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.
It was the earrings that made me want to enter, but the itunes gift card would b fun too. I don’t buy music for myself too often would b fun to go through my wish list! !
Toss up between the nail polish and the earrings!
Ir’s hard to pick just one, but I’d say the coconut candle is my favorite; you can’t ever have too many great-smelling candles! Happy early birthday, Sara! And thanks for the chance to win, Kate!!
Oooh, coconut chocolate truffles! That sounds amazing!
Mason Jar Mug! Yahoo! HBD Sara!
I love the new U2 song Ordinary Love!
I would love a mason jar mug! Those are so cute!
Great giveaway, and happy birthday. Most played song on my iPhone = My Hope is in You by Aaron Shust. Second most played is Wide Awake by Katy Perry. Don’t judge.
The coconut candle please!
The coconut! Coconut candle, coconut chocolate, coconut everything.
I’m pregnant so the chips sound amazing!
Happy Birthday, Sara! The mason jar and the iTunes gift card are pretty sweet but the whole bounty is nice! My go to pick me up song is “Happy.” Love that it generally DOES make people happy when they hear it. Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
It’s a toss-up between the chocolate (a no-brainer) and those beautiful earrings. Happy early birthday, Sara!
Coconut Lindts! I didn’t even know they existed until now. Happy Birthday Sara
Happy Birthday Sara!
I would love to have the Mason Jar Mugs. They bring back a childhood memory of visiting my friend’s house and root beer floats in those ‘mugs’.
The song I play over and over again is 1,2,3,4 by Plain White T’s. It makes any day better!
I’m a simple girl. I love that mug!!
uh-oh… I stared too long at the truffles. What is it with those things?!! It’s like they think they can do whatever they want… Give me that bag, I’ll show them who’s boss. … clearly, I want the truffles more than anything, but I love that nail polish too! 🙂
The candle. You guys got me hooked on those things.
Everything in that box sounds amazing. I think my favorites would be the lotion, candle, lip butter, and chocolates. I almost never spend money on myself so those things just sound indulgent and glorious.
The coconut candle, my wife loves coconut smells.
Happy birthday, Sara! Everything looks great! You can never have too many iTunes.
The chocolate coconut truffles, yum! I can’t find them at my store!
Happy birthday Sara! I could really love some coconut chocolate deliciousness pretty much any time of the day.
How could anyone pass up a truffle with coconut??? Yum!!!
The Lindt milk chocolate with coconut sounds like something I need to try!
I definitely love the earrings. They are beautiful! The color is gorgeous. Thanks and happy early birthday to Sara!
Wow, love the earrings. Darling!
I’d have to go with the lotion, I love luxurious feeling lotions!
Those earrings are so pretty – I’m loving that color right now!
I can’t choose between the organic lavender mint body lotion and the lip butter. My most played song is Anna Sun, I listen to it so much my kids are hooked as well. Thanks for the contest!