August 26, 2011

Our first giveaway!


We are so excited to be hosting our first giveaway! You lovely readers totally deserve it! We really appreciate all of your love and support! So as a thank you, we will be giving away the following to one lucky winner: a large sponsor spot for September, a vintage floral apron, a pair of heart-shaped earrings, a floral headscarf and a cute retro wall clock! 

How to enter:
All you have to do is simply leave a comment on this post with the answer to this question:
What is your favorite thing about summer?

The giveaway will be open until Monday evening and at that point a winner will be chosen at random! 
Good luck and happy commenting!

*We'll be doing another giveaway once we have 500 people "like" our facebook page!*

116 comments:

  1. i love the long sunny days of summer. and i also love watermelon! ;)

    LOVE this giveaway!! XO

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  2. Am I really the first? My favorite thing about summer is bare feet! I love having my toes free. Congrats for reaching 500, From a follower in Melbourne, Aust.

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  3. Yaaay! Finally, congratulations for hitting 500 followers! My favorite things about summer are the colors of flowers and trees! They're just too beautiful!

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  4. I love summer evenings, cooking out, doing some reading and enjoying all the flowers and critters in the yard!

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  5. Favourite thing about summer...summer clothes! Nothing's better than the fresh light summer wardrobe that I love oh so much.

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  6. My favorite thing about summer is the sun! It makes for more happiness and more outings. I love so much more about the summer too, but most of these things are enabled because the sun is out :)

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  7. my favourite summer thing is eating. or bike riding. or maybe biking to get ice cream. or maybe having that time to go through every single rack and hanger and earring in vintage stores. or watching a movie. or feeling the air conditioning when you walk in the house. maybe its the feeling of getting up on water skiis at your friends cabin. or listening to that song on repeat. or getting to see all the people you love. or waking up to see that you really can sleep in another twenty minutes. or another 3 hours. maybe its having that time to travel, wherever your heart desires. or that sad feeling of discovering it was the last page of your book. or maybe... maybe it is having so much time to be oh so indecisive.

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  8. What a lovely giveaway!

    My fave thing about summer is just sitting in the sun by the water and enjoying a iced drink and just no worries about anything

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  9. my favourite thing about summer is the extra long light evenings, there's nothing better than sitting outside with a glass of pimms, lighting the woodburner and listening to music :)

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  10. I love the sunflowers that grow over the fences and the free spirit of the season! Congrats on 500! :D

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  11. My favorite thing about summer is summer nights. Grilling or sitting around a campfire and making s'mores is perfection to me.

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  12. Ooo congrats on 500! I love the sunsets, while making s'mores around the campfire!! Must say my Girlies love that too!!

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  13. My favorite thing about summer is getting to wear sundresses! And of course no school :)

    lovealice22 at gmail dot com

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  14. awesome first giveaway! long days with lots of sunshine is my favorite thing about summer! picnics and outdoor music festivals are also pretty high up on my list :)

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  15. congratulations! my favourite thing about summer is probably the winnipeg folk festival :) that, and making watercolours!

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  16. Being a fellow Manitoban girl, my favourite things about summer include (but are not limited to): watermelon & roll kuchen (that's so far off from the correct spelling, I bet), wearing floral dresses, camping in a tent, making salsa from the veggies in my garden, running around with my dogs in the yard, swimming in gravel pits, and drinking all the lemonade in a 50-kilometer radius.

    P.S. Congrats on 500 followers, ladies!

    P.S.S. Before I knew who or what it was, I saw your adorable trailer at Summer in the City in Steinbach! You guys sure are eye-catching!

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  17. Ahhh this giveaway is so awesome! My favorite thing to do during summer is to take late night summer walks since the weather is so nice!

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  18. Congrats on making it to 500!!! :) well my favorite things about summertime are the BBQ foods, friendly gatherings, smells of coconut and sunscreen, happy sunshine, water activities, sun kissed freckly skin, the bright summer colors , camping, the beautiful flowing summer dresses, flip flops and bathing suits, but most of all I love my naps and reading outside in my hammock! Outdoor activities and relaxation! :)

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  19. That's easy- the clothes! I've been busy making vintage inspired summer dresses in soft cottons and voiles...even though it's still Winter down here in Australia, I've been brave a worn a few. Thankfully no-one was blinded by the sight of my Winter white legs!

