They had me at salted.

My birthday extravaganza week is still going.
I spent today at the spa getting a facial and massage, relaxing and reading.
Bliss.
For lunch I stopped by Starbucks to get a
Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate.
Yes, for lunch.
Yes, I said salted.
Don't knock it until you try it.
Seriously.  Sounds weird.  Tastes good.  
Perfectly acceptable lunch choice as far as I am concerned.

(Heather Kate just shared a salted caramel recipe with me here.
Add that to my lunch!)

It is the second drink I have fallen in love with this week.

First, the Peppermint Chocolate Chip shake from Chick-fil-a changed my life. Dare you to try that one and not become obsessed.  I am just glad that the nearest CFA is half an hour away.  Or else I would be in serious trouble.

I could easily survive my jaw being wired if I could drink those two things every day.  But that's a bizarre tangent.

The real reason why you are reading today is to find out who won the Splendid Things giveaway right?

Hooray for 

You are the happy winner of the reusable snack bags.

Thanks again Jeanette for the great giveaway!

I am off to her shop to get my own set.
Care to join me?

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I'm back.... with free Starbucks.

Hi.

I am back from vacation.  Bet you didn't even know I was gone....
After a week in the mountains and the inevitable recovery that being away from home brings, I want to give away a pound of my favorite coffee from Starbucks for two reasons.
1.  I scheduled posts to appear while I was away to trick would be robbers from visiting my neighborhood.  The problem with planning posts ahead is I feel they weren't as crafty or purposeful as my normal daily ones.  I hope the coffee will make up for them.  Especially yesterday's.
2.  I have had three very traumatic coffee experiences in a row.  First I mistakenly thought an iced coffee from McDonald's would be a good idea.  It wasn't.  Second, on the 8th hour of sitting in the van with tired, grumpy, non-napping children, I miraculously found a drive-thru Starbucks, got my usual, foolishly got back on the freeway in hideous L.A. traffic before tasting it.  $3 poison.  Really wanted to throw it out the window.  Didn't want to get shot.  Lastly, I was literally falling asleep grocery shopping when I got home, went to the in-store Starbucks to wake myself up, was told:  "Our expresso machine is broken.  We have decaf drip if you would like."  No.  I would not like.  So, to redeem the previous not-awesomeness I will extend love in the form of free coffee.
Just leave me a comment.  About anything.  I will pick a winner on Tuesday.
P.S.  I would love to send you ice cream, but I don't think it would make it....

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$2.80 can buy me happiness.

I have been lied to.  I was mislead by a Starbucks employee that you cannot use Starbucks gift cards at the ones in Target.  I guess the Starbucks employees have some secret feud with the Target and grocery Starbucks employees.  The stand alone Starbucks feel like they are better trained and more "legit".  I say who in the heck cares!  I only treat myself to Starbucks when I have a giftcard, since I can make them at home with my Barista for free.  I can't tell you how many countless times I have been desperate for one while grocery shopping or on a Target run.  Today it is 105 degrees and I was beyond hot, tired and exhausted.  I decided to bend my rule and buy myself a treat with actual cash.  As I was waiting in line I noticed that they sell giftcards and thought... they must take them too, right?  So I asked and THEY DO!  All these times I have walked away empty and sad, for nothing!  So, I tried a Double Shot on ice (I normally get boring Iced Coffee... only 15 cents cheaper) and I am in paradise!  Just enough creaminess, sweetness and kick.  I had to take a picture of it in the parking lot because I knew it wouldn't last the 4 minute drive home.  Thank you Target!  Boo on you lying employee!

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