7 mile hike from here down to see where the lava is currently flowing into the ocean. It is a rough walk over old lava, so not one we could do with our group, but if Wes and I are able to go back sometime when it is still flowing, we will for sure do this one. If you do want to try this hike-bring PLENTY of water and plan for a long, somewhat rigerous hike (from what I have hears). From where we went though, we could see the <b>Holei Sea Arch</b>: </center>
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9-By this time, the <b>sun was setting</b></center>
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10- So we headed <b>back up to Jagger Museum to try to see the caldera in the dark</b>. By the time we got up there, they were sending most cars to lower parking lots and forcing people to hike 1-2 miles up to the museum. But guys, the "bus" paid off in this moment! When they saw our huge 15 passenger van coming up, they let us through to the main Jagger Museum parking lot where we got just about the last parking spot and just hopped out and saw one of the most amazing things I have ever and likely will ever see. </center>
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.gohawaii.com/islands/hawaii-big-island">Hawaii's Big Island</a> is an amazing, diverse place to travel. There are 13 different climate zones in the world. While we were there some people told us they had all 13 on the island, but I am not sure about that. But I know it has a lot-rain forest, active volcano, deserts, beaches, etc. They even get snow and have winter sports in the winter! That makes for a pretty diverse vacation spot. To do it all, you would need FAR more than a week, but we tried to pack in as much fun as we could! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's a summary and a few notes on the activities we did each day:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Our flight left Seattle at 3:30PM local time and arrived in Hawaii at 6:30pm Hawaii local time. My 13 year old son had to sit alone on the back of the plane. Here he is coming off the plane in Hawaii:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Then we went to Walmart where we purchased some snorkeling gear, some food, and a booster seat to replace the one we left in my car is Seattle. (<i><b>***Good tip here-buying a booster at a local Walmart costs less than ONE day renting one from the car rental places...even in Hawaii!!!***</b></i>) Then we ate a late dinner at Denny's (because it is right by Walmart, it was late to us, and it could accommodate our huge group). AND late that night we finally checked in to our condos at </span><a href="https://www.castleresorts.com/big-island/halii-kai-at-waikoloa/">Halii Kai</a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Here's a picture my dad took from my condo balcony:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We all piled into the car and drove across the island to Hilo.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">1-<b>Rainbow Falls</b> was our first stop-we hiked up to the banyan trees and took some pictures at the falls.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">2-<b>Laupahoehoe Point</b> has a bit of a sad history (April 1, 1446 a Tidal wave came through and a whole elementary school class of kids, their teachers and a few others lost their lives), but is a beautiful spot and guys-it was PACKED full of locals this day! We stopped for a while, read about the the sad history of the point, and enjoyed the immense beauty here.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">3-<b>Halii Kai Condos pool</b>: We relaxed a bit tonight in the pool and hot tub at our hotel. Somehow I did not get a picture of the hot tub, but guys...it was awesome with a rock/sand bottom! Here is a shot of the pool itself:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">And the view of the ocean from the pool:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">1-<b>Kahaluu Beach Bay</b> was a fun stop for snorkeling, but it was super packed! Tons of people were here! But we still spent quite a bit of time here today.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">2-<b>Hapuna Beach State Park:</b> We stopped here for food, but they would not serve a group as big as ours (yes, seriously), so we just hung out at the beach for a while, snorkeled and my daughter went Boogie Boarding. Then we headed back for some food at the Condo.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday July 25th: Puako Beach and Petroglyphs, Walk to Hilton and LUAU at Mauna Kea!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">1-<b>Puako Beach Petroglyphs</b> walk first. Actually, we accidentally walked along the beach first:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Then we went on the real Petroglyph path/walk:</span><br />
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2-We walked from our hotel past the golf course and over to the <b>Hilton Waikoloa Village</b>. That hotel is like the Disneyland of resorts! Holy crap! We may have to stay there sometime when I can get a good deal! It was beautiful!<br />
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3-<b>Luau at Mauna Kea Resort</b>. So great! Great show, great food! Actually, it was my favorite Luau I have been to so far in my life! I definitely recommend it!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday July 26th: Armour's 11th Birthday, Hilo Farmers Market, Imiloa Astronomy Center, Akaka Falls, and Night walk at the Hilton</span></b><br />
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1-We gained an 11 year old today! He wanted cheesecake for his birthday, so we went and bought some at Foodland and we celebrated the birth of our middle child! <b>The Big Island is a great place to celebrate a birthday!</b> What a lucky guy!<br />
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2-We wanted to check out the <b>Hilo Farmers Market</b> in all it's glory, so we went there today since it was a Wednesday. It was the perfect place to pick up some local foods, grab some sweet souvenirs, and hang out with lots of other people! We even met a guy from Aberdeen! It was crazy! :)<br />
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3-My FAVORITE stop on the Big Island back when I visited Wes there 11 years ago was to the <b>Imiloa Astronomy Center</b>. The planetarium was the best part. Sadly, this time, the Planetarium was closed, but we went and enjoyed the rest of the Astronomy center. It was so fun and educational for the whole family! It was great!!!<br />
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4-Stopped and hiked down to <b>Akaka Falls</b>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday July 27: 49 Black Sand Beach/Honoha'ope Beach, Walk to see Dolphins at Dolphin Quest, and Hawaii's Volcano's National Park.</span></b><br />
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1-Wes, Armour (11 year old) and Wesley's parents walked over to <b>49 Black Sand Beach/Honoha'ope Beach</b> this morning (Early):<br />
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2-We walked over to see the Dolphins at <b>Dolphin Quest on the Hilton Property</b>.<br />
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3- We went to <b>Hawaii's Volcanos National Park</b>-there was SOOOO much we did here today that it will have it's own post. I will put a link to it once it is posted! Here is a couple pictures to whet your appetite:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Friday July 28: Swimming with Dolphins, Chilling around the hotel</span></b><br />
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1-Today Wes and the kids swam with Dolphins at Dolphin Quest. It was amazing for them!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday July 29: Mauna Kea Onizaka Visitor's Center, Hilo Farmers Market (again), Botanical Garden drive, Red Eye home!</b></span><br />
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1-<b>Mauna Kea Onizaka Visitor's Center</b> with the family-the bus barely made it there, but it was fun and interesting to stop!<br />
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2-Back to <b>Hilo Farmer's Market</b>!<br />
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3-<b>Scenic Drive near the Botanical Garden</b>-we took the scenic side drive and it was so worth it-look:<br />
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4-Off to the <b>airport</b> to return home on the Red Eye.<br />
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What an amazing trip! We did so many amazing thing, and there is so much more for us to do next time!!! I cannot wait to get back!<br />
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Wow, the summer of travel is almost to an end, but I have not shared all the great tips I learned this summer yet! I guess I will start with my most recent vacation. It was a big one! </center>
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Almost two weeks ago I returned home from the Big Island of Hawaii. </center>
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As I have mentioned before, I am a planner. Big time. Maybe even an over-planner...This trip was no exception. </center>
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But I feel I need to explain something about my planning. I am a planner that likes to be spontaneous. Weird, right? But true. When I plan, I do not make calendars full of events and exact times. But what I make is spreadsheets and lists of the things that I might want to do at the location I am visiting. And I research. A lot. In advance. That way I can usually figure out if there is something I want to do that requires planning ahead and putting on the calendar (like going to See Hamilton on Broadway-you have to get those tickets WAY in advance and plan ahead for that!) or if things are more of a possible spontaneous adventure (like a beach or a drive).</center>
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Usually we are pretty active and adventurous on vacations. My husband especially. People always comment that he keeps you running! True...But we also know our audience, and for our most recent vacation (the the Big Island of Hawaii), our "audience" was 11 people ranging from grandparents to kindergartners. 6 years old to 62 year old, kids, adults, teens all in the mix. This was THE big trip of the year for the Beckee's Deals family-Wes and I took our 5 kids, his parents, and my parents with us to Hawaii for a week. So I planned a LITTLE differently...</center>
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I started out the same...For those of you that read <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/04/aloha-beckees-deal-with-kauai-overview.html">my Kauai overview post</a>, you know I completely recommend <a href="http://www.hawaiirevealed.com/">these books</a>:</center>
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My husband is kind of a Big Island pro because he did an externship during med school in Hilo, so he lived there for a month (or 6 weeks?) At the time our middle child was a baby. That baby and I visited Wes on the Big Island for about a week. On this recent trip, we celebrated that "baby"'s 11th birthday. So, it has been almost 11 years since Wes got to live in Hawaii for a glorious few weeks. </center>
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In spite of Wesley's expertise on this island, in preparation for this trip, I still read this book (We actually gave this book to our parents to read as well in preparation for the trip):</center>
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The first time through, I just marked and noted the things that looked awesome, that Wes and I might like if we were going alone. And the second time through I looked for things that a multi-generational groups could all do together. That would appeal to a 6 year old and not kill a 62 year old, that would keep the interest of a teenager and still challenge an adult without boring a 9 year old. </center>