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  20. The sun on my face. Immediately makes me feel like a whole, new person :)

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  21. my favorite things about summer are wearing my vintage sundresses and going to the seaside... and drive my vintage camper to nice places. :)

    congrats & greetings, maria

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  22. Going to the cabin every weekend. There is nothing better.

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  23. oh congrats on the 500 followers!
    my favorite thing about summer is that we get the daylight longer!!

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  24. My favorite things about summer are driving with all the windows down and the music cranked up and wearing my vintage summer dresses!

    Love your blog! :)

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  25. Congrats on hitting 500! My fave things about summer are the sunshine & picnics & swimming in the river.

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  26. yay! i love the sunshine and sprinklers and iced tea!
    hialissa@gmail.com

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  27. yay! my favorite thing about the summer is going to out door movies (drive in! free in the park!) and eating from food trucks! yummm.

    rae.hartsock@gmail.com

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  28. What a cute giveaway!
    My favorite thing about summer is spending late evenings on the porch with a glass of tea, and being able to wear flowy, summery dresses!

    <333

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  29. I love growing fresh tomatoes in the summer because they are delicious! ooh and basil!
    thisisjessi@gmail.com

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  30. My favorite thing about summer is the BBQs! There is nothing like hanging out with friends, grilling meat, and drinking beer! and wearing a nice summer dress :)

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  31. First of all...I LOVE this giveaway. And secondly, CONGRATS ON 500!! WHOOO! *Party streamers!* - What a great growth mark and reflection of your hard work. :)

    My favorite thing about summer are Peach Smoothies. :) Yumm!

    -Savannah

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  32. My favorite thing about summer is bringing my dog to the park at sunset, when you can hear all the crickets, frogs, and bugs coming out :)


    -arielle_bennett@yahoo.com

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  33. my favorite thing about summer...warm weather and spending more time with my husband :o)

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  34. Congrats, girls!

    Good question: It is currently 115 degrees where I live, SO, my favorite thing about summer is that it keeps me cooped up inside so that I am forced to get crafty & make pretty things all day. My gift-giving goes up exponentially in the summer time. What's not to love about that?

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  35. congratulations, kittens, i love your blog!!

    my favourite thing about summer is the smell of the beech trees...i believe it is their pollen, it smells heavenly. they smell like summer to me, from coast to coast the smell is the same, and it smells wonderful!

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  36. My absolute favourite thing about summer is getting up early on the weekends, and hitting all the fabulous garage, yard and estate sales, looking for treasure!
    Congrats on reaching 500!
    Lisa
    www.bkitschnkitchen.com

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  37. Summer is year round here in Miami, but my favorite thing about it is all of the brightly colored clothing and nail polishes that the stores carry to fit the season. Pretty bright pinks, yellows, and greens make me feel instantly happy.

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  38. My favorite thing about summer is sitting out on the deck eating watermelon!

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  39. My favorite thing about summer is warmth. Sun warming me down to my bones after so many days of being chilly. Nothing is better. :)

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  40. My favorite things about summer are picnics, bike rides and late night swims.

    Lazyexplorers@yahoo.com

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  41. Congratulations on hitting 500 followers! How exciting! I hope that you are proud of yourselves! It's nice to be a part of this celebration, and I want to thank you for the opportunity to to join in on this giveaway.

    As for my favorite thing about summer ... I'd have to say that it's twilight. It's after supper, when you're winding down, and the sun is beginning to set. The locusts and crickets and birds and insects are just tuning up their nightly symphony, and lightning bugs begin to appear and ignite the pinpricks of light. It's the peacefulness, the freshly mowed grass, and the serenity that time of day that I love.

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  42. fave thing this summer has definitely been watermelon :)

    x

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  43. Well done ladies in hitting the 500 follower mark! And what an awesome giveaway to celebrate! My favorite thing about summer is the warm nights and the sounds of crickets chirping!

