My First Giveaway

Hey guys,

As a way to say thank you for reading my posts and for following me on my social media accounts I wanted to do a giveaway. I feel like this is a really simple giveaway but I feel like you have to begin somewhere, right?

What will you win in the giveaway? Well you will receive:

• 1 4 pack of Pilot G2 Metallic pens
• 1 bag of Haribo Gold-Bears Gummy Bears
• 1 3 pack of Trident Watermelon Twist Gum
• 1 6 pack of Paper Mate Flair Pens
• 1 Blistex Medicated Mint Balm

I decided to give those items away because

1. I love different kind of pens, especially Flair Pens
2. I love candy and gum
3. Blistex Mint is my favorite 

The giveaway starts tonight and ends on September 26th at 12:00am. You can enter here. Good luck to everyone and thanks again for being a reader and following me on my social media accounts.

<3 Amanda 

Popular Easter Candy 2017

(http://happyeasterholiday.com/happy-easter-sunday-2017-quotes-images-bunny-pictures.html)

Hey guys,

If you're like me, you like candy ( although, I'm trying to be better at eating less candy). It is fun to see what type of candy flavors they can come up with for the different holidays.  My favorite type of candies are all chocolate (Hershey bars, Hershey's Kisses , Reese's', Junior Mint and Peppermint Patties).

According to RetailMeNot, the tops 5 Easter candies were (Matthews, L., 2017):

1. Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs - A fan!
2. Chocolate bunnies - Not really a fan
3. Jelly beans -Not my favorite but if I had to eat them, I would choose either lemon, lime or orange. What's your favorite jelly bean flavor?
4. Hershey's Eggs - A fan!
5. Peeps-  One word: Ew!  What's your opinion of Peeps? 

What's your favorite Easter candy?

Reference:

Matthews, L. (2017). This Is The Most Popular Easter Candy Of The Year. Retrieved April 17, 2017, from http://www.cosmopolitan.com/food-cocktails/a9215646/popular-easter-candy-2017/

<3 Amanda 

Candy, Snacks and Miscellaneous Sayings for Gifts

(https://whydyoueatthat.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/tidbit-tuesday-candy-and-trick-or-treating/)

Hey guys,

Earlier this year, I threw a birthday party for my dad and on the snack table I had little sayings by each snack.After posting the pictures on my personal Facebook, I had likes and compliments so I thought I would share my snacks/candies/misc sayings with all of you if you need ideas for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. 

Candy

• Life Savers (Can either do hard or chewy):You have been a "life saver" to me; Thanks for "saving" me.
• Gummy Bears: You're "beary" nice .
• Hershey Kisses: I love your "kisses".
• Mints (any brand/flavor): You were "mint" to enter my life. We are "mint" to be.
• Skittles (any flavor): You have brought color into my life.
• Toostie Roll Pops (or a father/grandfather's birthday): Happy birthday, "Pops".
• Gum(any brand/flavor): I "chew" you.
• Pop rocks: You "rock"
• 100 Grand: You're worth more than a grand to me.
• Fun Dip: I'll go with you through the "fun" and the "dips" of life
• Toostie Rolls: I'm so glad you "rolled" into my life.
• Reese Pieces: I love you to pieces
• Sweetarts: You're a sweet heart.
• Reeses Peanut butter cups: The "reese's I love you are......
• Red Fireballs: You're hot.
• Snickers: You make me laugh
• Skor candy bar:  I skor'ed when I met you
• Starburst:  you make my heart burst with (love,happiness, etc)

Snacks

• Goldfish: I now these are cheesy, but I really do love you.
• Donut holes: I love you a "hole" bunch
• Lucky charms: I'm lucky to have you in my life. I'm lucky to have met you.
• Hot cocoa: You're hot.

Misc

• Crazy straw: I'm crazy for you.
• Maze: You're amazing
• Pocket(s) of kool-aid: You're kool.

If you need any help with a saying for something that's not listed above, leave a me a comment and I'll help you out  :)

<3 Amanda 

November 4th, 2016: National Candy Day

(https://www.nssc.org/index.php?pid=10&bid=40&page=what-is-americas-favorite-halloween-candy)

If you're like me, you most likely have a sweet tooth as well. Today is National Candy Day, which of course I approve of as I like candy. What is your favorite candy (or candies)?  I would have to say that the following are my favorites,in no particular order:

• Hershey (the bars and the kisses)
• Junior Mints
• Peppermint Patties (which is rare for me as I dislike anything else peppermint)
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

By my list, you could say that I love my chocolate! I wanted to see which candies were popular and I found this website ( Garfield, L., 2016).that shows the most popular Halloween candy from each state this year. Do you agree with your state? 

Alabama — Airheads
Alaska — Snickers
Arizona — Toblerone
Arkansas — Skittles
California — Lifesavers
Colorado — Milky Way
Connecticut — Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Delaware — 3 Musketeers
Florida — Nestlé Crunch Bar
Georgia — Pixy Stix
Hawaii — 100 Grand Bar
Idaho — Butterfinger
Illinois — Snickers
Indiana — Reese's Pieces
Iowa — Twix
Kansas — Twizzlers
Kentucky — Whoppers
Louisiana — Swedish Fish
Maine — Starburst
Maryland — Almond Joy
Massachusetts — Starburst
Michigan — M&M's
Minnesota — 100 Grand Bar
Mississippi — Hershey's Kisses
Missouri — Hershey's Kisses
Montana — Kit Kat Bar
Nebraska — Skittles
Nevada — Jolly Ranchers
New Hampshire — Tootsie Rolls
New Jersey — Sour Patch Kids
New Mexico — 3 Musketeers
New York — Sweet Tarts
North Carolina — Butterfinger
North Dakota — Sour Patch Kids
Ohio — Milky Way
Oklahoma — M&M's
Oregon — Candy corn
Pennsylvania — Swedish Fish
Rhode Island — Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
South Carolina — Candy corn
South Dakota — Laffy Taffy
Tennessee — Candy corn
Texas — Candy corn
Utah — Nerds
Vermont — Almond Joy
Virginia — Reese's Pieces
Washington — AirHeads
Washington, DC — Twix
West Virginia — Oreos
Wisconsin — Laffy Taffy
Wyoming — Candy Corn

There are a few things that I noticed after looking at the list is:

1. Why is Washington, DC mentioned? I counted them to see if I had all 50 states and I was confused. I went down the list, thinking I wrote one down twice but nope.
2. Candy corn is more popular than I thought. I like candy corn but I know a lot of people dislike it so I was surprised at how may states like it.
3. West Virginia- Oreo's are not candy, they are cookies.

Reference:

Garfield, L. (2016). The most popular Halloween candy in every state. Retrieved November 4, 2016, from http://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-halloween-candy-every-state-2016-10/#arizona-toblerone-3

<3 Amanda