I recently participated in a "Favorite Things Swap".
It was my first "swap" ever.
You simply find, buy, or make, three or more of your favorite things to send to your swap partner.
Sounds easy.
Until you go to find a few of your favorite things.
And realize that you have way too many favorite things.
My swap partner was Aly.
I can't tell you how excited I was to get her.
She is a young, hip, single, trendy, photography majoring, college student living in Utah.
I am a not so young, not so hip, not so trendy, not so hot photographer, who is married with children living in eastern NC.
I can completely see how we got paired up.
We are just EXACTLY alike.
That and I bet she pulled the names out of a hat.
Anyhoo, imagine my excitement when my doorbell rang and the mailman handed me a package from Aly.
It was like Christmas morning.
This is what was in the box.
The cutest brown paper packages tied up with string.
And inside were a few of her favorite things.
How cute are these things?
She sent me a flirty apron.
I have been eyeing these on Kelly's blog.
Who doesn't want to be flirty and cute in the kitchen?
She also sent me the book, "Twilight", which I have been wanting to read.
Then she burned me a CD of her favorite music.
How cool is that?
It has now been downloaded to my ipod.
And Claire's.
Which goes without saying.
Lastly, she sent me a cute little black and white recipe book.
It was love at first sight.
I was envisioning which recipes I would put in the book.
Then I opened it and discovered she had included sixteen of her favorites to share.
I could not be happier.
A good book, good music, recipes and a sassy apron.
My swap partner rocks!
Now some of you may be wondering what I sent her.
Take a look.
Chocolate and Blue packages tied up with string.
These are a few of my favorite things.
I sent these with the following note.
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
Raindrops on roofs and Stride sugarless gum
Bright patterned bags by Vera Bradley are fun
Brown and blue packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things
Lindt Chocolate Truffles that melt in your mouth
are loved by this girl who grew up in the south
Books by Nicholas Sparks…oh such happiness brings
These are a few of my favorite things
How I love body lotion that aids in leg ashes
How I love body lotion that aids in leg ashes
Mascara that won't clump on my little eyelashes
My guilty pleasure are PEOPLE magazines
These are a few of my favorite things
When the kids cry
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don't feel so bad
I know you can imagine Maria (Julie Andrews) singing it now.
I had a great time with this swap.
It was so much fun.
I will definitely be doing it again next year.
Do you think I could request Aly again?
