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    Galentine's Day + II Embers Giveaway


    My favorite holiday is fast approaching and I am SO EXCITED! I am a sucker for all things pink, hearts, flowers, chocolates, and cheesy romantic...so it is no surprise that Valentine's day is one of my favorite days of the year! I am not a big fan of the fancy dinner at an overbooked restaurant (I blame this on working in the restaurant industry for so long). Instead, I am all about heart-shaped pancakes, thoughtful homemade cards, and overusing the word "love". It isn't just Baxter that becomes victim to my cheesiness! I could never leave out my favorite Galentines! My favorite Galentine present was a massive order of take-out cheese fries delivered to my work from my favorite cheese fry place (doesn't everyone have one?). Now if that isn't love, I don't know what is, y'all. (Molly, you my girl!)

    Since y'all are SO amazing and helped me get to 10K followers this week, I want to do a little giveaway with one of my FAVE jewelers, II Embers! They just came out with the cutest Valentine's collection, and I think it would be perfect for Galentine's gifts...or for yourself ;-)

    To Enter:

    1. Head on over to my instagram and follow

    2. Tag 3 of your best gals under the most recent post

    3. Pop on over to II Embers and give them a follow

    Winner will be announced February 7th!

    (open to US residents only)

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