ES6tLMQ0PXfdqC9-18bZz9xUQ9E The Life Of A Coast Guard Wife: 5/9/10 - 5/16/10

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Winner!

Random.Org has picked the winner for the 'A Lucky Horse Shoe wall vinyl giveaway'! Congrats to Robyn #100!

Robyn said... 100

Heart Warming Quote is my favorite
May 9, 2010 9:20 PM

Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond.

Thanks to everyone who entered! Please take my poll if you haven't already!
 
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Blog Event Help Needed!

Well, I have decided that I want to host my very first blog event! Wow, this is pretty scary! I know they take a lot of work! But, I know it will also be a lot of fun and I know my readers will really enjoy it! :)

I put together a little poll to see what you guys think. I want to know what you would like to see from this blog event. What kind of theme would interest you the most? Any and all answers and comments will help out tremendously! Thanks!

The poll is located on my right side bar at the very top! :)

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Friday, May 14, 2010

BS-CLOTHING Giveaway

WHAT- Shirt of choice
OPEN TO- US Only
ENDS- May 21st

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General Mills Prize Pack Giveaway

WHAT- General Mills Prize Pack pictured above
OPEN TO- US Only
ENDS- June 3rd

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Eden Fantasys: Touché Ice big Review & Giveaway *ADULT CONTENT*

Note: Mother, skip over this post, or don't call me talking about it! :)
Recently, I had the opportunity to review for Eden Fantasys! They have a HUGE selection of sextoys! If you can think it up, I can almost bet that they would have it!

My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a few years now. Yeah, some might think that that should be a lot of fun. Well, once it's been this long, it kind of gets old! I think it's more of, there haven't been any results! I would love to have another baby!

So, with that in mind, I was happy to review the Touché Ice big! Anything that can help 'spice' things up a little is great! When I brought it up to the hubby, he was in total shock saying, 'what did you do with my wife!?'. Haha, silly boy!

Summary of Product
The idea of this toy is brilliant: an egg-shaped vibrating popsicle! The Touché Ice is definitely one of a kind. If you have a love for sensation play with ice and vibrators, here you have a two in one combo that at first is strange and confusing, but is then instantly lovable, amazing, and orgasmic! Why hasn't anyone thought of this before? Get yourself one of these icy bad boys, or two!

Best Use:
As strange as this may sound, the Touché Ice is very much like a vibrating egg-shaped Popsicle; if there ever was one (if not, well, here it is!). You have to prepare this toy as if you are making a homemade frozen pop: first, you take the ice holder and fill it with water, take the vibrating bullet out of the ice grip (batteries are included in the bullet), gently place the ice grip on top of the ice holder, put the Touché Ice in the freezer, and wait for the water to freeze (at least 4 hours does the trick, or overnight).



Afterward, you take it out of the freezer, place the bullet in the ice grip, and then carefully (and SLOWLY) remove the ice holder and voila, you have solid hard ice on the bottom of the Touché, and soft and lovely silicon at the top with the bullet acting as some sort of yummy vibrating center. The bullet is extremely strong, loud, and powerful; when you press the button, the entire Touché vibrates all over, and it is quite orgasmic and exciting. If one hasn’t figured it out, this toy is NOT meant for full-on penetration, mostly for sensation play.


This toy creates such shocking sensations at that (in a good way). You can caress the ice along the nipples, breasts, neck, small of the back, clitoris, thighs, pussy lips, ass crack, and maybe against the anus or pussy hole to create a very strange and yet new and wild experience, especially while using the bullet vibrator. It sure will cool you down, but also make your body heat rise. You will shiver with pleasure as the ice melts. If you are done playing with this toy and the ice hasn't yet melted, just refill it and put it back in the freezer.


Sure, it is strange, and very new, but it works! You can use the silicon/bullet end of the Touché Ice in the same manner: use it as a tickler, a massager, and a tease. If ice doesn’t turn you on, you can also use chocolate (heat it up in a pan, pour it in the ice holder, then freeze), pineapple juice, a cocktail, basically anything that is liquid and that you’d want to drip all over you as it melts. Be creative, this toy calls for that (things that come to mind that I’d like to try with my Touché: jello, pudding, vodka, etc.). If you don’t want the 'popsicle' effect, you can also just use this toy plain: you can grip the bottom of the ice grip by the fingers and twirl, rub, or massage the Touché Ice anywhere, or just use the bullet vibe on its own.

