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out of the office…..

i have been out of town.

so…if you ordered a pillow…it's still sitting here beside me.
i am STILL waiting on my packaging supplies i ordered a week before i sold them to you.
i am sorry.

if you are awaiting an email about your photo shoot….which is  every single one of you…
i will get to that soon.

craig is off this week and we are removing wall paper and painting the dining/game room.

i will post pictures very soon of my super awesome weekend.
but i have to go buy more drop cloths….

bye.

Melanie - Can’t wait to see your room that you are taking down the wallpaper.

Lindsay - I’m interested in ordering a few pillows, but I don’t see them in your Etsy store? How do I order? Thanks!

Michelle - Love room makeovers! Can’t wait to see the pics. Have a productive week with Craig!

purejoy - wow. you have a busy week ahead of you! hope you have fun, and can’t wait to see pix!

Julie - Looking forward to seeing the dining/game room when you finish it!

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rockin’ 1980

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purple corduroy knickers.
purple knee socks.
pink turtleneck sweater.
david crosby?

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oh man i loved the zip sled!
my grandpa harold drove the boat and i waved to everyone we passed.
 

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my mom was the queen of the floating styrofoam lawn chairs.
 

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my mom used to wash my hair in the kitchen sink.
did yours?

kristine - wow! talby looks just like you! i WANT that floating styrofoam chair!! yes, my mom washed my hair in sink…HATED IT!

tami reed - your kids look just like you lol

Nan - Oh my gosh. I totally had purple corduroy knickers!

Grammy Dianne - Just read the comment about curly perms and the kitchen sink. I’m really “old” and have tortuous memories of leaning over a kitchen sink and having all the really smelly stuff rinsed out of my hair. The kicker was, I hated curly hair and wanted two braids hanging down my back. My mother would have none of that. So guess the hair style my daughter wore for years, two braids. I almost fainted when she turned ten and wanted a permanent. Go figure! Loved this post, and the comments, the kitchen sink as part of Americana.

jennibell - I wash my kids’ hair in the kitchen sink — ha! And I would have been the Queen of the Floating Arm Chair too. . .all I have is the kids’ tube 🙂 And yep, had those knickers too. Except mine were turquoise. We must be about the same age.

Rach - OMG, those pics remind me of my own childhood and I kid you not, I had those very same knickers only mine were in green!! Ha!

jeanne - OK…you were adorable. Me…not so much and I don’t know if I would have the nerves to show those photos.

deb meyers - aw meg, you’re so cute!
Yep, on the sink-hairwashing thing. My mother gave me curly perms when I was a toddler, even. And that included sink trips.

candace - Wow, talby looks JUST like you. My mom washed my hair inthe sink too. I really loved it when she used that white rubber hose sprayer thingy!
This post is great!

Mindi - Your daughters look just like you!! So cute! My grandmother, Granis, used to put us in the kitchen sink to wash our hair and then sit us down with a fine tooth comb and comb thin strands, then curl them around her finger… I am amazed that a)she was patient enough to do this and b)we would sit still long enough for them to dry so that we would have curly hair!
Oh! And she used Joy dish soap instead of shampoo!!!!

Kim - wow, everyone’s already said it, but your two littles look SO much like you! what was it with the 80’s and washing hair in the sink!? we loved it, except my mom would use some vinegar to rinse, and we hated that.

Christina - Yes, the kitchen sink. Ah! I could never do that now. haha
Your girls look so much like you. 🙂

Lori - My mom washed her hair in the kitchen sink for as long as I can remember. Didn’t know it was so common!

Laura Zarrin - Yes she did! I haven’t thought of that in a long time. Great pics. I grew up in St. Louis. Your lake photos and the zip sled brought back great memories! Thanks.

JJ - As if you need another comment-but I had to reply. Yes! My mom did wash my hair in the kitchen sink- what was up with that? I’m thinking of Breck shampoo. I recenly found your blog- it’s a happy place!

