Pink Swap!

One of my favorite blogs to read is Monograms and Manicures--she is so stylish and has great party ideas, decorating tips, and all kinds of other awesome posts! A few weeks ago, she announced a Pink Bloggers Swap! As soon as I heard about it, I signed up---what could be better than a swap with PINK as the theme--yay!!

I was partnered up with Elyse and I am SO thankful for the fabulous gifts she picked out for me!

When my package arrived, I immediately knew I would love it because of this:

Anyone who writes in pink pen or marker will become an instant friend of mine! :)

When I opened the package (like a little kid on Christmas morning), I was excited to see:

Lots of cute bags and pink tissue paper!

Here are some of my goodies!

A cute candle, adorable post-it notes, a Lilly Pulitzer lip balm and  koozie, a super cute makeup bag, a set of pink and green note cards, and lots of fun stickers!!

In another bag was this absolutely adorable nail polish that I cannot WAIT to try: 

Pink sparkles! :) :)

And finally, this pretty pink glass box:

So pretty! I think I will use it to hold some of my favorite earrings!

I had a great time doing this swap! Thank you Elyse for my fabulous gifts and thank you Hopsy for organizing this fun event! :) :)

Glitz and Glam Blog Swap!

How the Glitz Stole Christmas swap was put together by two fabulous bloggers Lindsey from The Bargain Blonde and Raven from A Momma's Desires and Pacifiers. You seriously must read their blogs if you aren't already--hilarious!

I was super excited to be partnered with Sabrina from Sabrina Says --I love her blog! :) 

I was SOOOO excited when I opened my package and found tons of adorable gifts!

Cute card!

SUCH a cute glittery tree! I can't wait to find a spot around my house for this fun decoration!

An adorable glittery Christmas ornament! I love the color and how it sparkles!

Another super cute glittery ornament--I LOVE this! 

New nail polishes--- I LOVE red nail polish! Awesome! Can't wait to try these!

This cute umbrella! Perfect!

I love black and white, and I am always in need of an umbrella! I teach at a fantastic school that is a tiny bit overcrowded and thus, our 6th grade classes are in "learning cottages" outside of the main building and we have had SO much rain this year...(apparently Virginia is the new Ireland??) Many school days are spent walking briskly in the refreshing rain showers, while begging my students not to splash each other and to stay out of the muddy, wet grass and on the sidewalks...haha....

I have an umbrella at school, but it's kind of big..this one is the perfect size to fit in a bag or purse or my coat pocket--yay!! 

I love love love these Marilyn Monroe mugs! How cool are they??

And last but not least, this amazing eye makeup set--Ahhh!! I'm so excited to use this! I LOVE eyeshadow! 

Perfection! :)

Thank you Sabrina for my awesome gifts!! :)

A Very Bloggy Christmas!

I heard about A Very Bloggy Christmas gift swap put on by Laura from Between the Lines and Lil' Woman and decided it would be so fun to participate!! A chance to "meet" other bloggers and exchanging fun packages?? Absolutely!!! :) 

I was so happy to be partnered up with Meg from Through the Roses and was SO excited when my package arrived in the mail!

When I opened it, I found this: 

Cute box---check!!

  

And inside was all of this fun stuff:

Adorable bottle of hand and body cream that smells SO good--like flowers and apples!

Cute bottle of body scrub---YES! I love body scrubs and how smooth they make your skin feel! And this also smells fabulous!

And a brand-new Vera Bradley Zip ID holder! I was SOOOOOO excited to get this! 

 

I am ridiculously obsessed with Vera Bradley and use a Zip ID holder every day to hold my badge at school! (Hahaha, badge makes it sound much more important than what it actually is--A Public School County I Won't Name On this Blog ID card that has my name and a picture of me where I have a totally cheesy smile on my face haha (eww)...anyway totally off track!)

So the crazy thing is, I actually was JUST thinking to myself that I wanted to get a new one because my old one is a little ratty, so I was planning on asking for one for Christmas!

But now I have this adorable one--yay!!! I think I will save it for when we go back to school in January after the Winter Holiday Break... I might be in need of something bright and cheery then...hah...

Thank you so much Meg for the fabulous gifts!! :) :) :)