Saturday, November 26, 2011

Extra ways to save money this Christmas...

Sometimes, it gets really hard to save money. However, Tiny Prints is offering an amazing deal that could help save you money on your Christmas cards... it works like this:

Buy a $25 Tiny Prints gift certificate and spend $100 on your holiday cards, and we’ll take $30 off your holiday cards order—plus, ship it for free. Use code 30OFFHOLGCERT at checkout until 11/27/11 at 11:59 pm (PT).Read more: http://blog.tinyprints.com/contests-and-promotions/an-exclusive-deal-you%e2%80%99ll-only-find-here/#ixzz1ep0Z6YsZ

That's an AMAZING deal! Now, what are you waiting for?!

It's that time of year again... :)

I absolutely LOVE the Christmas season. And yes, I say Christmas season...instead of Holiday season. I just feel like we can't lose sight of the real meaning these days. I use "Christmas" as much as I can, instead of Holiday.

With Christmas season comes family get togethers, decorations, remember the true meaning of Christmas, and one of my all-time-favorites: Christmas cards! I love receiving them...and even better, I love sending them!

Now, I like to have a unique card...something that sticks out. And this year, we have an amazing addition to add to our card. Our beautiful Lil' B! That being said...of course I wanted to show her off!

There are a lot of great places that have Christmas cards but, the one place that has caught my attention this year is Tiny Prints. They have such unique and adorable Christmas cards...I have such a hard time choosing which one would be my favorite! They make it really easy to find what you are looking for by having a filter on the left hand side. So, if you are wanting something with one photo, in portrait, and a 5X7 card... you can filter that! I added some pictures and played around with a few designs. This is the one that I think fits our family the most:












The reasons I really liked this card is because it really highlighted all of the members of our family. But, the one thing that is a priority to me is for the card to read "Merry Christmas"...and this one did!




Most of their cards allow you to have a back side printed as well. This would be the inside of my card as it would have a tri-fold. It's neat because, I was able to add a picture of our Lil' B when she was born with a little blurb on the inside. We never sent out birth announcements so, it's nice to combine a Christmas card and the announcement into one...after all, Christmas is truly about little miracles ;)


Do you have criteria for your Christmas cards? What are things that MUST be included?

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Busy!!!

We have been so busy with having a new baby - but, loving every minute of it!

I had every intention of going back to work following my maternity leave...boy, did things change! You can now call me a stay at home Mom. And I am loving every minute of it!

Brielle, was born on August 11, 2011, at 4:52 a.m. She is our pride and joy!! She is now cooing, rolling to her side, sleeping through the night, sucking on her hands, playing with toys, grabbing at toys, and smiling and *almost* giggling!

We lovvvve it! Can you tell there isn't much else going on in my life?! ;)

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Lazy, Lazy

Today, we are being lazy. And I love it. My husband, on the other hand, is going stir crazy. Poor guy :S

Either way, we spent an enjoyable weekend with friends in Detroit Lakes, MN. We woke up at 430 this morning to get on the road to beat the blizzard that was going to be hitting southern MN. Thank goodness we did -- it's been interesting so far! I am glad we made the decision we did!

Anyway, this is my sad attempt to get back into my blog writing. Come on Heather, you can do it!!