Spoiled GIVEAWAY!

One of the (many) amazing things about living in Chicago and being a wife to a designer, is meeting some seriously talented people. Truthfully, I don't think I've ever run into as many incredibly creative people before in my life and I am loving it!

One of those incredible people is Twisha. Twisha and Collin go to school together and I've had the privilege of working with her on one of her school projects. Not only is she one of the nicest people ever, she's SOOOO stinking talented. One day, after she left our house, we received an e-mail with this little beauty in it:



I about DIED!! It's one of my favorite things EVER and it's about to go on my bedroom wall. LOVE IT!

And like I said before, Twisha is sooo nice, and so she's offering 1 lovely illustration to one of you!! Here's the skinny:

One of your will win an illustration of you, your pet, your family, your bike, whatever you want, by Twisha.

To enter do 1 or all of the following:
*Visit Twisha's site and leave a comment (comment here saying you did so)
*Leave me a comment telling me which of Twisha's illustrations is your favorite
*Leave a comment telling me what you'd like to have Twisha illustrate for you
*Share this giveaway (blog it, tweet it, Facebook it, etc.)
*Follow Spoiled Eggs or tell me if you're already a follower

That's right, you have 3 chances to enter.

Giveaway opens NOW and closes Next Monday, March 12. The Winner will be chosen randomly and announced on March 13th.

Now hurry up and go! Visit her site! Leave her some love! And enter to win some illustrated love of your own!

Happy Tuesday!

Spoil Yourselves GIVEAWAY!!!!

To say thank you for reaching 200 followers, and in honor of over 200 posts, let's celebrate!

With a....

GIVEAWAY!!

The giveaway winner will receive a 20-pack of personalized 'thank you' and 'thinking of you' notes, plus 5 bonus notes with a message of the winner's choice. That's 10 unique 'thank you' notes, and 10 unique 'thinking of you' notes, with 5 custom notes designed and inspired by you.

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I wanted this giveaway to be personal, and something hand-made by me, because really, I'm grateful for you! However, since it's hand-made, I realize that you could all probably make these on your own, but the beauty of a giveaway is that if you win, you don't have to! :) I hope you feel my sincere appreciation and I hope a hand-made, Spoiled Eggs giveaway, will help!

How to Enter/Win:

To enter leave a comment for each of the following things you do:

*add my button to your blog
*become a follower (or tell me that you already are one)
*facebook or tweet about the giveaway
*blog about the giveaway
*visit one of the blogs on the sidebar and leave them a comment
*send me a 'Success Story', 'Question', or a 'Happy Things' list (or say if you already have)
*send me your infertility blog link or button
*and as always, if you deal with infertility or have a connection (a child, are certified, etc.) with adoption, leave a comment saying so for an extra entry

What?! 8 ways to enter?! Get going! Because if you don't enter, you'll make me feel silly for giving away something homemade. :)

Giveaway closes on Wednesday, September 14th.

Happy, HAPPY Friday!

Adoption Chapter 1

Sundays are always sweet for me. They're a little bit slower, full of spiritual enlightenment, and we're usually enveloped in family love. This Sunday was no different. We had been to 3 hours of church where we spent time worshiping, and gaining strength from those in attendance, and then we came home, had a nap, and made cookies and soup. We laughed in the kitchen together and I especially giggled when C insisted on being the one to make the cookies. He made quite the mess! Flour, sugar, and oatmeal were everywhere and to me it was the perfect scene. We finished in the kitchen, and loaded up our goodies in the car and headed to C's parents' house. We spent the rest of the afternoon and into the evening with brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and grandparents eating dinner, discussing current events and church/gospel topics, and of course watching football.

At some point during the riveting football game, my phone informed me that I had a new e-mail. I looked at my inbox only to see what appeared to be a filthy spam messaged entitled "couple contact". I ignored it, but for some reason, didn't delete it, and fell back into that ever so peaceful sleep one gets during a football game.

After the game we said thank you and goodbye to our family and headed home. On the way home I decided to call my mom because I hadn't talked to her yet that day and, well, I talk to my mom every day. We had a good chat, and we got to talking about something good because before I knew it, we were home, and still in the middle of a good conversation. C opened the door for me and we went inside. C headed for the bathroom to brush his teeth before bed, and I sat down at the computer to finish my conversation with mama. While talking to my mom, I pulled up my e-mail again and saw that dirty e-mail still sitting there. "Couple Contact" it said, and for some reason I was drawn to it. I actually felt inspired to open it. And I justified opening it by saying to myself "I'm on the phone with my mom!! If this is a bad e-mail I will just scream, tell my mom about it, and all will be well". So I opened it.

