Saturday, December 1, 2012

Merry Menage Giveaway Hop

Come join our Merry Menage Giveaway Hop hosted by
Day Dreaming, 
My Secret Romance
and The Book Tart!
 
 
 


Need a new bedtime story to light your fire? Looking for something with a little heat to warm you during the cold holiday season? Feel like decking the halls naughty style? Well then, come join us as we stand under the mistletoe for this wickedly sexy giveaway hop! The more the merrier! Have no worries, we'll help you trim your trees, deck yours halls, and spark that fire!
 
THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE!
Time to feed my other addiction! Yup, that's right I admittingly have another addiction!
Christmas!
I love Christmas, well, not the shopping, the commercialism, or the running around I always seem to end up doing. I love the togetherness of family & friends. I love to cook for large groups (yes I know I am nuts)! I love the traditions, I love the decorating!
 
My obsession with decorating started about when I was about 19, I had the whole 3rd floor of my Mom's house to myself, kinda like my own apartment. So I decided I was going to get my own tree that year and decorate it my way. My way is still invoked to this day!
I am so obsessed with my tree that I went out and bought each of my children thier own trees to decorate so they will leave mine alone. That may seem harsh to some but my kids "get it". They get excited to be able to do whatever they want with thier own trees.
A few years back we (I) had a very serious accident...my tree fell over on Christmas Eve. I lost so many of my favorite ornaments, some of which I have never been able to replace.
 Most of the presents had to be rewrapped too.
 
A few years back I discovered a tree farm just north of our cabin in NH. I was always on the lookout for the perfect tree & this place was all over the local television shows so I decided to give it a shot and ordered my tree online (YES I did say ordered it online!) My tree arrived via Fed Ex on the precise date I wanted it and it was perfection! A 9 ft tall Fralsalm (Fraser fir-for the long lasting needles combined with a  Balsam- for the pine scent) that lasted for weeks! I have ordered my tree from them every year since and have talked many others into checking them out too!
 
 
 
This summer while on vacation, we decided to drive up to the tree farm and pick out & tag our own tree. The kids had a blast & I was in Christmas heaven.
Blue & White is my color theme for this year (again)!
 
 
We are now expecting our trees (ours & my Mom's) to be delivered on December 6th & I can't wait!
In between all the craziness of the holidays I LOVE to read! To help myself with my holiday obsession I am willing to stuff your stocking with a $10 GC from Amazon!

This contest is open internationally to anyone over the age of 18
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49 comments:

  1. Baking cookies with the kids is my favorite. There's more flour and sprinkles on my floor than the cookies, but hey they're having fun!

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  2. driving around looking at christmas lights with the kids with a stop at sonic on the way home to quench our thirsts after saying OOOH and AAAH.....over and over!!!

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  3. having take out on christmas eve and watching movies

    parisfan_ca@yaho.com

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  4. decorating the tree with my family, making traditional recipes for the dinner :)
    Karina V

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  5. Decorating the tree and baking different kinds of shortbread. Rum and eggnog isn't a bad thing either!
    Thanks for the giveaway.
    kitcat76(at)hotmail.com

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  6. Decorating the tree with my mom and sister and baking my rum cake :D

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  7. I love opening presents in the morning, everyone is happy and I love seeing my sister's face light up :).

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  8. Our town has an annual Christmas Eve Carole sing in the center of town around the green.

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  9. I love the christmas lights and food.DebP
    r.d1@myfairpoint.net

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  10. I love putting up Christmas lights and decorating the Christmas tree! :)

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  11. Putting up the tree and all the decorations! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  12. Being with the family and driving around looking at lights.

    Rafflecopter name: Dawna Newman

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  13. My favorite Holiday traditions are putting up all the decorations with the family and I take my step grand-daughter out to lunch and Christmas shopping. We've been doing it since she was one year old. This year her and my daughters and daughter's friend will be making candy, fudge and cookies together. Hopefully a new tradition for us

    Christine S
    cms72023 at gmail dot com

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  14. Christmas dinner with my family.
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  15. One of my favorite holiday traditions is buying an ornament whenever I go on vacation or on a day trip. It's fun to look at our tree full of memories.

    kesummer69(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. Watching holiday movies

    Wolphcall(at)bellsouth(dot)net

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  17. Putting up decorations
    bituin76 at hotmail dot com

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  18. There is a couple of things that we do as a tradition for the holidays

    We have a Family and Friends Cookie and Goodies swap

    We also visit a live Navity Scene

    Then there is Candyland Christmas at Hershey Park.

