Real Housewives of New Jersey Premier Party!!

Thanks to Crowdtap and Bravo I had the privilege of hosting a party for the premier of one of my most guilty pleasures.... the Real Housewives of New Jersey. This particular version of "Real Housewives" is near and dear to my heart being from Philadelphia. The two states border each other and are very similar in culture. 

My favorite Housewife is Theresa Giudice (pronounced ju-dee-chay).  And though the whole idea around the party was to watch the premier episode, you can't make a real party around one TV show. On another note, most of my girlfriends are moms and it's difficult for them to break away to watch an adult show... so to be honest, my party was mostly men. My husband, brother-in-law, and some co-workers of my husbands. Why did they all come to watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey? Because of my respect and affinity for Theresa.... the guys all thank you Theresa!  She's written three cookbooks all centered around Italian cuisine so I made a dinner party out of the evening.  I made the best Italian dishes that I know of... and to be honest I think even Theresa would be proud.

I started the guys off with a beautiful antipasto platter, it was gone in about 3.7 minutes :)

 

 

 

 

 

We always have blue crabs in our freezer because we order bushels from Maryland.  Blue crabs are also a big hit at the Jersey shore.... we used to get them in Ocean City, New Jersey frequently.  My father-in-law passed down to me a long kept family secret recipe for Blue Crab Spaghetti. It's FABULICIOUS (aka Theresa's cookbook)!!! Here is a pic of the food preparation.....

 

 

And the yummy pot from the top.....

Also, to honor all things Theresa.... I made the best Peach Bellini's.... and of course, called them Fabellini's!!

Everything was a huge success and belive it or not the guys actually enjoyed the show. However, they swore they'd smash my phone if I took a pic of them at a Real Housewives of New Jersey party so I got one of them to take a pic of me with the fabulous Theresa!!!.....

 



AMDRO PowerFlex Pest & Weed System

I was able to try the AMDRO PowerFlex Pest and Weed System for FREE by being a BzzAgent.  BzzAgent lets you try products for free, review them, and give your feedback. 

I was excited about this trial because I have a pesky area along my walkway of rocks that weeds are constantly growing through.  Every few months I go out there on my hands and knees and pull them all out and within a week they are all back.  I was hoping the AMDRO PowerFlex System would help make this process a little easier. 

Here is a BEFORE photo of my gravel lined walkway.

 

It took me a while to get to use it because I have learned from past experience that you have to wait for the right time to use a spray weed killer. If you use it when it's sunny out then it will just evaporate before it starts to work. If you use it when it's about to rain then it will all wash away.  I waited for an overcast day that we didn't get rain. 

 

 

Here is a photo of the same patch of grass on Day 1 and then again on Day 3.  You can see that it is already dying and turning yellow. 

 

 

Mission accomplished!! After it all dies it will be so much easier to pull up.

 

 

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