Since our neighborhood was quite the hot spot for trick-or-treaters last year, Ryan and I are well prepared with tons of chocolate to giveaway this evening.
Pumpkin Dog is prepared to keep a close watch to make sure no funny business goes down.
I figured I would make a big pot of soup for lunch that Ryan and I can easily reheat for dinner this evening. We’re thinking about hanging out on our front porch with our candy and a bottle of wine since it’s supposed to be nice and chilly this evening, and I figured soup would be the perfect porch dinner!
I cooked up a batch of Harry & David potato corn chowder using the mix that I bought when I was in Oregon and added a bunch of chicken to the base for a punch of protein.
The soup was incredibly flavorful and satisfying and I’m looking forward to eating it again tonight. Let’s just hope it passes the Soup Hater’s test.
And now it’s giveaway time!
New Balance 860s Lace Up for the Cure Giveaway
Ready to win a new pair of shoes!?
As I’m sure you’ve noticed from the plethora of pink that has popped up this month, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I have a fun pink-related giveaway for you guys today!
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while now, you know that my mom is a breast cancer survivor.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2008, underwent surgery (she had a double mastectomy), chemotherapy and radiation and now, with every scan that comes back cancer-free, our family breathes a sigh of relief. We all feel so lucky that my mom found the lump in her breast through self-exam and sought treatment when she did.
When New Balance reached out to me about their Lace Up for the Cure® Collection, I was happy to learn about their pledge to donate 5 percent of the suggested retail price of sales from their Lace Up for the Cure Collection (with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500,000) to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® in 2012.
The Lace Up for the Cure® Collection is available year-round and includes sneakers, zip ups, capris, tees, tank tops and sports bras. My two favorite items from the collection include this quarter-zip lightweight workout jacket that I wore on a hike with Ryan and Sadie last weekend:
And these incredibly comfortable and lightweight walking shoes:
Steel gray + pink is always a winning color combination in my book and I love the ruching on the inside of the sneakers. Such a fun, feminine touch!
When New Balance approached me about hosting a giveaway, I asked them if they’d be willing to donate $1 per giveaway entry up to $1,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and they agreed!
Now you can enter this giveaway to win a pair of New Balance 860s (normally $89.99) and know that your entry is helping to raise money to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure® and their efforts to find a cure for breast cancer through research, community health outreach, advocacy and programs in more than 50 countries.
To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post below. It’s as easy as that! And since I’d love for us to hit 1,000 giveaway entries and take advantage of the full amount New Balance has offered to donate, you can tweet something along the lines of the following for an extra entry:
- Hoping to win a pair of @NewBalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from @PBFingers!
If you send out a tweet, please remember to comment back on this post again to tell me you did!
I will randomly select a winner on Friday, November 2.
GOOD LUCK!
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Love the shoes and the cause!!
I tweeted as well!
I sure could use some new running shoes!
Happy Halloween! I’d love to win this giveaway for such a great cause! And I love new shoes 🙂
I tweeted the giveaway also!
love your blog! follow daily! keep it up!
I had a lump removed from my breast about 4 years ago around the age of 21. I am very lucky that it came back negative. I lost my grandma to breast cancer and we have gone through a cancer scare just a couple months ago with my mom. I am all for the cure!!!
Here’s a comment for the cure!!! May everyone be inspired to do a self-exam, go get a mammogram, and to live life to the fullest!
Love the shoes! New Balance are my favorite running shoes and mine are getting old!
Such an amazing giveaway for such a great cause!
I need a new pair of running shoes! These would be perfect 🙂
You are so blessed to have you’re mom! I unfortunantly lost my grandmother to breast cancer 9 years ago, anytime I can support the cause I do!
Love the pink!
Happy Halloween! Thanks for being a part of the giveaway and spreading the word about breast cancer. I’d love to win those fabulous shoes!
I also tweeted about this giveaway 🙂
I love that you incorporated a charitable contribution to the giveway! Pink and grey really is the best shoe color combo!
I also just tweeted about it and retweeted New Balance’s tweet!
I tweeted too 🙂
Hoping to win a pair of @NewBalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from @PBFingers!
Thanks for helping to spread the message about breast cancer prevention! Your mom is an inspiring woman! Happy Halloween
Love your blog!!!
Aww, Sadie is so cute with her little costume!
These shoes are adorable and this cause is something everyone can support! Everybody loves the TA TAS! my aunt is a breast cancer survivor and I hope to participate in the Susan G. breast waslk next year! 60 miles in these beauties would be really encouraging 🙂
I just went back for my second mammogram today after the first one had an irregularity and fortunately it came back fine! Perfect timing for your post. Thanks for helping to make people aware.
Thanks for sharing your Mom’s story-So inspiring! Cute shoes!
Thank you for sharing your mom’s story with us! I adore pink and gray together too!
I love the stuff you’re giving away! So happy to support a cause that impacted my family as well.
It is so awesome that a great company is supporting such an awesome cause! And what a great way to get everybody involved! Your mother is one inspiring lady!
Love these shoes as well as your walking shoes above! So cute! Hope you have a Happy Halloween!
Loving the giveaway and love reading ur blog. London loves you!!! Wish we had your weather though on this side of the Atlantic! Xx
I hope you reach $1000 for such a great cause! Love the shoes!
What a great giveaway and cause! My sister-in-law who is 36 just had a double mastectomy last week. I love that you got them to donate a dollar for every comment, I have not doubts you will get to 1000 comments! Hopefully this post will remind people how important it is to do self exams, It can be so easy to let it slip your mind!
So awesome with all the comments!!! Wonderful cause to give to and support 🙂
Always happy to hear your mom’s continued good news. We have to celebrate the happy!
Thanks for the contest and I will also Tweet so you make to 1,000
Amazing giveaway! Such an incredible cause!
Love the shoes and that they are donating $1 per comment! Great way to raise awareness and money towards a cure 🙂
What a great giveaway, thank you!
I would love to win a pair of NB running shoes. My mother is also a breast cancer survivor. Thanks for teaming up wth NB to donate $1 for every response. GREAT IDEA!!!
What a great giveaway for a worthy cause! Please enter me! I love my New Balance shoes! 🙂
I tweeted 🙂 Hoping to win a pair of @NewBalance Lace Up for the Cure shoes from @PBFingers!
Excellent giveaway. My m-i-l is a breast cancer survivor as well and we walk every year in the cancer walk as a family.
I tweeted Julie! @runawayrisa
I only started following your blog a few months ago and didn’t know the story about your mom. However, having had family members with the disease myself, I admire all your family’s ability to stay positive and healthy these past few years!
Cute shoes! Yay for your mom’s health 🙂
They look super comfy! 😀 And for a good cause!
Just sent out a tweet! #crossingmyfingers
Awesome shoes, awesome cause! Looks like you will have no problem reaching your 1000 comments.
This is such an inspiring giveaway from both the New Balance brand and you. My sister is a brain cancer survivor – 4 years cancer-free – so I completely know the feeling of that sweet sigh of relief after each clear scan. Best wishes to your mom as she continues to win the battle against cancer. Good news: Our God is bigger than that nasty disease.
PS – Look out for a tweet from @NatLester 🙂
What a great giveaway. Thanks.
Love your blog, love this post, love those shoes, and would love to win! 🙂
Here’s to one step closer to 1,000! I hope you reach your goal!
I love how you convinced them to donate a $1 for each entry! Even if i don’t win, so nice this giveaway is benefiting such a great cause!