I’m a Winner!!

I can’t believe it! I rarely win anything, but I made out like a bandit last week! I actually won TWO things.

The first item I won came through purchasing a fundraiser raffle ticket from Soup of Success. I ended up winning a Vera Bradley Linsday purse in the soon to be retired Pink Elephant print! I just received it today and I’m already loving it! The inner compartment is large enough to hold all my necessities, including my Kindle. There are also 2 nicely sized pockets on the front (under the flap) that are large enough to hold both my personal iPhone and work BlackBerry. I just want to give a big “THANKS” to West View Florist of Elkhart, IN for generously donating this wonderful bag to the fundraiser, especially since I won it. The ironic part is that I actually looked at some Vera Bradley bags a few days ago, but decided to hold off until my wallet recovers a bit from my vacation last week.

Here’s a couple of pics:

In addition to the VB bag, I also won a free chart in a trivia contest on the Little House & County Cottage Stitchers Yahoo group. Diane graciously offered up a list of her designs from which to choose. I opted to go with one of her latest designs and selected Holly & Berries. Here’s a photo of the design from her website:

Speaking of Little House Needleworks, I also received my kit for From Sea to Shining Sea from Drema at Needlecraft Corner. After volunteering at the election polls today, I was feeling particularly patriotic and decided to start it tonight while I have been unwinding before heading off to bed. Here’s a pic of the fabric and fibers right before I started:

Also, for those out there who, like me, are LHN fans, Diane has a new release coming out later this month that I’m very much looking forward to getting. It’s called “Something Old, Something New” and is a collection of eight previously released complimentary designs as well as two new designs. Here’s a computer generated image of the designs included in this release:

Well, that’s it from me for now. In closing though, I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to President Elect Obama. I know this had to be a very bittersweet day for him after losing his grandmother yesterday. I also want to commend Senator McCain for his very gracious concession speech.

This election has been a very long battle. I’m sure everyone, myself included, is glad that it’s finally over so we don’t have to see any more political ads, hear any more debates, get any more robocalls, etc. Well, at least, not for two more years until they start all this madness again. There really does need to be a limit set on how long these campaigns can run!