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 Lace Up For the Cure idea!!
I love New Balance shoes!!! Happy Halloween!
What a great idea!! And a fabulous prize to go along with a great donation cause!!
Fabulous cause and adore the shoes!! Happy Halloween!
Tweeted!! 😀
Awesome giveaway! What a great cause! I just ran the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure this past weekend 🙂
Also left a comment on twitter, @caraheck
great shores for a great cause! 🙂
What a good cause! I’m happy you’re already over 1000 comments to hit te target contribution! And the shoes are super cute too 😉
Such a cute long sleeve top!
🙁 cancer
🙂 shoes
My husband and I were coach and tami Taylor from Friday night lights the show. Texas forever. :). Ps if you haven’t seen the show, you should give it a whirl. It’s on Netflix and ah ma Zing.
Awesome giveaway! Love your blog!
what a fantastic cause and giveaway!!
GREAT giveaway! A win even if I don’t win!
Awesome giveaway! You’re an inspiration.
Great giveaway!
Awesome giveaway those shoes are so cute love the color combo too!!
I love every bit of this!! New Balance and PBFingers know how to do a giveaway right! : )
Sadie looks so adorable in her pumpkin costume! I love my new balance shoes I wear to work and I’m sure I’d love these too!
Such a great cause! (And I love the Sadie’s costume!)
I have to say, I’m pretty addicted to reading your blog:) It’s great to hear that you are doing this giveaway!! A few of my mom’s friends have battled breast cancer so it’s great to see that you are supporting a great cause and it’s also awesome to see so many people responding!!
I JUST purchased that Potato Corn Chowder soup mix but haven’t made it yet, I love chicken though and am considering adding it per your recommendation! I also snagged the Mushroom Lentil and a solid choice..chicken noodle.
Enjoy!
Such an incredible cause!!
This is such a great cause! I am doing oncology nursing right now, and I love hearing about and caring for survivors.
Happy to hear your mom is a survivor! Hope you had a Happy Halloween!
What a great way to support a great cause. NB is great for doing this.
Cute shoes! I’m loving all the pink
So cute, I need these in my life 🙂
Such an important cause and what a wonderful way of supporting it! Happy Halloween!
I’d love to enter and for such a great cause! I tweeted as well! 🙂
Great giveaway! Love the pink sneakers, a gril can never have enough pink 😉
AND thank you for always supprorting this important cause and for being so open about your family’s experience, it’s people like you who raise the awareness we need, to someday have a world without Breast Cancer!
way to kick breast cancer’s butt…by working out! you rock.
My mom is a survivor too! <# I love the cause and do everything I can to support it! As much as I walk and workout, new shoes always seem to be on my to buy list!
I’d love to enter even if I can’t win 🙂 What a fantastic cause- lovin’ the pink 🙂 Oh and Sadie looks way too cute in her pumpkin get up 😉
I love New Balance shoes! Pink makes you run faster too ; )
It’s fantastic that you’re helping to raise money for such a worthy cause – everyone is affected by cancer in one way or another. You’re one cool chick 😉
Go BCAM!
I would love to win these. New Balance is a great company.
Love new balance shoes!
Congrats on your mothers strength and courage! She is lucky to have the support of your family 🙂 great giveaway, would love to win!! Saw these at the 5k race for the cure my brother and I ran two weeks ago!
And I tweeted!! 😉
I applaud your efforts to raise money (and awareness for that matter) for breast cancer research.
Great giveaway! And such a good cause. I have two aunties who are breast cancer survivors, and one friend who passed on… but still lives in my heart.
Just tweeted! Congrats on making it over 1,000!!
I was taking a drink of water when I read the sentence that started with “pumpkin dog” and managed to choke a little on my drink. I scrolled down to the pictures and nearly lost it. Sadie’s face is so serious. Sadie is all business in the front and party in the back!
Would love to win some new sneakers!!!
My Aunt and Grandma are breast cancer survivors as well. Such a great cause. Happy Halloween.
Well…
Although you’ve already gotten over $1,000 worth of entries, I hope my comment still helps!
You’re so influential. Thank You.
I could really use a pair of new sneakers.
fantastic cause, and lovely pair of running shoes! thanks julie & new balance.
This is a great cause! Thank you! Love the fact you talked them into donations for entries! Will Pin this to spread.
i am always in for a new pair of cute sneaks, and their for a great cause!