The 'toy' is made of silicon. It's blue and white. Length: 4" Circumference: 5" Diameter: 1/2" Weight: 0.3 lb. It has one speed. There is a push button for stop and start. It's powered by 3 watch batteries and it's totally waterproof (which makes sense with the ice).

Did you put something in it that made it dirty like chocolate? No problem! It's dishwasher safe, boilable, and bleachable! All I can say is, 'awwwwesoooome!' lol

Safety features
Non-porous / Phthalates free / Hypo-allergenic / Food-grade material / Latex free

My thoughts
Well, I think this is a really cool idea (no pun intended lol)! I like the idea (for me) of changing things up a bit. It's fun to get all of your senses involved! I was very simple to use and clean. My only complaint was that the 'vroom' factor was weak! I would rather it have rattled my brain! :) I give it a 3/5.

Visit Eden Fantasys today and pick up your own Touché Ice big to cool yourself down this summer!

~Win It~
Eden Fantasys is offering one (1) of my readers the chance to win a $25 gift card to buy their favorite item! Woo wee, I bet you are excited! ;)

**Mandatory Entry**

Go to Eden Fantasys, and leave me a comment telling me which item you like best! Please be sure to leave your email address in the first entry, or that it's visible on your profile.
*You MUST do the mandatory entry! All bonus entries will be deleted if it's not done first!*

**Bonus Entries**
{Leave separate comments for each entry}

1. Follow me on Twitter {1 entry}
2. Follow Eden Fantasys on Twitter {1 entry}
3. 'Like' Eden Fantasys on Facebook{1 entry}
4. Grab my button and leave a link to where it's at {2 entries}
5. Follow my publicly on google friend connect {2 entry}
6. Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to the post {5 entries}
7. Enter another one of my giveaways {1 entry per giveaway}
8. Add my blog to your blog roll {1 entry}
9. Tweet about this giveaway {3 tweets per day} Please don't tweet them all together! You can use this:

@USCGWifey is giving away a $25 GC from @EdenFantasys ends 6/4 http://bit.ly/a3fbB7

**Rules**
•Giveaway ends June 4, 2010@ 12 (noon) CST
•Winner will be chosen via Random.Org., and contacted my email
•Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be chosen
•Open to EVERYONE!
product picture
Egg by Shots media
Material: Silicone
Safety:
Rating:
Vroom:
Bee:
This product was provided free of charge to the reviewer.


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ShaToBu Shaper Giveaway

WHAT- Waist to knee shaper
OPEN TO- US & Canada
ENDS- May 21st

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KIDORABLE GIVEAWAY

WHAT- Umbrella of choice
OPEN TO- US Only
ENDS- May 28th

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Shell Motor Oil Matters Giveaway

WHAT- $35 GC to Jiffy Lube
OPEN TO- US Only
ENDS- May 25th

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UPrinting Thank You Cards Giveaway

It's time for another wonderful giveaway sponsored by Uprinting.com!

Greeting cards are an excellent way to say “Hi” and “Hello” to your friends not only that you can also use these for businesses; you can also have your greeting cards customized. By customizing it you can add some personal photos, graphics, logos, pictures and personal messages. The goal of customizing a greeting card is to create a uniquely personal greeting card that reflects the creativity of the sender.
Would you love some of these print folded cards and print envelopes!? Well, you're in luck! UPrinting.com is giving one of my readers to chance to win  50ct Custom Thank You Cards with plain envelopes!

Here are the giveaway details:

(50 ct.) 7 x 5" (folded to 3.5 x 5") Custom Thank You Cards with plain envelopes

4 Baronial Blank Envelopes, 14 pt Cardstock Gloss coating, Full Color Outside and Blank Inside

~Win it~

*Mandatory Entry*
Leave me a comment telling me why you'd like to win these cards!
{Must do this entry first. Please leave your email address, unless it's visible on your profile.}

*Bonus Entries*
1. Follow my blog {1 entry}
2. Subscribe to my blog {2 entries}
3. Enter another one of my giveaways {1 entry per giveaway}
4. Grab my button {2 entries}
5. Blog about this giveaway {5 entries}

Easy huh!?