Carol S. - Check out that album collection!! Big music fans, gotta love it. Uh huh, we did the “car wash” in the kitchen sink, that was my mom’s fun way of getting us to get our hair washed. Was just talking to her, and she still washes her hair daily in the kitchen sink on the days she doesn’t shower. Can not EVEN imagine a bottle of shampoo under my kitchen sink these days. Yes, strong resemblance to your girls. You look like you had a joyful childhood and a fun and happy mom. Enjoy!

Julie - This is beyond awesome. Also, I think I had the same purple knickers!!!

Staci Danford - OK.. I am totally cracking up.. YES YES YES my mom washed my hair in the kitchen sink.. haha What memories that brought back. I’d lay on the counter and lay my head back in the sink… So funny to think of it now…. but I think I’d kinda like her to try that again.. LOVE This post… And wow did I have some knickers too.. Thought they were literally the coolest things on the whole planet.
Staci

Meredith - I absolutely HAD to comment on this one!! Yes, my Mom washed my hair in the kitchen sink! I actually laid across the kitchen counter and hung my head back into the sink. She did this till I was too LONG for the countertop! Gosh, how old was I when she was still washing my hair like that?!?!

se7en - Oh What a cute post… Memory lane!!! Love it!!!

Tere - Yep, Talby looks like her mama. Such beautiful eyes!

mandi - haha! david crosby in the background is HILARIOUS! my husband and i were just talking about the styrofoam floating chairs. how we wished we could find some. : )
i was reading some of your older entries- the one on your wedding. your list of what you would want for another wedding made me think of the re-wedding my husband planned for us last summer. totally on his own. total surprise to me. we had quilts on hay, a big wavy grass field, family and friends, yummy food…too perfect. if you wanna peek you can looksy here:
http://herbanhomestead.blogspot.com/2009/06/one-lovely-event-one-sweet-husband.html

LibraryGirl62 - I graduated high school in 1980…sigh…and I totally wish I could rock the Styrofoam lawn chair! All those new fangled foam things just don’t get it for me

patti - Wow…your girls really look like you as a kid – minus the purple corduroy, of course. Crazy how that works! 🙂

tara pollard pakosta - You know what is hilarious?! I had those exact same purple knicker pants LOL! and YES< my mom used to wash my hair in the kitchen sink til I was 14 because I was afraid of showers and it was easier to do in the sink than bend over the bath-tub! too FUNNY! tara

adrienne - my mom still washes her hair in the sink :)) i see a bit of talby and annie in your pictures!

Sandra K - Hi Meg,
My mom totally washed my hair in the kitchen sink and I loved it! So funny to think about that now. Thanks for a happy trip down memory lane!

Amy - Wow….brings back wonderful 80’s memories. Lauren looks just like your sister in the last pic!! Annie and Talby look just like you! Sink hair washing was bigtime in my family too. My mom fixed (TEASED) my grandmothers hair for years and always washed it in the kitchen sink, ha!

Marley - My mom always washed my hair in the sink! I asked her to do it until I was about 15

Stephanie Carroll - I;m 26 and I still ask my mom to wash my hair in the sink when I go home. That’s not weird, right?

Theresa - My girls love it when I wash their hair in the sink – your lake photos remind me of my parent’s house – thanks for sharing!

Jennifer - girlfriend…this is great! you made me smile with this post…brought back some of my own family, childhood memories from the ’80s!

Nina Diane - wow….I can really see Annie and Talby in you

Peggyrice@gmail.com - Only when I had head lice:)

Suzanne Gallagher - Used to…sometimes I still do! Sometimes a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do in a small amount of time .
Have a great weekend!

Sara @ It's Good to be Queen - love it. Talby & Annie look just like you!!

Tara - My hair was super long, I would lay on the counter and get it washed in the sink..lol.. what great memories. I love your blog.

Dianne Avery - Me too! I completely forgot that my hair was washed in the kitchen!! So funny. Maybe we should start a new trend and bring it back. 🙂

Gemma - Very cute! We’ve been looking back at old photo’s recently. Isn’t it funny to look back and think…”what on earth am I wearing that for?!?!” Heehee!
Your girls definitely look like you : )
Gemma X

sarah - How cute!
The first one is my absolute favorite!!
Thanks for sharing 🙂

Ruth - I think I had that same outfit only in a dark green color with clogs! Loved it.

