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]”
Favorite memories each year are being blessed to spend time with my children and grandchildren. Family vacation to Niagra Falls wa a highlight!
Completing treatment.
Maui vacation
My first born walking.
My favorite memories of 2017 were watching my daughter ride her horse every week. She’s 6 and has been riding a sweet pony for a little over a year. It’s been the best thing to watch her grow, learn, and get stronger! I’m so proud to be her mom!
Moving to a new state!
My favorite memory of 2017 is visiting Scotland with my husband! I love this blog — thank you for all of the amazing recipes and real-life content!
Designing and building a new house from scratch!
Going on vacation with my family after dealing with some medical problems is my favorite memory of this year.
The best 2017 memory is the birth of my 5th child (second girl), Millie Wren, on December 11th!
The birth of our second son in November. Our kids are almost exactly the same age. We also have a son that’s three born December 10!
Defending my dissertation proposal!
My kids birthday parties! So pretty much all of September. My 3 year old was just so into it this year and my son turned 1. Very exciting and fun! Merry Christmas!
i began to homeschool my oldest and it has been so much fun! Best memory was probably his recitation of an A.A. Milne poem about being a knight.
My favorite memory of the year is any and all the time I can spend with my husband and four kids! :)
My favorite memory this year was my 3 year old graduating from her speech therapy after a very rigorous year of sessions.
My favorite memory of 2017 was finally moving our little family to Arizona like we’ve dreamed for years. It’s been an amazing year in the sunshine!
Love your post I look forward to them!!! Great articles
Finally taking a huge leap of faith and moving to Charlotte, NC!
Preordered the book!
Favorite memory of 2017–celebrating a “milestone” birthday in Iceland!
My favourite memory was surprising my kids with a trip to Disney….and also being able to show them AND my husband the whole Disney awesomeness!!! Ugh, I can’t even.
finishing my first year of graduate school!
My favorite memory of 2017 was the birth of our first baby! He’s now almost 10 months old and my husband and I are loving every second with him! Thanks for running this giveaway- I love your blog and recipes!
My favorite memory of 2017 is of when I went ice skating with my boyfriend. Neither of us had ever been. We live in Williamsburg, Virginia and they set up the ice skating rink in the colonial section of town. It started snowing while we were skating. We had such a great time (even though I fell and bruised myself really badly)! We had a bit of a blizzard the next day with over a foot of snow and walked all over Williamsburg in the snow. Hoping for more snow soon!
My favorite memory of 2017 is my son’s 2nd birthday. He had such a fun time running around playing with our family and close friends that day. It was also a picture perfect fall day and just one of my favorite memories in general <3
My kids flying on an airplane for the first time.
My oldest started kindergarten this year and I have loved being a part of his fun school events like the jog-a-thon, helping in his classroom, pumpkin patch field trip and the Christmas program!
My favorite memory of 2017 was my daughter’s third birthday. She truly loved her party and comprehended the excitement of celebrating with friends this year. It was really heartwarming and just a summertime dream by the pool.
I pre-ordered too!
Making the choice to change my career!
becoming a foster parent, watching all of our kiddos blossom
My daughter being born!
My favorite memory of 2017 was my husband picking me up and carrying me into our very first home!
My second son was born in May!
After a struggle getting pregnant, finding out we are expecting a baby girl in 2018!
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Going with my husband to Europe as we have planned since we first got together in high school!! 10 Years together and we finally got to go on our dream trip!
Getting away for a brief but much needed weekend away go wine country with friends! It was the perfect escape from the busy day to day
I got engaged in 2017! It was a great year.:)
My favorite memory from this year has been deciding to go to culinary school in NY! I have been so inspired by this blog and realized that I wanted to take my skills to the next level and get formally trained. Happy Holiday’s to you!
Our daughter got engaged to a great guy and we are enjoying wedding planning-lyour blog is the best. Merry Christmas!!!!
This year I finally got my degree! Definitely the highlight. Happy holidays to your sweet family!
Reconnecting with an old love.
Finding out I was pregnant with baby number 3!
My favorite memory of 2017 is watching my daughter graduate from Naval Officer Development School in Newport Rhode Island. What a proud moment!
Family trip to Santa’s Village in Skypark. Perfect weather and minila meltdowns. 😋
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My trip to Costa Rica!
Selling my house and moving to my new town!
My favorite memory was my sweet daughter, Willa Kay, joining my life in October!
I preordered your book and can’t wait for it to arrive in March! It looks stunning!