November 29, 2012

November Group Giveaway!

Hey all, I'm so excited about today's group intro/giveaway. My November sponsors have been sweet enough to come up with some thoughtful gifts that one of you will win! But first, let's meet these wonderful ladies.

I asked each of them to share their favorite memory from Thanksgiving this year...

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For the past four years, I have celebrated Thanksgiving in New York City with my boyfriend, Brian, and his daughter, Emily. We always spend the morning in midtown Manhattan watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the afternoon cooking in our pajamas at home. My favorite moment from the holiday this year was hearing the crowds cheer as the first big balloon appeared where we were standing on Sixth Avenue. Everyone was so excited! It is always a thrill to be at the parade that I watched every year growing up in Minnesota. The balloons are amazing!

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My husband is in the Navy recently returned from an emergency deployment after Hurricane Sandy so we stayed home. I cooked all day and he turns into the dad from A Christmas Story while the turkey is cooking and we sit down and have an enormously large dinner. Even the dogs had Thanksgiving dinners! My favorite moment was after dinner when we all cuddled up on the couch and my husband and our two dogs all took a nap cuddled around me.

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For Thanksgiving, we had a huge gathering at my sister's house. We use the holidays as a time to have fun and hang out. Not to mention, EAT! My sister is a pastry chef, so you can only imagine the amount of food we had! We all had enough leftovers so that we wouldn't have to cook for a couple of days! My favorite moment of it all, was this was the first time we actually got to sit down at a table to eat. Most of the time, we don't have enough room for all of us. This year, my sister made it a point to MAKE room. It was great! These people mean the world, and by sitting down to eat, it made time go a little bit slower. That way, we could enjoy the time together a little bit longer!

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25 comments:

  1. it was all my favourite, this is only my second thanksgiving so i loved every minute :D
    http://www.thelilywhiteenglishrose.blogspot.com

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  2. Favorite moments of this Thanksgiving were cooking with my sister, and then when my boyfriend came to my aunts to join my family and we got to sit and relax by their fire after dinner. :)

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  3. Showing Jeremy NYC all decorated for Christmas for the first time!!

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  4. Favorite memories of Thanksgiving - this year was the FIRST year Scottie celebrated with my family and the first year in SIX years that I have been able to celebrate with my family in Louisiana. It was wonderful! Hope y'all had a great Thanksgiving!! Thanks for the giveaway <3

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  5. This is going to sound weird BUT shooting guns with my husband, FIL, BIL and my BIL's girlfriend was definitely the highlight of my Thanksgiving.

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  6. Getting to spend much needed time with my family!

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  7. fav moment: probably making yummy pumpkin pie!

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  8. i think cooking in our tiny kitchen with my mom and sis was my favorite memory from this year. also, feeding my baby boy turkey for the first time :)

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  9. I enjoyed just being able to be with both sides of our family!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

    Christie
    http://satisfactionthroughchrist.blogspot.com

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  10. I made my first Turkey, it was a high point.

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  11. My favorite moment was when we all sat around the table and said what we were thankful for. Its not something that our family has done in the past. It was wonderful.

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  12. Unfortunately I didn't have Thanksgiving this year because I am living overseas for a year! :(

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  13. Getting to be with pretty much all of my family, and at one time too!

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  14. Definitely had to be all the ham mashed potatoes and buttery rolls I got to eat : ) yay! for homecooked meals

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  15. I was very excited to be able to cook our entire thanksgiving meal :)

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    Cheers,
    Messy

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  17. It was my first ever real Thanksgiving since we just moved to the US. LOVED IT! want more..))

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  18. Awesome giveaway!

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    www.couturenoir.co.uk

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  19. My favorite part is sneaking the dinner rolls before dinner and giving them to the littles to nom on while they're playing quietly. :)

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  20. i love that we got a kitten for thanksgiving;)
    gina

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  21. Finally digging in to that delicious homemade pumpkin pie!

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  22. Spending time with my parents and grandparents!

    xx
    Kelly
    Sparkles and Shoes

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