A Great Find from Rose’s Department Store

A Great Find from Rose’s Department Store
I simply love this dress that I got recently at Rose’s Department Store for just $14.99! Navy blue with embroidery, this dress offers beautiful style. I do not shop at Rose’s department store often and I feel like this is my best find ever at Rose’s department store. The material of this navy blue dress is just 100% polyester which is not my preferred fabric but the dress still has beautiful styling detail nevertheless. I would enjoy wearing this dress with black tights and black shoes.

Slices By Tony Restaurant in Greensboro North Carolina - A Restaurant Review

SLICES BY TONY
Slices by Tony Restaurant Review
Eating food from Slices by Tony Pizzeria restaurant was a good experience. With the first bite of the pizza, we were saying, “Mmm, that’s good.” My two young kids and I shared a small pizza for a cost of $6.99. The pizza had six slices and we ate two slices each.
• Besides for that, the only other food items in our first order from Slices by Tony restaurant were an Italian sub that had French fries as the side and a zeppole.
• The Italian sub costs around $7.99 and the zeppole costs $1.69 each at Slices by Tony restaurant.
• The zeppole was a generous, sizeable portion filled with a tasty cream that reminds me of Boston crème pie or Boston crème filled donuts. Served warm, the zeppole was very tasty and also had a drizzle of chocolate sauce on it.
The Italian sub was made with an Italian type of homemade bread. The Italian sub sandwich was made with a homemade bread that was different from what I expected but still quite tasty. The lettuce, tomato and tart oil and vinegar all gave the Italian sub sandwich a refreshing taste.
The Italian submarine sandwich contained ham and salami. Pepperoni would have been a great addition, I think. I’ve had many Italian subs from various places and Italians subs often contain pepperoni as well, which I like.
The Italian sub sandwich that we shared up and the zeppole that we all took a taste of are pictured here in food photos. We so hungry and gobbled up the pizza before I could even take a photo! Trust me, the pizza was good and looked appetizing too. It was presented well. We ate the pizza while it was still at a nice hot temperature.
Slices by Tony restaurant is located in Greensboro, North Carolina near the campus of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and it is quite a popular spot.
For us, Slices by Tony restaurant did not disappoint and we got to experience why it is such a well-known and popular, often preferred pizza restaurant in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Of the food items that we purchased from Slices by Tony restaurant,:
1. Small cheese pizza for $6.99
2. Italian sub sandwich for $7.99
3. Zeppole
We would be most likely to purchase the small cheese pizza and zeppole again in the future.

My Recent Finds at Burlington Coat Factory

Burlington Coat Factory -
I love to shop at Burlington Coat Factory for unique clothing that you can find there. Often times at Burlington Coat Factory, some of the clothing items on the racks are either "one of a kind" or there are just a few pieces of that particular item available and they sell out quickly. At Burlington Coat Factory, you really have to take a little bit of time going through the racks to see what you might like. Burlington Coat Factory is similar to another store, TJ Maxx in that way. When you spot something that you like in your appropriate size, you might want to get it before it is no longer available. Recently, I visited Burlington Coat Factory for the first time in a couple of years! I was happy to rediscover the types of clothing and accessory items that I can possibly find at Burlington Coat Factory for great prices. I walked into the store, Burlington Coat Factory with my kids, intending to buy some items for my kids. For the first time in a long time, I ended up spending a significant amount of money on myself instead! Lol. It was kind of inadvertent, really. I did not find the good selection of items for kids (at great prices) that I was hoping to find but I did find some great prices on clothing and accessory items for me!

A Rosetti handbag for under $20 was among these finds. The taupe/beige color of the bag is appealing to me. This handbag is stylish and durable. At the time of taking this photo, I have already used the handbag several times. I would typically take a photo of fashion merchandise that I have purchased while it is still brand new with tags but that does not always end up being the case. Sometimes, taking the photo is an afterthought, after I have already been using the item for a while and I think, "hey, this is a great fashion item. I should mention it on the blog." Here are some photos of the Rosetti handbag.

I've really liked using my Rosetti handbag. Other items that I bought on this trip to Burlington Coat Factory were Fila sneakers and a couple of tops for just around $8 each.

High Top Sneakers for $20.97 at childrensplace.com

In a previous recent blog post, I mentioned some high top sneakers that I was able to get for my son at The Children's Place online store website, childrensplace.com. I mentioned that I had purchased those sneakers for $17.99 and I had ordered a couple more pairs of high top sneakers from the childrensplace.com for $20.97. The ones that I paid $20.97 for have arrived and I am pleased with the purchases. Here are some photos of what the high top sneakers look like. Not pictured, I purchased a gray and black pair of high top sneakers in size 6 for my older son and pictured are blue, white and black color block high top sneakers in size 2 for my younger son.

