I like to share - sometimes :)

I've been all over blog land looking for the best ways to sponsor people + the easiest way to sponsor people. Because basically you sponsor people to promote them AND you. But doesn't it irritate the crap out of you when you promote them more than they do you? Or your precious button isn't up on their blog. HOW DARE THEY right?

But hey - I am not going to keep these blogs a secret, they range from big to little babies & I tell you what as long as my button is on their page I don't care how much time they take into promoting me. It ain't all about me. I am just here to share!

 With that being said, welcome my lovely June Sponsors :) I am so excited to have this group of bloggers. It's amazing that people want to sponsor my blog - each month it gets more & more! I feel honored :)

Next month in July I think I am going to plan a little bit differently since I got such a positive response this month! Stay tuned, please. I hope!

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Hi!  My name is Kelley and I blog over at the Grant life.  I'm a momma to two blonde haired, blue eyed babies and I run a little online store called loveables.  I love diet coke, How I Met Your Mother, twitter and anything with sugar.  Throw in a rainy day where I can snuggle with my babies and I'm a happy lady.  

blog / twitter / facebook / pinterest

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 My name is Lauran and I’m a 27 year-old full blown Southern Virginian Belle. I’ve been married to my absolute best friend for almost a year and we are proud parents to a sweet yellow lab named Reef. I’m a hard worker, strong lover, dedicated wife, and an intense fighter. I believe in doing what’s right, respecting others, and keeping old traditions alive and I’m a firm believer in “keeping it real”. I started my blog as a way to keep up with writing and to make new friends. It is about anything and everything from our furrbaby, to recipes, to how I hate working out! Creating this blog has been a humbling experience as I have met some of the kindest and sweetest ladies! I hope one day we are all lucky enough to meet one another!

blog / twitter / instagram / facebook / pinterest

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 I'm Allison. A 26 year old mom and wife. Follower of Jesus. Sister to 2. Living in Oklahoma. Feeding My Temple follows my life as I try to balance feeding my body, mind and spirit with the Word, fitness, and amazing food.  

blog / twitter / facebook / google+ / bloglovin / hellocotton / storenvy / pinterest / youtube

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Hi there! I am Emily, and I blog over at Celebrating the Day. I am still finding my groove, but I like to blog about everything in my life including my travels, things I make, what I wear, and how I celebrate life's little achievements. I love living in Austin, Texas and spending as much time as I can with my little family. I'd love to meet you, so stop over and say hello! 
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Hi guys! I'm Mindi, and I blog over at The Sprouted Root! I spend my days immersed in the raw, uninhibited nature of 3 boys (all under age 3 1/2), so blogging is my little outlet. It provides me with the ability to capture and record all the wild happenings around here, and make light of the situations that would drive any young mom to the brink of insanity. Come visit me over at The Sprouted Root and say hi! I write about anything that piques my fancy: kids, home decorating/renovating, recipes, parenting, my Health Series, and my witty ramblings on May or May-Not Mondays.
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I am a 29 year old, Coffee-fiegned supervision officer by day, a crafty-maven by night, an ordained preacher of the Gospel on the weekends, and a fun loving freelancer from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.

My blog is like a journal of thoughts... I, along with my recording artist, music producing, Minister of Music hubby purchased our first home in the DMV area (D.C., MD, VA Metro Area).  I blog about our "normal" life experiences, funny things I see in my day to day, newlywed adventures, home decor and crafts... This is my little piece of sunshine--a blog about newlyweds building a life together, while spreading a little sunshine.  With all the things that happen between 9 to 5 this is a good place to woosah and say, "Hello, Good Morning Sunshine"

blog / twitter / pinterest / instagram @ vashtijasmine / bloglovin / email

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Hi Beautiful Readers of Blabbering thoughts

That picture up there would be my handsome fiance, & I am Jessica from Before The I Do's , I am so EXCITED to be sponsoring Tiffany's blog for the month of June. I started blogging after I graduated college & began my wedding planning process. Wedding planning has been an adventure to say the least. I am a lover of Jesus & thankful for the gifts he provides each & everyday. I am a country living, sport lovin' barefoot blue jeans a beer drinking kinda Lady. Come October 13th of 2012, I will be a navy wife. I blog about our lives with the military, wedding planning, living on a dirt road in San Diego, working way too much, having too many animals, fitness or lack of  & becoming a mom to a 4 year old little boy & much more. Grab your favorite wine, beer or starbucks & come say hello to me. I LOVE meeting new friends! 

