Please, Mr. Postman

You might remember I participated in Mamarazzi's favorite things swap.

Well, Mr. Postman has not let me down and delivered my fantastic box in due time! It was exciting. Of course, I did not get to open the actual box, but K let me unwrap all the pretty presents. I didn't get a pic before hand cause it was like Christmas. Couldn't wait unfortunately.

Here's the lovely Megan's favorite things in no particular order:

Her favorite girly read that I have been wanting to read and see the movie. And, yes, I have all ready finished it:



Her favorite way to have a good cry and to believe in true love:



I also got peppermint tea, lovely pink lipgloss, sparkly pink nail polish, the cutest nail art for my pink nail polish, Burt's Bees lip balm to make sure my lip gloss looks good, and gummi bears to snack on:



I got these too. I made them cause I figured the finished product would look better than the mix. (Actually, I just wanted to eat them):



She even sent the recipe which I am allowed to post so make sure you try them cause they are heavenly!

Sinfully Killer Brownies a la Megan

1 box of brownie mix & required ingredients
2 Symphony Chocolate Bars (the giant kind)

Mix Brownies as directed. Pour half the batter into the baking dish. Lay candy bars into batter, then cover with remaining mix. Bake as directed!

Believe me. They are a must try. Oh, and I also got some Chex Mix, the new chocolate turtle kind. I've so been wanting to try that too!

It was a marvelous swap. One of my favorites. I think Megan did a fantastic job on her first swap! Thanks so much, Megan!

The Longest Weekend

Well, I have to admit I am rather glad that that weekend is over! Boy, am I tired!

I admit it. On Friday, we went out! But, mostly just to get some $4 shoes for myself. They aren't anything fantastic. Just slip on clogs, but I love those for just running to the store. We did end up getting a few other things.

Saturday was my favorite day of all. We went to an auction. My favorite auction of all time! I did not realize that they were having a Black Friday auction of sorts. Every year the guy with the new stuff, as I call him, brings a couple of trailer loads to auction off. In conjunction, they also have boxes to give to a local project-The Giving Tree. The Giving Tree is a sort of Toys for Tots program. They supply presents to children in need. Here's how the auction worked. You got tickets for certain purchases. You got two tickets for donating something to the box. At the end of the night, they did giveaways with the tickets. I would've given anyway. I had a deal with K. For every toy I bought her for Christmas, we put one in the box. Not that she needed this. She's such a great kid. Several times she had me buy things just to put in the box like hats. She said the kids needed hats too.

I did most of my Christmas shopping there. It was awesome. I got this little travel bag for my granny. It's a Lori Greiner product. I've blogged about her goodies before. $12 for this bag! Shhhh! Don't tell Lori. ;)



Look at this cute little elephant I got for myself. Like I needed to add another to my collection, but he was just too cute. He lights up and spins the "snow" around. Yes, I know he's a toy, but he's cute.

I got this for my mom. I wish I had gotten a better pic. This is the pic on the box. It really is beautiful. It's a picture frame/shadowbox/shelf. I should've gotten one for myself. $12 for that too!


Here's one of the toys I got for K. I got her a doodle snowman to go with it, and one of each went in the box.


I also got some phones for the house, a couple of toys for K, and some of those Zorbee things that you see on tv for Steve. It was an awesome night from which I am still recovering. And, I'm so happy that there are some kids who will be getting some great toys for Christmas!

Make sure you stop back tomorrow for the Merry SITSmas blogathon! Especially if you missed my Black Friday deals!