Friday, February 15, 2013

Friday Favorites: Surprises!

I have two things for Friday Favorites this week!

My first item is my Valentine’s Day present from Mr. Healthy Diva. He got me a Samsung Galaxy Tablet and I am obsessed with it! I have wanted a tablet for a while, but couldn’t decide what I wanted to get. There are so many tablet products on the market right now; it makes it hard to choose! My top 3 choices were an Ipad, Microsoft Surface, and a Galaxy tablet. After some thought and research I decided on the Galaxy tablet because I really like the Android OS on my cell phone. Once I settled on the Samsung tablet I did some price researching and saw that in town Costco had the best deal:

Costco: $429 w/ $50 mail in rebate + protective sleeve + stylus
Best Buy: $499 w/NO rebate, no protective sleeve & no stylus

I was having a bad case of the “Mondays” when Mr. Healthy Diva texted me at work asking if I could come downstairs to sign some paper work for our house. It was a legit request since we are refinancing our home right now. I grabbed my pen to go outside and meet him. Instead of signing any paper work he surprised me by pulling out the tablet box. I was SHOCKED and had no idea that he had planned on going to Costco in between his appointments and buying it for me. It was a great surprise!

Best surprise ever!

I have loved using my tablet this week. It was nice that all of my apps on my cell phone automatically transferred over. I have been blogging and facebooking like crazy on it all week. At first it was hard to get used to typing on it, but I am turning into a typing pro now. The only thing that I am super confused about and maybe one you tablet professionals can help me out. We don't have TV so I normally watch shows on hulu from our laptop. However, on my tablet it won't let me access hulu.com and it keeps directing me to hulu plus which you have to pay for. Why is that?! Do I need to purchases hulu plus just for my tablet? I can watch hulu on my laptop with no problem. I am very confused.

Love blogging from my new tablet!

My second item is getting surprise gifts from my blogger friends. I was still on a “high” from getting my surprise at work when I got home and saw another surprise waiting for me in my mail box. My sweet friend Raina sent me some Honey Stinger gels to try out. Over the last year I have found that Honey Stinger products are the easiest on my tummy and I love them. I have yet to branch out and try the different flavors that they make because the first chews I tried I loved so much that I just keep buying them. I think that strawberry could be a new favorite flavor with chocolate being a close second.



Thank you Raina for that much needed “pick me up” surprise. It was very sweet and thoughtful. I am so lucky to have you as such a close friend and as a running inspiration to look up to.

Questions for you:
Do you have a tablet? Do you love it?!
Any suggestions on my hulu problem????!!!!
Do you love getting surprises in the mail?
What is one of our favorite surprises?
--Tasha

31 comments:

  1. Well you're just the mail surprise queen! Haha next ones on me ;)

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    1. I know and I am so excited! I might have to edit this post or do a second edition. :-)

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  2. I don't have a tablet, but sometimes I really want one. I'm a mac snob, so there isn't really a choice of what type I would get....

    I once bought this little box that had apps on it to hook up to the TV so that we could watch more TV, since we don't have cable. It would only take hulu+ as well. I returned it!

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    1. People sure do love their apple products. :-)
      I might like apple more if we had a mac at home, but we don't. I have an Iphone for work, but my personal phone is a droid. I think that it is just a matter of preference.

      I still need to figure out how to watch Hulu on my tablet. There has to be a way! My husband told me I could just purchase Hulu +, but hello...that kind of defeats the purpose of FREE!!!!! Men. :-)

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  3. I have an Ipad 2 and I love it but I find somethings like only being able to use 1 app at a time limiting.

    I think you might need Hulu+ as that's all that would run on my cell phone. It's not too bad, we have it because we don't have cable. ABC has a player app that's free and doesn't require service but you only get ABC shows.

    I love Honey Stinger gummy things, never tried their gels. Gels scare me!

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    1. I can have two apps running at a time on my tablet. I think that there is a samsung tablet that only lets you use one app at a time though.