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That way, if we were on one part of the island doing an activity and we had time to do something else spontaneously, we could see what else might be of interest nearby. I tried to make sure the list included things that others might be interested in even if I was not (Golf, fishing, etc).</center>
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Next, I looked at the list and picked out a few absolute MUSTs and looked to see if any of those musts required advanced planning and arrangement. Like, for example, I knew we would want to do a Luau with everyone while on the island. That might sell out and only happens on certain nights, so I planned it ahead, made reservations and paid for the luau in advance. AND put it on the calendar! </center>
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<b>Who were we with</b>: I already mentioned that this was a huge multi-generational group-11 of us. My parents, Wesley's parents, me, Wes, and our 5 kids (ages 6-14). ( Enjoy this terrible picture of the whole group...I would use a better one, but this is the only one with all of us in it)</center>
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This trip was originally supposed to be a beach/Disneyland trip to California (<a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/christmas-adventures-2016-for-2017.html">Adventure #4 in this post</a>). However, when I was in the planning/paying stages, on a whim, I checked <a href="https://www.costcotravel.com/">Costco Travel</a> for any great deals. And guess what? I found one! But not for Disneyland/California Beaches, but for the Big Island of Hawaii. And it was less than the other plan was going to be for 11 people. HECK.YEAH. Since we did a package deal on this, airfare, car, and hotel were included in the cost. The original plans and what actually happened were a bit different sadly...(we had some issues-which was weird because we have never had problems with Costco travel before when we have used them.) Here's what happened:</center>
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<b>Airplane travel:</b> The grandparents were all coming from Salt Lake City Utah, so they were on the same itinerary, and we were flying from Seattle. The plan had them flying to Seattle, then all 11 of us on a flight to Kona. We had reserved seats months ago all together, but for some reason Delta or Costco changed them and my father in law almost got bumped from the flight. It was terrible, but in the end, after HOURS on the phone with Delta and with Costco, We were in fact all on the plane together-seated all over, but on the same plane. </center>
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<b>Accommodations</b>: This aspect of our trip was phenomenal! We had 3 condos reserved at <a href="https://www.castleresorts.com/big-island/halii-kai-at-waikoloa/">Halii Kai at Waikoloa</a>. </center>
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I have so much to share and I am so far behind! I have some New York thoughts as well as some ideas about Hawaii's Big Island. I promise those post will be coming out soon here. Right now I am between trips in this year of travel, and I am sitting at home while some work is being done here. It sounds like this might be the perfect time to catch up a few things on here between cleaning up, and having work done! So, look forward to some more travel thoughts from Beckee coming to my blog soon! </center>
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My 3 oldest kids are away at camps, so the 2 littles and I just stopped over at 7-11 and got our FREE small Slurpees! YUM! You have until 7PM today to get yours so head over to your nearest 7-11 and get one! No purchase necessary! </center>
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Wahoo! One of my favorite yearly freebies! Tomorrow is 7/11 so, <a href="https://www.7-eleven.com/">7-11</a> will be giving our free small Slurpees from 11am-7pm! YEAH! </center>
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Back in April, my husband had a continuing education conference in Southern Cal, so he and I went without our kids and made a vacation out of it. The conference was at the <a href="https://hoteldel.com/">Hotel Del Coronado</a> (one of my <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/06/travel-splurges-that-are-worth-it-my.html">awesome top 5 worthwhile splurges</a>) so we got to stay there and play! </center>
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One of the days though, we decided to sneak away and do something we had never done before-go to Disneyland KID FREE! That's right, alone as adults at Disneyland! YEAH! </center>
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Those of you that know me in real life probably know I am a huge Disney fan (HUGE) so this was awesome. However, one of my major pet peeves when I spend all day there is how quickly my cell phone dies. I want it to work all day for calls, texts, photos and even to play (the battery draining) Pokemon Go if I feel so inclined. But it doesn't. And even when I bring several of my good portable chargers, the phone still only lasts until maybe early evening at the longest. Especially when my husband and I are sharing portable chargers. </center>
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But guys! Disneyland has now installed these amazing machines that solved my problem!<a href="http://www.fuel-rod.com/"> FuelRod</a> stations are portable charging stations. You purchase a fuelrod portable charger there for $30 at the park (or if you plan ahead-unlike our last minute trip, you can <a href="http://www.fuel-rod.com/">order one on their website for $20</a>). </center>
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Favorite: <i>Sweat</i></center>
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Who I think will win: <i>Oslo </i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Oslo</i> (from all I have read it was a brilliant production)</center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: <i>Oslo </i></center>
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Favorite: <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Present Laughter</i> (solely because I love Kevin Kline-LOL)</center>
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Who I think will win: Jefferson Mays for<i> Oslo</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Kevin Kline for <i>Present Laughter</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Laura Linney for <i>Little Foxes </i>(blah)</center>
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Who I think should win: Anyone else...(I don't get the obsession with her)</center>
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Who I think will win: Ben Platt for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: This is a rich category this year-it is hard to say which one should win-frankly I am surprised Ben Platt is SUCH a favorite.</center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Ben Platt for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Favorite: Bette Midler for <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Bette Midler for <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Hard to say-fame is clearly a factor here-3 uber famous talented women nominated-all three superstars, and 2 newer, less known talents. I saw both of the lesser known ones (Denee Benton in <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i>, and Eva Noblezada in <i>Miss Saigon</i>). Both of their performances were worthy of this award in my opinion...</center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Bette Midler for <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Favorite: Danny DeVito in Arthur Miller’s <i>The Price</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Danny DeVito in Arthur Miller’s <i>The Price</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Michael Aronov, <i>Oslo</i></center>
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Favorite: Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Favorite:Andrew Rannells in <i>Falsettos</i> </center>
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Who I think will win: Mike Faist in <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Lucas Steele in <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Gavin Creel, <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Favorite: Rachel Bay Jones in <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Jenn Colella in <i>Come From Away</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Rachel Bay Jones in <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Favorite: Steven Levenson for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i> or <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Steven Levenson for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Favorite: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Favorite: Nigel Hook for <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Nigel Hook for <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Nigel Hook for <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Nigel Hook for <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i></center>
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Favorite: Mimi Lien for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Mimi Lien for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Mimi Lien for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Favorite: Paloma Young for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Paloma Young for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Paloma Young for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Santo Loquasto, <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Favorite: Donald Holder for <i>Oslo</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Donald Holder for <i>Oslo</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Donald Holder for <i>Oslo</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Christopher Akerlind, <i>Indecent</i></center>
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Favorite: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Rebecca Taichman, <i>Indecent</i></center>
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Favorite: Michael Greif for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Michael Greif for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Rachel Chavkin for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i> (I think it is worth mentioning that Matthew Warchus did an AMAZING job with <i>Groundhog Day The Musical</i>, and I don't think it should be discounted, particularly for this category-also, I hope it wins some sort of effects awards. The staging was AWESOME!)</center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Christopher Ashley, <i>Come from Away</i></center>
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Favorite: Andy Blankenbuehler for <i>Bandstand</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Sam Pinkleton for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Sam Pinkleton for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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<b>WINNER</b>: Andy Blankenbuehler for <i>Bandstand</i></center>
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Favorite: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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I guessed a total of 11 categories correctly out of 24. So...I'm not sure what to say about that, but I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Tony's! It was a great show-fun to watch and totally fun for our family! And for anyone following at home, the whole family did predictions, and I guessed the most correct, followed by Armour who guessed 10/24 correctly. </center>
