My Favorite Things: GIVEAWAY. [CLOSED]
[thank you all SO MUCH for entering this giveaway! your magic moments made my entire week. if you need a feel good moment, i suggest reading through these fabulous comments! i plugged 1 through 6503 into random.org and the generated winner is comment #1729 – Beth B. who said “I pre-ordered a copy a few weeks ago. Can’t wait to get it!” Congrats Beth! I’ve sent you an email. Again, thank you ALL so much for entering and for your support. xoxoxo]
Hiiiii.
So. I know I’m not a huge giveaway person, but I am totally blown away by your support and love and all that jazz lately, especially for Seriously Delish and how you’ve completely changed my life. I want to do, well… SOMETHING for each and every one of you and since I can’t buy you all a cocktail with a hug, I figured a giveaway of my favorite things would have to do.
This giveaway is from ME to YOU. I want to show you how much I appreciate you coming here everyday, the encouragement you’ve given me and your all around virtual fabulousness. You really do complete me, Jerry Maguire style. THANK YOU!
See below on how to enter to win all of these goods!
1. This Rebecca Minkoff Crosby tote. It’s no secret how much I love love love my mac clutch bags and mini macs. And my cupid satchel. I love every bag she makes and am totally drooling over this for fall.
2. Jeni’s ice cream! 4 pints to be exact. This should last you, like… five minutes.
3. A Vitamix blender. I’ve become the biggest hypocrite on the planet because for years I said I’d never buy one and would rather buy shoes. But I took the plunge earlier this year and it was seriously LIFE CHANGING. Talk about the thickest milkshake-like smoothies and the creamiest soups. To die for.
4. One year subscriptions to my favorite foodie magazines: Donna Hay and Delicious. These are my go-to for photography inspiration. LOVE. Nothing else compares in my opinion.
5. A fit bit flex. It’s been close to a year since I’ve gone on and on about my fit bit. I completely adore it – not as a workout tool, but more so as a reminder to live an active lifestyle.
6. Two of my favorite books: the Flavor Bible and Bird by Bird. One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how do I come up with recipes – and one of the answers is the Flavor Bible! If I really want to make something with a certain ingredient, I’ll search it and see what flavors pair the best. And Bird by Bird… well it’s a classic that gets me through life. Pretty much.
7. Ummm…. chocolate? Do I really need to explain this one? This is one of my favorites. I need to share.
8. Gift cards to some of my favorite places: $50 to each. One to Sephora, one to Athleta and one to Starbucks. Because I’m a sucker. (if you don’t like coffee GET THE CROISSANT!)
And lastly – this colorful set of my favorite le pen pens and a moleskin notebook (MY LOVE!). It’s school supply time people!! But really, these pens are the bomb dot com. (sorry.)
To enter this giveaway, leave a comment below telling me your magic moment from this summer. Please be sure to leave a valid email address with your comment so I can contact you if you win! This giveaway is open to residents EVERYWHERE! All over the place. If you’re overseas I obviously can’t send you the ice cream, but we will work something else out.
For an extra entry, I would love if you’d preorder a copy of Seriously Delish and leave a second comment saying you did so. You can do so on amazon, barnes and noble or indiebound – and the book will be yours in less than TEN days! EEEEEK! I cannot thank you guys enough for helping me to make the book a bestseller. I adore you to pieces. (and if you preordered months ago, thank you and leave your second comment!) Also, be sure to check my book tour dates to see if I’ll be in your area!
The giveaway will run until this Friday, August 29. The winner will be announced on this post and contacted by email. THANK YOU!
[this giveaway is not sponsored, all items are purchased by me.]
6,503 Comments on “My Favorite Things: GIVEAWAY. [CLOSED]”
Magic moment of the summer: Friday, August 8th–my wedding day! I’ve never felt so much love in my life. It was magic. To prove it, I’ll send you pics ;)
My magic moment this summer happened on a trip to Colombia. I met a few locals who took me to a salsa concert and we danced in the pouring rain for hours and hours, well into the night.
my magic moment was making a big health turn around after receiving a corrected diagnosis
I think the magic moment of my summer was raising over $800 to buy books for my remedial reading students–and the amount of time I had to bake over summer vacation!
Two magic moments- 1) celebrating my mom’s 60th birthday with a day on the boat, a delicious BBQ dinner a surprise cake and some crazy strong margaritas. 2) making a slightly modified version of your watermelon, cucumber and ginger cocktails to celebrate our first at home date night in our new house – they were seriously delish! Thanks for the food & cocktail inspiration, your keeping this food loving house well fed with your creative recipes!
My magic moment of the summer was becoming a new home owner for the 1st time in my life! It’s been a summer of remodeling but worth the sacrificed summer to make our home ours. Love your blog. I check it daily! :)
Of course I pre-ordered your cookbook! :)
My magic moment of the summer was getting married!!!! June 14, 2014 was an absolutely perfect day!!!! I married the love of my life and had the best time celebrating with friends and family!!!
