Archive for January, 2009

I Can’t Decide Which Is My Favorite

January 31, 2009

Watching Entertainment Tonight the other day, I learned about this “Obama You Tube Guy”…hilarious. He sounds so much like Obama and he’s got some of his mannerisms down too. Got a couple minutes? Watch these videos…they are sure to make you laugh (especially if you know the original songs he’s spoofing).

Drumroll Please

January 31, 2009

Wow! My first ever giveaway is complete, and what incredible response! I’ll have to take a picture of my little WordPress stats graph to share with you all because it’ll be way off balance for a while. 

I’m so excited to be able to share one of the fun cozies with a lucky winner! And, just as excited that Kati and I are working on filling up our Etsy Shop–TwoFloridaGirls. Go check it out!

Alright…let’s get to the good stuff…who actually won? Drumroll please…

Thanks to the trusty Random Integer Generator, the winner is…

randomAnd 117 is…

117

Congratulations, Chelle! I’ll be sending you an email shortly. If Chelle doesn’t respond to my email within two days, I’ll pick another winner.

Thanks for checking out my blog and giveaway, everyone!

Announcing Our New Etsy Shop!

January 29, 2009

Because of the overwhelming response to the Lilly Pulitzer Coffee Cozies that we created, my sister and I opened an Etsy shop! We are just getting started, so there are only a few items in the shop right now, but don’t you worry. Kati has a stack of sewing on her table so more and more things will be added in the days to come. 

Take a minute and check out our new shop on Etsy–TwoFloridaGirls. Let us know what you think! Or, if you’re looking for a fun gift for a friend, coworker or teacher, you just might find that unique item you’ve been searching for!

TwoFloridaGirls

TwoFloridaGirls

Really? Seriously?

January 28, 2009

Much to my surprise I found an incoming link from WordPress’s top blogs of the day (for yesterday) and I was number 81. Ha ha…Really? Seriously?

wordpress-top-blog

Lilly Pulitzer Coffee Cozy Giveaway!

January 26, 2009

**THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! But…don’t worry! You can still get your very own Lilly Pulitzer Coffee Cozy! Check out our Etsy Shop–Two Florida Girls.**

It’s the first official giveaway of my blog! My sister–the better, more professional, more generous blogger–is giving away stuff all the time. But this will be my first attempt! Thanks to Bloggy Giveaways for hosting such a fun online carnival!

I’m very excited about these Lilly Pulitzer Coffee Cozies! I’m feeling so generous that you can win any of the cozies pictured here! Take your pick! The cozies are double-sided (one side being authentic Lilly Pulitzer fabric and the other side being a coordinating bright colored fabric) and feature a button to keep it wrapped around your favorite hot drink! They’re all so cute that I haven’t even chosen which style I’d like to use for my own drinks. I just can’t pick!

Blue & Green Turtles

Blue and Green Turtles

Pink and Yellow Pineapples

Pink and Yellow Pineapples

Green, Pink and Blue Paisley

Green, Pink and Blue Paisley

All Your Options

All Your Options

For some reason, unbeknownst even to myself, I did not take a picture of the cute pink and green monkey cozy on a cup. However, if that’s your favorite you can choose to win that one as well!

Alright…down to the nitty-gritty…here’s how you can win:

  1. You must have a valid email address.
  2. Your shipping address must be in the United States. (Sorry no international shipping.)
  3. Leave a comment on this post to be entered. Include which cozy you’d prefer to win. (One comment per person.)
  4. You can earn another entry by mentioning this giveaway on your blog and then linking back! Be sure to enter another comment letting me know that you linked back.
  5. Winner will be chosen using random number drawing.
  6. All entries must be received by Midnight (EST) on Friday, January 30.
  7. Winner will be notified on Saturday, January 31 and will have two days to respond or another winner will be chosen.

So…enter away! And, if you don’t win, or if you are interested in purchasing a Lilly Coffee Cozy feel free to leave that in your comment as well, or shoot me an email!

Good luck! And go check out the huge listing of giveaways over at Bloggy Giveaways and enter to win other stuff too!

**Updated Wednesday, January 26**
Because of the overwhelming response to these Lilly Pulitzer Coffee Cozies, my sister and I have opened an Etsy shop. Our seller name is TwoFloridaGirls.
Check out our shop here! 

The Day You’ve All Been Waiting For…

January 25, 2009

Tomorrow (Monday) will be the day all of you faithful blog readers have been waiting for! I will be giving away something on my blog for the first time! I know the suspense is killing you already, but I’m going to hold out telling you what it is until tomorrow when you see the post!

So, come back tomorrow! And I really hope this doesn’t hinder your ability to sleep tonight.

See you tomorrow!

:)

Great Things About This Cup Being in My Possession Today…

January 21, 2009

Grande Hot Chocolate

In no particular order…

  1. The temperature here today, as best I can tell, did not exceed 45 degrees.
  2. The white cups are back at Starbucks and this makes me strangely happy.
  3. The cup contained my favorite Starbucks drink of all time–Hot Chocolate. And, no, Mr. Friendly-Drive-Thru-Barista-Man, I would not like the “Signature Hot Chocolate”…I’ll just take the “Regular.”
  4. The quote was great: “The world bursts at the seams with people ready to tell you you’re not good enough. On occasion, some may be correct. But do not do their work for them. Seek any job; ask anyone out; pursue any goal. Don’t take it personally when they say ‘no’–they may not be smart enough to say ‘yes.’” –Keith Olbermann

I Think I May Have Ruined Him…

January 19, 2009

img_2797Yesterday, my sister made plans for her and Paul to go to a friend’s house to play. Paul was very excited about it, and talked all night about playing toys with “Sophie, Troy and the doggie.” 

This morning, as we were making coffee and juice, we asked Paul, “What are you doing today?” He got a HUGE smile on his face and wouldn’t answer. So we asked again…”What are you doing today?”

He responds with, “I go see Mickey!”

Kati and I both laughed. Poor kid. His aunt has successfully spoiled him with random mid-week trips to Mickey’s house. I think I may have ruined him.

PBA Sea Kittens? Really?

January 15, 2009

imagesPETA is asking PBA to change their mascot from the sailfish to the sea kitten.

Really?

Can you imagine?

“The Fighting Sea Kittens”?

“You wish, you wish, you wish you were a sea kitten”?

Seriously?

Hilarious.

Check out this article from the Palm Beach Post–PETA to PBAU: Scrap sailfish for ’sea kitten’ as mascot

Well, You Know…

January 14, 2009

My professor showed us this video in class the other night and I thought it was hilarious. Why hasn’t SNL played this up?! Hilarious…this is only part of her interview/speech. The entire thing was five minutes and they counted 46 “You Know”s in those five minutes. Priceless.