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As I mentioned in a previous post this week, the Tonys are equal to the Superbowl in my world. So, obviously we need some excellent Tonys watching food! This year I based the main food on inspiration from the four musicals nominated for best new musical.</center>
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My Kindergartner and 3rd grader took charge of this show and put together snacks and things you might get on an airplane since many characters were stuck on airplanes for many hours in this show.</center>
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Pierogis because at the beginning of the show we were given pierogis from the cast to eat! Admitedly I do not know how to make them, so I bought some in the frozen section and cooked them at home. They are not nearly as delicious as the ones at The Great Comet, but they will do!</center>
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Two important scenes in this show happen in an apple orchard, so we did some apple related goodness for Evan Hansen (that's easy to do in Yakima Washington LOL). We have a homemade apple crisp pie, apples, and sparkling apple cider! </center>
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<a href="https://www.show-score.com/">Show-Score</a> and <a href="https://www.audiencerewards.com/">Audience Rewards</a> got together and set up a way for us to predict the Tony's and I just put in my predictions. Wanna play along with me? Let’s see if we agree about who will win the Tonys! (There is even a prize, maybe we’ll split it: 1,000,000 Audience Rewards® Points!) All you need to do is <a href="https://www.show-score.com/tony/i/40457">click this link</a> to play with me. </center>
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***This list is based on the opinions of a girl living across the country who has only seen a handful of these productions live. My opinions are based on seeing those shows, researching the others and reading a lot online, and watching everything I can find online. I am not a Tony Prediction expert, just an opinionated fan***</center>
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Who I think will win: <i>Oslo </i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Oslo</i> (from all I have read it was a brilliant production)</center>
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Favorite: <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Natasha Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: <i>Six Degrees of Separation</i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Present Laughter</i> (solely because I love Kevin Kline-LOL)</center>
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Favorite: <i>Hello, Dolly!</i> (though several articles I read today are predicting that <i>Falsettos</i> may take it)</center>
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Who I think will win: <i>Hello, Dolly! </i>(which is possibly my least favorite musical of all time)</center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Miss Saigon!</i> (It was AMAZING!)</center>
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Who I think will win: Jefferson Mays for<i> Oslo</i></center>
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Who I think should win: ? I am not sure on this one..</center>
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Favorite: Laura Linney for <i>Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Laura Linney for <i>Little Foxes </i>(blah)</center>
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Who I think should win: Anyone else...(I don't get the obsession with her)</center>
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Favorite: Ben Platt for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Ben Platt for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: This is a rich category this year-it is hard to say which one should win-frankly I am surprised Ben Platt is SUCH a favorite.</center>
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Favorite: Bette Midler for <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Bette Midler for <i>Hello, Dolly!</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Hard to say-fame is clearly a factor here-3 uber famous talented women nominated-all three superstars, and 2 newer, less known talents. I saw both of the lesser known ones (Denee Benton in <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i>, and Eva Noblezada in <i>Miss Saigon</i>). Both of their performances were worthy of this award in my opinion...</center>
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Favorite: Danny DeVito in Arthur Miller’s <i>The Price</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Danny DeVito in Arthur Miller’s <i>The Price</i></center>
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Who I think should win: ?</center>
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Favorite: Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Cynthia Nixon in Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Mike Faist in <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Lucas Steele in <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: Rachel Bay Jones in <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Jenn Colella in <i>Come From Away</i></center>
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Favorite: Steven Levenson for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i> or <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Favorite: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Benj Pasek & Justin Paul for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Nigel Hook for <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Nigel Hook for <i>The Play That Goes Wrong</i></center>
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Favorite: Mimi Lien for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Mimi Lien for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Mimi Lien for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Jane Greenwood for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Favorite: Paloma Young for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Paloma Young for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Paloma Young for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: Donald Holder for <i>Oslo</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Donald Holder for <i>Oslo</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Donald Holder for <i>Oslo</i></center>
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Favorite: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Bradley King for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Favorite: Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Daniel Sullivan for Lillian Hellman’s <i>The Little Foxes</i></center>
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Favorite: Michael Greif for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Michael Greif for <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Rachel Chavkin for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i> (I think it is worth mentioning that Matthew Warchus did an AMAZING job with <i>Groundhog Day The Musical</i>, and I don't think it should be discounted, particularly for this category-also, I hope it wins some sort of effects awards. The staging was AWESOME!)</center>
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Favorite: Andy Blankenbuehler for <i>Bandstand</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Sam Pinkleton for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Sam Pinkleton for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think will win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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Who I think should win: Dave Malloy for <i>Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812</i></center>
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If you know me in real life, you know that "Beckee's Deal" is that I have a few great loves in life: my family, my church, football, and Musicals probably rank highest! :) I was a drama teacher once upon a time and still love to perform when I get the chance between all the mommin'.</center>
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So, <a href="https://www.tonyawards.com/index.html">the Tony awards</a> and the Superbowl are equivalent events in my world! This year, I am even more excited than usual though because I just returned a few weeks ago from an AMAZING Anniversary trip to NYC to see some of those amazing musicals! (And I have obsessively listened to the soundtracks of those I could not get tickets to). Just for reference, the shows I saw were <i>Hamilton</i> (last years winner of basically everything), <i>Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812</i>, <i>Miss Saigon, Groundhog Day The Musical, Wicked</i>, and <i>Chicago</i> (which my husband's cousin is in!!).</center>
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I want to get YOU excited (and ready) for the Tony awards too!! </center>
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So, I have compiled below some things you should check out before <a href="https://www.tonyawards.com/index.html">Sunday's Tony Award show</a> (Sunday June 11, 2017 CBS 8/7C):</center>
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<i>Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812</i> (commonly referred to as just <i>The Great Comet</i>)</center>
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<i>Hello, Dolly!</i> (starring Bette Midler)</center>
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Denee Benton, <i>The Great Comet</i></center>
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<i><a href="http://comefromaway.com/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Come From Away</b></span></a></i>: Based on the "true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them". It is about planes that were grounded in the small town of Gander, Newfoundland on 9/11 when the terrorist attacks happened. Check this out:</center>
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Sadly I did not get to see this one in NYC, but I have listened to the music. I love the music to this, and I LOVE that it is a TRUE story of something amazing and good that happened on a day that was so, so dark in our history. It is beautiful. </center>
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<a href="http://dearevanhansen.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Dear Evan Hansen</i></span></b></a>: The story of a teenager (Evan Hansen) who kind of accidentally end up as an important player in a tragedy that in reality had nothing to do with him. Evan is struggling himself and has a short encounter with another student at school, Connor, who ends up committing suicide that night. Conner has a letter in his pocket when he kills himself that makes his parents thing he and Evan were friends. When he is confronted about the letter and asked whether he and Connor were friends, he does not want to disappoint the grieving parents so he invents a friendship with Connor. As with most lies, his explodes, becoming bigger and bigger. The show explores suicide, anxiety, social media and other timely themes. Check this out:</center>
