Disney's Zootopia To Hit Theaters March 2016

This post is sponsored by Acorn, an influence company and DASANI Sparkling Water to create my own #SparklingHolidays
I just love everything about the holidays. The sights the smells, the tastes & don’t forget all the sparkle! It’s just a magical time of year to gather with family and friends and be grateful for another year together. Who we host may change from year to year, but the heart and joy behind hosting never changes. As we prepare for this years get-togethers, I’ve spent a little time in the kitchen coming up with festive drinks for adult and kiddos alike. My kids always love having fun mocktails to drink, so this year I’ve combined a few things they enjoy to create a mocktail that is sure to make their holidays sparkle!
Dasani Sparkling Water
Let’s talk a bit about Dasani Sparkling Water before we get on with the mocktail recipe…Dasani Sparkling Water is available at Walmart in four flavors: Lime, Berry, Lemon, & Black Cherry. They come in a twelve-pack of 12 oz cans, so there is plenty to go around. It makes this mocktail sparkle since it adds no calories and no sugar, with a hint of black cherry & is naturally caffeine-free…so no kids bouncing off the decked halls! Whether you’re mixing an alcoholic cocktail, a mocktail or a wine spritzer, Dasani flavored Sparkling Water adds a bit of fizz and a bit of natural flavor to whatever you decide to make.
Want to check out more great cocktails and mocktails for your holiday get together? Here is the only Pinterest board you will need to create your #SparklingHoliday
REMEMBER: While this recipe is a MOCKTAIL, You must be 21 to consume alcoholic beverages. When doing so, please drink responsibly. No drinking and driving, and no drinking and texting!
Chocolate Covered Cherry Sparkling Mocktail A delicious sparkling mocktail that will thrill the kids and adults alike.
1 12 pk Dasani Sparkling Water: Black Cherry
1 12 pk Minute Made Coolers Clear Cherry
1 Container Minute Made Cherry Vanilla
1 Pk Chocolate Covered Cherries
1 Bottle Chocolate Syrup
Pour chocolate syrup onto plate and rim your glass(es)
Next in shaker mix 1/2 Minute Made Cooler Pouch & 1/4 cup Minute Made Cherry Vanilla with ice
Place a Chocolate Covered Cherry on the bottom of rimmed glass then pour in drink mixture
Add 1/2 cup (1/2 can) Dasani Sparkling Water
Enjoy!
The Cherry Vanilla is added for color, you can omit that you will just want to use full Cooler pouch instead.
Try FREEZING your Chocolate Covered Cherries before placing in glass. This will keep your drink colder longer.
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The story of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters. Continuously unsuccessful at keeping these masters—from T. rex to Napoleon—the Minions find themselves without someone to serve and fall into a deep depression. But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he—alongside teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob—ventures out into the world to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. The trio embark upon a thrilling journey that ultimately leads them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Academy Award®-winner Sandra Bullock), the world’s first-ever female super-villain. They travel from frigid Antarctica to 1960s New York City, ending in ‘mod’ London, where they must face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind…from annihilation.
Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side, Gravity) heads up an all-star voice cast including Golden Globe and recent Emmy Award®-winner Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” Bridesmaids), Academy Award-nominee Michael Keaton (Birdman: (Or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance, Toy Story 3), seven-time Emmy Award-winner Allison Janney (“The West Wing,” “Masters of Sex,” “Mom”), Academy Award-nominee Steve Coogan (Despicable Me 2, Philomena), BAFTA Award-winner Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous,” Shrek 2), and Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech,Pirates of the Caribbean series). The inimitable voices of the Minions are again voiced by Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2) who co-directs with Kyle Balda (Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax). Minions is produced by Illumination Entertainment CEO and founder Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Brian Lynch wrote the screenplay, and Chris Renaud serves as executive producer of the film.
Minions, available on Digital HD November 24, 2015, and on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on December 8, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
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Welcome back to our 12 Days of St. Patrick’s Day Recipes and Crafts! Today for day 9 your taste buds will be a drooling. Not only do you get the flavor of the holiday mint, but they also added the joy of Girl Scout cookies also.
Head over to Adventures of Country Divas and check out their Thin Mint Cupcakes made from scratch. The only thing is you can’t eat the box of cookies before you bake! Ohh heck, go ahead buy two 1 for you and 1 for the recipe.
Check it out HERE.
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12 Days of Easter food and crafts all in one place!
Easter is here already can you believe it! So 12 of my best blogger friends have created 12 Days of Easter recipes and crafts for you. You can check them out here! Here is one from the CRAZY Adventure of Country Divas girls. They are addicts of chocolate and they made a Cadbury Peeps Cupcake thats just Ooey and Gooey (yes, I made that up). So click on this link and check these out, I know I did! Don’t blame me when your on a chocolate high!
Now check out my friend’s Easter related posts and give them a visit too!

