just kari

Today is reveal day for the Secret Santa Swap!!!  This is my 2nd year to do this swap and it's always so much fun! My Secret Santa (I had to do some quick blog stalking before posting this) was Ashley from A Cute Angle !  And she did SO GOOD!!   Here's my box of goodies!! iphone pic with some fun editing Here's what I got: 1. Snowman Ice Cube/Jello/Chocolate/Whatever I Want To Use Them For Molds 2. Wet'n'Wild Nail Polish in Rain Check - shimmery blue....LOVE! 3. Glittery Reindeer Ornament - so sparkly! 4. Ghiradelli Mint Chocolate Squares - YUM! 5. Snowman Spatula - very cute! 6. Avon Skin So Soft Lotion  - perfect for my super dry winter skin. 7. A Knitted Drink Cozy - at first I didn't know what this was.  My husband was for sure it was a bracelet. 8. A Glittery Cupcake Candle - too cute to burn! :) My husband thought this was a real cupcake and was very excited about it until I said it was a candle. 9. Black and Pink...

As I was driving to work today, I realized something.  I must love pink.  My bracelet, my shirt, and my purse...all pink.  And I think it's absolutely fabulous!!  Bracelet: Groopdealz   - if you've never heard of them, you MUST go check them out!! Shirt: NY&Company Purse: Coach And now for my swap reveal!!!  This was the "A Perfect Night In" swap hosted by Amber and Lin and it was so much fun!! I was paired with the amazing Crystal at Thrify and Frugal Living .  Her blog is awesome - without it, I would've never gotten a year subscription to Cosmo...for FREE!  Thanks Crystal!! Here are the goodies she sent me...it was like my bff went shopping for me!  Seriously, I loved everything!  She said she went off of this post to buy things for me....smart girl!  PLUS...she sent me bonus pictures of a mint watch and purse that she found at Target....her and I both  want desperately need the wat...

I have to be honest...I've lacked the motivation to blog lately.  It's been almost a MONTH!  But - I have managed to cross off a couple more things from my 30 Before 30 List  so I haven't been a complete slacker!! I recently participated in a Valentine's Bloggy Swap hosted by lovelies  Savanah and Ashlee . I was paired with Katie - she sent me this AMAZING cookbook all about cupcakes.  She's a girl after my own heart!  I love everything about cupcakes (except the calories) - check out my cupcake proposal here !  Look at some of these fun cupcakes - I can't wait to start trying them out!  The hubs will need that golf on :) Thank you so much Katie!  Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

A couple days ago I received a fun package in the mail from my Secret Santa!  Thank you to Kelly for hosting such a fun bloggy swap! Here are my goodies!  This color is perfect for Christmas! I just loved this card!! I sent to Heather at Lawless Life  - I've secretly been stalking her page :)  Go check our her blog - it's super cute!  I hope she likes her gift!  Now I'm off to see who my Secret Santa was!  

When I first came across this Candy Swap hosted by the sweet Sylvia over at Sweet Pea Sylvie , I HAD to jump on board!  Any excuse to eat candy, right?!?!  Then to make it even better, I found out her and I would be swapping.  Did I mention she lives in New Zealand??  Candy from another country - how fun! Everything tasted so different than American candy - I noticed a lot of things were more chewy than anything we have.  The Pineapple Lumps didn't sound good AT ALL...but they were actually really yummy!  David's favorite was the Milk Bottles. These were my favorite - similar to an M&M. The candy bars were all so good - notice all them are open.  I took pictures of everything before opening but then accidentally deleted them!  She also sent me a Whittaker's Chocolate Bar and it was my favorite favorite - it was gone by the time I realized I deleted the pictures.  I took everything to work and shared with the ...

I love everything Christmas related and when I saw this ornament swap hosted by  Dreaming of Dimples  and Living in Yellow  - I jumped right in!  I'm so glad I did because I got an amazingly fantabulous ornament from the lovely Rose Rambling .  She is seriously so sweet!  She said this ornament screamed "Kari" and she was EXACTLY right!!   As if a cute ornament wasn't enough...she sent this sparkly zebra bag - love it!  I think this girl has known me forever...she definitely knows my taste! And check out the ADORABLE ornament hook - I've never even seen anything like this!  I am on a mission to find more!! These pictures don't even do the ornament justice...so I thought I'd try a video :) Thank you so much Rose - you ROCK!!

