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Food Carts Portland

Samantha — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:50:03 +0000

Budget Travel just crowned Portland, OR for best street food in the WORLD!
With 400+ mobile street carts scattered around neighborhoods and popular downtown streets, these carts have full menus and unique style. Some foodie carts are stationary, when others are on wheels selling everything from Korean tacos to Carolina-style barbecue. Portland streets are the new mecca of mobile meals.

Check out http://www.foodcartsportland.com/ for a practical guide where to find funky food carts in Portland and what to eat when you get there. They also have a map of carts all around town and write mini review posts regularly about feautured carts with menus, hours, and directions!

Thumbs up to these guys rockin’ up good food all year round, especially when its 90+ degrees outside! With high Portland temps in August, it is at least 20 degrees warmer in the carts!

Here are a few of my favorites:

The Grilled Cheese Grill (gourmet grilled cheese for grown-ups & kids)

Sugar Cube (desserts,drinks,cupcakes)

Garden State (Italian street food in the Northwest)

Top Beauty Products Under 10$

Samantha — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:25:36 +0000

I did a VIDEO review on YouTube of my Top 10 personal favorite beauty products under $10! I have tested and trialled many products and these are the ones I’m always reaching for…

Check out the VIDEO at the link below: please comment with your favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QETaC7q8QaY

Here is the list in case you missed it:
Burts Bees chapstick in original
Prestige liquid eyeliner
OPI Nail Polish in Pamplona Purple from Espana Collection
Oil of Olay Complete All Day Moisturizer in Sensitive
Loreal Voluminous Mascara in Carbon Black
LA Colors Art Deco writers in White
Sephora Make-Up Brush Cleaner
Wet & Wild Eyebrow Pencil in Taupe
Target Up&Up brand unscented baby wipes (great for removing make-up)
Sonia Kashuk Flat Shader brush from Target

Google IO 2010

Samantha — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:05:48 +0000

Google has a developers conference every year called Google IO. Google announces new application launches and things to look forward to in the next year all over the web. This year’s conference is generated a lot towards smart phones and the Android in particular. Jeff is going for his school/work but I am tagging along too

Google IO features 80 sessions (mini classes), with more than 5,000 developer attendees, and over 100 demonstrations from developers showcasing their technologies!

Keynotes is the kickstart to the day. Everyone is shoved into one VERY LARGE banquet room to see, hear, and meet the developers and other special guest including CEO speakers for LogiTech,Sony,and Sports Illustrated.

This year’s conference along with many other year’s was held in the Mascone center in downtown San Francisco California.

May 19-20 2010

Free Swag Google gave us for attending!

Verizon Droid smart phone
Sprint HTC EVO 4G smart phone (Available to public June.4th 2010)
American Apparel Google IO 2010 Conference Tshirt
Google IO 2010 socks

Check out some pictures from along the way…

Level 1 (there are 3 levels total)
This is where we pick up our Gear/Swag, looongggg line!

Fully catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner! These cupcakes were at dinner for dessert

Keynotes, look at the HUGE projector screen

Going up to other floor levels to conference rooms

Event Website: http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/

Event Twitter: http://twitter.com/googleio

Keynotes Day 1 on YouTube: Watch it!

Keynotes Day 2 on YouTube: Watch it!

Soy Candle Search

Samantha — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:21:27 +0000

My favorite candle store Illuminations closed COMPLETELY a few months ago, no more in-store or online. They are fully CLOSED as a company
I was really disappointed when I found out because I absolutely love their candles that are soy and essential oil based. But I am learning to cope because I still have a few extras stashed that I bought when they had a sale so I have a few to get me through but NOT forever!

So now I am on the new search for a good soy candle.

Why soy? Well here are a few facts:

Soy is a renewable resource (made from soy beans not chemicals), whereas petroleum based candles are not
They burn longer and slower
Less toxic than paraffin candles
burns “clean” and does not produce black soot or smoke

I’m not really interested in the Yankee Candle company, none of their scents really appeal to me and I’m pretty sure they do not carry a soy in any of their candles. Their Autumn/fall scents are nice, but I dont feel like burning those type of scent in the middle of April ya dig?

So I am asking YOU! Help me find a good soy candle. Any recommendations? What is your favorite candle and scent? It is very hard buying candles online because we dont have smell-a-vision so a candle listed as vanilla or pomegranate might smell totally different by the time it get to your house and is not as pleasant as you thought.

So I’m counting on you to help me find the perfect soy candle!

Please comment below and share with us what your favorite candle is…

Twitter Love

Samantha — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:44:40 +0000

5oo followers on TwoHeartsTogether Twitter! Yay thanks guys! So glad to be a part of your tweeting!

Not a follower yet?? Join now!

