Ocean City

A few weeks ago I got to spend the week with Hadley and Harper at the beach. We went to Ocean City, Maryland. I wanted to blog that week about the trip but not having Wi-Fi kind of made that hard. I had never been to Ocean City so I was excited to go! Also, spending time with my friend Jennifer and the girls made it exciting as well.

 

I was very nervous and anxious for the car trip to Ocean City because you have to travel across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnels. I have an extreme fear of bridges over large bodies of water. This bridge is 23 miles long! I had tried to prepare myself for crossing the bridge but it just didn't work. I do believe I had my first panic attack when I got into the car to go to Jennifer's. It was ugly. I am about to cry right now just thinking about it! My sweet and wonderful parents and brother had to drive me to Jennifer's. (I have the most amazing family!) I knew I couldn't drive myself down. Thank goodness my parents did or I would have missed all the fun of Ocean City!

 

My mom texted me the whole trip to Ocean City to help calm me down. I listened to my favorite Kenny Chesney album, Be As You Are, as we traveled across. I also took some medicine to get across.

 

All you see is water and deep water! I read that it goes from 25 feet deep to 100 feet deep!

We made it across in less than 30 minutes. I didn't have to worry any more. Well at least not until the trip home!

 

Here are some of my favorite pictures from the trip.

 

I took this on my first run on the boardwalk. The sand goes on forever at Ocean City!

This made that trip worth it! Snuggling with my sweet girls!

Hadley was using the lip gloss as finger nail polish!

 

One night Jennifer and I went to this cool restaurant/bar called Seacrets. It was probably one of the coolest places we went to in Ocean City.  

The sunset was beautiful!

One morning we took a bike ride on the boardwalk. It started as a fun activity! But it was hot and 3 year olds get tired.

This was the end of the bike ride! I think they are over it!

Our last night at the beach.

I just love these cute Lilly dresses the girls have on. I gave them to the girls for Christmas. The little Lilly shift was made for Hadley and Harper!

Sister Love

a Hadley and Moe selfie

 

This is one of my favorites.

Harper's turn!

 

Later on that night we walked down to the rides on the boardwalk. There were several characters out and about. When the girls saw Elmo I think they lost their minds! They started screaming "It's the REAL Elmo!" And they started jumping up and down! It was the funniest thing. Hadley was the only brave one to go hug Elmo. Harper stayed back and just smiled!

 

Since it was the last night of the beach trip I knew that the next day I had to go across that bridge again.

 

 

I am very thankful that Jennifer asked me to go on this trip! Thanks for putting up with me for the week.

 

xoxo



My Winning Silpada Story

Hello Blog World! I feel like I have been gone for a long time. I have lots to share about all my summer adventures.  I have been out of town the last few weeks and without Wi-Fi so I have been unable to blog. 

 

 

I just got back from the Silpada National Conference. (I am a Silpada Sales Representative.) I haven't shared this on the blog yet because we had some rules about sharing our business on public websites. But those rules changed and I am going to share my story!  

 

My first conference! My sponsor Traci, my friend Judy (another rep), and Me!

 

In January 2012 I went to a Silpada party and met Traci Ray, the Silpada Rep doing the party. I didn't really know the other people at the party (I went with a friend) so I started chatting with Traci. She was just so friendly and precious! I felt like we could be friends! Of course I fell in love with a lot of pieces of jewelry and decided to have a party so I could get some FREE jewelry.

 

My friend Julia and I set up our Silpada party with Traci for February. At that party Traci asked me if I had ever thought about selling Silpada. I laughed and said NO! I didn't think I could do it. Julia and I ended up getting about $300 in free jewelry for the party. (and Traci made that much for doing the party!) I was very happy with the jewelry that I got. Silpada has some amazing jewelry and the quality is fabulous!

 

Fast forward to August of 2012...Traci sent an email inviting us to a new jewelry preview show at her house. Again, she was so nice and easy to talk to. She asked me again about selling Silpada and this time I started to consider it. The reason why is because I am a teacher and I need some extra money. We haven't had a pay raise in 6 years and the extra cash each month would be helpful. Traci's team was having a Discover Silpada meeting and I decided to attend.

