Christmas Giveaway 2016: Day One!
Christmas is T-20 days away! I’m so excited! This week I’m giving away some of my favorite things each day as a thank you for everyone following along and loving on my blog! Each day there will be a new giveaway. Each giveaway will be open for a week and the winner will be announced the following week! Tag your friends and family and spread the love!
Today I’m giving away a blanket scarf to one lucky winner thanks to Blooms and Linen! I love a good blanket scarf and Blooms and Linen. 🙂 This is perfect for yourself, a friend, or any Christmas gift! It’s warm, cozy, and can be mixed and matched with so many outfits! Be sure to enter the rafflecopter below!
Also, if you’re searching for an easy holiday appetizer for a party or even for Christmas Day, look no further! My Spinach Dip and Soda Bread is perfect for this time of year!
Be sure to check back tomorrow for another giveaway! Happy Monday!
*A huge thank you to Blooms and Linen for helping with this giveaway!*
Thank the Lord for Fridays! As always I’m sharing some of my favorites from the week!
The last few years I have made my Grandma’s Sweet Potato Dish for Thanksgiving. This year was no exception! I cherish this recipe and wrote it in my 
Black Friday sucked me in and I treated myself to 
Monday starts a week of giveaways as a huge thank you to everyone for reading and following along! Make sure you check each day next week for a new giveaway! Follow me on
It’s all about Christmas traditions today. I’ve realized I want to be really intentional about traditions but I also want to strike a balance of letting them form on their own.
Two. We stop at least once during the holiday season and get a drink from Starbucks. Of course they come in the festive red cups. 🙂 
Three. We read the Christmas story together.
Five. We don’t exchange gifts. Here’s the thing. Like I mentioned, our first Christmas together, we were dating for a month and exchanged gifts. It was so fun to see what each other picked out, especially so early on.I bought Eric a watch and Eric bought me a blue and white striped blanket because I have an obsession with blue and white stripes. I also love a cozy, soft blanket to sleep with, sit on the couch with, or really just cuddle up with. He would spray it with his cologne before he left to head home since we lived two hours apart. It was extremely sweet and as I type this post, I’m cozied up with it. He also wrapped it in peppermint wrapping paper because I love all things peppermint. I basically knew I would marry him at that point. 😉
What’s a girl to do when her curiosity is running wild and she just wants to give what everyone is raving about a try? Give in. Sometimes it’s A-OK to do just that. 🙂 A few months ago I gradually started using essential oils. Since I wasn’t sure about which oils I would use the most, and knew I wanted to try diffusing some of them, I splurged and bought the starter kit. However, when I realized the value of the kit, it definitely wasn’t a splurge. It was a steal! I received 11 oils, a diffuser, samples, magazine and a free oil from that month in the starter kit! The price of about three oils and the diffuser is the entire price of the kit. Today through Sunday I’m offering a $15 credit on any order of Essential Oils when you buy a starter kit from me!  Send me an e-mail (stephster08@gmail.com) or direct message me on 
I’m late to the What’s Up Wednesday party but better late than never. Right?! 😉
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I’ve also been sipping on 
Italy! Eric and I are about to book our flights and so many memories are coming back from this trip! Italy is one of my favorite countries and I am thrilled to be going back! 
This has been on non-stop. 🙂 
The extent of my reading lately has been cookbooks!
