Would you be interested in a Cinco De Mayo Swap?

I've had such fun with my swaps that I've hosted. I enjoy it so much. Therefore I was thinking, why should I only do the things like Valentine's Day & Easter? Why not other holidays like Cinco De Mayo? I know that it's not an American holiday, nor is it a holiday that comes up in most conversations -- but that's why I want to do it.

Think about it - you participate in the swap; go to your mailbox (or UPS/FedEx drive) and get a package from your partner. You open up the box and inside is a delicious bag of chips & salsa, a sombrero, some marracas, and other goodies.. Wouldn't that be exciting?!

If you'd be interested, please let me know ASAP by signing up in the comment section.

Leave your name & e-mail address.

No, you're not required to know a single thing about Cinco De Mayo -- in honesty I only know that it's to celebrate the victory over of the Mexican Army over the French's Army.

If people sign up, I will start making dates and such. Thanks.

April Showers Giveaway Month!

April Showers is going to be doing TONS of giveaways in the month of April; in case you don't remember, April is only a day away!!

You won't want to miss out on all of the exciting things that you could win.

Need a blog makeover? You may even win one!!

So what are you waiting for? Follow April Showers Blog Design!

Oh and guess what? If April gets 1100 followers by Saturday, she's going to make a video of her doing Evelution of Dance!!!

No Stranger Sunday: #8

Welcome to No Stranger Sunday, where every Sunday I will try to post an interview of a different blogger from around the blogsphere. Take the time, get to know these people. Visit their blogs. This week, I am pleased to announce Cristin from Cristin Is Coupon Crazy. And "Crazy about coupons" is certainly correct - her site is dedicated to coupons. Definitely be sure to check her out!! :)

Tell us a bit about yourself:
Are you married? If so, how long?
I am not married but I have been engaged to my amazing fiance Randy since december 25th 2008.

Do you have children? If so, how many?
no, not yet but someday..i would like to have 2 kids

Any extra family members? (i.e. pets)
a cat- max, i call him hass, windows , window hass..the nicknames i have for him are endless!
and my fiance has 2 dogs, pitbull- shakira and his dog - angel- a pitbull sharpei, she is like our baby. and honestly i never really liked dogs until them. they are the sweetest things ever

What food makes your mouth water, just thinking about it?
my moms quick sauce and cheeseburgers!

What is your favorite book?
kids having kids and annie on my mind

Do you collect anything? If so, what?
i collect moose everything- figures,ornaments,stuffed animals,ect. my grandmother and mom also started a nice ornament collection for me and my fiance. its a nice new tradition that i really look forward too now. we already have a few to start off with.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
i love to read, clip coupons, organize, blog, go on facebook and play my ds..i am 25 and i asked for a ds for christmas and i love it!

Tell us a bit about your blog:
Is there any certain reason that you named your blog "Cristin Is Coupon Crazy"?
mainly because my first name is cristin and i wanted something with cristin and coupon. i finally came up with cristin is coupon crazy and i think it is a perfect pick because its true!

When did you start blogging?
september 2009. i am just now really getting into it and starting to post more. a lot went on the end of last year and i didnt have much time to blog. but now i am trying to blog as much as possible

What is something that you love about your blog?
that anyone can enjoy it

Did you design your own blog? If not, who did?
right now i am using a template from a website but once i get a dotcom website i will have my best friend design my website.(or if she learns how to make blogger templates)

Are there any topics that you LOVE to blog about?
my shopping trips. i love to share all of my shopping trips with everyone

Is there anything you'd like to say to the readers?
come on by and check out my blog. i have a ton to offer and a lot of great ideas coming soon. i love blogging and i hope everyone enjoys my blog as much as i enjoy working on it!

Cristin, thank you for being a part of No Stranger Sunday! I enjoyed getting to know you, as I'm sure that others have, too. :)

And thanks to everyone for visiting this week's No Stranger Sunday! If you would like to be interviewed, feel free to visit the No Stranger Sunday link and sign up. :)

Better Basket Blog Hop - Amazing Cause!!

I was given this wonderful basket from Natalie at The Adventures of Paul & Natalie, and I am so thrilled to say that I'm a part in this wonderful event!! This virtual gift basket will change the lives of many, and I am so pleased to announce that I will be passing it along to others, as well.

