It's giveaway time again!

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by a company called Diamond Candles who had checked out my blog and asked if I felt like doing a giveaway. Of course I did! I got one to check out, too, and though I haven't gotten to the ring yet, it smells really good! 

Diamond Candles are 100% soy candles that smell great, but there's a surprise! Each one has a ring inside worth $10, $100, $1,000 or $5,000 inside! Not only do they smell great, but they use environmentally friendly materials that make for a wonderful, long burning candle. And they aren't skimpy on size, either! Each candle is approximately 21 ounces. Unfortunately, though, I haven't reached the ring in my own Black Raspberry Vanilla candle, but can assure you it smells great!

(Do you love that photo, by the way? I built a lightbox!)


All you have to do to enter the giveaway is follow the directions below, in the Rafflecopter widget, and the winner will be announced in about two weeks!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Update! I got my ring:

Well, August is over.

I felt like doing something like a currently post, but decided against it. I can't believe it's the last day of August already! This summer has gone by fast, but also had its' ups and downs. I lost a good friend, went on my first vacation in years, and been on countless work trips that have eaten up all of my time it seems like. Time I could have spent blogging! But of course, sometimes things don't go as you think they will.

So here's a quick little recap of some of the more fun stuff I've been doing in the last couple of months.

July Trip to Dayton, OH

best friends forever!

I finally went somewhere that isn't in the state of Wisconsin for a long trip! I went to Dayton, Ohio to visit one of my best friends on this planet, Tiffany, since her and her husband Brian have been here to Milwaukee a couple of times and I just really needed to get out. I had four days of great times, including a July 4th trip to the Air Force Museum, fireworks, bike rides, good food, and allaround great times. I also got my bike updated, which is something I've wanted to do for a great long while. Now, I finally have the handlebars of my dreams, and it's all thanks to them. It was absolutely great to go somewhere new, and go on a little adventure - even if it meant six hours in the car by myself either way. I also got to eat at a Steak N Shake for the first time ever, and I must say that their red velvet shakes are the best. Just theeeee best. Oh, and I also finally got to try some of the new lip balm from her DIY cosmetics line, and it's prettymuch the best lip balm ever. She has a lot of cool stuff that you can check out at her Etsy shop, here! I talked about her nail polish in an old post, too, which you can find here!

Work trips have basically been my main focus of this whole summer. Inspecting fire trucks is a big job, but someone has to do it! For the last month or two, I've probably been gone at least once a week out of each week. I'm finally allowed to be home without trips for about the next two weeks.

As for the friend I lost, it hasn't been easy. There have been a lot of questions, a lot of wondering why. All I can say, though, a couple of months later, is that I hope that he's in a better place and not in pain anymore. That's really the best I can say.

Back in the positive, I have a lot of great stuff coming up as far as blogging goes. I'm going to be putting together a lot of neat stuff. I'm going to bring back the Tattoo Stories series, have some new Book Club Mondays, and am really shooting to have at least one post a day. This evening, however, check back, as I am going to be putting up a giveaway for Diamond Candles!

It's been a good summer. It's been long, difficult at times, and at other times great, but for the most part, it has been a great one.