We want to help you.

Because, honestly?  You’re sounding a little desperate.

And my readers, well, we’re girls.  Or at least we once were.

So, girls, share your worst pick up experience, best pick up experience or your thoughts on how girls and boys shouldn’t ever speak to each other until they’re 40.

(Anything to help a brother out.)

One random commenter will win a $20 gift card to Starbucks.

(Any excuse to help a sister out to some much-deserved caffeine!)

I’m going out of town for the weekend, so you have til Monday morning to share.

And, Google Boy?

You might want to dial the desperation down just a little.

The winner of the random drawing is Gayle, commenter #12.

And this is kind of embarrassing…but my favorite song? Turned out to be “All I Want for Christmas is You” by Mariah Carey! I was sure that it was going to be something by the Transiberian Orchestra or Bing Crosby. But it’s just so…fun…it fits right into the season!

The first person to suggest this song won the giftcard, and that was Amy from P2P!

Thanks everyone for playing along!  I’m off to a hotel for a night away, now…more on that later!

Usually I have a hard and fast rule that Christmas does not make an appearance in our house until the day after Thanksgiving, but this year I needed a lift.

The problem is that most of my Christmas cd’s are in the attic, so I’ve been listening to the same 15 songs on my ipod for a month now.

I need some new music.

So, I am giving away two (2!) $15 itunes giftcards. To enter, tell me your favorite Christmas song- one that is actually downloadable by a specific artist, not just a generic carol.

One winner will be picked at random, and the other will go to whomever’s recommendation becomes my new favorite Christmas song.

All entries must be received by Friday, Dec 5th, and the winner will be announced Saturday.

Fa la la, ya’ll.

I just discovered that there’s a party in like four minutes!  Welcome!  Please ignore the pile of laundry that I didn’t have time to clean up.

My name is Christy, and I’d love to entertain you with a funny get-to-know-me story and post a few yummy recipes, but I have been sleep-deprived since the 4th of July when my youngest got sick and stopped breathing and I had to call 911.  

So instead I’ll just bribe you to hang out at my blog for a while with a giveaway.  Leave any comment to enter to win a $15 giftcard to Starbucks.  

If you take the time to leave a comment telling me the scariest moment you’ve had in recent memory, I’ll make it $20 instead.  I’ll choose the winner randomly on Sunday.

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In case you wondered.

Also, in case you’ve been wondering, Karen of Pediascribe won the Cold Stone giveaway.

If you didn’t read her entry, you should, I guarantee you’ll laugh!