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Yikes…it sure has been HOT here in Cary. Let’s cool off this Labor Day weekend with a brand new, different, lemonade recipe! It will wow all your family and friends at the last, end of summer BBQ this holiday.

Check out the recipe below for Tropical Lemonade from realsimple.com. Let us know in the comments below how the recipe goes if you make it! What is your favorite type of lemonade?

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 12 lemons)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 cups water
• 2 6-ounce cans pineapple juice
• 1 12-ounce can apricot nectar
• 2 12-ounce cans ginger ale
• lemon slices (to garnish)
• ice

Directions

Place the lemon juice, the sugar, and 1 cup water in a large pitcher. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then add 5 more cups water, the pineapple juice, the apricot nectar, the ginger ale, a few slices of lemon to garnish, and plenty of ice.

Hey Weston-Lakeside! Hurricane season is in full force and I just wanted to make sure everyone is prepared this season. Hurricane Earl is making its way towards the east coast, and it is a category 4 storm! Here are a few tips for a family disaster plan, in case it does hit the North Carolina coast and affect us in any way:

• Discuss the type of hazards that could affect your family. Know your home’s vulnerability to storm surge, flooding and wind.
• Locate a safe room or the safest areas in your home for each hurricane hazard. In certain circumstances the safest areas may not be your home but within your community.
• Determine escape routes from your home and places to meet. These should be measured in tens of miles rather than hundreds of miles.
• Check your insurance coverage - flood damage is not usually covered by homeowners insurance.

Are you prepared for a hurricane? What have you done to prepare?

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I’m not one for horror movies, but I’m sure some of you guys out there are! “The Last Exorcism” opens today nationwide!

It is in the horror movie genre, but I don’t know any good horror movies that were rated PG-13 like this movie. Hopefully the rating isn’t an indication of how good it is, because a lot of the reviews have been somewhat positive. Will you be going to see “The Last Exorcism”? Check it out at Regal Crossroads Stadium 20 this weekend and get a free small popcorn as well!

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A new location-based social media platform has been dubbed the “Twitter of 2010″ by social media maverick Pete Cashmore. “Foursquare” is its name, and it has recently gotten over 100,000 users in just 10 days. What’s so special about it, you say? Well, people use it as a way to get instant reviews of different places around town directly from friends and peers. When you “check-in” (telling Foursquare where you are) to your favorite bar, friends can find you or recommend places of interest nearby. You add what you think of the establishment and everyone in your network sees it. It is also integrated to your Facebook and Twitter accounts.

If you frequent a certain place, you can become the “mayor” of said place, until someone takes your title by going there more than you! Being mayor has its benefits, as many businesses give away freebies to their most frequent customer.

Some may think it seems a bit stalker-esque, but don’t you tweet your whereabouts anyway? You might as well get some type of credit for going to your favorite restaurant all the time! I have been to a few spots where I have gotten discounts or freebies for checking in to their place of business. I believe it’s most utilized with a smartphone, so I use Foursquare with my Droid phone by Verizon.

So Weston-Lakeside, what do you think of Foursquare? Do you think Pete Cashmore is right? Is this a social media platform that you would or wouldn’t use?

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Have you joined the Twitter movement with the rest of the world? We have and we love it. If you are also on Twitter, help us reach 150 followers by following us. Just visit http://twitter.com/WestonApts and click follow. No worries we follow back!! See you in the Twitterverse! Tweet Tweet!

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This Thursday, August 19th, WakeMed Cary Hospital presents another installment of Movies by Moonlight at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre. This week’s movie is the sci-fi thriller Aliens vs. Predators. I’m not sure how good this movie will be, (how many Alien and Predator movies can they seriously come up with?!) but I will definitely go just for the experience!

Tickets are only $3 and free for kids 12 and under. Concessions are sold, but you are also able to bring in your own food. My friends and I are thinking about bringing a picnic to save some money!

What is your favorite sci-fi/thriller movie?

The kiddos are going back to school, and there are many things that have to be done to get them in the back in the school mode. One of these things is the dreaded vaccination! I still cringe at needles as an adult!! o_O

Here are a list of standard vaccinations for the Wake County School District. Before kindergarten, kids ages 4-6 must receive their last round of the following vaccinations:

• DTaP: Prevents a child from getting bacterial infections such as diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, or whooping cough.
• MMR: Prevents measles, mumps and rubella.
• IPV: The inactivated polio vaccine prevents poliomyelitis, a disease that leads to the loss of movement.
• Chickenpox: Prevents children from contracting the varicella-zoster virus, or chickenpox. Children are required to receive two chickenpox vaccinations (the first is administered when the child is 12-15 months old) because the initial shot is only effective in 95% of all recipients.

Check out more info on vaccinations here. Have your kids gotten all the shots they need?

Are you a lover of all things wine related? Do you dream of owning a vineyard in the Napa Valley? Or maybe you just love a good wine! Well here’s a great opportunity to taste some wines from the great wine country of Italy! Tuscany to be exact. Tomorrow (8/12/10) at Edwards Mill Bar & Grill, you will have the option of tasting 4 wines plus enjoying heavy appetizers for only $10!

The wines are from the Coli winery in Tuscany, Italy. Coli is one of the oldest, and known to be the most traditional of Tuscan wineries. These are very affordable and enjoyable wines. You will be able to purchase these wines at the tasting at great prices to take home and enjoy after the tasting, since they are not available at retail stores, grocery stores, or supermarkets.

So get your wine on tomorrow at Edwards Mill Bar & Grill in Raleigh! The tasting will start at 7pm and end when the wine is gone!! Call Edwards Mill for more information at (919) 783-5447. I hope I can find a good cabernet sauvignon. What is your favorite wine?

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It’s still HOT out there, and you don’t want to go out in this blazing heat. If you’re anything like me, you just want to lay on the couch and watch TV all day after a busy day. But no! We must take advantage of our time and work off those pounds to get healthy! Here are a few exercises that can be done in the comfort of your apartment. No need to deal with extra sweat from the heat and fight the crowds at the gym. If you need equipment, don’t forget about Weston Lakeside’s fitness center right in the complex.

If you’re willing to spend a little money, try the newest workout fads out there: P90X and Insanity Workout. They promise that you will lose those unwanted pounds and get toned in a very short amount of time. Have you tried these workouts? What were your results?

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Happy August Weston Lakeside! This month there are quite a few deals, especially those that have to do with back-to-school and kids. One that I would like to share with you all is the deal that IHOP has this month: Kids eat free with a purchase of an adult entrée every day in August from 4pm -10pm! The commercial below is tooo cute!! My little cousin should really enjoy her Rooty Jr. pancakes!! Check out the IHOPs nearby after the video!

IHOP #3307	IHOP #3181	IHOP #408
1301 Kildaire Farm Road	1150 Beaver Creek Commons Drive	1313 Hillsborough Street
CARY, NC 27511-5525	APEX, NC 27502-3919	RALEIGH, NC 27605-1826
919-469 1835	919-387 8147	919-821 2242
Sun – Thu 7am – 10pm / Fri & Sat 7am – 12am	Sun – Thu 7am – 10pm / Fri & Sat 7am – 12am
Restaurant Website	Restaurant Website	Restaurant Website

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