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.
Cute idea! I would choose #1 – the cute mug!!
The coconut candle sounds delicious!
(We play A LOT of “The Final Countdown” – – my two boys can’t get enough of it.)
I love Lisa Leonard and those earrings are gorgeous! What a great giveaway – thanks and happy early birthday Sara!
Happy Birthday Sara!! My fav chips are salt & vinegar and now I’m trying to figure out how to get those from Louisiana in New Jersey….
I love that shade of nail polish. It would make some toes very summery!
I’d include a pretty spring scarf – love them but have trouble wearing them long in Florida! Such a sweet friend for putting this cute box together!
I love the song “Best Day of My Life” by the American Authors. We Zumba to it!
The lotion. I’m going to try to snag some in Target.
I’d include a pretty spring scarf – love them but have trouble wearing them long in Florida! Such a sweet friend for putting this cute box together!
I love the song “Best Day of My Life” by the American Authors. We Zumba to it!
The mason jar! Happy birthday, Sara!!
the truffles for sure! I love chocolate coconut stuff!
Definitely the mason jar! Love those things. The nail polish is a close second. 🙂
I definitely want the lotion!!
I want to try that lip bitter! I’m a lip product addict!
My pre-weight-watchers self would say “The truffles! Give me the truffles!” I tried those things a month ago and they were TO.DIE.FOR! Now though, as I’m trying to get back into shape, I’d love the earrings!
I love Lisa Leonard, her jewelry is AMAZING!
You guys are the best!
Happy Birthday Sara!
Awesome giveaway! It’s hard to pick but I mostly would love to win that nail polish! I love that color!!
I would love the mug, it would be perfect for me to use at work!
Happy early birthday, Sara! I have a secret obsession with canning jars so definitely the mason jar mug.
Love it all! Nail Polish is great!! And I need that candle!
Love the lotion and candle for me!!! The kids(ages 10 and 5) have totally been getting into Michael Jackson lately. Don’t ask me how; I don’t know!!! I believe “Bad” has been listened to more than a million times in the last six months.
I love the nail polish and earrings!
I love fun cups! The mason jar mug is so much fun and I have been eyeing them in Target!
I love the mason jar mug. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Those all sound amazing but I am always looking for new nail polish colors and I am absolutely in love with all things coconut!! Not to mention- it’s my birthday on the 21st and this would be the best present!
Those truffles sound delicious!
I’d love he lip butter! But really I’d love anything in the box!!
It seems like my most-played song lately has been any of the Minecraft parody songs my boys beg to listen to. I rarely find a chance when I get to be the one to choose the music.
The coconut candle.
The candle!
I love the aqua earrings
I’m not sue what my all-time most played song is, but my most played workout jam is Juliet by LMNT 🙂
I would love the itunes card the most but everything is awesome. And happy birthday Sara.