<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296</id><updated>2012-01-29T14:34:58.831-08:00</updated><category term='things I wear'/><category term='things for the holidays'/><category term='brand enthusiast'/><category term='things I drink'/><category term='things I eat'/><category term='things I adore'/><category term='things I remember'/><category term='GAP: Born to Fit'/><category term='things for craftiness'/><category term='things for the wee one'/><title type='text'>your wishcake (reviews!).</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-6343917356112771266</id><published>2012-01-09T12:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T18:25:04.406-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things for the wee one'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things for craftiness'/><title type='text'>on hair bows and leg warmers...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668864829/" title="Untitled by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6668864829_5bc44bb78e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Judging by the above photo, Eisley apparently has a lot to say about the goodies she received from the lovely folks over at &lt;a href="http://www.thehairbowcompany.com/"&gt;The Hair Bow Company.&lt;/a&gt; They were kind enough to send us a bunch of adorable headbands and other sweet things—as well as offer one of my readers a &lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;$25 gift certificate&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt; to their shop! (You can get yourself a whole box of prettiness with that, too, because The Hair Bow Co. offers wholesale pricing to the public. How fantastic is that?)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;So, I thought I'd do a quick fashion show of sorts, Eisley-style, showcasing just a few of our favorite things:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668865111/" title="Untitled by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6668865111_5821950474.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Who can resist a bit of fluff on a baby headband? Not I.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668865397/" title="Untitled by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6668865397_da23a4d2e1.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I have a whole bunch of these sweet and simple headbands, and I love that they come in so many colors. I don't often go too crazy with the head-flowers (as much as I'd sometimes love to), so these headbands are the perfect addition to any outfit. And would you believe they're less than a dollar each? It's true!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668865811/" title="Untitled by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6668865811_2980d3c617.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;C'mon, Eisley. Don't stare into the abyss. You'd think you would be used to posing for the camera already...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668866351/" title="just the usual. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6668866351_41b5475a20.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="just the usual." /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Now, that's more like it, you adorable little nugget, you!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668864243/" title="leg warmers. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6668864243_88b5438cd7.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="leg warmers." /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Don't be fooled by their name; The Hair Bow Co. is not only limited to headbands and bows. They also boast a huge selection of hats, clips, leg warmers (as seen above!), tutus, ribbons, baby shoes, and other miscellany.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668866733/" title="leg warmers. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6668866733_0718c8baef.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="leg warmers." /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Our carpet is disgusting. But those baby leg warmers are pretty darn cute. (And only $3.99! What!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668864495/" title="goodies from The Hairbow Co. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6668864495/" title="goodies from The Hairbow Co. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6668864495_96a185dd47.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="goodies from The Hairbow Co." /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;If you're in the mood to be create your own accessories, they also offer a large selection of bits and bobbins (like the above crocheted flowers), so you can make your own accessories...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6289334426/" title="Skeptical baby is skeptical. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6289334426/" title="Skeptical baby is skeptical. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6059/6289334426_0d35c2a5fd.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Skeptical baby is skeptical." /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;…just like I did for Eisley's Halloween costume. (You know, in case you &lt;a href="http://www.yourwishcake.com/2011/10/on-my-little-flower.html"&gt;missed it the first time&lt;/a&gt;.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Eager to have a few of these goodies for yourself? (Baby not included, of course.) &lt;b&gt;Simply leave a comment on this post through Sunday, January 15th, and you will be entered to win a $25 gift certificate&lt;/b&gt;. &lt;b&gt;Please also leave your email address within the comment so I can contact you about your prize if you win!&lt;/b&gt; (Unless your email is connected to your commenting account.) I'll announce the winner of the gift certificate on Monday the 16th!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;You can also get &lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;10% off your order&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; from The Hair Bow Company with the code &lt;b&gt;wishcake10&lt;/b&gt;, through January 31st! Shop to your heart's delight. And find The Hair Bow Company here:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thehairbowcompany.com/"&gt;www.thehairbowcompany.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/thehairbowco"&gt;@thehairbowco&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/thehairbowcompany"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The contest is now closed!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Congrats to the lovely &lt;a href="http://jimaiemarie.blogspot.com/"&gt;Jimaie&lt;/a&gt;, the winner of the $25 gift certificate. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;___________________________________________&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);   line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);   line-height: 20px; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:78%;"&gt;The Hair Bow Company provided me with free product, as well as a gift certificate for my readers, in return for my review. The views and opinions expressed within this post and regarding these products are mine and mine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:78%;"&gt; alone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-6343917356112771266?