*Rules*
•Giveaway ends May 26th, 2010 at 12(noon) CST
•Winner will be chosen via Random.Org., and contacted by email
•Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be chosen
•Open to US only
•Must be 18 or older to enter

A BIG thanks to UPrinting for facilitating this giveaway!

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Friday Follow!

Friday Follow
I hope everyone has had a great week, and in turn, has a great weekend! I have about 6 or 7 review/giveaways to post! One of which I will post today, the others could come at any time. Keep checking back so that you don't miss anything!

Welcome to the May 14 Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades! We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs. It is all about sharing and having fun.


Here's how YOU can join the Friday Follow celebration:

•* Link up your blog name and URL using the MckLinky below. Only need to add on one blog to be seen on all the blog hops.
•* Grab the Friday Follow button and include on your Friday Follow blog post.
•* Follow the Friday Follow hostesses listed in the first 3 slots.
•* Follow as many other blogs on the linky as you'd like
•* Take a moment to comment on the blogs telling them you're from Friday Follow
•* Follow back when you get a new follower through Friday Follow

The list is new each week. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. The list is only open to add your blog links on Fridays. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.


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Thursday, May 13, 2010

PORTABLE 12 foot POOL GIVEAWAY

WHAT- 12 foot portable pool
OPEN TO- US Only
ENDS- May 23rd

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Strider Prebike and Giveaway

WHAT- A STRIDER PREbike
OPEN TO- US only
ENDS- June 4th

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Eleven Collection Shoes Giveaway

WHAT- Pair of shoes of choice
OPEN TO- US & Canada
ENDS- May 25th

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Winners!

Well, the Turn Me On Art switch plate cover giveaway has come to a close! Random.Org has picked the 3 winners! Here they are!...

Congrats to LLL With Leslie #77! She won the Butterfly Switch Plate!
LLL with Leslie said... 77

Blogged. #1
http://livelovelaughwithlesliegiveaways.blogspot.com/2010/04/turn-me-on-art-giveaway.html
livelovelaughwithleslieblog at gmail dot com
April 20, 2010 9:08 AM

Congrats to International Giveaways #31! She won the Alice In Wonderland Switch Plate!
International Giveaways said... 31

Blog post - entry 5
http://internationalgiveaways.blogspot.com/2010/04/switch-plate-from-turn-me-on-art.html
Ronit
internationalgiveaways[at]gmail[dot]com
http://internationalgiveaways.blogspot.com
April 17, 2010 9:52 PM

Congrats to GABY #37! She won the Hokusai Wave Switch Plate!
GABY said... 37

Follow you on twitter: @magabygc
magabygc AT gmail DOT com
April 18, 2010 8:04 AM

Winners have been emailed and have 48 hours to respond.

Thanks to everyone who entered! If it weren't for you guys, I wouldn't be able to have these wonderful giveaways! :)

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Winner!

The Wag's Creations giveaway ended yesterday! Great turn out! Random.Org has picked the winner! Congrats to Christina #56!

Christina said... 56

Christina - xristya@rock.com - I entered the Forozasjewelry Earrings giveaway!
April 22, 2010 5:47 AM
 
Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond.
 
A big thanks to everybody who entered! I will pick the winner for the Turn Me On Art switch plate giveaway in about 2 hours! There is still time to enter!
 
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I won!

2 wins to report! The first was from a Twitter party! I've done a few Twitter parties, but this was the first I actually won on! It was the #BABWMilitary party! I won a military bear from BAB! I'm hoping to get this one...
Isn't that sooo cute! :)

My second win was from The Groschen Goblins! I won a pair of shoes and 2 pairs of socks from U Neaks!

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Blog Awards!

One of these awards, I got last month and the other I got last night. Yeah, I waited for 2 to get them done at the same time lol. I love getting awards, I just don't like that you have to do so much when you rend/receive them! Oh well!