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - My mom ALWAYS washed my hair in the sink… what was with that?
You look JUST like your girls – sooo cute!

emily - oh my goodness . . . i’m 99% sure i had the exact same knickers AND knee highs!!!!
my mom always washed my hair in the sink . . . what great memories!! i have washed my girls hair in the sink a couple times and they think it’s so silly!!

Heather - i need one of those floating lawn chairs right away. awesome!

Karen Gerstenberger - I loved these photos! We were BIG Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fans. =)
My mom used to bathe all of me in the kitchen sink – and there are (blackmail) photos to prove it!
Have a great weekend.

Cate O'Malley - Love the styrofoam floating lawn chair. Talby could not possibly look more like you from those pictures. I, um, totally still wash my hair in the sink.

Laura - How old are you? LOL! I’m 35 and I have pictures that look EXACTLY like those. As a matter of fact, my mom took a before, during and after picture of me getting my hair washed in the sink and it cracks me up every time I see them. I go from looking scared, to crying to smiling with my beautifully dried and Farrah Fawcett-ed hair, LOL!

Sarah@Clover Lane - It is TOTALLY Talby! I really really thought it was!

Shann - Yup! My mom washed my hair in the kitchen sink all the time! How funny! Your daughters all look a bit like you! How sweet! 🙂

virginia - i saw a macgruber movie trailer last night…i thought of you

Cori - i keep thinking of jaws on your skiing picture. get outta the water…hahhahahah. these pics are so fun, and i love reading your blog.!

Jodi - Omg, I think I had those exact same purple knickers!

Jaimie - you look just like talby! or rather, she looks just like you as a kid.

michelle from six in the city - O my gosh! What a flash back for me!
I had a couple pair of knickers that my mother made me:-) And I used to love for her to wash my hair in the sink!

erica - WOW! talby looks just like you and annie favors you so much too! how fun! and do i see a rainbow bathing suit under that life jacket? looks live you’ve always had a love for it 😉

Martina - Bathroom sink. Love the 80’s pics! We had a floating lawn chair also!
(I still wash my hair in the kitchen sink every once in a while when I don’t have time/need for a full shower.

Rachel @ Pencil Shavings - This is SO funny.
Yes, we had a floating lawn chair (loved that thing) and yes, my mom would scrub my hair in the kitchen sink. She believed hair wasn’t clean until it squeaked, literally. It wasn’t until I was, ohh, 20 that I realized that squeaky hair is sad, sad hair stripped of all its natural oils. Hahaha!
Weirdly enough, sometimes I like to wash my hair in the sink when I don’t have time for the full-on-hop-in-the-shower. Is that weird?

Lisa - Those pictures are GREAT! Yep, Dad washed my hair over the sink every day. 🙂

katy - Cool pics, I can definitely see your girls in your pics. Yes, I had many a hairwashing in the sink…what was up with that????

Julie - Very nostalgic! Your daughters do look just like you! I have one mini-me, a daughter, and one son looks like me. Very sweet post. I like the first photo of you ~ lots of personality!

Elizabeth - My mom and grandma still wash theirs in the sink. . . eeeeeewwwww!

Katie (Re:fresh Design Studio) - Wow, so fun to see that your girls look just like you!!
Yes, my mom always washed my hair in the kitchen sink or laundry room sink, haha!

Anna Marie - These pictures could easily pass for Talby (besides the completely outdated surroundings…ha!).

jennifer - I don’t know if she did for me… BUT she STILL washes HERS in the sink to this day! Ha! (I swear!)

Jessica - One Shiny Star - Your kiddos look just like you!

Messy@Bungalow'56 - Brings back those 80’s memories. Oh boy. Funny how everything looks so familiar. I wasn’t quite as stylish as you though. Amazing how your girls look like you. I look like the nanny with mine. They are all their father.
Dana

Melanie - Love the pictures!

