The Best of Me and My Husband

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Last week I treated my friends to a tea party and The Best of Me on DVD.  I loved the movie so I was excited to watch it on Valentine’s Day with my hubby.  Fox Home Entertainment sent us everything we would need for a romantic date night at home- The Best of Me on Blu-ray, wine glasses, candles, a blanket, and a gift card to order pizza from Domino’s.  Well, everything but a babysitter came in the box so we planned on ordering pizza for our girls for dinner and our date night would start when they were in bed.  After 2 children and 13 years of marriage we’ve certainly learned to be flexible and sometime date night needs to start after bedtime for our girls.  Romance isn’t always about expensive dinners and fancy nights out.  Sometimes it’s just about being together and that was certainly the case this year.

I’d love to show you pictures of our romantic date night but I ended up with a horrible cold and cough on Valentine’s Day so there was no way I was letting anyone take pictures of me like that!   It would not have a pretty sight, that’s for sure.  But my hubby and I weren’t going to let my cold totally ruin our Valentine’s Day.  Flexibility is the key for a great marriage.  Our girls enjoyed their dinner while my husband let me rest and he surprised me with a home cooked surf and turf  dinner.P1230788Once our girls were in bed we lowered the lights, light the candles, and enjoyed our home cooked dinner of steak topped with crumbled blue cheese, lobster tails, crab cakes, asparagus (for me only), and onion rings.  Our dinner It looks pretty good, doesn’t it?  My hubby is a keeper!  I’d love to say that by the time we finished eating our dinner our girls were asleep and we were able to enjoy the movie together but this is real life.  Remember what I said about being flexible?  Doesn’t it always seem that when you really want your kids to go to sleep quickly it takes them forever?  That was the case on Valentine’s Day but finally our girls fell asleep and we were able to snuggle on the couch and enjoy The Best of Me.

What did you do for Valentine’s Day?

the best of me (864x1024)Based on the #1 New York Times Best Seller from celebrated author Nicholas Sparks comes this tender, romantic drama about the timeless power of love. When former high school sweethearts Dawson and Amanda (James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan) meet at a loved one’s funeral 20 years after tragedy separated them, their love is reignited. As they recall and relive the past, they come to a deeper understanding about the choices they’ve made. Also starring Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato, and featuring beautiful scenery along with music by Lady Antebellum, The Best of Me is a powerfully romantic story of love, hope and second chances.

Disclosure- I received the movie, candles, blanket, wine glasses, and Domino’s gift card mentioned above to have a The Best of Me Valentine’s Day date night with my husband. I received no other compensation and all opinions are 100% my own.

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Girlfriends, Teavana First Blush Tea, and The Best of Me Movie- The Perfect Afternoon

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the best of teaIt’s been a long time since I had an afternoon with my girlfriends so I was excited when Fox Home Entertainment asked if I wanted to host a tea party for the release of The Best of Me that would include tea from Teavana.  I received a party pack that included a Teavana Perfect Tea Maker, limited edition First Blush blend Teavana tea, Teavana rock sugar, a Teavana teaspoon, plus mason jar mugs and votive candles for all my guests.

teavanaI didn’t realize how much I missed entertaining until I started planing the Teavana tea party.

My guests were treated to egg salad and tuna finger sandwiches, cream cheese and smoked salmon appetizers, a veggie platter with hummus, and for dessert fruit salad, mini cheesecakes, and petit fours.
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YUMMY!

the best of me (864x1024)Based on the #1 New York Times Best Seller from celebrated author Nicholas Sparks comes this tender, romantic drama about the timeless power of love. When former high school sweethearts Dawson and Amanda (James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan) meet at a loved one’s funeral 20 years after tragedy separated them, their love is reignited. As they recall and relive the past, they come to a deeper understanding about the choices they’ve made. Also starring Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato, and featuring beautiful scenery along with music by Lady Antebellum, The Best of Me is a powerfully romantic story of love, hope and second chances.

