My Life...!

My Life...! Here we are at the park and I glanced down and saw this snippet - reminds me of my favorite things and my life. Basketball, at the park with my husband and kids! Starbucks, my delight. My new Vera Bradley, my love of Mom Fashion! ;)

And a clear blue sky! Life is good and I am thankful!!

Starbucks Buy One Get One FREE Days

All over the internet and in every Starbucks, everyone is talking about ....

Starbucks is offering Buy One, Get One FREE!  

Thursday - Sunday 

2-5pm

Get your text sent to you - text "12DAYS" to 29943 to join Starbucks' 12 Days of Sharing promotion.  You will receive one offer per day starting on December 1st.


Cannot wait!  After being a devoted Starbucks fan since 1992.  Yes, 1992, I am very excited Starbucks is giving back. :)  


*Sharing this awesome Tip with the world published @ "Works For Me Wednesday!" Though this deal works Thursday through Sunday this week! :) 

Warmly, Carolina Mama

Starbucks Free Coffee Day - April 15th

Thank you Starbucks!

Some companies like Starbucks http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifdo give back! And today Starbucks is showing us all have to give back to our planet too. Today is "The Big Picture - Make A Difference Day!"

Join the movement. On April 15th, bring a reusable travel mug into your local Starbucks and get a free brewed coffee.

One person can save trees, together we can save forests.

For the good of the planet, Starbucks is encouraging everyone to switch from paper cups to reusable travel mugs. One day in March thousands of New Yorkers made the switch. Join them now by taking a pledge to do the same.


This global movement is taking place in locations around the world including East China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, UK, Ireland, Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico.

Offer varies by country, ask your barista for details.

These facts and figures were taken from the Environmental Defense Fund, Water Council Systems, and the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Who's going?!

Warmly,

Starbucks Card Mobile App - I Love You! My Favorite App (today :)

Starbucks, I love you! iPhone, I love you!

Yes, Starbucks, my Apple and Target have teamed up to make my coffee love, mac affair and shopping joys merge in a beautiful way! Simplicity! So today when I take my son to Target for tennis shoes, I'm buying myself my favorite Starbucks drink, Skinny Misto, with my iPhone! Really!




Just when it couldn't get any better, Starbucks and Apple bring us the Starbucks Card Mobile App! Am in love with the convenience! And Starbucks helped me make money.

Once I uploaded the App and checked it out, Voila! They game me the balance on three cards that I didn't know had a balance! That's right - giving me money back. Of course, you have to have your custom Starbucks card registered with Starbucks for them to help track it for you.

Share your love of Starbucks, Apple and Target with me! :) These companies get Moms!

Warmly,

How To Get Free Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's

Today is a fun and potentially calorie-filled day! I thought I would make it simple for you to indulge in Starbucks and Ben & Jerry's free offerings. That's right!

Starting with my beloved Starbucks...



Get your Coupon and get to Starbucks by 10:30am or while supplies last. Good luck!

Next stop -



Ben & Jerry's ! Yes, Ben & Jerry's is offering their "Free Cone Day!" What a warm Welcome for Spring and faithful customers. With Ben & Jerry's the one thing you will need is ... no not a coupon... patience. Get ready to wait in line while you whittle down your flavor choice! The offer starts at Noon and goes until 8pm.

If you have that lovely Southern charm and feel the need to RSVP - let Ben & Jerry know on their Facebook Fan Page!

Are you going? What are your favorite pastries? Favorite ice cream flavors? Let the fun begin!

*check the store links above for a store near you!

Enjoy!
Have fun!


Warmly,

Southern Girl Likes A Tea Partay

Just for Friday Fun, check out this hilarious video I discovered through the amazing Jessica Knows! She is an awesome mom blogger turned PR extraordinaire! And had the opportunity to meet her and even enjoy breaking away to Starbucks with her and some other Carolina Mamas.



Let it be known our tea of choice is Iced Tea - Southern Style. And we do like those hand-written Thank You notes!
Have an awesome weekend!

Warmly,

Free Starbucks, Free Sweet Tea - Life Is Good

That's right, FREE Starbucks Pastry with Drink Purchase today! Did they know I am recovering from an awesome week of family visiting fun and preparing for a family Wedding!?! Do they know that any day I am looking for a good reason to frequent Starbucks one more time. Today's our day. Now to narrow down "which" pastry....

FREE Starbucks

While you're here at Carolina Mama getting all the Southern goodness news there's not only FREE Starbucks, there's FREE McAlister's Sweet Tea i.e. Tea Freaks! Right, just pay me later! Talk about a fun, full drink week.





All you folks from "elsewhere," you know who you are, the ones who have made fun of our Southernness all these years! Now, is your chance to taste the goodness, become a Tea Freak! at your local McAlister's Deli. Because McAlister's is t.h.e BEST Sweet Tea on the planet aside from going by yo' Mamas. If there was ever any doubt, just check this out on your way over....

As you'll notice, we Southerners take our drinks seriously. Now, I have not gotten word of a FREE Southern Mint Julep day, stay tuned. Meanwhile, enjoy being Southern for just a day. Take in a little Old South.

Tell me your drink story?

Warmly,

Carolina Summertime From A Chauffeur

Hello World that exists outside of Mama's Chauffeur Service. It's full swing Summertime here. And while the Tigers are at the amazing RDU Tennis Camp, Carolina Mama's been seen on Franklin Street. And here are some of the sites I'm seeing here. Just when UNC Baseball is on the way to Omaha with their outstanding Outfield Trio!