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I really, really wanted to see this show, but it is a hot ticket right now and I did not get tickets. From all I have read, this show is the favorite to win. The music is beautiful, it is a beautifully haunting story to me. My teen age son LOVES this music. I think it will likely take the big prize home even with other amazing shows up against it this year.</center>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.groundhogdaymusical.com/">Groundhog Day The Musical</a></b></span></i>: Musical based on the 1993 Bill Murray <i>Groundhog Day</i> about an arrogant weatherman that gets stuck in the same town repeating Groundhog day over and over again. Starring Andy Karl (who also starred in the <i>Rocky</i> musical on Broadway).</center>
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I was so, so lucky to see this amazing revival in May. I had seen the original production 20 years ago when I went to NYC for my high school graduation trip. I loved it and truly did not think this could live up, but it did. It really did-this production exceeded my expectations is so many ways. I cannot give it enough praise, and I hope it beats out the favorite (<i>Dolly</i>) to win because I think it deserves the win! (Plus, to be honest, I hate <i>Hello Dolly!</i>) I am voting for this one for the win!</center>
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Guys, I somehow blew it on my Top 5 travel splurges post-like super blew it. In my outline (Yes folks I do outlines and drafts before I post final-ish products) for the post I had a top 5 and meant to add family visits as a 6th bonus...I did not finish writing the post in one day, and when I came back to finish writing it, I couldn't find my outline/notes. So, when I came to the 5th one, I could not remember what I wanted to put. And guys-it is the splurge of all splurges (as far as ones I have done anyway) and I would absolutely do it again-in fact I plan to! So, I have edited <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/06/travel-splurges-that-are-worth-it-my.html">the post about the Top five Travel Splurges</a>. If you read it already, <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/06/travel-splurges-that-are-worth-it-my.html">check out the newly updated post</a> to see my updated number 5! </center>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I love to save a buck when I can. Nothing makes me quite as giddy as getting a great deal! But sometimes there are things that are expensive, that I cannot find great discounts on, or any discoutns at all really. But they are TOTALLY worth it to me. Now, my splurge-worthy items are probably different than yours would be because my interests are different than yours. But I want to share with you what some of the pricy travel choices I have made that I would absolutely do again! </span></div>
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I have <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/search/label/%23Disneyland">written extensively about Disneyland</a> and how difficult it is to get deals for Disney. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2015/09/beckees-deals-at-disneyland-tickets-to.html">This post</a> is all about choosing the right ticket options for you to get the most bang for your buck. But notice there is no top secret money saving tips here-the tickets are what they are. There are rarely any discounted tickets or awesome deals on DL tickets, but in spite of that, for our family, Disneyland is a travel splurge that is totally worth it. When we plan a Disney trip, I just plan on the park tickets being expensive and I try to save money in other areas (<a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2015/09/beckees-deals-at-disneyland-hotels.html">Hotel </a>, Food, airfare, etc)</center>
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Our family stayed here once for Wes to go to a conference, and it was magical. We went to Disneyland a couple days on that same trip, and our little Disney fans could not wait to leave DL and get back to the Hotel Del. There is something magical about this historic gem right on one of the most amazing beaches in the world. But it is a real splurge-especially for a large family like ours. Wes and I were able to go back there last month without the kids. It was still as magical as the first time and we cannot wait to go again with the kids (they are so mad we went without them this time LOL). </center>
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For my 16th anniversary my amazing husband just took me to New York City for a week of Broadway shows! Dream come true!! But I will tell you that the prices for Broadway shows have certainly gone up in the past decade since I was last in NYC. The good news is there are ways to get discounted tickets (which I will write about soon). BUT I decided that on occasion, it is totally worth the splurge to buy exactly the seats you want at exactly the show you want to see. Like how I bought full price tickets almost a year ago to see Hamilton for my 16th anniversary on May 17, 2017...totally worth it!!! :)</center>
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When I was planning our trip to Kauai, there were a few consistent pieces of advice people gave me-make sure you get to see the Na Pali coast, and take a helicopter ride-it is amazing and totally worth the cost. Once again I learned that my friends give great advice. We took a helicopter ride through <a href="https://www.bluehawaiian.com/kauai/tours/">Blue Hawaiian Helicopter</a>. They had an online special that saved us some money by booking it online at least 5 days in advance. Even with the special it was over $200 each (We saved about $30 each through the online special). But $200 per person is not cheap! But it was totally worth it! Maybe someday we will take our kids to Kauai, and if so, we will have to save for this splurge! </center>
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5-<a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2016/05/universal-studios-vip-experience.html"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Universal Studios VIP tour</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size: large;">!!</span></b></center>
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Last year we took our family to Universal Studios and since Harry Potter land had just opened and we had one day only, we decided to splurge and go for the VIP experience. It was pricey, but so, so worth it! I thought the front of line passes all day would be worth it alone, but that was just the tip of an already awesome iceberg! We are NOT guided tour people. At all. So we thought that if we get through the few hours of the tour, it will be worth it to get the front of line passes the rest of the day. BUT friends, this tour was awesome! Our guide rocked, our group was fun, and we had so much fun. Then the gourmet, all you can eat lunch...Um YES! Please! It was ideal for our family (my teen aged son for sure got his money's worth of food! I wrote <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2016/05/universal-studios-vip-experience.html">an extensive review of this amazing experience here</a>. Please read all about it, and if you are considering a big family splurge, consider this one seriously! </center>
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There is not time that is more expensive or more of a hassle to travel than holidays. Seriously, they are not cheap times to travel, but they also happen to be the times when kids are out of school and hubby is (sometimes) off and we can go see family. We do not live near any family, so it is a treat to visit family or to have them visit us. And a lot of times, it is also an expensive splurge to do so, But it is always worth it! You can save money of course on those family visits by staying with family (not hotel costs) and letting them feed you as often as possible (less $$ on food spent), etc. One more thing I always do when planning a family visit during the splurgy times (cough Christmas cough) is to research flight options plus van rental costs and compare that cost to how much gas (and time) it will be to drive to the family. With 5 kids and 2 adults and family visits usually about a 10 hour drive away, it almost always ends up that driving is our best cost option...but sometimes I still splurge on the flight/car rental option because like I said, sometimes the Splurge is worth it (like if you have limited time!). </center>
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beckeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060473489292985140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794530290162986540.post-5950544483505271762017-05-24T10:43:00.000-07:002017-05-24T10:43:05.157-07:00Moving...it never gets easier...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You may or may not know that my family had been living in a rental house in Yakima since we moved here while we were looking for a house to buy. I have a whole lot to say about house hunting, but I will save that for another day. We finally bought a house a couple months ago, and so we moved.</center>
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For some reason, I was under the impression that moving across town would be easier than moving across the country. That is just not true. In fact I think it is harder. Because when you move across the country, you tend to take a few day, maybe a week or two to just move. Your total focus is on the details of the move. When you move across town, you have to do all those moving details AND keep doing normal stuff-hubby to work, kids to school, dance, rehearsals, sports, etc. </center>
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Although I did not realize HOW hard it would be, I did know it might be tough, so we planned our move to happen during the kids spring break. Which really just made for a crappy spring break full of stress (and 2 sons with birthdays that essentially got ignored). </center>
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And almost 2 months later I am still not unpacked, and still cannot find where the movers (yes we hired movers) put stuff-I can tell you they did not put things in the rooms they were marked to go in. UG! Wes and I have been having trouble with our bed since they put it together, and late last night when Wes got home after a long day on call, we realized they did not put it together correctly AT ALL, and we had to pull it apart and fix it before we could go to sleep. Double UG!</center>
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So right now, Beckee's deal is that she has a lot of unpacking to do still! I have no advice, nothing profound to say, just wanted to say to all my friends, family, readers who have been through an in town move before-KUDOS to you! I am impressed that so many people do this without missing a beat. I on the other hand have missed months of beats...but I guess I'll just keep pushing along and hopefully I will be motivated enough to get through all these boxes soon! </center>
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beckeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060473489292985140noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794530290162986540.post-91584123167118715522017-05-24T10:13:00.000-07:002017-05-24T11:24:12.083-07:00Beckee's Deal is all about Travel right now! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you noticed that my deal lately is that I am gone traveling-a lot?! If you are my facebook friend, you are probably sick of my travel posts. It seems like I am rarely home. I kind of feel like Wes and I are making up for 16 years of limited travel by traveling a lot this year. LOL.</center>
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That being said, since I went to Kauai a couple months ago, I have been on 2 more dream vacations! I will share some of the amazing deals and fun activities on here soon. </center>
