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!
![\"Quantcast\"/](\"//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-1e3-7hOJ_U8Bg.gif\")
I like new shoes! A friend is a survivor, amazing cause!
Great cause! Happy halloween!!
I’d love to win these shoes, especially since they support such a great cause!! I’m number 999- so almost to 1000!!!
Awesome giveaway idea…and I love the shoes!
love the giveaway! great cause:)
What a great cause! Working in a cancer research lab, I know how scarce research funds can be. Thanks for supporting the cause! And I love the shoes especially since they’re pink!
My aunt is a breast cancer survivor, too! 🙂 Thanks for all of your wonderful blog posts! <3
Love the gray and pink!
Happy Halloween!
What a great giveaway for a great cause!
What a great cause! Thanks for doing this:)
Love everything about this!!
WOO HOO! Over 1000 entries!
Just tweeted too! My Twitter is alebaabaa
Such a great cause and I love New Balance shoes!! Would love to win the shoes.
Yay, giveaway! Happy Halloween!
I’m happy to see that you’re already past 1000 😀
Aaaaand I tweeted!
what a great giveaway! You are almost at 1000! (:
i tweeted!
Good timing. I need new shoes! If it’s for a good cause, count me IN! Heading over to TWEET this now too 🙂 Thanks Julie.
What a great way to help raise money for a great cause!
This is for an awesome cause and I’m more than happy to support it! Also, my 21st birthday is on Friday and the shoes would be a great gift 🙂
Thanks, Julie!
Great giveaway!
Great giveaway and great cause!
YAY! We’ve surpassed the 1000-entries quota!!!
I’d love to win anything from such a fabulously generous company! 😀
Great giveaway! Wish me luck!
These are so cute! I love New Balance sneakers.
happy to be contributing in some way:)
These shoes are too cute!
Wow!! This is so amazing!! All these people added up fast. This is a great cause! I hope to win the shoes, but if I don’t, knowing that my comment donated a dollar to support breast cancer research is good enough for me.
Mommas are so special. Glad that yours is doing well. Thanks for the chance to win some new cute kicks!
I’m extremely loyal to New Balance! Literally the only running shoes I ever buy. Literally! LOVE this giveaway and would LOVE to win! 🙂
I’d love to win these kickin’ New Balance 860s! I can’t think of a better cause to lace up for! So glad to be involved with this one! Much Love!
these are super cute shoes!
LOVE these sneakers! And that they are for an amazing cause <3
I tweeted too
https://twitter.com/jessrwarfield/status/263766004889448449
Great fundraiser and giveaway!
Tweeted it! @jammininkitchen
Great giveaway! Just sent a tweet!
Would love to win a new pair of running shoes. My Mom is a breast cancer survivor and I run every race that benefits breast cancer research. Also tweeted at 3isall.
This is an awesome giveaway! My grandma just lost a four year battle to breast cancer in August. She fought harder than ever and we miss her like crazy every day.
Good for you for hosting such a giveaway -the shoes are adorable!
My mom is also a breast cancer survivor and anything that supports research to cure this awful disease is awesome. What a fantastic giveaway, thanks PBF!!!
Looks like you didn’t have a problem hitting the 1,000 mark–Woohoo!! Here’s to hoping they find a cure!
Great giveaway for an awesome cause! Happy Halloween!
So glad to hear that New Balance is matching entries with dollars. Great giveaway!
Great shoes and great cause!
Great giveaway!! Love the shoes!!!!
Great idea for the giveaway! cute shoes too!
LOVE this giveaway!
Love the idea that New Balance is involved in helping fighting against this!