Monday, October 3, 2011

"A Thank You" Giveaway!

Happy October ladies! 
And with October comes my birthday too!

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 In celebration of my birthday month and reaching 400 followers...
and  i know only about 5% of you actually read and comment on a regular basis...
i want to say a big THANK YOU through a giveaway!

I hope you participate because i REALLY do appreciate 
all your thoughtful comments on a daily basis.  
When i want to be serious and or silly, you hang in there with me.  
And for this i am grateful.  
And in keeping with Oprah's theme of giving back on your birthday...
because God has blessed me so much & continues to...
i want to give away some of my favourite things to celebrate.

I really wanted to give-away an ipad (even though i have yet to get one) 
but Mr. Pancakes thought that would be too much 
and i would've probably rigged the giveaway just so i WIN!

Without further adieu, 
here are the goodies that celebrates Teams Pancakes 
(really Mrs. Pancakes) 
while they live, love and laugh!

Here are the goodies:

Live
 $15.00 Starbucks Giftcard 
(just because i love starbucks 
and they give you free drinks on your birthday)
you gotta eat-drink right and what better place to do it than at Starbucks.
Enjoy something sweet and pumpkin-y on us!



Love
Five Lanuages of Love (by Dr. Gary Chapman)
When Team Pancakes and i first started dating, we read this book and it was so helpful. 
It was one of the best things we could have done in the beginning. 
The book helped us to know how to show each other LOVE 
through simple actions that spoke to our emotional needs.
And almost four years later, we are married and continue to use our Love Language daily!



Laugh
Coming to America
True Coversation: 
Mr. P says:
what u doing tonite
Mrs. P says:
home...watching movies most likely, urself?
Mr. P says:
i dont know / r u a big dvd person i am
Mrs. P says:
i am...what's ur ffavoirte movie?
Mr. P says:
if u guess right we should get married tonite!
Mrs. P:
lol...give me three small clues
Mr. P:
3 thats too many
Mrs. P says:
fine...one really good one
Mr. P says:
ok...Africa
Mrs. P:
coming to america.........
Mr. P says:
oh s**t that was too easy..

 Seriously, true story.  
Clearly he was surprised...
Mr. Pancakes didn't marry me THAT night 
but he eventually followed through on his promise.  
This movie makes us laugh out loud. I mean we quote it on  a regular basis.

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There you have it, the items for our first giveaway.
Just a little something to say THANK YOU 
for reading, commenting and sharing in our adventures!
We I really do appreciate it!

The RULES
*Enter
*Enter
*Enter
*there will be three winners (one for Live, Love & Laugh)
*you can enter for all three if you choose or just your favorite

Four possible entries: (leave a comment for EACH)
- Be an official follower via Google Friend Connect (mandatory entry)
- Tell me some of your fav. things that makes you live, laugh and love
- Follow me on Twitter here (if you want to!)
         -TELL me which item of the giveaway you want! (mandatory entry)

The giveaway will run until October 25th, 2011!
Winners will be announced on my brithday!

96 comments:

Heather said...

Awesome giveaway! I'm a follower!

Heather said...

A couple things that make me live, laugh and love are traveling to new places, heading to the country for wine tasting and going to Disneyland when I visit my family.

Heather said...

I follow on Twitter @Bicoastal_Bride.

Heather said...

My fave is the Starbucks card, but I'd be excited to win any of these!

TiAnna Mae said...

This is so neat! The things that make me live, love, and laugh are the Holy Spirit and mi familia. I'd love any of the items you're giving away.

tiannamae.blogspot.com

Desiray said...

First of all I want to say Happy Birthday to you..and second I think what you are doing is Awesome to give them this lovely giveaway you have such a sweet spirit and I know your readers who follow you daily already know this just like I do...congrats on your birthday and for your followers you have...

AubreyLaine said...

I would most want the Starbucks card, but I would love any of the prizes!
littlegray88 at yahoo dot com

AubreyLaine said...

I follow via twitter
littlegray88 at yahoo dot com

AubreyLaine said...

God and family makes me live, love & laugh!
littlegray88 at yahoo dot com

Babydreams2011 said...

Love this idea! I am down with the starbucks card and Coming to America, one of our favorite movies too!

Some of my fav things that make us live laugh love:

Live- Family and our pursuit of a baby..

Laugh- Movie Night, stories we tell each other about the others day and family again, LOL!

Love Building our life together in our first home.. :)

Sunshine Blossoms said...

I am a follower via GFC!

Sunshine Blossoms said...

I follow you on Twitter now!

Sunshine Blossoms said...

Live laugh & love:
My hubby and I love the outdoors. We have the most fun taking our little man to the park, going for walks and bike rides. We are big movies watchers and I only watch happy/funny movies! I hate depressing or scary movies. We love watching Friends or King of Queens together.

Sunshine Blossoms said...