My magic moment was finally planting flowers in front of our house. It seems lame, but we live on a busy street and since sprucing things up a bit we’ve gotten lots of great feedback/comments about how great they look!
Definitely the day my parents met my boyfriend for the first time…we ran a road race and my boyfriend and I both won!!! Could not have been more perfect!
What an awesome giveaway! My magic moment was watching my boys in swim lessons. My 5 year old became so confident and improved so much from last summer. And my 3 year old went from crying the whole first week to jumping in and loving it. Seeing them grow through their experiences is amazing!
My Magic Moment was celebrating our one year anniversary with my Husband and reminiscing about the past year.
And I think (hope) my mom preordered your book for my birthday? I included her email above!
My magical moment happened this weekend! I just moved to Grand Rapids for my job and I went to Lake Michigan with some of my new friends this weekend. We all just ran straight into the cold water and dove straight in.
My magic moment was spending my fourth of july with my parents and love.
My magic moment was hiking in Tahoe with some of my closest friends in July.
My magic moment is actually coming up this week! I’m finally getting to go back home to see my family who I haven’t seen since Christmas. So excited!!
Magic moment this summer was staying at a lake house in Seattle with family and close friends!! Nothing to do but enjoy nature!!
My magical moment this summer was taking my mom on a trip for her 50th birthday! It is a wonderful feeling to be a grown up and take care of someone who such great care of me!
Oh and I am so so excited to have your book on pre-order. I’m considering making a trip to Chapel Hill to see you because that’s as close as you will make it this round.
Getting to be present at one of the best Phish shows of the summer. Made for a magical 27th show for me :) Nothing better than good tunes and great weather!
My magical moment was getting to celebrate my son’s first birthday, surrounded with all the family and friends we love the most!
I have 2 “moments”- getting away for a weekend with my husband to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, and also putting my daughter on the bus for her first day of kindergarten!
My magical moment was when my kids came home from college. I have missed them so much. And we had a nice two weeks together, before they had to go back
My magic moment this summer was getting a big promotion!
Just pre-ordered your book. So excited!
It was pure magic seeing Jeter play at Yankee Stadium during his last season. Also, riding the Cyclone at Coney Island and feeling like a kid again :)
My magic moment this summer was when my best friend (who lives several hundred miles away) unexpectedly flew in for the weekend!
Oh, and I preordered your book a couple of weeks ago on Amazon. Can’t wait!
My magic moment was probably a two week trip down the west coast with my family.
My magic moment was a trip to NYC for work. Street falafel!! So great.
My magic moment was finding out we’re having our first child in January!! Oh and every time I eat ice cream.
My magic summer moment was when my boyfriend and I said I love you.
Just preordered your book! I’ve been meaning to do it and this was just the thing to make me click over and do it. Can’t wait to get it!
And I preordered before you even officially announced the book :)
My magical moments were two beautiful babies being born and spending time at the lake with beautiful water and sunshine!
My magic moment was reconnecting with my high school bestirs and going out for a wild night on the town – so much fun!
My magic moment was getting surgery on my back (yes I know, doesn’t sound too magical!), but it’s been a few weeks and all the excruciating pain I was in is now gone! And I’ve been in chronic pain since last November. So definitely a big moment for me :) Would totally preorder your book, but I’m a broke college student at the moment! Haha.
My magical summer moment was eating avocado fries and watermelon margaritas with my girlfriends :-)
Finishing the last of my pre-req classes so I can start apply to grad school!
My husband and I are building our forever-home and it’s been super stressful – maybe because I’m super impatient??? So, we went for a walk one evening in the field behind the house, saw two owls in a tree, then had the most ridiculously romantic kiss WHILE SITTING ON A HAY-BALE. Magical summer moment complete. <3
Morning walks along Cape Cod beaches. Love your site, Jessica. Can’t wait until your book comes out!
My magic moment from this summer was purchasing my
My magic moment was when my 4 year old, my youngest, learned how to pump himself on the swings. He’s not a baby anymore! Oh, and now I don’t have to push him for hours on end :)
My magic moment from this summer was successfully growing a garden from seeds. I am notorious for killing any and all plants in my care, so when I sliced into a tomato that I grew, it was nothing short of awesome!!
My #1 moment from this summer was driving through the Avenue of the Goants and seeing the redwoods. Holy majestic, Batman!!
My magical summer moment is happening right now… Our family vacation in Maine, (we live in Pittsburgh, but Maine is my home state) my 2 year old son and 4 month old daughter have never been and I am so excited to show them the ocean!
My magic moment from this summer was purchasing my first home!!!
My favorite moment this summer was July 12th – when I was proposed to!
I have a summer birthday so my magic moment was a surprise “all gold errrr-ything” party thrown by my husband. Obviously the best.