DO YOU HAVE A SPOT

Do any of you have a spot?  You know that spot that you love to go to but can't go often because it's not close to you.   But you will be at home and you can taste your favorite meal.   Well this is my spot!   It's called The Hot Spot.....and they have the most amazing empanadas Ive ever had.

I only get to go here when I go to my hair salon because it's next door.....but I stop in everytime and bring an order of empanandas home for the Big Daddy and kids.

This past weekend I went up North NJ to meet my sister and our salon and we decided to get some lunch.  My sister hadn't been there before and I needed to share my love for their empanadas and their decor.

I took lots of pics because I love the funky style of this place.   Good decor, great food and very friendly owners makes for a great combination.  Hoping they will open another spot down by me soon.

This is the left side of the spot

The fabulous disco ball hanging from the black ceiling

Counter area....

My older brother was a KISS fan and I remember them well.

They have an awesome collection of lunch boxes lining the wall

Here is more...love the Nightmare before Christmas one on end

Some Hellboy

King Kong

Can't get enough of The Joker

Nightmare on Elm Street

The Wizard of Oz and Saw...hmmmmmmmm

For the young ones, some Hannah Montana & Jonas Brothers

Their menu (I recommend the beef empanadas)

My sis, her daughter and my 2 oldest daughters

Me and my sis (hair color different but we are very similar)

The cheesy smiling cousins

THE HOT SPOT

132 EAST WESTFIELD AVENUE

ROSELLE PARK, NJ 07204

(908) 245-3232

A WEEK OF THRIFTY PROJECTS...... DAY 7 - FOAM BOARD

So with all the school projects in this house, there is never a shortage of poster board or foam board.  This is a simple project that I did for Halloween.

Supplies:

Foam Board

Telephone Book

Alphabet Stencil Sheet

Black Marker

Glue

Paint Brush

Clean Foam Board

Rip out telephone pages

Glue them to the foam board (dont use to much) I watered down the glue and did kind of decoupage thing

After dry....Stencil on your spooky words and I glued on a wooden pumpkin shape.

close up of text

close up of more words

NATE BERKUS SHOW!!!

WOOHOOO!

TODAY IS THE DAY, THE NATE SHOW PREMIERES......SO EXCITED!

I WENT ONLINE TO VIEW THE SCHEDULE AND THE EPISODE THAT I ATTENDED WILL AIR ON THE 15TH....SO EXCITED.  ITS A GREAT EPISODE WITH A DESERVING FAMILY AND DOLLY PARTON Y'ALL!!

I'M FRONT ROW WITH MY SIS RIGHT NEXT TO NATE, LIFE IS SO GOOD SOMETIMES!

SO TUNE IN TODAY TO  SEE THE PREMIERE EPISODE...

TUESDAY TREASURE

Its been an amazing few months Ive had with deals on Craigslist...and this one might just take the cake!

STYLISH STRANGERS OR SISTERS????

Ok so I pretty much blog about whatever is on my mind (which is alot, hence the long paragraphs) If you spoke to me its the same...but everyone loves me anyway (i think).

So have you ever met someone and realized you had alot of the same traits...obviously that isnt always the case with family members.  Even if you live and grow up in the same home with someone, you can be total opposites.

What would the explanation for two sisters (same father, not mother) who were born in the same town, never recall meeting and then one sister moves to another county with her mother and the other remains until later on marrying and also moving to another county.  Do you think that they would be alike or polar opposites?

Fast forward 30 years, living in separate counties in NJ.  One sister has been trying for years to find this sister she knew she had but didnt have any other information due to lack of disclosure from both her mother and father (distant relationship).  In December of 2003 the sister through an online search service is given the information she's been waiting for on her sister.  She calls and leaves a message, a few days later receives a call back (that convo is long and detailed).  The sisters set up a date and meEt at a local mall, the one sister has a little girl that she recently had little J, so the other sister is actually an aunt too.

If you hadnt guessed by now, this short story is about my sister J and myself.   Our first meeting was in our 30's, I already had 3 children and she just had her 1st.   Its been almost 7 years now and although we may not see each other often (she lives in no. jersey/ i live in central).  She is everything I thought she would be and more, we love the same things (her taste is a little bit more exquisite than mine...lol)  But she is extremely creative and talented!  I love her personal style as well as her home style, she just bought another home and Im waiting to see how she transforms it.  Our Father J was a talented man that wasted his talents, he was an amazing artist and I think we get our creativity from him.  Its so strange, we are similar without being around one another to mirror each other.  So I guess it really is in the genes. 

My sister J inspired me to start this blog, she had a blog called Craving Anthropologie for almost 2 yrs. http://cravinganthropologie.blogspot.com/ (check it out) and she also has a design blog called Pinky Brown Inc. http://www.pinkybrowninc.blogspot.com/ in addition as if that wasnt enough.  She is the owner of an Etsy shoppe http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkybrown2005, I support her and buy from her through her shoppe.  Then she emails me and yells (CAPITALS) at me.   I love that she handmakes gifts for my children for their birthdays and for me too.   I only have a few pictures of the items she has made them but you can see her work in her shoppe.