Sentences with phrase «first big holiday»

Last year I hosted my first big holiday party for more than just a few friends and, I'll admit, I was pretty frazzled.

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As the holiday acquired nation - wide popularity, Alibaba became the first major company in 2009 to monetize the holiday by launching a special online sale and effectively transforming the day into the world's biggest 24 - hour online shopping event, one that reflects the growing wealth of China's middle - class.

Melisa Ben - Ishay talks about her first big mistake (during the holiday rush!)

The world's biggest smartphone maker kept its full - year investment plan conservative and warned it would be difficult to increase earnings in the first quarter as demand pulls back from the year - end holiday period.

Alibaba was the first company to capitalize on the holiday in 2009, and it's now the biggest 24 - hour shopping event.

Tesla had a big holiday weekend with Elon Musk announcing that the first Model 3 will roll off the production line this...

And on Tuesday, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, New Yorkers went big again, lighting a massive menorah outside the south side of Central Park.

Eight Days of Hanukkah Cookies and Sweet Treats Marcy Goldman's BB's First Annual Hanukkah Cookie Book Classic Hanukkah Sugar Cut Out Cookies What's holiday baking without cookies and kids around, that is, if you provide those eager bakers with a big batch of their own cookie dough and cutters.

Once I had the right ingredients (I accidentally bought Almond pastry filling the first time... big mistake) they turned out beautifully - and went over wonderfully in my holiday cookie baskets!

It's the week leading up to Memorial weekend and it's time to share some recipes to get ready for the first big grilling holiday of the year.

I read that Kondogbia is now linked to s as well which would be a great acquisition and Id really like to see either Benzema (my first choice) Higuain (my second choice) or Lcazetta (Third only due to his lack of big game experience) but the way things go with AW we'll not get any of the aforementioned as they will be snapped up by other teams while AW is on holiday and swanning around wherever he swans around during the majority of the summer.

-LSB-...] Today is the first day of the summer holidays for us, and I have a big plan to post an activity every day for the six weeks.We're kicking off with a favourite reaction, baking soda and vinegar.

This first column of Judy's, «Gift - Giving from the Heart and Hands, Not the Wallet,» is so timely as the biggest shopping day of the year arrives the Friday following the American Thanksgiving Day... and another season of holiday gift - giving will soon commence as soon as we've all finished our turkey and pumpkin pie.

Nothing like a big first holiday season to test your stamina, and your mama bear instincts.

From figuring out how to plan for big events like first photos to visiting relatives on the holidays, babies can be a lot to juggle sometimes.

During Thanksgiving, our first big, family holiday, at my grandmother's, my two - month - olds were passed around like hot potatoes and after half an hour they had both had enough.

This was the first full week back at work after the big holiday break and we've officially tackled it.

My favorite holiday memory was To see the big Christmas tree with my family in my first year of staying in NYC.

A cookie exchange with girlfriends or co-workers is — first off, an American tradition I had never heard of until now — and secondly, a more relaxed (and delicious) alternative to a big holiday party... The perfect excuse to get together.

Making me SO happy with my decision to go to Big Lots first for my holiday decor.

Zazzle may not be your first thought of holiday decor shopping, but don't overlook the possibility of finding something you love (and it's not from a big box store)!

I'm attempting to actually be kind to myself instead, to look back and say «Hey self, you were REALLY sick and then you were REALLY down in the dumps and then you went through your first official big holiday without your Nana around.

A big part of that first holiday together is working out how to compromise so that you both enjoy the break.

With the big announcement that a fourth game is coming to the Xbox One and PC this holiday season, it seems only appropriate that the first two games would somehow find their way onto the current gen of consoles.

Viz Media, who always has a big shipping week during a month's first new - comic - day, made no exception despite the holidays and has a stack of new goodies to greet 2013 with.

This is the first big commercial the bookseller has released all year and they are betting that it will draw in more people for the lucrative holiday season.

Hold the first book in your hand before your next important occasion, whether it's your birthday, an upcoming holiday, or a big business event.

In A CHRISTMAS WEDDING, Sam Al Kilanjar attempts to negotiate her first holiday season in a country with different customs, a big fat Ubarite wedding and the arrival of her drama - loving family, all without losing her mind — or her beloved, who is called away to deal with a crisis on the eve of their wedding.

Let's focus first on keeping your kitty at a safe distance from the tree, mainly for his own protection but also so you can enjoy your holiday without being woken by a big crash in the night.

In - Store Selection Cat toys are obviously big movers during the holiday season, and the shelves usually end up bare by the first of the year.

It's hard to say what comes as the bigger shock: the fact of finding myself in front of a class for the first time in 20 years (I once taught English, rather ineptly, to Italian language students during university holidays), or the mortifying prospect of singing in public.

Firstly, A big thank you goes out to Luxury Retreats for being professional in all aspects during the first inquiry to the day we left and beyond - thank you and well done Grendon House is a fantastic house which provided all the requirements for a relaxing holiday, the facilities were great and the air was able to flow naturally when the doors were open.

Never is this more true than when you're planning a trip over a big holiday or to see a major event — like, for instance, the Kentucky Derby, held on the first Saturday in May every year.

BALI 28th - 29th July 2014 Hello surfers and thanks big time for calling by the baliwaves (Bali's first and foremost surf report website since 1999) for the latest news and best views on surfing and weather conditions from right here on the World's favorite tropical surfing holiday destination of Bali.

Turkey is a big fish when it comes to all inclusive holidays, as First Choice operates many resorts along the southern coastal region from Izmir all the way to Antalya.

BALI / INDONESIA 14th - 15th July 2015 Hello everyone and always a big thanks for stopping by the baliwaves (doing our best since on line in 1999) for our latest news and best views on surfing and weather conditions from here on your first choice tropical surfing holiday destination of Bali.

