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.
That candle sounds great! I haven’t smelled that one before.
The nail polish. I love that color too!
I want the candle…mostly because you always say how amazing they are and I want to try it 🙂
I love the earrings and everything else. HBD Sara!
I think the earrings are beautiful. But everything else looks great, too.
Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles with Coconut are definitely on my list of favorites! Thank you so much for offering such a lovely and generous giveaway.
Definitely the chocolate 🙂
I would choose the chips!
The Mason Jar Mugs!
The chips!
The Lindor coconut truffles look like they’d be right up my alley!
I would adore the Essie nail polish! Mostly because I am a broke college student who cannot quite convince myself that spending almost ten bucks on nail polish is reasonable when I need groceries. But let’s be real, as a broke college student, all these items look luxurious to me. Also, my most played song is depressingly enough How’s it Gonna Be? by Third Eye Blind. Clearly I just went through a break-up.
I love the earrings and a new nail polish is always a good thing. I couldn’t figure out how to see my most played songs on my iPod (yeah…) but it’s probably the Rio soundtrack. I usually play that while making breakfast with my daughter.
Freshly picked = my favorite!
I am a sucker for mason jars!
I want to fall under the spell of the coconut chocolate Lindt truffles…or the Strawberry Shortcake lip balm…or the Essie nail polish…or the beautiful earrings…It is ALL so great!! Happy Birthday to Sara!!
I’d take the iTunes gift card and lip balm…. And the chocolates. Around our house, we only listen to Frozen these days…
Can’t go wrong giving a candle–unless it’s to an elderly person that you are afraid they’ll forget to blow out the candle…
Well I have to say that I would love the coconut candle and chocolates. I love anything with coconut! How can you go wrong with coconut?
i want to try the lavender mint lotion!
Yum, haven’t tried the coconut truffles yet.
I share the coconut flavor love with Sara and the chocolates are shaped like a coconut! Yay, how fun, sharing presents!
Nail polish (or the gift card so I can add to my eclectic cooking music collection). And I should totally win because I’m named Sara and MY birthday is this week!
I would abso-toot-a-lutely super duper LOVE LOVE LOVE the Hello Kitty Band Aid pack!
I absolutely love Essie nail polish 🙂 Happy Birthday!
So fun! The candle is my top pick. Having my house smell like a tropical beach is just what I need! And, since my 7yo swipes my phone anytime he can, my top-played song is The Imperial March from Star Wars!
What a fun box! Most played song right now is “Just give me a reason” because our one year olds’ name is Reese so we sing “Just give me a reese-y” over and over again because the four year old puts it on repeat. Fun times.
toss up between chips and lip butter – actually it all looks awesome!
I love the earrings!
That candle sounds amazing, now I have to go out and get one!