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/6343917356112771266/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=6343917356112771266' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/6343917356112771266'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/6343917356112771266'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-hair-bows-and-leg-warmers.html' title='on hair bows and leg warmers...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-65913796638578446</id><published>2011-11-17T07:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-23T18:24:40.830-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I adore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things for the holidays'/><title type='text'>on some lovely holiday cards...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v391/wishcake/holidaycard.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;(&lt;i&gt;We have yet to have holiday photos taken, so you can just look at the nugget for now.&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I haven't sent out Christmas cards for years, to be completely honest. First of all, I am easily stressed out—even more so during the holidays. Adding one more thing to my plate stresses the heck out of me. Second of all, I refuse to send out cards without photos, and Jay and I rarely have decent photos taken of us together. It's a little depressing, actually. Third of all, I'm a non-decision maker and it takes me forever to settle on what cards to actually send out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;However, considering we are now officially a tiny, little family, I know this year is the year I'm going to finally buckle down and send out Christmas cards to our loved ones! Now that I think about it, I'm a little bit excited.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Anyhow, I was asked to take a peek at the selection of &lt;a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards"&gt;holiday cards&lt;/a&gt; over at Shutterfly, and was quite pleased with the gorgeous designs they are offering this year. I've ordered prints (and a &lt;a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/photo-books"&gt;photo book&lt;/a&gt;!) from Shutterfly in the past, and have always been pleased with the quality, price and quick shipping. I'm very eager to see how the &lt;a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards"&gt;Christmas cards&lt;/a&gt; I end up choosing look in person! I knew I wanted to find something unique and colorful, and (although I have yet to make my final decision, as per the usual) I have a feeling I'm going to adore our first family Christmas cards.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are a few things I like about the selection over at Shutterfly:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;There are hundreds of designs to choose from, which make it easy to find one to fit your personality.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;When you choose your card, you can order either matte or glossy (I'm a matte girl, so this is really appreciated!). I'm not sure if this goes for &lt;i&gt;all&lt;/i&gt; the cards, but the designs I was head over heels for all had that option.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Typography, typography, typography!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I've recently discovered the bold and bright style of Erin Condren, and she has &lt;a href="http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/erin-condren/all-erin-condren-holiday-designs?filterOptions=atstyle_8&amp;amp;selectFilterOption=atstyle_8&amp;amp;clearFilterOption="&gt;a gorgeous line&lt;/a&gt; of holiday and New Year cards through Shutterfly. I know many of my bloggy friends swear my her planners (I adore the one I have!), and I'm sure her cards are going to be very popular this year, too.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Here's the best part: Shutterfly has given me the opportunity to give &lt;b style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "&gt;25 FREE holiday cards&lt;/b&gt; to three of my readers!&lt;b style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Hurrah!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;To enter to win, simply leave a comment on this post before Saturday, November 19th.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="color:#FF0000;"&gt;Contest is now closed.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;Congrats to the winners of the free cards: Cassandra M., Jill, and Christine. Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;_______________________________________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);  line-height: 20px; "&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;Shutterfly is providing me with free holiday cards, as well as three giveaway codes, in return for my review. The views and opinions expressed within this post and regarding these products are mine and mine alone.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-65913796638578446?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/65913796638578446/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=65913796638578446' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/65913796638578446'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/65913796638578446'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-some-lovely-holiday-cards.html' title='on some lovely holiday cards...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-3403946610862411067</id><published>2011-09-29T09:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-29T11:41:48.752-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things for the wee one'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I adore'/><title type='text'>the sweetest announcements you ever did see...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6190322816/" title="+ by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6190322816_c975fb337f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="+" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I recently had the opportunity to work with &lt;a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/"&gt;Tiny Prints&lt;/a&gt; to create some baby announcements for the wee one! I was pretty excited about it because I've heard nothing but good things about their products and, obviously, their designs are &lt;i&gt;just too cute&lt;/i&gt;. Right? Right.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;When visiting their website, I was pleased to notice just how many options they have. I was wondering if I was going to be limited to a small selection, but the options were endless. The first thing that stood out to me was all the fantastic typography! I love me a good font, and there were so many designs that featured gorgeous typography. Also, many of the cards have additional color options, which I loved.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  ;font-family:verdana;"&gt; No matter what your style (classic, modern or quirky!) or price range (cards are as low as $0.69/each!), you're going to find something perfect. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are some of my favorite features of the announcements I ended up choosing:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6189804729/" title="+ by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6178/6189804729_370a5fa888.