March Madness Birthday Celebration With Big Apple Mami

It's a March Madness Birthday Celebration over at Big Apple Mami and I'm joining 16 other bloggers to celebrate and give you an awesome prize!  There are actually several reasons Kristina at Big Apple Mami is celebrating this month including two birthdays, an 11th wedding anniversary and her sweet little 1 month old, Mateo who was supposed to be  born in March, but arrived on Valentine's Day instead! :)

So let's party!!! 
This Giveaway will run from March 18th - March 28th (Kristina's actual birthday) and once all entries have been verified, the winner will be announced.
Enter the rafflecopter below for a chance to win! 
Good luck and Happy Entering! 
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An Up & Down Kind Of Week

Its hard to believe last week was my birthday.  I had intended to write up a post last week about it but had some bad news which lead to some distractions... I'll get to that later.   

I first just wanted to share about my great birthday!  It was a pretty awesome day.  My best friend/roommate took the day off and spent it spoiling me.  

First, we went to the Harry Potter Exhibition in Midtown.  We both enjoy the books and the movies so this was a nice little treat.  Its a great little museum if you are in the city.  

Then we went to Schnippers. Its a great little restaurant near Times Square that has great sweet potato fries, mac n cheese and a chocolate peanut butter shake.... mmm. I am hungry now just thinking about it.

The rest of the day was more chill.  Ashley made her Birthday tradition, Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding. I prefer this over a cake any day :)  It makes such a big batch that I just finished it yesterday.  My roommate had to go out of town on Wednesday so I basically ate the whole thing... but luckily over 7 days.

Later that night, we had dinner with some of my favorite women in New York. It was a great relaxing evening at one of our local restaurants, Le Cheile.

The next day my beautiful staff got me some Baked By Melissa Cupcakes. I am totally in love with these guys! Needless to say I am hopped up on sugar!

Wednesday began a whole new type of week for me.  As my roommate was about to leave for a trip home for her grandmother's funeral, I got a phone call that my grandmother passed away.  My grandmother's health had been declining for years and in many respects this wasn't a surprise but in some ways it was.  Her passing  hit me in a way that i wasn't expecting. 

 I think that compounded with some other issues sent me into a little bit of an emotional tailspin. 

I am not able to go to the funeral which is today in Illinois.  I wish more than anything that I could be with my family saying goodbye to my sweet grandma but life didn't allow that this time.  I am happy that my grandma is in a better place. She hasn't been herself for a long time but I still will miss her.

So that's a glimpse into my week.  

While you are here, stop by Big Apple Mami, and check out my guest post centered around my little bitty shop, City Girl Creations.  I am giving away $20 credit to shop!

Help Wanted & A Little Shout Out

So before I start, I wanted to say a quick Happy Birthday to my sweet, amazing Daddy. Yes I am 36 and still call him daddy.  Today is his birthday!

I consider myself extremely blessed to have parents as warm, generous, loving and encouraging as my parents are.  They are two of best friends and I am so thankful for them.  
So today I wanted to just shout that out from here!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

Now on to the "Help Needed" portion of this post.  

I have an Etsy Shop where I sell things like these:

The name of my shop is Kim's Knits & Pics.  I've never been all that fond of the name but it was the best I could come up with.  

Every once in a while I sell things that are not a "Knit" or "Pic".  

Like this:

This pendant was made with one of my photographs so it could fall under the "Pics" name but I felt like it was a stretch and the name doesn't really represent me or my shop.

Lately I have been working on these little guys for a friend and I want to eventually sell them on Etsy.  They definitely don't fall in the "Knits or Pics" classification.

So where do you come in?  Well I want help naming my shop.  I need new ideas.  I need something that represents who I am and what my shop is.  As I was talking to my roomie she mentioned asking you guys!  

GOOD IDEA, RIGHT?

But it doesn't stop there!  
I am going to give away something from my shop to the person with the best idea.  

So how does it work?

Comment below with your suggestion.  

Its that simple!  

When I re-name my shop, I will give a prize to the person who either gave me the name or the idea that lead to the name!

CAUTION
Make sure you are not a NO-REPLY blogger.  If you are, you will not be credited for your idea as I won't be able to contact you.  If you don't know what that means, go here or here.  

You can also leave your email in the comment.

You do not need to be a blogger to enter!

What will you win?  

Your choice of one of the items below

- Infinity Scarf

- Custom made Swifter Cover from my shop

- 8x10 or 8x12 Print

- 1 Set of my Cards

- 1 Month Daily Feature Ad Space

HELP A GIRL OUT! 

GET YOUR NAMING ON!

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