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First though, I wanted to note that much of our travel has been related to continuing education for my husband. So, when you see me posting fun stuff from exotic locations, it is only part of the story.</center>
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Usually my husband spends much of his days in classes for continuing education. On occasion he can skip a day because he doesn't need those particular credits, or we will arrive or leave a few days before his conference starts so we can enjoy the area together for a few days without work plans. </center>
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One of the ways we are able to stay at nice resorts/hotels is because we get discounted hotel prices in conjunction with the conferences. But, sometimes we cannot get the discounted prices because I booked too late or the hotel sells out, or something like that. On those occasions, I do a lot of "hotel shopping". I look on hotel booking sites like Expedia or Priceline, on the hotel websites, and I check for deals in email offers (I am a part of the points/honors programs for several hotel brands that I frequent: Hilton and Hyatt for example). </center>
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We can often also get discounts on activities through the conferences as well. I also get discounted prices on activities often by booking early, online, usually directly from company websites. </center>
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And as far as transportation (airfares, cars, buses, subways, etc), I also shop around and try to book early-but not too early. (On my latest trip to New York City, I booked my flights way too early-like 9 almost a year in advance, and tickets got much cheaper about 2-3 months before we traveled. Dang!)</center>
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All of this is just to say that travel can be costly, but do your homework, plan and prepare and you can do some pretty awesome travel adventures on whatever budget you have! I promise it is possible! :) </center>
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Food! Oh Food! I love to eat, so I am always excited to test out the local foods when I go on vacation. But admittedly, I was a little overwhelmed by all the amazing looking food options in the Kauai guide book (<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "tahoma" ,; font-size: 13px;">"</span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0996131841/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491195000&sr=8-1&keywords=kauai+guidebook" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Tahoma, san-Serif; font-size: 13px;">The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, Kauai Revealed, 10th Edition</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "tahoma" ,; font-size: 13px;">" by Andrew Doughty)</span>, and all the suggestions from friends. And most of our trip revolved around the activities we were doing. So, most of our food options came down to finding something great near wherever we were. (There were a few that were highly recommended that I made sure to try) </center>
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<li>5 stars will be hard to come by-best of the best!</li>
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<li>3 stars is good food, I might go back again.</li>
<li>2 stars is ok food. Nothing special, but not bad either and I likely would not go back there.</li>
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Wes and I happened upon this one after an activity on the first day. We did not realize until later that it was one with an ONO in the guidebook. We went during lunch, when they only had the back lounge open (pictured above) with a limited lunch selection. We were able to find some great food though. </center>
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Admission: I only kind of like sno cones, and don't like ice cream much at all, so in all the times I have been to Hawaii, I have not tried shave ice. Ok, so my dad says I did when I was young, but I do not remember that...so this was my first Shave Ice that I remember eating:</center>
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Guys, I am sold! I ordered the Tropical Breeze. There is something magically delicious about that mix of shaved ice, macadamia nut ice cream, and topped with Haupia Cream. I made an absolute mess eating it, but I loved every bite. I cannot wait to go back and try more flavors. It is a perfect treat on a hot Hawaiian day! :)</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Restaurant Kiibo</span></b>: in Lihue </center>
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<b>Beckee's Rating: ** (2/5 stars)</b></center>
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I was craving sushi. We were driving back from an activity and I put "sushi" into my google maps and let it lead up to this restaurant in Lihue. It is a bit of a dive, and it turned out that they were not serving sushi that night (maybe at all anymore...I am not sure). We stayed in spite of the lack of what we came for. Wes ate a bento box, I ate a salad and a tempura udon. </center>
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My honest assessment of this restaurant is that it was ok. The food was fine, not great, not bad, just fine. The best part was that it was fast and there was no wait to be seated. And I was really hungry. I was disappointed that there was no sushi, and I think my opinion may have been colored by that disappointment. I was going to rate this a 1/5 stars, but gave it a 2/5 because I think my disappointment colored my reaction.</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Puka Dog</span></b>: in the Po'ipu Shopping Village </center>
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Remember how I said I went to a few places that were recommended in the book as well as by friends? This is actually THE place that was recommended by, well, pretty much everyone I talked to about what to eat in Kauai. AND now I can add my own recommendations to all of you. You may have noticed that I gave this the difficult to come by 5/5 stars. Really, it is a must have. I will go back again to try a new combination.</center>
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Let me explain how this works (If you open the picture above so it's big, you can see this on there).</center>
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Step 1: Choose your Dog (Polish for about $8 or Veggie for about $8.50)</center>
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Step 2: Choose a garlic/lemon secret sauce (Mild/Original, Spicy/Jalapeno, Hot/Chili Pepper, or Lava/Habanero)</center>
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Step 3: Choose your Tropical relish (Kauai Special/Mango, Pineapple Field/Pineapple, Polihale Sunset/Papaya, Coconut Beach/Coconut, Waimea Canyon/Banana, or Na Pali Cruise/Star Fruit)</center>
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Step 4: Do you want Auntie Lilikoi's Hawaiian Mustard OR would you rather go with traditional Ketchup, yellow or dijon mustard, and/or sweet pickle relish?</center>
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OK, all I can say about this is you MUST try it yourself. I loved mine:</center>
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Just so you know what I picked, I got the Polish Dog, Mild garlic lemon secret sauce, a mix of Mango and Pineapple relish, and the Auntie Lilikoi's Hawaiian Mustard. AND I got the fresh squeezed Lemonade. I literally cannot wait to go back and try more combinations! </center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kintaro Restaurant</b></span>: in Wailua</center>
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<b>Beckee's Rating: **** (4/5 stars)</b></center>
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Remember how I was craving Sushi so bad earlier in this trip (and in this post)? Well, We finally turned to the guide book to find some for me. This place had Sushi and Teppan-yaki. But I will tell you this, if you want to do teppan-yaki-reserve ahead, like days ahead...luckily I was there for the Sushi so when we walked in with no reservation, even though it was VERY crowded, they seated us at the Sushi bar pretty quick. </center>
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We checked out the sushi menu (pictured above) and picked out a few rolls...guys, I really cannot remember what I ordered in the end. I know that of the 5 or 6 rolls Wes and I ordered, the only one we did not like was the soft shell crab one (mostly because we discovered that we are NOT fans of soft shell crab). Just look at this amazing sushi:</center>
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I will certainly go back here next time I am in Kauai. I may even be prepared enough to check out the teppan-yaki next time... :) </center>
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Just some background. My husband lived in the Philippines for 2 years before I knew him, and I noticed there were lots of Filipino restaurants in Kauai. I thought Wes might like to go to a Filipino restaurant. I asked for a recommendation from a Filipino friend we met that was working at the grocery store, and this is one of the places she recommended. </center>
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Here's the problem...I learned that my husband has been "Americanizing" the Filipino foods he has fed me over the past 16 years, and apparently I am not much a fan of authentic Filipino food. Especially when it is served cafeteria style. So, I did not like this restaurant (Wes didn't like it much either, but he liked it better than I did). BUT, I will say that if you want authentic Filipino food, I am told this is pretty authentic. I think it was just not for me...so I reluctantly, but honestly give it my lowest rating of 1/5 stars. </center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Merriman's Gourmet Pizza and Burgers:</b></span> Downstairs from their upscale Merriman's Fish House in The Shops at Kukui'ula. During lunch the Fish house is not open, but the Pizza and Burgers downstairs is. </center>
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<b>Beckee's Rating: *** (3/5 stars)</b></center>
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I actually liked this food-I ate fish tacos. It was good food, and I would likely return here, but it wasn't my favorite, so it falls in the 3 star range. </center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Lu'au</b></span>: at the Grand Hyatt in Poipu</center>
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This is both a meal and a night of entertainment and as such is a little pricey-$108 for adults, $97 for juniors (ages 13-20) and $69 for Children (ages 5-12). We have been to a few different Luau's and my main complaint is usually that they are so focused on the entertainment that they skim on the food-it is usually just ok. That was not the case for this Luau, which is why I include it on my food post. I actually LOVED the food. There was such a great variety and it was ALL great! I tried a little of everything and really liked everything I tried. And the entertainment was excellent as well. So good in fact, that I didn't get any pictures of the awesome food. :) </center>
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Location, Location, Location! Honestly, we went to try a different place but they were getting ready for some event (and were pretty rude also), so we went to a nearby place which ended up being this one. And man, the location is beautiful (would be better if there wasn't an ugly parking lot between you and the amazing beach view!!!)<br />