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="+" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I adore the color combination. I never knew it, but pink and green tend to make me swoon like no other. Also, the color worked perfectly with the photos I wanted to incorporate into the design! I loved that I was able to include four photos in the announcements—because deciding on just one wouldn't have been humanly possible for me. Have I mentioned I'm a non-decision-maker and we're lucky I was able to limit myself to featuring just four? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Moving on...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6189806109/" title="baby announcements. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/6189806109_e3c1db2468.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="baby announcements." /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Rounded corners! Oh, the rounded corners! Between those and the square format, I was a happy girl. I was also thrilled to see that when you order square cards, Tiny Prints gives you the option of getting square envelopes—which require extra postage—or fitted, rectangular envelopes to avoid paying the extra postage when you send them. (And they don't charge extra for either size! Nice.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6190324224/" title="+ by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6190324224_f39c775f8c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="+" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;So precious. (And, yes, I blurred out my last name in the photo to avoid being murdered. Or something.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6189805075/" title="+ by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6189805075/" title="+ by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6189805075_4cb78e561e.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="+" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;This may be my favorite feature of this design. Since the back of the card is blank (except for their logo at the very bottom), you have the option of adding a bit of text and one additional photo to that space. I added a twee photo of Eisley that I took at the hospital, as well as a bible verse that makes me swoony.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Also, since there was enough space on the back, Jay and I ended up writing thank-yous on the back of some of the announcements we sent out. Perfect! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  ;font-family:verdana;"&gt;We were so thrilled to send out these announcements and have heard nothing but glowing feedback from our friends and family. Makes me happy as a clam.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="  ;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I also had a chance to peek at the many &lt;a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/picture-christmas-cards.htm"&gt;Christmas cards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/holiday-cards.htm"&gt;holiday cards&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.tinyprints.com/shop/happy_new_year_cards.htm"&gt;New Years cards&lt;/a&gt; that Tiny Prints offers, and can I just say…I WANT THEM ALL! Perhaps this will be the first year (in about four years) that I actually send out a Christmas card. I mean, hey, now that I have a tiny family of my own, I suppose it would be a good idea.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;______________________________________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;I'd like to thank Tiny Prints for giving me the opportunity to review their product! Tiny Prints provided me with these birth announcements in return for my review. The views and opinions expressed within this post and regarding this product are mine and mine alone.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-3403946610862411067?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/3403946610862411067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=3403946610862411067' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/3403946610862411067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/3403946610862411067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2011/09/sweetest-announcements-you-ever-did-see.html' title='the sweetest announcements you ever did see...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6190322816_c975fb337f_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-961549605099043911</id><published>2011-08-27T16:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-03T10:34:50.250-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I eat'/><title type='text'>Starbucks ice cream...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6087267528/" title="nom nom. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img alt="nom nom." height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6087267528_74b7883255.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;When I was first contacted about reviewing Starbucks' Ice Cream, I was an overly-emotional pregnant lady with cankles and a penchant for devouring a bowl of ice cream at least four times a week. At that point I was all, "Need you even ask? Seriously. Look at this belly." Granted, I didn't get to try it out until after the wee one arrived, but I'd say it was perfect timing. It's summer, it's way too hot, and I get to consume an extra 500 calories every day, thanks to the glory of breastfeeding. Amen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;But I digress.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;If you take a gander at the &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/p81YgO"&gt;Starbucks Ice Cream website&lt;/a&gt; (yes, the ice cream has its own website) you'll see that their flavors range from the sweet (Vanilla Bean Frappuccino) to the classic (good ol' Coffee) to the sweet-mercy-I-must-try-that (Hot Chocolate). I decided that since I hadn't had one in a good, long while, that I wanted to try the Mocha Frappuccino flavor. Let's just say it was a good decision.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6087267692/" title="Starbucks ice cream. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img alt="Starbucks ice cream." height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6087267692_a6f71fd1b1.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;(I finished the entire pint in two sittings.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;(No, I did not share.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;(I know; I'm mean. Let's blame it on post-pregnancy hormones and a lack of sleep, mmmkay?)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6087267792/" title="Yes, please. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6087267792/" title="Yes, please. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img alt="Yes, please." height="333" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6087267792_988e918aae.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/6087267792/" title="Yes, please. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;I am not kidding when I say this ice cream tastes &lt;i&gt;exactly like a Frappuccino&lt;/i&gt;. It's insane. I don't know how they managed it, but it's like eating a bowl full of Mocha Frappuccino. Also, the texture of the ice cream is incredibly smooth…almost like eating some fancy shmancy gelato or something. It's truly something I am going to have to sneak into the shopping cart on a regular basis for the rest of the summer (or my life).