I’m turning 37-years-old today.
(This hat was one of my very favorite things about this year. Just so you know.)
I was barely in my 30′s when I started this blog and I’m now I’m one step closer to leaving them.
I have very quiet and very modest plans today…time with the family at home and a massage are the only things on my list.
However, I’d like to raise the roof a bit more here on my blog and throw some birthday confetti n’ stuff.
I’ve always loved birthdays.
They are the one day of the year you get to celebrate that a unique person came to be.
A day that is celebrated just for being…you.
I also love gifts. I’m a gift person. But as much as I love getting gifts, I love giving gifts to people even more.
It makes me truly happy.
I started something last year on my birthday that I loved. I thought it would be a great time to show my appreciation for this site and the people who have visited it.
You all mean a lot to me.
(A lot.)
So, I hosted a giveaway of my favorite things.
I loved it and wanted to do it again.
Last year’s giveaway was a bit of a hassle (thanks for the patience, Amber!) simply because I was working with a lot of different vendors and since this year has been a lot about flexibility and trying to make things easier on myself I’ve made this giveaway a LOT easier by taking advantage of…THE GIFT CARD. (Ta Da!)
Namely these:
$50 McDonald’s Arch Card (Y’all know how I feel about the oatmeal.)
$100 Target Gift Card (Dude. The nearest one to me is 80 miles away. I have major Target envy.)
$100 Amazon Gift Card (Which means you can pretty much buy anything. I’m also kind of addicted to it.)
$100 iTunes Gift Card (Music. Need I say more?)
$200 American Express gift card to buy your own favorite things. ;)
And one more thing…
One of the first things I did when I started my job was to reach out to food bloggers to be in a new book : Where Women Cook: Celebrate! (You can also purchase it here)
Like everything done by Where Women Cook, this book is PRETTY. See?
It’s the only thing I’m going to physically ship to the winner, but it’s worth it.
Here are da rules:
Simply enter a comment below and say something nice.
That’s it.
I do like giving people extra chances to win, so if you want, you can do the following to get 4 additional entries:
1. Like Where Women Cook’s Facebook page.
2. Follow Where Women Cook on Twitter.
(I don’t, and never will have, a Facebook fan page. And while I always welcome new friends or followers I feel grody making it part of a giveaway. And I love my job, so ya know…)
3. Share this giveaway on Twitter using this tweet: “It’s @looneytunes bday giveaway! Win $600 to spend @Amazon @Target @McDonalds @iTunes and @americanexpress! http://ow.ly/7lfL6 ”
4. You can also share the above tweet on Facebook.
(Make sure you leave a separate comment for each additional step you take with a link back to your social media status update or tweet.)
THIS GIVEAWAY WILL CLOSE AT 11:59 on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th.
Winner chosen at random and announced by Sunday, November 13th.
This is all on my own dime. Nothing has been sponsored, nothing has been gifted. I make no apologies for doing paid work from time-to-time but in this case, it’s important to me that this just be from me–a little thank you to you from me for just being around and being supportive and wonderful and, well…you.
So, there you go.
I hope you all have the most wonderful day.
:)
P.S. Good luck!
Congratulations to Charlotte R, the winner of this giveaway! (Apologies for the lateness. My site was broken for quite a few days so I emailed Charlotte with the news. Then life got busy and I totally spaced that I didn’t post it here. Apologies!) xo
Glad you decided to come back! Happy BDay!
You are amazing. And if I win, will you come to Target with me, because I have an intense obsession as well!
I liked the Where Women Cook fan page! :)
I am now following Where Women Cook on Twitter!
I tweeted your tweet. http://twitter.com/#!/erinluvstj. I don’t really know what info to give you to show you that I did. I hope that worked, and I hope I win! :)
Happy Birthday! I love your blog and am a long time lurker!
Hi darlin! We missed you at SMC but birthdays are THE best reason not to be at meetings. Hope yours was wonderful! I liked and tweeted and rounded it all up onto Facebook, so may the Force be with me in the drawing. :)
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/aein/status/134237695248576512
Happy birthday and I hope everything goes smoothly with your closing. Oh, and don’t forget you have to have your down payment in a local bank so you can get a bank check to bring to closing. (I mention that because it gets me every time and I have to scramble.)
Happy Birthday and love reading your blog!
Happy Birthday, what a FAB giveaway. Gift cards really do make everything easier. They are a wonderful invention. :)
Happy Birthday! What an awesome giveaway!
Happy (belated) Birthday Loralee! I hope it was as fun as you wanted it to be.
I already ‘like’ Where Women Cook’s fb page -done a long time ago, does it still count? Or should I un-friend the page and then like again? haha… no-seriously it’s a great group of gals.
uh.. not sure how to link back to a specific status update. I’m afraid by the time you look at it it will be covered up by farmville posts. (SHHHH THAT IS MY DIRTY LITTLE SECRET)
Rachael Macry
It’s @looneytunes bday giveaway! Win $600 to spend @Amazon @Target @McDonalds @iTunes and @americanexpress! http://ow.ly/7lfL6
Celebrate! | loraleeslooneytunes.com
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I’m turning 37-years-old today. (This hat was one of my very favorite things about this year. Just so you know.) I was barely in my 30′s when I started
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My twitter profile… it will be listed as my last tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/Rachaeljoy
Does that work?
Congratulations on your new house! Fabulous!
Happy birthday! I hope it’s a wonderful year for you.
Following Where Women cook on Twitter as @gabreviews
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/#!/gabreviews/status/134763264419696640
Lookin’ good! Thanks for your generousity.
fan of where women cooks on facebook shaun adam
following where women cooks on twitter hobbitx2
tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/hobbitx2/status/134770444577411072
posted on my fb wall
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001856191459#!/permalink.php?story_fbid=237582936303587&id=100001856191459
Celebrate YOU! You are very generous, thanks.
I posted on my Facebook as well! https://www.facebook.com/aeiny/posts/193430920736339
Creeper for a long time, first time commenter. Happy birthday!
I follow WWCook Magazine (Jessybear4235)
I liked WWC on FB. Jessy Beethe Morell
Love – LOVE your house.
Please post more photos along the way – please!?
Happy Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday!
I like Where Women Cook facebook page!
I followed on twitter! https://twitter.com/#!/lovemevivi/following
I tweeted about your giveaway!! http://twitter.com/#!/lovemevivi/status/134842748195971072
I made a post about your birthday! https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=236301013101270&id=1207214692
I’ve been reading your blog for YEARS and I love it AND you. Thank you for sharing the ups and downs with us!
Happy birthday to you. I LOVE your blog.
I love your blog design, simple and classic! Thanks for this splendid giveaway
I follow you on twitter @anashct
email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
I tweeted at http://twitter.com/#!/anashct/status/135066880045088769
email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
You have lots of reasons to celebrate, but we all need to remember to celebrate life all the time!
Read all the time, but never comment. Making an exception for this! :)
I also liked the Where Women Cook Facebook page.
you are awesome, happy birthday!
I hope you had a Happy Birthday! I turned 37 back in February and I still feel like I am 27.
I hope I win! That’d make my extremely crappy year(well, 2 1/2 years) not so crappy!
Hope you had a fabulous birthday !!! xoxo
I “liked” Where Women Cook on Facebook.
I’m a little late, but I hope your birthday was a good one!