2017 Caribbean Cruise Vacation Re-cap

Yup! You read it right... 2017 vacation recap!! I'm so sorry guys. I've been meaning to post these pictures from LAST YEAR!!! Again, I'm sorry- but LIFE happens. I'll be doing better with my post as allot has cleared my plate which allows more time to focus on my baby... MY BLOG!

Hubby and I went on another Caribbean cruise for my b-day April of 2017. Doesn't matter to me if we vacation local, or international...vacation is vacation and it's definitely what you make it! 

So, the BIG question is as the tag says: Did I like it, love it or leave it?? What do you think? I'm not gonna run a muck off at the mouth being as though this post is already a whole year late! So here goes...

On the plane taking off... getting in VACA mode.

Once on the boat, we wasted no time! Straight to MARGARITAVILLE for a drink.

And as promised...here's number one.

On to number 2....

Yup! Let's just say we spent a nice time at Margaritaville! The servers knew us.

"Fried Conch Fritters" were DE-LICOUS!!
Guess we should put some food on our stomach with all the drinking huh?

Roatan, Honduras- One of the BEAUTIFUL Islands visited on the cruise

Margarita Bar??... say NO MORE!

Cool street bar with more than affordable cocktails.

So of course we stopped and had a few....

Not sure if we had the look of "YES! FEED US MORE LIQUOR" because we
never had to ask for another one. They literally keep them coming!

Hubby and I enjoying another round of drinks.

Port of Honduras selfie :)

This drink was called "tequila sunrise' and it was EXCELLENT!

Cant beat it! And no, they weren't watered down AT ALL!

More options....

Breakfast of a champ.

Couldn't skip the fruit!

Cute rock climbing wall on the boat.

Walking around the boat I saw & Loved this design on the pillar.

Bring that coin, you may hit BIG (IF you're into gambling)!
Slot machines all throughout the casino.

Activity side of boat- small 2 lane bowling.

More on the activity side- 

Basketball hooping game on activity side.

O'Sheehan's Pub menu. Really good food with daily specials.

O'Sheehan's menu extended.

O'Sheehan's- Honey Teriyaki wings and spinach dip with tortilla chips!
So freakin good. O'Sheehan's is apart of the INCLUDED meals, so no extra cost.

More from O'Sheehan's- Blue Cheese burger!
THIS burger.....LAWD talk about juicy, flavorful and filling!

O'Sheehan's Welcome Sign.

O'Sheehan's seafood basket- fried calamari, fried shrimp, fried scallops and french fries.
$$-ALL INCLUDED!! 

Arriving in Costa Maya, Mexico! Had to stop and get a good selfie in :)

I love nature and SOME animals lol. Flamingos happen to be one of them.

Y'all already know!!! 

On the trolley taking us from the boat to land in Costa Maya, Mexico.

This was ALL Hubby!!! I will NOT and can NOT drink tequila with the worm!
(see it at the bottom) NOPE...not doing it!

Costa Maya, Mexico waiting to feed the dolphins.

Talk about EXCITED!!!! I LOVE flamingos. They're so pretty to me!

Back on board, hubby wanted some sushi.

So sushi we got :)

I think Mi so soup is delicious!!!! Especially on a cold day.

Terriyaki prawns...

Ocean Blue treated us GREAT! From the service to the food!

See.... they did a GREAT job. Not to mention Hubby is the BEST! 

*Toast*- Pour it up, pour it up!

B-day girl-B-day night!! So much fun!

One of thee best veggies invented- lol

Alaskan Crab legs...

Fried prawns. Yummy!

Sea bass with a bunch of goodness-lol

REALLY soft and buttery bread.

LOVED the fried calamari!!

And lastly... Our vessel aka cruise ship! Norwegian is a BEAUTIFUL upscale cruise line and we will definitely be cruising again with Norwegian!!!

Hope you guys enjoyed the many LATE pics lol. If you have any questions on cruising, hit me up. If you've never cruised, give it a try!! I think the cool thing about cruises is you get to visit different places while on one vacation. I look at it like getting a sample taste off of the menu to see if you'd like to order on your next visit. So, if I like a certain island and only had a few hours to visit, I'd add that to my list of places to visit!

Needless to say.. I LOVED this vacation and looking for to our next!

As always... Thanks for checking out my blog: TwithTally!

Easy Semi-Homemade Chicken Pot Pie...