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The food was legitimately just ok, but I have to give them props for their service. It was excellent! And the food really was good, but it was nothing fancy-it felt very much like Kauai's version of a Denny's. So, since I was in Hawaii, I went with the very Hawaiian order of Loco Moco. It wasn't anything special, but hit the spot. Wes got a burger and fries. His also hit the spot but wasn't super special. </center>
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I am sad to have to give this one only 2 stars, but my goodness, for the price I paid I should have been delighted, not disappointed. Based on my entree, I would have given it a solid 1 star, but it gets 2 stars because the appetizers and desserts were great. Still not sure they were worth the price, but they were extra tasty!</center>
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But my Lobster was very mushy and poorly cooked. I was SO disappointed.</center>
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The crab cakes appetizer was good, and the Local Style Brussel Sprouts appetizer was SO good:</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Wahooo Seafood Grill and Bar</span></b>: Kapa'a on Kuhio Hwy</center>
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I really want to like restaurants I go to, but some are just not good. My main complaint here were that it was billed as a seafood restaurant, but they did not have much seafood and what they had was mostly fried (which disagrees with my belly). The selection was limited:</center>
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And I really could not find something that looked great. But I ordered something, and got the garlic fries to go with it. The fries alone would have ruined the meal even if the rest had been excellent. It seemed like they literally too one of those cans of minced garlic straight out of the fridge and threw some cold liquidy garlic cubes on some slightly underdone fries. Really, it was not good. I was super disappointed that this ended up being my last meal on Kauai... :( </center>
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<b>What other food have you tried in Kauai? Where should I go next time I am in Kauai?! I am always looking for suggestions! </b></center>
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We were in Kauai from March 18-March 26. </center>
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Here's a summary and a few notes on the activities we did each day:</center>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday March 18: Travel Day</b></span></center>
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Today we drove from our home to Seattle, flew to San Francisco, then on to the airport in Lihu'e on Kauai. It was a long travel day, but we finally arrived to our hotel late that night.</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday March 19: Exploring</span></b></center>
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We took today to explore the island by car an by foot (we walked over 18 miles according to the app on my phone).</center>
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1: <b>Po'ipu Shoreline Sandstone Hikes</b>: We stayed at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Po'ipu on the South Side of the island. Near the hotel is the Po'ipu Shoreline Sandstone Hikes area, which is 4 miles round trip. The first thing we did today was to walk a good section of that hike. It was beautiful! </center>
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2. <b>Driving</b>. Our next adventure was to drive around the island from Po'ipu East and around to the North where the road ends. We stopped at several places along the way.</div>
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3. <b>Kapa'a Stream & Kealia Beach</b>: Our first stop on our Drive was a stop on the side of the road near Kapa'a Stream. From there we walked along the Ke Ala Hele Makalae Shared Use Path past Kealia Beach and to the end of the path. Beautiful and fun. We decided we would need to come back and rent bikes to ride this path later in the week. </div>
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4. <span style="color: #464242; font-family: inherit;"><b>Waiakanaloa wet cave and Ke'e Beach</b>: Our next stops were right at the end of the road. We parked and checked out the Waiakanaloa wet cave and Ke'e Beach. Here is the beginning of the 11 mile hike to the famed North shore Na Pali coast. (Which we want to attempt next trip) We even saw a protected Monk Seal at Ke'e Beach. It was pretty awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #464242; font-family: inherit;">5. <b>Back to the hotel.</b> After all the adventures, we headed back toward the hotel (we stopped for food on the way back).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #464242; font-family: inherit;">1. </span><b>Driving</b>. We started the day by driving around the island from Po'ipu West and around to the North where the road ends at the PoliHale State Park. </div>
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2. <b>Spouting Horn</b>: We accidentally happened upon an awesome not to be missed, really cool blowhole: Spouting Horn Beach Park. It was "spouting" so high for the time of year! That was fun to watch!</div>
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3. <b>Polihale State Park</b>: This adventure was one of the reasons to rent a Jeep! The video I posted in this blog was from the drive to Polihale State Park. Here is another video of that drive: </div>
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BEAUTIFUL beaches and we pretty much had them to ourselves! It was so nice to hang out here and walk around for a while. Lots of fun! Here are a few pics:</div>
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4. <b>Waimea</b>: We stopped in Waimea on the way back to get a Shave Ice and some Red Dirt shirts. </div>
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5. <b><a href="https://kauai.grand.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html">Grand Hyatt:</a></b> Back a the hotel there was entertainment going on in the Lobby area. So fun! </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday March 21</span></b></div>
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Sigh...this is the day Wes had to start going to classes for his conference. He had classes in the mornings from Tuesday 3/21-Friday 2/24. I spent my mornings either relaxing or walking around the hotel or swimming. It was relaxing, but really I could hardly wait for Wes to get done so we could play! :) </div>
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1.<b> Morning Walk</b>: Both Wes and I woke up well before his 7am conference start time, so we started the morning walking around the Hotel.</div>
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2. <b>Biking from Kapa'a</b>: We went to Kapa'a where we rented Cruisers (bikes) from <a href="http://www.kauaibeachbikerentals.com/">Hele On Kaua'i </a>(Behind Ono family restaurant). They were SOOO nice and it was easy and really inexpensive to rent from them. Definitely recommend them!!! </div>
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3.<b> Snorkeling at Anini Beach</b>: One of our FAVORITE things to do in Hawaii (or even California) is to snorkel. We will pull off the road and try just about any beach that looks reasonable. I forgot to bring my waterproof camera with me on this trip, so I only have pictures of Wes snorkeling, but trust me I did it too! Today we stopped at Anini Beach to snorkel for a while.</div>
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1. <b>Morning Alone</b>: This morning as Wes was in conferences I walked around then went swimming at the pool.</div>
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2. <b>Whale Watching Tour</b>: That afternoon Wes and I went on a Whale Watching tour with <a href="https://bluedolphinkauai.com/">Blue Dolphin Charters</a> leaving from port in Ele'ele. We thought the 2 hour Whale Watching would be the perfect length for us and Wes loves watching for wild life. In fact, he's the one that found the Whale we found on our tour! Yes we saw Whales, no I did not get any pictures. I had terrible timing on that...</div>
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1. <b>Swim at Hotel</b>: I got burned the first day on Kauai, so Wes bought me 2 different rash guards to wear. I had a hard time deciding what suit/rash guard to wear to the pool this morning... (Eventually I picked and went swimming)</div>
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2. <b>Po'ipu Beach Park</b>: Snorkeling and Turtle watching (because one came up on shore). We spent some time here playing (with a whole lot of new friends at this busy spot).<br />
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3. <b>Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Lu'au</b>: That evening we went to the Lu'au at our hotel. the food was SOOOOO good and the entertainment was fantastic! It was a lot of fun and I would absolutely do it again! </div>
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Today we walked around beaches a lot and hung out at the pool, but we did do one BIG Splurge:</div>
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1. <b>Heilcopter Ride</b>: We splurged on a Helicopter ride through <a href="http://www.bluehawaiian.com/kauai/tours/">Blue Hawaiian Helicopters</a> of Kauai. It was SOOOOOO worth the splurge. I must have taken like 400 pictures, but I will share just a few here. It was amazing! If you are going to splurge on something, it should be this. I think it was in the guidebook that I read that going to Kauai and NOT doing a Helicpoter ride is like going to Paris and avoiding the Eiffel Tower. Seriously, this is a great way to see the island-even the northern Na Pali coast! And here is a tip to save on it-reserve your flight online at the Blue Hawaiian website at least 5 days in advance and you can get the ride for $216.97 per person instead of $246.56 per person. (At least that is the prices as of the pricing and advanced deal as of writing this post on 4/2/17-check their website for the latest updates). Just a few pictures from our flight (and FYI, I did purchase the video of our full flight which is awesome and I cannot wait to share with my kids).</div>
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Us again during flight</div>
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Wes finished his conference Friday, so we had the whole day to spend together. We spent our day at a couple different beaches. </div>
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1. <b>Secret Beach</b>: We made the somewhat difficult (but short) hike down to Secret beach this morning. It was formerly a nude beach but is thankfully not anymore. As with all the things we saw in Kauai, it was beautiful! And we had a blast hanging out there. Here's a video and a few pictures:</div>
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2. <b>Kawailoa Bay at the Maha'ulepu Beaches</b>: Wes snorkled here while I hung out on the beach (it was a little harsh waves for me). But what a great beach! Beautiful and not too busy. But it is a place you should have 4WD to get to, and you MUST be out by 6 pm. (If you decide to go there, get <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0996131841/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491195000&sr=8-1&keywords=kauai+guidebook">The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, Kauai Revealed, 10th Edition</a> and read about it in detail on pgs 114-115). </div>
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One week ago today I got home from Hawaii's beautiful Garden Island, Kauai! </center>
