Hi, all! It is me! Amy! From Lucy’s Football! The very blog you are reading at this very moment!
Heather from Becoming Cliche, the winner of our top-secret bloggiversary giveaway a few weeks ago, promised most excitingly to guest-post for us when she received her surprise. WITH PHOTOS! And…DRUMROLL DRUMROLL DRUMROLL…SHE DID!
So, without further ado…here is Heather’s guest post of receiving her bloggiversary prize! Thank you for being amazing, Heather, and I am so happy you won the prize, because MAN, were you ever fun to shop for!
I am late getting this post together. But there’s a reason. I promised Amy I would take lots of photos. Well, not me. I promised I would have Girl-child act as photojournalist. And then the pictures disappeared. And I was so sad and disappointed in myself. How could I lose all those pictures? I didn’t remember deleting them. And then it hit me. Girl-child used her own camera. With its own memory card. Yeah. There’s that. Pictures = found. Blogger = stupid. Oh, well!
So anyway, I was having a blue day last week. Really blue. One of those weeks, really. Parenting challenges, a camper at work whose dad reminds me every time he sees me how much his kid loved the teacher that he used to have (you know, the one who is not me), and a thousand little things piled up on my head. Then I looked out my window.
FedEx may be the sneakiest delivery service ever. The dog didn’t even bark, and she’s a Basset. But I saw the guy headed back up the driveway. I swear he was tiptoeing. I peeked out the front door, and guess what I saw? GUESS!
MOONPIES! Note the death grip on the box.
I knew I was going to be receiving a bloggiversary celebratory package from Amy, but it had completely slipped my mind. And I had no idea it was going to be MoonPie related. Good thing, too, because I would not have slept at night. Or gone to work. Or bathed. I’d have camped on my front porch and waited for delivery people.
Editor’s note: I knew Heather loved MoonPies. The minute her name popped up in the random selector thingy, I thought, “I wonder if MoonPie has a gift shop or something?” THEY DO. Oh, do they. It is a wonder to behold, really. And I had the BEST TIME shopping in it.
The box clearly said MoonPie, but what was inside? Girl-child took pictures. The Padawan got a box cutter. I have not included the photo of me yelling at the Padawan for bringing a box cutter in the vicinity of my Darth Vader look-alike because that wasn’t a moment I want to remember. We settled on scissors.
All of my helpers
And what did we find?
BUBBLE WRAP! BEST PRESENT EVER!
My team seemed to think there was a chance I would share. With them.
The force is confused with that one. He thinks I’m going to share.
How do you say no to that?
My precioussss! Or is that “My deliciousss?”
And look at the loot! It’s the gift that keeps on giving. I wore the earrings to church on Sunday. They were a little dressy, but I wore them anyway.
Editor’s note: These are the earrings. How could I not buy them for Heather? THEY ARE GLORIOUS.
And I felt generous. And a little guilty. Yes. I shared. I thought I would get out of sharing with Girl-child. She’s a vegetarian and doesn’t eat anything with marshmallows. Yeah. Fooled.
I guess there is something to that force thing
Under the influence of marshmallowy goodness
I thought I would be safe from sharing with Girl-child. Not so much. No gelatin!
Thank you, Amy, for such a delightful gift. I smile every time I think about it. Happy bloggiversary. May the words always flow and your pen never run dry.
June 25th, 2013 at 11:49 am
What a great prize, and a great guest post to document all the goodies. Moon Pies are a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Until they’re eaten.
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June 25th, 2013 at 1:45 pm
The earrings are well made and should bring me joy for a long time! Even after I’ve eaten the last MoonPie out of the box.
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June 25th, 2013 at 7:40 pm
I would have gotten whoever won an excellent prize – I LOVE shopping for people – but when Heather’s name came up, I grinned like a looney. When I know EXACTLY what’s perfect for someone, I get very excited and happy. To the MoonPie store! said I!
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June 25th, 2013 at 1:24 pm
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June 25th, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Funny how we guessed what that ‘small package’ for Heather might contain! Congrats on FP and your bloggiversary.
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June 25th, 2013 at 1:46 pm
How well you know me. Was your other guess a tortoise?
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June 25th, 2013 at 2:09 pm
Ha ha, no – no holes in the box ;-)
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June 25th, 2013 at 2:25 pm
It’s the little things that give it away.
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June 25th, 2013 at 7:39 pm
Hee! I had no idea it would come in a MoonPie box! But it’s totally worth it to see that grin on her face!
Thank you!
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June 25th, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Congratulations Heather! Well deserved!
(And I think I might have asked this before, but what are moon pies?)
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June 25th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
A heavenly concoction made of marshmallow, graham cracker, chocolate, and enough preservatives to keep you looking young for years. I may have made that last part up.
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June 30th, 2013 at 12:59 am
Huh. That sounds… interesting. But what with the name? Why is it called moon pie?
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June 30th, 2013 at 7:21 am
Why is the earth round? Why is sky blue? Some things just ARE, Andreas.
Actually, I’m pretty sure it’s because they are round. I should know the answer to this question. *hangs head in shame*
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June 25th, 2013 at 7:38 pm
MoonPies are a thing I will send to you as soon as the weather cools down. I promise. I had a whole plan to send them in your last package (not a euphemism) but it’s so warm now, and they’re really melty.
Everyone needs to try MoonPies at least once in their lives. I will send Finland some MoonPies. Promise.
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June 30th, 2013 at 1:02 am
Aww. You don’t have to, you know. Perhaps just bring one when you come visiting?
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June 30th, 2013 at 1:33 am
That’s a long time from now, Andreas. What will you eat in the meantime? I wouldn’t want you to starve.
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June 25th, 2013 at 2:48 pm
How fun! I love getting stuff in the mail! And moonpies? Extra special.
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June 25th, 2013 at 5:39 pm
I KNOW! And surprise MoonPies are the best!
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June 25th, 2013 at 7:36 pm
I love sending people gifts. It’s one of my favorite things in the world. If I could find a profession that involved me shopping for just the right things for people and then surprising them with gifts, I would be the BEST in that profession and be on the cover of…um…Surprise Gift Magazine or whatever-the-hell.
Seriously, it’s like my favorite thing. Well, after my cat and really good chocolate.
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June 25th, 2013 at 9:34 pm
Love the title of your blog, and that was an awesome gift for Miss Heather over at Becoming Cliche! Happy Blogiversary!
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June 25th, 2013 at 10:39 pm
Thank you so much! :)
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June 25th, 2013 at 11:04 pm
The force is confused with that one…
Bahahaha, I love that! :)
Also, mmmmm, those MoonPies look good! And the earrings are super cool!
Also, HAPPY HAPPY BLOGGIVERSARY, AMY!!! :-D
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June 26th, 2013 at 7:32 am
Thank you! I had the best time shopping for Heather. Just the best!
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