"Hey! I read your message & looked at your pictures! I am a 19 year old, expecting mother of a baby boy..."

To Be Continued.....

P.S. Don't forget to enter the giveaway!

Giveaway

GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!
Our last giveaway was sort of a disaster and it was all my fault. Our giveaway was awesome and everybody wanted in on it, but I failed to mention that it is a local-Phoenix Arizona-based business and only those that are in the area, or are planning on being in the area should enter. Sorry about the confusion, and sorry to all of you out of towners. I will make it up to you! Now, on to the giveaway!

Just to reiterate, THIS IS A PHOENIX AREA LOCAL GIVEAWAY!! :)

You know her, you've read about her, you've visited her blog, and you've seen her button on my sidebar. But if you haven't had the chance to visit her, now is your time! She's Emily Yeager and she's a nail extraordinaire! Here's what she does:


Glitter Toes are a gel application that takes about 20 min to do and last for 6-8+ weeks depending on how fast your toes grow.

They are instantly dry when we are done and are thinner than acrylic toes.

You get your cuticles all cleaned up and toes shaped in the process.

They come in a collection of color's that you choose and are only $20.

Age 12 and under are $15.

If you host a party of 6 or more, you get yours for free!

The winner of this giveaway will get yours for free!!! :)

Em also does Shellac now too and they are uhhhh-mazing!

Here's how to enter:
Visit Em's blog and leave her some love, and then comment here telling me you did so.

Comment telling me your favorite nail color ever!

Grab the Spoiled Eggs Button

Become a Spoiled Eggs Follower

If you're infertile, were adopted, are certified to adopt, or have children who were adopted, you get an extra entry.

Giveaway opens now and closes next Tuesday! Good luck!!

Happy Wednesday!

SE GIVEAWAY

Dear readers,

Yesterday was Spoiled Eggs' 1st birthday.
What a year it has been.

January 2010:
Spoiled Eggs began

February 2010:
I started on Clomid and had the. worst. hot. flashes. ever.

March 2010:
I worked in the same office as C and we pretended to be Jim and Pam.

April 2010:
I went on a month-long blogging break. Boo.

May 2010:
I celebrated my mother.

June 2010:
I contemplated why not having kids can be a positive thing.

July 2010:
We started filling out paperwork for adoption.

August 2010:
Spoiled Eggs hosted its first ever giveaway.

September 2010:
We became certified for adoption.

October 2010:
We had Man Week and you met My Dad.

November 2010:
We met 4 MWMW amazing moms!
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December 2010:
I was reminded about the blessings in my life.


It has been such an incredible year and I am so grateful to you, my readers.
I look forward to your e-mails and your stories.
I love running into you on the streets (thanks for introducing yourselves)
Thanks for listening to my adventures and thoughts on infertility.

To celebrate the birthday of this blog, I think a giveaway is in order.

Might I direct your attention to your left.
There you shall see a couple of new sponsors.
** Dear other sponsors, I will get your buttons up shortly. Promise.**
Sponsors rock.
They make stuff possible.

This giveaway is from Emily Yeager.
Emily does Glitter Toes.
A must.

Glitter Toes are a gel application that takes about 20 min to do and lasts for 6-8+ weeks depending on how fast your toe-nails grow.

They are instantly dry when we are done and are thinner than acrylic toes.

You get your cuticles all cleaned up and toes shaped in the process.

They come in a collection of colors that you choose and are only $20.

Age 12 and under are $15.

If you host a party of 6 or more, you get yours for free!

And the best part?

The winner of this giveaway will gets yours for free!! :)

So Happy Birthday To You!

To enter, visit Emily's Adorable Blog, leave her some love, and then leave a comment here.

If you're infertile, if you were adopted, if you're a birth mother, or if you're a mother who has adopted children, you may leave 2 comments.

Winner will be announced on Friday, January 7.
Now, go spoil yourselves and enter this giveaway!

Good luck everyone, and seriously, thanks for stopping by and reading.

Happy Monday.