So what is it for?


Here is some information on the Hershey's Better Basket Blog Hop:

"This Easter season Hershey is all about helping you to create Better Easter Baskets with their special limited edition Easter candies found at Walmart.

More importantly, Hershey wants to promote the idea of going good in our own communities. The Hershey Company is committed to making a difference in the communities where we live in, and has a heritage of giving back to the community."

Thanks to Hershey's and 20 different bloggers looking to blog for a good cause, baskets like the one above were created and given to charities of each bloggers choice to spread Hershey's ongoing message around: We are ALL working together to do good in and out of our own communities!

In addition to those 20 baskets donated to charity, Hershey's is also sponsoring a Better Basket Blog Hop where Hershey will donate $10 per blog post entry for the Children's Miracle Network, up to $5,000. Amazing.

So with this being said I'm going to pass it along to these blogs but please post this if I don't pass it along. It's for an amazing cause and we could all post for this.

Rather than pass it on to one or two, or even five of you -
I'm passing this on to everyone!
PLEASE participate.

If you want to be apart of the blog hop, here are the rules:

Copy and paste these rules to your blog post.

Create a blog post giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger – you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want.

Link back to person who gave you an Easter Basket.

Let each person you are giving a Virtual Easter Basket know you have given them a Basket.

Leave your link at BetterBasket.info/BlogHop comment section. You can also find the official rules of this #betterbasket blog hop, and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s there.

Hershey’s is donating $10 per each blog participating to the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network (up to total of $5,000 by blog posts written by April 4th, 2010).

Please note that only one blog post by each blog url will count towards the donation.

Saturday 9: #15

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love memes, however, and here is today's meme!

Saturday 9: You're My Best Friend

1. Outside of your romantic life, do you currently have a best friend?
I do, and I love her to laughter. :)

2. Regarding your future, what is the best thing you could hope for?
That I get the job that I want and end up in the home that I want, then have a small family.

3. Have you ever helped out a friend with basic needs, like rent or food? If yes. what did you do?
Yes, I've done it a few times. Helped her out with groceries, rent, and payments on vehicles.

4. If they re-instituted the draft (for both genders and your were of age) would you go, or would find some way out of it?
I would go. It'd be scary, but worth it, I do believe.

5. Tell us one thing you wish you hadn't let yourself do.
Be so serious growing up - I wish that I would have had more fun.

6. Tell us about the last time you bragged.
I do it all of the time, about all sorts of things.

7. What area are you wisest in?
common sense.

8. Tell us about something that happened that at the time made you "full of yourself".
Ah ha, what doesn't make me "full of myself?!" haha, just kidding.

9. Has there ever been a time that you wanted to try something in the bedroom, but were afraid to ask?
I try new things, I think it's important to keep things fresh. Although I am a bit timid.

Aloha Friday #13

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life – The home of Aloha Friday. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My Question:
Do you consider yourself to be clingy with your significant other? Why or why not?

My Answer:
I suppose that there's no point in telling a lie - I am who I am; and I am clingy with Joshua. It's odd, I've never been the clingy type. I've always liked MY space - it's mine!! But with Joshua, I can be around him (almost all of the time) and I don't feel like I'm living in a shoe box. :) However, we do spend our own time doing our own things, which can be nice, too.

If you don't mind, please tweet "@dickssportcmo I nominate @jerricapuck for the #startinglineup because ..." (finish the sentence).
If you're a also a part of this "competition" I'd be more than happy to tweet for you as well if you tweet for me. :) Just leave your twitter ID.

New Simply... Go-GURT®!

As a member of Pssst... and General Mills, occasionally, I receive special coupons, products, and updates about new products - neat, right?
Well, here's why it's such a perk - I'm able to tell all of you about these delicious products!! :)

So here's a new one: Simply Go-GURT®!Simply… Go-GURT® is made with, well, simple ingredients and does NOT include high fructose corn syrup, artificial colors or flavors. Each convenient portable yogurt tube contains a good source of calcium and vitamin D and is made with low fat milk.

Available in two kid-friendly flavors — Strawberry and Mixed Berry, each package of Simply… Go-GURT contains eight yogurt tubes.

So what are you waiting for? Go get some!!

I did not receive any product or compensation for this post. The opinions expressed here are 100% my own!