crowd tap and free snacks for the kiddos!

i was selected to try out a new product from the Lunchables line of pre-packed snacks through crowdtap.  they are called Lunchables Jr.  they have several flavors and i was able to try out two of them.  the flavors we received were "ants on a log", which contained peanut butter, sun-maid raisins, and honey graham sticks.  delish!!  the second flavor was "very beary crunch", which contained ritz bits cheese cracker sandwiches, strawberry flavored dried apple pieces, and teddy grahams honey graham snacks.  wow!

since i have two girls and only received two snacks to sample, i had my girls try the snacks.  they had a blast trying out the little packages and shared them between the two.  they seemed to enjoy both flavors too!  i definitely hope to get a chance to try out more of the flavors...but i haven't actually seen these in any of my stores yet!!

thank you crowdtap for the chance to try something easy and fun!!

excited for mortal instruments movie!!

i was able to get a copy of the mortal instruments, city of bones book through crowdtap.com as a part of a hosted party in anticipation of the upcoming movie release.  i had already read the book a long while back (i've read ALL of them, including the infernal devices series), but had wanted to re-cap since it had been so long.  i am SO excited about the upcoming movie!!

anyway, i was selected to host a party to discuss the upcoming movie and the book.  so, i gathered a few friends and family together and we talked about which parts of the book we were excited to have up on the big screen!!  personally, i am interested in how they portray the relationship between Jace and Clary.  it is one of those relationships that obviously makes you uncomfortable while reading, and yet you (at least i did) find yourself rooting for them!  so strange.

after some spaghetti and other tasty treats, we talked about casting for the characters and any expectations we had based on our own visuals.  again, i did not expect jace to look as they cast him for the movie.  i don't find the guy attractive at all.  and clary is a bit ho-hum for me too.  oh well.  at least they did well with valentine!!!  woohoo!  i love j.r.m.  overall, regardless of what we had expected, we agreed we were all excited to see the movie and how it came to life on the big screen!

i am more a fan of the infernal devices characters, but the author's humor throughout both series is wonderful and a little dark and just fantastic.  i hope it comes across in the movie too.

any favorite scenes from the book you are hoping to see?  have you read the series?  magnus is a favorite of mine...how about you?

crowd tap + old navy = free workout gear!

once again i had the chance to participate in a sample and share from crowdtap, where they partner with different brands and send out coupons to try out free items.  i have done several with old navy, and this was once again a wonderful opportunity to try out some of their workout gear!

i headed out to old navy and checked out their active wear section.  i LOVED the colors!  they had teals and corals and other fun options.  i grabbed several sports bras, some compression pants, and a couple tops to try and headed to the dressing room with my girls!

i ended up loving a really comfy teal sports bra, capri compression pants, teal shorts, and a teal tank.  i really wanted to get some of the terri cotton style shorts that were both *in* the active wear section, as well as shown in the link to the active wear section from old navy's site, but apparently those weren't included.  oh well.

here is what i ended up getting!!  of course, i couldn't stop at one set from the coupon...so i got two bottoms and two tops...and perhaps those terry cotton shorts too. i couldn't resist!  guess now i will need to get myself to the gym!!

crowdtap & old navy sample and share success!

does anyone use crowdtap?   i have been on their site for a couple years now and just love the sample and share's i've been able to participate in.  old navy is one of the companies that use crowdtap, and so i have had the chance to try out several of their sample and shares.  basically, they send out coupons for FREE clothing items...and you get to use one and give one (or more) to friends!  it is AWESOME.  this latest one was for work out gear.  and it is exactly what i have been needing more of...you know...for that pesky new year's resolution to work out more!  ha!

my mom came with me and it was a blast.  i ended up getting more than the free items and i am stoked!

crowdtap is a pretty simple site...free to sign up for.  as you progress through the levels (by completing easy little multiple select polls about various products that they call "quick hits") you get the chance to participate in more awesome things like the sample and shares or hosted parties.  PLUS, you rack up points that can then be exchanged for gift cards to places like amazon.com.  i have already received something around $300 in amazon bucks over the last couple years!  let me tell you how great those amazon bucks were around christmas time!  woo hoo!

interested in joining crowdtap?  check it out here:  crowdtap