The first award was the 'One Lovely Blog Award'! Big thanks to Cathy at Snow White's Blog Shop for giving me this award! I love her blog so much! She posts the greatest freebies and deals!

My second award was 'The Versatile Blogger' award! A big thanks to Libby at Latte Mama! She is such a sweetheart and you should really go check her out!

Now, the rules are different for each award. You have to send them both to 15 people and thank the people who gave them to you (I'm only sending both to 15, NOT 30!). The second award you have to post 7 things about yourself. I did this on my last award as well, but I'll go ahead and do it again because I love you guy so much! lol

1. I LOVE entering giveaways! Winning is one of te funnest things ever! I've won a lot! :)
2. I'm just getting into couponing. It's a lot of work,but sooo worth it!
3. I used to run a mile and a half a day. I really need to start that again!
4. I was in an abusive relationship with my ex husband. The only reason I'm telling y'all this is so that if you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, and you need someone to talk to, I'm here.
5. I  went through hurricane Gustav and Ike. Well, we evacuated and couldn't come home for a month. Even when we got back, things weren't perfect. Look up Grand Isle, LA on a map, and you'll see why things got messed up!
6. For whatever reason, I still remember my troop number from when I was in Girl Scouts! Troop 704! :)
7. I live in Alabama, but I only get my hair cut in Texas! lol sounds crazy, but Salon Infusions is the only place I trust! I don't drive all the way to TX to get a haircut though, I do it while I'm in town for one reason or another! :)

Here are the 15 people I'm giving theses awards to!

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Giveaway Ending Today

Just a reminder, the Turn Me On Art switch plate giveaway ends today at noon CST! Go enter! There are going to be 3 winners and there are only 141 entries. I'd say chances are pretty good! Click HERE to enter!

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Giveaway Ending Today

Just a reminder, the Wag's Creations $25 GC giveaway is ending today at noon CST! There is still time to go enter! Wag's Creations has the most wonderful things! You DON'T want to miss out on this one!
Click HERE to enter!
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Pantech Reveal Giveaway

WHAT- Pantech Reveal
OPEN TO- ?
ENDS- June 15th

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Sunglass Warehouse Review & Giveaway


Ooooh, I love the warm months! It means, outside fun in the sun! I love being outdoors and soaking up some rays! Down here in the south, sunglasses are a MUST! I was lucky enough to get to review a pair of stylish sunglasses from Sunglass Warehouse!

Pictured above are the sunglasses I was sent for review. I really like them! My husband, not so much. He doesn't like the BIG sunglasses. I don't think these are too big! I think they are very cute and very stylish! He'll get used to them! :)

Sunglass Warehouse has TONS of sunglasses! There are a pair for everyone! Women, men, kids, you name it! I'd love to get my boys a couple of pairs! They would look sooo cute!

Also, if you have a hard time trying to pick which sunglasses would be right for you, they have a few tips on choosing! Choose either by skin tone, or face shape! It's very helpful! I didn't know that there are certain colors you should wear based on your skin tone.

They also have some hip cases to hold your sunglasses! These would come in handy for me being that I wear glasses and HAVE to wear them while driving (it would be dangerous for all of us if I didn't!). I could just put them in one of the nifty cases and throw it into my purse with no worries! I'd also like to get their neck cord for when I'm out on my jetski!

Here's a little info from Sunglass Warehouse:

Sunglass Warehouse was founded in 2002 for the purpose of offering a low cost alternative to high designer sunglasses prices. We listen to our customers, adding the latest men's and women's styles. We even back up our claims with our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. With 100's of designs available, you can count on Sunglass Warehouse to provide you with continued variety and assortment of the most popular sunglasses on the market.



We put a lot of focus on making sure the sunglasses get delivered to our customers as quickly as possible. In order to do that, we warehouse everything that we sell, and unlike most other online retailers, we don't make an item available for sale unless it is present in our warehouse.


Our team is working hard to meet your needs, as we continue to evolve our website and our company every day to provide you with the best service online -- not just in sunglasses, but in any category. We always love to hear from our shoppers, so feel free to contact us toll free at 1-800-559-4209.

