Year: 2012

Jingle Bell Rock Blog Hop {Christmas Cards}

It’s day one of the Jingle Bell Rock Blog Hop!!!  Woohoo!!!  Lets get this Christmas season started.  We have lots of fun link-ups and giveaways in store for ya’ll! 
Today we are linking up our Christmas cards.  I haven’t mailed mine out to everyone on my list, so if you have yet to received one then hide your eyes!
I like to display mine in this little wire holder on the counter.  Hopefully this will be filled by the end of the month. We’ve received a couple of cards so far.  I just love opening our mailbox every day and seeing what is in store! 
Here is our 2012 Christmas card.
I created it on Shutterfly.  It was easy and FAST!
And……we are giving away
2- $100 Shutterfly gift certificates
 to two entrants of this link-up. 
I’ll choose two entries on Friday, Dec. 7th.
So link up with us and let’s get our jingle jangle on with this blog hop!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!
More prizes to come…

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Lights, Camera, Action!

We have lights!
 
Tonight we did something I thought would NEVER happen…we got Christmas lights!  I just love the wreath above the driveway.  We ordered it from Balsam Hill online.  It came in great and it’s really big….here is Terence “fluffing” it 🙂
 
I have been begging for Christmas lights for the past three years and I get so excited around the holidays.  We found a really nice guy who was putting them up down the street and he came and did our house too.  He was very reasonably priced and he bought the lights, hung the wreath, and everything!
Last night I was playing with “bokeh” on the Christmas tree.
 
I Heart Faces had a great tutorial here and I had fun playing with the camera!
 

 

Come on cold weather come our way!

 

I don’t know how I’m going to deal with an 80 degree Christmas here in Texas! UGH.

 

Oh!

 

The winner of the Starbucks contest via Random.org was Katie from Once Upon a Dime!

Yay Katie!!!! I’ll email ya!

 

Santa Visit 2012 {Santa Pictures Link Up}

Connor did so good when we saw Santa last night!  He walked up really slowly to see him and then gave him a hug.  The only thing he asked for was candy! ha ha!  Kid has a serious sweet tooth like his Mama.

I really hyped up going before we went and told him how fun it was and that Santa gives presents and candy and so he was excited before we got there….just try to hype your kiddos up before the visit so they won’t be so scared 🙂  (Also a pixie stick doesn’t hurt either) ha! Just kidding…kinda……

My boy is growing up way too fast!!!
My heart.  Thank you God for this child.  I am so blessed to be his Mama.

Someone needs to do a Santa pictures Link Up…anyone…anyone???
I love to see everyone’s Santa pictures and especially the crying and hysterical ones!
Okay I’m starting a link up!
ENTER YOUR SANTA PICTURES BELOW:
(Can’t wait to see all your kiddos!)

Jingle Bell Rock Blog Hop

 

 

Join us next Monday for Jingle Bell Rock Blog Hop!


 

We have some fabulous (I mean seriously FAB prizes up for grabs) and we’ll be showcasing some Christmas link-ups on some of your favorite topics.  Everyone join us in linking up!
 
The schedule is above.
 
Each day come back and link up with us, we’d love to see/hear your ideas too!
 
HOSTS:

 

The Java Mama’s Favorite Things {2}

If you haven’t already got your holiday shopping going on then you better get that party started!
One of my favorite things to give….and get is anything from 31 Gifts.
I love my purse I got last year, it was perfect for traveling all over Europe with.
It was cute and stylish and the perfect purse to travel with.
I also have a makeup bag I just love from 31 Gifts.
In December, for every $31 spent get a “holi–buy” for only $5!


{$5 “holi-buy” items include: Mini Utility Bin, Thermal Tote, Cinch Sac, Timeless Wristlet or Timeless Beauty Bag}

 


ENTER TO WIN:

My good friend Michelle is an awesome

 Thirty-One hostess and is offering one of you a $25 gift certificate!  Go check out her site here!

Check out my party here, and if you’d like to order go right ahead!!!

 Thank you so much Michelle!

Remember to leave a comment telling me what your favorite thing from Thirty-One Gifts is to be eligible for the gift certificate!  I’ll choose a winner on Monday, Dec 3rd.


 

It’s a Dunkin’ Donuts Holiday!


It’s no secret to all of you that I LOVE my coffee!  I am a self proclaimed addict.  I also Looooove Christmas too!  So what better way to ring in the holidays than with the smell, taste, and feel of the things I love the most.  Coffee + Christmas = Perfection!
 
I have always loved Dunkin’ Donuts, in fact we have one just around the corner.  But I know everyone has those days where they just want to stay in their jammie’s and watch Christmas movies on the sofa.  Days like that are when I want my Dunkin’ Donuts coffee at home. 
 
The holiday season is my favorite time to get coffee because there are so many yummy flavors.  As a working Mom, I don’t always have a lot of time in the morning to stop for coffee.  Dunkin’ Donuts offers exactly what I want this time of year and it’s at my local grocery store.

I recently tried the new Gingerbread Cookie Coffee from Dunkin’ Donuts.  Gingerbread is one of my favorite holiday flavors!  It was rich and smooth, with a hint of gingerbread.  It made me feel all Christmas-y inside.  Even if you don’t have a coffee drinker in your house they’ll be drawn to Dunkin’ Donuts Gingerbread Cookie Coffee while brewing….because it makes your whole house smell warm and cozy.

Dunkin’ Donuts® packaged coffee is available at your local grocery store.  Nothing evokes the joy of the holidays like sharing memories with family and close friends over a cup of delicious coffee.  We love to drink coffee while watching Christmas movies after dinner.

There are so many flavors to choose from: Original Blend, Dunkin’ Decaf® and special seasonal varieties including Mocha Mint, Pumpkin Spice and Gingerbread Cookie. But act fast as these seasonal varieties are only available for a limited time.

The new seasonal varieties even have a cute gift tag on them so it’s easy to use them as stocking stuffers or hostess gifts.

I can’t wait to try the other festive flavors Dunkin’ Donuts has to offer!
 
Cheers & Merry Christmas!!!
 
Thank you to Dunkin’ Donuts® packaged coffee at grocery for being a sponsor. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own.