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  44. Congrats on the big 500! Fav thing in summer is chillin' on the dock at the lake and listening to old school am radio while fishing:)

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  45. Yah on 500 followers!!! I simply adore the apron and wall clock!! Eeep!!! I hope I win!

    My favorite thing about Summer would have to be having beach play dates with my other Momma friends!

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  46. Hi I started knowing about you thanks to IG & I'm ever so happy I found you. You are quite an inspiration on every level.

    My favorite thing about summer is that the sun is out till late and you just feel so light on your feet because you dont have to carry a sweater. and the feeling is just great my favorite memory of summer was riding in the car with my bestfriend with our windows down stoping at Dunkin Donuts at 12am getting an iced coffee and heading towards lake michigan just sitting in the sand talking about our future it was a great time in my life. :)

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  47. Congrats girls on hitting 500 followers, you deserve it !

    What I like the most about summer? feeling free, iced tea, longer days, feeling like every day is a party, ugly postcards, travelling, that Paris in totally empty in August, less people in the metro, my mom-in-law tomatoes (from her garden) - best thing ever-, bikinis, the sound the waves at the sea, that there are always tons of pregnant women in summer (!!!), and raspberries :)

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  48. The evening time, the sounds of crickets and cicadas, the smell of earthiness. My vegetable garden and especially all my fresh tomatoes. My windows open and the sound of a train at night far in the distance tooting his horn as he comes through town
    Christy
    Lil Bit Brit

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  49. My favourite thing about summer... are my freckles that start popping up. I simply love them!

    Thank you guys for this giveaway. :)

    Cornelia

    porcelina[at]live[dot]nl

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  50. congrats on the 500 followers guys :) i'd love to have more followers to make sure i'm inspiring some people :(

    anyway, my favourite thing about summer is that everyones happy! If the sun is shining, everyone is happy! that's my favourite thing ever xoxoxoxoxo

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  51. That's so exciting, congratulations girls! <3 One of my favourite things about summer is having friends over at sunset for a bbq and homemade mojitos, with good music and lots of laughs. It's so much fun!!!

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  52. my favorite things about summer are fresh peaches from our farmshare!

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  53. Water Parks!!

    Lily Darger
    tinyyellowbird@yahoo.com

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  54. That's so amazing you've got 500 followers! Your hard work is paying off :). My favourite thing about summer is daisies and making daisy chains!

    with love,
    la.

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  55. My favorite thing about summer is road trips and day cations! They're so much fun. xo, rv

    http://aneclecticheap.blogspot.com/

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  56. I love those laid back days of reminiscing with ice cubes and lemonade at a quarter past eight.
    I love it when the days are so long they seem to last forever.

    Congrats on hitting 500 followers! You guys are amazing.

    <3

    Daryl
    http://www.thoserootsandwings.blogspot.com

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  57. my favorite thing about summer is that fall is almost here. :-)

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  58. flip flops & comfy sundresses!! and not having to spend 20 minutes bundling up before leaving the house like we do in the winter here in winnipeg!

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  59. Wow, 500! That's great! My favorite thing about summer is being able to wear light dresses and drink sweet tea with friends.

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  60. The outdoor dining opportunities!!:)

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  61. How awesome! So excited for you guys C: My favorite thing about summer is that everyone always has free time, so unplanned adventures always happen.

    anastasia
    ugly plants

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  62. aww yay! congrats! my favorite thing about summer is lemonade and watermelon! I guess those are two things but I think they are just a swell pairing! :) -Lo

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  63. Congrats on 500! You gals are lovely.
    I think my favorite thing about summer is spending time outdoors with my family swimming, hiking, biking, and night walks.