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It was my first trip to Kauai and as you may know I am a researcher. I like to know what to expect from a new place. I like to plan ahead, but I am not one to plan every minute. I want to know what is there, get an idea of what I would like to do, where I would like to eat, etc, then once I get there (armed with the info), I play it by ear as I explore on my own. I usually research places online and buy a guidebook before I go. </center>
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If you also like to plan from guidebooks, use this one:</center>
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I love this guidebook, It is the best. I have one for Oahu and for the Big Island as well. I highly recommend them! </center>
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<b>Why was I there and who was I with</b>: The reason I had this awesome chance to go to Kauai was because my husband had a conference for Continuing Medical Education there. My kids were in school though, so I was only able to go with Wes because my awesome mom came to stay with the kids while we were gone! So, it was just me and my husband this time. (BUT I feel it is of note that this island is truly an island of adventures and is very family friendly. I cannot wait to bring our kids here some day!)</center>
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<b>Transportation:</b> I always research quite a bit for flights before I buy them. This time the best deal was through United (bought on their site was cheaper than using other travel site options). It was a good deal, but now that I have flown several different airlines between the Mainland and Hawaiian islands, I would pay a little more just to fly on Delta. There are so many things about their flights that are just more convenient-in seat plugs for phones, individual screens with free entertainment at each seat, and not so crazy about weight of luggage (Hawaiian airlines reweighed our bags at least 5 times even though we weren't close to the limits). United had "personal device entertainment" available on your own device IF you had downloaded their most updated app and IF you had an iPhone or an Android 4.3 or higher (except in reality it doesn't work with newer Androids as we learned on our flight) AND they did not have plugs for phones which was inconvenient since our flight info we were emailed indicated otherwise. Wes and I were ok with it and simply read books instead of the entertainment we had planned on, but if we had been flying with our kids and counting on the promised entertainment for them it would have been a nightmare! </center>
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<b>Lodging</b>: Since Wes was going to a conference, there was a discounted rate to stay at the hotel where the conference was being held. We took advantage of that discount and stayed at the amazing Grand Hyatt. Here's a few pictures I took of the hotel (They are all from the back/beach side, most are views from my room):</center>
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Let me tell you, this hotel was amazing! It is fancy-there are several (pricey) restaurants, 5 acres of pools (FREE to guests), tons of shopping, and nice beach, etc, etc. I am fairly certain my kids would not want to leave the resort if we stayed here with them. But of course, you pay a price for the fancy hotel. Even the boat captain made a joke about staying at this hotel when we went on our whale watching cruise. It is for sure upper end accommodations, and we may not be able to stay here without the discount (or without careful planning and saving to do so). </center>
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When he was in medical school and residency and we were absolutely at our poorest, we would talk about all our future travel plans. Well, now that we are through the L.O.N.G. educational road to being a doctor, we are finally able to realize many of our travel dreams. And it turns out we will be traveling a lot in the next few months. </center>
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Obviously we all know that travel can be pretty spendy, but as you all know, even when I go on spendy vacations, I am always looking for great deals. I try to look for fun places and I LOVE free activities! :) </center>
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Beckee's deal on this blog for the next few months will certainly be to share a little about my travels with you. I will try to let you know about any great deals I found or any travel splurges that were totally worth saving up for. </center>
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One week ago today I returned from one of those amazing travel experiences with my husband (sans kids-thanks mom!). I will be sharing some fun things about that trip shortly! So, be on the lookout for some thought about Kaua'i (Spoiler-it is amazing)! </center>
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<li><a href="http://cafezupas.com/"><b>Cafe Zupas</b></a>: Multiple Locations. I cannot go to Utah without eating here. usually multiple times until the rest of the family is sick to death of it. I LOVE it. There are multiple locations as it is a chain, and it's not just in Utah. Try it if you get the chance. You won't regret it. I pretty much dream about the <a href="http://cafezupas.com/menu/soups/lobster-bisque/">Lobster Bisque soup</a> and the <a href="http://cafezupas.com/menu/salads/nuts-about-berries/">Nuts About Berries Salad</a>! I'm drooling just thinking about it! YUM! </li>
<li><a href="https://www.caferio.com/"><b>Cafe Rio</b></a>: Multiple locations. Oh.My.Goodness! Cafe Rio's <a href="https://www.caferio.com/menu/item/burritos">Sweet Pork Barbacoa burrito</a> served enchillada style-pretty much a perfect food! Made to order as you walk through the (likely to be long, but fairly fast moving) line. Do you prefer Salad? That's ok too because they have awesome <a href="https://www.caferio.com/menu/item/salads">Salads</a>! </li>
<li><a href="http://www.finecandies.com/"><b>CK Cummings</b></a>: When I think of high quality chocolates and major treats, this is what I am thinking about! NOTHING compares to their Chocolate Covered (Fresh) Raspberries and Cherries. Oh.My.Gosh. HEAVEN! Their truffles are also amazing and their seafoam is one of my all time favorite treats in the world. Yummy. </li>
<li><b>Yanni's Greek Express</b>: 2761 S Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84106. This is a close to home favorite. My family is Greek and Yanni's is close to where I grew up. I LOVE the Yanni's special. It is huge! We order 2 of them and it is enough food for my family to share. Seriously! But, SO.GOOD! I haven't been there in a few years but it remains a top fave! (Yanni's does not have a website, but <a href="http://www.menupix.com/menudirectory/menu.php?id=4402830">this site</a> has a scanned in, but old-prices are higher now I think-menu.)</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.crown-burgers.com/">Crown Burger</a></b>: Multiple Locations. I haven't eaten anything here I didn't like. If you want a greasy piece of high calorie heaven, make sure to try <a href="http://www.crown-burgers.com/menu.php">The Crown Burger</a>! It is amazing. Their Greek food is awesome as well! My daughter orders their Greek Salad every time.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://granatos.com/">Granatos</a></b>: <a href="http://granatos.com/locations/">Two Locations</a>. This is actually an Italian store and deli. My Greek family buys ingredients here for our Greek foods, but we also love the Deli. It is like the best deli food ever. EVER. I always order a hard roll Feta and Tomato<a href="http://granatos.com/menu/sandwich-menu.html"> sandwich </a>or Meatball sandwich. They have lots more than sandwiches though. <a href="http://granatos.com/menu.html/">Check out the menu here</a>.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.smithsfoodanddrug.com/">Smiths</a></b> and/or <a href="https://www.harmonsgrocery.com/"><b>Harmons</b></a>: Weird, why does Beckee insist on visiting 2 grocery stores while at home in Utah? Doubly Weird, why are neither of them her favorite grocery store, the one where she worked in high school and college (<b><a href="http://dansfoods.com/">Dan's</a></b>)? Well, I will tell you why. I have a very favorite, very specific soda, that I can only find sold in Utah at Smith's and Harmon's. Diet Code Red Mountain Dew. Yeah, I can get the full sugar version all over, but I don't drink sugary drinks and I LOVE Diet Code Red Mountain Dew. I literally buy all I can and load up the back of my Suburban with it when I visit. I am sure there is a surge in sales when I am in town. YUM...please tell me how I can get a local store to carry and sell this?!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.happysumosushi.com/Location_CottonwoodHeights.php">The Happy Sumo</a>: This is my families favorite Sushi place. We go to the one at the bottom of Cottonwood canyon. It is good, and has one unique roll that I love and I dream about, (Mango Mamma Roll, you can see it and their whole selection on their <a href="http://www.happysumosushi.com/menu.php">menu here</a>). But honestly, as of my last Utah trip, it is on it's way to being replaced by my next pick... </li>
<li><a href="http://www.ichibansushitakeout.com/">Ichiban Sushi</a>: Last time we went to Utah, this gem was around the corner from our hotel, so we gave it a try. I will go back for the Lion roll alone, but there were SO.MANY. amazing things on this menu. I did not get to try near enough of them. And the fact I can order take out here...Golden! I cannot wait to visit again this summer! </li>
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<li><a href="http://holladaycustard.com/">Nielsens frozen custard</a>: Only missed my list because I am not a huge fan of ice cream or frozen yogurt. But I will tell you that if the craving does come, there is no other place I would want to go. This was also a date night staple for my neighborhood during high school. It is just that impressive. You will want to take a date here (if he or she likes frozen Custard). (Apparently there is a <a href="http://www.nielsensfrozencustardut.com/">location in Layton</a> as well, in case you are there...)</li>
<li><a href="http://thepie.com/">The Pie Pizzaria</a>: Ask any student at the University of Utah (or any alumni) for the best pizza joint. They will likely send you to The Pie. And apparently since I moved they have opened lots of new locations (you used to have to go to the original by the U). HUGE pizzas, really good. Do not miss! (Only reason it's not on my personal must eat list is because I sadly cannot eat pizza these days.)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.osf.com/location/salt-lake-city-ut/">Old Spaghetti Factory</a>: I know this is not exclusive to SLC, but it is SOOO good, and so worth the stop. It was another popular place for date nights as a high school and college student. Great food at a fun location in Trolley Square. Their fresh warm bread is amazing and I cannot resist their Garlic Mizithra pasta. Also, make sure you splurge on their Italian Cream Soda to drink. The drink is awesome as is the souvenir cup you get to take home! </li>
<li><a href="http://acburger.com/">Arctic Circle</a>: Only not on my must visit list because (Praise the Lord) there is one in Yakima!!!! YEAH! So, here's the deal on this fast food gem...FRY SAUCE! The best there is. I often stop there for a Lime Rickey (traditional grape flavored one, not this newfangled cherry version) and fries with fry sauce. On occasion I will get a burger (or a Gyro which they have and are surprisingly pretty good), but for me this place is all about the Lime Rickeys and Fry sauce.</li>
<li><a href="https://marketstreetgrill.com/">Market Street Grill</a>; Oh My Gosh. The first time I realized I might like seafood was when I ate at Market Street Grill as a young girl. It is not super cheap, but it is super good. If you want a nice meal and are willing to spend a little more, eat here. Do it! </li>