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Sarah, of Without Denouement, is a brand new middle school language arts teacher who lives for the sunshine, hates closed-toe shoes, eats an exorbitant amount of guacamole and has over 400 books on her Kindle. Sarah has been avidly writing since the early days of grade school and shares the everyday of her life (and sometimes the non-everyday) on her blog. She's an optimist, a dreamer, a hard worker and an unabashed reality TV fan. She wants to meet you!

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Hi everyone!  I'm Rachel and I blog over at Cant Google Everything!  I live right outside of Philadelphia, but I was born and raised in Florida and I will continue to wear flip flops as much as I can!  My blog is a little bit of this and that!  I blog about my life, recipes, pinterest and my newest obession- my pregnancy!  I am currently 26 weeks pregnant and due September 6th!

I have a husband who can't sit still, so we are always trying out random new things to do!  I also really love to travel, cook, go to the beach and shop.  My dog Rocky is the cutest little guy you'll ever see!

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Hello Tiffany's friends! Nice to meet ya!

I'm Michelle and I have a new little blog called You're my favorite today.  

Why is it called You're my favorite today you ask?  Because I have a lot of favorites - from   drinking Appletinis in my pj's while watching The Bachelor to being snarky about ridiculous celebrities to shopping at Target 5 times a week whether I need anything there or not.  And this is where I can unload and document it all...much to the relief of my long-suffering husband and 2 fabulous and hilarious girls.

When I'm not spending my days running around fulfilling my personal assistant duties for the family, I'm usually at the computer catching up with my facebook friends (sounds so much better than stalking), pinning a lot of things I'll never make on my Pinterest boards, writing about all of the above on my blog, or taking a nap with my cat on the sofa (but will lie and say I was folding laundry if anyone asks). 

So come on over to the blog....meet the family...have a laugh...read about my favorites and share yours.

It always makes me happy when you do.

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HOWDY! my name is Stephanie.
I am a Texas gal making my living in the midwest.
i started blogging as a hobby and i ended up enjoying it way more than i ever expected!
My personal blog is about the random and fun things that go on in my life!
I also recently started a health and fitness blog which is focused at educating, encouraging, and promoting a healthy active lifestyle!
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My name is Kendra from Silkybowties.. but just call me Kenj, because you know we are on that nick-name basis here.

I love to blog. It has become a serious passion of mine.

I take it serious, but obviously not too seriously.

How boring would I be if I took everything seriously.

LAME.

Anyway, I'm just a normal college girl struggling to make it through. I am studying Sociology and hoping to go to graduate school for Social Work. I had a troubled past and just want to help others.

blog / twitter / facebook / instagram

I blog for friends - but she blogs for Dimples

Happy Thursday to you my little friends!! This week - where did it go? Oh that's right - I love holiday weeks. I work 4 days a week Monday-Thursday ... So my week just got REAL short. I ain't complaining!! 

On to business - Blogging - Why do you blog? I mean seriously? Every person blogs for different reasons & I think it's crazy cool. I mean I won't lie - I blog for myself {which I think that is where everyone stands on common grounds} - is that selfish? Heck no because if I blogged for someone else then it'd become like work & we all know how I feel about work. 

But everyone is different - everyone else has a purpose. And honestly my blogging purpose is still unknown {I am still a baby blogger keep that in mind} but I do know ONE purpose ... I've gained new friends. I've gained new friends via blog world but most importantly via REAL LIFE. Now - I've mentioned this before, but I had the honor to meet Jessica a few weeks ago & let me tell you. I love her. 

Now - I open up my blog EVERY Thursday for my sponsors to guest post - and honestly you don't want to miss out on her or her blog. It's not every week where my guest poster is someone I've met in real life & I think that's pretty special.

Hello there! I am Jessah. Writer of my blog, Dreaming of Dimples. My blog was born less than 5 months ago and already I don’t know how I lived without it for so long. It is an extension of me. A space to share my life, my thoughts, and my talents. I blog to inspire and connect with this wonderful world of talented, amazing female bloggers.

What you can expect to find on my blog is a true representation of my life. Not just the happiness and joy but the sadness and heartache as well. It is filled with the things I love, my struggles, things that motivate me and inspire me, my photography and any little adventure on my life’s path.

