I adore online gift stores. I found a great new one in SusabelleBoutique.com. Not only do they have wonderful gifts at great prices, but they also have categories of gift recipients and even a gift guide! You can even send a request to the Gift Concierge, who will give you suggestions based on the information you provide about the recipient and your price range. Score!

Ivy League Shoe Paperweights! How adorable.

I covet these cosmetic bags, with your choice of fabric, and initial of course!

You can’t get any cuter than this personalized onesie! Swoon!

And I know someone who would love these horse bit earrings!

I hope you find something you can’t live without today at Susabelle Boutique!

Don’t shoot me, but I’ve already started my Christmas shopping. I saw the Franklin Sports Shoot Again Basketball Hoop Set on HGTV’s I Want That and knew it would make a great gift for one of my little fellers on my Christmas list. My son would have loved this, had it been around when he was little.  It is an over the door basketball hoop that returns the ball to the shooter. It also has an electronic score board, electronic timer, and even an Announcer to cheer your little shooter on! It comes with a foam basketball, and based on all the reviews on amazon.com, it is sure to be a hit!

My friend Debbie is in love with this app. I am a treadmill sort of girl, especially this time of year in Texas! Debbie has been using the Map My Run app for about a month now, and she sends me a daily text message with a screen shot of her walk; showing the distance, time, route, and the amount of calories burned. Don’t let the name fool you, Map My Run works for walking too.

From the developer:

Track running, cycling, and over 600 types of other activities with:
⊕ Pace
⊕ GPS Route Mapping
⊕ Distance
⊕ Route navigation
⊕ Calorie counting
⊕ Elevation profile
⊕ Nutrition, food, diet, and weight tracking
⊕ Real-time Stats (avg, min, max) during workout
⊕ Voice prompts that give you updates on your progress as you go!
⊕ Sync with heart rate, speed, cadence and power sensors from CycleOps, Wahoo, Polar, Garmin and others (Bluetooth Smart™ and ANT+™)
⊕ Compete on local Courses: receive automatic achievements and overall rank on Leaderboards for popular local runs and rides.
⊕ Tracks in the background so you can listen to music, take calls, and use any other feature of your phone, while still tracking

Bragging (optional!):
⊕ Post your workouts to Facebook and Twitter, or keep every thing completely private

Upgrade to MVP and get:
⊕ Live friend tracking
⊕ Audio coaching
⊕ Interval training
⊕ Advanced analytics
⊕ Ad-free experience (on web and mobile)
⊕ Integrated GPS Camera
⊕ iPod controls built in
⊕ Much more

All of your info syncs securely with your free account on www.MapMyRun.com.

Perfect training app for “couch to 5K”, all the way to elite marathoner, or even someone just looking for a weight loss, diet or calorie counting app.

Great for training for 10K, half marathon, marathon, even 50k (battery life up to 8 hours of tracking on newer phones!).

Visit www.MapMyRun.com to:

⊕ Search the world’s largest database of running, walking, and cycling routes.

⊕ Join sponsored challenges and WIN PRIZES (i.e. trips and shoes) just for running.

⊕ Connect with our community of millions of fitness enthusiasts.

⊕ Sync devices like Nike+, Garmin, Polar, CycleOps Joule, PowerTap, Fitbit, Timex, Magellan.

Tips:

Doesn’t that look yummy? My husband loves Red Velvet Cake so when a friend sent me this recipe I had to share. I will be making this for Christmas and if it’s a hit it may be his new birthday cake! This recipe makes two pies, which I also love, because I love to send a pie home with my guests, or take to my neighbor. Makes me seem so friendly.

Red Velvet Fudge Pie (recipe from pizzazzerie.com)

• 1 box red velvet cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• 2 refrigerated pie crusts (or homemade, your choice)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and roll out pie crusts into pie pans.
2. Prepare cake mix according to instructions on back (Duncan Hines calls for 3 eggs, 1-1/4 cup water, and 1/3 cup oil). Mix well and pour into 2 refrigerated pie crusts in pans.
3. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until crusts are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If crusts begin to brown before pie is done, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
4. In medium saucepan, combine butter, 10 ounces of chocolate chips (reserve some for garnish) and sweetened condensed milk. Stir (medium heat) until smooth and pour over pies.
5. Garnish with extra chocolate chips!
6. Let cool and enjoy!