Giveaway Revealed

What could it be? Perhaps an original from the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art. An FAO Schwartz toy. An I (heart) NY shirt. How about a Grey's Papaya hot dog or a knock-off Prada purse?

Even better.

An original to New York and a local favorite.

Cementing it's identity on Seinfeld, Jerry bases his race relations by saying, "look to the cookie".

Giveaway Gone

Please excuse the untimely manner in which I concluded my giveaway. Early Christmas fesitivities with my family and sick kids put a delay on things. Thanks for participating. Here we go.



Names are in. Ian will choose a name.



No, maybe Colton.



(Mediating a brotherly argument)



Okay, Ian will pick the winner. Colton agrees to make a mess with the names after.



And the winner is....

Congratulations Melanie Henrich from Richmond, VA!!!

For All You Non-Winners

I know, I know, I'm jumping the gun. The raffle is not til tomorrow. But we already know there will be at least 6 losers. And for you 6, you're not going home empty handed. Here is a funny spoof on Twilight. It's The Twilight Before Christmas and I think you'll enjoy it.

Feeling Lucky?

After seeing many Christmas giveaways the past few weeks, I've decided to do one of my own. In an attempt to try and send everyone gifts, of which I would love to (we're just to poor to make that happen) we will, however, send one of you a gift. It's not an expensive one, but one that is sure to please. It is unique to New York, and one the whole family can enjoy.

Here's how it will work. Leave me a comment and I will put your name in a raffle. Leave it by Friday morning, 9 a.m. et. I will choose the oh-so-lucky winner that morning. Thanks to Cally Cruze from http://www.cally-cruze.blogspot.com/ for her raffle idea (check it out). Too bad my giveaway isn't handcrafted masterpieces that are original ideas to my cabeza.

Happy Commenting, Joyful Blogging, and
Merry Christmas!

We Got A Virus

And not the good kind.

It's the strain the leaves you feeling lost and incapacitated. So far, only Taylor, Ian, and myself have been affected. Sweet Colton, is still young enough to be unharmed.

My poor computer. My poor family. We're living life with limited internet. No websurfing, blog stalking, you tube, pbskids, or noggin.

I guess I should go read a book.

We're Ready

Colton couldn't stand Ian having all the fun putting the star on top of the tree. We had to let him in on the action. So far, we're ahead of schedule. Most of our Christmas shopping is done, and I've already received the Christmas cards I ordered. Let's just see how long it takes me to get them sent. We're going to Utah for Christmas and New Year and can't wait to see our family. Taylor's mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer shortly after our last family vacation, so we're so excited to be with her and show her our love and support. Ian has really enjoyed being in charge of our advent calendar and it's fun to see him grasp the concept.