The Life of Bon: A baby named Bonnie and... a GIVEAWAY? Does it get any better?!?!

Monday, March 26, 2012

A baby named Bonnie and... a GIVEAWAY? Does it get any better?!?!

Sometimes I talk on this blog about my adventures with Crazy A.  Like when she flirted with Hubs in church or hooked me up with a free dresser.

Crazy A is one of my best friends ever.  I can't exactly say she is my best  best best friend because I have been blessed with so many awesome friends throughout my life.  Let's just say I've got a lot of best friends.  Some people had a alot of boyfriends growing up.  I had a lot of girlfriends.  The good thing is that girlfriends stay, even after you're married.  Boyfriends don't.  Er... at least they're not supposed to.

ANYWAY... this blog post, specifically, is dedicated to this girl:  Crazy Amy.



We were trying to still boxes of cookies from a party...


We were really into the peace sign for awhile.
 
Me and Crazy A over the years.  We met in 2006...
It's been love ever since.
(Also, please notice how annoyed I look in the above picture.)


Crazy A went and pulled a fast one on me in December when she told me she was preggers.  And by told me she was preggers I mean I was looking at her calendar in the kitchen and noticed every Wednesday of the week she had written "five weeks" "six weeks" "seven weeks", etc. 

"Amy, you weirdo, what are you counting off the weeks on your calendar for?" I asked, oh so naive and innocent.

That's when Amy did a wicked fast dive for the calendar "Oh you're not suppos---" she started.  But by then it was too late.  I had cracked the code.  Amy's eggo was preggo.




Last week Amy and her husband came over to tell me and Greg the gender of the baby.....

Drumrolll............

It's a GIRL!

Then.....

Amy and Husband announced the name they had picked out for the baby.....

BONNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am not joking you, people.  Come on, would I joke with that many exclamation marks?

Tears sprang to my eyes when I heard the news.  I could barely contain myself.  I was so happy and excited and totally elated that I offered up a lifetime of free babysitting right there on the spot!

You better believe it, a little baby Bonnie is going to be entering this world come July!  And then Bonnie will no longer be a name only used by grandmas!  HURRAH!

To celebrate little Bonnie's arrival into the world, I decided to give away a bunch of Amy's jewelry.  Because, HELLO, what is a cooler way to celebrate your namesake than free jewelry from her mother?

I am giving away two sets of earrings.  The first:


Sparrows.  Perfect for spring and goes with any outfit.


The second pair:  Owls.  Because everybody seems to really be loving them some owls lately.

Alright chicas, (and chicos.  This blog does NOT discriminate on basis of gender.  All are welcome!) here's the dealio:

One entry: Follow Life of Bon on GFC
One entry: Follow thelifeofbon on twitter
One entry:  Visit Amy's shop and tell me which piece of jewelry you like best.
Other entries:  Tell the world that my BFF is naming her baby after me!!!!  Um.... I mean... tell them about this drawing on Facebook.  Or twitter.  Or your blog. Whatevs.  One entry for each.

Leave a blog comment for each of these things that you did so that I make sure to get your name in the drawing the appropriate amount of time.

You could have a grand total of... alot... of entries?  (Six I think?  I got confused...)

Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

I'm sorry... I just had to...

63 comments:

  1. Your writing is hilarious. And the earrings are cool too :)

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  2. Also, I follow you on Twitter! But to be honest I never get on the thing...

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  3. gosh im so jealous you are getting a baby named after you. every time someone i know gets pregnant i try and convince them how good of a name kirsten really is. hasn't worked yet, but i know some day someone will love me enough to give their child the pleasure of being linked to me. cute earrings :)

    -k

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  5. Ahh thats cute! I told my bestie via skype to enter although I'm not so sure it counts :)

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  6. Yay this is amazeballs! I would literally die for those owl earrings!
    I follow you on GFC ofcourse?!
    Amy xo

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  7. I follow you on twitter :)

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  8. Tweeted about this entire amazing experience that this post turned out too be :)
    Amy xo

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  9. My favourite (after the owls) is the royal blue vintage earrings! they are so darn sweet!
    Amy xo

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  10. this is sooo amazing!! :) how sweet of amy and her hubs!

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  11. That's so awesome... you'll have your own protege!
    I'm a follower of the blog!

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  12. new twitter follower (@Carly_Ann_13)

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  13. Aw, how special that the baby will be named after you!! Congrats!

    Those are seriously the cutest earrings! Of course I already follow you!

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  14. Followed you on Twitter!

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  15. One of my favorite pieces of jewelry on Amy's site is the Dream Bird Necklace. So sweet.

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  16. I put your giveaway on meh blog, too!

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  17. That is so exciting! I love following your blog!

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  18. I just love the sparrow earrings :) They are simply darling!

