Encinitas Holiday Parade is coming!

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The Encinitas Holiday Parade is one of our families favorite holiday tradition!  If you have attended the parade in the past then I don’t need to tell you about the tens of thousands of people who come out every year for this special celebration.  There will be floats and bands galore at the 2014 Encinitas Holiday Parade.  The parade rolls along Coast Highway 101 on Saturday, December 6th.

This year’s theme is “Droppin’ In for the Holidays,” celebrating Encinitas’ reputation as THE mecca for Action Sports. I can say this from personal experience as my husband works in the action sports industry and their office is in Encinitas.  Expect to see plenty of big name surfers, skateboarders, snowboarders and more and terrific representations of the action sports lifestyle on the many floats and entries in the parade.

2014 Parade Grand Marshals John and Pete Najjar, owners of Cardiff Seaside Market, will lead almost 100 parade entries along the Parade route.  The City honors the Najjars for their long-time service to our community.

The parade begins at 5:30 PM. It is preceded by a 5:00 PM tree lighting ceremony a the Lumberyard (near Starbucks coffee).

Parade entries, which will include floats, marching bands and children’s groups among other things, will travel south along South Coast Highway 101 beginning at the corner of “D” Street and finishing at “J” Street.

Join us and cheer as the nearly 100 parade floats and entries make their way down the Parade route on Historic Coast Highway 101.

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Holiday at the Rancho – Carlsbad 12/6/14

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Christmas is just around the corner and Leo Carrillo Rancho wants to celebrate with you!  It turns into a winter wonderland enhanced with lights and holiday décor and a snow hill during Holiday at the Rancho. Have fun with kids decorating holiday cookies, creating crafts, enjoy holiday entertainment and pony rides. The kids won’t want to miss the face painting or an outdoor movie. The most important of the night is a visit from Santa!

Admission is $8 per person at the door; children 3 years old and younger are FREE. Save $2 by purchasing your admission by 4 p.m., Fri., Dec. 5. Food, beverages, merchandise, and pony rides will be available for an additional cost.

Once you purchase tickets online, your name will be on the pre-sale list at the event.  The event date is Saturday, December 6th from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Parking is available at Carrillo Elementary School with entry to the ranch through the school campus. You will see signs directing you through the school.

Please be advised activities may be modified or cancelled due to inclement weather.  This event is put on by the city of Carlsbad, for more information visit their website here.

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How do you Pregame for NCAA?

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The Hughes family are HUGE college football fans, our Saturday’s are scheduled around when our team plays.  Today is a big game, the rival game for our team and my husband and I are excited!  My father in law is a huge NCAA fan too, although for another team (something with a tide that rolls) we love talking about games with him.  Sadly I don’t think our team who is not rated will win against the #3 team, which is so hated in our house I will not even say who that team is.  There is always hope though so never say never, Go Gators! 🙂

gatorGetting ready for game day is part of the pregame ritual at our house, choosing which orange and blue shirt to wear is very important.  Before I met my husband I was a football fan but not a college football fan. A serious part of any college sport is proudly sporting your teams colors.  My son and I now own more than a dozen Florida Gator shirts.  It is just part of being a serious fan of any college team, above is my husband son and I all proudly sporting our Gator gear.  Walmart is one of the best places to purchase any NCAA gear, we always load up when we visit Florida, or when shopping at Walmart.com

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The NCAA is teaming with Walmart and offering a $5 gift card when a purchase of Axe, Dove Men+ and Degree products of $15 or more is made.  All details for this offer which is just in time for Christmas may be found by clicking here.  Our favorite college team hasn’t had the best season, not even sure if a bowl game is happening this year for us, but your team may be going to a bowl game.  If a team you love is going to a bowl game you and a friend could win a trip to a game!  To enter to win a trip to a college bowl game with a friend click here for more details.  NCAA bowl games are so fun, you and a friend will have a blast don’t forget to enter.

