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Stepping out Saturday {only 2 days late}

I was in Charlotte this past weekend visiting my grandparents. My grandfather had to have another surgery, but he’s recovering very well. He was able to go back to the rehabilitation center while I was there. Then he walked &/or I rolled my grandmother around so we could all hang out.

Beth hasn’t been in town or has been super busy the last couple times I was there. Luckily for me, she was around this weekend! I was originally just planning to hang out/have dinner then head back to my grandparents’ condo, but after the fabulous NCSU win versus UNC, I was in a celebrating mood & crashed on her couch.


A group from her building as well as our sorority sister Kim & her husband joined us at Molly’s uptown then we headed to Stike City {yes, it’s a bar & a upscale bowling alley}. I was pretty tired by 1130p {I’m getting old & not used to going out lifestyle!}. We left Strike City and after a stop for Kim & Jeff & Beth & Kevin at Five Guys {I did enjoy a few fries!}, we all crashed at Beth & Kevins’s condos. 715a arrived really early, but I had so much fun! Thanks B! Hope to see you soon.

So much fun catching up & drinking a little with these two ladies! As for what I wore… I found the Lilly top 70% off at Belk Friday night. I waivered at first & had them hold it, but I’d been loving that print all fall, especially in that top. Since I missed the Fall Warehouse Sale, I was needing some new Lilly in my life, so I went back & bought it. 🙂
After finding the cute navy sweater at the Loft for $25, I knew I’d found the perfect outfit. Jeans… my new standard, GAP long & lean. Shoes… Target leopard print {cuter than they are comfortable}.
Topped it off with a $10 gold necklace also on sale at Belk!

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Mail Call!

I wanted to share with y’all some of the blog winnings & purchases I’ve recently received. I’m so excited about them! Of course the baby items will go into the office/future nursery closet until we have big news.

The Itty Bitty Bums diaper that I won from Alena’s blog. She was so awesome to work with when it came to size & pattern {owls of course!} and answering my questions. And very more cool, she added a cute monkey cloth wipe & some of their diaper wash in the package!


I entered Minimal Mom‘s Simplisse breast pump giveaway. I didn’t win, but I was a winner (there were 25) of one of their Sample packs. I received breast pads, nipple cream & breast milk bags.
I love Jamee’s blog and was thrilled when I won the book If I…I Will by Debbie Covington. It’s a Christian book focusing on moving past the “ifs” in life. It comes highly recommended from Jamee.

I received an email {suzstreats@gmail if you’re interested} from a Penguin books publisher asking if I was interested in receiving an advance copy of You Don’t Look Like Anyone I Know by Heather Sellers. I said yes & received it very soon after! It is at the top of my TBR pile just behind this month’s book club book so look for reviews soon of all three upcoming reads.

On the way to me *I hope!* are these two items. I ordered the Valentino by Shey B camera strap with a discount code from Heir to Blair {after not winning her giveaway}. I just received an email this morning that it shipped!

I won a Sullivan & Sawyer burp wrap from Sally’s blog. I’ve heard awesome things about these so I’m looking forward to adding it to the future baby closet!

What I *really hope!!!* is on the way to me is this Nikon D5000! I found the package that includes the Nikon D5000 Digital SLR Camera, AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR, AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED, 4GB SD Card, Carrying Case, & EN-EL9a Rechargeable Li-ion Battery all for $799. It will be my birthday & our Christmas gift from my parents & grandparents! And maybe us chip in a little too. I’m so excited!

Oh and I gave B one of Gussy’s pouches in Green Floral for her birthday. I was thrilled when it arrived. She’s using it as a bag to hold her b-day camera in her purse. I’m jealous because it really is so cute!

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SoftBums Mystery Solved!

I wanted to welcome the brand new SoftBums Onmi to the cloth diaper world! As you read in my earlier post, today was the big day! Now that the Omni has been revealed to the world via youtube, & their blogs, I thought I’d also make sure you were sharing in the fun!

While I haven’t yet used a cloth diaper, look at the awesome features of this one. The first ever multi-purpose pocket: it’s a pocket diaper AND an all-in-two AND a cover!
*Huge pocket opening is easy to stuff
*Larger size means it fits even BIGGER toddlers up to 40 lbs, can be easily overstuffed and fits great over prefolds!
*Compatible with the same Pods as the Echo, as well as almost any other diaper insert!
*Use as an all-in-2 for the most economical diapering system available!
*Use as a pocket for a super absorbent and bulletproof diaper so easy your daycare can use it!
*Use as a cover over flats, prefolds or nearly anything else you already have for a worry-free night!

So what can you win?!
Grand Prize (offered on the Reviewing blogs only): Brand New iPad!!

First Prize (enter to win this & all the below prices here!): Complete birth to Potty package of new Omni SoftBums
Second Prize: $75 gift certificate to softbums.com
Third Prize: $50 Amazon gift card

Plus!! 1 of the new Onmi cloth diapers to winners #5-20


Plus!!! Winners #21-23 will receive Baby Legs


You can choose to enter only one Participating Blog, or bounce around and enter on ALL the BLOGS!
Sound like fun?
To get an early start and extra entries:
Post, blog or Tweet about the SoftBums Mystery Event and comment here to enter your entry.

Plus Extra entries available for:

Leave a comment with a link to your status. You can tweet every day until the giveaway ends.

This giveaway is open to US Residents! Past winners of any SoftBums giveaways please give others a chance, thanks! Entries on Suz’s Treats will be counted towards the first prize level and down, not for the iPAD.Winners will be drawn using random.org. Winner has 48 hours to get back to me after being contacted or a new winner will be drawn. Ends October 18th at 8 pm! 2010

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SoftBums Mystery Event

After participating in a #clothdiaper twitter party a while back, I got on a cloth diaper products kicks. I went to a few different websites but had heard and seen a lot about SoftBums online. I saw a tweet about emailing them to do a possible review or event promotion for their new diaper.

So after a glass {or two!} of wine, I emailed! Awesomely they wrote back. I gave them a little more information about me & this blog. They decided that while only a small number of blogs were able to be the review bloggers {which wouldn’t been hard for me since no baby yet!}, they did chose this blog to be one of their reporting bloggers.

So what does this mean to you? Well if you’re interested in cloth diapers, especially Soft Bums & their new mystery product & if you love to win awesome products {including a ipad!}, then go check out their blog at I Love Cloth Diapers. You can also go to the SoftBums site or their youtube site. They will be making the big announcement on all three places! Go there to enter the giveaways! You can also get links to all the reviewing & other reporting blogs at same time. Good luck!

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Late Night Thankful Thurs


I wrote part of this thankful on a Thursday post at work today. Now that I’m home from the NCSU vs Cincinnati game (& the Wolfpack WIN!!), I thought I’d type it up while it’s still Thursday!

What I’m thankful for this week:
*New nail polish inspired by the fabulous Pioneer Woman. I also bought the OPI color Suzi loves Chocolate. Its a great mix of red & brown & will be perfect for fall & winter.
*Baby showers~ especially for triplet babies! Can’t wait to squeal over them & squeeze them & their fabulous mom on Saturday. I’m also so thankfully excited to see my internet favorites Saturday!
*Thursday night football games! When we win! On ESPN! And we don’t have to drive (thanks Kelly & Brett!) And I just finished my period so I could drink knowing we’re not pregnant {yet!}.
*I believe tomorrow I will be thankful for sleep, Excedrin, water & cheesy grits from the cafeteria. 😛