Wordless Wednesday

Tastefully Simple Anniversary Event

Time sure flies when you're having fun! I can't believe I've been with Tastefully Simple for a year now. This whole year has been amazing thanks to all my fabulous clients and hosts. Thank you all for everything! To celebrate my anniversary, I'm having a special event to celebrate!

My Mystery Host Anniversary Event is taking place now through January 22, and YOU are invited! Here's how it works. You must CALL or EMAIL me your order. Orders placed at my website will not be counted toward this event. Everyone that orders will earn at least one ticket. A name will be drawn on January 23 to be named the Host of the event and will win all the rewards that you would have earned if this had been your party. Here's how to earn tickets:

Tickets:
~Place an order, get 1 ticket.
~Place an order of $50 or more (before shipping), get 2 tickets.
~If you refer someone to me to place an order, host a party, or become a consultant during this event, you'll earn 5 tickets! They just have to give me your name :)
~Pick a party date of your own (or agree to host an online catalog party) and you'll earn 10 tickets!

On top of that, you'll have a chance to get some FREE PRODUCTS!
~Check out our new slow cooker sauces!!! Buy all 3, and you'll get a FREE mini Garlic Garlic (1.05 oz. jar)!
~Order a combination of Bountiful Beer Bread (or Savory Wheat Beer Bread), any soup, and any dessert and you'll get a FREE Itty Garlic Garlic (2 Tbsp packet). Turn your bread into the perfect garlic bread instantly!
~Order any drink and receive a FREE Itty Bitty Chai (an individual serving of our Oh My! Chair, which can also be stirred into a tub of Cool Whip to make an awesome dessert topping!)

Lastly, here's an awesome dessert to try! Enjoy!
Oh My! White Chocolate Chai Popcorn

3 (35oz) bags microwave buttered popcorn
2 (6oz) boxes of Baker's white chocolate
2 scoops Oh My! Chai

Pop popcorn as directed in the microwave. Spread popped corn on greased baking sheet. Melt white chocolate as directed on package. Stir in Oh My! Chai. Pour chocolate mixture evenly over popcorn; stir gently to coat. Let stand until set. Break apart and enjoy!

If you have any questions, just ask! Happy Anniversary to ME! And Happy Shopping to YOU! :)

Why I blog and a Winter Wonderland

I started this blog over a year ago as a way to keep in touch with my family and friends and keep everyone involved in our lives here in New York. It took me a year to realize (I know....I'm slow) that not only am I keeping everyone involved, but I'm documenting memories and photographs that Gavin and any future kids will hopefully be able to look back on one day. I have tried my hardest to keep Gavin's baby book up to date. Finally, I'm getting caught up on his scrapbook. But, I'm horrible at writing down the cute little things that I hope I'll never forget. Like how I just went in to cover him up and his arm is hanging out between two slats of his crib and his cute little mouth is wide open. Or, the serious little talk we had at 5am today, right Dad? :) I realize that everything I blog about may not seem significant at the time, but I know one day, I'll be thankful that I wrote it. And I also realize that some of you receive email updates when I add to the blog. For that reason I've tried hard to limit my entries to one per day. However, forgive me if I begin to blog more than once in the same day and fill your inbox with memories I never want to forget. :)

Ok....enough of the sentimental stuff. On to the winter wonderland that is Rochester these days. Seriously, winter here is unlike anything I've ever experienced before. I remember visiting last winter and being so amazed. It's so normal here that I know some people probably thought I was crazy when they saw me walking around yesterday taking pictures. But, it's so gorgeous and I wanted to share it with all my Ohio family and friends. Here are some of my favorites. I know there are a lot....but it was so hard to choose!

Look at these icicles! And believe it or not, these aren't even the longest ones. Some of them on other buildings are reaching the middle of the first floor windows. I noticed them coming into the parking lot today but didn't have my camera.

Piles of snow are everywhere thanks to the plows, which are really bulldozers.

If you look closely on the left side of this picture, you'll see the plow. That will give you some perspective....well, that and the fact that the snow pile is higher than those doors. Crazy, huh?

I tried to find our snowfall totals thus far, but was unsuccessful. The last time I saw it on the news, we were at 37.7 inches. I'm guessing we're probably around 43-45 inches so far. Much different than southern Ohio :) How many days until spring???

5am Conversation

Gavin woke up at 4:45 this morning. At first, it was just a little whimpering, so I let it go. Within 10 minutes or so, he was standing and full blown crying. So, I went into him, and this is the conversation we had:

Mama: "What's the matter, bug?"
Gavin: "Eww!"
Mama: as I'm picking him up, "What's 'ewww'?"
Gavin: "Poo Poo"
Mama: as I'm feeling his diaper to see if I can tell if he pooped, "Did you poop?"
Gavin: laying his head on my shoulder, "Puuuuuush!"

:) No poopy diaper, but apparently he felt like he needed to. I changed a very wet diaper, and rocked him, and he went back to sleep. He then woke up at 7am saying, "Snap, snap" and making the hand movements he does when he sees an alligator. He must be having some strange dreams these days!

A new type of bath time

I guess he likes bath time so much now he doesn't even need the water. He climbed in and started playing the other day after I put his new bath toys he got while in Cincinnati into the tub. :)