Tidbits & A Giveaway

I'm hereeeee. 

I've missed blogging. Truly. Sooooo here I am again.

Not much to say - just adjusting to life in VA Beach, my new job, and wedding planning. Okay so all of that is actually A LOT.

I am loving living here. It's such a fun town. I feel like I need a cruiser before I can officially call myself a Virginia Beach resident. EVERYONE - young, old, tourist, resident - bikes around here. There are sidewalks everywhere so I guess people just assume why not bike? It's pretty crazy. 

Work is going well. I am enjoying the job and catching on quickly. The days go by pretty fast which is always nice! I will be learning more this next month so hopefully I'll continue to catch on and won't break too many things!

Wedding planning is about to make me lose my mind. How do people do this for a living!??! I seriously can't sleep at night sometimes because I have so much I need to be doing. It's fun, don't get me wrong, but it's also a big headache at times. And crafts - oy. Crafts are not my thing and crafts are inevitable for a wedding. That's where I count on my mom, Pam, and Paul's family to do it all help! :)

Sooooo all of that being said - I wanted to share this snazzy giveaway going on over at Stroman Studios. Stefanie is turning 30 on August 21st and like me, she's excited about it!! Props to her for being happy about growing a year older! 

She is giving away 30 items to celebrate turning 30! All the details on her tumblr page found here! You can check out the daily gifts on her instagram page - @stromanstudios.

I've worked with Stefanie before and she's truly a wonderful designer. She designed by best friend's wedding invitations and I also took a calligraphy class from her a few months ago. Remember? 

Go check it out! Or don't... more chances for meeeeee. ;)



PS. 3 days until I'm 30!!!!! 

Public > Private

Cookies > Everything

I've missed y'all!!!!

Yes, I committed the #1 sin in blog world and made my blog private for a hot minute. I also just said hot minute. Forgive me on both accounts. I have had A LOT going on lately in my personal life and really just needed a private outlet. I've come to my senses now and instead of disappearing from my favorite bloggers, I've made a private blog and will keep this one public. Genius, I tell ya.

Soooo what have you missed?

Friday was my BIRFDAY!! I've been calling it my birFday this year. Not sure why. But I like it.

It was a wonderful, wonderful day. Best one I've ever had. One of the reasons it was so great is because I won Amber's birthday giveaway!!! (yep, I won HER birthday giveaway on MY birthday!)

Amber doesn't play. Look at all this amazing stuff I won!!!!

$10 gift card to Target

$20 gift card to Lululemon

$75 gift card to Starbucks

2 Essie nail polishes

21 Jump Street on DVD

Not Your Mother's Sea Salt Spray

NYX Cream Blush

1 bottle of Zoya nail polish

St. Tropez Body Glow Lotion

Pair of mint tear drop earrings with gold trim

6 handmade note cards from A Joyful Greeting

1 month Medium ad space at Chits & Giggles

1 month Feature ad space at Whispering Sweet Nothings

2 month Large ad space at Life with a Side of Coffee

1 month Gold ad space at Ricci Explains it All

2 month Waena Kine ad space at One Haole Girl

Super stoked. Super. 

I'll give a more detailed birthday recap later. For now, go check out some of those awesome blogs! 

Happy Monday (it's happy 'cause it's almost over)! 

Friday Giveaway!

Who loves Friday? Who loves free stuff? Oh goody because today is Friday and I can give you a chance to win something free! :)

My sweet friend Kelleen sells Amway products. Amway is awesome! It's a huge variety of things - nutrition to beauty to bath & body! Here are just a few of my favorite items that Kelleen sells:

Legacy of Clean - This is an all-natural multipurpose cleaner. I love buying one product for many uses!

Artistry Essentials Balancing Cleanser Combination - to - Oily Skin - I have horrible skin. I'm willing to try ANYTHING to fix it and this brand ranks up there with the most recommended. 

Nutrilite Fruits & Vegetables 2Go Twist Tubes - Everyone knows I hate vegetables. I'm sure as soon as my mom sees this she's going to buy me like 50 boxes. Pour one tube into your water and you've got a tasty drink and two servings of fruits & veggies for the day! 

And Kelleen's best seller - 

XS Energy Drink - Zero carbs and sugar-free!

She is giving away a CASE of XS Energy Drink, flavor of your choice!! 

Here is the description from the site: XS® Energy Drink uses a proprietary blend of premium ingredients infused with powerful B vitamins to boost your energy for a refreshing new focus on the day.

There are 12 different flavors, 2 are caffeine-free! So, how do you win a case of this?? Enter below through RaffleCopter and the winner will be announced next week!

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Southern Tide Giveaway!!

Yesterday was the official start of Summer! Who's excited?? I typically like the winter better, but not this year. I've already been outside and done so much this summer that I'm so glad it's just the beginning! One thing I need is a great summer hat. I mean who doesn't need one of those?? Southern Tide is one of my favorite places to shop and they have a great selection of hats!

My favorite summer hat is the Original Skipjack Hat in pink. I loooove this shade of pink!!

I am SO excited to give one lucky reader a choice of any hat from Southern Tide!!

Their hats are perfect for women or men!

