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 love this basket! I am always looking for good lotion so if i dont win i might have to pick some up. I also love her color and REALLY want those cute earrings.
Those beautiful earrings!
Happy early birthday Sara! The nail polish is my fave, perfect for spring!
The mug!
Love the aqua earrings!
I have some of those exact chips in my pantry right now–I’m trying to restrain myself and not get into them! I also love that Essie nail polish. I have weird and random songs on my playlists as well and an embarrassing number of my most played songs are from Glee!!
Loving the nailpolish or candle….any win would be great right now. Feeling the need for something good to happen 🙂
I love it all, especially the nail polish and earrings. Perfect for summer!
I’d absolutely love the nail polish! I’ve always been a fan of Essie colors but on a college-student budget it has always been too expensive to own. I would love that color to add to my other bright spring colors 🙂
As much as those coconut truffles are calling my name, I would have to go for the adorable earrings. I love “the color”. Happy birthday!
The chocolate for sure! Yummy!
Love the earrings!
It’s a toss-up- truffles? Body lotion? Truffles? Body lotion? Lol
The lotion sounds completely amazing!
I would most want the Lisa Leonard earrings. I look at her site with longing, but haven’t had an excuse to purchase anything yet.
I’m eyeing the nail polish. Happy birthday Sara!
What a good friend to send a box full of goodies!! I would love the lotion!
I would love the earrings and the lotion and the chips and the nail polish…well, you get the picture. I would love the whole box! Happy (soon) Birthday to Sara!
Ooh the Bath & Body Works Candle!!! Sounds like it smells yummy!
She is going to love it all! I want to try the lip butter…STAT!
Love strawberries and coconut, makes it hard to choose only one! I’d go with the Lindt candy:)
So many good things to choose from! It’s a toss up between the candle and the iTunes gift card. I wouldn’t tell my 15 year old I had iTunes credit though, because if she even thinks there is a credit on the account suddenly her favorite boy bands have released a new son that she HAS to have. My most played song is let it go from frozen. Is that really surprising right now?
Love the lotion.
How fun! These all look amazing, but I would love to try that lip butter. Happy Birthday Sara!
I would love the candle! I love the coconut scents
I think I would love the coconut candle. Happy Birthday Sara!
Love those earrings!!!
The lotion sounds lovely!
I love those earrings!! And the strawberry lip butter sounds yummy. Happy birthday Sara!
BTW, I love this blog.
I just moved from sunny Florida to not so warm Pennsylvania, and I am drying up! My stomach would love the chocolates, but my lips are screaming the lip butter!