I asked and I received! I have some 4th of July Party inspiration for all of you! There are plenty of ideas and tons of eye candy! Be sure to hop on over to each blog to view more details from each party.
The first pictures are from Chris over at Celebrations at Home. She did this party for Memorial Day weekend but of course it totally translates to 4th of July! Red White and Blue are everywhere at this party!! Be sure you take a moment and head over to her blog to view the whole party!
Our final submission for 4th of July comes from Colleen at Banman Land. They had lots of fun dressing up for the occasion and the goodies they made…YUM! You really need to click over and have a look-see!
Thanks for all the great submissions ladies! It’s not too late….I will take more submissions for 4th of July and post them in the next week or so!




















This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.