Random Wednesday + GIVEAWAY

Happy Wednesday everyone!   I am so happy to have participated in the blogger day of silence for Sandy Hook. My thoughts and prayers continue for everyone involved.   Now onto some randos.   Rando #1 This is my first Christmas as a married woman. That means this is my first Christmas not being with my family on Christmas day. My family in generous enough to make the trek to Dallas and spend this  weekend with Chris and I.. I will be reunited with them on the 27th as I am flying to Colorado to ski with them. I lu-hhuvvv skiing and thanks to my wonderful hubby, he is letting me go bust my booty dominate on the slopes while he has to stay back and work. He sure is a keeper!   Rando #2 Why was it 75 today and we are a week away from Christmas. Seriously Texas? Whyyyy?   Rando #3 I have a HUGE announcement as to what my new year's resolution is. Like it is almost life changing huge! I will be revealing it Monday...the last day of 2012. Where has the year gone?!   Rando #4 My neck hurts more than anything else on my body because of the Jog'r Egg Nog'r. Some people I work with told me it was because of the impact of running and keeping my head up. Ow-to-the-freaking-chhhh! I have been sleeping an a heating pad for three days now and I still can't turn left or right. No bueno. I know I shouldn't complain, but it is for-rizzle hurting!   Rando #5 I am cherishing these passed couple days of waking up with Chris still in bed. He has M-W off this week. Normally I wake up - ehhh barley open one eye and somehow sound the words "I love you. Have a great day. Don't forget your lunch!" - so waking up with him in the mornings and being able to have him here while I get ready for work is something I reallyyyy like. Morning times with your love are the sweetest. I love peeking in the bed and seeing him gape-mouthed without a care in the world. Ohhh, sweet sleeping husband.   Rando #6 Chris and I celebrated our 6 month wedding anniversary on Sunday at the Melting Pot. What, you don't celebrate your half-year anniversary?! Come'n people! Any excuse to go out for a nice dinner is fine in my book! If you follow me in Instagram {@sarahtuckerup} you got to witness the deliciousness as it was happening. Why is fondue so tasty?! I got to wear my new necklace that I got for under $10 from shoplately.com!  

  Now for the GIVEAWAY! I mentioned {here} about the HUGE giveaway that Taylor is hosting! Thanks again Taylor!  

Head on over there to check out the items being given away today! And keep going back and entering to win more great items in the spirit of Christmas!

Here are the earrings I am giving away:

  I hope everyone has a great rest of their week! I hear the stores are getting pretty cray-cray with all the last minute shoppers! I still need to pick up a couple items, so wish me luck!   Are you done Christmas shopping? Have you been to the Melting Pot? Tell me you have, pa-leaseeee!   Linking up with my girl Shanna at Because Shanna Said So and Savannah at Rolled Up Pretty!!

   

A HUGE GIVEAWAY

In the spirit of the Holidays it is the time of giving. I don't know about you, but all year long I shop for me, me, me, but the second the Holidays are upon us all I can think about is giving, giving, giving!   I am so happy to be able to participate in the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway with 37 total bloggers! Taylor put together this awesome giveaway and my item will be given away on Wednesday!  

  Make sure to click on the button below to check out the other fab giveaways going on now!   Things to note:
Each day there will be a brand new giveaway.
Each giveaway will run for 3 days only! {So make sure you enter on each day!!}
One winner will be decided for each giveaway day.
All entries will be verified.
Open to US & Canada Residents only.  

 

 

WIWW & MY FIRST LINK PARTY

I am so stinkin' excited to be hosting Diaries of a Bargainista with Alisa and Alison. These two ladies have an amazing sense of style and I am honored they asked me to co-host. Thanks girls!

Que the music and pop the bubbly, let's get this linky par-tayyy started! 

Here are the rules:

1. Follow Me and Alisa 

2. Like Alison from Get Your Pretty On via Facebook

3. Link up ANY outfit post {please link directly to your post, not homepage}

4. Link back to our blogs or use the button below

5. Last, but not least, go have some fun and make lots of friends :)

<a href="http://tuckerup.blogspot.com" target="_blank" title="tucker up"><img src="http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i16/amp0166/Linkup.jpg" border="0" alt="button"/></a></center> <center> </center> <center> <textarea id="”code-source”" name="”code-source”" rows="”3″"><a href="http://tuckerup.blogspot.com" target="_blank" title="tucker up"><img src="http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i16/amp0166/Linkup.jpg" border="0" alt="button"/></a></center>   And now for a WIWW post by yours truly. Wait a second...let me be completely honest for one moment. I thought I'd give the saying "yours truly" a test run and it would sound good, but I actually decided that it is completely not me. Let's start over.   And now for a WIWW post by me, a Pinterest copying, bargain hunting, normal chick just trying to be stylish. Ahhh, now that sounds more like it. Pressing on.   I know y'all have seen this outfit that I just NOW realized was pinned by Lindsey over at The Pleated Poppy!     I link up with her every Wednesday for her WIWW series and today I will be copying her outfit. Why? Well because it is adorable, of course!    Since we are being 100% honest here, let me tell you that I might, or might not, have pinned this outfit between 4-8 times. Overkill, I know, but obviously I reallyyyy like it. I remember making a "note" on my phone titled: Clothes I Want. Let's just say the list is getting longer than it is shorter. Anyways, I was on the hunt for items to make up this outfit and I walked away with a win, a jackpot if you will.    Remember when I had a weekend extravaganza of shopping? And I purchased a jean shirt and black pants? Click {here} if you need a little refresher. Well here is that little ensemble in action, literally. (Read: my sweet husband is really getting creative with this picture taking stuff! He is "posing" me and letting me know when I don't look natural. What a sweetheart.)  

Now where did I find the pieces to this little outy-outfit (I can say that, right?!).. - Top: Forever 21 - Black jeans: Banana Republic (Read: They are so. freaking. comfortable.) - Boots: Nordstrom - Scarf: Hand me down from my Momma...she get it from her momma, whoop-tee-woo!
Now, if you aren't feeling these super comfy jeans - seriously, they are like black jeggings - you can always wear these:  

  Yah, I sometimes wear my Nike running tights with this outfit. Got a problem with it? That's what I thought. I can see you right now going and changing those jeans for your yoga tights, or non-running-running tights as I like to call the ones I am wearing in the picture above. If you wear running tights as a fashionable item more than you wear them to actually run, that still makes you a runner, right?  

Before I let you go I MUST tell you about this fantabulous GIVAWAY that I am participating in starting TOMORROW! Rev your fingers and get your clickers ready because we are giving away a lot, A LOT, of super-duper-fantastic items! Get ready for the 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY. If that doesn't make your heart race, you must be...nevermind. 

    Happy Wednesday!   Linking up at The Pleated Poppy and Because Shanna Said So and Rolled Up Pretty and I am Pisces and Keep Calm & Carry On and Beautiful Mess