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 from 2017 was our wedding day! It was seriously the most fun ever.
My 2017 Favourite memory Was being able to be with my family all year long without any problems.
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Going to Disneyland with my 2 kids
My favorite memory was my wedding day, April 22, 2017!
Our first family vacation with a baby. Memorable, special and one for the photo books!
My favorite memory was my vacation visiting family in Oregon and Washington!
Learning I was in remission after a rough couple years battling illness
Ah that’s a hard question! Maybe having our small group fast and pray with us about moving to Uganda (which also happened this year! )
Buying our first house!
Driving an RV to the Grand Canyon!
My favorite memory of this year involves travel. I got t visit 3 new states and a new country. As I finally settle into adulthood (late 20s) I find that I spend more time doing what I truly enjoy and brings me happiness.
My favorite memory of 2017 is visiting Cuba for the first time.
Putting up our Christmas tree and seeing my daughter’s (21 months) excitement! She loves getting up in the morning and asking us to turn it on.
Favorite memory: meeting my sister & brother-in-law’s new puppies recently after their two adult but youngish dogs died & left them heartbroken earlier this year. But now such sweetness & joy….
Also, Jessica, thanks for all you do 💛
My graduation!
Sadly, 2017 was a particularly rough year, but there were definitely some highlights. One of my favorites was knocking Acadia National Park off mine and my husband’s bucket list. SO gorgeous.
My favorite memory of 2017 is the day my niece was born. She is the sweetest!
Going to Lewes beach Deleware for the first time as a family of five!
Having both of my daughters home at the same time this summer.. for the first time in ten years! It was a really special visit, with a family BBQ, trip to the Zoo, and just hanging out! Thanks, Jessica!
My favorite memory of 2017 was when my one year old daughter said, “I love you” completely unprompted.
2017 has been a memorable one all around with my new little guy but my favourite memory is probably watching him dive into his first birthday cake! He ate the whole thing.
My favorite memory of 2017 was seeing a cougar while hiking in Olympic National Park!
Thank you for making my-husband-is-more-stylish-than-me-and-thats-okay dinners more exciting!
It has been a rough year but my favorite memories will be from spending time with my dad.
Having my boys be ring bearers in a family wedding. Suspenders and bow ties are the cutest!
My favorite memory of the year is when my 3 year old told me he loved me.
As I work in rehab healthcare my favorites memories of 2017 are of meeting some amazingly wonderful people who come in for rehab and go home fully recovered and happy to be home again with family, especially now around the holidays.
My favorite memory is when we welcomed a new baby to our home!
My favorite memory of the year was graduating from graduate school after a long, long, long journey!! :-)
Favorite memory of 2017 was telling my daughter (almost 3) that she is going to be a big sister :)
My favorite memory is relaxing on the beach this summer! I’m watching the snow fall right now and I can’t wait to do it again in a few short months!
My favorite memory of this year was when my boyfriend and I got our children together for the first time
My favorite memory was visiting my grandparents!
Highlight of 2017 – finding out we are expecting Baby 2!
My favorite memory from 2017 was buying our first home!
My son was born in April, and seeing my 2-yr-old daughter bloom as a big sister has been my favorite thing about 2017 ❤
Also, I preordered as soon as I could! I’m excited :)
2017 has definitely been one of my roughest years but there was one specific memory I have that just really made me happy and that was when my mom and brother who I rarely get to see, made a surprise visit on my birthday and spent the entire day with me. It was such a bright light in a dark time.
My favorite memory this year was buying some land to build our first home! Can’t wait to start gardening next year!
MY favorite memory of 2017 is probably our thanksgiving break. We had so much fun!
My favorite memory of 2017 is getting engaged to the love of my life at Red Rocks in Colorado! I couldn’t have asked for a better day!
My favorite memory of the year was our 2 week summer vacation to celebrate our anniversary. We took our kids along to Florida and on a cruise and it created amazing memories that will make me smile forever :).
Marrying my husband surrounded by so many people we love.
My favorite memory of this year was when my two year old son told me he loved me 😍
Through the duration of this year I started to realize how important it is to do things for me and put myself first. I am so used to doing everything to please other people and this tended to include keeping people in my life that weren’t good for me. In 2017 I realized that we only have one life and I want to live it for me, so far things have really started to turn around!
Traveling to Thailand!
Finding out I was pregnant after a difficult journey :)
Birth of ggbabe…be still my heart – I love my family 💞
My favourite memory was the look on my 8 year old daughter’s face when my brother and his fiancee asked her to be their flower girl, followed closely by how happy she was when she got to pick out and try on the flower girl dress!
My favorite memory of 2017 was June 30th. That was the day we moved into our 1st ever, newly bought home. Marking the day that my little family began a whole new chapter of our lives together.
My favorite memory of 2017 was going to Rosemary Beach, FL with my husband, three kids, my parents, and my sisters. We stayed in one big house and hung out all day and had so much fun!
Going to Ireland and Italy with my boyfriend! So much delicious food and tons of beautiful sights.