I made it a year and lived to tell about it, so here's a giveaway!

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Let's get mushy first, and then we'll get to the fun stuff.

Today marks 365 days since I opened my first blogger post and hit publish.  That is insane to me.  INSANE.

I had zero clue what I was doing when I started this blog a year ago.  OK, that's not entirely true. I did have a name picked out for my blog.  However, I barely knew how Blogger worked and I definitely didn't know what it meant to have bloggy friends turned real life friends. 

Beth, I'm looking at you and your gorgeous ginge hair.   You're the only girl I know with the same inaprope humor as me (two words: bugle and boy) and the only person I know who hates to be touched by people as much as I do.  I'll see you in less than 35 days when we discover "our true selves" in NOLA.   Bring the chocolate whipped cream vodka.

Raven, I'm looking at you, my 50th follower, the girl who loves wine almost as much as I do and one of the few people who watches as much trash TV as I do.  You are the hottest momma I know and you are one of my biggest supporters, which I def don't take for granted.  If Rob wants to crawl into your guest bed when I visit, I'm not going to kick him out. Don't get mad.

And last but not least, Carrie Underwood's twin, PinkLouLou, I'm looking at you, the Kentucky quintessential Southern belle with magical poof skills and a huge heart who introduced me to my fellow crazy cat lady, Caroline. What would I do without all of our boy crazy Cowboy Casanova-esque conversations?  I can't wait until we take over the world!  2 blondes do make a right. Copyright that.

Sorry for the "inside jokes" above (I know that's annoying), but I talk to these 3 girls every. single. day.   My IRL friends know exactly who they are and more about them than they probably care to know.  I'm pretty certain they think I'm insane because they don't get the "blog world", and I don't expect them to. 

You can't understand this community until you are a part of it.  It's a one of kind place you can be true to yourself and develop amazing connections that will change your life.  I am just pissed it took me 26 years to discover it.  It's like a secret society no one but we know about.

I mention Beth, Raven and PLL because we talk every day, but  make no mistake ... ALL of you that read this little blog of mine are important to me.  The fact that ANY of you care anything about what I have to say still humbles me immensly and blows my mind. I definitely don't say it enough, but thank you  for all of your funny, sweet and thoughtful comments and e-mails.  Without my readers, this blog is nothing.   And even if you never comment, I thank you for secretly creeping. 

OK, so enough mush.  Here is the moment you've all been waiting for ... a giveaway made possible thanks to my talented friend Erin.  Erin and I worked together for 3 years until she decided to get hitched, pop out a gorgeous little baby girl named Eva and start an empire called Gussied. 

I personally am the the proud owner of 2 Gussied cuffs that score me tons of compliments.  This little lady named Mia:

and most recently, this gorgy Texas Tech team cuff that I can't wait to wear on Saturday for our first football game of the season!

Mine is blinged out and she can bling any cuff out for you!

When she started making collegiate and professional team cuffs, I didn't want to tell anyone because I wanted to keep them all to myself.  Then I realized that's just rude, so now is your chance to win ANY Gussied cuff you want to thank you for sticking with me through my first year of blogging.

PLUS, she's giving all of you Bargainistas 30 percent off a single item throughout the entire month of September.  Just use code BB30 at check-out. If you don't see your favorite team on her site, do NOT fret.   Erin can literally make *almost* anything you want, you just have to message her and tell her you saw her on the Bargain Blonde.

This open to U.S., Canadian and International readers! To enter to win a free GUSSIED cuff of your choice, here's all you have to do:
Follow "The Bargain Blonde" via Google Friend Connect and comment telling me you would like to be entered. [one entry]

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
Like The Bargain Blonde on Facebook HERE
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Like Gussied on Facebook HERE
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Tweet/blog/facebook the giveaway with a link to this post
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4 possible entries! You must leave a separate comment telling me about each one you do! Giveaway ends Next Tuesday, September 6 at midnight CST. Good luck Bs and thank you so much for following! XOXO

Happy 1st Birthday Blog!
I can't wait to see what the next year brings.