If you decide to visit my little space in the blogosphere (which I hope you do), you may wonder how I named my blog. So let me tell you a little story about that…

Life doesn’t always go according to plan. My plan was to build a successful career in advertising, fall in love with my prince charming, get married, buy a house in the suburbs and have babies. I was so blessed to achieve 4 out 5 of those goals. But on #5, God had other plans. My prince charming and I have been unsuccessfully trying to conceive for almost 4 years. We were diagnosed with infertility almost 3 years ago. In all likelihood, our only path to parenthood will be through an emotionally draining, physically challenging, and extremely expensive procedure called IVF.

Initially, I started blogging to share our heart wrenching story and the steps that we are taking to build our family and fulfill our dreams. But my blog has morphed into so much more than that. Here is my first post about the name Dreaming of Dimples.

When I see goodies - I sign me up

So I happened to stumble across Framed Frosting blog & saw a Secret Swap - hello sign me up. So I did just that!

I got Kassi @ Truly Lovely - and she had me! I didn't expect to receive a gift for the same person I was secretly sending them things, but I was surprised to find out I received items from her! Go check out what I got her.

 

I don't know about you but I know about me - and I know I like getting things that aren't from me. 

-note pad {who doesn't need one}

-lip gloss {hello I am a girl}

-magnet {yes that bottle cap with the cute cupcakes in it is a magnet}

-GIANT paper clip {I'd be jealous if I were you}

-car freshener {yes please}

-nail polish {I mean do I really need to justify this one?}

-Oh & I got a purple pen but I have this almost 3 year old that confiscated

Basically - when you see SWAP of goodies, don't pass it by yo.

In remembrance of those ..

Happy Memorial Day to everyone out there - And especially those who have served in the military. We all appreciate what you have done! It takes a lot for someone to utilize their life to protect their country, to leave their families, to leave everything they've ever known. I thank you for that.

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I've got a couple things on my mind .. One - I found out today that my best friends husband's dad passed away .. He was 57. My dad is 55. That freaks me out. It just puts everything in perspective. I am still 2000 miles away from her & her husband - kills me that I can't be there in person. But I love you both, very much!

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On a happier note - the inlaws are out here trying to find a house. Nerve wracking, not so much on my part, but on theirs. Chris & I got so lucky in the house hunting business that we looked at 2 houses - we liked one - bid - got the house. But this was our starter home so it was much easier to settle for something that we can get to the way we want it to be several years down the road. But back to this - the inlaws are packing up their things in Indiana & making the big move to California in the summer. Everyone is excited - it'll definitely be nice to have babysitters out here :) Just kidding. Well not really, but it'll be nice on other levels as well. Now - to get my parents out here!! My sister is still in high school so they have to put their dreams on hold. Then after them it's to get my sister out here..... We're pretty cool so I am not quite sure why anyone wouldn't want to. Oh right - money. Who needs money? BLAH.

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Diggity-dig (this is my noise of a record player skipping by the DJ - make any sense? I didn't think so)... SO I got a facebook page for my bliggity-blog. Talk about scary. Starting a blog is scary - getting people to enjoy your blog is scary - now getting them to support your blog via facebook scarier. I am just kidding.. But I have a whopping 12 "people" followers + 3 other blogs. First off - why do blog pages not count as "likes" lame!!! 

Go check out my page please :):) {click here}

More importantly though Lena from Mom2MemphisandRuby is hosting a facebook link up today. Go check it out!

Potato Salad

Happy weekend folks!

I decided to leave you with a little recipe for you to try over the holiday weekend - I mean if you are up to it :)

This recipe is passed down from my Grandma - I still can't conquer it the way she does, but it's mighty yummy regardless.

Ingredients

8 potatoes

8 eggs

celery - I use 3-4 slices

1 onion

3 tablespoons of relish

half jar or miracle whip

1 tablespoon sugar

milk - play with amount, I usually just add a bit & a bit more if needed

salt & pepper - to taste

Instructions

wash, peel, & slice potatoes

Boil potatoes until semi done

Chop up potatoes into squares

boil eggs

peel & chop up hard boiled eggs

wash celery & onion then chop

mix relish, mayo, sugar, milk, salt & pepper together

Add in potatoes & eggs - mix well 

ENJOY!

Live.Laugh.L0ve.

Well hello all you lovely Blabbering Thought's readers. I am so thrilled to be guest posting on Tiffany's blog today! She completely rocks my socks off and I'm pretty sure she needs to come to Texas so we can meet! {hint hint Tiffany!} :) Let me introduce myself. I'm Cassie.