 

I started praying about it too. I needed God to help me figure out if this was the path I should take. I started researching and reading up on direct sales businesses too. I looked at Silpada's Facebook page and saw that they were having a contest to win the entire Bohemian collection. I knew that if I did sell this jewelry I would need a huge display. So I fixed up my entry, said a small prayer asking God to give me a sign, and hit submit.

 

Two weeks later I received an email from Katie at Silpada telling me I had won the Style Yourself Fabulous contest! I had won the entire Boho collection! 108 pieces of Silpada jewelry was coming my way! I was shaking! I have never won anything like this in my life! I took this as a sign that God was saying it was okay to sign up to sell some Silpada jewelry! I immediately called Traci to tell her that I had won and to double check to make sure I could still get this jewelry if I became a Rep. And it was!

 

This photo was on Silpada's Facebook page!

 

I signed up a few days later and began my career as an Independent Sales Rep with Silpada.

 

I went to conference last week because I knew they were going to talk about my winning and show my picture on the big screen. (I guess I wanted my 5 seconds of fame!)

 

That's me on the big screen!

 

It was really neat. They said my name and I stood up. The crowd clapped and jingled! The Conference was very motivating and I had a really good time! It made me happy to be part of the Silpada sisterhood! I hope to share more later on about my experience! This post is almost too long now!

 

If you are interested in learning more about being part of the Silpada business and sisterhood, please contact me! (email me at marymoe420@gmail.com) I would love to talk to you about it. Or if you want to shop our jewelry click HERE. I will be highlighting my favorite pieces on the blog real soon!

 

I would love to come party with you and have a super fabulous Girl's Night Out with you and your friends. Please let me know if you would like to have a party and earn lots of FREE jewelry!

 

Some facts about Silpada Designs Jewelry -

 

1. Its .925 sterling silver jewelry

2. It is nickel free!

3. Silpada offers a lifetime guarantee. If your piece breaks Silpada will replace it for Free!

4. The jewelry is all hand crafted! Some pieces take up to 2 weeks to make!

 

If you made it to the end - Thank you for reading!

 

xoxo



 



Disney - Day Three

My heart belongs in Magic Kingdom. Once I walk in the gates I become a 5 year old girl again. My heart melts when I see the castle and my eyes get a little moist! I love that Disney can make all of us feel young again and it is completely magical. 

 

Get ready for more Disney pictures!

We started our morning early in the Magic Kingdom. I wanted to get there early enough to avoid the big crowds! We were able to do Tomorrowland and Fantasyland fairly quick. Ryan and mom were good sports to get up early with me! (I am a morning person. Mom and Ryan - not so much!)

 

Love, love, love! 

 

Ryan took advantage of Starbucks on Main Street. He was surprised it was cheaper at Disney than here at home!

It's a Small World. 

I know that many of my friends cringe when they think of this ride but I adore it. All the little dancing dolls makes me smile. After all - it's a world of laughter and a world of cheer!  

Next up was lunch at Be Our Guest inside the Beast's castle.  I wanted to do dinner but we couldn't get  reservations! So I settled for lunch. I thought the food was yummy and the atmosphere was incredible. I will be eating here again. Hopefully when I go back to run my Princess race! 

Belle's cottage 

After lunch we got in line to do Enchanted Tales with Belle. I feel like this is a must do while in the Magic Kingdom. As you are waiting to go in you move through Belle's cottage. 

This is the part where she meets Prince Charming but she won't discover that it's him til chapter three! (I'm now singing this song in my head!)

Once we got inside the attraction, we were assigned parts in the story. We acted out the part where Belle and Beast fall in love! I got to be the horse. I had to gallop and neigh like a horse. I can't believe Disney is not calling me now to perform everyday! 

I had to include this picture. This little girl's face was precious! She was dancing with Belle and was enchanted for sure. When I looked over at my mom she was crying! That is one of the parts that I just love about Disney...the eyes of a child! 

After my awesome performance I got to pose with Princess Belle. 

