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Prepare for Valentine's Day: Part 2

Did you read our part one Valentine’s Day post? Check it out if you haven’t already. In it, we share some gift ideas and home decor tips. In today’s part two post on the Canyon Park Apartments Blog, we’ll be sharing some tasty recipes with you as well as movies to watch to celebrate the holiday. Enjoy your month here in Puyallup, WA! Valentine’s Day Recipes Shrimp Scampi If you want some delicious and flavorful seafood, try out this Shrimp Scampi recipe from Allrecipes. To make this dish you’ll need the following ingredients: angel hair pasta, butter, minced garlic, peeled and deveined shrimp, dry white wine, ground black pepper, grated Parmesan cheese, and chopped fresh parsley. Red Velvet Cake Bites These cake bites are perfect to make ahead of time and savor after a hearty meal of Shrimp Scampi. This recipe comes from Six Sisters’ Stuff . To make these tasty bites you’ll need the following ingredients: a red velvet cake mix, the ingredients needed for the cake mix, cream cheese frosting, white chocolate candy coating, and red candy melts. Valentine’s Day Movies to Watch Say Anything (1989) “High school senior Lloyd Dobler wants nothing more than to go out with beautiful and intelligent Diane Court. Lloyd attempts to win her heart over the objections of her over-protective father before Diane leaves for a scholarship in England.” The Vow (2012) “Inspired by a true story, The Vow is the tale of a love that refuses to be forgotten. Leo is devastated when a car accident plunges his wife Paige into a deep coma. She miraculously recovers - but the last five years of her memories have vanished. Suddenly, Leo finds himself married to a stranger who can't remember anything about him.” Share any other recipes or movie suggestions with us in the comments below. Thanks for reading and visit the blog again soon!

Prepare for Valentine's Day: Part 1

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner so let’s celebrate and prepare to make it a special day! In today’s Canyon Park Apartments Blog, we’ll be sharing some tips and ideas on how to prepare for this occasion. Read on for some gift ideas to give to that special someone. We’ll also be sharing some home decor ideas to get your apartment ready for the holiday. Don’t miss out on next week’s post, where we’ll be sharing part two of this post with some tasty recipes and movies to watch on Valentine’s Day. We hope you enjoy your month here in Puyallup, WA! Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas Foot Massager Buy one of these foot massagers for your Valentine. It’s a great way to show them your love and that you know how hard they work. They deserve a relaxing foot massage! Another option would be to give them a foot massage kit with lotion, essential oils, and a foot scrub. Give them a massage using their new kit. A Rose Scented Candle Instead of flowers, give your loved one the gift of a rose scented candle to enjoy all year. This Fresh Cut Roses Yankee Candle is a great option. This Flowers in the Sun candle is another option that will brighten your apartment right up. Home Decor Ideas Candy Heart Valentine Bouquet This is a great DIY that you can keep set up throughout the month. It’s from Smart School House . To make this project you’ll need a large vase, a smaller vase that can fit inside the larger one, 2 bags of candy hearts, pink ribbon, water, flowers, and scissors. DIY Heart Tree This fun heart tree is classy, but will still add some fun and flair to your apartment. This DIY project is from Money Hip Mamas . To make it you’ll need these supplies: thin branches, felt or paper hearts, a hot glue gun and glue, and a white pitcher or vase. Share any ideas and tips you have on how to prepare for Valentine’s Day with us in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

Host a Game Night at Your Apartment

Game nights are a great excuse to invite neighbors over or to get together with old friends. Have a game night at your Canyon Park Apartment this month. Play some of these games we’re highlighting in today's blog. Enjoy your month here in Puyallup, WA! Electronic Catch Phrase Catch Phrase is a fun and quick game that everyone can enjoy. Split up into two teams and take turns describing the word that comes onto the screen of the catchphrase disk. Pass the game on, but don’t get caught holding it when the timer runs out. Spoons Spoons is an interactive, quick, competitive game. The goal of the game is to get four cards of a kind using face cards. Each player holds four cards in their hand and they then pass one card they want to discard to the player on their left. When one player gets four of a kind, they grab one spoon that is laid out in the center of the table. Everyone can then grab a spoon regardless of their hand. There will be one less spoon than there are people playing. If you’re too slow and don’t get a spoon, you’re out. The game continues until there’s one winner. Click on the link above for more information about this game and detailed instructions. Never Have I Ever This is a great way to break the ice between people who don’t know each other. Everyone will sit in a circle and hold up ten fingers. Each person then takes turns completing the “never have I ever” sentence with something they haven’t done. Whoever has done that thing must put down a finger. Whoever is the last person to have a finger up at the end wins! Scrabble Scrabble is a fun board game that’s easy to learn and fun to play. Here’s a quick strategy to help you out: early on in the game, you’ll want to try to play big words, but getting rid of those last few tiles can sometimes make all the difference late in the game. Check out these two-letter words for the end of the game. If you can memorize these, it will come in handy later on. What are your favorite games to play with friends? Share them with us below so we can check them out!

