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Christmas in July

New Pom Pom Garland

Lots of lovin for the boy!  

And then right after, he thought it was play time when I tried to snuggle.  Typical. 

Trying out new restaurants! Loved that this place had a long beer list and water was served in big mason jars!

Linking up here!

Datevitation Coupon Booklet

i recently had the opportunity to work with a great company, Datevitation.  I LOVE giving "just because" presents, they are the most special!  Datevitation is the perfect gift, a personalized date coupon booklet.

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• Datevitation.com is the web's first online platform to create a custom love coupon book. Unlike the pre-packaged love coupon books on the market, you pick the dates and can customize the text to your liking.  Once you are done customizing the text in your book, Datevitation will print it out and ship it to you.
• Our library contains over 350 date ideas ranging from skydiving to stargazing to steamy adult-only activities. We also have over 100 book cover options to suit any occasion.
• In addition to being the perfect romantic gift for your sweetie, Datevitation just launched its "boy" and "girl" characters with over 200 new activity illustrations specifically for kids and parents.

• Books normally start at just $20 so it makes for a thoughtful yet economical gift.  But as a special treat for my followers, you can use the code  ‘KHONEYBEE10’ for $10 off your purchase for the whole month of July.  That means you can get your loved one a one-of-a-kind gift for any occasion starting at just $10!
• Datevitation is a family business run by the husband-wife team of Alex and Olga Karpman.  You can get to know them on the Datevitation blog, where they offer video guides to date ideas and romantic gestures.   You can even watch Alex propose to Olga in a video they posted on Youtube as a Save The Date, and now has over 1,000,000 views (you can view the video here)!  

I had so much fun making this special booklet for Sky.  There was just so many options to choose from and they had ones that really fit his personality.  Even if they didn't have what you were looking for, there is a place for you to send in your requests!

There is still an enormous giveaway happening hosted by Datevitation to win His & Her Kindles or $200!  Make sure you enter!

You can find Dateviation here.

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Summer Reading

Hello everybody!  I hope all of you are having a great weekend!  

One of my favorite things to do is to read.  I have always been a huge reader, choosing to delve into the worlds in my books instead of staying in my own. Somewhere along the way, I lost the love I had of reading. I'm not sure what happened, maybe my life got too busy or I forgot what a joy it is to crack the spine on a new book and smell its rich pages. I've recently rediscovered this love and its grip on my heart is as strong as ever.  

I wanted to start sharing books that I have enjoyed with some of you. Also, some books that are on my too read list!  Maybe some of you will discover your new favorite book!

Books I Loved

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen

And Then I Found You by Patti Callahan Henry

The Time Between  by Karen White

Breathless by Jessica Warman

Books to Read

The Book of Secrets by Elizabeth Joy Arnold

The Mourning Hours by Paula Treick DeBoard

Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich

The Life List by Lori Nelson Spielman

What books have you been reading this summer?  I LOVE finding new books and would love to hear your favorites!

The best way to keep track of all too read books as well as books you have already read I use Goodreads.  I highly recommend it!! You can follow along with my evergrowing book list here.

Blogger Opportunity--Beauty Essentials Giveaway!

>>>>>Free/Paid Blogger Event<<<<<

OPEN TO US AND CANADA – Event Dates are from July 19th to August 2nd. Signups close July 17th

The more bloggers pitch in = the better the prize = the more traffic/fans brought in = the bigger the success!

Prize: Beauty Essentials – A basket of must-have products suggested put together using a list of suggestions from participating bloggers.

Check out the current prizes here.

 INSTRUCTIONS

1. Think of your favorite must-have beauty item.

2. Gather links that you would like promoted through the entry form.

3. Fill out the form and send money via PayPal (if applicable).

4. I will purchase from the list of suggestions I receive from bloggers who have signed up, and the rest will be out of my pocket.
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Choose from the following entries:

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Additional links are 1/$5, 2/$9, or 3/$12.

Co-host spot – $15
Includes:
- backlink
- photo of you :)
- your choice of five links/entries

Each Co-Host must submit a 300×300 photo of themselves once they are reached out to by me so they can be featured in the HTML post <3
–You can combine this with the free link for a total of six links if you have an announcement posted.

 You need to post the giveaway on time and promote it at least three times a week on each social media site you have. If this is something you’re not willing to do, please refrain from signing up this time around. I ask this simply so each blog gets the most out of this giveaway.

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