The Paraders • A Giveaway!

My friend Rachael of The Paraders is having a huge giveaway to celebrate the new website launch. I wanted to share this great opportunity with my readers so you can enter to win! Check out the info from Rachael below and make sure to click the links at the bottom of the post to find The Paraders all over the web. Hurry up and get your entries in, the giveaway ends on May 20th! :)

As a celebration of our website launch, we’re hosting a contest to win a $150 shopping spree!

How to enter: For one entry, follow this link and enter your email: CLICK ME!
For two entries, share this unique link with your friends: CLICK ME!

Email it, blog about it, post it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, you name it! For each entry that you refer, you automatically get 2 additional entries! Since there will only be one winner, to sweeten the deal we’re offering a 20% off coupon code to everyone who enters, including your friends that you refer! After submitting your entry, you’ll receive an email with your unique coupon code. THEY WILL LOVE YOU FOR IT! (Giveaway and coupon redemption ends 5/20/13)

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Cinco de Mayo Weekend!

Kat, me, Katharine, Jon ♥

Photo yoinked from Kat's Instagram!

Cinco de Mayo weekend was such a blast. On Saturday, Frank and I had a long journey ahead of us. We started the day in Brooklyn, having brunch with some college friends who I love dearly. I had my first ever Bloody Mary! I wasn't too into it though. Maybe it's an acquired taste? Anyhow, after brunch we drove down to Philly for a party at my friend Kerry's apartment. (Hey, Kerry! Start a blog!) I made a pretty sweet sangria in this GIANT mason jar I found at Target. I searched for "Cinco de Mayo cocktails" and found this recipe. It's called "Easy Grapefruit Sangria" and, like the name implies, it seemed easy enough to make. I thought it might not taste that great because the ingredients didn't sound like they'd mix well. Also, it's not really a Mexican (read: appropriate for Cinco de Mayo) drink because the main ingredient is Riesling, which is German. Ha! It turned out incredible, though. I will definitely be making it many more times. The ingredients are Riesling, grapefruit juice, ginger ale, and fruit. I used two small plums, an apple, a green pair, and a red pear. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I also made a game called "Pin the marg on the lady!" which took forever. Lots of people played even though there was no prize. ;) Kerry said she was going to laminate the cardboard so we can play it at other parties. And yes, that is the red dress/dancing lady emoji. The only bad part of this weekend was that I lost my new favorite ring. I never lose things so I'm more mad about it than I should be. I might have to head back to Francesca's and buy another one. :(

Happy Mother's Day!

Hope all you ladies had a lovely day. ♥