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;Also, for those of you who are over-achievers (or, you know, people I want to be like but haven't the time or motivation at this point), Starbucks also offers &lt;a href="http://www.starbucksicecream.com/#/recipes/"&gt;free recipes&lt;/a&gt; on their website. Ice cream sandwiches, coffee bananas foster, frozen tiramisu…shall I go on? (Fantastic. Now I'm hungry. But, then again, I'm always hungry.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;I have one extra coupon for a free pint of this deliciousness…any takers? &lt;b&gt;Simply leave a comment on this post over the weekend, telling me what flavor you would be most inclined to enjoy and I will choose one winner on Monday the 29th!&lt;/b&gt; (Please be sure to leave your email address within the comment if you don't have one attached to your account. I want to be sure I can contact you!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;____________________________________&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"&gt;I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by &lt;a href="http://www.momcentral.com/mcc"&gt;Mom Central Consulting&lt;/a&gt; on behalf of Starbucks and received coupons and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;____________________________________&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;The contest is now closed&lt;/b&gt;: Congrats to &lt;a href="http://justaflowerthatiswild.blogspot.com/"&gt;wildflower&lt;/a&gt;, the winner of the free ice cream! Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the contest. Stay tuned for more goodness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-961549605099043911?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/961549605099043911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=961549605099043911' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/961549605099043911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/961549605099043911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/starbucks-ice-cream.html' title='Starbucks ice cream...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6087267528_74b7883255_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-7798469428819071326</id><published>2011-02-27T15:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-03-18T14:29:37.738-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I eat'/><title type='text'>on a (delicious) dinner in...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="float:left;margin-right:5px"&gt;&lt;script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ads.blogherads.com/reviews/stouffers/8.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"&gt;This is a sponsored review from BlogHer and Stouffer's.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/5483331099/" title="dinner time. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5483331099_6f0266123a.jpg" alt="dinner time." width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;I suppose it isn't news to most of you that I spend most of my weekdays either in traffic or at work. The fact that I'm gone nearly eleven hours Monday through Friday doesn't exactly allow for me to channel my inner Giada. (Which is highly unfortunate because I had always assumed I was going to be a brilliant cook and, well, that hasn't exactly happened. YET. I am fairly sure there is another season in my life that will allow me the time and practice to come up with a signature dish.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Anyhow, depending on who is home first in the evening, Jay and I will take turns making dinner for each other. It's rarely something fancy, rarely something original, rarely eaten at the table - but it's still that one time of the day where things are always the same. Comfortable, calm, happy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;I was rather excited when I was contacted about reviewing the new Stouffer's Sautes for Two. Honestly, it's right up our alley. I couldn't wait to make the meal for Jay and see if it tasted as good as it looked. (Spoiler alert: It did.) By the time I had set the table, made us both salads, toasted the garlic bread and served up the Grilled Chicken and Asiago Tortelloni skillet meal, Jay was all, "IS IT TIME TO EAT YET?"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/5483331287/" title="dinner time. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5014/5483331287_5626384bed.jpg" alt="dinner time." width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;And then he was all, "Hey, isn't this supposed to be a romantic dinner? Here. Let's add a candle to the table."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/5483928330/" title="dinner time. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/5483928330/" title="dinner time. by wishcake, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5292/5483928330_a252eb8249.jpg" alt="dinner time." width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Apparently I don't give the guy enough credit for romance. It was the perfect touch, if you ask me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;Anyhow, we actually took the time to enjoy our dinner at the table, talking about our days and sipping wine (water for me). I'm happy to report the skillet meal is definitely something we would pick up again. I always get excited when I find a quick and easy meal that I would actually order at a restaurant. The tortelloni were cheesy and fantastic and the sauce was just amazing. Such a delicious dinner (and I must say the company was quite refreshing after a long day at work).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;So, now it's your turn! Tell me how you manage to make a regular night in just a bit more romantic and special. (Bonus points if you don't tell me that you actually channel &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;your&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt; inner Giada because then I'll just feel bad. Okay, just kidding...I'll try to be happy for you. 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For more chances to win, visit the BlogHer.com &lt;a href="http://www.blogher.com/stouffers-sautes-sweepstakes"&gt;Exclusive Offers section&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-7798469428819071326?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/7798469428819071326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=7798469428819071326' title='349 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/7798469428819071326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/7798469428819071326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/on-delicious-dinner-in.html' title='on a (delicious) dinner in...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5094/5483331099_6f0266123a_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>349</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-9011593447148934345</id><published>2010-11-04T20:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-05T09:49:37.339-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I adore'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I remember'/><title type='text'>on traditions (of yore)...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="float:left;margin-right:5px"&gt;&lt;script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ads.blogherads.com/reviews/folgers/10.