This morning, "Take A Flower, Feel The Love!" LoveChapelHill. Glad to discover you and Twitter.com/lovechapelhill A nice unexpected blessing today!

Carolina's finest...


And Starbucks keeps us loving them with the latest Bob Dylan...


Carolina Mama chauffeur is off to the Tennis Courts. The Tigers are loving their Tennis and are keeping me busy. Isn't this what summer's about. Next up, the pool.

How are you spending your first days of Summer? All the best.
Warmly,

It's Colorado Cold in Carolina

Word for the day here. Starbucks Gourmet Hot Chocolate!" A season favorite. And I just drank my last one because I looked at the fat/calorie ratio. Okay, let's just say this 'was' good!

The children loved the Nutcracker. Not sure if I watched their faces more or the ballet. It was truly magical.

Warmly,

Girls Christmas Party - Cheesecake Factory Fun

My Girlfriends and I had a lovely Girls Christmas party last night at Cheesecake Factory. It was so fun. These ladies are so special. We all have a lot in common and then not so much sometimes and still we're like best friends. Like we grew up together - adult sorority or sisterhood. I feel really blessed.

Here is my fav.o.rite things right now - the Thai Lettuce Wraps. They hit the spot last night for me. We all ended up ordering something different. We did not all take bites of each other's like my sisters and I growing up - 5 girls when my mom took all of us out. You talk about swapping bites!

Last night, we shared a slice of the House Favorite and I am not sure the official name but it was truly delightful. It was a Chocolate Cake Cheesecake Layered back and forth. It reminded me of Mountain Man's and My wedding cake. It had elements of it. Our wedding cake was traditional but the filling was a little surprising cheesecake richness.

Then before the mall closed - thanks for Christmas hours - we headed over to Starbucks for some Christmas French Press - ahhh and did a little shopping. "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!"

The fun thing is a got new Lips for the Christmas party this Friday. Now, I really am ready with my "Ready or Not" Clinique lipliner. :)

Tell me about some of your Christmas parties and gatherings. Wouldn't it be fun to have a blogging friends Christmas dinner! Thinking of you all and thankful for you too.
Warmly,

Second Grade Library Fun

Recently, we made one of our regular visits to our neighborhood library. We had breakfast at Starbucks and meandered over. Throughout the morning the boys were doing all these cute photo moment things. And I was just bumming I had not at least grabbed my purse camera. I mean I have these things - let's use them right.

I am sure other mommybloggers know the exact sentiment.

Then I was hanging out with my Mac at the Starbucks patio cafe while the boys colored, and it occurred to me to iPhoto them! Why not! Talk about taking "Moms will do anything" to get a picture of their darlings - to a new level - That was me.

So there I was following the TIgers around with my notebook opened up towards them! I mean the business men/people around us most likely thought I was forcing them into entrepreneurship or authorship at an early age.

The best was when I realized I could turn off the 'count down' so that they couldn't 'hear' me photo them and thus lose my spontaneity. It was fun. I caught this one of them gazing over books together. Totally candid and they loved the ships and boats they were looking at right then.

So the moral of the story is that my Photo Booth is an expensive way to get some photos of the TIgers. Yet, looking at this picture, it is so worth it. And as long as I don't trip chasing them. If you see a Mommy chasing two really cute Tigers with her laptop open facing them... just say Hi. Unless you don't want me to take your picture.

Warmly,

Mama Needs Her Coffee, Mama Needs Her Starbucks

You know me I am not a happy camper sans my Starbucks. We've been abuzz about the changes Mr. Howard Schultz and Friends have implemented over at Starbucks Coffee Blog. So in an effort to not plagarize against Starbucks Mama and Her Buck-A-Roos, I'll let you read on.

What are your thoughts? Can you even conceive of the idea of a Starbucks, any Starbucks closing. Sometimes we do back up to move forward... oh, there goes a whole other post. ;) If you've been shocked by this 'news' go to Starbucks Coffee Blog and/or here to Starbucks Press Room.

Meanwhile, I've just discovered a new drink for me at Starbucks yesterday morning. Had I not tried all 82,000? My sweet friend, K, is the source of this 'recipe.' :) "Grande Iced Coffee in a Venti Cup, three Splenda, fill with 2%." Yummo! as Rachel Ray would say. I got all excited about my new thing. Let's just say, when you 'frequent' like "Starbucks Mama" or "Carolina Mama" you need a little variety. So I thought I would try out one of those 82,000 drinks. What's your Starbucks drink? If you are not a fan, inconceivable, just pretend.

I am a Mommyblogger Twitter Me

"I am a Mommyblogger. Twitter Me!" Ya'll I am already hopelessly hooked. You know as if blogging, Starbucks and the likes are not enough. Yes, it's that kind of hooked. You can StumbleUpon me, you can DiggIt /Me, but just Twitter Me!

When I gave birth to the Twins I knew nothing would compare in a million lifetimes. I just didn't know anything could come remotely close. The Tigers are so much fun, I didn't think anything would come close to fun in a million lifetimes. Again, I just didn't know my new friend, would come along. ;) Expect more soon because this is too fun. Now, Oh, Twitter, Oh Twitter, is there anyway to Twitter the Tigers all day!?! Wanna join me?!