Monday, January 30, 2017

4th Blogiversary Giveaway: Valentine's Edition! [CLOSED]

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It's pretty astounding, but in a couple of days, I'll have been blogging for four whole years! Time has flown by, and yet so much has happened since I first began. When I started, I had recently moved back to Rochester and wasn't sure what I wanted to ultimately be doing – so I filled my free time with clothes, slowly figuring out my personal style and my voice along the way. I was still living at home, was doing as many shows as I could, still thinking I'd move back to New York at some point. Now, I'm working full-time as a writer, doing shows only when I feel like it, and living in my own place here that I love. In short, my life now looks totally different from what I pictured for myself four years ago. But I really am glad things in my personal and professional life have turned out the way they have.

As is customary on my "blogiversary," I'm holding a little giveaway for all of my wonderful readers! I hope you all know how much I appreciate you. I may not always have the time to respond to comments here or on social media, but I always read them – and every one of you holds a special place in my heart. And speaking of hearts... since February is my blog anniversary month, I decided to make my giveaway Valentine's Day-themed this year! You can enter to win an adorable prize package of fun goodies. Here's what's up for grabs and what you need to know to win:
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Valentine Blogiversary Prize Package:

- Red Velvet Cupcake swing skirt from Unique Vintage
- Pink rose hair flower from Stardust Dames Boutique
- "My Funny Valentine" art print by Kate Gabrielle
- Betsey Johnson heart print cosmetic bag/wristlet
- Duo of Valentine heart coffee mugs


Enter the giveaway through the Rafflecopter widget below. One (1) winner will be chosen at random through the widget. There are a few mandatory entries you must complete to be eligible to win, along with other options for extra chances to win. You must be a follower of The Soubrette Brunette to enter and you must leave a comment (believe me, I check!). The giveaway is open worldwide and will run from now until 11:59 PM (EST) on Saturday, February 4th. This shorter run period will ensure that the winner can get her prizes in time for Valentine's Day! The winner will be contacted via e-mail, so be sure to use a valid e-mail address or leave one in your comment. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Once the winner has been contacted, it will be announced on the blog. Best of luck and thanks to all for entering!




130 comments:

  1. Oooo this might be the best giveaway yet! What a fun Valentine's package! Happy blog-o-versary! 4 years is no joke!! It really is amazing how much can change in that time!

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  2. That's awesome it's been 4 years congrats! I've loved following your cute outfits! I usually skip vday because my anniversary is 2 days later so we go out when the crowds are gone :) but I love dressing heart themed <3

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  3. I really like how much effort you put on the content of the blog, congrats on the blogiversary!
    My plans for Valentine's day is to work x)

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  4. This giveaway package might be the cutest EVER. Congratulations on your 4 year anniversary, darling - wishing you many more! I don't have a Blogloving account, I follow you faithfully on IG as ymdenema & link to your blog from there <3 I'll be taking my wife on a date to see Cirque du Soleil for Valentine's Day! I'd rock that cupcake skirt proudly :)

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  5. I will be at work on Valentine's Day until 8 pm but hoping to have a nice dinner afterwards with my boyfriend...that is if he's still not at work. :)

    Oooh and my favorite sweet treat is always vanilla ice cream with rainbow sprinkles. The sprinkles are not optional! xx

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  6. I plan on just a quiet dinner date with hubby on Valentine's this year.

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  7. I promised my 3 year old son that I would get him a Minnie Mouse cake for Valentine's day. So, my husband, children, and I will be at home eating wings and Minnie Mouse cake and watching a movie lol. Where's the romance you may ask? I'm sure my husband will wipe wing sauce off of my face at some point during the evening. True love. My favorite sweet treat is Reeses cups, especially holiday themed ones.
    Jaimebroadwater@gmail.com

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  8. Whoopie pies are my favorite sweet treat! I've been learning how to make them.

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  9. Congrats on your blogiversary! My plans for V-Day this year are to tell all of the important people in my life how much I love them. I had a health scare recently and am feeling very grateful to get the chance to do it. And my favorite sweet? Gourmet jellybeans. I can't even have them in the house cos I will eat them all.

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  10. Looks like my fiance will be working this valentines day, so I'm probably going to take myself on a self love date. That'll involve a lush bubble bath, lots of chocolate, netflix, and not leaving the house haha <3

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  11. Currently, my favourite sweet treat are these vegan chocolate sriracha cookies I found a recipe for- I'm usually not one to for mixing savoury flavours with sweet, but these are really good!

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  12. Congrats on your blogiversary! This package is amazing. I love Candied Almonds very much <3

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  13. We are going out to dinner for Valentine's Day!

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  14. I plan on going out to a nice dinner with my husband for Valentines. My favorite sweet treat is chocolate cake.

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  15. I know it sounds cliche, but it's chocolate - always!

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  16. For Valentine's Day I always fix my girls a pancake breakfast, they get "happys" and after school we have dinner and maybe a movie at home.

