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)
Fun!
I love all things Fall!
I love that fall brings Aggie football. Which I grew up going to with my sweet Daddy, class of ’58. This has been my first football season without Daddy (who later took another generation to Kyle Field regularly – my son Reagan) so it’s been a bittersweet season but I still love that fall will always bring trips to Kyle Field and memories of my Dad who we lost this year to leukemia.
I love how the beautiful colors of the changing seasons cause me to pause from whatever I’m doing and acknowledge God’s wonder in their beauty. And I love pumpkin spice lattes!
What I love about autumn are pansies and mums, bonfires in our yard with extended family, big pots of homemade Chili and soups, and the cooler (but not cold) temperatures in our beautiful Smokey Mountains.
I love fall because that is when Bible study starts back up after the summer, I also love the “fall-back” time change because I feel like I get more sleep….at least one hour on one night :).
Fall reminds me of the shedding of old and the promise of renewed life!
I love fall, because I can step outside the door and SMELL the leaves! I know it sounds crazy, but there is something different about the fall air and I love it! Blessings to you all!
I love watching football (Roll Tide) and winning gifts for my wife from LPM!!!
Autumn reminds me of Mama…it was her favorite season…color changes just like life changes…all beautiful when looking through God’s eyes…some things must die away to show the full color of their beauty…but giving way to another season of life…Mama always looked for the beauty…
Really I love all things fall. I love the crisp air, the fall colors (only God could do such a glorious thing), love pumpkin and love Thanksgiving. My grandma used to hate fall because all of her flowers would die. But I have always felt that fall renews my soul. It’s a time for family friends and thankfulness. It’s very much my favorite time of the year!
You can’t beat a cool fall breeze while drinkin’ hot cocoa with some girlfriends outside in the gorgeous Rockies among the changing trees! I LOVE it! Thanks so much for a fun give away! I love you all!
Michelle Silveous
Colorado Springs, CO
I love cooler weather, sweaters, leaves changing, baking, and getting ready for the holidays!! 🙂
One of my favorite things about the first fall mornings here in Texas is letting my dog outside into the crisp refreshing air and watching her go ape-nuts crazy because she’s so excited for a break from the stifling heat of summer! Makes me laugh every.single.time. I am grinning just thinking about it.
First off I can not lie I love fall because I am getting older, and warm and cozy seems to feel warmer and cozier with every passing year! I just don’t remember clothes and blankets being made so soft, silky and utterly sink me into luxury snuggleeee! Not to mention the price, dare I say cheap! Oh have me chirpin like a fat and sassy hen!! Hee hee! Memory foam! No… I don’t remember havin any sinkable sweetness like that either! The lovely royal purples and blues, pumpkin orange and chrysanthemum yellow! Leaf me happily smilin to see the thermometer droppin 🙂
Alabama Football and Spiced Chai. ROLL TIDE ROLL!
Tanya McCalpin
Sheffield, AL
I love the colors of fall clothing!
I love the leaves as they change colors. My husband and I usually take a drive through WV. He laughs because I always point out the red leaves as they change. I love the orange, yellows and browns but the red mixed in stands out!
I love autumn because it means that snow is coming!!
I love how sensory Fall is…the sound of the leaves falling, the colors, the smell of crisp, cool air, even the sunlight is more glimmery and soft it seems. Oh yes and of course…football! 🙂
I love fall because it means warm p.j.’s will be needed soon, pumpkin latte’s, pumpkin bread, chicken dumplings, stew, soups, pumpkins, colored leaves, mums, cider, football,and the smell of the heater coming on for the first time. It is a start to a new season just like we can have a new season and it can be full of adventure. I am thankful that God is always changing things in our lives so we keep on experiencing life in new ways. I love how He changes the seasons so it is never boring or the same. He is the season maker. He is the Great I Am, and for that I am grateful. 🙂
I love the beautiful leaves: yellow, orange, red, brown. I love running outside in the cooler weather. Fall is so beautiful. I love crisp apples, warm soup, hot chocolate…knowing Thanksgiving is just around the corner–my favorite holiday because it is about giving thanks (and pecan pie).
I LOVE the cooler weather. We don’t really get “fall” around here, but I wish we did!
I love the changing colors of the leaves and roasting marshmallows over the fire pit. Also snuggling under the blankets.
Lana Bartos
Oh, only 1 thing…. I love that in all the Washington rain the leaves are on fire. In the gray there is so much beauty!
I love fall because I love the cool nights and warm days. I love cozy mornings, candles indoors, leaves changing and falling, apple cider, and most of all, college football. And football food. And Thanksgiving. And Thanksgiving food. And my first baby’s birthday, my last baby’s birthday, my birthday, and did I mention the beautiful leaves? I’ve also been known to go through a few cans of pumpkin for no good reason. Pumpkin dips, muffins, lattes, granola, oatmeal…I’ll stop. I love all the seasons, but fall is a great one. Thank you, Lord, for all these wonderful blessings.