Right now there is a HUGE sale going on! It's the Spring sale! An extra 15% off EVERYTHING! Sweet! Also, there is same day shipping on all sunglasses under $20 (which is almost every pair!), and FREE shipping on orders over $25! Makes it kind of hard not to buy something doesn't it!?

~Win It~
One (1) of my lucky readers will win a $20 gift certificate to get the sunglasses they love!

**Mandatory Entry**

Go to Sunglass Warehouse, and leave me a comment telling me which item you like best! Please be sure to leave your email address in the first entry, or that it's visible on your profile.
*You MUST do the mandatory entry! All bonus entries will be deleted if it's not done first!*

**Bonus Entries**
{Leave separate comments for each entry}
1. Follow me on Twitter {1 entry}
2. Follow Sunglass Warehouse on Twitter {1 entry}
3. Follow Sunglass Warehouse on Networked Blogs{1 entry}
4. Grab my button and leave a link to where it's at {2 entries}
5. Follow my publicly on google friend connect {2 entry}
6. Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to the post {5 entries}{Putting it on your side bar doesn't count}
7. Enter another one of my giveaways {1 entry per giveaway}
8. Add my blog to your blog roll {1 entry}
9. Tweet about this giveaway {3 tweets per day} Please don't tweet them all together! You can use this:

@USCGWifey is giving away a $20 GC from @sunglasswarehse ends 6/1 http://bit.ly/cBJwut

**Rules**
•Giveaway ends June 1, 2010 @ 12 (noon) CST
•Winner will be chosen via Random.Org., and contacted my email
•Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the email or another winner will be chosen
•Open to US & Canada


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Hearth Song Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker Giveaway

WHAT- Hearth Song Play and Freeze Ice Cream Maker
OPEN TO- ?
ENDS- May 27th

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Monday, May 10, 2010

I'm back! Plus, my wins! :)

Hi everybody! I missed you guys! We are all moved into our new house! The move went very well. The in-laws came to help us move, and I'm so glad they did! I don't think we would have gotten the other house cleaned in time if they weren't here. They also bought us a washer and dryer! Ohhhh, I love it! It's nice to finally have our own. Now, we don't have to worry everytime we move, trying to find a place that has one! They also got us a new big screen for the living room. We had a 57" in the living room, but it was HUGE! And I don't just mean the screen! The thing weighs over 200lbs! Yeah, I know! So, that big ole mamma jamma is up on craigslist! The great thing about the new house is that we have a garage now. Well, my HUSBAND has a garage now! Lol He has a shirt that says "Man Law: Never Ever Give Up The Garage" Haha, that's fine with me, he can have it, but I'm not cleaning it! :) The dogs and the boys have adjusted well. The boys have already made friends with a little boy across the street! The only left in the house that I have to do is hang pictures. The hubby left yesterday for 40 days, so I'll have plenty of time to get that done!

I have lots of reviews to post! I will probably get one or two posted today, and the rest to follow throughout the week! I also updated the end dates on my current giveaways. Stay tuned!

Here are my wins!...

I'm sure excited about getting this one! It's a custom stepping stone from Set In Stone! It's going to be Coast Guard themed and say 'The Gawlik Family'! I can't wait to get it! I'll post a picture when I get it! I won it from On The Search For Hidden Treasure.

A copy of The Host By Stephenie Meyer. My sister has been bugging me to read this one, so this makes me and my sister very happy! :) Won this one from Chrissy's World Of Books.

A Kimengl T-shirt from The Ethertons! She was so patient with me! Waiting for me to get internet, so I could get on and pick a shirt! :)

3  Orglamix eyeshadows from Sweep Tight! It's no secret that I love mineral makeup! :)

Softlips PURE 100% Natural line! I was suprised at all I got! 8 different products! Yay! :) This one was from The Makeup Divas!


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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Hip- T & Hoola Giveaway

WHAT- Your choice of 1 Hip Hip- T and 1 Hoola Scarf
OPEN TO- ?
ENDS- May 21st

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Dali Wall Decals Giveaway

WHAT- $25 GC to Dali Wall Decals
OPEN TO- ?
ENDS- May 20th

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