By Brigette Danielle: March 2016

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Ever After High Tea Party!

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HAPPY SPRING! (my second favorite time of the year remember?!) We just got home from a wonderful, yet exhausting Spring Break. Little Miss Thailand turned 8 and little Miss Phoenix lost two teeth in one week! So if you read my last post, you know it was an EVENTFUL week! One plus was that I got to see my hubby everyday! It truly made my heart so full of joy, I could hardly contain it!

Any who, so as you can see from the title of this post it's not about my mushy re-connection with my hubby or how stressed I was over the "break". But, it is actually a post about our little Tea Party! My girls are in love with Ever After High.. everything about it excites them, makes them dream and really makes them laugh out loud. I must admit it is a cute little show. But with the girls' (Phe and Thai) Spring Break the exact same week, which NEVER happens, I decided to throw the girls a tea party and since it was Thais birthday, I thought it would be a nice treat to have everyone over together doing all the girly things she likes!

So after what feels like a million hours of scouring Pinterest for Ever After High themed parties and Tea Party ideas, I came up with a few ideas for theirs!

(I apologize for the awful photos, wasn't very much lighting at my mothers house and it was very rainy)

1. First up, I found so many pins on easy party decor and I have to be honest, this was WAY harder than you think. I had my best friend help me cut 3 plastic table covers and it was very tricky. But, it did it's job, the girls loved it and it added color to a drab room.

An easy way to cover the wall

2. Another Pinterest favorite, hanging balloons! Balloons can get super expensive, fast! So hanging balloons lower the ceiling and make your decor look "full". The girls loved looking at these for some reason lol

Balloon Drop

3. One of the girls' favorite characters is Apple White. So I added a few fake apples along side one of their Apple White dolls.

Apple White

4. Since this was a tea party, and a few of the characters and episodes are based on Wonderland, I made "Wonderland Cookies" The first ones are from Pinterest (i'm shocked they actually worked) and the star and heart cookies were from the left over dough... so I just decorated them! The cupcakes were bought from Walmart and were sprayed purple and hot pink to match the EAH main colors. Then, I had them add edible glitter. I added the sugar pearls myself.

Sweet Treats

5. No party is complete without goody bags! Each bag was hand stamped with a key and had a friendship bracelet and one of a kind fabric ring! The scrolls were the official acceptance letter from Headmaster Grimm! Another Pinterest find!

Goodies

6. Finally, Madeleine Hatter inspired hats! My wonderful Aunt made these herself! Each girl had their own!

It wasn't until I went though all the photos on my camera that I realized I missed a few items from our tea party! I made an enchanted mirror by gluing red roses and purple roses around it. We also had princess punch which was delicious! We just mixed pink lemonade and sprite whalaa!

Everyone had a blast! They had on their dresses and more importantly, their smiles! This tea party was definitely one to remember!

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Health SPOTLIGHT!- Dallas

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For this SPOTLIGHT piece, I wanted to introduce someone that is truly making a name for herself in the Fitness world! Someone, like many of us... has a story that is motivating and touching.

Ladies and Gents, meet Carragan Langley! A local beauty turned bikini competitor, and a highly demanded personal trainer. I have personally known Carragan for over 4 years and I have witnessed her journey from an average gym patron to the woman you see today! So in order for you to get to know a little more about her, I decided to ask her a few questions!

1. What made you want to change your lifestyle for the better?

"It all started about 3 1/2 years ago when i walked into 24 hour fitness and made the decision to make a change and stop with the "I'll start tomorrow" excuse. About 4 1/2 years ago I had a bad back injury which led to me quitting sports and creating unhealthy habits. My eating habits were far from a healthy lifestyle. Before you know it I was 80 pounds heavier than I am today. When I first walked into that gym I was a fish out of water and now that gym is my home. I started training with a great trainer and within the first month of working out and changing my diet I lost 20 pounds. Nothing feels better than surpassing your goals and knowing that all your hard work and persistence has paid off. Since the start of my fitness journey I have had this mad passion for fitness and taking care of my body (physically, mentally, and spiritually). "

2. What made you want to do a competition? What did you like most about competing? What place did you take?

"If anyone knows me they know I like a challenge. I choose to compete not just for the physical aspect, but I wanted to conquer myself and push my self past my limits. Anyone who has competed knows that it takes more than just a love for working out. It takes willpower, perseverance, and control over your mind. The thing I liked most about competing was the strength I gained within throughout the process of prep. I conquered myself and carried on the willpower and mind control in my everyday life.

My first competition I ended up placing top 3 and I am currently planning my next show."

3. What do you hope your clients get from your knowledge and expertise?

"I want to transform lives like I did my own. I hope to lead them to a healthy lifestyle and create healthy habits that will carry on with them forever. I want to help them reach all of the goals they have set and overall gain confidence in themselves. In return I need them to give me 110 percent not only while I'm training with them, but also when I'm not there to make sure they are following there nutritional program or make sure they get their workout in."

4. To get your day going, what is your go-to breakfast?

"My go-to breakfast usually consists of

1/2 cup of oatmeal -uncooked (depending on my goals at the time, amount may differ)

1/4 cup of blueberries

4 egg whites (with picante sauce) "

Carragan is a certified personal trainer and is currently taking clients in the DFW area. She also has online training packages if you are not located near the DFW area.

Want to know more about getting personal training?!
You can contact Carragan via email: carraganlangley@gmail.comand for motivational posts and workouts... you can follow her via social media:
Instagram: @carrakarissafit
Snapchat: @carralangley
Facebook: Carragan Langley