The 5 love languages book is SUCH a good one. We have it, too! I must live under a rock because I've never heard of Coming to America! I should probably put that on my mental list of movies to watch. :) And you can't beat Starbucks--I LOVE that place. I'd be happy to win a gift card there! :) This is a fun giveaway. And congrats on 400 followers -- that is awesome!

Theodora Ofosuhima said...

What a sweet great gesture for your readers.

Something that make me

live is water and ice, these days I can't get enough of it.

Love getting ready for our new phase in live where we will see our love riflected in anouther human being. Share our love for nature with the little person is something that warms my heart.

Laugh watching funny television programmes and movies, like Coming To America - both hubby and I love watching it and I was thinking about it the other day.

So if I ever win I would go for Coming to America :)!

Thanks for hosting this giveaway.

Rod and Alex - aka: "Rolex" said...

Hello there Mrs. P! I am an avid follower and I would love to go for "Coming to America" because that is one of my FAVORITE EM movies! My other favorite is Trading Places (just watched it the other night, actually). And Rod hasn't seen CTA yet (can you believe it???!!!)! Crazy!

Live: Red Tree Wine and Dubliner Cheese. Couldn't live without them! I could use some right now...but it's only 9am...and I'm at work. ;)
Love: Rod
Laugh: Watching the "Big Bang Theory" with Rod. Sometimes I laugh so hard I cry...It's the nerd in me!
I will find you on Twitter as soon as I finish this comment!

Happy Monday!

K. Elizabeth @ YUMMommy said...

Congrats on reaching 400!!

Unknown said...

Happy birthday!!! October seems like it would be a fun birthday month. :)

~ Angela
grahamandangela.blogspot.com

Mrs. H said...

Oooh a giveaway!! I would love the book!! I've been meaning to read that book...well actually I've been meaning to buy it first then read it.
Live: for helping others,spending time with my hubby and traveling.
Love: my hubby Chris and our fur babies
Laugh: at myself and all the curve balls life has thrown my way, at my fav comedian Kat Williams or lately at the vids hub finds on youtube.

October is going to be a fab month. Have a wonderful birth month and congrats on reaching 400!!!

Anonymous said...

I'm a follower!

Anonymous said...

Live: I live for the weekends. Seriously. If I had to work weekends I would not be a happy camper.

Laugh: Watching Mr. Tattoo and Little Miss Tattoo dance together.

Love: My family and the journey we are about to take together. I love watching them sleep and think that I will have them every day forever!

Anonymous said...

I will be following you on Twitter when I get home. @tattoosandlace
So count this!

Anonymous said...

I would love to win the Five Love Languages. Mr. Tattoo isn't winning a prize for the best man to express his feelings. lol I think this would really help him and make him feel like he can do it without sounding like a girl.

Anonymous said...

Non entry time: Happy Birthday and congrats on making 400 followers!!!

Brown English Muffin said...

Happy birthday!! Mine was yesterday as well.

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday!
I am your follower and although I do not comment enough I DO read your blog! :)

congrats on the 400 followers.

sherri lynn said...

I'm an official GFC follower now! :)

sherri lynn said...

I would love to win the LIVE giveaway because I'm pretty much obsessed with Starbucks! :)

sherri lynn said...

Some of my favorite items that make me

live: caffeine! I'm a mess without it!

laugh: Friends episodes!

love: spending time with my hubby - it makes me love him even more!

sherri lynn said...

I follow you on twitter! I'm @sherrilynnpuz :)

Unknown said...

awesome giveaway mrs. p following on gfc

www.iwouldsorockthis.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

I want the starbucks gift card


www.iwouldsorockthis.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Something that makes me laugh is your blog I know I've told you this once before but it's true I really do LOL when I read your posts :)

www.iwouldsorockthis.blogspot.com

Bravoe Runway said...

Congratulations, you are doing great, and 400 is a fantastic milestone! I'd love to enter your giveaway and the giftcard please! I am following you via google friend connect as well as twitter. What makes me smile, songs from the 80s!

Mrs. K said...

Happy Birthday and Congratulations on 400 followers. Wow that is awesome. I have been gone for a few months and your number of followers sky rocketed. That is great-- you go girl :). I like this post and I reaaally like giveaways. LOL. I would like the book The Five Love Languages. Been married for 3 years but it's still important to work hard at it and I think this would be helpful :). My husband and my family make me live laugh and love!

Tatiana said...

happy birthday month girly and congrats on all those followers!
Something that make my heart happy is traveling to different places and eating different food! That being said, your Starbucks card is calling my name :-)

Kim said...

Congratulations on 400 followers. That's great but expected because you have a great blog. What a great giveaway and I would love to enter. I follow via GFC.

Kim said...

My girls makes me live, laugh, and love!

Kim said...

I'm now following you on twitter via @BossLadyKC.

Kim said...

I would love to win the book!

Unknown said...

I follow via GFC!

Unknown said...

My husband and kitty make me live laugh and love :)

Unknown said...

I follow you on twitter!

Unknown said...

Personally I'd love the love languages book!

Sophia Chang said...

Aren't I glad I'm a follower! :)

Sophia Chang said...

