This Christmas season I participated in a Secret
Santa exchange with some of my favorite people…my fellow bloggers from the
Style Me Pretty Challenges!!! Love that
these ladies and I have become such great friends!! Deena, (our leader and
organizer of all things Style Me Bloggers Link-ups…God Bless her!!) of Shoes toShiraz organized the exchange for
us using an online system called Elfster.
So cute and super fun! I signed
up for Elfster and was able to get notifications when someone posted in the
group! It also had a cool feature where
you could create Wish lists. I didn’t
use this feature this time around though, because our exchange had a
stipulation…
We had to get the person we picked a gift specific to our
region! At first I had a tough time with
this! I wanted to send my person wine
from the Vineyards out East on Long Island . Little did I know you can’t ship alcohol
(which I for one, think is pretty silly!!! HAHAHA).
As for me, I was so excited to get my gift in the mail!!
Lana from Two Teens and their Mama was my Secret Santa. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her
blog! Be sure to check it out!! Living in Washington
State Seattle
area, she sent me some awesome treats!! Should have thought to take pics of the gifts before I opened them...I'll do better next year!! :)
Starbucks Hot Cocoa because their headquarters is Seattle !
Seattle Chocolates in a gift box shaped like the
ferry….which immediately made me think of Grey’s Anatomy and those aerial shots
of the ferry McDreamy takes to work! (I
know…I know…I watch too much TV! #solitarylifeprobs
And Sockeye Salmon, specific to the Pacific Northwest ,
in a beautiful gift box. Salmon is one
of my favorite foods. I knew I’d save it
for a special occasion! I have decided
to serve this as one of the entrees when I have Christmas Eve at my house. I’m
excited to tell my family about the Gift Exchange over dinner!!
Chocolate, Starbucks and Salmon...pretty much my favorite things all in one fabulous gift. THANK YOU SO MUCH LANA!! Love it all!!
Lana also included a sweet message on a gift tag that now
hangs in my tree!!
I had such a fun time participating in the gift
exchange. I was Sarah's secret sender. Check out what I sent along to her here! Who knew that 2014 would be
the year of the Style Me Challenges, and because of them, I’ve had the
opportunity to meet these amazing woman!
It really is all thanks to Alison and her idea to create these
challenges! It is with gratitude and
hugs that I say a big thanks!
If
you've been following my blog and thinking about joining one too, please read
my letter to Alison {here}! It's been a fabulous,
fashionable adventure!
Merry Christmas to you all!!
Katie
Merry Christmas to you all!!
Katie
Hmmm now I want chocolate and salmon lol!
ReplyDeleteGreat gifts!
ReplyDelete~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
acutelifestyle.blogspot.com
What a fun package! Great job Lana!
ReplyDeletePerfect regional gift. I love it!
ReplyDeleteLana really hit the nail on the head with her goody box for you. Great post, Katie. So glad to have met you through the challenges and looking forward to getting to know you even better in the coming year. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you liked your gift Katie! I was a little worried about the Salmon, because what if you didn't like fish? But my hubby talked me into it because it's so Seattle! Have a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE how she picked regional favorites! What a cool idea! Thanks so much for being a part of this. You ladies have been an incredible blessing to me this year!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great gift!
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