Name: 2heartstogether

http://twitter.com/2heartstogether

Dancing with the Stars SEASON PREMIERE Season 10

Samantha — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:15:18 +0000

ABC’s Dancing With the Stars Season 10 cast lineup was announced March 1st, during the season finale of The Bachelor. This season’s lineup looks very interesting, with big names like Pamela Anderson, Kate Gosselin, and the Bachelor Jake Pavelka!

If you dont remember last season’s winner, it was the one and only Donny Osmond.

Here is this seasons cast line-up:

Dancing with the Stars Season 10 premiere is March 22nd 2010

Complete pairings list:
Aiden Turner = Edyta Sliwinska
Buzz Aldrin = Ashly Costa
Chad Ochocinco = Cheryl Burke
Erin Andrews = Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Evan Lysacek = Anna Trebunskaya
Jake Pavelka = Chelsie Hightower
Kate Gosselin = Tony Dovolani
Nicole Scherzinger = Derek Hough
Niecy Nash = Louis Van Amstel
Pamela Anderson = Damian Whitewood
Shannon Doherty = Mark Ballas

Craft Hope for Haiti

Samantha — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:56:08 +0000

Craft Hope for Haiti. There is an Etsy shop set up to donate money to Doctors Without Borders, who are desperately trying to do all that they can in Haiti.
100% of the proceeds of the shop go right to the charity. Hundreds of crafters have donated items to the shop and 100% of the proceeds of the shop go right to the charity. Check it out!

As of today 1/25/10 – Over $27,000 raised and over 1400 items sold!

Visit the shop here —> http://www.etsy.com/shop/crafthope

If you would like to donate an item visit the Craft Hope website (www.crafthope.com).

Portland Snow Winter Wonderland 2009

Samantha — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:16:50 +0000

For those of you who aren’t from the Portland, Oregon area last winter of 2008 in Portland was a very rare Winter. The city and community was shut down because of a generous showering of SNOW and dream into a Winter Wonderland! It snowed for over a week continuously and froze the city through Christmas and New Years. Many from Portland loved the snow the first few days but after a week of being home bound and inching lower on food because of the road conditions.
This year was told to be a snowless mild winter as they usually are in Portland, a few flakes in the upperhills but nothing to write home about.
UNTIL….this afternoon! The morning was somewhat warm, but as the afternoon progressed it became colder and proper conditions for snow. Yep today December 29th 2009 about 2:30pm snow started falling in the Portland Metro area! I stayed home sick today from school and boy am I thankful I did because the ride home for many was not good and Portlanders were not prepared at all. This caught the city off guard completely.
So far the snow has been falling for around 3 hours and there already is 2 inches by our house.
I have school tomorrow so we shall see if they stay open or cancel, but stay safe wherever you live weather you have snow,ice, or any other winter weather!

Here are a few pictures that I took when the snow started…

Portland Christmas Holiday Tree Lighting

Samantha — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:00:42 +0000

On the day after Thanksgiving Portlanders will gather in Downtown Portland at Pioneer Courthouse Square to celebrate the official start of the holiday season by lighting the city’s spectacular 75ft Tree! Thousands of people are expected to attend the 25th annual Tree Lighting Event which unites the community in a big way!

I have never gone to see the tree lighting in person, I have always watched from the comfort of my home but I’m thinking this year is the year to go down and become part of the excitement! Crossing my fingers for no rain.

Below is a picture of last year’s tree that I found on PDX Pipeline…

The Details:

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Where? Pioneer Courthouse Square

When? 11/27 at 5:30pm

For More information visit the Pioneer Courthouse Square Calender of Events below:
http://www.pioneercourthousesquare.org/calendar_november.htm#treelighting

Samantha’s Report Card

Samantha — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:11 +0000

I thought I would name this post “Report Card” because this is a mini update of what I have been up to and how my schooling have been going.

I am excited to share with you the next three weeks is my LAST class section of HAIR in efforts to earn my Cosmetology Degree! If some of you many not know, but I retired my PreK program and decided to persue another passion of mine which is HAIR! Since September I have been taking 3 week courses of Hair Design, Perming/Relaxing,Coloring, and now on to Cutting. My program is a year and half program to complete where you are required take all the classes up front in the beginning, then work out on the school’s salon floor and obtain credits and hours upon graduation. At the end of the program with all credits and hours achieved I will be required to take a state written and practical test to receive my license! Seems like a long process when I first started but here I am three months in and almost done with all my classes!

Below are some pictures I have taken though the weeks I have been at school!

We celebrated Halloween in full fashion dressing up

{Me the bumble bee and Amy the ladybug}

Myself and Chelsea the Autumn Fairy!

Practicing on friends…

{Kickin my heels up in class}

{Playing around in color class with leftover tubes}

{I added dark brown to my bangs}