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!
I love my New Balances and I LOVE this cause! So glad you reached 1,000!!
Well, you CRUSHED 1,000 – hopefully you can get enough people for 2,000! 🙂
yay for 1000! i’d like to try new balance…never had a pair of their shoes before.
Great cause, glad you have made it to over 1,000! Love reading your blog and trying your yummy recipes.
I also tweeted!
Love this! Krista
Great cause and such cute shoes!
Thank you for supporting such an amazing cause!
What a great giveaway, and for a great cause! Thank you for supporting it! And pumpkin Sadie is so cute! 🙂
Great giveaway! Perfect timing I have worn out my old ones! Such a good cause : )
My father passed away from colon cancer so this giveaway is special to me also – plus sweet colors!
I’m so glad I could help you reach your goal and go beyond that!
This is an awesome cause and I am so glad to help you out.
Very cool giveaway! You’re blog is great – Sadie cracks me up!
I would love to help kick cancer to the curb in these pink New Balance sneakers!
Love New Balance and their dedication to Komen!!!
My father passed away from colon cancer in 2010 – so this post is speical to me as well – plus sweet colors!!
Happy belated Halloween! I’d love to win this pair 🙂
What a wonderful cause!!! And praise God for your mom!!!! That’s so awesome:)
I would love to win some new running shoes. Plus they help with a great cause!
I love the shoes and the cause- would be awesome to win! 🙂
And I tweeted!!!!!
Hope you reach your goal for Lace Up for the Cure, the shoes are cute, would be awesome to win. Thanks PBF and NewBalance.
Great giveaway for a great cause!
Great cause!!
Love the pink and grey, and am a fan of New Balance.
Great give away!
What a great cause!
Great giveaway for a great cause. Love seeing all the pink in October.
Great cause! Pink and gray are always good together, so I would love some new shoes as well!
Awesome!!
Such a great cause!
Wonderful cause! Hope you had a happy Halloween!
love the cause! love the sneaks’! would love to wear those bad boys while walking for the cure!
I would love to win these shoes! And what a wonderful cause! Thanks for sharing this info. 🙂
I love gym shoes!!! And I’m such a girl; pink is totally my favorite color!! 🙂
Cute shoes and one of my favorite causes!
I tweeted. @kyrunnergirl
I love new shoes and helping this cause would make it even sweeter!! : )
What a great promotion!!!! I love the new shoes and am thrilled that they are donating for the entries!
Always jump on board when a charity is involved. Especially for breast cancer… I have survivors in my family. And some that lost their lives. Always in our hearts though.
I would love a new pair of shoes! I’m glad the goal was reached!!
I could really use a new pair of kicks!
What an awesome giveaway!
I also tweeted about the giveaway too!
I’d love these, they are too cute!
Yay you reached well over 1000!!! Congrats 🙂
Great giveaway! I’m a big fan of the pink 🙂
A close friend of mine and an aunt were both recently diagnosed. This would be great to win!
I love your little pumpkin! So cute