Halloween is Next Week... And I'm Planning Christmas

Even though I get so stressed this time of year (Hello, HalloweenThanksgivingChristmasNewYearsMsBirthday!) I love it. When the air turns cooler slightly cooler, pumpkins start popping up everywhere, and Starbucks brings back their spiced apple cider, I get like a kid in a candy store. I love everything about it, the decorating, the seasonal scents, the food, the music, all.of.it.

I like to give each holiday it's respectable amount of time to celebrate. The fall decor comes up September 1st, Halloween decor goes up the weekend before October 1st and comes down November 1st, then it's strictly fall until the weekend after Thanksgiving. Then? It's full out reindeer time. We go all out at Christmas. But, there's one thing that I always have to plan extra early. Our Christmas card. B's schedule is so crazy, we have to do things extra early. We're taking our Christmas pictures before Thanksgiving. That's early, y'all. But, at least I'll have plenty of time to design our Christmas Cards!

Though truth be told, I'm already working on them! I'm using Shutterfly this year. They've got such a huge selection, and their service and prices are great, so they're the obvious choice. I've already started poking around the site a bit, and I think I've narrowed it down to three cards.

I love all of these. So elegant, yet simple. Perfection.

Now, for the good stuff, the good folks over at Shutterfly are so awesome, they've offered a $50 store credit to one of my wonderful readers! Hurry and enter, and then head over and check out the special offers they have going on!

Good luck, my loves!

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Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Shutterfly. But, as always, all opinions are my own. 

Shutterfly's Long Live Summer Contest

If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you know that I love Shutterfly! We've gotten our Christmas cards from them, as well as M's Valentine's Day cards for her class. They've always got some awesome promotion or content going on, and this summer is no different!

And now, the lovely folks at Shutterfly have announced their Long Live Summer contest, which I am so in love with!! They are offering some amazing prizes, and even giving you a gift just for entering!

To participate in the contest, head over to the Shutterfly facebook page to find out the details. And while you're at it, follow them on twitter also!

Here's the gist of it, just upload your photo and caption based on the theme of the week (you may only enter one time/week). It's a 5-week contest, with a new theme each week. You can enter at any point during the 5-week sweepstakes period, and you'll get a prize just for entering your photo!

Here are the themes:

•       Week 1(7/9): Americana

•       Week 2 (7/16): Great Outdoors

•       Week 3 (7/23): Water Fun

•       Week 4 (7/30): Sports & Activities

•       Week 5 (8/6): Parties & Celebrations

The grand prize that's up for grabs is a trip for 4 to the Bahamas and a professional family photo shoot!!

So, what are you waiting for!? Head over to their facebook page and enter!!

This is a Shutterfly sponsored post, but all opinions are my own. In exchange for telling my readers about Shutterfly's Long Live Summer contest, I am receiving Shutterfly merchandise at no charge to me.