Kristy - I think I had knickers just like that. And I do remember my mom washing her hair and my hair in the kitchen sink, funny thing is I wouldn’t think of doing that now.

Christine J. - Your Talby looks JUST LIKE YOU! So, so cute!!!

Bec - Of course she did! Sometimes when I’m visiting home and I am in a rush, I still use the good ol’ kitchen sink for a quick wash.

4JJM - WOW! Your daughters look exactly like you…how cool!!!

Trish - Cute… you look a lot like Talby 🙂

Melissa Gruber - love the flashback pictures. my grandma use to wash my hair in the kitchen sink!

Brittney - you look JUST like your girls! It’s scary!

Sarah Mahan - my mom washed my hair in the sink too!

CarrieBeth James - yes!!! my mom did! i was just talking about this to some friends!
recently i was kind of sick, and had to wear a heart monitor, so i couldn’t shower for a day. my boyfriend came over to hang out with me and i asked if he would wash my hair in the sink since i couldn’t shower. he was so kind to do so, and it brought back great memories! and for some reason it was hilarious, we laughed and laughed and laughed!

Jill J. - I would totally wear that top outfit! FASHION! And like everyone else said… Holy cow that looks like Talby!

Morning T - Wow, these bring back memories. My mom and her friends STILL was their hair in the kitchen sink to this day. Too funny…

Molly - Oh and yes my mom used to wash our hair in the kitchen sink. And in that last picture it looks like it COULD BE Annie!!!

Molly - I love this! Great pics!

Staci - It’s Talby! No, wait, it’s Annie 🙂 Oh man, I see your girls in those pictures of you 🙂 Sweet sweet pics. Yes, my mom would wash our hair in the sink….and then on Saturday night…we would all watch Love Boat and she would put those pink styrofoam curlers in our hair….also used that pink “Zippity Doo” stuff???? How funny! I can still smell that stuff 🙂 Thanks Meg 🙂

Audrey - Oh my goodness…your youngest two girls look just like you! Adorable!!

alyssa - i agree, i see talby so much!

alyssa - love the pics!

A pocket full of posies... - Oh my goodness!!! yes! she did! (and she STILL washes hers in the sink!) Too cute!!! what a fun trip down memory lane!
Blessings!
Jill

Nancy - You bet my mom washed our hair in the sink. I think with Prell or Suave. My neck would kill me at the end too. I had a Grandpa Harold, too, by the way. Carefree days.. ahhh

Kelly - That first pic with the socks and the knickers — hilarious! ha!
http://www.kellyloves.wordpress.com

Heather R. - I see Talby in these pics of you! I remember my Mom floating around the pool in the same styrofoam seat…LOL. What a giggle. Thanks for sharing! ~Heather R.

Katie - Yes! My mom always washed my hair in the kitchen sink. Probably until I was older than I need to admit!

Tara @ the cinnamon post - I had the knickers…and mine were dusty rose. And the t-straps. Standard.
Love these.
~Tara

Christy Henderson - Cute pictures! The first picture looks just like Talby!

Rebecca Kriner - Meg- is it me or does Annie look JUST like you?

Suzanne D - Those are awesome pictures!! I had blue knickers just like your purple ones – and I loved them!! Thanks for sharing!

LouBoo - Love these – there is something about the photography, the light that makes it look like every pic from my childhood too! Such 80s children. And all those records behind you in the first shot – so before ipods!! They were rockin a turntable… L x

Angela B. - So fun! That first picture of you looks so much like Talby. I also rocked the purple corduroy knickers and I would wear them with purple and pink argyle knee-high socks. I thought I was so stylish! Thanks for the fun flashback.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I can’t believe how much you look like your girls, or I should say they look like you…wow!

Lori - Mom would wash my hair in the kitchen sink too. And the water was always too hot! Love these pictures. Amazing to see how much Talby and Annie look like these pictures!

Courtney Walsh - these are awesome! I love the floating lawn chair!!
We definitely did the sink-wash! Is it weird that I still remember things like, towels and sheets we had when I was little? So weird!

angela - First of all, YES, every Saturday night my hair was washed in the kitchen sink!
Second, your Talby looks JUST LIKE YOU !!