I blog over at Live.Laugh.L0ve. Where I share our journey through this crazy beautiful thing called life. I also have a little shop called ccy designs. Writing guest posts always seems to make my already overly busy brain go into a frenzy because I know it's got to make you want to come check out my little slice of the blog world. So here it goes - some random facts about me! 1. White sunglasses are my thing. If I can buy white sunglasses over any other color, you better believe I will be getting the white ones. Just like when I bought these white sunglasses - I was browsing through walmart and saw brown and black ones. I was going to buy one of those because i needed sunglasses, but when I walked around the display and saw these beauties. My heart did a little pitter patter and I didn't even have to think twice before I was all but ripping them off the stand and throwing them in my cart.

2. I like to hang from trees. Okay, maybe not all the time. But hanging from trees can be fun and I am all about having fun.

3. I heart candy. Specifically the one below. It's my all.time.favorite.

4. Tanning while my boys swim. is one of the most relaxing things ever. Basking in the sun and listening to their laughter. Pure joy.

5. BBQing is one of the best things ever. It is just part of living in Texas. The smell of the grill going, the cool breeze of a summer night and the taste of grilled food. Mmmmm. Oh & that guy you see in the picture. Yeah, that's my all kinds of sexy husband. ;)

Well, it's been fun but I must go! Thanks Tiffany for having me here! Hope to see yall around my little slice of the blog world!

June, for real?

I can't believe it's already almost freaking June. Again, time goes by too fast. Yesterday my twitter feed was blowing up with June sponsors & I am like okay I will get to that. Look at my calendar today & I am like CRAP. I need to really get on that.

SO hi pretty blogg-ettes. Anyone want to sponsor swap with me? For free of course. I promote you, you promote me. You're pretty little button will be on my page for 45 days. You will get an introduction on June 1st AND a guest post if you'd like :)

My blog is pretty cool. Just saying. I am not into bragging or advertising. I HATE trying to sell my blog SO. If you like me email me :)

blabberingthoughts@gmail.com

Who wouldn't want to sponsor this face?

Wow - I suck.

And I mean that in the nicest possible way.

This weekend I told myself.. Oh I will catch up on emails & blogin'... And that thing we call cleaning.......... PSYCH. I didn't do crap. Okay I cleaned a bit but as for my virtual world. Zip-nada-zilch.

So it's Monday & I let my readers down & myself for that matter. So this is my make up post & that the rest of the week I will be so much better. I mean really, how is that last week.. Sunday night rolled around I had ALL my posts ready for the week.. And now Sunday night rolled right on by & 0 posts. Congrats.

Okay I am done griping about myself because deep down I know I am still pretty bomb.

WELL - I don't know if I ever told you this, but a couple weeks ago I met some other bloggers in Fresno. Yep that's right. I exited my bubble & went to a Women & Wine Night @ the Tasting Room in Fresno. It was hosted by The Full Moxie. Yep - they are awesome. I MADE FRIENDS. Whoop. Only took 2 years to go out & make them on my own. Do you know how impossible it is to make friends in a place where you did not grow up in or go to college in? Yep. Impossible.

You got it. That's me. Signing the wall. 

Then this past week.. I met Jessica.. A blogger I've followed since basically I started blogging. She hooked me up with the awesome "Mug Swap" & THEN I got to meet her. Let me just say. She's pretty awesome, actually that is an understatement. She's totally awesome. She lives north of here & was in Fresno on biz-nass (what?). I totally got a girly night with girly drinks with this lady. Trust me, it will not be the last if I have anything to say about it.

 Oh - sneak peak.. Fiesta party. More to come at a later date :)

My baby sister is so not a baby anymore. Tear.

PS my sister is not like the "norm" high schooler. I could go on & on about reasons why but I will leave you with this... That dress she's wearing right there.. Is mine. From senior year. That is 8 years ago. Yep. A. Thank you parents for taking such good care of an awesome dress. B. Props to her for making a dress look that good 8 years later + not caring that it's not a "new" dress. 

 

See, I told you. Please ignore my hideous stance & picture quality. It's old, remember. 

And I will leave you with this, the way I found my daughter. Apparently her bed was not good enough & sleeping in a tent with no pillows & blankets was much better.

Happy Monday friends.

Jolly Rancher Vodka

Well hey there pretty little thangs - I am sure you've been dying to know what I've been drinking lately. And lately seems scattered because things have been busy apparently. I don't know whyyy.