I live in the valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I absolutely love the sight of the flaming red and gold mountains as the light of the setting sun shines on them.
I love fall because of the cooler weather. It feels so much better than the heat of the summer. I also love the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. This year my new grandson, daughter and son-in-law will be here to visit and eat turkey with us for Thanksgiving. That will be really fun.
Oh my goodness, what a wonderful giveaway! I’m in Texas too, so my favorite thing about fall is when the temperatures start to drop. Although today was 90 degrees here in Dallas!
Jenae Blake
I love fall because October is our anniversary. I love spending time with my husband in this beautiful Kentucky fall weather.
Lana Bartos
What I love most about fall is getting to move to a different wardrobe. I’m so ready to leave the capris/sandals behind for jeans and boots.
My favorite things about fall are PUMPKINS, anything made with pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks, celebrating my anniversary with the love of my life, and Thanksgiving!!! :))
I love fall and going to SEC football games and tailgating with my three children and husband…especially Vanderbilt games in Nashville.
Why I love fall: I love the first hint of cool air, the change in the leaves, a bright sun without the humidity,
the smell of wood burning, the rustling of the leaves as
the winds blows, high school football, college football,
fall retreats with my bible study group, trick or treat, and
in the last few years as a women with menopausal symptoms
it’s a relief to walk outside into the cool air and breathe. 🙂
I LOVE everything about Fall – cooler days, cozy flannels, soup simmering, the beautiful colors of God’s handiwork, and an extra hour when daylight savings time ends on Sunday! 🙂
I love fall! The colors are my favorite. And of course I love EVERYTHING pumpkin!
Football, boots, scarves, crisp air, and my birthday! 🙂
I love Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes!
I love fall and Aggie Football!! Whoop!
I love fall and Aggie Football! Whoop!
Sorry had to do it again forgot to add last name!
I love the crisp morning air and the return of scarves and boots!!I love the leaves and the reminder of the changing seasons, just as our lives bring so many seasons of change. I love the soups, the smells, the decorations….I just love it all!
Truthfully I embrace every season, not wishing for one or the other to hurry up, BUT when fall comes I truly embrace the changing winds bringing with them fall colors, fluttering leaves, pumpkins buttercream candles, bread in the oven, fireplace smoke soon to be smelled, a moment with a friend drinking a pumpkin spice latte, and knowing that one more season in my heart and life will change too! I love how God pursues me like a changing season rolling in- He won’t let me stay the same and that is why I welcome Fall, as I fall into His presence and know I can’t be left unchanged either!
Walking through the newly fallen leaves in jeans and my favorite old sweatshirt, feeling the crispness of the air on my face…
I live in Colorado, so I love the beautiful aspen trees
and their yellow colors! I also love the cooler weather
where I can wear vests and scarfs! Bring on fall!!
I like Fall because it means Change. Something New. It is as if God is giving us a visual representation of something new. Whether it is a change in us where we experience a more vibrant shade of love or joy.
Or the leaves falling to show us we will eventually shed and get new leaves. That place of a constant renewal and regeneration until Christ is formed in us so much that we recognize that Christ is in us and not us being like Christ.
Finally, I like the assurance in knowing, whatever season of life I am in, no matter what trial or tribulation, eventually the leaves will change and fall into something new.
I love everything about the fall….the glorious colors, the crisp air, and the way everyone seems to be a little more grateful for what God has given them. I love that I get a chance to spend a little more time with my 12 year old daughter as she gathers donations for the Room in the Inn ministry and the Urban Ministry Center, a center for the homeless here. I will especially enjoy this fall as it may be the last fall that I get to spend with my 17 year old for a while. He is trying to enlist in the Marines and if God is willing he will be with them next year.
Hi! My name is Angela. I love the way fall makes my 4 year old son pick up his toy shield and run outside on a windy day… and as the leaves blow toward him he yells “look at me, mama! are the leaves bouncing off me?” love.
The wonderful smell and taste of pumpkin bread (along with the cooler weather) is one of my favorite things about fall. Yum!
Fall,fall,fall,what I love about fall is the sound of school bus tires crunching fallen leaves, gray rainy days that call me to curl up by the warm glow of a fire, the spicy smell of a Starbucks Pumpkin Latte, a cold handful of pumpkin guts, giggling children craving pumpkins, chili warming on the oven and cool brisk walks in the evening dusk! Did I mention I like fall?
The cooler temperatures, the changes in the colors, watching God’s beauty turn to rich colors of umber and violet, my children jumping in piles of leaves, what’s not to love?!
Michelle Gills
LOVE everything about fall!!! Being able to put more blankets on he bed. Wearing sweaters. No more climbing into a steaming car. God is good in every season. :).