Liz - These pictures are priceless, and you are adorable. How fun! Thanks for sharing.

Jill - i would still wash my hair in the kitchen sink sometimes if only my toddler/preschool aged boys didn’t try to smack me in the butt when i do it! 🙂
you were (still are) ADORABLE!

Sarah @ Dream In Domestic - Awwww what a cutie! I love looking back at pictures when I was a kid. So many good memories!

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winner 5

the winner for the book about the crazy minds of men:

Matt Damon for sure!! But I wouldn't turn George away…. 🙂


send me an email krista with your address.  
congrats.

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now…
i want to issue a little word of warning about For Women Only.
it has some very hard truths that i doubt most of us want to know about men.
i am serious.
it helped me so much BUT it first made me very angry.
and every other woman i know who read it felt the same way.
so i would advise you to pray before you read it.
ok?
and then…soak it in….suck it up….and work on being the wife you were called to be!
you can do it!

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Trish @TheOldPostRoad - Yikes. But I know I need to read it. Thanks for the advice.
-Trish

Dana D@BoysMyJoys - Congrats to Krista! 🙂
Meg- I picked up a copy of For Women Only today. And while I was at the bookstore, I also found For Parents Only by the same authors! So ready to start reading them! Thanks for the push in the right direction!

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giveaway #5

didn't you love katie's work?
she has so much talent.
she said she is working on a painting of kansas…i can't wait.

the winner for giveaway 4 is number 338:

My husband brought home a bicycle for me out of the blue 🙂 Then he spent his whole Sunday fixing it up and refurbishing it for me.

Posted by: Stephanie Carroll | April 22, 2010 at 02:30 PM  

this is perfectly perfect randomness.
stephanie carroll.
she sent me a jar of salsa once…just to be kind.
and bought an ad for africa….just to be kind.
and now she won.
yay.

send me you address stephanie.  :)

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now for last prize.
i was undecided all week about what to give on friday.
but this book kept coming back to mind.

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this book made me think so much differently about my husband.
it was fascinating.
i learned all kinds of things that i just plain had no idea about.
it made me a better wife.
big time.

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now when you read that it looks corny.
i agree.
but it isn't….it's helpful and very insightful into men's minds.  

i think i changed a LOT after reading this book.
my thoughts about my husband changed, my expectations changed, my way of discussion,
my actions and initiatives changed after reading this.
i thought it was frustrating, irritating, interesting and sweet all at once.
 
there is a study guide to go with it also if you wanted to journal as you read.

i also bought 'for men only' and made him asked him nicely to read it to learn about me.
craig would look over at me and say "you're weird"  every night while reading.
which was kind because while i read my book i would look at him and
 "what is the matter with you?!"
and he would look confused and say "what?"
and i answered "MEN!  WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"
he politely said "honey…you can't be angry with me for being a man. i didn't make myself this way"
and he was right.
they are wired they way they are for a reason.


honestly there was a lot in this book that made me MAD.
you will know what i mean when you read it.
i was so mad.
at all men.
every one of them.

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you can read the first few pages here.  

you can order it here.
i hope you do.

i gave my copy away.
i bought this copy yesterday for one of you.
and i am wondering if i should buy it again for myself.

i wished i had read it earlier in my marriage.
i almost gave it as a wedding gift last year but i chickened out.
i received Marriage books at my wedding but i never read them because…to quote Miranda
"yeah it's all so hot 3 days in!"
i didn't need marriage and respect books when we were newlyweds.
but at 10 years…i could see some need for improvement by me.

and this book really helped me.

since we are talking about men…..
leave a comment to win this book today telling me
in your opinion…the most handsome celebrity man right now.
i wouldn't doubt if 500 of you say George Clooney because he could easily be everyone's answer.

and then…go order this book.

Julie - Tied between Joel McHale because he is so funny and Jamie Oliver because he is cooking hotness. My husband may or may not have a man crush on him as well.

