June 29, 2009

Happy Monday, all!  I hope you had a good weekend.  I was in a WordPress blogging conference all weekend, and oddly enough, my feline roommates didn't get one bit of housework done while I was gone!  Not one load of laundry was done, the dishwasher still needs to be unloaded and reloaded, the bills aren't paid, and there are hordes of dust bunnies scurrying around the wood floors.  WTF did they do all weekend?  Sleep?  Lazy buggers.

So, I spent the last two days soaking up knowledge from folks who are lots smarter than me, and very kind and generous to spend their weekend sharing what they know.  LilSis was in Chicago with the family while I was hibernating indoors with brilliant minds, and now next weekend is already July 4th.  I'm wondering…what did you do this weekend?  Do you have big plans for the summer?  Has the economy changed your plans?

I don't have my dream trips planned for Italy or Hawaii, although I wish I did, so I'd love to live vicariously through you.  Please share your fabulous plans with me!  I know (or I think I know) that all the regular school years have ended, so your summer must be getting into full swing.

Envy by Bright_Star on Flickr

BigSis wants to know!  What are you up to this summer?  Turn me green with envy!

~BigSis

March 25, 2009

LilSis and I have talked about our dream trip to Italy; the only delay is the lack of funds to make this dream come true!  Well, here is a potential solution to that little problem.  I had Food Network on Saturday while I was doing weekend cleaning, and in a commercial break during  Barefoot Contessa I saw an ad for a sweepstakes to win a trip to Italy, courtesy of Olive Garden!   I just entered and wanted to share the details with you so you can enter too!

Olive Garden Italian Sweepstakes

• 4 grand prizes will be awarded, with a value of $7000 each
• Winners get to take a guest, and spend 8 days in Rome, Florence and Tuscany on a guided tour
• The contest is open to residents of the US and Canada who are at least 21 years old
• You can enter once a day until April 12th
• Check out the official rules, and enter Olive Garden's Sweepstakes to win a trip to Italy.  You can't win if you don't enter!

~BigSis