BALI 18th November 2012 Hello surfers and another big thank you for tuning into the baliwaves.com (keeping the Bali stoke alive since 1999) for our Sunday Session on today's surfing and weather conditions from right here on your first choice tropical surfing holiday destination of BALI.

- the team has been adding weapons one by one because they want the same amount of attention for each weapon - the team learned that when they added two new weapons at once, one would end up getting overshadowed by the other - there were more new stages than returning stages because bringing back old stages would have little surprise - since they want to satisfy both new and returning players, they changed the order of stage additions - there weren't any major direction changes in balancing from Splatoon 1 - there have been more pattern combinations between weapons and stages, so there was more involved to balance them all - matchmaking is handled by getting 8 players with similar rank points, and then they're split by weapons - the rank point gap between S + players is bigger than ordinary players - only about one in 1,000 active players are in the S +40 to S +50 region in Ranked Battles - there's even less than one in 10 players that reach S +, while 80 % of the overall player base are in A or less - about 90 % of S + ranked players are within a + / -150 hidden ranked power range - rock was the popular genre in Splatoon, so they tried changing it for the sequel - they prioritized making good background music first before forming the band to play that music - the design team would make the CD jacket - like artwork afterwards - due to this, the band members would often change; some getting added while some others removed - Off the Hook is an exception, as they first decided they would be a DJ and rapper along with their visuals first - Off the Hook's song came afterwards - In Splatoon street fashion was the trend, but in Splatoon 2 they tried adding more uniqueness - the aim was to add Flow with ethnic clothing and Jelfonzo with high fashion - all Jellyfish in this world are born by splitting, which means Jelfonzo was born by splitting from Jelonzo - Jellyfish are like a hive mind - when they hold a wedding ceremony, they're just simply holding the ceremony - Jelonzo and Jelfonzo start gaining their own consciences so they can speak - Flow used her working holiday to go on a trip before reaching Inkopolis Square - during the trip, she met the owner of Headspace - the owner liked her, so she got hired to work there - Bisk has a unique way of speaking: anastrophe - the team tried to express him as an adult man - they made him into a giant spider crab because they wanted someone with high posture - he came from a cold country and broke up with his girlfriend to join a band - just like Flow, he became attracted to squids - Crusty Sean finally has his own shop, but he opened it because he's someone who follows the current trends - one of the trends happens to be people opening their own shops - drink tickets aren't stacked, but the probability is higher than a single brand - the music in Inkopolis Square changes depending on the player's location - sounds contribute to creating atmosphere in the location - the song at front of Grizzco Industries had an atmosphere that feels like some smell can radiate from the game screen - as for Salmon Run, they imagined it as a Japanese restaurant outside Japan that is not run by a Japanese person - each time the player moves between the shops, the game uses an arrange shift that shows the personality of each inhabitant - the arrangement in Shella Fresh is related to Bisk's guitar and mystery files that describe his past - with the Squid Sisters moved to Hero Mode, Off the Hook was put in charge in guiding battles and festivals - Bomb Rush Blush has an orchestra «because it would sound like the final boss» - the team wanted to express the feel of the story's real culprit with this music - the probability of each event occurring in Salmon Run is different - there are no specific requirements, meaning they're picked randomly - this means it's possible for fog to appear three times in a row - the Salmon have different appearances based on the environment they're raised in - if the environment is harsher, they would become large salmon - Steelheads and Maws have big bodies, while Scrappers and Steel Eels have high intelligence - Salmons basically wield kitchenware, but everybody else has a virtue in fighting to actually cook the Salmons - Grill is the ultimate form of this - when Salmons are fighting to the death, they can feel the same sense of unity - they would be one with the world if they were eaten by other creatures, and they also fight for the pride of their race - MakoMart is based on a large supermarket in America - the update also took place on Black Friday in America, which was why Squids are buying a lot of things in the trailer - Arowana Mall looks like it has more passages because there are changes in tenants and also renovation work - Walleye Warehouse has no changes at all, because the team wanted to have at least one map that stayed intact - the only thing different in this map is the graffiti, which is based on the winner of Famitsu's Squid Fashion Contest - all members in the band Ink Theory graduated from music university - they are well - educated girls who also do aggressive things - the band members wearing neckties are respecting the Hightide Era from the prequel - the team will continue adding weapons and stages for a year, and Splatfests for two years - the team will also continue to make more updates including balancing

Let's not forget the bigger problem of Sony lacking any big AAA first party titles for the holiday season.

The PS4's big first party holiday game is also coming to PS3.

Perhaps the low first week is due to this or maybe it is down to the fact that the holiday season has been swamped with big releases.

Some may say that this sort of purchase is what happens without a new big blockbuster first - party core gamer Nintendo Wii title for the holiday season, but this type of acquisition was inevitable.

This holiday season has seen a boom in AAA virtual reality (VR) videogame releases, with Bethesda Game Studios brining a trio of big name franchises to the medium for the first time.

As we get ready for a big week with our partners, I would like to share with you some exciting details about our product, including the first wave of content experiences you can immerse yourself in this holiday.

I guess if we had some setbacks this week to our big plans for the first full week after the holidays, we can start over again NEXT week and have more success, right?

My most memorable gathering was when I had my husbands extended family to our home for Easter dinner — it was our first time hosting for a big holiday meal, and our first time ever hosting more then a few people in our new home.

It was the first time I had a house big enough to host a holiday for my huge Greek family.

Even the littlest changes can make a big impact in a small space like this, and I try to make our entryway feel extra cozy and inviting during the holidays since this is the first thing our friends and family see when they visit the farmhouse.

Anyways... the title of my first blog post of the year is a bit of a lie because I can't tell you the biggest revelation that mushroom clouded my holiday.