When I'm really desperate for a quick laugh, I watch Family Guy.

Sophia Chang said...

following as sophthewriter

Sophia Chang said...

The $15 gift card, which I will promptly give to my significant other to help his addiciton.

THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

Awh what a fabulous giveaway! Yay for bdays and yay for 400 followers :) I'm one of them! xoxo

THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

The love of my life J inspires me everyday to live, laugh and love. Also my family and just my inner joie de vivre :)

THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

I'd love the starbucks gift card because I'm a junkie :)

THE ALTERNATIVE WIFE said...

Following you on twitter now too @altdawn :)

Unknown said...

live, laugh, love.

my faith, my husband and my baby moo (my blog too!;)

Unknown said...

starbucks, please! :)

his little lady said...

this is so great girl! and happy birthday!! i just adore oprah so i love this idea of giving back! you will definitely be rewarded in the long run! hope you get your iPad!!
xo TJ

henning love said...

great giveaway~ i love that five love languages book! and my husband would love the starbucks gift card, following you of course :-)

henning love said...

things that make me live is the chance i can make a different in someone's life today, that i can shine some of God's love on them, laugh at my husband's humor he is always telling a joke and love him so much and love when our dogs are being funny and playable and just so darn adorable!

henning love said...

i would want that starbucks gift card because i would give it to my husband so he can get all the starbucks he wants without feeling guilty when he does because we dont' have a lot of extra money

Faith said...

my birthday is in October too! i knew you were awesome, haha!

congrats on 400 followers!!!

Monique said...

There is one thing that makes me live, laugh, love and that's my 3 year old. He brings me joy with his very existence. It doesn't get any better than that.

I would like to be entered into the book drawing.

Faith said...

i would love the starbucks gift card! :)

Faith said...

God makes me live, hubby makes me love and my family makes me laugh!

Faith said...

and i'm sure you know i am a follower!

Vanisha @ Vanisha's Life In...Australia said...

That was just the cutest conversation ever!

LifenotesEncouragement said...

i eould like the starbucks card

LifenotesEncouragement said...

i am a follower

Dee said...

I am a follower via gfc as Dee :)

deeg131 at gmail dot com

Dee said...

I follow you on twitter @deegee13

deeg131 at gmail dot com

Dee said...

I would choose the starbucks card because I love their pumpkin spice latter :)

deeg131 at gmail dot com

Dee said...

My friends and family make me live laugh and love. And dancing does as well! :)

deeg131 at gmail dot com

chris said...

i follow you on gfc as christina!

chris said...

i would choose the starbucks giftcard! i love their winter flavors!

chris said...

i follow you on twitter as cg689!

chris said...

some of my favorite things that make me live laugh and love are family dinner nights! everyone's together and it brings us back to what really matters

Angela Alpaugh said...

New follower on GFC! I love your blog, sweetheart! My favorite is the Starbuck's card!!

Angela Alpaugh said...

My favorite I wouod choose is the Starbuck's gift card!

Angela Alpaugh said...

I live, laugh and love through my new husband and his family who has become my answer to prayer for one big happy family!

Elle Sees said...

i follow!

LaNeshe said...

Hooray for giveaway! I am a follower on Google Friend Connect.

LaNeshe said...

Favorite things that make me live, laugh and love are my husband, performing and my family.

LaNeshe said...

I am now following you on twitter @nesheaholic

LaNeshe said...

I would love the Starbucks gift card, I've been wanting to try their salted caramel mocha!

Hannah {Culture Connoisseur} said...

I follow you on GFC!

Hannah {Culture Connoisseur} said...

Honesty and a sense of humor helps me live, laugh and love.

Hannah {Culture Connoisseur} said...

I want the star bucks card because I think I already have that book.:)

Hannah {Culture Connoisseur} said...

I now follow you on twEEter with @myeclecticlife

Unknown said...

Congratulations on your first Giveaway! I'm so proud of you :) I am of course a follower of your blog!

xoxo
Katie

Unknown said...

I am a follower of you on Twitter!

xoxo
Katie

Unknown said...

I like either "Live" or "Love" :)
The giftcard makes my stomach rumble and the book makes me smile!

Unknown said...

I'm a follower:-) my bday was on the 14th!! We are October bday buddies haha

Unknown said...

Things that me me LL&L: my hubby!! I wouldn't know what do without my other half, and the babies I'm varying that the lord has blessed us with!! Also starbucks haha!!

Unknown said...

I want the Starbucks card!!! I didn't know they give free drinks on yor bday so I missed out:-( now I can make up for it by winning this giveaway haha!!

Unknown said...

I'm following you on twitter!! Vanzantfamily1

Mrs. H said...

Cause it can't hurt to enter again and again!!! LOL!

Anonymous said...

Let me count the ways.
1. I follow you on twitter.
2. I subscribe via email.
3. I am now following via gfc too

And of course, I would like the SB gift card. =)

Dana said...

I am a follower. I live,love and laugh God, my hubby, my family, my friends, and just being me.