Princess Tiana

Last time I was at Disney I did not meet Princess Tiana. She is one of Hadley and Harper's favorite princesses. She was so sweet. Princess Tiana made the sweetest video for the girls.  

 

Mom and me on Its a Small World. 

 

It was very hot that day so we went back to the hotel to rest and shower again! When we got back to the Magic Kingdom, Ryan had another Starbucks!

 

The first night we tried to watch the night parade but had trouble seeing it. We decided we wanted a good seat for the parade so we found a place and sat down. We waited for about 2 hours to watch a parade!

Our view while waiting

our waiting selfie

 

Tinkerbell started the parade.

 

After the parade we watched the fireworks and the castle show (Celebrate the Magic). We also walked around the park one last time!

I decided to go visit the fairies to see if they would make a video for the girls. They did but it was very odd. I felt like these fairies had attitude! I didn't really care for the visit with them!

 

My favorites of day 3 -

 

1. The nighttime parade

2. Enchanted Tales with Belle

3. Wishes (fireworks)

4. Eating at Be Our Guest

5. Really, all of it!

 

Our friend, Jillian, met us at the Magic Kingdom on this day. She is working there as a seasonal employee. It was great spending time with her!

 

I loved being with my mom and brother at Disneyworld. We had such a great time. I can't wait to go back and run the Princess half in February!

 

xoxo

Disneyworld - day two

Our second day at Disney was our busiest. We hit 3 parks that day. We started at Animal Kingdom bright and early at 9:00.  Because we were doing 3 parks that day we only did a few attractions at each park. 

The Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom

The first ride we rode was the Safari.  The animals were out feeding so we saw several animals. I thought this giraffe was beautiful. 

Our second stop at Animal Kingdom was the Finding Nemo show. This show was amazing! It is a must see at Animal Kingdom. 

After the Animal Kingdom we went to Epcot. Apparently I didn't take any pictures! We did one of my all time favorites - Soarin! The Wait for this ride was crazy - 85 minutes! But I think it is worth it. We ate and visited France while we were there. 

Our last stop of the day was Hollywood Studios. My first stop was the Aerosmith ride. As I walked up to get fast passes the workers were standing outside.  The ride was down for technical difficulties. Secretly inside I was freaking out but I got a fast pass anyway. Later on when we went back to ride, the ride was still down. To say I was bummed was an understatement. This roller coaster is my all time favorite! 

The hat in Hollywood Studios. 

In Studios we watched the Beauty and Beast show and the Little Mermaid show. We also ate at the Hollywood Brown Derby. 

After dinner we decided we were just so tired we had to go back to the room to sleep. 

My favorites from day 2 - 

1. Finding Nemo Musical

2. Soarin

3. Beauty and Beast stage show. 

I need to say a huge thank you to Bryan Groves. He was our "tour guide" at Disney that day. His mom, Kathy, works with mom and Bryan works at Disney. Bryan had never met us before and he spent the day with us. It's always great to have friends that work at Disney because they know the ins and outs to help make the day go easier! 

xoxo

DisneyWorld - day one

This blog has now become my scrapbook. I used to spend lots of time putting scrapbooks together. I haven't scrapbooked in years! I wish I had started blogging a few years ago! That being said get ready for picture overload with my trip to DisneyWorld with my mom and brother. We did ask my dad to go but he said he never wanted to go back to DisneyWorld. It is not the happiest place on earth  for him! 

We flew down on Saturday and went into the Magic Kingdom that afternoon. It was hot. We became sweaty and smelly almost instantly. But I guess that is okay because everyone is in the same boat! 

Main Street, USA

In line for the Jungle Cruise. 

Another view of the castle. 

The castle at night. I could sit and stare at this castle for hours. It just so pretty and magical at night! 

All the people trying to leave. This is not my favorite part of Disney - 40,000 people trying to leave at the same time. 

My favorite parts of day one - 

1. I tried a Dole Whip for the first time. It was good but I don't think I will be craving one anytime soon.

2. Splash Mountain - It is always a fun ride. 

3. "Celebrate the Magic" show or as I called it - the castle show.

4. Meeting Ariel. She was so sweet and made a video for those sweet girls, Hadley and Harper!

 

xoxo