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"&gt;This is sponsored content from BlogHer and Folgers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;I've always been a girl who is slightly obsessed with the holidays, and this year will be no exception. As I sit on the couch while I wait for my first batch of pumpkin chip muffins to bake, I can't help but feel like a small part of me is back home again.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I'll admit it: I'm totally the girl who goes into Michaels in mid-October and wants to dance down the holiday aisles while throwing garland in the air and singing Christmas carols. While wearing a fancy sweater and eating fudge. (I'd bring my own fudge, obviously.) I think what I love most about this time of year is the fact that it always makes me feel young again. Even though I'm all grown up, even though I'm far away from my family, even though my husband and I are busy attempting to create traditions of our own, I can't help but get that warm, back-home-again feeling in my heart when the weather cools and the holidays are around the corner.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Here are a few of my favorite holiday traditions (of yore, because I am obviously no longer a little girl):&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;1. Watching holiday movies with my parents and sisters. Now, let's be honest with each other here: How many people actually wait until after Thanksgiving to start watching their favorite Christmas movies? NOT THIS GIRL. My sisters and I would hardly be out of our Halloween costumes before we were crawling around the basement looking for the boxes full of holiday decorations, books and movies. Every year we'd watch Miracle on 34th Street and Home Alone like it was the very first time we had seen them. And every Christmas Eve we'd watch Prancer, my favorite holiday movie. ("PRANCER LIVES IN THE SHED BEHIND MY HOUSE!" Seriously, everyone needs to see this movie. It's epic.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;2. Holiday treats. Between the aforementioned pumpkin chip muffins and the belgian waffles (topped with whipped cream and strawberries!) that my dad would always make on Christmas morning, there were many delicious goodies that filled our kitchen! I have no idea how I wasn't shaped like a blueberry as a child due to all the fudge, sugar cookies carefully decorated by my sisters and I and mugs of hot chocolate that filled up our holiday season. &lt;i&gt;Note to self: Actually take time to make each of these treats this year. And bring most of them to work for other people to eat, so I don't have to also invest in new pants. Amen.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="leafy goodness. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/5119976482/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;img alt="leafy goodness." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5119976482_5745fcf48d.jpg" width="500" height="343" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;3. Carving pumpkins. Playing in the leaves my dad would rake into neat piles. Cutting snowflakes out of coffee filters until the actual snow fell from the sky. Driving through the city to look at houses decorated in thousands of twinkling lights.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;4. Christmas Eve dinner. Now, this is going to sound silly, but I think that's why it is so endearing to me! Every Christmas Eve (for most of the years I lived at home) we would have dinner at Pizza Hut. I'm sure the people working at Pizza Hut were judging us, thinking we were some lazy family who didn't feel like cooking on a holiday. But, really? My mom would spend all of Thanksgiving and Christmas in the kitchen, and we all figured the best thing to do the day before a holiday would be to have someone else cook for you. I also loved that it was something that nobody else I knew did. It was this quirky little tradition that each of us looked forward to every year.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So, it's your turn. What are some of your favorite holiday traditions? Sweet, quirky or delicious...I want to know!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Do you have a holiday story you'd like to share? Give the rest of us the warm fuzzies by entering the Folgers "Home for the Holidays" Essay Contest! Tell Folgers about the best part of wakin' up for the holidays. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.folgers.com/promotions-activities/essay-contest.aspx"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Click here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:85%;"&gt; for all the goodness. If you would like to read 9 other bloggers' stories about their holiday traditions, please visit the BlogHer.com round-up page here: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogher.com/folgers-holiday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:85%;"&gt;BlogHer.com exclusive offers page&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-9011593447148934345?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/9011593447148934345/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=9011593447148934345' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/9011593447148934345'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/9011593447148934345'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2010/10/on-traditions-of-yore.html' title='on traditions (of yore)...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4086/5119976482_5745fcf48d_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-630353074109474977</id><published>2010-08-15T14:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-15T14:48:33.824-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Oregon Chai winners!</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I'm horribly late in choosing the winners of my &lt;a href="http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-some-yummy-chai-goodness.html"&gt;Oregon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Chai&lt;/span&gt; giveaway&lt;/a&gt;, but I'm finally sitting down to take care of it! (Seriously my days fly by entirely too quickly. Hold me.) I loved going through all of the wonderful comments and reading about how each of you make some "me time" for yourselves. It pretty much made me all warm and fuzzy - and helped me to realize that no matter how much time you actually have to dedicate to that "me time", it is always, always worth it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;So, without further ado, here are the winners!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize 1: 10 oz. canister of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;chai&lt;/span&gt; latte mix paired with an Oregon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Chai&lt;/span&gt; hot mug goes to commenter #2, &lt;a href="http://youguysandfood.blogspot.com/"&gt;Christina&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt; Christina is a total gem who says her "me time" consists of catching up on blogs and the news while drinking coffee (or something equally &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;caffeinated&lt;/span&gt; and delicious). I hope you enjoy the &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;chai&lt;/span&gt; latte during your morning blog reading, Christina! Also? Your &lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01657508687457505673"&gt;profile photo&lt;/a&gt; makes me all &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;melty&lt;/span&gt; because &lt;em&gt;how cute are you guys &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ahhhhh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prize 2: 10 oz. canister of &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;chai&lt;/span&gt; latte mix paired with an Oregon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Chai&lt;/span&gt; reusable iced tea cup goes to commenter #42, &lt;a href="http://culdesaccookie.blogspot.com/"&gt;Angy&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt; Angy says her "me time" is spent while in the car or shower - any time that is truly just her own. Can I just say that I&lt;em&gt; totally&lt;/em&gt; understand that? Angy, I hope you enjoy all the delicious &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;chai&lt;/span&gt; goodness during your morning &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;commute&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I will be contacting the winners to get their address information so the lovely people at &lt;a href="http://www.oregonchai.com/"&gt;Oregon &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;Chai&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; can send them their prizes!