the best of me screnshotWe all enjoyed the movie and make sure you have tissues handy when you watch it.  The Best of Me “Tears of Joy” Edition Blu-ray and DVD also includes an all-new storyline and “Storybook” Alternate Ending so Amanda and Dawson finally get that second chance at love.  The original ending isn’t the happy ending we were hoping for but it does tie it all up at the end and make you feel good.  The “storybook” ending is the ending you expect to see in a love story.  I don’t want to give any more away so I’ll leave it at that.  The only thing we all wished was that the actors had played themselves as teenagers instead of having other actors portray Dawson and Amanda as teens.  The actor that played the young Dawson didn’t look much younger than the older Dawson and there was some disconnect in that for most of us.  We all felt that James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan could have been made to look a little younger and play themselves at both ages just like the actor that played Dawson’s father did.  But we all still loved the movie.  

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The tea!  Oh the tea!  I had never had loose leave tea before and now I am hooked.  We all enjoyed the First Blush Tea with it’s floral, berry flavors and it was much easier to make than I had thought.  I just put a teaspoon and a half of the loose tea into the Perfect Tea Maker, poured hot water on top, and let it brew for a few minutes.  Once the brewing time was up simply place the perfect tea maker on top of your favorite mug and it will trigger the dispensing mechanism to release the tea into your mug.  We were given rock sugar to use in our tea which made it a little sweeter but not too sweet and only has 25 calories per serving so those of us dieting didn’t have to worry about too much sugar.
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I enjoyed making tea in my new Teavana Perfect Tea Maker that I already gone into Teavana and purchased 4 more tea flavors!

  • Teavana limited edition First Blush Tea is specifically designed tea for Valentine’s Day featuring naturally scented Jasmine green tea blended with floral orchid oolong complemented by luscious strawberries, crisp rhubarb and effervescent undertones of bubbly rosé.
  • In each cup of Teavana tea you can find delicious and exotic flavors, and is the perfect pairing to a night in with your girlfriends
  • Brewing loose leaf tea is easier than you think: add 1.5 teaspoons of First Blush tea per each 8 oz. serving and steep in 175 degree water for 2 minutes

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  •  Pairing Tip: blend iced First Blush Tea with a glass of champagne for a fun and easy to make Teavana cocktail

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The Best of Me DVD Giveaway #BestOfMeInsiders

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I know I post a lot of movies that are for the whole family but I am excited to share The Best of Me on DVD with my readers.  This isn’t one for the family, this one is just for us grownups!  It is based on the best selling Nicholas Sparks novel, The Best of Me.  I am looking forward to having a date night with my hubby to watch this movie.  I can’t remember the last movie we watched together that wasn’t a movie for kids!

The Best of Me

Based on the #1 New York Times Best Seller from celebrated author Nicholas Sparks comes this tender, romantic drama about the timeless power of love. When former high school sweethearts Dawson and Amanda (James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan) meet at a loved one’s funeral 20 years after tragedy separated them, their love is reignited. As they recall and relive the past, they come to a deeper understanding about the choices they’ve made. Also starring Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato, and featuring beautiful scenery along with music by Lady Antebellum, The Best of Me is a powerfully romantic story of love, hope and second chances.

For the Home Entertainment release, the “Tears of Joy” Edition Blu-ray and DVD will include an all-new storyline and “Storybook” Alternate Ending so Amanda and Dawson finally get that second chance at love.

Special Features

  • “Tears of Joy” New Storyline and “Storybook” Alternate Ending

  • Deleted Scenes (Blu-ray Only)

  • Along for the Ride

  • Nicholas Sparks Interviews: Michelle and James (Blu-ray Only)

  • Nicholas Sparks Interviews: Liana and Luke (Blu-ray Only)

  • Director’s Commentary by Michael Hoffman

  • Music Video: I Did – Lady Antebellum

  • Digital HD (Blu-ray Only)

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