Oatmeal Recipes for a Healthy Morning

Did you know that January is National Oatmeal Month? Celebrate by making some tasty oatmeal for breakfast this week. Read on for great recipes in today’s Canyon Park Apartments Blog. Tropical Oatmeal with Coconut and Mango This tropical and delicious oatmeal recipe is sure to get you up in the mornings. This recipe is from Delish . You’ll need coconut milk, rolled oats, salt, unsweetened coconut flakes, and chopped mango. Healthy Vanilla Latte Overnight Oats An overnight vanilla latte oatmeal recipe is always a good idea. The recipe comes from Food Done Light . Gather up these ingredients: old fashioned oats, milk, vanilla extract, sweetener, espresso, and ground cinnamon. Peanut Butter Banana Chia Oatmeal For a protein packed oatmeal recipe try this one out from Eating Bird Food . You need old fashioned oats, a banana, chia seeds, cinnamon, salt, water, and peanut butter. Sticky Cinnamon Roll Batter Oatmeal If it’s one of those mornings and you need dessert for breakfast, then we have the recipe for you. It comes from The Big Man’s World . Click on the link above for this tasty recipe. Cherry Chocolate Oat Bake This chocolate cherry snack is sure to be delicious. The recipe is from Strength and Sunshine . Gather these ingredients: rolled oats, pitted cherries, unsweetened cocoa powder, chia seeds, Cherry Vanilla Stevia, baking powder, vanilla extract, and non-dairy milk or water. Blueberry-Pistachio Overnight Oats This blueberry packed oatmeal recipe is not only tasty, but so pretty to eat and look at! The recipe is from The Foodie and the Fix . You’ll need frozen blueberries, water, sugar, lemon juice, old-fashioned rolled oats, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and pistachios. Healthy Vanilla Cake Batter Oatmeal Another dessert for breakfast kind of recipe, this cake batter oatmeal is so delicious. It comes from The Big Man’s World. You’ll need these ingredients to get started: rolled oats, salt, milk, vanilla extract, egg, vanilla protein powder, coconut flour, sweetener of choice, and sprinkles. We hope you enjoy these tasty oatmeal recipes at your apartment. Enjoy your month and the new year here in Puyallup, WA!

Clean Out Your Car

Every car needs a little attention every once in awhile. Some people are great with upkeep of their cars, while the rest of us may need some help — or at least some suggestions for tips and tricks for making it shine! In today’s Canyon Park Apartments Blog we’ll be sharing some tips on how to keep your car looking great. Throw away trash and vacuum. The first step when cleaning out your car is to throw away trash. Get rid of other items that shouldn’t be in there as well, including jackets, books, shoes, snacks, or other items that you haven’t taken inside your apartment yet. Take time to then vacuum off the seats and floors. Make sure to get into all the crevices of the vehicle, including between and under the seats and in other small compartments. Use a toothbrush or small brush for dirt and spills. Arm rests, cup holders, and seats can get very dirty. Wipe off all surfaces with a warm, soapy washcloth then use a toothbrush to scrub up extra dirty areas. A magic eraser is a great tool as well for those dirty areas that aren’t coming up with a toothbrush. Dust off surfaces with a coffee filter. After the surfaces are wiped clean, dust may still be lurking from the cloth or from dust in the air. Use a coffee filter to wipe up that dust. According to The Krazy Coupon Lady , “Coffee filters are made of a lint-free paper that is perfect for dusting!” Use compressed air for dusting. For the areas that you can’t reach that still need dusting, use a can of compressed air. It will work great for vents and small crevices around buttons. Wipe off grime on headlights with toothpaste. Toothpaste is a mild abrasive cleaner that works well to make your headlights shine again. Use a cloth to rub the toothpaste around, then wipe it clean. Check out more great car cleaning hacks in BuzzFeed’s article, “ 23 Ways To Make Your Car Cleaner Than It’s Ever Been .” Do you have any car cleaning tips? Comment them below. Thanks for reading today’s Canyon Park Apartments Blog. Enjoy your month here in Puyallup, WA.

Prepare For the New Year with These Tips

With a new year here, it’s a good time to get some things in order. Plan out your year and make some goals on what you want to accomplish before the end of December. In today’s Canyon Park Apartments Blog, we have some ideas on how to get ready for the new year. We hope you have a great time in 2018 here in Puyallup, WA. Use a yearly calendar. Having a calendar in your apartment is a great way to stay on top of events and other plans coming up. If you want to see your whole year in front of you, make this DIY Wall Calendar from In My Own Style . It’s a way to see things displayed in one place. Using a calendar on your phone is another great way to plan for future events. Plan for vacation time. Make time for fun trips and vacations throughout the year. Taking the time now to plan for and purchase tickets or other necessities can make the trip go much more smoothly. It’ll also help you when making financial decisions if you take your trips into account so you can know how much to save. It may also be necessary to plan out time you’ll need to take off from work. Get your finances in order. Financial planning for the year may a little overwhelming, but can be very rewarding and beneficial. Just as a business plans out their yearly spending, you and your home can always use a plan as well. After planning for trips and other events, look at spending that may need to happen throughout the year. Take into account your car registration, doctor’s appointments or procedures, birthdays, holidays, and whatever else may require additional spending. Whether you want to create a detailed spending chart or not, having those events in mind can help you to know how to spend accordingly throughout the year. Make some goals. Maybe you don’t like new year’s resolutions, but some simple goals and plans for the new year can create a better year for you. Maybe your plan is to save up a certain amount of money, finish school, or find a better paying job. Whatever your goal is, make a plan to accomplish it and look forward to the benefits it will create. What tips do you have when planning for the new year? Let us know in the comments below.