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Morning Coffee with Jeni & Clo (4/12) Texas Bugs, Life on Kauai, $4.99 Scarves, Awesome PJs, Disney Night + More

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Morning Coffee with Jeni & Clo

Grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back, and chill out for a bit with us this morning!  We’re so happy you joined us for our morning coffee!  We’ll meet you every weekday morning, right here on the blog, around 7am CST (5am PST, 8am EST) to share a cup of joe with you, talk about what’s on our minds, sneak in some awesome deals we spot, talk about our meal plans for the day, and anything else that comes up!  Feel free to chat it up in the comment section, and tell us how you’re feeling, what’s going on with your life, current events, things you’re excited about or bummed out about, and anything else you want to chit-chat about. Not sure who we are?  Head over to Meet The Ladiesto meet Jeni, and Reviews by Clo to meet Chloe (you can call her “Clo”!)

Did you miss us yesterday, or any other day this week?  Catch up and keep the conversation going by stopping over HERE!

Now….refill that coffee and let’s get to chatting!

On our minds this morning

Huge bugs in Texas

Bugs.  HUGE bugs.  Bugs the size of shoes. Ah, yes, friends.  These are Texas bugs – and it really is true that everything is bigger in Texas!  Last night, I (Jeni) was going out to the patio to enjoy the cool air after a pretty warm day.  On my way down the hall (barefoot), I stepped in or on (I couldn’t tell yet) something and it made a really icky sound, and made my foot wet.  If you’re squeamish or eating, stop reading here.

I thought maybe the cats dropped some cat food or something, but then realized….nope.  That’s a HUGE BUG!  It was gross, you guys.  Like seriously NASTY. it was about the size of a pack of gum – like the wide packs of Stride.  I grabbed my roommate to come look, and because our hall light is out (that reminds me, I need to buy bulbs), we had to look at it with a flash light.  I’m not joking when I say that this bug’s guts were neon green with SPARKLES in it.  It literally looked like the thing ate some glitter or something.  What in the WORLD!?  I swear, I’ve washed my foot about 5 times now.  I would have taken a picture for you, but that isn’t something you want to see first thing in the morning (or ever).  In fact, this isn’t really something you would want to HEAR or READ first thing either…..  but, that’s what’s on my mind this morning!

I think I need to walk around with a net around me from now until Winter.

Have you ever had any experiences with gross bugs?

kauaithingstodo

I, Clo, have been working on this post for a while. It went from being about the islands to about what I love, hate, about it, to being just a few tips. Any who, I’m pretty proud of the outcome. I think it came out just long enough without it being too lengthy. I’m not sure if I shared with you, but I finally got published on the Huffington Post about a month ago. It’s been really amazing and so far I have 3 posts live on the site. I submitted this post this morning and hope it gets approved. Once it gets approved, I hope many people enjoy learning about Kauai and a few of my favorite things to do. Life on Kauai truly is amazing. Sometimes I get sick of it. Everyone needs change, but I’ve learned to accept it and to value it. After all it is a blessing to live on such a beautiful island. Without further ado, here is my posting. Enjoy!

HOT Deals We Love

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Large Dial Floral Watch, 4 colors to choose from only $7.99 – Was $29.99!!

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I, Clo, have always wanted a Personalized Monogram Necklace! How cool, right! Only $34.95, was $55.00!

Gold Dot Infinity Scarves only $4.99 (reg. $24.99)

Gold Dot Infinity Scarves only $4.99!  Reg. $24.99 WOW!

HOT prices on games and toys! 50% off + additional 15% off popular toys!
ELEGIANT Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker $29.99 (reg. $82.20)

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As many of you may know, I, Clo, am getting married soon! How cute is this 5×15 Personalized House Sign Décor sign! Right now it’s on sale for $18.99, reg. $59.99!

A few of our favorite things

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Who watched Dancing with the Stars, Disney Night last night? I, Clo, DID!!! I wouldn’t take my eyes off the TV the whole time. It was absolutely wonderful. If you missed it, I highly recommend finding out when the replay is and giving it a shot. It’ll blow you away.

Amazing wooden jewelry box on sale!

I (Jeni) just got this AMAZING wooden jewelry box from Amazon, and I’m totally in love with it!  It has a top box that locks, a mirror, velvet-lined drawers, 2 panels that open on the sides and tons of storage space!  My jewelry is so happy now!

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I, Clo, have a few awesome giveaways going on right now! One that I am most excited to share with you is my $25 PayPal giveaway! One lucky winner, worldwide, will win $25 straight to their PayPal account. ENTER HERE!

Uplifting Nighties - stylish, SUPPORTIVE and comfortable nighties! You've never seen pajamas like these!
These are seriously the BEST nighties and loungewear EVER!  I (Jeni) am top-heavy, and wearing a bra all the time is really annoying.  I can say that, right?  We’re all adults here 🙂  But these nighties have built-in bras that aren’t underwire or painful or anything but supportive and uplifting! Oh, and the material is AMAZING, too.  Read my review of Uplifting Nighties, and then take advantage of the sale to grab something special for Mother’s Day!

What's cooking in our kitchens

Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie Recipe

Need we even say anything?  Strawberry.  Cheesecake.  Smoothie.  HELLO, awesome way to start the day! Our friend at Blogging Mom of 4 has the recipe for this Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie, so get over there to see it!

Morning Giggles

Ready to crack up?  Here you go!  Have a great morning!

What’s on your mind today?  Leave us a comment, and let’s keep the discussion going!

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28 Comments

  1. We will be going to Hawaii next year. We are planning on going to Maui but we would like to check out Kauai at some point too. Such a beautiful place for those pictures I can’t wait to see it.

  2. My (now ex) husband came out of the shower and grabbed a pair of jeans from the laundry basket. Then started screaming and tore the jeans off because there was a giant Junebug in them!

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      YIKES!!!!! That’s freaky! I would SCREAM!!!!

  3. We call them water bugs here in San Antonio and they are so gross… and yes, HUGE. Did I mention that they fly? Ugh, I want to move, LOL

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      YES! And they FLY. It is just unnatural!! lol

  4. Amy Desrosiers Reply

    I really love that cheesecake smoothie! It looks so darn good! I bet it tastes amazing!!

  5. Ugh, I hate those huge bugs! I had one fly down my shirt one time!

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      OMG! Down your SHIRT!? I would start dancing around like a crazy person!

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      Texas bugs ARE scary. They are BIG and weird and scary! I mean, green glittery guts? No thank you!

  6. I could definitely go for a cheesecake smoothie tomorrow morning! It sounds yummy! Those gold dot scarves are gorgeous. 🙂

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      Totally. Great way to start the day, right!? And those scarves are too cute!

  7. Ann Bacciaglia Reply

    Dancing with the Stars Disney night was amazing. I love all the costumes and the great dances.

  8. Kauai is one of my favorite places in the world! We just spent a week there this December, I so wish I was back right now!

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      That’s too cool! I’m so jealous that Clo lives there!

  9. So many awesome things here! I think that Bluetooth speaker is an awesome deal. That scarf is super cute too.

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      Well, you’re here, so of course it’s awesome! 🙂 I agree – LOVING the Bluetooth speaker, myself!

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      Mmmmmmm!!!!!!! If loving that smoothie is wrong, Dawn doesn’t want to be right1 lol

  10. That bug story is just nasty! I am loving the scarves you picked out though, and the watches are fun!

    • Jeni Hawkins Reply

      I know….probably not something I should share in the morning, right1? LOL

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