My Favorite Things: GIVEAWAY. [CLOSED]
[thank you all SO MUCH for entering this giveaway! your magic moments made my entire week. if you need a feel good moment, i suggest reading through these fabulous comments! i plugged 1 through 6503 into random.org and the generated winner is comment #1729 – Beth B. who said “I pre-ordered a copy a few weeks ago. Can’t wait to get it!” Congrats Beth! I’ve sent you an email. Again, thank you ALL so much for entering and for your support. xoxoxo]
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So. I know I’m not a huge giveaway person, but I am totally blown away by your support and love and all that jazz lately, especially for Seriously Delish and how you’ve completely changed my life. I want to do, well… SOMETHING for each and every one of you and since I can’t buy you all a cocktail with a hug, I figured a giveaway of my favorite things would have to do.
This giveaway is from ME to YOU. I want to show you how much I appreciate you coming here everyday, the encouragement you’ve given me and your all around virtual fabulousness. You really do complete me, Jerry Maguire style. THANK YOU!
See below on how to enter to win all of these goods!
1. This Rebecca Minkoff Crosby tote. It’s no secret how much I love love love my mac clutch bags and mini macs. And my cupid satchel. I love every bag she makes and am totally drooling over this for fall.
2. Jeni’s ice cream! 4 pints to be exact. This should last you, like… five minutes.
3. A Vitamix blender. I’ve become the biggest hypocrite on the planet because for years I said I’d never buy one and would rather buy shoes. But I took the plunge earlier this year and it was seriously LIFE CHANGING. Talk about the thickest milkshake-like smoothies and the creamiest soups. To die for.
4. One year subscriptions to my favorite foodie magazines: Donna Hay and Delicious. These are my go-to for photography inspiration. LOVE. Nothing else compares in my opinion.
5. A fit bit flex. It’s been close to a year since I’ve gone on and on about my fit bit. I completely adore it – not as a workout tool, but more so as a reminder to live an active lifestyle.
6. Two of my favorite books: the Flavor Bible and Bird by Bird. One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how do I come up with recipes – and one of the answers is the Flavor Bible! If I really want to make something with a certain ingredient, I’ll search it and see what flavors pair the best. And Bird by Bird… well it’s a classic that gets me through life. Pretty much.
7. Ummm…. chocolate? Do I really need to explain this one? This is one of my favorites. I need to share.
8. Gift cards to some of my favorite places: $50 to each. One to Sephora, one to Athleta and one to Starbucks. Because I’m a sucker. (if you don’t like coffee GET THE CROISSANT!)
And lastly – this colorful set of my favorite le pen pens and a moleskin notebook (MY LOVE!). It’s school supply time people!! But really, these pens are the bomb dot com. (sorry.)
To enter this giveaway, leave a comment below telling me your magic moment from this summer. Please be sure to leave a valid email address with your comment so I can contact you if you win! This giveaway is open to residents EVERYWHERE! All over the place. If you’re overseas I obviously can’t send you the ice cream, but we will work something else out.
For an extra entry, I would love if you’d preorder a copy of Seriously Delish and leave a second comment saying you did so. You can do so on amazon, barnes and noble or indiebound – and the book will be yours in less than TEN days! EEEEEK! I cannot thank you guys enough for helping me to make the book a bestseller. I adore you to pieces. (and if you preordered months ago, thank you and leave your second comment!) Also, be sure to check my book tour dates to see if I’ll be in your area!
The giveaway will run until this Friday, August 29. The winner will be announced on this post and contacted by email. THANK YOU!
[this giveaway is not sponsored, all items are purchased by me.]
6,503 Comments on “My Favorite Things: GIVEAWAY. [CLOSED]”
My magic moment was going to my gynecologist with my husband to discuss pregnancy planning. Wow you know you’re old when…..lol but it really was my favorite moment of the summer because it’s the start of something we’ve always wanted. Thanks for the giveaway! Definitely going to pre-order your book!
Seeing my tomatoes finally ripen within the forest called the herb garden!
my husband coming home from deployment!
Having my whole family together for a weekend!
Learning that I was going to be an aunt was by far my favorite moment this summer! The little miss has not even arrived yet and I already love her to the moon and back!!!!
So excited about the cookbook that I ordered from Amazon the end of spring!
My magic moment this summer was when I picked my sister up at the airport after not having seen her since I moved to the states. I miss her every day.
Also, I have your book in my Amazon Smile cart but wanted to know if I needed to send a confirmation link or something…
Climbing my very first Colorado 14er!
My magic moment this summer was being able to see all my cousins kids at the beach. My husband is a Marine Corps pilot based in San Diego and is currently deployed. it is our first deployment and it has not be easy, especially being so far away from home. It was a blessing to be able to go home for a month and spend our traditional week at the beach with my cousins who now have a ton of kids! I get to see them maybe twice a year and it always makes my day. It was just the thing i needed to help me get through these next few months!
My magic moment this summer was being able to see all my cousins kids at the beach. My husband is a Marine Corps pilot based on the west coast and is currently deployed. it is our first deployment and it has not be easy, especially being so far away from home. It was a blessing to be able to go home for a month and spend our traditional week at the beach with my cousins who now have a ton of kids! I get to see them maybe twice a year and it always makes my day. It was just the thing i needed to help me get through these next few months!
