And the Winner Is.....

Everyone got either 1, 2 or 3 entries depending on participation. I put all the entries in a hat, and the winner of my first giveaway in honor of my 100th post is.....

Ashley @ Kiwis & Cocktails!!!

Ashley, to claim your awesome prize email me your address. Hope to hear from you soon!! And, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

LAST CHANCE!!

My giveaway ends today! You have until midnight tonight to enter. I'll choose and announce the winner tomorrow. GOOD LUCK!

The Awesomeness that is Burleson

While out and about today, I came across some real Gems that just scream, "Yep, this is Burleson for 'ya." First of all, unfortunately I totally fell into this category today. I left the house looking like a teenage boy on crack, but after all, this is Burleson. So going around town looking like ass is sort of par for the course. Yes, with no shower, no makeup, wearing sweats and Ugg boots I think I look like a teenage boy. Soooo not the look that will get you into Vogue....Anyways, my first errand today landed me in the nail salon. My favorite nail technician always says the craziest stuff. Out of nowhere he busts out with, "There aren't any wide sleeping bags (in Cambodian accent)." Uh, Jason, why do you need an extra wide sleeping bag? Before I realized what I had just said, I thought, well hell, maybe I don't want to know why he needs a sleeping bag that fits more than 1. But he continues with, "Well, I need to be able to roll around." Oh god, please say no more. My second errand took me to the jewelry store. There was this extra large, extra crazy woman wearing extra small clothes running around the store grabbing all the large handbags shouting, "Oh man oh man, I promised myself I wouldn't buy this for myself just for her, but I love it so much I should be able to splurge on myself, but I can't, but I will..." Why oh why do I always get stuck in a small store with the craziest people? It's like some higher power laughing their asses off while forcing me into situations where I can't stare, snort or laugh out loud at someone else's expense. Damn it. My trip ended at Target. Everything was going smoothly with no crazies until checkout. I bought a couple t's and a necklace with the peace symbol (I've always been obsessed with the peace symbol.....hippy at heart?). While checking me out, the old lady behind the counter busts out with, "God I totally heart the peace symbol. I send it on all my messages and posts on facebook and myspace." Really, lady? You're 80. Do they have facebook in the nursing home? From then on all I could picture were scantily clad photos of her on FB while doing keg stands. Awesome.

TGIF

Thank goodness it's finally Friday. The day did get off to a rocky start, though. I slept through THREE alarms this morning and didn't wake up until 8 am! I'm usually at work between 8 and 8:15. Oops...I was changed and out the door by 8:19, which clearly resulted in me looking awesome today. No shower plus no makeup is not a good look for me. On top of that, I was already annoyed by the fact that I wasn't in attendance for the New Moon premiere and I STILL hadn't bought my tickets! I went through the whole day worried they would be sold out by the time I was able to get to the theater. All is right with the world again, though. I just got home, with two New Moon tickets for tonight's 10:05 showing safely tucked away in my handbag. Phew. Breathe a fat sigh of relief. I even suckered my husband in to going with me!! Man oh man do I owe him BIG.

I'm pretty excited for the rest of our weekend, too. That is, if I can come down from the high after watching NM tonight. Tomorrow our very good friend is getting married to the love of her life. I love going to weddings when it's for someone really close to you; it just makes it that much more special and fun. Sunday my sweet little niece, Ava Jean, is getting baptized.....at EIGHT FORTY-FIVE AM. I know I'm not going to be feeling too hot come super early Sunday morning, but definitely worth it. After that, I'm meeting two girlfriends I haven't hung out with in a really long time for brunch. These ladies can always make me laugh and we always have such a good time together. Can't wait for bottomless mimosas and catching up! Got any great weekend plans?

I'm a Bad TwiHard

I recently reread the whole Twilight series in anticipation of seeing my favorite glittery vampire on the big screen again; I watched Twilight for the millionth time again on Monday; I have the soundtracks to Twilight & New Moon on constant repeat on my iPod; And, thanks to Handbags & Handguns I have my dvr set to record every appearance of the Holy Trinity of the Twilight series this week on every channel. However, I must confess. I have NOT bought my ticket to see New Moon. I'm really upset about this. I knew there was no way I was going to make it to the midnight premiere, but I haven't even purchased my ticket to see it on Friday. What am I thinking??!! Am I the last holdout for New Moon tickets? I have no reason for not having them, other than I just haven't bought them yet. I'm super afraid all showings on Friday are already sold out. I am a shame to the TwiHard community, I know.

FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!!!

In honor of my 100th post, I wanted to do something big. I've really enjoyed blogging and thought it would be special to return the favor to all my lovely followers. For my 100th post I did a list of my 100 favorite things. What a better way for my first giveaway than to select a few of those items to share with someone else? And I mean, seriously, who doesn't like free stuff?! But, no, I won't be giving away my husband or my lovely little doggies. So, without further ado, I give you some of my favorite things......

A cheap-ish, yet oh so delicious bottle of one of my favorite Rieslings, Polka Dot; two Scentsy car candles, Sugar and Sweet Indulgence; the New Moon soundtrack (!!!); the Pink Giraffe Lolita martini glass; and The Little Black Book of Martinis recipe book!!!! So, while you're jamming to New Moon in your car that now smells like Sugar (or Sweet Indulgence), you can be sipping on Riesling in your custom martini glass until you find a new martini recipe to try out!! Just kidding....I do not support drinking and driving. Just stay parked in the garage. ;)

And here's how you can become a part of my 100 favorite things.....

* Become a follower of my blog (you must be a follower to be entered in the giveaway)

* Follow me on Twitter

* Post about my giveaway on your blog

Be sure to comment on this post and let me know which entries you qualify for. You can earn up to three separate entries!

I'll announce the winner next Tuesday!!!

**someone just pointed out that I may not be able to ship the bottle of wine. If so, I'll drink the wine myself and add a $10 giftcard to Wine Styles to the giveaway winner!!

Forget the Bright Lights, I came for the Food

Aaron and I had an amazing time in NYC. We walked all over the city, mastered the subway, strolled through Central Park and visited the main tourist hot spots. Most importantly, though, is the fabulous (and insane amounts of) food we consumed while on vacation. My doctor gave me strict instructions before leaving that I wasn't supposed to eat, well, basically anything that sounds delicious so as not to cause another gallstone attack. Oops....I was in New York City for crying out loud! The city where there is another famous restaurant on every other corner and a scrumptious snack staring you in the face at every turn. Good thing the doc loaded me up on strong pain medicine before leaving for the trip and consuming this.......

We started our trip dining at Delta's Cajun restaurant where I tried Fried Green Tomatoes for the first time. YUM YUM YUM.

For dessert, my aunt took us to this market where they have samples of almost all their cheese on display. I tried Every. One.

We walked off dinner through Times Square and landed in the Hershey store. Coincidence?

Before seeing Hair, my uncle treated us all to hot pretzels and spicy mustard from a nearby street vendor.

After the show we dined on THE BEST pizza in Queen's...Danni's Pizza. O.M.G.

Before catching the ferry to Liberty & Ellis islands, we grabbed a hot dog from a street vendor. Not a good choice....stick with the pretzels.

After walking from Battery Park, to the World Trade Center memorial, through Chinatown, we landed in Little Italy where we were starving. We took a suggestion from a pilot we had met at a local bar the night before, and dined at Lombardi's. OH. MY. GOD. Hands down the best pizza in downtown Manhattan. I suggest a pepperoni & spinach pizza topped with a Yeungling beer. HEAVEN.

That night, Aaron and I thought we would treat everyone to dessert. We took a suggestion from a fellow bloggy friend, Marian at Escaping the Single Life, and were not disappointed. I quickly scarfed down my fair share of mini cheesecake and red velvet cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery. HEAVEN IN MY MOUTH.

For lunch one day, we took my aunt's suggestion and dined at Max Brenner's. He specializes in everything chocolate (like my dark chocolate martini), but the regular food is to die for, too! Aaron raved about his chicken wings & garlic mashed potatoes while I couldn't stop stuffing my face with the crispy mac & cheese w/ bacon.

The last restaurant on our trip was spent at Heartland Brewery. Their homemade lager is addicting and their food isn't too shabby. Definitely not typical bar food. You must drink their house beer and munch on the sweet potato fries.

Is your mouth watering? Please stop licking your screen. ;)