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Thank you again for everyone who took the time to enter my giveaway and share a bit of yourselves with me. Stay tuned for some more giveaways before the summer is done! Hurrah!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-630353074109474977?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/630353074109474977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=630353074109474977' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/630353074109474977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/630353074109474977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/oregon-chai-winners.html' title='Oregon Chai winners!'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-2652825070276978686</id><published>2010-08-01T14:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-01T15:38:34.404-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I drink'/><title type='text'>on some yummy, chai goodness...</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Oregon Chai. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/4851060582/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Oregon Chai." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4851060582_f83abb6999.jpg" width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;The lovely folks over at &lt;a href="http://www.oregonchai.com/"&gt;Oregon Chai&lt;/a&gt; were kind enough to send me a care package a bit ago, and it definitely made me all kinds of giddy. The theme of these care packages is to help people find a little "Me Time", which I think was especially perfect for me - considering my days are incredibly full as of late. I'm always eager to find a new way to clear my head and enjoy the simple things and tiny moments that fill my days.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I've been head-over-heels for Oregon Chai for the past year, since discovering their &lt;a href="http://shop.oregonchai.com/The-Original-Chai-Tea-Latte-Concentrate/p/ORG-10032?prmenbr=165430&amp;amp;prrfnbr=178429"&gt;Chai Tea Latte Concentrate&lt;/a&gt;. First of all, can we say &lt;em&gt;delicious&lt;/em&gt;? (I love that you can drink it either hot or cold, too!) Second of all, I'm not a coffee drinker unless it's some sugary, fattening white chocolate mocha (which costs entirely too much), so it's been nice to have a substitute to drink on my way to work so I feel like a legitimate adult.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Oregon Chai. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/4850442163/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Oregon Chai." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4850442163_40c78fa47d.jpg" width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I've never tried their powdered chai tea latte mix, so I was pretty excited to give it a try. It is quickly becoming my new favorite. So, without further ado, here are my tried and true &lt;em&gt;4 Steps to Yummy, Chai Goodness&lt;/em&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="My favorite mug. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/4850444259/"&gt;&lt;img alt="My favorite mug." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4117/4850444259_ec76732a7e.jpg" width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Step 1: Find your favorite mug. Obviously, this is my favorite mug because it speaks to my soul. Amen.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Oregon Chai. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/4851062410/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Oregon Chai." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4851062410_6b55d28678.jpg" width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Step 2: Take two tablespoons of chai tea latte mix and add it to your mug. (Extra points if you somehow manage to do this while taking a photo at the same time while also not spilling the mix all over your table.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Oregon Chai. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/4851062890/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Oregon Chai." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4851062890_8098a888c4.jpg" width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Step 3: Add 8 oz. of hot water to the chai latte mix.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Oregon Chai. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/4850443789/"&gt;&lt;img alt="Oregon Chai." src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4850443789_6f31c2a6de.jpg" width="500" height="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Step 4: Stir, stir, stir! Then feel free to enjoy the aforementioned yummy, chai goodness. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am quite giddy to have a chance to give away the following two prizes&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;10 oz. canister of chai latte mix paired with an Oregon Chai hot mug&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;10 oz. canister of chai latte mix paired with an Oregon Chai reusable iced tea cup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Are you ready to enter? All you have to do is leave a comment letting me know one way you add a bit of "Me Time" into your days. You will also get one extra entry if you link to this giveaway on Twitter! (Find me on Twitter &lt;a href="http://www.twitter.com/yourwishcake"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. I give you permission to follow my every move. Well, at least the ones I tweet about.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;You have until &lt;strong&gt;5PM (PST) on Wednesday, August 4th&lt;/strong&gt; to enter! I will choose the two winners on Wednesday evening. Good luck, my friends!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-2652825070276978686?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/2652825070276978686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=2652825070276978686' title='54 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2652825070276978686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2652825070276978686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/on-some-yummy-chai-goodness.html' title='on some yummy, chai goodness...