Ladies! I think a Friday afternoon deserves a celebration. We’ve almost made it through the entire work week! Woo hoo! We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This is always the hardest part of the giveaway because we’d love to gift all 3,911 of you, but alas, we cannot, which I guess is what makes a giveaway so fun. With that said, join me in celebrating our SIX beloved winners for this fabulous giveaway. Believe me when I say we here at the office are coveting each of the gifts and almost threw a fit when we realized we couldn’t enter the giveaway ourselves. We love fun stuff like this just as much as you do!
So, without further ado, congratulations to…
Grand Prize Winner: Cara Koski
Second Prize Winner: Ansley DuRant
Gift number 3: Victoria Gelberg
Gift number 4: Kim Tipton
Gift number 5: Anne Dailey
Gift number 6: Leslie Wood
If y’all would please email me (Lindsee) at [email protected] with your mailing address we willl get these prizes to you ASAP. We love y’all so very, very much. Thanks for playing along. Hope you each have a beautiful, fall weekend!
DEAR SIESTAS! THE MERE THOUGHT OF YOU IS MAKING ME GO ALL-CAPSY.
It has been FOREVER and then some but I have been thinking about you. I know I haven’t been in this here blog-space much recently but I can assure you that I’m still at LPM. My days are full since I’m working and going to school part-time. AGAIN. Yes, again. Somehow even when I vow to walk away for good, I end up right back in the classroom in some capacity. This time around I’m working slowly on a M.A. in Biblical Languages at Houston Baptist University. When I’m not researching something for a project at LPM, I’m taking a Greek class in the Septuagint and a Hebrew readings class in the Joseph narrative. Oh, and how could I forget to mention Winston Jeffrey Fitzpatrick?! A little over a year ago Colin brought home a baby rottweiler and our life has never been the same since (even when I desperately want it to be!). Winnie is SO, SO bad but we love him madly.
Here is W posing in my dining room. Or demanding a filet mignon cooked over medium, I’m not really sure.
Here he is again furious about having to wear his birthday hat:
But really, enough about us.
I want to talk about YOU and a fall giveaway we are doing because we love you and appreciate you.
Now, I should mention at this point that if you are one of those people who is SO OVER all the talk about pumpkin-flavored anything, then you will want to run for your life.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE.
Do I have a faithful fall remnant?
This weekend we had our first legit “cold-front” here in Houston. It was even down in the forties one night. Glory be! The crisp cold air in my lungs got to me in the best way possible and, of all things, I wanted to cook. There’s just something about fall that always brings me back to the kitchen. Nothing better than listening to a little Norah Jones or The Civil Wars with the windows cracked open, cool breeze dancing through the house, while a chili or stew simmers on the stove. I thought just maybe fall might do the same for some of you so the grand prize winner will get a red Le Creuset signature round dutch oven (red not orange like the one on the box).
I love it passionately and do not want to let it go. I even enjoy posing with the beloved dutch oven:
The second prize to be claimed is a $100 gift card to Pottery Barn because, let’s be honest, Pottery Barn during the fall season is heaven on earth:
Gift number 3 includes an amazing decorative pillow, fall flower arrangement, and Hill Country Home candle.
Gift number 4 includes a fun little clutch from Anthro, a scarf, several pairs of boot socks, and some gorgeous MAC makeup in fallish colors.
Here is Lindsee modeling the scarf. Love her and she can work a scarf better than anyone I know:
This MAC stuff is tough to photograph but fantastic (includes three eye shadow kits and two lipsticks in shades of Russian Red and Viva Glam III).
Gift number 5 has a bunch of fun stuff: Cook’s Illustrated Fall Entertaining magazine, kitchen towels, mulling spices, Hill Country Home candle (again this is one of my faves!), autumn cupcake decorating set, beautiful engraved silver dish, Trader Joe’s Pumpkin bread mix, and more.
Gift number 6 comes with a fun autumn welcome mat, potpourri, decorative kitchen towel, and my favorite ever mulled apple cider candle. DIVINE.
Here is Mom sorting out all the gifts. Isn’t she cute?
So dear friend, for a chance to win one of the six prizes, please leave a comment with your first and last name and tell us something you love about fall.
We love you so much,
Melissa
(Lindsee not pictured here ONLY because she was out of the office when we snapped this photo)
I love fall! Love the boots, scarves, sweaters and hot drinks!
Dori Cook
Spring Hill, TN
I love the colors of the leaves and they have been beautiful this year. I have one blazing red tree in my neighborhood that literally makes me want to stop and applaud when I drive or walk by.
PUMPKIN SPICED LATTE!!!!!
It’s a tie between all things apple — apple crisp, apple pie, apple sauce, apple cider — and the beautiful fall foliage here in upstate New York!
Love the giveaways! Love the cool weather of Fall, football games (Oklahoma even though I have lived in Texas 20+ years), venison chili, and trick or treating with my adorable grandson.
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT FALL…..most of all the smells!
I love fall because it’s getting cooler, the leaves are falling and I can really snuggle close with my husband and kids.
I’m a redhead….this is the one season when I feel at home inside nature’s pallet. It’s kinda cozy in a weird way.
I love the smell of smoke and falling leaves.
Baking and looking forward to Holidays.
My world seems to slow down and Oh how I need
to do just that.
The best thing about fall is walking through the forest on a carpet of crimson, orange and gold leaves. Even better is the wind pushing me along the street in my neighbourhood while the leaves do their delightful dance. I love the jewel tones that autumn brings into
my life. God is good!
I love bonfires and putting jeans back on. And I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE almost anything pumpkin flavored.:):)
I love everything about fall, especially anything pumpkin!
