Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Bars & Sandwiches Giveaway!

I am a huge ice cream lover. With my first job being at a frozen custard place in Missouri, I have found myself to be addicted ever since. And now that the temperature is rising outdoors I find myself wanting more and more ice cream...but maybe without a lot of the guilt that comes after eating it!

If you are an ice cream lover you are going to l-o-v-e this giveaway for the new Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Bars & Sandwiches. They are in one word--delicious.

There are a variety of flavors to include: Chocolate Caramel Brownie, Vanilla Caramel Chip, Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Vanilla Fudge Brownie and Triple Chocolate Chip. Each bar or sandwich contains 160 calories or less, they are made with no artificial flavors and have 4 to 6 grams of fat. There is such a huge variety in flavors which is great when you have a pickier eater at home!

My family sampled the Vanilla Fudge Brownie and we loved them! I thought that it was the perfect snack for after dinner and after eating one I didn't have the normal guilt that I do after eating a yummy treat. They are delicious and I know that we will be purchasing more in the future! We have always been Breyers Ice Cream fans and now I can add their Smooth & Dreamy treats to my list.

***Win It***

FOUR  lucky winners will each receive a coupon for a free box of Breyers Smooth & Dreamy Bars & Sandwiches. To be eligible to win leave a comment on which flavor you would choose if you win! 

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***Rules***

This giveaway will end on July 23rd  @ NOON CST. Open to all US residents 18+. To be eligible to win you must do mandatory entry. If you do not follow that rule all entries will be void. Leave a valid email address in comment or available on profile. Winner will be drawn via Random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to notification email. If winner does not contact back w/full name/address a new winner will be picked. All winners will be posted on blog when picked. This blog is not responsible for prizes not being delivered, getting lost, etc. I will try my hardest to work with company if something should go wrong. This blog is not responsible for anything regarding to your use of product.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Breyers and received products necessary to facilitate my review. In addition, I received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.

Might As Well Face It...She's Addicted to Fireworks...

The girls and I were hanging out in the living room this morning. I was watching the news, they were playing nicely with some of Isabella's dollhouse toys.

All of a sudden Isabella jumps up with a look on her face.

Ssshh! Listen!

I sat there and listened, not really sure where this was going.

What's that noise? Mom?! Listen!

I sat there and once again listened....careful to not make a noise.

Is that....FIREWORKS!!

She was so excited at this point and when I heard the word fireworks I almost giggled.

No, honey, no fireworks. That was just the coffeepot...

I'm thinking it's time for me to get a new coffeepot now. I mean, if Isabella thinks that it's fireworks? Wow. That is pretty loud!

Dove Men + Care: Journey to Comfort

In the past it was hard to find products for men--sure there were plenty of products for teen boys, but to find products for men to use was close to impossible. Enter Dove + Men Care products. Their products are for the man who is comfortable in his own skin and wants to smell great.

We recently got sent three amazing Dove Men + Care products to test out and let me tell you--he smells so, so good! We received the extra fresh body and face bar, clean comfort body and face wash, and the active clean dual sided shower tool. Dove Men + Care products are clinically proven to fight dryness, no irritation or tightness and are recommended by dermatologists.

Dove Men + Care products smell how a man should smell. Fresh, clean, not too overpowering. Leo has told me before and told me again how much he loves the Dove Men + Care line. With his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan I know that I can send him these products in his care packages and he will appreciate finding them in the box of goodies.

You can join Dove Men + Care in their Journey to Comfort by going to the Dove Men + Care website. There you can watch videos from Andy Pettitte, Joe Girardi, and Albert Pujols while you learn about the different products that they have available for the man in your life.

Enjoy! And if you decide to surprise your man with any of the Dove Men + Care products let me know how he--and you--like them!

I received the three products mentioned in the post above. No other compensation was given. All opinions are based upon my own experience. 

Bird in Hand

I've been addicted to books my entire life. From curling up in a cozy chair, to hiding under my covers with a flashlight, some of my happiest memories from childhood involve a good read that takes me away to another place with new lives to get to know and different worlds to discover.

The newest book on my nightstand? Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline. I was hooked from the moment I began to read Bird in Hand--I can always tell if I'll love a book by the first page or two.

I was immediately drawn in once I started reading and turning the pages. I felt like I could relate to her characters as if I were there with them during their lives and the changes that started unraveling before their very eyes.

Bird in Hand is based around two couples: Alison and Charlie, Claire and Ben. They have been close friends for ten years. Alison and Charlie moved to the suburbs and had two children. Claire and Ben stayed put in New York City and were focused on their careers.

Although their lives have changed since initially becoming friends, they have tried to remain as close as possible--which we all know that is hard enough once someone moves away, one couple has children and the other couple does not.

Then a horrible, tragic event happened on a rainy evening in New Jersey after leaving a party in the city. In that very instance lives are changed forever--for all four characters. And once this event takes place everything is unraveled and they must start truly examining their own lives, who they are, who they aspire to be.

Here is an excerpt that I want to share--and that I believe may have you hooked, too:

The accident was just that — an accident. It was dark, it was raining, Alison had two drinks in her, and the other car ran the stop sign. She just didn’t get out of the way fast enough. But now a little boy — not her own — is dead, and Alison finds herself trapped under the twin burdens of grief and guilt, and feeling increasingly estranged from her husband . 

That is all I want to tell you about the book without giving too much away--I definitely do not want to spoil any secrets from Bird in Hand--I love surprises and definitely do not want to ruin it for any of my blog readers!

Christina Baker Kline is a novelist, non-fiction writer and editor. Residing in New Jersey with her husband and three boys, they enjoy spending their summers in Maine. She has three other novels that include The Way Life Should Be, Desire Lines and Sweet Water.

She is also available to follow on Twitter and Facebook--I have joined in her following and hope you will, too!

I'll definitely be reading her other novels since reading Bird in Hand. I highly recommend this book to all of my readers--I've been raving about it to my Mom ever since I started to read it. I loved it!

Thank you to TLC Book Tours and Christina Baker Kline for the opportunity to read Bird in Hand.  I loved the book so much!