Music Monday: Other Lives & Giveaway Winners

Other Lives

The winner of the I Know giveaway is:

 The winner of the Bait giveaway is:

(Winners, please shoot me an email when you get a chance!)

Also, if you are interested in sponsoring Skunkboy, I'm currently accepting sponsors!  I'd love to have you on board for August (Hope's birthday month-- eek)!

I hope your Monday is lovely, lovely!

Emmy's Organics Giveaway

I'd like to introduce my lovely featured sponsor Emmy's Organics!  Emmy's founders Samantha and Ian make some of the tastiest treats around, and the best part is that they are 100% vegan.  Here's a little bit more about Emmy's Organics:

"At emmy’s we are committed to YOU having it all. We pride ourselves on the quality, creativity & sustainability of the products we offer. In respect for our bodies & the earth, we use the finest non-GMO ingredients in everything we make & biodegradable, earth-friendly resources for our packaging. Our food is derived from nature, which in return nourishes us in the best way possible. Vegan & Gluten-free foods are our passion, so you can always feel good about choosing emmy’s. All of our goods are made in a certified vegan & gluten-free kitchen."

Emmy's is offering one lucky winner a deluxe sampler box of their products!

The deluxe sampler box includes:
- 7 Packages of Macaroons (1 of each flavor)
- 2 Containers of Granola (your choice of flavors)
- 1 Jar of Chocolate Sauce
- 1 Eco-tote Bag with emmy’s logo

I had the pleasure of sampling these products, and I can tell you first hand they are DELICIOUS!  I am especially partial to the chocolate sauce, the original granola, the chai spice macaroons, and the coconut vanilla macaroons.  Seriously, so good!

To enter, please leave a comment letting us know what product excites you most in the sampler box!  Don't forget to stop by the Emmy's Organics site and have a look around!

The winner will be chosen Thursday, July 26th and announced shortly after.  Please make sure your email address is available in case you win.  Good luck!!

Weekly Wears: Little Black Dress

Dress: Mink Pink, c/o Lulu's;  Shoes: Shelly's, c/o ModCloth;  Shorts: Marshall's;  Barrettes: c/o Sea of Bees

The little black dress: every girl needs one, most girls have one... well, I actually didn't before now.  This is what I wore to the opera house last weekend.  It was a weird situation-- I was going to an opera house, but I wasn't going to the opera, and I had no idea what to wear.  Of course I was over-thinking it, but I'm guessing that many of you can probably relate.  I ended up choosing this dress because it can be dressed up or down, it's black (which I figured was safe), and really, I just like it a lot.  It is a bit on the shorter side, so I threw some shorts underneath just in case there were any balconies or stairs in my night's future.  I knew the best/final touch would be these Sea of Bees hair pins.  I love anything by Sea of Bees and I was ecstatic to wear these lovelies. 

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I was pretty appropriately dressed.  Most gals I noticed were wearing dressy/casual dresses and the guys were mostly in collared shirts or button-ups.  Even if I would've been wearing ratty old cut-offs in a sea of tuxedos, though, I'm certain I still would have had a blast. 

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!

That Time We Got Away

Johnny and I really had an excellent weekend last weekend.  We saw friends, ate way too much food, attended an incredible concert, and laughed until our faces hurt.  It's one of those times where you wish you could freeze time and keep those special moments in your pocket for a rainy day.

We stayed downtown at the Sheraton, which was only a block away from Peabody Opera House, the place where we were seeing Fiona Apple.  When we got to town we did a very tiny bit of (rushed) shopping, had dinner and coffee with some friends, and promptly got ready for the show.

Somehow, this is the only picture I got of the two of us from the whole trip... and, as someone so sweetly pointed out on Instagram, I'm looking a little bit pregnant here.  I'm not.  Let's not get that rumor started.  It's just the combination of big dinner/bad posture/tight dress.  Oh boy.  ;)

Fiona Apple was amazing.  It was definitely a show worth seeing, and GEEZ... that girl can sing her heart out.  Gut wrenching in the best possible way.

The next day we had brunch at an adorable cafe on 12th Street and leisurely putzed around town. 

 

It was a good trip, indeed, but there is nothing better than coming home after a couple days away.  :)