WOW!!! Amazing Fall Giveaway!! What fun!! 😉
There are so many reasons I am thankful for fall– the colors, the weather, the scents, the flavors, the holidays, the seasons (football and hunting). Basically, I love it all!
Fall is my favorite season! Love the cooler days and the warm nights at home with family!
Andrea Troyer
I am drooling over the dutch oven. Fantastic!
I like all things pumpkin.
Joy Goley – I love the vivid colors of fall….takes my breath away!
Ms. Beth, Melissa & Lindsee,
What a fun giveaway! Those are some serious gifts! Things I like about fall…boots, pumpkin tea, and beautiful sunsets while I’m driving home from work.
Thank you for your kindness to us!
Love,
Taylor
Tammy Elrod
The smell of burning leaves in a backyard campfire!
I love the way the fall leaves show their colors when the sunlight hits them, and of course, comfort food.
Rachel Brannon
I love the change in temperature–hooray for scarves and knee boots and sweaters! Also I so look forward to my family’s fall camping trip–soup, outside, family, campfires, s’mores, games. LOVE IT!
LOVE all things Fall up here in Michigan but especially the changing color of the leaves. And pumpkin : )
I love fall… But this fall is ESPECIALLY wonderful because it’s my first fall as a married woman! My husband and I have had a blast getting outside to enjoy the crisp air, decorating our home in the lovely fall colors & we have BOTH enjoyed all the yummy pumpkin & cinnamon recipes that abound during this time of year! Can’t wait for many more seasons together…
– Laura Beth Harpe 🙂
I love the cooler weather (well,as cool as it gets in Central Florida), wearing turtlenecks/jeans, and college football!! Go Gators!!
Everything!! Just the feel of it, the colors, boots,sweaters,and scarves,football games,pumpkin spice, everything!!!!
Fall, chunky sweaters, flannel sheets, down comforters, soup and hot coco. comfy days snuggled on the sofa. fires in the fire place. bright moons and star so bright. sun sets earlier and rises late. The days of old and stories told. The season has change to orange and gold. Warms the the heart and fuels the soul.
I love switching from iced tea to my favorite hot teas: India Spice Chai and Pumpkin Spice Chai. Ahhh- delightful.
There are a ton of reasons to love fall! Leaves changing color, family gatherings around campfire to make S’mores, chili or stew simmering in the crockpot all day, harvest moon, my son’s soccer games, and the cool brisk evenings with the beautiful fall sky just to name a few.
I love to see God’s handiwork in the trees!!! Getting closer the celebrating the birth of our Savior in December!!!!
Hannah
From Maryville, Tennessee
I love, love, love the gorgeous colors of our Great Smoky Mountains in the fall.
I love the clean crispness of the air, the beauty of the changing season, and the reminder to be thankful for all my blessings.
My favorite thing about Fall is gathering with family at Thanksgiving! Well, that and boots 😉
cool (maybe even cold!) nights, seeing your breath on the air, wearing neck scarves, seeing the amazing colors of fall leaves – and knowing that I’m not the one who has to rake them all up!! And crockpots – somehow it just doesn’t seem right to throw something in the crockpot when the weather is warm – but in the fall, oh baby!!
I love fall because it represents change.
Pumpkin Spice Lattes! Boots and scarves! Beautiful fall colors! Love.it.all!
Autumn is my favorite season! I love the beautiful colors and the crunch of the leaves beneath my feet! You Jesus girls are too sweet to think of us Jesus girls on the other side of this blog! God bless and keep you!!! Michelle Thomas, NH
Cool, crisp evening walks, the smell of burning leaves in the air, cold mornings when you want to stay under the covers, and watching the sun set and the moon rise.
Catherine Morningstar and my favorite thing I love about fall is cuddling in front of the fireplace
Flowers, Asters, Leaves, Lots of hot chocolate!!!!
What fun fun gifts! Thank you for the chance to win! My favorite thing about fall is cooler weather and little league baseball with my two boys!
I love fall because it reminds me that our God is sovereign! “And He changeth the times and the seasons;…” Daniel 2:21 n
I love baking with my family. I love after a long busy day snuggling in my bed with my children and reading books, saying prayers over them and kissing them goodnight. I cuddling with my husband and taking long walks in the wet leaves. I am blessed to be able to enjoy our Oregon’s fall:)
My favorite thing about Autumn is remembering my Daddy and oldest sister as their birthdays are in November. So there is great thanksgiving in our family and anticipation of the return of Jesus!
I LOVE the cool crispness in the air, the beautiful fall leaves changing and truly seeing God create a masterpiece with golds, reds, oranges and yellows. I love pumpkin spice lattes and so much more 🙂
I love the peak of fall foliage here in the Midwest!
Dana Nichols– I love Fall because of the nip in the air and beautiful colors. I love Fall colors in my home, in my wardrobe and all over God’s creation!
Amy Bennett…I love my flannel sheets and pumpkin spice lattes!
Shirley Green – I love fall because as the days become shorter my daughter and I are literally in the car on our way when the sun is rising and the sun is setting, and we talk about how God is painting a beautiful picture just for us as the colors spread across the sky. Honestly, it began as a way for me to cope with long days at work and for her long days at daycare then later on to school. We just had to make something positive out of our long days. It is so precious to hear my soon to be eight year old to point out the colors God has chosen for us that particular day! We love fall so much because God seems so much closer in the crisp air. And it reminds us of a glimpse of how He cares for us each day.
Shirley
I love the beautiful colors of the leaves, especially when the sun shines through them! God is so creative!! 🙂
Amanda Borders
Cool crispness in the air, fallen leaves. Changes in the sky.