April Ultimate Coffee Date

Ultimate-Coffee-Date-Badge-e1416682466503Welcome to the 4th Ultimate Coffee Date link up of 2016. I‘m linking up again with Coco @ Running with Perseverance, Lynda @ Fitness Mom Wine Country, & Deborah @ Confessions of a Mother Runner. What is the Ultimate Coffee Date? Imagine we are having coffee together… this post is what I would tell you. So grab a cup and “listen” and then tell me what is going on with you in the comments, please!

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This mug always makes me smile. The Husband got us these His and Hers mugs for V-Day (after I “found” them on the blog.)

If we were having coffee, I would tell you… I have been enjoying a few weeks at home with no travel after a whirlwind January, February and March. I had 5 trips to the west coast, 1 trip to the east coast and a bunch of quick midwest trips, too. Some trips were for work and some were for fun and all were good, but being home and getting more rest has been NICE, too!

My recent reads (and consideration) - what were yours?
My recent reads (and consideration) – what were yours?

If we were having coffee, I would tell you… I would tell you that I am reading The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair and am really enjoying it. It is pretty quirky and I am enjoying the “who done it” aspect and the style. My book club just read To Kill a Mockingbird in honor of Harper Lee’s passing. We all thought it still held up well. It is amazingly sad that this many years later, many of those old prejudices still exist. The group was mixed on whether to read Go Set a Watchman. I am a no. I think I will stick with the original. Then I would ask, “what are you reading??” Any recommendations?

If we were having coffee, I would tell you… Next week is the 4 year anniversary of my blog. Time just flies by when you are busy. I had no idea that a blog would bring me so many new opportunities, new friends and new experiences. And a ton of new products that I can’t imagine that I ever lived without! Come by next Tuesday (4/12) to share in some of the love. I’ve lined up some awesome giveaway prizes from some of my sponsors and friends. Trust me, you want in on this one!

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If we were having coffee (in Chicago), I would tell you… to join me at the Lakeview Jewel (3531 N Broadway) on 4/23 for an Earth Month Extravaganza event. The first 50 shoppers to stop in (2 – 6 PM) get a swag bag with healthy products. Plus they will have raffles and specials. There are 3 more events, too 4/10 in Wilmette, 4/17 at the Jewel at 2940 N Ashland in Chicago and 4/24 at 4660 W Irving Park. Get more info about this and other events on the Jewel-Osco calendar.

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Did you enter?

If we were having coffee, I would tell you… that you have to come over and grab some of my awesome product overflow from Expo West. Well, if we were actually having coffee IRL, I would have brought you a bunch of things to try. And, I would give you the reminder to enter my “New Finds” Giveaway and tell you that I was going to have a Finds’ faves giveaway on Monday that you need to enter, too. I still have a ton of new finds to share and I have lined up reviews/giveaways with 5 of the companies pictured above, too!

Wow! I have rambled on long enough – our coffee will get cold! What would you have told me? Please let me know in the comments.

PS. Resolve not to miss any of my great giveaways this year!