Enter through Rafflecopter below. Giveaway ends next Saturday, June 30th. Good luck!

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MMM, Giveaway Winner, & Memorial Day!

Madi Moment Monday! Oh this week has been full of new hilarious things said by Madi T herself. I just love her little mind!

Madi: "Chris was cutting some cheese, he didn't toot, and cut his finger."

LOL!!!!

The other day Justin, Madi, & I were all in the car. Justin & I were laughing about something and Madi said "guys, guys, enough excitement already." Where does she get this stuff???

:)

On a more serious note - Saturday morning Madi and I went to breakfast together. I decided it was a good time to tell her about my dad. I've actually never talked about him around her. I told her he died a few years ago. I didn't know she understood what that meant but she got really sad. It was so touching to see her react to that so emotionally. I told her it was nothing to be sad about, that he was in Heaven now. She asked if we could pray to him. I said we could pray to Jesus and ask Him to tell my dad something. She wanted to, right then, pray to Jesus and ask Him to tell my dad that we love him and miss him. I was so touched. She is such a loving, caring child. I couldn't ask for anything more and I know my dad would have loved her to pieces.


Thank you all for entering my giveaway and thank you to iselltshirts for hosting!! The winner is Nikki B.!  Nikki, email me and I'll get your info over to Teresa!


I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day. Let's remember those who served and lost their lives for this country, and their families.

We don't have any big plans today. My mom is on her way over with breakfast and then we may hang out by the pool. Sounds like a good holiday to me!

Giveaway Winner & Mono

Congratulations to Jess from the Pretty Physicist! She won my gift card giveaway! Jess - email me with which store you would like your card from and your address. Thanks so much to all who entered!!

I am hoping my bloggers block is finally over. I have had a ton of things going on lately and just haven't felt like blogging. I haven't even been reading blogs. :( I definitely miss it and am going to try to do better starting now!!

There are so many things I need to catch y'all up on. I don't even know where to start! The big thing lately is that Madison has mono. :( This is no fun but it explains why she's been so tired. Luckily, the symptoms are very mild in children so she is just a bit more sleepy than usual. She is still running around and playing just fine!

I'll save the rest for another post (or two). Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! I'll be at NewSpring later. You can watch it live if you don't wanna get out of your pjs today!

Xoxo!

Giveaway!!!

Y’all – it has been forever since I’ve had a giveaway! I have a pretty fun one for you today!

My friend Jill & I are giving away a $50 gift card to one of you lucky people! The best part – you get to pick the store: Target, Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, or PetSmart!

So, let me tell you a little back story first – Meet Jill! 

isn't she gorgeous??

Jill entered a Hallmark contest a while back and won the first part – which got her card on the website for people to order. Now, she’s in the running against 38 other people. She needs to sell the most cards to get the card sold in stores!! She will also win a $250 prize that she will donate to the Boston Terrier Rescue! Let’s help her win this!!!

Everyone always needs a birthday card, or 5, on hand. Who can resist this sweet face? Yes, this is her Boston – Ben! Isn’t he adorable? The card is pretty awesome too.

buy here!

Mandatory entry: Purchase 1 card (of Ben, of course). Cards are only $1.99 but use promo code FRIEND30 and you’ll get a discount. Total for 1 card, plus shipping is only $2.89! So you can make $47.11 on this giveaway AND help the Boston Terrier Rescue!

*you must forward me your confirmation email for your entry to count. The confirmation email does not include any personal information. You can blur the confirmation number if you would like. bamorris4@gmail.com

Additional, optional entries:

For every additional card you purchase, you will get 5 extra entries (*see above)

Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter (+1 entry)

Post about the giveaway on Facebook (+1 entry)

Blog about this giveaway (+3 entries)

Please leave 1 comment for all entries.

Good luck! Giveaway ends May 1, at midnight. Winner will be announced the same week!

UPrinting Giveaway Winner Announced!

Time to announce the UPrinting Giveaway Winner!!

Drawn the old-fashioned way...

The winner of the UPrinting Giveaway is ...

Kelly from Keeping Up With Kelly & Company!!!

Congratulations Kelly! Email me at bamorris4@gmail.com!

GIVEAWAY Time!!

Thank goodness it's almost Friday!  Why is it that short work weeks always feel so much longer than normal ones?!

I am so excited to tell y'all it's GIVEAWAY TIME!! :)

If you're anything like me, you have pictures you've been meaning to blow up and hang but just haven't gotten around to it. Well, UPrinting can help! You provide any picture and they can put it on a poster, magnet, sticker --pretty much anything you can imagine!

image via

UPrinting is giving away one 18x24 poster to one of YOU!!

Which picture would you chose?? I would probably pick this picture Justin took in Alaska.

To Enter:

Mandatory (1 entry) - You must be a follower of my blog. 

Below are optional for 1 extra entry each:

-Like UPrinting on Facebook

-Follow UPrinting on Twitter

-Add my blog to your blog roll

*please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

Giveaway ends Thursday, July 14th at 8pm. 

I will announce the winner on Friday, July 15th! 

Happy Entering!!!

Restriction: Limited to US residents 18 years old and above only

(This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive a poster for hosting. Check out UPrinting.com and their posters, download poster templates and poster sizes.)