A Great High Top Sneaker Find at The Children’s Place

A Great High Top Sneaker Find at The Children’s Place

For the fashion segment of this blog, Movie, Fashion and Music Reviews United, I hate to be a walking advertisement for any one store in particular but The Children’s Place continues to be my go-to place for fashions for the kids.
My oldest son currently wears the largest size shoe that childrensplace.com offers. That is youth size 6. I recently got a great deal on high top sneakers for him for just $17.99 (plus tax) in a cool burgundy color.
The sneakers are pictured below. Finding high top sneakers for under $20 is rare on the site, childrensplace.com. I just put in an order for a couple more pairs of high tops from The Children’s Place but they were $20.97 (plus tax) this time. Shipping was free as it often is on thechildrensplace.com.
Something about little boys and their shoes. They feel that need to be “stylin’”. Sometimes, when my little one has on a new pair of shoes, he is just staring down at his feet, looking at them in admiration while walking. I have to say look ahead of you, watch where you’re going!:)

Katz Gluten Free Bakery – A Review

Katz Gluten Free Bakery – A Review
Katz gluten free bakery offers enjoyable treats. First, I ordered a sampler box which was a very good deal. For a cost of just $4.99, our family was able to try various treats in the sampler box. The sample box is actually offered to all first time customers with Katz gluten free bakery and it is marketed as being a free product. The $4.99 that the customer will be paying is really considered to be shipping costs. Generally, customers really seem to enjoy the sample box a lot and give it a 5 star rating on the bakery website katzglutenfree.com. The free sample allows customers to try both sweet treats such as rugelach, a muffin and a cookie and breads such as a slice of everything bread. Like everything bagels, everything bread typically has many kinds of seeds including poppy seeds and sesame seeds on it.
The functionality of the Katz gluten free bakery website is very user friendly and you can potentially do your transaction on the website pretty seamlessly. The website is categorized well. You can shop the section with “new products”. You can even shop according to allergy where there are products that are “gluten free and dairy free” or “gluten free and sugar free” or “gluten free and egg free/ vegan” and more. I found the variety in selections to be promising and the website to be user friendly indeed. Potential customers can find information about various deals and coupon codes. Signing up for the Katz gluten free bakery newsletter can help with achieving access to certain discounts also.
When it came time to place our first larger order, we selected various types of gluten free bagels including gluten free poppy seed bagels and gluten free everything bagels. Additionally, we tried the gluten free donuts and gluten free donut holes from Katz gluten free bakery and the gluten free donuts and donut holes were impressively tasty. Items from Katz gluten free bakery can readily shipped to the customer’s door. The items are shipped with care in sturdy plastic and paper packaging to ensure that pieces of the baked goods do not crumble unnecessarily.
Within this blog post, you will see photos of what the packaged products from Katz gluten free bakery look like. Katz gluten free bakery definitely did a good job with packaging. Freshness was preserved and items could easily go straight from shipping box to freezer. As desired, the gluten free bagels could be thawed and conveniently toasted in the toaster and then eaten while still warm.
You can get so many kinds of products from Katz gluten free bakery. They include English muffins, bagels, bagel chips, pizza crust, cake, cookies, baking mix for cake or baking mix for cookies and many more items.
Katz gluten free bakery began operations in the year 2006 in a certified gluten free facility. The popularity of the company has risen and continues to rise over the years. Free shipping is applied to orders over $50.
During recent years, my family tried gluten free eating for an entire year once. I don’t know. Maybe there is something to the gluten free diet. Perhaps there is something cleansing about it even for people that do not have a specific gluten sensitivity. We decided to give eating gluten free a try. We felt pretty good, active and energetic while eating this way. Rice became more of a carbohydrate source for us than bread. When it came to bread and baked goods, we purchased the gluten free variety. Certain things that I observed were that when you are eating less gluten or no gluten, you will not necessarily consume less sugar. In fact, you might find yourself consuming more sugar. I think that maintaining a lifestyle of consuming less sugar would be even more beneficial than trying to eliminate gluten when there is no specific gluten sensitivity or allergy.
Nevertheless, we did have our indulgences while eating gluten free and an occasional sweet treat from Katz gluten free bakery was something that we enjoyed. Among the sweet treats, the gluten free donuts were my favorite item from Katz gluten free bakery. They were a hit with my sons as well. I also enjoyed the rugelach a lot. The tasty and gluten free sweet treats are just as tasty as some sweet treats that do contain gluten.
I highly recommend Katz gluten free bakery especially for those individuals where eating gluten free is not an option or a choice but rather a necessity for healthy living, due to gluten sensitivities.
The difference in taste is more noticeable in the items that are not sweet (the breads as opposed to the desserts). I myself readily admit that when it comes to bagels and other types of breads, I generally much prefer the taste of regular bagels and breads containing the gluten to gluten free bagels and other breads. However, the offerings of these gluten free bagels, gluten free English muffins and other gluten free breads are generously innovative for the consumers that really need them. These people are able to enjoy acceptable alternatives to breads containing gluten. If they find it essential, they can still allow bread to be a staple part of their diets. It would just be gluten free bread. What Katz gluten free bakery is providing is a great service to those that need it.
In summary, when it comes to providing delicious taste, I would give the highest ratings to the Katz gluten free bakery donuts, followed by the rugelach and then the cookies. The bagels and breads would receive a lower rating for dryness and less pleasing taste. Overall, though, Katz gluten free bakery is great!
Sample rating of items from Katz gluten free bakery:
Gluten free donuts: ***** five stars
Gluten free rugelach **** four stars
Assorted gluten free cookies *** three stars
Gluten free bagels ** two and a half stars
Gluten free bread slices ** two stars
Founded in 2006 by F. Katz, Katz gluten free bakery also keeps it light with its funny nature. The bakery logo and marketing materials feature an animated little old lady with gray hair and an apron. It is described as Mrs. Katz, of course. Just something that will make you smile. This family business prides itself on striving for perfection with tried and true recipes and you will learn in the “about us” section of the bakery website that Mrs. Katz was very involved in recipe development and revisions.
Katz gluten free bakery