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Getting to see my best friend again after what seemed like FOREVER!!!!! :-D
Magic moment – 2week vacation in the Northwoods with family – r&r to the max!!
My magic moment of the summer was going camping with my friends and watching the stars. We were probably not as prepared as we thought we were, but it was one of the best trips I’ve ever been on.
My magic moment was the afternoon I played hooky from work and went to the beach for the first time this year. Perfect afternoon!
It’s been hard for me to find magic this summer, I lost my Mom right before Memorial Day. My magic has come from smaller events, spending time at the beach with my sisters and nieces, smores by the pool, warm coffee, they all contain magic to me.
My magic summer moment is happening now..on a fabulous vacation in the Amalfi Coast!
My magic moment this summer was either going to the Anima Expo with my friends or spending a day in SF, also with friends. It’s very hard to decide… in general, my magic moments happen with friends and family!
My favorite moment of the summer was spending my birthday in Chicago with my boyfriend! It was indeed magical!
My magic moment this summer was getting up at 4 am to drive an hour and a half to see hot air balloons going up at hot air balloon festival. Seeing them all rise up and float away was so beautiful!!
I preordered your book back in May and I am so so excited for it to come to me!!!
My magic moment was seeing my sweet baby playing outside having the best time ever —-pure joy.
just bought the book and sooo excited!!
My magic moment from this summer was seeing all the stars on a night with no moon, while camping in Pinnacles National Park – I have never seen that many stars before!!
My favorite moment was picking up my mom from the airport for a much needed mother-daughter vacation to Sonoma!
What an awesome giveaway! My summer was full of magical days at the beach with my toddler son. He’s just starting to enjoy the water and it is so dreamy to spend warm summer days there!
I had been struggling with chronic depression for 5 years and I had a “magic moment” or “ah ha” moment while playing with my niece and nephew. For the first time in years I felt optimistic about the future..about the possibility of change from whereI had been and that I’d have a chance to live a normal and fulfilled life.
My magic moment was spending a beautiful evening with friends in our new hometown of Seattle, we could even see Mt. Rainier! We just finished grad school and moved across the country so its nice to feel like no matter where we are as long as we have friends, good food and good drinks, its home.
My favorite summertime memory was my trip to Italy with my husband! My first time in Europe was amazing!
Helping with my twin sisters baby shower for my first nephew!!
Magic was had for 10 days in Costa Rica but the most magical moment was witnessing the excitement that overcame my husband when he saw a sloth for the first time. We spent 4 days unsuccessfully sloth hunting only to see the critter wiggling across a power line!
A weekend on Lummi Island with dinner at Willows Inn- amazing!
Watching fireworks in a park with my aunt who I haven’t seen in 3 years and rarely leaves her house.
My favorite thing this summer was taking my girls swimming at the lake. Four year olds + water = fun!
My magic moment this summer was finishing my first round of pharmacy rotations and then getting the summer off to visit my boyfriend in med school & to spend time with my family!
My magic moment this summer was starting graduate school– I LOVE my program so far!! : )
Ok, so as silly as this is my magic moment was eating lavender ice cream with my family in Virginia at a vineyard (I swear we aren’t that fancy), but my dad looked at. me after trying a bite and he said, “this is delicious! it tastes like I’m eating an herbal bath!”. Family time in the summer is the best :)035886 is your Facebook confirmation code
Also buying your book tomorrow!
My magic moment this summer had to be starting full time at my “dream job.” This job that I envisioned while still at my previous, going-nowhere-fast, job was, in my mind the natural next step when I finally gained the courage to take the leap of faith and leave the comfort and stability of my 9-5 at the end of 2013. This new job didn’t really exist, but I put it out in the universe, believed it was going to happen, and a few months later I’m doing what I love while somehow managing a semblance of the ever elusive work/life balance. I get to be mom, wife and have my career. Realizing I made THAT happen, was my magic moment this summer.
I’ve been working all summer, but just returned to southern California from a weekend in San Francisco with my sisters. It was a fantastic time and my first vacation in a year.. definitely a summer highlight :)
My magic moment for the summer was spending a month in Europe with my husband, celebrating him graduating from college! It was the first time for us both, and we had a blast! Getting to lay on the black sand beach in Santorini for 5 days was AMAZING!
Winning this giveaway???!!! Ha!
It’s probably the fact that the hot weather didn’t last too long (in typical British style).
Definitely a late night spent on the deck with my husband drinking beers, eating popcorn, talking and laughing as if we were on a first date. Bliss.
I’m in Australia so my magical winter moment was travelling to Tasmania and having a little holiday. It was perfect!!!
Spending the days on the beach with my kids watching them surf and bodyboard.
My magic moment was seeing our daughter (born via C section) for the first time. So wonderful!
And I preordered the book! Yay!
When I spotted the house on the lake that I have been looking for, for 6 years, and then closed on it! ALL food is better when cooked looking out at that water and beauty
its winter here right now, but my best moment from last summer had to be going to the airport and picking my up bringing her home and on the way buying an entire box of mangoes.
My favourite moment was dancing under the stars in a warm july-night with my friends.