Tuesday, May 12, 2009

400th post & giveaways

Hi sweet peeps...well the day has come and my 400th post has arrived! I can't believe I am at 400! I started blogging my Freshman year in college and just completed my Sophomore year! I officially have two years left...it hit me as I was classified as a "junior!" Time sure does FLY by...I can finally agree with my parents and grandparents on this one!

Now onto what you all want...giveaways! Yes it is plural...I decided early this morning that I will give away FOUR $25 VISA gift cards (to FOUR different people)! You will be able to use it on whatever your heart desires! If you have any questions...email me!

So here are the rules:
1. You may enter in the comment section as many times as you want.
2. You can follow me and let me know and that counts as an extra vote. If you already follow me, let me know too and that will also count as an extra vote!
3. You may tweet about this and let me know via comment on this post and that will count as an extra vote!
4. To have your vote counted, you must only vote on this post only!


The voting will run for a week and will end on Tuesday, May 19th.

131 comments:

C.C. Almon said...

Pick me, pick me :-)

C.C. Almon said...

I follow you :-)

Hey Mama where's my... said...

wow, that is a very generous giveaway!! thanks~

Hey Mama where's my... said...

i follow too...

Emily said...

pick me:)
And I follow:) yeah!

Elaine at Matters of the Heart) said...

Well you are a very special gal, so fitting you have an extra special, very generous giveaway going.

Congrats on 400, way to go. It is true, the older you get, the faster time goes.

Elaine at Matters of the Heart) said...

I am a follower.

Sneaky Momma said...

Congratulations on your 400th post! That's awesome!

Sneaky Momma said...

I would love to enter your giveaway. :)

Sneaky Momma said...

I am a follower. :)

Rachel said...

Whoo-hoo! Congrats on 400 posts! I have found that most have them have been encouraging and funny and I hope the next 400 are fun for you too!

Rachel said...

We're followers too!

Tobi said...

I follow you! I just tweeted about it. I pretty much thing you are so AWESOME for doing this!!

Courtney and the Boys said...

Happy 400!!!!!

Courtney and the Boys said...

That's quite the accomplishment!!

Courtney and the Boys said...

You know I'm a follower. :)

Courtney and the Boys said...

I'm very sorry to hear about Kayleigh's loss, too. Praying for her family...

amanda said...

woot woot. four hundred.

amanda said...

i follow you.

amanda said...

i am so very blessed to follow you and get to know you through blogging.

amanda said...

even if you totally gross me out with your rat stories.

amanda said...

i am so glad your new place will not have them.

amanda said...

i would love to win a 25 dollar visa card. i would be sure to spend it on myself.

amanda said...

or the kids. lol.

amanda said...

okay. i'm done now. maybe. because i could come back later in the week long window and comment some more! :0) thanks for the chance elyse. :0)

Nikki said...

Does me knowing you, in person, count for an extra entry? ;) Kidding! This is a very sweet offer. Thanks for the chance to enter!

Good luck on your May Term! It starts today, if I remember right. I'm sure you'll do great!

Nikki said...

Also, I follow you :)

Heather Marie said...

Pick Me Pick Me! I sure could use the mullah :)

Time does fly by girl...I know what you mean about that! I can't believe that I graduated from college a year ago! SO CRAZY!

So glad to be done...good luck on your junior year! So exciting!

Love you blog!!!

McCrakensx4 said...

Congratulations on your 400th post!! Way to go...I am at 200 and I have been doing this less than a year..

McCrakensx4 said...

And of course I follow you...who wouldn't?! :P

McCrakensx4 said...

wow...$25! i could do alot with $25!

McCrakensx4 said...

And congrats on finishing another year! 2 down or 2 to go (or in my case 4 more to go!!!)

McCrakensx4 said...

Don't worry...I'll be back!

Cochran Quads said...

I love reading all of your stories and I'm a follower too!!

Liz (Loving Mom 2 Boys) said...

Happy 400th post!! What a great giveaway!!!

wife.mom.nurse said...

That is so nice of you!!!!

I am a happy follower ")

~Julie

wife.mom.nurse said...

Yeah for 400 posts!!!

The Drama Mama said...

Seriously?

The Drama Mama said...

So you mean to tell me....

The Drama Mama said...

...that I can enter....

The Drama Mama said...

...as many times as I would like?

The Drama Mama said...

You're kidding, right?

The Drama Mama said...

All just by leaving you these annoying comments that don't mean anything?

The Drama Mama said...

Well, I can't do that! I have to tell you that I am so proud of all of your accomplishments at such a young age!

The Drama Mama said...

Way to finish your sophomore year strong, baby!

The Drama Mama said...

And a big WOO HOO for your 400th post!

The Drama Mama said...

You're a professional blogger!!

The Drama Mama said...

Ok, I am boring myself now...

The Drama Mama said...

Couldn't sleep, so I thought I would catch up on blogs! Hope you're having an awesome week, Elyse!

The Drama Mama said...

BIG HUGS!!

The Drama Mama said...

Oh, I did forget to say that I'm following...but you already knew that! Goodnight, now!

Suzanne said...

Elyse thank you for hopping by on my birthday! Good to hear from you. I have been bombarded with work and family responsibilities and haven't been around to blog hop. Congrats on your 400th! Wow!

Alicia said...

Congrats!

Alicia said...

And you know I follow!

Alicia said...

And I'm glad I "met" you!

Alicia said...

Your big heart makes me smile!

Alicia said...

And Hollie was cracking me up! She's too funny! But I would love to win....

Alicia said...

