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.
Chocolate–of course!
#5, because my wife would dig the polish! 🙂
I would pick the earrings, so simple but beautiful! I got my ears pierced a few months ago, they would be perfect!
I think the lavender mint lotion sounds like perfection. 🙂
Everything sounds great, but the first thing I would open is the chocolate and then the chips.
If I don’t win I am still going to go out an find those chocolates and candle for myself! Everything else is super exciting too!
Hey yalllllll! I love you Kate and Sara, your blog really relates to me. It would just make my day if I was to win those super cute Hello Kitty Band-Aids, or even better, but not by much, to win that iTunes card. Then I could llisten to all my favorite toons on the go. You gals are the best. Keep Blogging.
YO YO! That nail polish looks killa dilla. It would complete my life if I won. I’ve never won anything, unless you count getting a trophy by trading a Hannah Montana sticker. YO YO! Kate and Sara you are my heros. YO YO!
The nail polish would probably be my favorite since I also love that color. As for my most played song it’s actually a bunch of songs: we are still loving the Frozen soundtrack!
Do I have to choose one? I’m torn between the mason jar mug and the nailpolish!
It all looks so fun! I love the earrings and nail polish. Happy birthday Sara!
love the earrings!
I love the nail polish, lip gloss, and Lindt chocolate.
Lindt truffles are to die for so that’s my fav item in the box. Happy Birthday, Sara!
You can’t go wrong with salt and vinegar potato chips – and I love trying new varieties!
The candle sounds amazing!
I’d love to try the lotion! Sounds great!
Happy birthday!! I would love to try that lavender mint lotion! I bet it smells yummy!
I would love to update my music with the iTunes card!
Lisa Leonard earrings. I have heard great things about her jewelry but I don’t have any!
Everything looks fantastic! I love the earrings. I may just have to go pick some of this up on my own:)
I love that Mason jar mug! I listen to so many different things, I couldn’t even tell you what my most played song is.
This is so fun – the coconut candle sounds wonderful.
Happy, Happy Birthday! I’m LOVING those earrings! I haven’t been getting you in my fb feed, so I purposefully came here to see if it will trigger the posts to start showing up. What a nice surprise to find this give away…. Thanks!!
Oh, I would love the Lisa Leonard earings! Although, you’d have to go with the essie nail polish also to really pick up “the” color this season!
Great giveaway! And happy birthday to Sara!
I love it all, but the eari rings, jar and chocolate are top 3. thanks so much for all the delicious recipies, I make them often.
It would have to be the Lindt Milk Chocolate Truffles with Coconut!
Hungry for Your Love by Van Morrison…this is ironic in that my parents were HUGE Officer and a Gentlemen fans and played the soundtrack record until it warped. Seriously. And this was my least favorite song on the album. I downloaded VM’s movie hits and rediscovered this…and I LOVE it!
Anything in Sara’s fav color. It just says Spring!!! Love it!!!
Candle and chocolates!!!