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]”
AND, I pre-ordered your cookbook from Amazon :)
The most magical moment for me this summer came Fourth of July weekend. For starters, my husband was home and work free for two consecutive days!! My babies were besides themselves!! We spent lazy days at the pool, had friends over and cooked so much food I thought I’d burst. On the fourth, we made a fire and were able to watch the local fireworks from our back yard. As my sweet four year old daughter made her first over the fire s’more, she looked at us and said ‘this is the best day ever’ ! It was such a simple weekend but it meant the world to my little family. Our vacation got cancelled due to work, but I still felt like I had ‘gotten away’ by just being with my people. That, and I basically ate my body weight in various forms of pork. :)
Magic Moment/Greatest LIfe Accomplishment :) I potty-trained my (strong-willed) daughter in July.
Watching the sun set on the beach with my hubby on a much needed adult vacation
My favorite moment of the summer was my wedding day! It was amazing and everyone had a wonderful time!
My magic summer moment was watching fireworks on our boat with friends and family for the 4th.
My magic moment this summer was watching my 5 year-old who was terrified to swim in the beginning of the summer jump into the deep end of the pool and swim herself in July!
Love your blog and book and I can’t wait to come see you on your book tour!!
My magic moment of the summer would be my vacation with my husband to Cape May. My favorite part was the sunset dolphin boat ride which was stunning. Another magic moment was getting a new job and starting next week!
My magic moment has got to be all the time spent with family and friends over a great bbq!
Magical summer moment: watching an intense Colorado lightning and thunderstorm as it swept toward us, over us, and away across the horizon. LOVE summer storms!
My magic summer moment was sitting on the beach at a private lagoon in Hawaii. I had never seen a more beautiful place in my life. The ocean was several colors of turquoise and the sky was as blue as I’d ever seen it. It was a special moment where I felt peace. I will carry it with me for a long time.
My magic moment was crossing the finish line at Ironman Coeur D’Alene and then having a week long vacation driving to Seattle, Portland along the Oregon coast, California coast and ending up in Sonoma. I am so thankful we planned a week long trip after the race. We could indulge and relax and not feel guilty about it! Standing on the beach in Oregon and seeing the sunset is something I will never forget.
My magic moment of summer: leaving home in Minnesota and moving into my first year dorm at Wellesley College near Boston, mass!!
a magical moment from this summer was watching my daughter and her dance troupe perform at Disney in Orlando, Florida :)
My magic moment was going back to Scotland to visit my family and eating Paris Buns from my family’s bakery (4 generations and going strong ❤️).
My other magic moment was pre ordering your book. ;)
Really, It was making grill pizzas with my family.
My magic moment was having brunch on the patio of a favorite restaurant with my boyfriend this morning. It’s the first time we made it out for brunch this summer, and the weather and food were perfect! (I decided to order whatever I wanted, health considerations aside, so I got Korean fried chicken & waffles with maple sriracha butter. Worth it!)
My magic moment this summer happened late, the second week of August. I had had a long, lonely and busy summer and was emotionally drained. My magic moment was two days long, really, but they were two days in which half of the time I spent walking alone through Mexico City (my favorite city in the world), eating at places I had never eaten before. The other half of those two days I spent doing the walking with friends and getting hugged a lot. After those two days I felt like myself again and it all had to do with reconnecting with myself and those I love.
My magic summer moment was sitting by myself on a secluded beach the day after I took the bar exam. It was some much needed calm after some stormy weeks of balancing studying and my full-time job. Pure bliss!
My magic moment was totally seeing my baby for the first time on ultrasound <3 Doesn't get more magical than that!
I’ve pre-ordered your book and cannot WAIT to receive in the mail! YAY!
I also pre-ordered seriously DELISH!
My magic moment was finally dropping 20 pounds that I seriously needed to lose!
I got th snorkel with leopard sharks in La Jolla!!
This summer was the most magical one I’ve had because I was lucky enough to go to Rome and Paris! It was a dream. Rome had the best food EVER and Paris was gorgeous. I loved walking around and the cute boutiques.
I also can’t wait until September 10th! See you here in NY for your book tour! Congrats!!
My magic moment this summer was finding a new job in a different city! I was in a “not so great” job before and so far this new job seems like it’s going to be an amazing place. :)
Oh Jessica, I preordered your book the second it was possible to do so ;)
Second entry – I preordered Seriously Delish! Can’t wait to read it! :)
My magic moment this summer- spending a long weekend in NYC with my family! We enjoyed time spent shopping, eating delicious food, and being together. It was an amazing time!
My magical moment was spending a week in Key West with family.
My magic summer moment was spending a wonderful evening celebrating my birthday with great friends at an INCREDIBLE restaurant!
My magical moment: graduating from graduate school and becoming a nurse practitioner !!
Having the opportunity to spend some solo time with my husband in Florida. It was great!
The most magical moment of my summer was my trip to Newport, RI with my boyfriend for our one year anniversary. So romantic!
My magic moment is happening soon…I am packing for my first visit to London!
Taking a road trip with my 85 year old mother. Taking her to see her grandchildren!!
My magic moment this summer was learning how to and actually building a shed from scratch.
Becoming a nurse practitioner!
My magic moment for the summer was spending a week on the beach in destin with my entire extended family!!
My most magical moment this summer was going on vacation to the beach with my best friend!
My magic moment from the summer has been making it through my 14 mile run! I am training for the Chicago marathon in October. Thanks for the great giveaway! I am an avid reader of your blog.
Lake vacation with 60+ family members. The best!
Magical moment…vacationing at Lake Crescent, WA!
My magic moment this summer was watching the fireworks over heyee beach after the hurricane.people were setting wish lanterns out over the ocean and it was beautiful.
I totally ordered your book and am so excited for you to make it to DC!!
My magic moment was this morning actually! I was sitting on the deck at our cottage in Prince Edward Island (Canada), and it was finally a beautiful sparkling morning after days of rain. Sitting there with my coffee, I spotted three little grey heads making their way across the ocean in front of us. (Seals!) And then to make it even more special, a hummingbird paid us a visit. It was absolutely surreal. Such a special morning before heading back to the grind this week!
My favorite moment was being maid of honor in my sister’s wedding- family & friends in a beautiful setting! Great times!
I also preordered a book! So excited to get it!!
My favorite summer moment was taking my dog swimming at the dog beach on lake michigan. her enthusiasm was so contagious!
Best most magical day this summer was the day after my last day working. I was able to hang out with my awesome kids and have been loving it all summer!