Cath W - Syed from ‘Lost’.
Or Daniel Craig.
I’ll take either.
Or both.
Not fussy, me.
🙂

Ashley B. - Johnny Depp, most definitely 🙂

Cindy/ clickhappy - May be out of crushes.
John Corbet from Northern Exposure and Sex in the City is my favorite, but don’t see him around anymore and am not a big enough SITC fan to go to a movie about it.

Christina - Oh I’ve been wanting to read this- several speakers at MOPS have recommended it. In my younger years I would have said Brad Pitt, but now I think Ewan McGregor is pretty cute.

Tracy Sharlette - Patrick Dempsey, Vin Diesel, Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Lautner (I know a little young, but have you seen New Moon????) I could go on forever…. <3
Book sounds very very interesting!

Tera - Matthew McConaughey… sigh.

Lori - I want to be disgusted with men too!! The book sounds great. 😉
Johnny Depp cleans up nice.

Katie - Book looks like something i definitely need to read! Matthew McConaughey.

June P - OMG. hot celebrity = Ryan Reynolds. he’s so vanilla that’s why he’s so cute! 😀

Cara Kapp - Would love to win this book, I love my husband but somedays I just don’t understand him (he thinks he understands me so well :-)) Josh Groban!!!!

melissa mae - John Krasinski. He is so endearing, charming and funny. And funny is #1 in my book!

Morgan - Oh honey, you don’t even want me to start with my “Hottest Celebs” list! Currently at the top though is Curtis Stone…..mmmm…..yup! For sure. But Jude Law holds a hair in second. Haha!! As I am only 17 though, I am patiently still awaiting for God to send “him”…….future husband i mean, not Jude Law or Curtis. Although, i’d be perfectly fine if he sent either one of them……and now i’m babbling……zipping up!
Happy picking!!
(heehee…… ooooh, *sigh*….I’ve made a total fool of myself…….)

shelly - Looks like a cool book! Matthew McCoughnehay (Sp?) is sooo ca-ute!

Diana - Sean Connery… then AND now!

Christian Kay - David Beckham 🙂 I am very interested in this book…

Angela - ewan macgregor. delish.
and if i don’t win this book…i may very well purchase it. i have been married nearly 4 years now and could do with a little humbling and a big lesson. i intend to be married to this man for the entirety of my life and could stand to learn how to be a better wife.

Rebecca - I recently watched Singin’ in the Rain, and I couldn’t stop thinking about how DREAMY Gene Kelly looked. I know, it is an oldie, but I have YET to see another actor tap dance and look MANLY at the same time. And just to let you know, the first name that popped into my head when I read the question was George Clooney. Haha–then I read what you said and laughed. I am getting married this summer, and would LOVE to read this book.

Shiloh in KS - McDreamy…..Patrick Dempsey

Lori Sprayberry - I am crushing hard on Jack (Matthew Fox) from Lost.

Brandi M - I would have to say Matthew McConaughey–I love the voice!

Laura Phelps - Robert Downey jr.
and I know I wont win, so I am just going to order this book now. Honestly. I am at a place right now that is crying for this book. Thanks.ANd have a beautiful weekend.

Elizabeth holder - Russell crowe
hands down
oh that accent!!

Andria - For me, Tom Selleck (old enough to be my dad), Sam Elliot (again old enought to be my dad). For today, Clive Owen is tops and Gerard Butler. I am sucker for Brits/Scots. Oh and who can forget the ever hot no matter what his age, Sean Connery

Courtney - i like Paul Bettany

Catherine - Ryan Gosling….=))) love the Notebook! Thanks for the book suggestion! Here’s to hoping I win!

Rachel J - Someone said Taye Diggs already- but he is the first that came to my mind too.

Caterina G. - Mr. Matthew McConahotty for sure! He is just BEAUTIFUL…and you can’t really say that for most men. (Even my husband would agree…oh my, if he only knew I just shared that!)

Melissa V. - Oh Matthew McConaughey all the way. He is gorgeous.

