It's the little things...

I have to go ahead and warn you that this will probably go down as my most random post ever. But like I said in my title, it's the little things that are making me giddy this week.

I've noticed lately that socks are beginning to be packaged as partners...  Meaning, there are two particular socks in a package of 8 or whatever that belong together.  Somewhere on the sock, there's a special color that denotes which socks go together.  The last two packs of athletic socks I've purchased, one from Old Navy and one from Nike, both had the special "color coding."

Yes, I'm nuts (and a tiny bit OCD) but I'm loving my married socks!

"Frame-It Friday"

A little  blurry  and a little  blue... but still very handsome. : )

Joy and Jealousy

Don't you love how family pets can drop little hints of jealousy in the cutest ways?!  

Take the following picture that my sister-in-law sent to me yesterday...  Any guesses what her sweet little dog is thinking?

 I simply had to post this adorable picture just for the JOY of it!

Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.

One thing that I've always looked forward to while on vacation is staying in nice hotel rooms. The quality of a hotel room can seriously make or break a vacation for me. It only takes one nasty negative experience at an unkept hotel to keep you from ever returning again. (Gah-ross!)

But when a hotel chain, such as Hampton Hotels, is known for its quality and cleanliness, it makes you want to return and bring a flock of people with you. And this summer, Hampton is giving you the opportunity to do just that with their Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes! Here are the details:

The Grand Prize winner will receive an ENTIRE hotel for a full weekend... That's 100 rooms for 2 nights for FREE! Hampton will also throw in $5000 to help pay the tax for the weekend. Sounds like a blast to me!

Now when I imagine myself as the winner of the contest, I actually envision two full nights of uninterrupted sleep. No party-hardy adventures for me. I'd let the 99 friends I invite do all the celebrating for me. Or who knows? Maybe I'd invite 99 of the most sleep-deprived mothers I know to come with me for a weekend sleep retreat. Oh my. That does sounds fabulous, doesn't it?! (Could someone please tell me when I became such a senior adult? Geez.)

Even if you're not a Hilton Honors member or you haven't previously stayed at a Hampton, you are still eligible to enter the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes. Go ahead and visit the sponsor's site to enter the contest. Just promise me one thing... if you win, PLEASE invite me!

Well, bust my BUTTON!

Have you noticed the new addition to my sidebar?

It's my very own blog button!

Even though it's quite simple, I'm pretty darn proud of it. That's because the whole thing was created by yours truly.  From manipulating the image in Photoshop, to my husband showing me how to save it for the web, to learning how to generate the code, I completed all the steps for that lil' image all by myself.

*Insert big, proud, cheesy grin.*

So, if you choose to grab my sweet, new button for your blog, 

do me a  giant favor, pretty please... 

Let me know if it works correctly or not. HA!  

(I'm still not 100% sure if I got every single step exactly right.)

Thanks, my friends!