Welcome to my bloggy birthday bash. This is where I will give away a package to someone who leaves a comment on this post. It’s my way of saying Thank You for your support, encouragement, prayers, laughs, and for even reading the really boring posts.
This is what someone will get:
What is all this? Well, Randi made this very cute tote bag. Everyone needs a totebag, or two or three or four. They are great for packing your bible and stuff to church. I love taking a tote to the library. I love green, especially the lime variety. The fabric at the top of this tote looks very similar to the wall paper that was in my room when I was a little girl. I’m telling you I am having a hard time giving this away. It is sturdy and very well sewn. If you go visit Randi, she has a new etsy shop open and she is selling some great fabric. It is yummy! Oh, and she makes great things too, like aprons for big girls and little girls, more totes, bags and purses.
What about the green polkadot key ring. What is that thing? It is a necessity in my opinion. This is called a wristlet. The loop is big enough to fit around your wrist and you can carry your keys without loosing them at the bottom of a big purse. It is great for hanging in the same spot in the house so you don’t loose them there either. Notice the green? I like that if I am walking to my car at night I can put my hand through the wristlet and the keys in my hand, just in case. I got this from another etsy shop called JimmyPickles. She has a ton to choose from and she makes a few other goodies too. Oh, and these are inexpensive and a great gift idea for a friend.
Speaking of etsy, I opened an etsy shop too. It is BeadAttitude. I currently only have one item in the shop and hope to add more in the future. But, I have been kinda too busy for any fun, like making jewelry. You will notice in the photo a pair of earrings. That’s from me. I might as well give myself a shameless plug.
Lastly is a box of three bars of chocolate made at Euphoria Chocolate Company which happens to be a local company. Their chocolate is yummy and I hope whoever wins likes it. Oh, a little bit of trivia—-for my wedding favors, I gave out chocolate covered fortune cookies from Euphoria. I hand wrapped them in light link cellophane and tied them with ribbon. Why fortune cookies? Well, that was how hubby proposed to me. It was fitting.
Now, to talk about birthdays. Hubby has grown in his ability to read me, and to pick out things that I would really like for my birthday. As I get older I find that I don’t necessarily want a whole lot of things. I am not a collector of figurines. I do have a small tea cup collection but I don’t collect knick knacks. I have come to appreciate experiences as gifts. My favorite and probably most memorable gift from hubby was a cooking class. This was not just an ordinary cooking class form a local kitchen store though. This was a class taught by regionally well know chefs that have a cooking show on our local Public Broadcasting channel. They have written many cookbooks, recieved awards, and have their own restaurant. They are a husband and wife team.
My class was with Caprial and John. And it wasn’t just for me. For the gift, I got a class for my friend and me and a nights stay in Portland. I don’t think I can explain how amazingly fun it was. The class was in July. It was hot. The menu was BBQ and we sat outside for part of the class. The teaching kitchen had large TV’s for viewing the top of the stove. The food was amazing, the wine good, the atmosphere perfect. My friend and I walked out of the class when it was over, full and happy. Then we stayed up and talked until about 3 in the morning.
So, that is my favorite birthday memory. What is your favorite birthday gift, or memory? Leave your answer in the comments and you will be entered in the random drawing. Also, I would love it if you would blog about my birthday bash. I will pick a winner on Monday. You have through the weekend to comment.
Thanks for being a part of my blog life.
Susan
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