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  17. For Valentine's day weekend I'm going to be exploring Seoul with my fianceè. I'm pretty excited to see some history and some ancient architecture

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  18. We never make plans, just figure it out when it gets here. My favorite candy is Hershey's kisses :)

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  19. I will probably go to dinner with my wonderful hubby, who has been my Valentine for 40 years. (And, of course, chocolate is our favorite sweet treat!)

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  20. We have a Mob Museum here in Vegas and in honor of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, they do free entry for locals on Valentine's Day. Then–keeping with the mafia theme–we'll be eating at an Italian "speakeasy". Can't wait to dress up for it!

    I'm a baker, so it's hard to pick a favorite dessert! If I had to choose, I'd say French Vanilla cake pops. They're so addicting!

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  21. My favorite sweet treat is a chocolate brownie sundae even in the winter!

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  22. My husband and I plan to have a nice date night out. We don't have those too often these days so it's very special when we can swing it! (pun intended :))

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  23. i'm sure i'll be alone on valentines day as per usual, but maybe with all this sweet stuff!

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  24. My favorite sweet treat is anything chocolate! :)

    mia2009(at)comcast(dot)net

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  25. Ooh girl, we should talk about transitioning from NYC actor life to "semi-civilian" life, if you know what I mean?

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  26. My plans are to order a heart shaped pizza and enjoy with some chick flicks!

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  27. My fave sweet treats are cupcakes so this skirt is the skirt of my dreams!

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  28. I think the plan is to have dinner with my husband and about 3 other couples. Hopefully I will get a nice box of sees almond buds

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  29. I love reading your blog! Here's to many more years!

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  30. hubby and I are having a quiet night in as he is unwell and tires easily. So it's a lovely picnic and movie night for us but thats ok we've been together 20 years and if it's 20 more it will be a true blessing :)

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  33. I'm going to spend my valentine with my family

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  34. This Valentine's Day my boyfriend and I are going to the zoo (which we do often because we love animals), and then out to dinner at an all you can eat place! Not very romantic I know, but it's what we enjoy! :)

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  35. Congratulations on your blogiversary! My favorite sweet treat is cheesecake.

    ginga_gurl(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  36. Lucky me....I'm having major dental work on Valentine's Day.

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  37. My plans are dinner and a movie at home with my sweet DH! I love anything chocolate! We will probably have this brownie pie I have been wanting to try :)
    addictedtorodeo at gmail dot com
    Ashley C

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  38. No plans :( but I'm hoping to get some Caramel gelato or cheesecake to enjoy while watching sappy love movies!

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  39. We don't have any plans yet but we usually go out to eat

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  40. No plans still never did anything last year. Cheesecake maybe?

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  41. This year we are celebrating with friends together having supper. Thanks!

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  42. I don't have any plans this year for Valentine's day.

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  43. My favorite sweet treat is dark chocolate truffles -so decadent!

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  44. just dinner
    raflecopter name is aarone mawdsley

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  45. My favorite sweet treat is chocolate covered marshmallows

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  46. I have two kids under 3, so basically, I'll be having a romantic evening with my husband and two screaming kids. I might get some petrol station flowers if husband remembers. And my favourite sweet treat is creme caramel dripping in caramel sauce!

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  47. My favorite sweet treat is cinamon hearts. My plans are to spend with my son, celebrating his first vday

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  48. We are hoping to be able to get out of town, but we have to see my fiancé 's work schedule first.

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  49. I'm going to a wine tasting benefit/fundraiser. My favorite sweet treat is a good chocolate chip cookie!

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  50. We are just staying at home and watching some movies this year! Snuggling on the couch!

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  51. We will stay at home with the kids, we will drink juice, eat pizza and play games.

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  52. As always will spend the day with my beloved husband .My fave treat is anything chocolate.

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  53. Love your blog. Will be spending to day at home cooking my dogs' favorite dinner. Dogs make great Valentines and they always clean their plate. :)

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  54. Love your blog. Will be spending to day at home cooking my dogs' favorite dinner. Dogs make great Valentines and they always clean their plate. :)

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  56. My favourite sweet treat is lemon meringue pie. 🍋

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  57. My favorite sweet treat is dark chocolate with sea salt.

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  58. My hubby and I go out to dinner by ourselves...no kids. (jozywails@gmail.com)

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  59. This will be our last Valentines together just us two, before our first bubba comes along! So, I think I will make Jo her favourite foods and snuggle in front of the TV. Nothing special, just us two.

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  60. I plan on spending it with my girls. we are going to make cookies

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  61. Congrats on 4 years! What an achievement!

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  62. I haven't made any plans with my husband yet. My favorite treat is frosted brownies.

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  63. Happy blog-o-versary. You picked a very awesome and unique giveaway.

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  64. so far; no plans.... I think we may choose to skip valentines this year... I am not against valentines today...just not feeling it this year.

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  65. no plans chocolateanything is my sweet treat

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  67. I'm not sure if we have plans but my favorite sweet treats consist of either dark chocolate(anything), peanut m&m's, or butterfingers!

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  68. Planning on taking my wife to dinner and a movie. thankyou, ken pohl19@comcast.net

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  69. I do not know any plans yet. It is a hard time right now so we will probably stay home and enjoy watching a movie together with some candles and maybe a bubble bath.