<li><a href="http://www.brickovenrestaurants.com/">Brick Oven Pizza</a>: When I went to BYU (for about a half a year), I ate here a lot. Because it is awesome. But the pizza was not what I went for-eat the Pasta bar buffet. It is SO good! Salad bar + pasta bar = perfection! It is not on my list because I rarely get to Provo, but there is a location in South Jordan now!! Which is where my in laws live, so that's basically awesome!!!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.saltlakegreekfestival.com/">Salt Lake Greek Festival</a>: If you happen to be in Salt Lake City near my birthday in September, DO NOT MISS the <a href="http://www.saltlakegreekfestival.com/">Salt Lake Greek Festival</a>. You will not find better food (unless you can convince my mom and XiaXia to make you some)! This is the event I miss most every year, and the food I crave the most. It will be crowded, there will be lines, and you may not understand what everyone is saying (unless you speak Greek), but I promise it will be worth it. (Note, this year, 2017, the festival is Sept 9-11).</li>
<li><a href="http://granitebakery.com/index.html">Granite Bakery</a>: Looking for a sweet treat? Want some awesome rolls (that taste home made without making a mess of your kitchen)? Stop by Granite Bakery. (They also do cakes for special occasions, like weddings if you are looking for that sort of a thing)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.socupcake.com/">So Cupcake</a>: Do you like cupcakes? You will after you stop here...I am not much of a fan of cake, but I love frosting and occasionally have a craving for cupcakes. So, Cupcake was the first "cupcake bakery" I ever went to and I loved it. I try to stop in for a cupcake or two when I am in town. Try it for an excellent sweet treat!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.greatharvestutah.com/">Great Harvest Bread</a>: Bread, lots of different kinds of amazing bread that you will dream about. Really. And that is not all they have-they serve Breakfasts, sandwiches for lunch and tasty desserts as well! Go.Here. (Look at this <a href="http://www.greatharvestutah.com/holladay/menu">menu from the Holladay location</a> to see what they have)</li>
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Blogger has a very nice stats page that it keeps for blog owners. On it I can see what the top posts are on this blog. </center>
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I can look at top 5 of all time, of last month, of last week, and of the day. The top 5 of all time are clearly more likely to have only older posts on it, because they have had more time to accumulate views. But it still gives a good idea of what people are looking at on here. As to the monthly, weekly and daily stats. </center>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are my current top 5 viewed posts on <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/">Beckee's Deals</a>.</span></center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Top five of all time (from May 2010 – March 2017):</span></b></center>
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1.<a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2010/12/giveaway-review-skoy-cloths.html"> closed Giveaway & Review: Skoy Cloths! Ends 12/30</a>: Posted: 12/17/2010, Views: 14131, Comments: 95. What it is: A review and giveaway of <a href="http://skoycloth.com/">Skoy cloths</a>, which I was given to try, review, then to give away a set to someone. </center>
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2. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2011/11/cerave-review-and-giveaway-great-prize.html">CeraVe Review and #Giveaway!! GREAT prize you could #win</a>: Posted 11/26/2011, Views: 6814. Comments: 6. What it is: A Review and giveaway of <a href="http://www.cerave.com/">CeraVe</a> products which I was given to try, review, then give away a set to someone.</center>
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3. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-school-years-resolutions-vans-foods.html">New School Years Resolutions: Van's foods and Plackers help out</a>!: Posted: 9/27/2012, Views: 2319, Comments: 24. What is it: A review and giveaway of both <a href="http://www.vansfoods.com/">Van's foods</a> products and <a href="http://plackers.com/">Plackers Dental Products</a> which I was given to try, review, then give away a set of the same items I had received.</center>
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4. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2014/03/lawn-battleship-review-amazon-gift-card.html">Lawn Battleship Review (+Amazon Gift Card #Giveaway)</a>: Posted: 3/22/2014, Views: 1750, Comments: 1. What is it: A review of my brother-in-laws game, <a href="http://lawnbattleship.com/index.html">Lawn Battleship</a>. We test played it and reviewed it. Included with this review, I gave away an Amazon Gift card. </center>
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5. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2013/10/gm-monster-cereal-target-gift-card.html">#GM Monster Cereal + #Target Gift Card #Giveaway #MyBlogSpark</a>: Posted: 11/24/2013, Views: 1054, Comments:16. What is it: A review and giveaway for <a href="http://www.generalmills.com/en/Brands/Cereals/monsters">General Mills Monster Cereals</a>. </center>
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<b>What this tells me</b>: If I want more comments and views, giveaways are key. I was already aware of that, but giveaways are also sometimes complicated and I haven't been doing them much, so lets see what is more recently viewed. (The most recent on this list is the one about Lawn Battleship which was posted 3 years ago)</center>
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1. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/beckees-deal-with-superbowl-food.html">Beckee's Deal with Superbowl Food</a>: Posted: 1/31/2017, Views: 265, Comments: 1. What is it: My thought on SuperBowl Food.</center>
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2. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/ideas-please-where-would-you-take-five.html">Ideas Please! Where would you take Five Kids on Vacation?</a>: Posted: 1/31/17, Views: 220, Comments:1. What is it: Me begging for ideas for vacations with 5 kids (that are different from our norm).</center>
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3. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/dinner-plan-123-1292017.html">Dinner Plans 1/23-1/29/2017</a>: Posted: 1/24/17, Views: 201, Comments:0. What is it? My meal planning for the week of 1/23-1/29. It includes 2 favorite family recipes, "Haole" Haystacks and Sinigang. </center>
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4. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2016/05/universal-studios-vip-experience.html">Universal Studios VIP Experience</a>: Posted: 5/25/16, Views: 187, Comments: 0. What is it? My review of my family's experience with the VIP experience at Universal Studios. This was one of my favorite posts I have ever written so I am pleased to see in is something people are viewing! Truly it was an authentic experience and review of something I loved doing. Totally un-sponsored, just me being me...</center>
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5. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/beckees-deal-with-christmas-presents.html">Beckee's Deal with Christmas Presents</a>: Posted: 1/2/17, Views: 186, Comments: 0. What is it? My description of our family's movement from "things" to "adventures" or "experiences" for Christmas. </center>
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<b>What this tells me:</b> Well, I post different thing now as my focus has changed from posts on "deals" and giveaways, to more about what my personal "Deals" are. To me this list feels more like me being me. But I learn that my blog readers are interested in reviews of extraordinary, awesome experiences like the Universal Studios VIP post which is the oldest written post (that is still drawing interest this month). Food and vacation topics are the ones I am writing and you are viewing...</center>
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1. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2016/05/universal-studios-vip-experience.html">Universal Studios VIP Experience</a>: Posted: 5/25/16, Views: 40, Comments: 0. What is it? My review of my family's experience with the VIP experience at Universal Studios. This was one of my favorite posts I have ever written so I am pleased to see in is something people are viewing! Truly it was an authentic experience and review of something I loved doing. Totally un-sponsored, just me being me...</center>
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2. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/dinner-plan-123-1292017.html">Dinner Plans 1/23-1/29/2017</a>: Posted: 1/24/17, Views: 40, Comments:0. What is it? My meal planning for the week of 1/23-1/29. It includes 2 favorite family recipes, "Haole" Haystacks and Sinigang. </center>
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3. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/beckees-deal-with-superbowl-food.html">Beckee's Deal with Superbowl Food</a>: Posted: 1/31/2017, Views: 39, Comments: 1. What is it: My thought on SuperBowl Food.</center>
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4. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/beckees-deal-with-christmas-presents.html">Beckee's Deal with Christmas Presents</a>: Posted: 1/2/17, Views: 39, Comments: 0. What is it? My description of our family's movement from "things" to "adventures" or "experiences" for Christmas.</center>
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5. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/ideas-please-where-would-you-take-five.html">Ideas Please! Where would you take Five Kids on Vacation?</a>: Posted: 1/31/17, Views: 39, Comments:1. What is it: Me begging for ideas for vacations with 5 kids (that are different from our norm).</center>
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2. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/beckees-deal-with-superbowl-food.html">Beckee's Deal with Superbowl Food</a>: Posted: 1/31/2017, Views: 6, Comments: 1. What is it: My thought on SuperBowl Food.</center>
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3. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/beckees-deal-with-christmas-presents.html">Beckee's Deal with Christmas Presents</a>: Posted: 1/2/17, Views: 6, Comments: 0. What is it? My description of our family's movement from "things" to "adventures" or "experiences" for Christmas.</center>
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4. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2016/05/universal-studios-vip-experience.html">Universal Studios VIP Experience</a>: Posted: 5/25/16, Views: 6, Comments: 0. What is it? My review of my family's experience with the VIP experience at Universal Studios. This was one of my favorite posts I have ever written so I am pleased to see in is something people are viewing! Truly it was an authentic experience and review of something I loved doing. Totally un-sponsored, just me being me...</center>
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5. <a href="http://beckeesdeals.blogspot.com/2017/01/dinner-plan-123-1292017.html">Dinner Plans 1/23-1/29/2017</a>: Posted: 1/24/17, Views: 6, Comments:0. What is it? My meal planning for the week of 1/23-1/29. It includes 2 favorite family recipes, "Haole" Haystacks and Sinigang. </center>
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