Rubber ducks race: sweeet!

Thousands of rubber ducks racing into the river, I mean, in the canal?! So cool, right?
Last weekend I went with my friends to this Duck Race, that is an original fundraising event. So, lots of people came out to enjoy the sunshine and have fun. The idea is very simple: you bet in how many rubber ducks you want (which means, you pay for each one), willing to win a car!! or some nice other prizes (I would be very glad if I won the 8th prize that was a 'one burrito a week for a year' ;)). Note: you cannot bring the racer duck/s with you. But if you want you can have a special duck as a souvenir! ;)
It seems that americans have a lot of these charities events: marathons, duck races, charity balls, galas! Extra points for US!
As you can imagine, all the american festivals have funnel cakes (like the portuguese 'farturas') and hotdogs, cool music and some entertainment (a playground for kids, hula hoops, etc) . Everyone was there, even the flying squirrels (baseball team) mascot and his friends! lol
I think this is an awesome idea for Aveiro, my hometown! The ducks could race on the 'ria'.. We just need a dumpster and a crane.. and thousands of rubber ducks!
But, before you plan something like that, make sure that you have a brilliant idea to help the ducks to reach the final! lol They would need an extra-help ;)

Kiss,kiss
JB*
P.S.:Don't forget to enter on my giveaway!! Check here! You have just 3 more days!

some color block on the streets?

Hey guys!!

I'm very excited to show you these photos that I took this afternoon because these Victorian houses are a-do-ra-ble!

I always thought that white was a good and wise choice to paint the exterior walls of a house, or maybe beige too. I never thought of painting them in bright colors. I mean, it's very tricky to paint a concrete wall with turquoise, pink or even lime. Especially because it seems that the colors painted over concrete tend to standout! And well, that is not good! And it's easy to look cheap and vulgar, in opposite of being cool and stylish.

But here, the colors look so nice and elegant! They used different materials to build their houses (which helps the color to be absorbed), they have cute front porches with lovely chairs, outstanding doors and some cool details.The Victorian style rocks! What do you think?
It's hard to pick my favorite.. But I definitely like the front door with a fancy color!

Kiss,
JB*

It's time for a gift!!

It's the final countdown for my vacations! And Portugal is waiting for me! oh yeah!
I'm very happy! And because of that, you can be the lucky one to win a super nice present from US! What do you think? Isn't that cool?:)
So the deal is:

1. Leave a comment on this post! And don't forget to add your e-mail and the city that you live.

2. Jump on over to soblushed facebook page* and hit that "Like" button!

3. I'll accept entries until August 8th (till 12pm PT, 7pm USA-east) when I'll randomly choose a winner (random.org).

kiss,kiss
JB*

PS: If for a chance an international reader wins this contest, great!I will send you a portuguese gift instead!

*Check my page, yeah! I'm really enjoying uploading  photos there from my everyday. It's been my dear diary:) I hope you will like it too!