Giveaway time! Walmart NCAA are teaming up to give some lucky readers either one of 10 –  $50 Walmart gift cards or a $500 Walmart gift card!  Check out all of Jesse Palmer’s pre game playbook action, he was a Florida Gator so I have a little crush on the guy, can you blame me?

This is a sponsored post with Global influence, all thoughts are my own. 

Santa’s coming to Bates Nut Farm

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Bates Nut Farm will be hosting their largest Arts ‘n Crafts Fair of the year over the long Thanksgiving weekend. The “Santa’s Coming!” Craft Fair will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 28th through November 30th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

With over 80 artisans selling a variety of handmade crafts and fine art, there is no doubt you will find something great! Each day live bands perform on the Bates stage from 12:00 – 3:00. Friday is Jazz, Saturday features the Ash Street Ramblers, and the Honky Tonk Kings will perform on Sunday.

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Santa arrives by hayride at 1:00 pm both Friday and Saturday, and he will spend time with young visitors until 3:00 pm. Take a free hayride with Santa and be sure to bring your camera! Admission and parking are free.  For more information visit Bates Nut Farm website here.  

 

Welcome to San Diego Class Pass

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I love working out and I love a studio that changes it up.  Otherwise you know exactly what comes next and your body is not changing or improving as it could be.  This is the reason I’m in LOVE with ClassPass!  It is an alternative to a gym membership, with ClassPass, you get access to the best boutique fitness classes in San Diego. There are over 1,000 classes available to ClassPass members, including cycling, pilates, yoga, strength training, dance, martial arts, and more.

Most studios will cost over $100 for unlimited classes, but the classes are generally the same.  With ClassPass you may try a new class everyday of the month.  For $99 a month, ClassPass members get unlimited classes to use at studios in the ClassPass network. While a member can take as many classes per month as they’d like, they can only visit the same studio 3 times per monthly membership cycle. 

Each ClassPass cycle is one month in length, and will automatically renew on the same day each month. For example, if you buy your ClassPass on April 5, your subscription will renew on May 5.  Once your new month starts, you’ll be able to keep taking your favorite classes (and also exploring new venues!) ClassPass does NOT require an annual/long-term commitment.  Another great option from ClassPass is that if you are visiting another city you make take classes there!  The cities it is currently in are Boston, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Diego and Portland.  To see the full list of studios in your city just click the city name above.

There are some spectacular studios like my personal favorite BodyRok in Carlsbad, as well as Club Pilates (5 locations), Studio Barre (3 locations), Yoga Six (all 4 locations), Bird Rock Yoga, CORE 40 (3 locations) and many many more.  For the full list of participating locations in San Diego click here.

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Encinitas Fall Festival Street Fair

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The Encinitas Fall Festival has fun for the whole family, and you will not want to miss it!  With 450+ booths to visit, plus dozens of unique downtown Encinitas retailers, here’s a perfect opportunity to get a head start on your holiday shopping.

Enjoy music in The Lumberyard Courtyard and dance, music and demonstrations at the Community Stage next to Ace Hardware. The Kids Zone offers fun and activities for the young ones. The VCA North Coast Animal Hospital Dog Zone gives your dog a break from walking and shopping. Electra Bicycle is sponsoring Bike Valets at D and J Streets.

The street fair will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2014 from 9 am – 4 pm.

Of course, you will have many choices for food and drink from food vendors and all of the downtown restaurants.

For information on Parking and Transit at the Fall Festival click here.

2014 Fall Festival Entertainment – Semisi & FulaBula 11:00 am-1:00 pm & Bayou Brothers 1:30 pm-3:30 pm

2014 Fall Festival Dog Zone – Sponsored by VCA Animal Hospital, the Dog Zone features an artificial turf dog park, an agility course and a variety of pet-centric exhibitors.   It will be located in The Lumberyard parking lot at I Street.

2014 Fall Festival Kids Zone – The Kids Zone will have an obstacle course, a bounce house and many other kids’ activities and attractions.  It will be situated in The Lumberyard’s H Street parking lot and will be open throughout the festival.

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