Anyway, Miss Ashley made us some Jolly Rancher Vodka. Cannot take the credit at all, but I can take the credit in tasting it + letting you know to do it & drink it right?

Watermelon // Apple // Grape // Blue Raspberry // Cherry

Ow ow look at that sexy hand making the women our dranks {{yeah I can say that because it's Chris making the drinks not Brock this week!}}.

Cheers!! WE LOVED THEM. It was like drinking a jolly rancher. WHO in their right mind wouldn't enjoy that?

OH and can I just throw this out there.. Me & Ashley <the girl on left & the girl in the middle> uses baking soda for shampoo. JUST SAYING!!

Instructions:

You will need

Vodka 

+ jolly ranchers 

+ Sprite or 7Up {{I hate to say this, but Diet works better, not as sweet}}

You will do this

Sort your jolly ranchers by flavor + unwrap them

Place each section of flavor into a mason jar (or whatever jar that seals up)

Pour vodka into jar

The jolly ranchers will dissolve in approximately 8 hours

Place in freezer 

You will then drink

Serve chilled mixed with your choice of Sprite or 7UP

Oh Hawaii

Hey all my bloggy friends! I am so excited to share with you Lauren from Tippee Canoe. Starting in June this awesome place of Fresno, California is going to be offering nonstop flights to Hawaii & my little friend just got back from there. So who needs persuading to go there? Well definitely not me but I just wanted to see how beautiful it was so then I can document my trip when we go... Cough cough Lloyd? 

So I didn't get a total break.. To see my "guest post" over on Lauran's Blog, click here!

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Hey lovelies!

I'm Lauren {or Lo} and I blog over at Tippee Canoe !

I am so excited to be visiting today at Tiffany's wonderful blog! How cute is the name of this blog might I add? Seriously I love it! 

Anywho! Tiffany and I decided it would be fun for me to write about beautiful Hawaii, since I have lived there and also been back to visit multiple times! It's no joke all...Hawaii is my FAVORITE place on earth.  It might actually be a problem, but I am not willing to admit it!

So Hawaii hmm where do I start?! The flowers? The food? The ocean? The sand? The sun? The palm trees? The adventure? I live for adventure! Actually I live for all those things!

So how about I tell you about my favorite thing about each? Sounds good? ok here we go!

FLOWERS:

Who wouldn't love those flowers! Aren't they all gorgeous! I'm pretty sure I just snap a picture of any flower I walk past! I love the beautiful colors and variations! Not to mention the smells! Things really do seem better when you "stop and smell the roses" 

FOOD:

Oook it's possible I am drooling and fighting off a growling stomach as I write this. But there is this place called FRED's {Maui} who makes THE BEST fish tacos you will probably ever taste. I kid you not! THE BEST. oh goodness. and what is better than eating a fish taco while you watch the sunset. The answer is...nothing.

Also if you are looking for the absolutely, no questions about it, BEST sandwich you have EVER had. You want to visit Waialua Bakery {Oahu}. Yes it's as big as your head. So make sure you are HUUUNGRY! 

OCEAN:

Call me crazy, but I L.O.V.E the smell of the ocean. Also the sound! gaah! I am not sure who decided it was fair for me to live somewhere where the ocean doesn't even exist. It's a cruel joke.

SAND:

I love to feel the sand under my feet, and in between my toesies! Oh I adore it!

SUN:

There are few things that compare to watching a sunset, or a sunrise { especially 10,000 feet up a volcano!}

PALM TREES:

So I might have an obsession with palm trees..it's ok right? I just love the way they look and you know they are good for some shade when you need a little sun break!

ADVENTURE:

My most faaavorite part about traveling? The adventures you can go on!! Some I have been able to experience while in Hawaii? Yes, I jumped out of a perfectly functioning airplane. BEST thing I have ever done! Jumping off Waimea rock! Surfing! Just don't dangle your legs off the sides of your board...sharks will think you are yummies! Watching the sunrise on top of Haleakala Mountain. Definitely worth waking up at 3am!

Oh my! Can you see why I love this place SO much? I won't even lie to you...I cry on the airplane every single time I leave. Hawaii has been good to me! 

What are some things you love about traveling? What is your favorite place to visit? Let us know! 

Thanks for hearing about my obsessions! Want to learn more about how to vaca in Hawaii? Make sure you come check out my blog! I will be writing up a HOW TO OAHU and HOW TO MAUI!

 BIG Thanks to Tiffany for having me! You're the best!

XOXO