Happy Birthday To Me!! And My First Giveaway!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

Ok, so it's technically not MY birthday (that's June 23rd if you want to go ahead and mark your calendars) but it's my BLOGS birthday. 

I started my blog for 2 reasons.  1) It was tax season (and still is tax season right now) so it gave me something to do while Brian worked long hours and 2) it was a really good way for my friend MC and I to keep up with each others house projects. 

Now 71 followers later, I'm meeting fellow bloggers, getting advice, feedback, compliments, and keeping up with new and old friends.  It makes me wonder why I still need to be on Facebook?!? (j/j, I still love FB...just not as much as I used to). 

Although I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get to 100th post in my first year...I do have to remind myself that I planned a wedding by myself (with the help of my friends & hubby), adopted another furry child, rented my house out for the World Equestrian Games, was a bridesmaid TWICE and the BRIDE, traveled to Europe, worked 40 hours a week...you get the idea. 

And since I looooooooovvvveeeee getting presents (it's sad how much I love presents), I'm going to give a lucky reader a present for my 1st year celebration. 

It's one of my favorite things...besides, Brian, the cats, the color green and Houndstooth....

A Julep Cup - and it's just in time for horse racing season!

And YES, I wouldn't give a Julep Cup away without getting it monogrammed with YOUR initials. 

I use Juelp cups all the time!! I use them for decoration

These are my Mississippi Julep Cups I got as wedding present - LOVE THEM.

Close up

I use them for flowers around the house

This is actually a pic of Julep Cups at my wedding that were on some of the tables (Revere Bowls were on the other tables, but that will be a separate post).

This is from MC's wedding

I have a Julep Cup in the bathroom...currently holding our toothbrushes and toothpaste (both items taken down for this picture)



I love them so much that hubby got me special Julep straws for Christmas

I even gave them as Bridesmaids presents.  Get the idea?? I really LOVE Julep Cups. 

So to win your VERY OWN MONOGRAMMED JULEP CUP you have to do 2 of my favorite things. 

1) Be a follower

And

2) Leave a comment.  If you wanted to leave a comment saying what your favorite project has been to read...I'd be down with that.  Or if you just want to say Happy Birthday, or a super nice compliment - anything that would make me smile =)

Last day to enter will be Tuesday, April 12th and I'll announce the winner on the 13th!!! Good luck and have a great weekend!!
-Joy D.

P.S.  Brian...since you are a follower, you can enter this too and win me another Julep Cup for my collection!!! Just a thought!