My Favorite Things Holiday Giveaway: Win a $500 Amazon Gift Card! [CLOSED]
Happy December 12th! I am SO excited to begin counting down the 12 days of Christmas!

You guys have been asking me left and right if I’d be holding another 12 Days of Christmas vlogging series this year. While I’d love to, all we’re REALLY doing over here is cuddling a newborn. But! Starting today, I will be holding multiple giveaways for some of my favorite things and you can bet that they are in.cred.i.ble. I promise!
These giveaways are not sponsored and are given by me to show how much I appreciate you being here. I LOVE YOU! Thank you for stopping by this rambly corner of the internet every day. It seriously means the WORLD to me.
To kick things off on this first day of Christmas, I’m giving away two $500 amazon gift cards! This gift card will be sent to you electronically, so you will receive it well before Christmas. Like you will receive it two or three days from now.
Please see below for detailed rules on the giveaway, but all you really have to do is leave a comment on this post. And… something else super exciting!
You also have a chance for a second entry and to get a signed copy of my next cookbook, The Pretty Dish!

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
- Follow @howsweeteats on Instagram and Facebook. Leave a comment (with a valid email address so I can contact you!) on this post telling me your favorite memory of 2017!
- For a second entry, pre-order a copy of The Pretty Dish and leave a second comment saying you did so. You can find the book on amazon, barnes and noble, books a million and indie bound. Simply forward your confirmation email to theprettydishorders@gmail.com along with the the mailing address that you’d like the plate to be mailed to and the name or message you would like on the plate (if any)! If you have already preordered the book before today (thank you!!!), you are included too! Send your same details to the email with your order confirmation. Please note that the book plate will be arriving in the spring, and should be there before your copy of The Pretty Dish arrives on March 20th!
This giveaway will run for 24 hours and the winner will be announced in tomorrow’s giveaway post! xoxo