is definitely worth giving a try especially if you have the special dietary considerations that the bakery caters to. Prices are reasonable and remember that you can always start off with a sample box to try the products. There are a few different sample boxes to choose from. You might get approximately 8 items in your sample box. For example,
• A muffin
• A donut
• A cookie
• A rugelach
• A cake slice
• A bread slice or two bread slices
• A roll
It’s always nice to try something new and different and be introduced to what a company that you have not tried before has to offer. What item will you like best from the Katz gluten free bakery? You shall see and make that determination if you decide to try ordering from this bakery. You might find that you will be delighted to try out the samples and then take it from there. It would be a pleasure and an enjoyable experience to at least give it a try and place your order to share with your family or place an individual order.

Victory Mountain youth camp grounds in Sophia, North Carolina – a review

Victory Mountain youth camp grounds in Sophia, North Carolina – a review

Victory Mountain Camp is remotely located in Sophia, North Carolina which is part of Randolph County, North Carolina. Victory Mountain Camp is just away from everything and oh so beautiful. I immensely enjoyed chaperoning my young son’s school field trip to Victory Mountain Camp in Sophia, North Carolina. Victory Mountain Camp is a remote and peaceful oasis of sorts as it features quiet fields, lots of trees, lakes, farm houses, barns, and lots of farm animals including, hogs, small pigs, goats, hens, cows and more. There is a pumpkin patch and the children took pumpkins home.
I love when an establishment has a really good website on the internet. When I learned that the school field trip would be to Victory Mountain Camp (VMC), I made sure to take a look at the website. The website is lovely with illustrative photos and when we physically went to Victory Mountain Camp, it lived up to the expectations I had from what I had seen beforehand on the website that markets Victory Mountain Camp, victorymountaincamp.com.

We were first greeted by the hosts that work at Victory Mountain Camp. Small plastic baggies containing a popcorn snack and cups of water were handed out to us as we arrived. The special features of Victory Mountain Camp were explained to us and then we were on our way. There was a nature walk as well as story time with story books about pumpkins of course. After story time by a very effective narrator who sat in a rocking chair, the children and adult chaperones which included teachers, teacher assistants and some parent volunteers were invited to board a hay ride that was lots of fun and exciting for the children.

