Goody Goody Gumdrops!

I have been an awful blogging friend because I haven't posted any of the sweet things I've received from fellow bloggers!

I participated in a summer swap at Sweet Tea Diaries and was paired with Kate at Nautical by Nature. I also won a giveaway at Life with Lulu and Pete.

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First up, the great package I received from Kate during the summer swap:

The box was full of nautical goodness!

• A whale dip bowl & matching whale spreader
• Whale & sailboat table cloth weights
• Too pretty to use "beachy" napkins...man, I wish the Atlantic was that shade of blue!
• Too pretty to use starfish plates done in a mosaic theme - hmmm...could this be inspiration for my kitchen table?!
• A little blue tin bucket for catching things
• A whale brag book
• An embroidered key fob with a sailboat & lighthouse - cute!
• Yummy handmade soap from her travels overseas
• And, sidewalk chalk for my kidlets!

Thank you, Kate...you really spoiled me!

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Next, I won the first of two follower giveaways over at Life with Lulu and Pete (head over there now because the 2nd follower giveaway is going on right now!).

I was quite surprised & oh, so happy when I found out I won. The package was sitting on my doorstep when we returned from our beach trip over the 4th of July holiday weekend. When I opened the box, this is what I found:

• A Vera Bradley Tic Tac tote in Raspberry Fizz - so bright, so colorful...I love it!
• A note cube made out of handmade paper
• Baking goodies - pretty cupcake liners and floral picks - I'll use these when Malia gets home because she's gonna love them!
• A pretty key chain (forgive me but I don't remember what the quote says...I'll edit this post later!)
• R.I.C.H. {Relax, it's cocktail hour!} cocktail napkins
• Yummy smellin' lotion from Bath & Body Works - Butterfly Flower
• Pretty note cards

Thank you, B!! You're awesome!

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It's always fun to receive something in the mail that isn't a bill!!

Can you tell that my kitchen counter is my #1 place of choice to photograph things?!