    Ashley Belle

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  64. swimming and no socks, definitely, but backyard bbqs and drinkin' during the day come close. :)

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  65. My favorite thing about summer is wearing dresses without tights, showing off pedicured toes, star gazing, s'mores over fires, longer hours of daylight, walking & sunkissed skin.

    xo

    http://allykayler.blogspot.com

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  66. congrats! my favorite thing about summer is the long hours of sunlight~

    andi
    http://thehollierogue.blogspot.com/

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  67. Lovely giveaway, indeed!
    My favorite thing about summer is eating supper on the deck, or anywhere outside for that matter! I love spending time with family, on the deck.
    Also.. Corn & Apple Festival is pretty great, that's my favorite wind-down part of summer. :)
    xo holly

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  68. My most favorite thing about summer is having my little boys home all day. My older son is in 2nd grade now and I miss him when he's away.

    Thanks!
    Honor
    hfabun@hotmail.com

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  69. Congrats on 500 followers! Well my favorite thing about summer is the fun cute summery clothes and the beach!

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  70. Wow what a lovely giveaway! congradulations on 500 followers!! My favorite thing about summer would have to be going swimming in the new pool. Nothing like hanging out by the pool drinking a sun tea :)

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  71. my favourite thing about summer is the warm feeling of the bare naked flesh lost in the elements of nature..

    love

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  72. my favorite thing about the summer are the warm thunderstorms. we used to get them more when i was a kid, but as im writing this there is one rolling in. beautiful giveaway by the way.

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  73. Nights out after the show with my summer theater co-workers. They are my favorite people to work with and I miss them the other 10 months of the year!

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  74. Congrats! Your blog is indeed lovely and continues to blow me away. My favorite thing about summer is the cool ice tea and the summer breezes.

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  75. i love the warm summer nights! thanks for the opportunity!

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  76. My favorite thing about summer is getting to sit out on the deck enjoying the sunshine :)

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  77. what an awesome giveway and congratulations! i hope i win! i love so many things about summer but my favorite has to be the feeling of diving into a pool on a hot summer day. amazing.

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  78. Congrats on those 500! I'm from Spain and I don't know if I can participate, but anyway:

    My very favourite thing about summer is going to the house a friend of mine have in a little village, where the only sound you hear is the croak of the frogs and our laughs watching "The Sweetest Thing" one more time; having breakfast in the porch with the lovely pink flowers tablecloth, talking about craft while we float in the swimming pool and drinking tequila sunrise at sunset.

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  79. My favorite thing about summer is getting a cold coffee from Starbucks :)

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  80. Congratulations on hitting 500 followers. I'm sure you'll be at 500 likes on Facebook in no time.

    Swimming is definitely one of my favorites things about Summer. Oh, and fresh watermelon. :)

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  81. Hmmmm I've gotta say, my absolutely favorite thing about summer would be the SUN :) Honestly, I just love how the sunlight makes everything seem so bright! :)

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  82. so want to win this!
    oh, so many things.... wearing skirts and sandals, camp outs, swinging on the porch swing...

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  83. i am swooning over everything in this giveaway. favourite thing about summer? i'd have to say visiting the lake. and pretty much everything else. ;)

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  84. My favorite things about summer are the relaxing feeling of the sun on my skin, fresh lemonade, and going for a refreshing dip at the nearest lake or beach.

    - Jaimie
    jetherri@gmail.com

    jaimiebabe.blogspot.com

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  85. cheers to 500 followers!
    My favourite thing about summer are the looong days!

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  86. My favorite thing about summer is how long it stays light out. I can wake up at 6am and enjoy the gray light with a hot cup of coffee and then have a hot cup of tea at 9pm and enjoy the brilliant colored sky that happens right before sunset! I am a little sad for this to go away:(

    Thanks for hosting such an amazing giveaway!

    good luck everyone:)

    besitos,
    rebecca

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  87. My fave thing about summer is wildflowers growing on the side of the road. They always make me smile.
    xo thks for the chance to win!
    bonitarose
    bonnieangel1797@gmail.com

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  88. My favourite thing about summer.... hmmm hmmmm ... watching the stars falling down. And watermelons, ofcourse!

    xoxo
    Hana

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  89. Yay for 500 followers! I know those numbers will continue to grow like crazy! <3

    My favorite thing(s) about Summer would have to be evenings outside with my Husband and friends- having a few drinks, hanging by the lake, and hiking down to hidden waterfalls/swimming holes!