The weather here in D.C has been mighty cold and I mean COOOOLD!!!!! I'm talking low 20's for the high and single digits for the low.....buuuurrrr!! You know that type of weather that has you feeling like once you're in the house you wont be going back out NO-MATTER-WHAT?! You know that type of cold weather that has you just wanting to Netflix and chill with your boo orrrr call up a boo just for the weather...yeah...that part- lol?! Y'all know I'm telling straight FACTS!

Anyway, we know cold weather calls for comfort food and that is exactly what I made! If you like chicken pot pie but don't wanna buy that sodium driven, frozen store bought pot pie, take a look below at this easy, semi-homemade chicken pot pie. 

Buuuut before you do.... gotta add this small *disclaimer... I apologize in advance for a few steps and pics not being included as they should have as I decided last minute to post this recipe*

Okay... carry on!

Ingredients Used:
-Small bag of mixed veggies
-Seasonings of your choice
-2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup
-Ready made store bought pie crust (not pictured b/c I was tripping)

Cleaned Chicken
-I used 3 chicken thighs which I deboned and cut up
(3-4 pcs of chicken is the perfect amount for 2 pot pies)

Chicken cleaned, skin removed and cut up

Now add in your seasonings of your choice
-Here I'm using Garlic Powder

-Here I'm adding in Italian seasoning

-Last seasoning I'm adding is some sodium free Chicken boullion

-All seasoned and ready to cook

-All done and ready to get to the mixing

-Add in your small frozen bag of veggies
-Next, add in your 2 cans of Cream of Chicken
soup and mix well (not pictured- told y'all I was tripping) lol

Time to grab your ready made pie crust that
I forgot to include above with needed ingredients (silly me- forgive me)
(ain't no slaving today making crust- NOPE) LOL

(This step is not a must but helps)
-Spread a little flour on surface (if you have it) if not no biggie,
just helps preventing your dough from sticking to the surface

-Take the bowl you're using to bake the pot pie
then trace and cut out dough.
(Don't do like me and cut just enough (bummer).
-Be sure to leave about 3-4 inches of dough so that
you'll have enough to bring up the sides of the bowl some

-Take the piece of dough and line your bowl
(As you see I didn't cut enough to bring up the sides but
none the less, still came out GREAT)

Once again- please forgive me...
I left this step and pic out above as mentioned
but add your filling (chicken, veggies and soup) to bowl

Once your filling has been added to the inside,
-Top with the remaining piece of ready made pie crust
(No cutting necessary for the top layer)
-Just lay rolled out crust over your filling and use fork to
remove access crust once you have enough to ensure pie crust
is overlapping so that no filling oozes out.
-Once you've removed the access crust, take teeth of fork
and make pie crust indention to seal for no oozing and for that finished pie look!

Here's the finished product! Figured I'd zoom in on the 
edges where I didn't follow my own instructions of
overlapping for no oozing! lol
So, be sure you follow the directions not the pictures lol

Hope you guys enjoyed this easy, semi-homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe as much as hubby and I did!

If you try it or have another rendition of easy pot pies, don't be shy...drop a comment and let a sista know :)

As always... Thanks for checking out my blog: TwithTally!

Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice... It's Sweater Season!!

YES! YES! YESSSSS!!!! Is it just me or do you also just loooove the fall? I mean, I'm a spring baby but fall is by far my second fave season. I can give you a mini book as to why I love fall but I'll just give a few. First reason would have to be the clothes :)! There's so many cute sweaters, sweater dresses, jackets, boots, mules etc. And the oh so many cute layered looks created with fall pieces. Then there's the many fall scented candles which is always a problem at checkout if you're an candle addict like me! I can go on and on...

So in honor of it being sweater weather, I decided to finally wear this gorge,  perfect for the weather sweater dress this past weekend. Take a look below.

Sweater-Dress: Fashion To Figure (old- last year)

Shoes: Steve Madden (three years old)

Necklace: H&M

Purse: H&M

As always... Thanks for checking out my blog: TwithTally!

Feelin Myself on this "Money Green" Monday...

Hey guys and a HUGE Happy Monday to you!!! 

Let me start by saying I hope you all had a wonderful weekend whether you spent it shopping, hanging out with family/friends or simply laid back and Netflixed it up... however it went, hope you had a good time because Monday is here and back in full effect!

I wore this "MONEY GREEN" jumpsuit weeks ago and never got around to posting it (unless you follow me on IG). I know, I know...the shame-lol But without further ado... take a look at how this MONEY GREEN jumpsuit really had me feeling myself :)

Jumpsuit: Fashion To Figure (old)

Clogs: Madden Girl (old)

Necklace: H&M

As always... Thanks for checking out my blog: TwithTally!