Christmas Blog Swap Gift Reveal

Sooo I signed up for the 2nd year of the Canadian Christmas Blog Swap: Favorite Things.

I just absolutely love getting things in the mail!!

Last year I received a gift from Alison!! You can read about that here.

This year I was partnered up with Lindsey from A Running Tale - from my 2nd favorite province Alberta!

She sent me the cutest box:

With the cutest card:

And this is what else she sent:

 

What was included:

- mini eggs

- bath and body works body lotion & hand sanitizer

- chocolate covered pretzels

- bean soup mix

 

 

I am hoping she gets her soon!! Mail can be soo slow!!! I just love sending Christmas cheer!!

 

Yesterdays to-do list ended up being today's as well. Not because I didn't try to accomplish it all, it just didn't go as planned. The cookies took longer than planned and I am actually still icing them because I got too tired to finish them last night. The present wrapping will be happening this evening. I'm ever hopeful to get them finished!

 



Eryka's Spring Must Haves

Hi Life As I Know It readers! I am Eryka from abcde.

Ashley and I are swapping blogs for the day. {exciting huh?} I am going to tell you a little about myself and my blog as well as share some of my must have spring items. Does that sound ok? Alright. Awesome-sauce!


My blog abcde, is where I post about my life as a wifey, post things that inspire me and things I love. I have really worked at making my blog a place where I can be myself. I wrote a post a while ago about why I blog. You can read it here.


You are probably wondering what abcde stands for. Well, I'll tell you. It's my husband and I's initials all mixed up. A-my middle name Ann B-hubby's middle name Bruce C-our last name Clark D-hubby's name Daniel E-my name! Pretty neat huh? I think so!


So, now that you know a little more about my blog. Time to share my Spring must haves. This Spring I am loving all the pastels and bright colors out. All the colored skinny jeans are so cute. I still need to get me some asap. Also, stripes. I am in LOVE with stripes these days. Can't have too many. Also, I always love a good wedge shoe. Here are a few things I am swooning over from the web.

Thank you so much for reading. Now that you know more about my blog. Feel free to stop by and say hi! I love new readers and love checking out new blogs to read. Hope to see you all there! xoxo

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Picture Post

You might just get a two post blogger today!!!

Here is my blog swap gift from sweet Alison, I hope I photographed it all!!! (I forgot the soap)

Excuse the phone picture, it is all I am able to use right now... but the quality is much better than my old phone!!

LOVED EVERYTHING!! The cats even loved the elastic around the cafe mocha jar!!!

Here are the typography photos I did:

They were soo much fun to do!!!

Excuse the curtains, we had just begun tearing it apart when I realized I didn't have any before pictures!

the rug was even already pulled up!

Naked window

Outside looking towards the patio

Standing on the patio looking in!!

and now....

Naked, but wow, what a difference. Now I need to get on the curtain painting!!

I have put on the old ones for now!

I forget what else I needed to post pictures of, but this will do for now!! I hope to be back for what I am loving Wednesday and Oh So Pinteresting, depending on how my day is of course!!!