The property is very expansive, covering nearly 150 acres. With so many acres of land at Victory Mountain Camp grounds, the little children’s feet can take them but so far on the many walks. The hay ride gave everyone a break from all the walking and covered quite a bit of the expanse of the grounds. The kids enjoyed looking at the sights as the hay ride moved along. Upon disembarking from the hay ride, there was another nature walk as we approached a barn and were able to see many animals. One popular topic of conversation was a large hog weighing over 400 pounds! There were many smaller pigs running around as well. Both the adults and children were invited to pet many of the animals and feed the goats some bread. The goats were frisky and playful and very ready to grab the bread. There were photo opportunities and lots of hand sanitizer on hand for when everyone finished petting the animals. That included being able to hold baby chicks with a words of caution beforehand about how to handle the delicate and soft creatures so as not to hurt them.

The Christian based Victory Mountain Camp is a very beautiful place with encouraging words of scripture posted in various places with various media including chalk on boards. Specifically, Victory Mountain Camp is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.

There was free play time for the children to run around and multiple walks, some of which were guided by a Victory Mountain Camp employee. Among the many topics of discussion on the walks was talking about the numerous types of trees including maple trees and what type of leaves can be found on each variety of tree.

The arrays of pumpkins were beautiful and festive. The group convened for lunch in a large cabin also decorated with beautiful phrases from the Holy Bible.
The lunch was a hot dog lunch with tasty French fries and lemonade drinks. A field trip would not be a field trip without bathroom breaks for the kids and it was during these breaks that the group was able to see the interior of various other buildings on the grounds including cabins that had bedrooms and bunk beds for those who go to the grounds for overnight trips as opposed to just a day trip as we did. In all, we were there for approximately 5 hours and it was a lovely time.

The employees at Victory Mountain Camp were very pleasant people who seemed genuinely delighted to see when a large group of visitors arrived and they were very ready to show their hospitality.

Burgerim Restaurant Review

Burgerim
Burgerim Restaurant Review
A coupon code for takeoutcentral.com was offering free delivery of Burgerim food, a savings of $3.49 with coupon code: BURGERIM that was expiring on October 4th. My family decided to give it a try, ordering food from Burgerim. I would rate the food from this restaurant a 3 out of 5. We ordered a box containing a burger trio from Burgerim. I ordered 3 lamb burgers but received 2 lamb burgers and 1 beef burger instead.

When placing the Burgerim food order, it had seemed intriguing that you are given a choice of meats for your burger patty and you will be charged the same price regardless of what type of meat you select (turkey or vegetarian are other options for example.) I was really interested in getting lamb for all three burgers so when the burger trio was offered as 2 lamb burgers and 1 beef burger instead, it was just a little disappointing but I did not bother to call the restaurant to discuss the mistake. We just ate up and enjoyed the food while it was still warm.

The burger trio burgers were the size of sliders. Each meat patty (lamb or beef) was 2 oz. The bread tasted good and fresh and there were multiple toppings on the burgers including bacon and avocado which I love. Among the other abundant toppings that we requested for the burgers were lettuce, tomatoes, and melted cheese. The burger trio came with one order or fries and one large drink. We just put in this very small order and shared everything up. The burger trio was sold at a cost of $16.99.
One burger would have cost $9.99 with the fries and a drink and two burgers would have cost $12.99 with the fries and a drink. The food was rather unimpressive for the price. It seems like the prices of food items were a bit high at Burgerim but the burgers are considered to be gourmet. The packaging is great, practical and eye catching, with the Burgerim logo prominent on the box containing the slider burgers and the large cup containing the drink.

Burgerim stands out from other fast food restaurants that sell burgers in that the burgers from Burger IM are considered to be gourmet. Burgerim markets itself as an establishment that serves gourmet food “fast”. You can place a food order and get food delivery or receive your food in the restaurant for a dine-in experience in a timely fashion.

This Burgerim Restaurant Review is very brief because only a couple of items were ordered. The main thing here is that while the food was tasty, it seemed to be too pricey. There are many restaurants where we seemed to get more value for the money. $16.99 plus tax for 3 burger sliders, fries and a drink (ginger ale) just did not seem like a good deal and our family loves a good deal. We were glad for the free delivery though and I would not call the food order disappointing but it was just an average food order experience.

Unfortunately, the requested sauces such as ketchup for the fries were not included in our food order from Burgerim. Additionally, the lamb was aged so it did not have the same taste that I love when eating fresh lamb meat. The fries were great but in round slices, a different shape from the typical shape of french fries that your kids might be used to and love.

Just a quick reminder for the kids that the fries are the same as the long cut ones and taste just as great and they will be ready to dig in. Our beverage of choice was ginger ale on ice in a very large cup, where the drink could be poured out into portions and shared.
Overall, eating food from Burgerim was an okay experience.
Some food photos are enclosed and these show what the cute packaging looks like. The food presentation in the box was very good.