      I have decided if I really want to watch a tv show I will just use my laptop for now. Being cheap. :-)

      The honey stinger gels are absolutely awesome. They taste like honey!

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  4. What an awesome gift! I love that it was a surprise. And that it came from Costco--my favorite store!

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  5. How sweet~ I always think the tablets look cool, but i haven't made the jump yet :)

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    1. I love, love, love my tablet. I think that they are worth the jump. :-)

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  6. I can't get hulu.com on my iPad either. You have to pay for the Plus for some reason, which is a total bummer.

    Try www.mobilevids.org. LJ uses it (not sure if she has it on a tablet, though). I've also had success going to, for example, CMT's website to watch the DCC, haha.

    Your husband is great. You are very lucky:)

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    1. I am lucky! Sometimes that guy really surprises me! I will check out the site that you suggested too and see if that will work. I have just been watching hulu on the laptop for now.

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  7. You have to use HuluPlus if you watch it on your phone or tablet or TV. It's 7.99 a month but if you buy a Hulu gift card from Target with your Target card you get 5% off. You can pay for the year and save about 5 bucks. P.S. I love your blog!

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    1. Thank you!!!!! Thanks for the good advice too! If I decide to purchase hulu plus it sounds the gift card is a great idea. For now I can just watch hulu on my laptop. I just wanted to be able to use my tablet...oh well!

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  8. What a fun week for you!! Valentines to the max :) Your new tablet has me thinking of all the possibilities :)
    Love you, Tasha.
    XO
    Run happy!

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    1. Raina you would love a tablet! Your boys could play games on it too!

      I am still excited about those honey stinger gels. I can't believe how much I loved them. Thank you so much! You are so sweet! XXXX

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  9. I am still in the market for a tablet, you'll have to keep me updated on how you like yours.

    I do love surprises in the mail. It makes me feel like a little girl for some reason. Even little notes make for such fun!

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    1. I am obsessed with my tablet! What kind of cell phone do you have? I have a droid which is the same OS as the galaxy tablet. You can synch your apps on your phone to your tablet which is kind of cool. There were a few that I deleted from the tablet, but it was nice that they just automatically were there.

      You have recently gotten some great surprises in the mail too!

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  10. Samsung is starting to dominate the industry!! I have some honey stingers in my fridge (I like my gels cold, don't ask)... and still have to try them! I've heard good things.

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    1. I was pleasantly surprised at how awesome the samsung tablet is. It is a great product. My hubby has the galaxy phone and he really likes it.

      I have never tried gels cold before. Don't they warm up before you can use them?

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  11. love love love your surprises! hope your tablet is amazing. Kudos to hubby for that awesome surprise

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  12. My computer turns into a tablet and it is so nice to just look at things with...like pinterest and such :)

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    1. That is cool that your laptop does that. I have never seen that before. You have to have your priorities...blogging, pinterest, facebook, twitter, ect. :-)

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  13. I don't have a tablet, but my mother does and sometimes I wonder if she will miss it...;) I think that I would love to have one to blog on the go! :)

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    1. I am sure that your mom would miss her tablet. They are awesome!

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  14. Congrats on your tablet!! I have an iPad and use it to blog every time I go on vacation or out of town:) I love getting surprises in the mail! This week I got a box of Zipfizz and a new running product (a prize for my virtual). So cool! Have a great weekend!

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    1. Thanks Rachelle. The weekend was fun, but I am not ready for it be over!

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  15. Aww, what a great day! And how nice of your husband! I'm glad you got that tablet too as I love the Android system as well (although I just have it on my phone, I don't have a tablet) :)

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  16. I just can't seem to get into or excited about Apple products. I am glad that other people like the Android OS as much as me. Have a great day Kari!

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  17. The week before last I was having a total kick my a$$ kind of week. I ended up buying myself a Kindle Fire - like saw the add, and hit purchase. I typically don't do this but I love it so I guess the off-the-cuff purchase worked out :) What a sweet hubby! Have you been using it with your treadmill?

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