Maybe I will...

Alicia said...

I sure do hope so! Have a great day honey!

amanda said...

so here's a comment for today. i'm number sixty. whoo hoo. isn't this fun. oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. :0)

Emily said...

I follow you and would love to win:) yeah for your 400th post:) congrats my friend:)

Beth E. said...

You know I'm wanting to win!!! :o)

Beth E. said...

Of course I follow you! I have for a good while now. I love your post!

Hey Mama where's my... said...

i am...

Hey Mama where's my... said...

...having a contest too!!!

Hey Mama where's my... said...

i would love to win this one!!

Hey Mama where's my... said...

happy wednesday!

The McNulty Family said...

Me Me Me! Count me in!!

XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

Don't forget me!! ;)
XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

I wanna win win win win!!

XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

I can't wait for the next 400.. LOVE reading about your life. It makes me think and REALLY makes me miss college!

XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

We love you Elye!!!

XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

You make the blog world a better place. Heck, you make my world a better place!!
XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

Okay, I'm outta control.. I'm sure I could go on all night! So..gonna go post some bday pics on my blog! LOL!!

HUGS from Cali!!
XOXO
Gen

The McNulty Family said...

Wait, just one more! Did I mention that your comments always make me smile?!! K, I'm out like trout!
XOXO
Gen

Beth E. said...

I thought I'd come back...

Beth E. said...

to see how your contest is going...

Beth E. said...

Seems to me that...

Beth E. said...

people are very excited about...

Beth E. said...

winning a prize! Well, I'm like everyone else...

Beth E. said...

I want to win, too!

Good night. :o)

Following Him said...

You guys just make my day...seriously Gen, Beth, Drama Mama, Alicia, and many more...you have made my day!
~Elyse

~the eight of us~ said...

Elyse ... are you entering your own contest?? :o)
I want to enter also ...
Nikki's momma

~the eight of us~ said...

Kenna does also ...

~the eight of us~ said...

Darbi just bounced in and ask to see her name here also ...
Darbi

~the eight of us~ said...

Billy isn't sure what we are all doing over here but whatever it is, he wants in on it also.

~the eight of us~ said...

Don't leave me out ... love Bristyn

Following Him said...

Kristi asked if I was entering my own contest and the answer is NO :) I just had to comment...and I did again today!
~Elyse

Beth E. said...

I'm back....

Beth E. said...

I thought I would stop by...

Beth E. said...

...to say that I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and...

Beth E. said...

...that I'm envying they fact that you got iced coffee from Starbucks! :o)

Love you,
Beth

Tobi said...

All these comments are hilarious! I love it!

Tobi said...

Pick me!

Tobi said...

I knew Elyse before she was "famous"!!

Tobi said...

That should count for something right?

Tobi said...

I am

Tobi said...

going for

Tobi said...

100 comments

Tobi said...

I mean I will be the 100th comment person maker.

Tobi said...

You know what I mean?

Rachel said...

Whoa girl! You have 101 comments! Well, 102 after I post this one!

Have a great day!

amanda said...

over a hundred!! how exciting.

amanda said...

i'd totally wet my pants if i got over a hundred comments.

amanda said...

well not literally. but you know.

The Drama Mama said...

OH MY GAH!!!

The Drama Mama said...

I forgot I could've been leaving comments....

The Drama Mama said...

ALL this time!

The Drama Mama said...

That's what I get for going away with the girls...

The Drama Mama said...

I hope you had a fabulous weekend!!

The Drama Mama said...

And I think I'll be back later to check on you! I hope you're having a great day...HUGS!

Katrina said...

I'm a lurker! popping over to say I love your encouraging nature. :)

Katrina said...

I'm also single (!) and love the baby blogs:)

Katrina said...

However, I used to nanny for quads... and thats where I 'met' the baby blogs, must have seen your comment on one of their blogs...and bam, I ended up at your blog!

Katrina said...

so, happy 400-- and thanks for showing the world your beautiful life! You remind me of you, when I was in college also:)

~Katrina (social worker - turned nanny- back to social worker!)

Nikki said...

Thought I would take a second and enter again.

Nikki said...

Hope your day is going well and that your second week of this maymester is off to a great start!

Nikki said...

If I win, I think I may use the card to take all the littles out for ice cream.

Nikki said...

Or maybe I'll use it to help replace my phone.

Nikki said...

OR I could use it to buy twenty Sweet Peach Teas from Sonic, during Happy Hour of course!

Nikki said...

I think I'm done for now ;)

Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...

What a cool contest~ yay for Visa and spending it on silly girly stuff!!

Sara @ Domestically Challenged said...

I am
totally
following
the
story
of
your
life
via
twitter!

~the eight of us~ said...

here again...

~the eight of us~ said...

maybe if i win i will share with Nikki for her birthday next week

~the eight of us~ said...

or i could let the little ones use it to go shopping for Nikki's birthday

~the eight of us~ said...

can you believe my baby is going to be 20??? i know ....

~the eight of us~ said...

or we could use it to rent shoes for when we go bowling. the children have 2 free games everyday this summer. just have to rent the shoes.
see if it is in your area
kidsbowlfree.com

~the eight of us~ said...

ok, time to go start school for the day ..

Nikki said...

Ha ha :) Mom. I definitely vote that you use the card to treat me next week! We'll have Shelbi watch the littles and we can go out for lunch. GREAT idea ;)

~the eight of us~ said...

Or .... I could get you and Shelbi to watch them and I could go several different weeks to Marble Slab and eat ice cream and read undisturbed.
just an idea...