My One Year Blogoversary!!! (And a Giveaway, Too!) :)

Today is officially one year since I typed up my first post on "Never Grow Up".  Now, here I am, 183 posts later, at 90 followers and over 36,000 page views!  I didn't quite get to my goal of 100 followers by today, but I'll take 90 with a thankful heart. :)

I can't thank all of you enough for making my blogging experience so wonderful.  You've showered me with kind, thoughtful comments, read my ramblings over and over again, and given me a fun little escape from the pressures of everyday life as a stay-at-home mom.  I love my children so much, but it's nice to have a way to connect to people without leaving home...since getting away without kids can be pretty tricky. ;)

Anyway, I know I say the same things over and over again, but I just wanted to let you all know how very much I appreciate you.  That being said, I wanted to show you that appreciation in a more tangible way.  I'm going to be doing a giveaway to celebrate! :)

The prizes are:

A beautiful Thomas Kinkade Cinderella postcard, the perfect size for a doll poster!

A cute Princess Jasmine child's bracelet from the Disney Store that works perfectly as a doll necklace (as modeled by Rachel).

A hand-drawn, doll-sized pencil sketch of Belle, signed by Emma and myself (Emma wanted to help me this time). ;)

A somewhat doll-sized notepad, featuring Rapunzel on the front cover.

Do you sense a theme here? ;)  I figured going with doll and Disney would be appropriate. :D  

The winner will receive all 4 items.  If you're interested in entering for the drawing, simply leave a comment with your name (it can be your username if you'd rather not give your real name) and email address.  I'll be turning comment moderation on just as soon as I finish this post, so all of your information will remain private. 

UPDATE:  I forgot to mention:  If you are under 13, please make sure it's okay with your parents to enter the drawing.  I'll have to get your home address to send the prizes to you, so I need to know that your parents are okay with that!! :)

You will have until Monday, August 1st to comment.  On Tuesday, August 2nd, I'll do the drawing and announce the winner.  The winner will have 3 days to respond.  If I haven't heard from them by Friday, August 5th, a new winner will be chosen.

Here's a shot of everything together (sorry, Emma is not part of the giveaway!!). ;)  Can't wait to see who wins! :D

I have a big post that should be published soon (just have to add the finishing touches) and more posts planned for this week, so keep checking back!

P.S.  I had waayyy too much fun trying to figure out my new header.  I had another one that I really liked, but I thought the one I chose gave a more complete picture of what my blog is about.  I liked my other header so well, though, that I thought I'd share it with you here. :)  I wish I could do it even larger, but the next size up really interferes with the pics on my sidebar. :(  Hope you enjoy it anyway!