    As well as several other things ...


    Happy Holidays

    BeckeyWhiteATgmailDOTcom

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  19. My favorite tradition is the baking!

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  20. Going to chop down our Christmas Tree on Black Friday!!
    Thanks for the chance to win :) raynman1979 at yahoo dot com

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  21. Watching Christmas movies with the kids and eating cookies and drinking milk!

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  22. Watching Christmas movies, drinking lots of wine and wrapping presents. The end results can be hilarious. Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win. <^_^>
    reneebennett35 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  23. We have a small family and my daughter has moved to another state so there are not many traditions left. We do watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation to start off the season and drive around one night in December to look at lights.

    Thanks so much for being a part of the hop and for the great giveaway.

    Happy Holidays,
    Marlena
    charmedpoms(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  24. Setting up the tree and decorations and Christmas shopping with the family!

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  25. On Xmas Eve I wake up early with my mother to prepare a Venezuelan feast, though we live in the US now) :) It's a lot of work but the food is so worth it!

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  26. Dang, I can't get the Rafflecopter form to work, it just says loading. That's been happening a lot to me lately. Anyways, I found you through Book Blogs and I am now your newest follower! I hope you are having yourself a wonderful week so far! Stop by for a visit sometime if you get the chance. :)

    Leigh Ann
    MaMa's Book Corner

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    1. Leigh Ann I added you to the Rafflecopter...so you are entered!

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  27. How fun! I like the idea of multiple trees. My favorite holiday tradition is having a day long bakefest with my family--cookies, pie, cakes, all the holiday baking in one very long day! Lots of laughs, sugar, and the occasional cooking disaster.

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  28. Rafflecopter is having issues...so they say????!!! If it continues please just leave a comment about your favorite holiday tradition and consider yourself entered!

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  29. opening a present on christmas eve
    kaholgate at ymail dot com

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  30. My extended family gets together on Christmas Eve with a bog pot of clam chowder. The emphasis isn't on cooking all day, but on getting together as a family.
    amberdcline gmail com

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  31. Our tradition is to open the gifts and have the big dinner on Christmas Eve evening so we can all relax on Christmas morning.

    JYL22075 at gmail dot com

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  32. Ours is to open a present on Christmas eve evening.

    elishia_clarke at yahoo dot co dot uk

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  33. Decorating the house and Christmas tree.

    spamscape [at] gmail [dot] com

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  34. Decorating the house and baking cookies with my Mom. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  35. Cookie baking day and I love that we still go to my parents house every year to decorate their Christmas tree as well.
    modularmates(at)comcast(dot)net

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  36. One big tradition we have is that we stay up on Christmas Eve and open presents at midnight, the whole family does pretty much does. While we wait my mom's tamales will be ready so we enjoy them as well as some goodies my sister has baked :)

    evitap67(at)gmail(dot)com

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  37. the big holiday dinner, look forward to it every year - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  38. The only tradition we have is going to my sister's for dinner on Christmas Eve and then opening presents.
    sstrode at scrtc dot com

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  39. Christmas Eve dinner and then open presents.
    magic5905 at embarqmail dot com

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  40. Fresh-baked cookies need I say more. It would have been The Winter Classic, but now that hockey is a no-go, I had to switch my focus back to cookies.
    planterofhope@aol.com

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  41. I love having my family over for a late lunch early dinner and then going to my in-laws to visit. :)
    Thank you for the wonderful giveaway and I hope you and your family have a Happy Holiday!

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  42. Christmas eve is fun! My family, closest friends and I share a feast at midnight and open gifts afterwards.

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  43. Spending Christmas Even and Christmas Day with my family!

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  44. I love every year watching christmas movies! Thank you for the great giveaway!

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  45. Everyone gets a new ornament each year. My mom started it. And I kept it going. Now when the kids move out they will have a full set of ornaments for their tree.

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  46. Best holiday tradition of mine is walking in the dark cemetery on Christmas eve, bring a candle to relatives graves so that they too have light on Christmas night. It's a traditional in Finland.

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  47. A HUGE THANK YOU to all who entered! Stop by tomorrow and check out Jodi Redford's post...she may have a goodie for your stocking to giveaway??!

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