Winner! iPod Tune Juice 2!

The results are in... Congrats to Evonne at www.sellpartyof.com ! She is the winner of the Griffin iPod Tune Juice 2. Although I can't recall ever meeting Evonne specifically, I have been hearing about her for years because she is my cousin Emily's BFF. Then I started seeing her name pop up on Twitter, then I started following her blog, and she in turn started following mine. Von - Tweet me and we'll figure out the delivery details (preferably over a heavily frosted cupcake at Sweet Tooth Fairy)

Giveaway! iPod Tune Juice 2

Ever on a plane ride, enjoying your flicks and tunes on your iPod...and it suddenly dies? And you are stuck with reading SkyMall for the rest of your flight? Don't let this happen to you again!

I am holding a giveaway for a Griffin TuneJuice2 backup battery for iPod. These electrical lifesavers retail for $31.99 at Best Buy, but now you have a chance to score one for free! It juices your iPod with AAA batteries, giving you extra hours of entertainment enjoyment. It is compatible with the iPod Classic, Nano, and Mini via the standard Apple USB connection jack. (The iPhone 2G gives you an "incompatible device" error message but still powers up. Doesn't work for iPhone 3G). I keep mine in my purse at all times, and it's gotten me out of a power pinch when my iPhone is almost dead and I don't have an outlet to charge it at.

I'm feeling the spirit of giving for this holiday season, and want to know what tunes put you in the merry mood. Give me some ideas of what to add to my Christmas playlist.

To enter:
Just comment on this post with your top 5 Christmas songs (title and artist), like this:

I want to win!!
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen - Barenaked Ladies + Sarah McLachlan
Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy - Bing Crosby + David Bowie
Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney
The Christmas Song - Mel Torme
Grown Up Christmas List - Amy Grant

For extra entries:
Click on the sidebar and become a follower of www.cuteculturechick.com
Head over to my review blog Nicole Rates It and become a follower
Follow me on Twitter at @cuteculturechic and tweet about the giveaway

(Gushing compliments will be accepted on a case-by-case basis)

Contest ends Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:00 am.

Good luck!

Breakfast with Thomas

Last Saturday, I met up with my cousin Thomas for breakfast in Orange County. He was the winner of my blog giveaway...which gave me a great opportunity to get "caught" up with him. He's a few years younger than me, and I don't know him as well as his older sisters Alaina and Jillian. When I lived in Oregon, he lived in Arizona. Then he moved to Oregon, and I moved to Utah. He recently graduated from BYU and moved to California with his wife this summer. His wife's parents live in Michigan, but we missed them on their trip here a few months ago. So this breakfast was my chance to "catch" the infamous Thomas.

A funny story about Thomas: I was at the SLC Olympics Medals Plaza for the Barenaked Ladies concert in 2002. I went with my sister, and a guy caught my eye...smiled really big....and ran over and gave me a hug. He was obviously very excited to see me. He looked vaguely familiar, but I couldn't place him. So I played along and chatted for a few minutes, racking my brain with recognition for who I was talking to. Then Mary said, "Aren't my cousin from Oregon?" and it hit me! It was Thomas! I hadn't seen him since a trip to Oregon in 1998. In those 4 years, he'd gotten so tall and good looking. I can't remember if I told him at the time that I didn't recognize him right off, but the memory makes me laugh.

Can you tell we've both got the Watson baby blues?

Listen up, Cali folks…my first giveaway!

This weekend I’ll be in California. It’s time to see my family and friends, and soak up some sun. As I was looking at rental cars, I found a super deal on my rental car, and gas prices are down dramatically. I’m not totally broke after paying bills this time. I’m feeling generous…so my first giveaway is now! And what is the fabulous prize?

FREE BREAKFAST WITH NICOLE
(up to $10 value)

If you are free for breakfast Saturday morning (November 1) please comment! Tell me why you deserve a meal and 1-2 hours of my precious time in Cali. Whether you’re a long-time friend or non-scary blog lurker, this is your chance to eat with the infamous phenomenon that is Cuteculturechick. You will even be free to choose the restaurant!
If you want to bring a friend (or two that knows and loves me) to enjoy the meal, bring ‘em along!
Who’s feelin’ lucky?