ella and a shutteryfly winner

Have you met Ella? She's fun and young. You can visit her here. If my UPS shipment of fabric would ever arrive I could list the new bags I'm so excited about. Until then though I'm sure there are a million other things I can work on. Like chiseling the ice off my car to get it out of the driveway.

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Thanks to everyone who entered the Shutterfly giveaway. The winner is drumroll.....

Lynda @ Happenstance Home! Lynda shoot me an email at sarah.arkanoff@yahoo.com so I can get you the code for your 25 cards! Congrats!

I hope everyone has a great Friday night!

last chance!

Last call to enter the Shutterfly giveaway. They are giving one lucky reader 25, 4x5 stationary cards of your choice! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post here. I'll draw later tonight.

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sometimes we need to be reminded

just the way you are. 

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reflecting and a shutterfly giveaway

I was never the girl who loved Valentines Day mostly because I'm a total type A with moderate expectations and it's one of those holidays where I can't control much. Rewind to a year ago I was 9 months pregnant and due on February 11th. At my weekly check up the week of my due date I was given the option by my OB to do an induction because she was going to on vacation the the following week- that and I was beginning to take on water fast. 9 lbs in that last week alone to be exact. So in true type A fashion of course I chose the induction and sweet Lucy Elizabeth was born on February 11 right smack on time. There was also another reason behind my decision though. You see my dad shares his birthday with a little holiday called Christmas. Growing up he never made a secret of his dislike for this timing. And while I'm not some Valentine fanatic I still thought every girl deserves a birthday and Valentine's Day separately to make her feel special every year if she so chooses.

inky little happy feet. we were so in love with the surprise birthmark on her leg.

Lucy was born on a Thursday and we came home that Saturday. Sunday was Valentines Day and for the first time I felt a real LOVE for that darn holiday. I'm talking sappy, happy L-O-V-E as I rocked my little girl that I had been dreaming about for so long. I have the memory of eating chocolate out of a pretty heart shaped red lucite box and reading through tired blurry eyes the sweetest card from her daddy while holding her all the while thinking how lucky and blessed we were. How can I not have mad love for this holiday from then on?

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As for Shutterfly they are giving me 25 cards of my choosing on the house for sharing my sappy love story with you (which I would have put you through anyway closer to the big day) and I also get to give one of you 25 4x5 stationary cards cards too! Check out these links to their site to get great ideas and leave a comment here if you'd like a chance to win. I'll do a random drawing Friday. ♥ (ps I believe you can use them for any 4x5 stationary cards on the site not just VDay but don't hold me to it...)

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/valentines-day-cards-and-stationery

http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-gifts

http://www.shutterfly.com/valentines-day

ice ice baby

All day I have been silently praying this massive ice storm doesn't knock our power out, so far so good. Sorry I didn't post earlier it's been like a Saturday or Sunday around here with Nick home from work only we've been trapped inside and the little is beginning to show early signs of cabin fever. The count down is on to Part TWO of the RHBH Reunion too. I hope it's better than last weeks snore fest. Don't disappoint me Andy Cohen.

Until then I found these bleak, white, pretty, icy pics to brighten my day and hopefully yours. Cheers to Punxsutawney Phil- I hope you did your thing tomorrow and give us good news- this winter is turning brutal fast.

I was able to get some new pillow covers photographed and listed in the shoppe yesterday so check em' out if your bored like me ; ) Also I've got a great giveaway from Shutterfly planned for tomorrow as long as I still have power so stay tuned! 

*images via hopscotch & grace