This is a really important step when it comes to healing in any way, and that’s acknowledging your emotions. Women tend to be better at this than men which is why they tend to heal faster after breakups. Men are more likely to distract themselves or push their feelings down, but it only prolongs the pain and will always come out later. So allow yourself to cry, wallow and grieve for what has been lost, there’s no denying it’s a sad time and that needs to be acknowledged before you can move on from it. Speak to friends, journal, work through your feelings. Find ways to relax that don’t involve damaging your body such as alcohol or eating too much. Natural remedies like lavender and cbd oils can be useful and are a safe and effective way to promote relaxation and wellbeing, you can find out more from sources like https://cbdflowerusa.com/ultimate-guide-cbd-isolate/. You could treat yourself to a massage or facial at a spa when you’re feeling better and are ready to stop crying.
Move house
If you shared a home with the person you’re breaking up with, moving to a new place is a good idea. Even if you don’t need to because they’re moving out too, it’s still worth you finding your own place. Get yourself a cute little home just for you, a place that’s just yours. You can decorate it beautifully and to your own tastes and fill it with things you love. Even if it’s only a stop gap, it’s a comfortable little haven that’s just yours and you can use to recover and grow. A home you once shared with a partner will be full of memories and being surrounded by these can make it difficult to properly heal and move on. Whether it’s a small house, a tiny apartment or even a room in a shared home, getting that distance and having your own space is a great way to gain perspective and is one of the best things you can do after breaking up.
Travel
Travel, especially solo travel can be so rewarding and can be a great way to prove to yourself that you’re capable and independent- as well as have fun after you’ve been through a breakup. If you have the time and funds available to you, then travel can really help you throughout the healing process. You won’t be tempted to stay in bed and hide away from the world when you’re in a new, exciting location! Book a trip to somewhere you’ve always wanted to go, rope in some friends to come with you but if you can’t get a travel crew together then just go alone. When you’re in a partnership for so long it is easy to lose some of your independence and when you’re always used to having someone with you, this time alone can be really refreshing and remind you that you can achieve anything. Whether it’s a weekend city break, two weeks in the sunshine or a month backpacking, travel can be just what you need to get back on the right foot after having a breakup, and can help you achieve a clean split too where you’re not on your phone or tempted to call them.
Change your appearance
Changing your appearance after a breakup is certainly nothing new, in fact it’s a stereotypical thing to do once you’ve split up from someone! But there’s a reason for this- and changing your appearance is something well worth doing. Maybe your partner was jealous, controlling or didn’t like you to look a certain way- now is the perfect time to start looking the way you want! A new look also signifies a new change, and if a badass outfit and a new haircut is what it takes to get back out into the world and move on then go for it! Visit a hairdresser and ask them to bring your vision to life, experiment with some new makeup and clothing styles. This can signify the new version of ‘you’ that’s emerging and can be a positive step on your journey to complete healing.
Try new things
Trying new things is something that all of us should be doing, but when you’re in a relationship it’s easy to get lazy. When you have the comfort of another person close by, it’s tempting to spend evenings and weekends lounged on the sofa, rather than getting out there and challenging your body and mind. When you’re on your own again, you can find the motivation to do new things is much increased, so take advantage of this! Set some goals then go out and smash them, put yourself out there and try new things, with no one to answer to and no one to hold you back this can be a fantastic time to put yourself first and figure out what you enjoy. Whether it’s joining a cooking class or climbing a mountain or anything in between, try new things to keep yourself busy and give your life a new sense of purpose.

International superstar Shakira is lending her Grammy®-winning voice to Gazelle, the biggest pop star in Zootopia.
The all-new original song, Try Everything, was written by singer-songwriter Sia and songwriting duo Stargate. You can watch the brand new music video for Shakira‘s Try Everything below…
Director Byron Howard said, “For the role of Gazelle, Zootopia’s most beloved superstar, there was only one person on our wish list: Shakira. Luckily for us, she said yes. Her immense talent and charm bring Gazelle and her song, ‘Try Everything,’ to life.”
“Try Everything” single is available now on ITUNES.
Walt Disney Records soundtrack to ZOOTOPIA will be available March 4th, the same day the film opens in theatres nationwide!
MORE ABOUT DISNEY’S ZOOTOPIA
The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when rookie Officer Judy Hopps (voice of Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (voice of Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Zootopia,” a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph,” “The Simpsons”) and co-directed by Jared Bush (“Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero”), opens in theaters on March 4, 2016.
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ZOOTOPIA opens in theatres everywhere on March 4th!
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