Ten Things Tuesday & A Giveaway!!!

I've enjoyed Whitney's Ten Things Tuesday so much that I'm stealing a page from her book and doing one of my own! It's okay, she said she doesn't mind at all that I'm copying her. =) Today's Ten Things is brought to you by the letter "T" as in Thankful. Yesterday, I was musing about how blessed I am and thought I should share with you ten things I am so incredibly thankful for. Some are the things we take for granted and some are things we thank God for every day, but nonetheless, I am thankful!

1. Coffee. Okay, yes, I realize this is a little thing, but at 7:30 in the morning as I stumble into work after a crazy insane morning trying to rush the kids out of the house, I am very thankful for coffee.

2. Those sweet little moments that remind me why I love being a mom. When my Little Guy wraps his arms around my neck and says, "I love you, mom. Will you take special care of my Boo today?" (He said that to me this morning when I dropped him off at school. Boo is his tiger that he's been attached to for the past two days.) And when my Little Miss runs straight at me with her arms out whenever I've been out of the room for any length of time.

3. Excedrin Migraine. For those sour little moments when my sweet kids are no longer being sweet and have given me a headache. lol

4. My salvation. I'm so thankful to Jesus for saving me and preparing a home for me in Heaven. As my Little Guy is starting to get older, I pray every day that he comes to know Christ like I do!

5. Target. Ummm... yes, I am so thankful that I have a Target just a few blocks from my office. Need diapers? I'll run by Target on my lunch break and while I'm there, maybe I'll pick up an accessory or two. ;)

6. Florida. Yes, as hot as it is in Florida right now, I'm still so thankful that I live here! I love it. I love being near the beaches.  I love our mild winters. There are only two other states that I might like living in more than Florida. Can you guess which ones they are?

7. My family. As in my mom and dad and brothers and sister and aunts and uncles and grandmas and grandpas and cousins. I come from a very large extended family and I love it! Growing up, we'd have these huge family functions every holiday and all the cousins ran around the house and wreaked havoc. It was so much fun! 

8. My husband. One of these days, I'm going to do a post just about him. He's amazing. He loves every single bit of me, even my faults (at least, I pretend that he loves my faults). =) He cooks. He's super clean. I mean, usually, I'm the one who leaves my shoes in the middle of the floor, not him! He's really into fitness. I really can't even imagine a future where he's not a hottie. As soon as he finishes training for one marathon or 1/2 ironman, he's already planning his next big event. He takes fantastic care of the kids and doesn't mind diaper duty or bath time. Yeah, I'm a pretty lucky girl and I won't EVER take him for granted!

9. The color yellow. It's one of those colors that instantly lifts my spirits on a gloomy day. Like right now, I have incredibly chipped yellow nail polish on my nails. But as I'm clicking away on the keyboard, I still see flashes of yellow and it makes me happy.

10. And last, but not least, YOU!!! Yes, you, my lovely readers! Which is why I'm doing a little giveaway right now!

T-shirt (small), Cardigan (small or medium) & Necklace

I picked these up from Maurices recently and immediately thought of you, my lovely readers!

Closeup of the necklace and flower on the t-shirt

Ribbon detail on the cardigan

So, here's what you do to enter! Just leave me a comment and tell me how you'd style that cute little necklace. That's it! =)

For four extra entries,

Follow me via Google Friend Connect.

Like me on facebook.

Follow me on twitter.
Blog, tweet or facebook about the contest.

Leave a comment for each separate entry!

You have until Friday, August 19th to enter. I'll announce the winner on Saturday!  Good luck!