Picture of My Day – 45 – Latin Food and Wine Festival

Latin Food and Wine Festival Cranes Roost Park

We had a great time at the Latin Food and Wine Festival in Altamonte Springs today. It was a great Florida Fall night with pleasant temperatures which brought out lots of people – that and of course the delicious food and great entertainment. It was quite packed but somehow it added to the flair of [...]

Bon Bon Studios Video and Pictures of the Grand Opening

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Saturday night was the grand opening night of Bon Bon Studios, the new boudoir photography studio in downtown Sanford. We had a great time and enjoyed delicious sweets (loved the chocolate covered cherries!) and fantastic wine and champagne provided by the Sanford Wine Company. Bon Bon Studios gave away great prizes, including a photo session [...]

Carlos and Charlies Lake Mary – Video Interview and New Year’s Eve Party

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Below is a little video interview I did back in the Fall with Carlos & Charlies in Lake Mary. Thanks to Melanie for hosting! You did such a wonderful job! And thanks of course also to Jorge, manager at Carlos and Charlies! If you don’t have any plans for new year’s yet, rumor has it, [...]

Day 88 – Independent Bar Orlando

Independent Bar Orlando

Took this picture at our night out on Saturday (so, technically it was already Sunday morning) inside the Independent Bar in Orlando. As usual we had a great time and enjoyed the music, lots of 80s and new wave, just the right mix to dance and have fun.The inside reminds me a lot of the [...]

Day 85 – Cheers to the Holidaze Alive After Five in Sanford

Cheers to the Holidaze Street Party in Sanford, FL

This month’s Alive After Five street party was of course all about the holidays, therefore the name choice “Cheers to the Holidaze”. Fortunately the heavy rain stopped right around 3:30pm and so the event was on! Even though the event wasn’t as busy as usual it was still a big success. Of course, there was [...]

Day 72 – Black Friday Midnight Madness at Prime Outlet in Orlando

Midnight Madness at Orlando Prime Outlet Mall

This year I was finally able to attend a real Midnight Madness. Even though I didn’t buy anything (too confusing and crowded) I am glad I went. It was a cool experience and kind of exciting to go to a mall at midnight. Here’s a short video: Pin It

Day 67 – Shopping at Aldi

Shopping Cart at Aldi

Even though I already had a post dedicated to Aldi and its newest store in Sanford, FL (see Day 44), I wanted to just quickly put together a list of things you should know before shopping at Aldi. Today was my official first visit at the Aldi store in Sanford and I was excited to [...]

Day 65 – Matthew Michaels Fashion Show

Matthew Michaels Red Carpet Fashion Show

A friend of us was asked by Matthew Michaels Salon and Spa in Winter Park to model at a “joint venture” fashion show so we stopped by. The dresses that were featured in the red carpet fashion show were all courtesy of Courtney Couture, an upscale women’s retailer located in the same plaza as Matthew [...]

Day 64 – Twilight Movie Premiere in Orlando

Twilight Premiere at Universal City Walk

At 12:01am in the movie theater of Orlando’s Universal City Walk on November 21st (night of November 20th) it was finally time for the premiere and midnight special engagement showing of the long expected movie Twilight. I was excited to be one of the first ones to see the movie. After reading through all 4 [...]

Day 63 – Kobe Japanese Steakhouse in Altamonte Springs

Kobe Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

If you’re looking for an entertaining and different dining experience in Central Florida you should check out Kobe Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar. Kobe has currently 8 locations in Central Florida and Tampa. Here’s the info about their Altamonte Springs Location: Address: 468 W SR-436, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 Phone: (407) 862-2888 Hours: 5:00PM – [...]

Day 59 – IKEA Orlando One Year Anniversary

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Ikea Orlando is celebrating their one year anniversary this weekend and as a special promotion (among others) they’ll give you a $20 IKEA gift card for every purchase of $20 or more Check it out today! And here’s a short video about the Ikea Store in Orlando: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpGjRlYyHRU] Pin It

Day 57 – Sanford Alive After Five Oktoberfest Re-Do

At the Willow Tree German Restaurant in Sanford

This month’s Alive After Five was a 2nd attempt at the Oktoberfest event that was canceled due to heavy rain in October. So the Alive After Five organizers decided to have an Oktoberfest in November. The “Novemberfest” turned out great, lots of people showed up and the lines at the free beer tents and free [...]

Day 44 – Aldi supermarket open in Sanford FL

Aldi store in Sanford on Highway 46 across from the Mall

Aldi is open in Sanford! This makes me especially happy and proud because growing up in Germany, Aldi is almost as much part of German culture as BMW or Mercedes (yes, Aldi is a German company, the most popular discount grocery store in Germany). Thinking back, Aldi has always been one of the grocery stores [...]

Sanford Oktoberfest will be November 13

Good news! There will be a second chance for the Sanford Oktoberfest this year! After the event on October 9th had been rained out with 4 inches (!) of rain, the organizers decided to re-do this popular event on Thursday, November 13th, 2008. Thank You Novemberfest in Sanford? Why not? Either way, I think it [...]

Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts will be on November 1 and 2

Click here for info on the Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of Arts 2011 Just a quick note that this year’s Lake Mary Heathrow Festival of the Arts will be held on November 1st and 2nd. The location will be Oval Park at Heathrow (just by Colonial Town Park). This is the 22nd Annual Lake Mary [...]

Day 27 – Ikea in Orlando FL

Ikea in Orlando

When IKEA finally opened in Orlando last year (2007), I think many of us could not wait to get to the store, right? It meant a lot to me to see another European store opening in this area and the way everyone got really excited about it. What can I say, I have been a [...]

Day 22 – Sanford Oktoberfest got rained out but we still had fun at the Willow Tree Cafe

Lisa and Natascha along with other friends still had fun at the Willow Tree Cafe after the Sanford Oktoberfest got rained out.

Well, that’s how it goes sometimes with events: you just can’t control the weather! A very rainy afternoon and evening pretty much destroyed this year’s Alive After Five Oktoberfest in Sanford… So below just a short video of the German restaurant (just a short snapshot of the night, should have filmed a bit more, but [...]

Oktoberfest in Sanford – Alive After Five Street Festival

2011 UPDATE: Alive After Five Oktoberfest 2011 in Sanford is on October 13th – CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO Related Post: 2011 Oktoberfest Events in Orlando 2009 UPDATE: Alive After Five Oktoberfest 2009 in Sanford is on October 8th, 2009, starting at 5pm. See you all there Yes, this week it is finally time for [...]

Fun Night at Austral in Sanford/Heathrow Area

This was last year at a place called Austral located in Colonial Town Park in Sanford/Heathrow right off International Parkway. They had Wednesday Karaoke Night with free Champagne for the ladies. Unfortunately they closed early in 2008. Pin It

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