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 was when my nieces were born on the SAME day to my older and younger brothers
Finishing my first semester of grad school!
My favorite memory from 2017 is getting to be in the delivery room for our (adopted) son’s birth! He has been such a joy to all of us (big sister included) and we are so thankful for him.
Celebrating with our daughter as she graduated high school! We took a trip out to Denver and saw a fantastic show at Red Rocks!
Can’t wait for your new book – your first one is one of my favorites!
My favorite memory this year was just last Friday.ni got to hear my baby’s heartbeat for the first time after a miscarriage last spring. 💓💓
Hmmm that’s a hard question! My favorite memory would probably be renovating our first little home! Happy holidays to you!
xoxo
Favorite memory of 2017 was definitely moving into my first home that I actually bought! #ADULTING!
And obvi, bought my book the first day it was available for presale!
So many great memories! It has to be the day we picked up our puppy, Daisy! Seeing the kids with their first puppy has been amazing, hilarious and stressful! Ha!
My favorite memory was seeing my baby cousin’s reaction the first time she found presents from “Santa” under the tree!
My favourite memory was travelling to Thailand!
My top memory from this year was taking our dream trip to Italy!
Ohhh my favorite memory of 2017? I would have to say my baby boys birthday. He turned 2 and we went to an outdoor water park.
Fav memory: finding out we’re having another baby! And my 2 year old insisting that she wants a sister, even after we told her we’d be having a boy.
My favorite memory of 2017 is getting to go away with husband for a few days, without kids, to celebrate our fifth anniversary!!
My favorite memory of 2017 was finally potty training my almost 3 year old! 🙌🏾 Hallelujah!
I have your first cookbook and love it…guess I need to preorder the new one!!
Oh man, so many good memories this year! Having our baby girl sure was a top one though!
my sisters wedding this summer!!
Celebrating my first business birthday! It was a wonderful first year and I was so thrilled to be able to look back on a successful first year!
My most favorite memory of the year was watching my 8 year old sons face when he crossed the finish line of his first ever 5k race. It was priceless! Out of 236 kids he was in 55th place. So proud of him💚
My highlight was definitely my daughter’s first birthday :)
Hi!!! My favorite memory of 2017 was spending a week at the beach in Texas with my husband’s family this summer. It was a beautiful trip and we had so much fun, especially my two boys! What makes it even more special is that it was the last trip we took with my father-in-law, who passed away in November. I’ll cherish those memories forever.
I’m not sure I can pick just one! My husband and I got married last December, and in our first year of marriage, we go to do a lot of traveling. It was a great year!
Finding out we are expecting a baby girl – we also have a very excited brother waiting for her at home.
So hard to pick just one favorite! Most recently seeing baby boy via ultrasound and watching him move in response to me talking to him. <3
My favorite memory of 2017 was buying my first house!
I found out I was going to be a mommy for the first time!! She’s due in January ❤️
I traveled all over Europe by myself for 2 weeks!
Favorite part of 2017 was bringing my baby boy home from the hospital and my daughter getting to hold him while they watched Moana together. She had been telling me while I was pregnant that she was so excited to be able to snuggle brother and watch Moana and I was so excited to make that dream come true for her!
My favorite memory of 2017 is meeting my boyfriend <3
My favorite memory from 2017 is actually 3! 3 of my friends had babies this year and it’s been amazing seeing them become moms and be THE MOST AMAZING!
I have two favorite memories – taking my four year old daughter to the beach for the first time this summer (she still talks about it AT LEAST weekly) and the snow we got this weekend. We had so much fun playing in the snow! I live in the south and we don’t usually get snow – definitely not like we did this weekend.
moving to NYC! so excited to spend the holiday season here
My favorite memory from this year is moving to a new city and starting a new job! It was a year of change for me, but I am so grateful for the personal growth because of it.
My favorite memory this year was my trip to Charleston, SC.
My favorite memory of 2017 was being able to teach my puppy new tricks.
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I follow you on all social platforms AND preordered your book! My favorite memory was my best friend’s wedding in Orange County, California (somewhere I’d never been before). My best friend married my husband’s cousin… they met at our wedding walking down the aisle together ughhhhh still so cute I could die. So my best friend became family. What a special day.
My favorite memories of 2017 are my son’s birthday party and finding out that I’m expecting a baby girl in 2018!
I thought you meant a memory of your year LOL! I still have mom brain 10 yrs later! My favorite is when my boy graduated 4th grade! His ceremony was adorbs and it was so bittersweet. Merry Christmas to you and your adorable family! And thanks!
In case it needed to be a separate comment, I already preordered your book! DUH
Favorite memory of 2017 was getting accepted into graduate school after a long year of working on the applications :-) Happy holidays!
Getting married this year was definitely my favorite memory :)
Our trip to Costa Rica and just chillin’ with my husband on the beach in Santa Teresa and trying to learn to surf. Costa Rica is life!!! Pura vida!
Cutting down our first cut-your-own tree with my husband and toddler tops any other memory of 2017 for me so far…it was such a fun and special family outing!
I’ve followed your FBand IG for years, so this is an easy entry! My favorite memory is taking my husband to Walt Disney World for the first time in 2013. It was amazing to watch him take in all magic and finally “get” why I love Disney so much.
My favorite memory of 2017 was getting a dog, a Great Dane named Ragnar. It’s our kids’ first dog and they are just in love with him.
My favorite memory of 2017 was when I moved to Oregon.
My favorite memory was our family vacation in August where all of my mom’s extended family was together! So many aunts and uncles and cousins, it was so fun!
My favorite memory of 2017 was introducing my son to the ocean for the first time. He won’t remember as he was only 8 months old, but he loved it!