anthropologie measuring spoons {giveaway}
Hello my dears!
I’ll be honest — I am really nervous to host my first-ever giveaway. It makes me feel all professional or something, which we all know is not the theme of my adventures here.
But let’s back up. I’m going to tell you a story.
My 24th birthday is in a week and a half. People tell me the transition between 23 and 24 is huge — I don’t believe it. I have a hunch that the moment I turn 24, not much will change. Maybe I’ll have a little more old woman crankiness. Maybe I’ll find a gray hair, or discover another wrinkle on my incessantly furrowed forehead (my default face looks angry, I’m told — trying to work on that one). Whatever might happen to me over the course of the next year, one thing is for sure: I will still love baking, this blog and all of you. Fact.
So, instead of showering myself with gifts to celebrate what I’m considering just another birthday, I’ve decided that I’m going to give YOU a present. Coincidentally, my birthday falls on Mother’s Day this year, so you can call it a Mother’s Day present, if you wish. Either way, it’s for you, because I love you and gifts are fun. Especially when they’re these cute little measuring spoons from Anthropologie (aka THE BEST STORE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD).
So here’s the giveaway rundown. To enter, leave a comment below answering the following question: What is your favorite birthday memory OR What do you love most about your mother? (answering both questions in separate comments still counts as one entry — sorry)
Extra entries:
1. Tweet about the giveaway and attach this link: http://tinyurl.com/6g2vpl5 Tell me in a separate comment that you did so.
2. Share the link above about the giveaway on your Facebook wall and tell me in a separate comment that you did so (while you’re there, become a fan of Girl Versus Dough’s Facebook page!).
And that’s it! Contest ends on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. CST. Winner will be announced Monday, May 2.
Happy giveaway!
Update: Patti J is our winner! Thanks for playing, everyone.
My favorite birthday memory: having a water and shaving cream fight in my backyard (17th birthday)…it was quite epic, and so very messy.
My favorite memory is when I was about 4 and had my birthday at McDonalds. I still remember how good the cake was.
My favorite birthday memory is probably that both this year and last year my boyfriend gave me cards that said “Happy 1st Birthday” and “Happy 2nd Birthday” and on each of them added “With me!” so he gave me cute little kids birthday cards and made them special for us…I hope this is a tradition we continue for a long time 🙂
and also I tweeted about your giveaway! Happy birthday! 24 won’t be that different…I just turned 25 last week and am loving it! mid-twenties baby! woohoo!
AND just added it on facebook…yes I love social networking 🙂
My favorite memory was my 13th birthday we went to florida. I had my first homemade red velvet cake. It was cold and delicious, not to mention unforgettable.
Just FB’d about the giveaway. I love Anthropologie and cute kitchen items!! Happy 24th Birthday.
Today is my birthday, coincidently, and my favorite memory was opening a card where my 4 year old actually signed her name in it 🙂 And you are correct, Anthropologie is the best store in the entire world. Especially the clearance part. I could use these little babies, I just broke my ceramic measuring spoons moving (wink, wink)
Ooooo!!! OooooooOOOOooooOOOO! The cutest ever. Can family enter?! Can I, huh? {I’ll understand if you say no} AND….******Happy Birthday!!!!****** early, my dear!
Oh I get to enter! Super happy dance 🙂 Since I don’t have particularly happy memories of a lot of my birthdays (early January birthdays are tough….we always get the short end of the stick in party options, holiday overload, illness, and blizzards), I’ll tell you about my momma! My favorite thing about my mother is her pep talks! Moms have a special knack for them, but my mom and I are so close, sometimes nothing else will get my chin up but a pep talk from my mom. Does this mean if I win I have to share with her? I never said she taught me to share (still working on that, grrr, lol). Sorry for the novel, love!
I tweeted. {why is it that all sorts of fart jokes are entering my mind when I write that? I think my brother has rubbed off on me…} I didn’t even have any coffee today, promise.
My favorite birthday memory took place on my last (17th) birthday.
My dad, who is by no means an avid baker (he absolutely despises measuring anything!), agreed to make my birthday treat request of a German Chocolate Cake with Coconut Pecan Icing. I had faith in my dad and his abilities, but I won’t deny that I wasn’t a little skeptical of the outcome of the cake. But, the cake turned out absolutely wonderful; my dad did a terrific job! The delicious, made-with-love, to-die-for cake, coupled with the company of my dad, makes for my best birthday memory.
I tweeted about the giveaway!
I posted about the giveaway on Facebook!
My favorite birthday memory is when I thought I was going to have to cancel my party but instead my friends came over and we sledded and played in the snow.