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4851060582_f83abb6999_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>54</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-2417971257251368934</id><published>2009-09-20T08:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-20T08:00:00.635-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I eat'/><title type='text'>Ben &amp; Jerry's pocket-sized sundaes...</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="Ben &amp;amp; Jerry's &amp;quot;Flipped Out!&amp;quot; ice cream. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3932335426/"&gt;&lt;img height="333" alt="Ben &amp;amp; Jerry's &amp;quot;Flipped Out!&amp;quot; ice cream." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/3932335426_aa7014122b.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I was given several coupons from the generous folks over at Ben &amp;amp; Jerry's for a few free two-packs of their new &lt;a href="http://www.benandjerrys.com/flavors/flipped/"&gt;"Flipped Out!" ice cream&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Aaaaand&lt;/span&gt; considering that anything involving ice cream is immediately my new favorite thing of all time, I jumped at the chance to try some!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;(If you're going to try some out on your own, I do recommend checking to see where they're sold before you go traipsing around three different stores only to realize it isn't sold at any of them. &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Gahhhh&lt;/span&gt;.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Anyway, Jay and I finally found some at our local Stater Bros. and decided to get a two-pack for each of us. (Hey, we had free coupons, after all.) And upon initial inspection, I was all, "Dude! These are freaking small!" They are deceptively tiny - that is, until you open one up, turn it upside down, pop the ice cream out onto a plate, see the fudge is dripping down the sides and you're all, "THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="basically my heaven, really. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3931553893/"&gt;&lt;img height="333" alt="basically my heaven, really." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/3931553893_ff3bea4b47.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;(See? Greatest day of my life. The end.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="a bite. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3931554163/"&gt;&lt;img height="333" alt="a bite." src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/3931554163_125cb5ea24.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The way they are set up is kind of neat, actually. There is a sort of hard-shell of chocolate, fudge, ice cream (with peanut butter in mine, and cookie dough in my husband's) and cookie bits - all layered into a cute little pocket-sized sundae. Well, okay, you wouldn't &lt;em&gt;literally&lt;/em&gt; want to put in into your pocket, but whatever.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="aaaand scene. by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3931554381/"&gt;&lt;img height="333" alt="aaaand scene." src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3931554381_652d76fe48.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;It is the sort of treat you can enjoy in the moment and not feel like crap afterwards. &lt;em&gt;Now&lt;/em&gt; I understand why they're so tiny - they are the perfect size to satisfy a sweet tooth without the food guilt afterwards! Of course, since they come with two, it's a little difficult not to rationalize eating the other one right away. I know that upon finishing his first one, my husband immediately said, "Yeah, I kind of want to eat the other one now." They are that gooey and delicious.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Actually, I ate my second one for lunch the other day. Apparently I'm embracing my own food guilt and just going with it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And it has been quite delicious, if you ask me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-2417971257251368934?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/2417971257251368934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=2417971257251368934' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2417971257251368934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2417971257251368934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/ben-jerrys-pocket-sized-sundaes.html' title='Ben &amp; Jerry&apos;s pocket-sized sundaes...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/3932335426_aa7014122b_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-2929872853366390934</id><published>2009-09-19T14:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-19T14:44:58.657-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GAP: Born to Fit'/><title type='text'>the GAP gift card winner...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Here I am, finally getting around to announce the winner of the $50 Gap gift card! Thank you so, so much for all the fabulous jean-ish (or jean-y?) feedback - and thank you to every single person who took the time to enter. I love you guys. Even more than jeans, actually, which is kind of saying a lot.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Feel special.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Anyway, without further ado, I'm happy to announce that the winner of the gift card is the lovely Jennifer, who blogs &lt;a href="http://jenniferberthiaume.blogspot.com/"&gt;over here&lt;/a&gt;. Hurrah for Jennifer! And here is what she had to say in her comment on &lt;a href="http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/skinny-jeans-giveaway.html"&gt;the giveaway post&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="the GAP gift card winner! by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3934668791/"&gt;&lt;img height="239" alt="the GAP gift card winner!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/3934668791_bcd20c1380.jpg" width="500" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Congrats Jennifer! You're going to be looking ridiculously awesome in whatever you decide to pick out with your gift card! (I say go for the skinny jeans, then we can be twinsies.) And I totally hear you on being a cheapie girl when it comes to shopping. Amen, sister.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And thank you again to everyone who took the time to enter this giveaway! I wish I could take you all on a Gap shopping spree, but I'm not sure if that's in the cards. But who knows. I'll talk to my people. (Actually, I don't have people. I just like to sound cool. You can ignore me now.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-2929872853366390934?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/2929872853366390934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=2929872853366390934' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2929872853366390934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2929872853366390934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/gap-gift-card-winner.html' title='the GAP gift card winner...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/3934668791_bcd20c1380_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1893581886440321296.post-2908821688377614769</id><published>2009-09-10T16:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T17:48:43.214-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brand enthusiast'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='things I wear'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GAP: Born to Fit'/><title type='text'>skinny jeans &amp; a giveaway...