2,599 Comments on “My Favorite Things Holiday Giveaway: Win a $500 Amazon Gift Card! [CLOSED]”
My favorite memory of 2017 is finding out that my husband and I are pregnant after many years of trying! :-)
My favorite memory of 2017 is taking a family road trip through Nashville to the Black lountains in North Carolina! My twins had never been to that part of the country and they had so much fun!
My fave memory of 2017 is my trip to Greece!
My favorite memory of 2017 is the look of pure joy on on my husband’s face when I told him we were expecting baby number 2! He will be arriving in January and I can’t wait to see my two year old son as a big brother!
Favorite memory of 2017 was finding out on Father’s Day that I was pregnant with BABY #3! It’s been a whirlwind year and we couldn’t be more excited for our new addition coming very soon!
My favorite memory of 2017 was sitting around the fire while on a summer family vacation with my parents, three brothers, and their families. The older cousins running around playing, the younger cousins sitting on laps. The adults reminiscing about our childhoods. It was the BEST!
Favorite memory is probably our trip to Seattle in May to visit family!
I pre-ordered back in August and have sent the email :)
Favorite memory of 2017 is taking a spontaneous trip with my two kids to surprise my mom, dad, and sister at the beach! Default to YES!
Disney Cruise was our favorite memory of 2017!!
Fav memory of 2017: finding out after trying for a long time that I was finally pregnant! Made reading your blog even more fun since we were preggers together. Congrats on your new beautiful baby and new cookbook!
My favorite memory from 2017, was on the 13th of November we celebrated our twins girls 13th birthday making it official that we are now parents to a total 4 teenagers ❤️😊🤔
My favorite memory of 2017 was taking my two boys back to Iowa so they can see our families farm. We live in Southern California so it was pretty cool for them to see that lifestyle!
I love How Sweet It Is and now I can’t wait for your next book! I just preordered and forwarded the email!
My favorite memory from 2017 was marrying Ryan and being surrounded by friends and family all year long!
Merry Christmas to you!
My favorite memory of 2017 was receiving my Master’s degree with LSU! I started working on it in March 2016 and completed it this August all while working full time, planning a wedding, getting married, moving to a new city, and adjusting to marriage. It felt like the biggest weight off my shoulders when I turned in my last assignment!
My favorite memory of 2017 was traveling to Italy and seeing my hubby get to experience a different country for the first time! :)
Love this! My favorite 2017 was by far my sister’s wedding in Guatemala 🤗😍😀
my favorite memory of 2017 was running the boston marathon!
Having my new baby girl!
My favorite memory of 2017 is of getting married!!
My favorite memory of 2017 was getting a new job offer (after making the scary decision to switch career paths!)
My favorite memory was when I found out I got into grad school after studying/writing for like 1.5 years! So I’m forever grateful for anything since I’m about to be swallowed by debt haha
My favorite memory of 2017 is the day we signed the contract on our new house! :-) We first looked at it almost two years ago but had to sell our house first – who would have thought the opportunity would come around again two years later (AFTER our house sold!)? #meanttobe #soexcited #lettherenovationsbegin
My favorite memory is getting my kitten Bonnie in April and watching her grow and be adorable. A little bundle of love in a hard year.
My favorite memory of 2017 was when our little family of 4 took a family vacation to CA. I had never been (raised in Atlanta, we didn’t get out of our bubble much, lol!), and it was everything that I had imagined and so much more. The trip started in SF and we drove over the next 8 days ending in La Jolla. It was so beautiful and so special – my oldest, Jack, is now a freshman in college, so every moment was embedded in my brain. Luke (my younger – a junior in high school) and Jack had so much quality one-on-one time – it was wonderful. I have a lump in my throat just thinking about that trip. #happymama
Getting married! 2017 has been the best year and I know it’s only going to get better from here, can’t wait to see what the future holds!
My favorite memory of 2017 was our trip to the Galapagos islands!
My favorite memory of 2017 was finishing my Bachelors degree! Which just happened Monday.
My favorite memory of 2017 was a trip to San Diego and staying at the Hotel Del Coronado – a bucket list item for me!
My favorite memory of 2017 is a tie between closing on my first home and having my first book, “The Ice Maiden’s Tale” published.
I met my partner at the beginning of 2017, and honestly every moment of 2017 has been better because of her, but one of my favorite moments was on our second date when we decided to cook a meal together. Both of us can be a bit bossy in the kitchen so we didn’t know how it was going to go, but it was truly one of the best co-cooking experiences I’ve ever had and now we try to cook meals collaboratively as often as we can. :)
my favorite memory of 2017 was finding out we are expecting baby #2 after a few years of struggling with miscarriages. my daughter is over the moon to have a baby brother in 2018!
My favorite memory of 2017 is surprising my friend in Amsterdam for her 30th birthday! She lives there and had absolutely no idea her American friends would be surprising her :)
My favorite memory from this year is bringing home our second baby! It’s been amazing to see our two year old interact with the baby. ❤️
My favorite memory of 2017 is getting married in May! Best day ever.
This is an easy question- my favorite memory of 2017 was holding my baby girl for the first time. I am a first time mom and I went back and re-read all of your pregnancy posts from when you were expecting Max. So helpful! I needed all the maternity clothing advice I could get!!
Our trip to Europe, we spent mother’s day and my bday there with our two toddlers and some friends
My favorite memory of 2017 was going to Bali with my closest girlfriends!
My favorite memory of 2017 is having my son back from his 2 year mission to Mexico and having my 2nd son leave for his 2 year mission to Brazil. And having my sweet beautiful daughter loving and being so proud of her 2 brothers. What amazing examples my children are to my husband and me.
I just preordered the book! Can’t wait to get it in March! I look to cook the last couple months of pregnancy so this will arrive right on time because I’m due the end of May!
My favorite memory of 2017 is being able to finally beat infertility and get pregnant with my twins!!! I’m not due until March but I’m so grateful to be carrrying my babies this Christmas.
My favorite memory is having my first baby 3 weeks ago! We are loving making memories with our new itty bitty!
Buying my home with my best friend!
My favorite memory of 2017 was visiting LA with my mom! What a fun trip, filled with pastry crawls and beach time :)
My favorite memory of 2017 was our family trip to Ireland! Bucket list trip for sure!
I just preordered my copy!!! March is a loooong way off, though. Guess I have to be patient!
Well hasn’t 2017 been insane :) The holiday season this year has been something really exciting to look forward to – memories not yet made. But my favorite was the week my husband, his parents and my stepdaughter spent in Disney World this summer!!
I pre-ordered ages ago! YAY!
My favorite memory was a missions trip to Mexico with 20 high schoolers.
Hands down favorite memory – getting engaged at Disney World