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  90. My favorite part about summer is wearing summer dresses!! And i love swimming, and watermelon.

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  91. I love summer concerts with best friends! The heat may be hard to bear, but the good tunes make it more than worth it!

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  92. Congratulations on hitting 500! My favorite thing about summer is having a slightly more open schedule and dining outdoors.

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  93. Congrats on the 500 followers! My favorite part of summer is the county fair!

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  94. Congrats on 500! The best thing about summer are those rare nights where its cool and there are a million visible stars.

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  95. I wish I could say things like 'summer clothes, barefeet in the sand, the warmth of the sun on my face, picnics in the park, bike rides on a sunny day and swimming in the sea. But lets be honest here...I live in Ireland. So my favourite thing about Summer is that pretty much ONE day of sunshine where I try to squeeze all of the above into twenty-four hours. And BBQ's. And praying for it not to pour out of the heavens on my yummy feast!

    Congrats on the 500 mark :) XO

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  96. I love all of the lazy days and the rain storms!!!Thanks for the giveaway!!!:)
    HaNnAh:)

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  97. Flip flops and pedicures!! :)

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  98. Congrats on 500! My most favorite thing about summer is lemonade and exploring the back roads in the sunshine! Grilling out and finding secret swimming holes are also top on the list too!

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  99. The best thing about summer...are the summer nights!!! Clear, crisp and fresh. Something about those summer nights are so peaceful.

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  100. Hm...this is so difficult to tell! I would say the salt that sea leaves in your lips after a good swim, sleeping on the beach and watching the stars and of course watermelon and ice-cream!

    Kisses from Greece
    www.lifeinathens.com

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  101. My favorite thing about summer is when it ends! ;) I'm an autumn kind of girl!

    Great giveaway! Fingers crossed!

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  102. I love wearing sundresses and eating sno cones every day!

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  103. It was in the Summer that I first became a mother. I still count it as my favorite summer moment.

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  104. My favorite part of summer is the sense of adventure that surrounds everything you do. When the weather is warm I find myself driven to go out and do things, rather than just sit inside. Cold weather makes me feel sedentary and sullen, but the warmth of summer makes me long for nights outside looking at the stars, days spent carelessly at the beach or pool, light dresses that you can't help but spin around in, and tanned skin kissed by the sun. Summer means freedom to me. Weekends where you slip away unplanned to your favorite places, quick trips to the shore or the lake, where you can forget about your stress and responsibilities and just enjoy the moment. Summer makes you feel infinite, like there is excitement to be had around every corner. Summer means a break from the routine, a break from the monotony, a break from the darkness and cold. Summer means roasting marshmallows over a fire, bare shoulders in your favorite vintage top, laughing too loud with friends. Summer is silly and carefree and romantic and sexy and most of all, summer is just plain fun.

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  105. My favourite part of summer is being lazy with my kids, taking them travelling around the province/ country to see new things and experiencing the world through their eyes!

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  106. My favorite thing about summer is drinks on the patio and lots of time spent outdoors (preferably up north at a cabin, on a lake).

    Congrats on 500!!

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  107. What I think I love most about this summer is making homemade popsicles with my craaaazy new quick pop maker! So addicting and fun.

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  108. Congratulations!! My favorite thing about summer is swimming. We've been renovating for the last four months and yesterday was the first weekend we had off, we spent three hours tubing down the river. It was perfection.

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  109. I love fresh peaches...and peach cobbler. Yum!!

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  110. what a lovely giveaway. i found you on instagram! my favorite thing about summer is the bright colors. im all about nail polish so i was so excited for all the summer colors that came out!

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  111. My favorite thing about summer is ice cream!
    littleolliesmom@gmail.com

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  112. Congrats on 500!

    My favorite thing about summer is our every year beach trip. Spending all day on the beach then coming back to the beach house to get ready for the night, wearing cute vintage summer dresses! Nothing gets better than that!

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    xabbbyyyx3@aim.com

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