mug swap 2012

I recently participated in a mug swap, hosted by Kim.
She organized the whole sha-bang.
And with over 240 participants, that's a ton of work, so thanks, Kim for all you did to make this swap amazing!

So, this mug swap - buy a mug, mail a mug, get a mug.

Sounds like fun, right?!

Who doesn't love a pretty mug to help start the day?

Full of coffee, of course.

It went like this:

Sign up, get e-mailed a person's information for whom you are to buy a mug.  A completely different person (from the person you're buying for) gets your name and sends you a mug.

It's like a chain of mugs.  A mug chain, if you will.

The person I was to buy for, was someone I actually kinda "know", so that made it all the more fun!  (She's an Instagram galpal and a fellow blogger.)

The shops around here, pretty much, consist of Ross and Walmart.  I knew I wasn't going to find "just the right mug" at either of those stores, so I turned to online shopping.

I had been eyeing this mug for myself...I even had it pinned on Pinterest.  I had to have it.  Even if it was only for a day and then to be sent off to it's forever home.  I kinda love her.  Yes.  Her. 

She's pretty, no?

So I packed her up, with a few other little goodies, and sent her on her way.

A week, or two, after I sent my mug off, I received this one, from my new blog friend, McCall.

She sent a sweet, little mug with a ton of goodies!

I love how classic and timeless the mug is, it's just right.

And how did she know I love anything peppermint?!

The icing on the cake was that I won the give-away that went along with this mug swap!

Craziness.

I don't win things, so this was such a shock.

And we were nearly out of coffee on a tight budget month - total blessing!

I can't start my day without a cup.  Or two.

Kim sent me all this goodness.

Hannah sent me two pairs of beautiful earrings.

You can get yourself a pair from her etsy shop.

Katy sent me this ridiculously fun print, I love it.

(You can check out all the goodness in her etsy shop here.)

When my husband saw it hanging by the coffee pot, I told him it should read, "I love you more than coffee (after the first cup)".

I was kidding.

Mostly.

And Lindsay sent me these beautiful, colorful coffee notecards (along with an obscene amount of other goodness).

She pretty much oozes talent - browse her etsy shop, you're sure to find something you love.

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This mug swap was a ton of fun - I can't wait to participate again next year!

Thank so much, Kim, for hosting it!

mug swap

I just signed up to get involved with a mug swap!  How fun is that?!  

Wanna get it on it?

Click the above logo to find out how!

a new address

After editing my blog so many times, something got screwed up somewhere.  It has been driving me crazy (for many, many months) that as you scroll down to the end of the "old blog", my posts seem to repeat themselves and the layout had gotten jumbled.  I haven't been able to get to the root of the problem, so I finally decided to start over. 

I can't use the same web address since it's already taken (by the old blog), and I don't want to delete the old blog - at least not yet.  I worked hard on it and have lots of great pictures and recipes posted, so for now it stays (plus you can always refer back to it if need be).  You're just going to have to learn a new web address...that is if you still want to keep up with happenings in our home.  (Which I hope you do!)
So make a note of the new address:  www.tacsprouts.blogspot.com.

And remember, if you see something on my blog that tickles your fancy, I'd love to get a comment from you!  (It totally makes my day.)  Just click on the post title that you want to leave a comment on and scroll down until you see the comment box - then just comment away!  You can also "follow" me!  (Just click "follow" on the new sidebar and follow any prompts.)

p.s.  I re-posted the "finished" tour of our condo on this new blog site...just in case you missed it on the other one!  Enjoy :)