A Quick Hello

HI!

It's been awhile. I know!

I miss you all! and blogging in general.

I'm stopping in to say a quick hello and let those of you that have inquired know that I am okay! 

I have been going through a couple of lifestyle changes the last few months, and had stuff going on that I didn't feel comfortable blogging about until close family and friends were aware as well. The biggest change is that I am in the process of a divorce. Please know that I am okay with this. It was actually my choice. With this change, I have moved and don't currently have the internet. As soon as I get things situated I hope to be back up and blogging soon!

Beyond that big change, I am working. a lot. I have mentioned bits and pieces about my place of employment here but if you remember, I work in political research and I hope you are all aware that elections are right around the corner. 16 days 8 hours 4 mins and 27 seconds to be exact. SO, I have been working quite a bit of overtime and am extremely exhausted. 

I realize that when I stopped blogging in July, I never announced my winner for the $10 Target gift card. The winner was comment #61  

Sara BellJuly 15, 2012 1:40 PM

Tweeted!

SaraBell2010@yahoo.com

Sara please email me your contact info :)

That's it for now. I wish I could type more. 

I hope you are all doing well. Please leave a comment with anything new and exciting that you might have going on in your life. I can't wait to hear.

Please don't forget to vote friends!

 

Thankful Thursday V11.2

I'm a little late to the Thankful Thursday Link Up parties this week, but, better late than never, eh?


Just in case it happens to be your first time stopping by Thankful Thursday let me tell you a bit about it. It's a weekly link up that myself (and other bloggers) host every week in which we list off things we are thankful for. Now these things can be serious or completely ridiculous, BUT, something we are thankful for nonetheless. I leave my link up open for an entire week because honestly you shouldn't just be thankful on Thursday, but EVERYDAY. And you are welcome to link up with me whenever. :) I'd love to have you join in on our fun! The button is below, feel free to grab one and link on up!

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This week I am thankful for:

♥ a whole day of fun with my best friends step kids whom I consider to be my niece and nephew. we went to the lake and fed the ducks, went to a local park, ate at 5 guys, and swam in my pool, all before I rushed off to work.

♥ the ability to laugh at myself :)

♥ these adorable candles that my room mate brought me back from her trip to Georgia. She knows me well. Clean Linen is my favorite candle scent!

♥ that three of my friends that needed a job have all found one within the last two weeks. God is good.

♥ pool time with my pups

♥ that Monday we are having someone come out and install a sulfur filter, yay, no more rotten egg smelling well water. YUCK!

♥ what my Dad thought was his transmission going out in his van apparently isn't.

♥ random compliments

♥ a Wet & Wild trip that I get to take tomorrow. Hooray for water adventure parks.

That's just a few of the things I have to be thankful for this past week, I hope you have some of your own as well!

I am linking up with some other Thankful Thursday's this week: The Fontenot Four, Kate Says Stuff, A Punk, A Pumpkin, and a Peanut, Black Tag Diaries, & First Day Of My Life.

Target Gift Card Giveaway

It has been too long since I've done a giveaway... just over 3 months to be exact. SO, since I hit 400 followers this week I decided I'd celebrate by giving something away to one of you lucky readers! :)


Everyone seemed to enjoy when I gave away a Target gift card, SO, that is what is up for grabs!

A $10 gift card to Target

You can enter now (July 9th) through July 23rd winner will be announced on Tuesday July 24th

As for the (many) ways to enter:

1. Become a follower of Brown Eyed Bell(e) with Google Friend Connect. To do so, you can click JOIN THIS SITE on the right hand side of the screen and follow it with your google/blogger, twitter, yahoo, or AIM login info) and then leave a comment below letting me know you are following me. NOTE: If you are already a follower, just leave a comment letting me know. That is your entry. You MUST do this entry first in order to be eligible for other entries.

You can also earn other entries by doing the following:
2. become a follower of my pet blog 4Paws4Love
3. update your status on facebook with the link sending people here to this contest
4. LIKE Brown Eyed Bell(e) on facebook
5. LIKE 4Paws4Love on facebook
6. LIKE Kidney for Kristy on facebook
7. blog about this contest, with a link sending people here
8. tweet about this contest, with a link sending people here. If you do so please use the following tweet: @heatherlc02 from Brown Eyed Bell(e) is giving away a $10 Target Gift Card you can enter here http://browneyedbell.blogspot.com/2012/07/target-gift-card-giveaway.html
9. Follow me @HeatherLC02 on Twitter



In order to qualify PLEASE remember to leave a separate comment for each entry that you do.

That's NINE (holy cow!) ways you can enter!!

GOOD LUCK FRIENDS!