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.
I would really like the itunes gift card 🙂
It’s hard to say what I want the most…I’m digging that nail polish color and the earrings! So fun for spring!!
I would get excited for the bandaids. My six year old begs me to buy fancy bandaids, but I’m too cheap and end up getting the boring old brown ones. I’d give them to her and tell her it’s my “major award!”
Love the earrings! Happy early birthday Sara!
That coconut candle sounds amazing! Plus, my name is Katie, I have a sister named Sara and it’s MY birthday in a couple weeks too! It’s the 26th, when is Sara’s?
It all looks good but I would love that strawberry lip butter the most!
“Be Okay” by Ingrid Michaelson is mine and my one year old daughter’s dance party song! Anytime it comes on our Pandora station, I stop what I’m doing and we dance! It’s gotten to the point where she recognizes the song, and then looks at me with a big grin on our face and puts her arms up so I can grab her and dance.
Strawberry lip butter sounds AMAZING! happy birthday sara!
I’m obsessed with everything Burt’s Bees so definitely the lip butter! And since my name is Sara and my Birthday is the 25th of April
I’d like the iTunes gift card because there is still music out there that I haven’t added to my collection….
I would love the Lindt truffles and I have never seen the coconut kind. Hope I win so I can try them!!!!
I would love it all! The one thing I would Love the most is the Lindt truffles, coconut and chocolate how could you go wrong.
Everything in the giveaway looks pretty amazing so it’s hard to choose — but right here and right now, I gotta try that Lavender Mint Body Lotion.
So many wonderful choices! I am going with the nail polish. That is one of my favorite colors too:-)
Happy Birthday! All fun things, and the truffles look so good!
I want the lotion or the lip butter the most! I have been obsessed with beauty products lately 🙂 It all looks delicious/amazing though. Also my favorite song is, funnily enough, “Lucky” by Daft Punk. I would love this!
What a fun box! My favorite would have to be the salt and vinegar chips. YUM!
I love those earrings!
I love love love salt and vinegar anything and being pregnant those chips look amazing!
The nail polish…what a pretty color!
Ohh I LOVE birthdays!!! Happy, Happy Birthday dear Sara *<;-]
The nail polish is beautiful and I'd love to smell that candle burning too!
Thanks so much…you girls are just amazing and so awesome!
Everything looks great but I would love the salt and vinegar chips. Brings back lots of childhood memories.
Oh, those chocolates look absolutely delicious! Everything looks fantastic though.
Everything looks amazing, but I love the lip butter and coconut truffles the most!
I’m still listening to Call Me Maybe…lol
I love Zapps! I also love salt and vinegar,mmmm. Yes please!
I will be sure to wish Sara a Happy Birthday. For my treat, I would like the Lindt coconut truffles (do they come in dark chocolate?) You two are so fun!
Thanks for making my world a happier place to be!
Marianne Hansen
Meridian, Idaho
What an awesome birthday gift! 🙂 The Bath & Body Works Lanikai Coconut Candle is my favorite, although it was hard to choose!
The lotion and lip balm look so fun but you can’t ever go wrong with chocolate!!
Too many great items to choose from. I’d be happy with any of them!