So can we talk about Sara’s birthday? It’s coming up, but it’s not for another couple of weeks. I’ve been collecting items for a little birthday box for a few months now and I thought it would be fun to do a little twist on our favorite things and that I would send some of my birthday picks for Sara to one of you!
1. Mason Jar Mug. I love these mugs! They’re cute and stylish and durable and easy to clean and they fit in your dishwasher. I love putting little trinkets, gift cards, etc. in mugs like this and giving them to friends and my kids’ teachers.
2. $15 iTunes Gift Card. Whether you’re buying apps or music or games or movies. it’s pretty hard to go wrong with an iTunes gift card. Unless you absolutely hate Apple, then you’re just kind of out of luck.
I generally don’t pick music for other people because it’s so personal. And. I was gonna tell you guys what my top 5 most listened to songs were, like that would be useful or something, but my list ended up being a nice mix of embarrassing and kid-centric (think Daft Punk meets “What Does the Fox Say?” meets “We Saw Three Ships.” Yes. The Christmas song. Not even my favorite Christmas song. What the heck?!) So we’re gonna leave it at that, but if you guys wanna talk folsky rock with the occasional pop song, you know where to find me.
3. Hello Kitty BandAids. Because she cuts herself (on accident) a lot and even grown-ups deserve cute adhesive bandages.
4. Zapp’s Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips. Sara loves chips, Sara loves salt and vinegar, I live in Louisiana, so I kind of had to send her a bag of Louisiana-made salt and vinegar kettle chips. I had to.
5. Essie Fashion Playground Nail Polish. In case you didn’t know, Sara  has a color–it’s  kind of a light blue-green. This nail polish is super pretty and a tiny bit sparkly, perfect for summer!
6. Aqua Stone Earrings from Lisa Leonard. If you’ve never checked out her website, you should–I have gotten some of my favorite jewelry and favorite gifts from her shop. These earrings were so pretty and versatile–you can definitely dress them up or down. Plus, they’re “the color.”
7. Nourish Organic Lavender Mint Body Lotion. I first discovered this lotion when I was shopping for a friend on bedrest and looking for something nicer and fancier than your average drugstore lotion, something that smelled good but wasn’t overwhelming, and something that actually worked. This was the one and now, I snag a bottle at Target (when I can find it!) because it makes a perfect gift. Even if it’s a gift for me.
8. Bath & Body Works Lanikai Coconut Candle. You didn’t think we were going to make it through this without a Bath and Body Works candle, right?! For me, coconut scents are kind of weird. Sometimes, they’re mixed with musky scents, and I’m not a huge fan of that. This one smells kind of funky when it’s cold, but once you start burning it, it smells like coconut-scented sunblock. It’s the one IÂ cannot stop burning–so delicious!
9. Bath & Body Works Strawberry Lip Butter. The peach is also pretty delicious–hard to go wrong there. This lip gloss is healing and thick, but it’s not sticky. Plus, it tastes like my Strawberry Shortcake dolls smelled when I was a kid, so how could I not include it?
10. Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles with Coconut. You guys…there’s just not a whole lot to say here. And I’m generally not a huge fan of chocolate coconut candy. But these won me over. And when I say “won,” I mean that if I look at them too hard in the store, I’ll fall under their spell and then I’ll find empty wrappers and I won’t know what happened. They’re dangerous and amazing all at once.
So. That’s it! Happy birthday (soon!), Sara! To enter to win EVERYTHING in the box, leave a comment saying what you want most in the box! Or what your most-played song is, just so I feel better about myself. The giveaway ends at 10:00 pm Tuesday, April 15 and I’ll announce the winner on April 16th. The winner must have a residence in the United States (it’s the law, not us being jerkfaces.) Ready?! Go!
ALSO. If you missed it yesterday, our olive oil is on sale to make room for some fun new flavors that we’re SO excited about! Use the code EXTRAVIRGIN to get a large bottle of our extra virgin olive oil plus one of our flavored oils (lemon, basil, or garlic) for $25!
Thank you so much for all your comments! This giveaway is now closed.
The nail polish 🙂 And my sister got my daughter the Frozen soundtrack for her birthday and it hasn’t stopped playing since. So I guess that’s on the top of my playlist — a little involuntarily.
The nail polish probably – what a cool color!
Would love to try the coconut Lindt chocolate! I think I have come to realize that Sara loves coconut from the posts she has done!
You had me at chocolate and coconut. Happy Birthday Sara!
Lip butter 🙂
Love that nail polish!
The coconut truffles sound delicious! I need to find a bag for my husband’s birthday!
Happy Birthday Sara!! The aqua earrings are prob my fave thing!
Mmm…the lip butter sounds awesome, but who are we kidding, I would love the chocolate!
I love those earrings. So cute!
It all looks fun but I am really loving the earrings!
iTunes gift card and pretty much just all of it! 🙂
Well, I clicked on the links for 6 of the things! I love the same “the color” as Sara, so I’d have to go with the earrings…or the nail polish!
And, btw, I think both of you have excellent taste in fun and cute things! Whenever you do posts like this, I’m always interested in pretty much ALL the things 🙂
The lip butter looks amazing!
I can’t decide if I want the aqua stone earrings or the coconut truffles!
I am a huge Essie lover too! Would love a new spring color!
I’d love to try out that nail polish, I’m due for a new color. And my most played song is probably Let it go, so no judging here.
I would love the itunes card so I can update my pathetic collection!
I have to say, everything you picked looks awesome, but I really need to try the truffles! Oh, and I love “Happy” by Pharrell Williams.
What a fun birthday package, you’re an awesome friend! It is hard to narrow down, I would love any of the items on the list. The lotion, lip balm or candle sounds great!
The chocolates look amazing! What a fun birthday surprise!
Great give-away idea Kate! Happy Birthday Sara! I love Bath & Body Works and the closest one is almost 3 hours away…so, the candle would be my favorite thing in the box. That lip butter looks great too. I don’t remember seeing it at BBW last time I was there.
Those truffles!
Coconut truffles hands down. Yum! Happy almost birthday Sara!
Hands down, the earrings!
The earrings–and I don’t even wear earrings usually, but those are so cute! But, how can you not love strawberry lip butter?!
Happy Almost-Birthday Sara! I love your go-to color – the earrings are fab. I don’t have any songs playing on rotation but I can’t tell you how many times a day I sing Row-Row-Row your boat for my son… = )
Happy Birthday Sara!! Also I would love everything in the basket.
The chocolate! (of course 🙂
Happy early Birthday, Sara! The earrings and the lip butter are what caught my eye. Thanks for the great giveaway!