Wednesday, June 30, 2010

500th post giveaway

i am so freakin' proud of myself.
this is my 500th blog post.
i never thought i'd ever do anything 500 times!
yeah ME!

one of the very first pics of ben i ever posted!

anyways, in celebration of ME, ahem, i want to do a GIVEAWAY! :)

for all of you who keep coming back to read about our small lives, who continue to leave such sweet and touching comments, who cheer me and my family on...
you are so awesome.
yeah YOU!

ok, so here's what i'm thinking...
lately, i've been wanting to shop. shop, shop, shop...just ask john.
it's on my brain. bad.

my most favorite places to shop are:

pottery barn
tj maxx
anthropologie (well, just look really, but you know what i mean)
target
boden

i am going to give one lucky person a $50 gift card to any of these places.
YOUR CHOICE.

*just leave me a comment telling me your favorite places to shop and you get one entry.
*leave another comment telling me your favorite blogs to visit and you get another entry.
*blog or facebook about the giveaway, leave me a comment telling me you did so and you get another entry.

that's it.
on sunday i will pick a winner and announce it here.
then you get to go shopping!
isn't that FUN??!

love y'all. mean it.

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

Target in Jones Valley is my home away from home! I love it in a major way! I could stay in there for hours! Pottery Barn is cool too but I am all about some Target!

Susan Edwards

Anonymous said...

I'm not a great shopper. But, when I have time to myself, which is super rare these days, I typically head to Target.

Anonymous said...

Ok, I'm a bit computer-challenged, but here are 2 blogs I LOVE! http://madeittoprovidence.blogspot.com/ and http://theworldthroughtheeyesofme.blogspot.com/

Do I still get an entry if I can't post them correctly? :)

melissajhill said...

I love to shop at Target and Walmart!

melissajhill said...

I love to read your blog! I also read Dooce, and Design Dazzle

Allikaye's Mama said...

I sure do love to shop at Target. And Forever 21! And Hobby Lobby!

Allikaye's Mama said...

As for blogs...I can't get enough of Whatever...Meg's blog. And I love Joy's Hope.

Gloria said...

When I get the chance to go shopping, my all time favorite place is TJMaxx! More bang for you buck! And I love your blog! You are inspirational and your children are adorable!

Gloria said...

A couple of my favorite blogs, besides yours, are:

http://www.kellehampton.com/
(Because of you, I am hooked on this blog too!)

http://www.flythroughourwindow.com/

http://blog.urbangrace.com/

http://acountryfarmhouse.blogspot.com/

http://simplyseleta.typepad.com/

I think that's about it! =)

Gloria said...

I told my freinds about your giveaway...hopefully, they get attached to your blog, too!

kendyl said...

favorite place to shop...definately Target. They have everything under one roof;o)

kendyl said...

Favorite blog? Have to be meg duerksen's "whatever"

Deana said...

Your blog makes me wish I blogged. Thinking about blogging.....need to get motivated!!
Love the pics of the kiddos!
Love to shop at Target and Kohl's!

Kristina Parmenter said...

Traget and Hobby Lobby make my list but my favorites are TJ Maxx, Marshall's, Burke's, and Kirklands!!!!!!

...Nancy said...

...don't want to enter the giveaway, just want to say I am proud of you too! And, I love reading about your life and family here. :-) Keep it up!

Unknown said...

My favorite blogs are:

pinecurtain.blogspot.com and kitchenmischief.wordpress.com

Very entertaining and hilarious!

Unknown said...

My favorite place to shop is any thrift or antique store. I love digging through stuff and finding treasures that are unique and paint them or spiff them up in some way that makes them even better. I wish I had more time to do this! I also love Home Goods.

Rachael said...

Target is my favorite place to shop, but I love looking at Anthropologie too!! Thanks for the great giveaway

rachael said...

My favorite blogs are whatever blog, simplyseleta.typepad.com, flythroughourwindow.com, elementsofstyle.com, and so many more!!!

Heather @ Life Made Lovely said...

500 posts!! that is awesome.

i love (with many more o's and v's) anthropologie and use it as my secret escape when life throws me a rough day. i browse the store 2 or 3 times and then dig into the clearance section. ahhh, sweet serenity.

thanks for the chance to win!

Mikayla Painter said...

I love Target, I'm there once a week at least (I have the target bill to prove it ;) ) I just love the one stop shopping need a new swim suit check, need diapers check, need a gallon of milk check! Gotta love that with two toddlers!

Mikayla Painter said...

Favorite Blogs to read is yours of course :-) Enjoying The Small Things, Life, Clover Lane, Foster Family Blog, Two Shades of Pink, 320 Sycamore,Bless this Nest and Our Scoop.

Laura Lee said...

Love Target! and Old Navy :)
And I read clover lane, Vitafamiliae, enjoying the small things, Whatever, pioneer woman, stack of plates, too many B's, Design mom, Life, sunny side up, and flower patch farm girl... and of course your blog! :) congrats on 500! I am still working on 100...

Linnea said...

Children's Place outlets. Outfits once 40.00 now only 3.00! Love the bargain! Then the other store I shop at is target. I dont even know where a pottery barn is but would love to go in one.

As for the blogs I follow oh my the list is forever long. Do you want links or names?
http://savingsofia.blogspot.com
http://tillgodbringsthemhome.blogspot.com/
http://bringmakaylamariehome.blogspot.com
http://angeleyesadoption.blogspot.com
http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/

Those are just a few. I found yours that way. I am glad I did.

Be blessed.

Leeann Skinner said...

Congrats on the 500th post, we love the blog. My favorite place to shop is Target.

Leeann Skinner said...

My favorite blogs are 3peanuts.blogspot.com, whatever blog, jupin family blog, and pioneer woman!!