We have a winner! Congrats to Kristen/DVC Mom! Her number came up and as soon as I hear from her, I’ll get those tickets in the mail! Stay tuned…I have one more giveaway to go, and yes, I DO have more Blue Man Group tickets! Thanks for entering, everyone!
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It’s the #MelisaSkydeck Fast Pass Giveaway #2, Now With Blue Man Group Tix!
Hello there! It’s me, Skydeck Chicago Ambassador Melisa, with my SECOND giveaway! This one is even better than the first one, I must say, and I think you’ll agree. First, I have a pair of Skydeck Chicago Fast Passes (value=$35 each) up for grabs. Fast Passes can get you express access to the elevators (and in turn, the Ledge!), and can come in really handy on busy days. Second? I am actually tossing in two (yes, TWO!) free tickets to Blue Man Group in Chicago, at the Briar Street Theater. (I had some tickets left over from the swag bags at my book launch event, and BMG generously gave me…
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Cupcake Coma, Courtesy of Sprinkles
You guys, I can’t even. Today I attended one of my favorite events ever. EVER. I was invited, you see, to enjoy cupcakes and champagne at Sprinkles Cupcakes in Chicago with the Founders (Candace and Charles Nelson). In the kitchen. Cupcakes? Yes, please. But seriously, I have been wanting to get to Sprinkles for a long time: I had been hearing the buzz about them for a few years, and in fact my go-to gift for friends’ birthdays a couple years back was a basket of Sprinkles Cupcake mixes, purchased at Williams-Sonoma. At that time, Sprinkles was only located in California. (You may have heard of them because Katie Holmes…
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Tahoe, Tahoe, To Pick Up Books We Go!
Apologies for the corny title. I couldn’t help myself. A few weeks ago, Chevy (the major sponsor of my book launch, by the way) blessed me with the use of a Tahoe Hybrid for seven glorious days. My family was headed down south for a quick weekend (and I do mean quick: more on that in a minute!) for two reasons: my niece was graduating from high school and I was meeting my publisher in person for the very first time, as her office is only about twenty minutes from my sister-in-law’s house. When I was asked what kind of large General Motors vehicle I wanted to drive for our…
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Sing Like No One Is Listening*
I mentioned recently that my sister Julesie gave me Season 1 of “The Muppet Show” for my birthday. One of the best sketches from the DVD set is one that most of us (all except for Jim of course, who, because of a childhood full of “wasteful” activities that kept him away from the television**–like playing outside and reading–does not have a brain that is a magnet for catch phrases, funny lines, or addictive tunes like the rest of us) have had stuck in our heads for two weeks now: For about a week after we five sat in my family room on the night of my birthday celebration and…