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  19. I shared on facebook! Which was tough because I didn't want other people to join lowering my shot at winning! But I want more people to laugh and enjoy your blog as much as I do, so I shared for you :)

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  20. You girlies sound like such wonderful friends...that's something to be treasured! Big congrats on her pregnancy and I know you're so excited about the nsme they've chosen! How exciting!

    I am definitely a follower of yours!

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  21. I love the topaz vintage earrings! Very pretty!

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  22. I follow your blog! :) Cute earrings!

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  23. I follow on GFC....and I *love* those sparrow earrings! So cute!!!

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  24. I'm following on Twitter @seepaigerun.

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  25. I love the Jet Black Vintage Rhinestone earrings. Beautiful!

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  26. I tweeted about this fabulous giveaway @seepaigerun.

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  27. Dream bird necklace is my fave! So happy for her little bundle of Bonnie!

    (going to be twitter following as soon as I figure out how to do so....color me technically DEclined)

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  28. Oh and I am already a follower....

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  29. That is way crazy that someone would name their baby after you! I mean really crazy! I also want to be the first one to point out that you wrote still instead of steal. Just thought you should know. You know I'm a follower of you and I want those cute sparrow earring. Thanks!

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  30. Ok, I got it. Following on twitter, now give me my sparrow earrings.....please.

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  31. Okay. Ready for a long comment? Yeah, me too.

    First of all, thank you so much for your comment on my blog! It seriously made me the happiest girl! And I am stoked for a new follower.

    Second, LOVE your blog.

    Third, following you on twitter now. (One, because I know it will be a good choice. Two, because those earrings in the giveaway are totally adorable.)

    And last but not least, I would love to pick your brain about blogging because yours looks fantastic and I am learning about all this blogging in the public thing.

    Thanks for the love,
    A new follower for you too,
    Deidre
    deejmbl.blogspot.com

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  32. how sweet!! I love the peach rhinestone earrings, and the sparrow earrings.

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  33. That's adorable! I'd be so excited if someone named their baby after me!
    And thank you for following my blog this morning! And your lovely comment. Made my day. (:
    But I'm following via GFC so- 1
    Following via Twitter. @leah_dillion
    That's 2
    My favorite pieces on Amy's shop are the items you're giving away! Oh and the little light blue rose earrings. -3
    I shared on twitter- 4
    I shared on my facebook page-5

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  34. Wow! Congratulations! And I adore the friendship between you and your bestfriend! You must be a really wonderful person (no one will name their baby after you if your not!) I love your blog too, new follower!

    funandruins.blogspot.com

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  35. Love the earrings! SO cute! Love your blog Bonnie!

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  36. I follow you and love your blog! Seriously, I'm so glad I found you through Erin. Thank you, Erin!

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  37. The sparrow earrings are seriously adorable. I also love the Heavenly Blue earrings!

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  38. I follow you on gfc :-)

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  39. You are hilarious. I think we would be friends in real life, because you are FUNNY (and I am, too)! I just followed you on GFC.

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  41. Oooooh, loving the jewels! My faves are the sparrow earrings or the aqua green mum studs, because everything is better in aqua!

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  42. I just told everyone that your BFF is naming her baby after you... JK. But I did tweet about your giveaway, tell people that I like birds, and share the fact that I think you are hilarious. I can prove it: https://twitter.com/clarewilk/statuses/184802295043719168

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  43. You've got a new friend on the Twitter. That would be me.

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  44. aw congrats all around

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  45. Well hello! Thanks for finding me!
    Just started following you.

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  46. Following you now on the Tweeeter!

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  47. Um, I have to pick which is my favorite? Her stuff is super adorbs and affordable!
    I like the Aqua Mums for studs, the Dream Bird Necklace, and the Owl Earrings you're giving away.

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  48. And I just tweeted about it: https://twitter.com/#!/AdventureofE/status/184833215909998592

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  49. Loving those sparrow earrings!

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  50. Well, to start with I'm a GFC follower.

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  51. And now I'm a twitter follower. (@highheeledlove)

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  52. I really like the owl earrings that you're giving away, but I also love her trumpet lily necklaces.

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  53. I've FBed the giveaway: https://www.facebook.com/#!/highheeledlove/posts/356586201051013

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  54. And I've tweeted: http://twitter.com/highheeledlove/status/184988187234541568

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  55. I follow you on myfamily.com, I'm your brother, and I want the owl earings. Make it happen.

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  56. Love these earrings! I follow via GFC as Stephanie Yagi

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  57. The sparrows are my favorite.

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  58. I follow you on twitter :)

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  59. whaaa? those earrings are too cute. I follow you on GFC.

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  60. I follow you on thee twitter.
    @themarygraham

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  61. love those aqua green mum studs on her etsy site!

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  62. The sparrow earrings are adorable!

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