</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="GAP: born to fit! by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3907478065/"&gt;&lt;img height="500" alt="GAP: born to fit!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3907478065_62a73a019c.jpg" width="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a title="GAP: born to fit! by wishcake, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishcake/3908256790/"&gt;&lt;img height="500" alt="GAP: born to fit!" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2675/3908256790_1cbefb781d.jpg" width="333" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;[&lt;a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=48599&amp;amp;vid=1&amp;amp;pid=673957"&gt;linkage to my skinny jeans, here&lt;/a&gt;!]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;I was recently given the opportunity to be a Gap Brand Enthusiast - which is, um, the greatest thing ever. Thanks to Gap and &lt;a href="http://www.brandabouttown.com/"&gt;Brand About Town&lt;/a&gt;, I've been able to get some ridiculously awesome things from Gap (for freee!) and was also able to throw a ridiculously awesome party in Hollywood with a bunch of my friends. Who would have thought that I'd be given such an amazing opportunity, simply because of &lt;a href="http://www.yourwishcake.com/"&gt;my blog&lt;/a&gt;? Definitely nothing I ever planned on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Let's just say I've pretty much been in non-stop "SQUEEEE!" mode for a while now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The party in Hollywood was definitely one of the highlights of this whole thing. I co-hosted my party with &lt;a href="http://www.nicoleisbetter.com/"&gt;Nicole&lt;/a&gt;, and had a lovely time! We were pretty much treated like celebrities for an evening, which every girl should experience at least once. (Or seventeen times.) They treated us to dinner at The Ivy beforehand (I was seriously disappointed at the lack of celeb action - I mean, where is an Olsen Twin or &lt;em&gt;Twilight &lt;/em&gt;cast member when you need one? SERIOUSLY.) and then we headed over to the Gap store on Robertson Blvd. that was closed to the public for the evening, and open for just the ladies at the party!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Highlights of the evening:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Every person receiving a coupon for a FREE PAIR OF JEANS AHHHH.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Random dudes walking around with mini grilled cheese sandwiches, brownie bits dipped in chocolate, other random tiny foods that were seriously delightful, and mmmm...wine!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Hanging out with a bunch of my friends all under one roof (which was slightly overwhelming because I am SO NOT GOOD at parties and trying to make sure I mingle with everyone - hello, panic attack).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The amazing employees who helped everyone find &lt;em&gt;just the right pair&lt;/em&gt; of jeans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Free digital camera! Free flip video camera! Gahhh!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Taking forever to decide on what pair of jeans to get because I'm apparently a non-decision maker. (Thankfully I was surrounded by a bunch of people who helped me decide on some adorable skinny jeans - as seen in the photos above!)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The whole experience really changed my view of the Gap brand - and I'm not just saying that because they gave me free jeans. Honestly, I haven't really shopped there since I was sixteen and sweater vests were in style (because they had the best sweater vests, obviously). I always saw their clothes as "older" and didn't think that they would really appeal to me as a twenty-something. Also, I am always wary about jeans in general, because shopping for jeans is the devil and I can rarely find a good length or fit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Having said all that, I definitely recommend this new line of jeans. (Check out all the styles &lt;a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=5664&amp;amp;mlink=5058,1328493,3&amp;amp;clink=1328493"&gt;heeeere&lt;/a&gt;!) From what I saw, and from the feedback I heard from the other ladies at the party, I know the jeans are high quality - and worth the $60-$70 pricetag. I'm a total cheapskate when it comes to clothes, but I think we all know that when you find the perfect pair of jeans, it's work the little extra. (And these are much cheaper than a freaking designer pair!) I say at least give a pair of these babies a whirl! They had so many fits and styles - all ridiculously gorgeous. And also? I WEAR A SIZE TWO. WHAT. Apparently their sizes run large, so you'll be able to squeeze your bootie into a smaller size than your used to, which, as a female, is definitely good for the soul.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;BUT THAT'S NOT ALL! (Yes, it was necessary for me to scream that information.) I also have a $50 gift card in my hot little hand (no, really, it's seriously hot right now) that I'll be sending to one of my readers! Simply leave a comment telling me your own, personal favorite style of jeans before Monday, Steptember 14 rolls around. (Make sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win!) Only one entry per person, puh-lease, and I'll announce the winner on Monday. Excited yet? WELL, I AM!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;And in case you're bored (or even if you're not) here's the video I made from our party - enjoy!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;object height="300" width="400"&gt;&lt;param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6259641&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6259641&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=1&amp;amp;show_byline=1&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=&amp;amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/6259641"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;that one time we got free jeans.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/user205102"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;wishcake&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt; on &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Vimeo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1893581886440321296-2908821688377614769?l=wishcakereviews.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/feeds/2908821688377614769/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1893581886440321296&amp;postID=2908821688377614769' title='108 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2908821688377614769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1893581886440321296/posts/default/2908821688377614769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wishcakereviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/skinny-jeans-giveaway.html' title='skinny jeans &amp; a giveaway...'/><author><name>your wishcake.</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-51DxleqQ_d4/TwozMivxD_I/AAAAAAAABuo/6-huMXx3DFU/s220/IMG_2914_2.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3907478065_62a73a019c_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>108</thr:total></entry></feed>