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  70. Going out to dinner with my husband.

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  71. Not sure of the plans yet! Depends on if we can get a babysitter ;)

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  72. I fixing a lovely dinner in because its always to crowded to go out.

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  73. I don't have any specific plans, but Valentine's Day is also my mum's birthday, so at least even if I don't have a sweetie, I always have an alternate plan!

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  74. We haven't made any plans yet. I'm sure we will go out to eat.

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  75. I wish I had plans but I'm in tech that week.

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  76. we haven't made plans yet. i am sure i will eat some chocolate.

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  77. I hopefully waut be free of work so my husband and go to a nice place to eat and far from home too. And be super romantic if some of the womans of my life take care of my son to celebrate this day just the 2 of us. And then where the night lead us.

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  78. I'll go to 'Stufe di Nerone', a thermal center in Naples! I can't wait <3 <3 <3

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  79. Hopefully we will be going to a movie and if we are lucky enough to have the time, dinner at a restaurant as well.

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  80. Our Valentines plans are to grab take out and watch Valentines horror movies and relax.

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  81. My husband and I will be celebrating our 9 year anniversary Feb 14th. We'll def be getting a sitter and going out for dinner and maybe drinks :)

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  82. I'm hoping for a romantic italian dinner out with my husband, followed by our current favorite dessert-cheesecake!

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  83. Home made dinner, candles set
    roses spread, she will never forget.
    Champagne iced and chilled
    I cant wait to thrill!
    My beautiful wife
    Happy Valentines Day,
    Iyou are my life :D

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  84. Delicious dinner at home, and a beloved classic film afterwards.
    Thank you for the splendid giveaway!

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  85. I don't have any Valentines Day plans, my husband will be working out of town. I'll make myself a nice dinner and eat some candy hearts!

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  86. I do not have plans as of right now.. I will most likely think of something to surprise my husband with. (:

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  87. I don't have plans, plus I'm working late. My favorite sweet treat are the Cadbury Favourites ♥

    ~ KateS on rafflecopter

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  88. My husband always cooks for me and we watch movies. My favorite treat is chocolate covered strawberries.

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  89. My favorite treats are chocolates with caramel.

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  90. My favorite treat are lofthouse cookies.

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  91. My favorite sweet treat is Tunnock's tea cakes.

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  92. I'm going to pamper myself - maybe take a nice bubble bath.

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  93. Spending a quiet evening at home with my family. We do exchange small gifts and candy

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  94. Happy blogiversary! I love all chocolate. I found a recipe for chocolate and strawberry mousse I'm going to try out. The day after Valentine's my husband and I will go to Amaranthe in concert. So excited!

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  95. Since it's a week night the family is going out for sushi and desserts.

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  96. I usually go out to eat and go to the movies on valentines day

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  97. The Valentine's Day plans include a special meal with my loved ones, including my 89 year old mother who is a widow. We all love chocolate. Just about any kind!

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  98. I usually don't make plans for Valentines. My birthday is the week before, so I would rather celebrate that instead. This year, I'd like to go out for dinner and maybe go see a movie.

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  99. My favorite sweet treats are cupcakes!! This valentines weekend I will be seeing Dita perform. Great giveaway!!

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  100. We always have a special dinner with flowers and candles, and my favorite sweet thing strawberries dipped in melted chocolate for desert. We usually watch a romantic movie like '50 First Dates' Happy Valentines Day :)

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  101. None, just me working this year

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  102. My favorite sweet treat is ice cream

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  103. I love chocolate-chip ice-cream!:)

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  104. I'm still trying to figure out where to go out to eat for Valentine's Day!

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  105. This year we are going to stay home with the kids and my husband is going to let me relax all day and make dinner! Perfect for me!

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  106. I have to work that day..so we have no plans..my favorite sweet treat is anything milk chocolate.

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  107. It's just my daughter and me...I bought her a few little goodies but otherwise I don't do anything for Valentine's day!

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  108. Happy 4 years! My anniversary with my fiance (6 years now!) is actually the 13th, so we usually celebrate the day before by going to donuts for breakfast :)

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  109. i love red velvet brownies

    linda

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  110. What an awesome giveaway! I love cheesecake!

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  111. My plans are to stay home and cook a special Valentine's Day dinner for myself and maybe a heart shaped chocolate cake.
    Laurie Emerson

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  112. We are new, first time grandparents so we are going to watch our new one month old grandchild so the kids can get out for a couple hours. My favorite sweet treat are strawberries

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  113. We really don't have any plans. Maybe we will grab some dinner and go out to a movie. <3

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  114. This Valentines day I will be going out to the movies with my Mother. Brittney House

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  115. My husband and I are going to go out to dinner to celebrate.

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  116. We are planning to have dinner and enjoy a movie.

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  117. We are planning on a nice dinner out.

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  118. Happy 4 year blog anniversary! Love reading your blog and seeing your pics Sammi!

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  119. We will be enjoying a quiet dinner at home with our fav treat - Tiramisu :)

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  120. I love buttercream cake. We will probably stay home and have that!

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  121. My favorite treat is See's almond truffles.

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