I participated in this fun swap hosted by the lovely ladies over at Planned Spontaneity and Everything Under the Sun .  I had a lot of fun with this one because I love anything coffee related!  AND - I had an awesome partner - Stephanye (love the spelling!) at The Chaos I Call My Life !  She is super sweet and has another blog about all things beauty - The Budget Fashionista ! Here is what was in my package - I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!  I've been wanting this book FOREVER (I'm kind of a self-help book weirdo!) and isn't this mug adorable?!?!  There were also Hershey Kisses in the mug but I ate them before I took the picture :) I have to add this - the link up was scheduled for the 23rd - I'm a few days late!  Here is why... I waited and waited for this package - I was giving it a few extra days because of the holidays before I asked Stephanye about it.  Well, while sitting out on my porch, I see a box in one of my big, empty flower...

Jana , Holly , and Melonie hosted this fun swap to get ready for the fall and winter season and I am so glad I joined in on the fun!  I was paired with the sweet Jen from A Freckle on the Nose .  She was an awesome partner and really spoiled me! She included this note with a list of hints for all the things she got me..what a good idea! See...I told you she spoiled me! She made these adorable decorations - love them! And these magnets were perfect for hanging some art from my nieces on my fridge And how cute are these?!?!  I am ashamed to admit how long this candy actually lasted...but hey, it's Halloween, right?? I usually make all my cards but I've been telling myself I need to buy some cute ones to use for my swaps...these are perfect Can't go through fall without new makeup - I love all the colors she picked out for me! And last but not least - Mulling Spices.  I've never used these before and I'm so excite...

Let me first begin by saying I LOVE swaps!!  I think I say that every time I do a swap reveal post.  I'm so glad I joined the 2nd Annual Just Add Color Fall Swap hosted by the super sweet, Jessica over at You Are My Color . I was paired with the ridiculously awesome, Mishi (short for Michelle).  She is super sweet and has an amazing blog!  We actually have a lot in common...same age, married, our dogs are our children until we have our own kiddos, which isn't an easy task for either of us...oh the joys of TTC!  She blogs about all of this over at her blog and that is one of the many reasons I love blogging...you get to "meet" other amazing women going through some of the real life issues as you are! :) Now, on to the goods!  She seriously hooked. me. up.  It was like eye-candy when I opened up my package!  I really need to start making all of swap packages look like this!  I didn't even know where to start....so much funness in ...

Last month, I participated in this fun little swap hosted by the lovely Andrea @ Shabby Kitteh  and Teryn @ Vintage Romance .   I was the lucky girl who got paired up with BOTH hosts!!  I sent to Teryn and Andrea sent to me!!  Check out what I got her here . I love BOTH of their blogs...they don't know that I secretly stalk their blogs!  :)  I just never have time to comment as much as I'd like to.  I was a happy girl when this package came in the mail...just look at the envelope!!  Pink?  Zebra?  LOVE!!! She definitely hooked. me. up.  This was a very fun package to open!  I loved ALL of the colors and I can't wait to use them!  I plan on using the red this week. Purple Cosmetic Bag - A girl after my own heart!  I'm *kinda* addicted to cosmetic bags :) China Glaze: Gothic Lolita - beautimous!  (yes, I just made that word up!) Buffer - I was in desperate need of a new one.  M...

Let me just start by saying I ♥ doing blog swaps!!  You get to meet some aMaZiNg people with great blogs and it is so much to shop for them!  Then, you also get a fun little package of goodies in the mail.  Who doesn't love getting packages in the mail?!?!  I know I do!  This nail polish swap was hosted by the sweet girls at shineonblog and hairsprayandhighheels .  Thanks ladies for hosting such a fun swap! :) I was paired up with Christina at Easily Entertained  and she is awesome - to say the least!!  I am fairly new to blogging and I had a question about something...so I asked her.  She was so sweet and didn't make me feel like I was bugging her or anything!!  She really "dumbed it down" for me...which is EXACTLY what I need!!  I NEED a blogging mentor!! LOL  Her blog is so fun to follow and I can't wait until I actually have time to go back and stalk read some of her old posts!  She really hoo...