Becky - hmm – tough one. there have been some cute male celebs out there, but i don’t know their names. But, I’d have to say that Legends of the Fall version of Brad Pitt will have to be my answer 🙂

maribeth - lately, i have been digging on sawyer from lost. real name . . . hmmm, no idea, but he’s hot.

stephanie - kellen lutz! or ian somerhalder….

Tara - patrick. dempsey.

Cris - Hello….George Clooney. Is there really any other choice?

Tara - We like all the same books. seriously. I already have the book, but I’d love to give a copy to a friend if I win.

Marisol Avila - Harrison Ford! 🙂

Bernice - Chace Crawford. Yum! I would love to read that book to help figure out my husband! haha

Alisha Wallace - I like em’ a little darker than most listed on here so far, lol…I’m gonna go with Denzel Washington, I think he is so hot for being ‘a little older.’ I would LOVE to have this book, maybe I would be able to “get” my husband at times when I have no idea what he is thinking!

Rebecca - Jason Bateman…he has been my long time favorite!!

Linda G - I have to go with Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur. Cute and oh, can he move!

annalea @ our hartbeat - matt damon – he had me since good will hunting and sealed the deal with jason bourne.

Lia - My fiance totally does it for me….but if you really want a celebrity i’ll say Matthew Mcconaughey like everyone else. That book looks awesome! I wanna read it before I get married.

Karen - Something sexy about a sweaty Roger Federer!!

Olivia - I think Zachary Levi, that plays Chuck, on the tv show Chuck is cute…but I like my guys nerdy and his character is super nerdy. I am married to a nerd and I think he is ridiculously good looking!

erin j - Jake Gyllenhaal…most definitely.

Lindsay - Jon Stewart. Brains, humor, style. (And in person too! I saw a taping of the Daily Show and he really was handsome in person.)

Stephanie - Yes, I totally agree I have to say George Clooney. Handsome!

Karey - What a touch decision…I have always had a thing for Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt but more recently Channing Tatum and Taylor Lautner have caught my eye. Looks like a great book. I totally am going to read it!

AJ - Any Englishmen really, but especially Rufus Sewell

Megan McCulloch - Hmm, either David Beckham or James Tupper. :]

LeAnne Cotton - Ryan Gosling from The Notebook. That book looks very interesting.

Melody - I want to say Taylor Kitsch from Friday Night Lights, but he’s a bit young, perhaps not quite “man” status yet, so I will go with the leading man on the same show: Kyle Chandler…it’s not just that’s he’s good looking, it’s also the accent and his quiet demeanor..at least, his character’s demeanor.

amanda fuentes - Patrick Dempsey – McDreamy!

Jen - If it’s wrong, I don’t wanna be right….the very young Robert Pattinson. rrrrrrrowwwllll…

Kimberlee J. - Tim Gunn…:)

Rachael B - Jake Gyllenhaal has always been one of my favorites!

Sarah @ Dream In Domestic - I say Taye Diggs from Rent, Private Practice, etc. I don’t know what it is about him but he seems so sweet, caring, and man can he sing! I love his wife, Idina Menzel (from Wicked and Rent) as well as their baby! He seems like he’d be such a good dad, but who knows with celebrities!
This book looks like an amazing read!

Amber - Matthew McConaughey I think, hard to choose….

kristiina - I’m a kyle chandler fan, too 🙂 🙂
-k

donna - Ryan Reynolds, from The Proposal….he is a cutie! This book looks fun.

Sarah J - you’ve completely sold me on the book. i may have to get it on amazon if fate doesn’t smile upon me. i’m hoping it does.
adam brody. those curls.

tara hawks - Jude Law…or Pierce Brosnin. I like the mysterious type.

Mary Beth - My answer to the handsom-est celebrity has been the same for 38 years.
David
Cassidy
Also…I so agree with you about Men and Marriage. Dr. Laura says it so right in her book about men.
ALSO, showers are WASTED on brides. The time when you need a shower is TEN YEARS IN! That’s when you need new stuff.

Barbara Backes - I think that Bradley Cooper is super amazingly hot! But no man compare’s so my man:)

Whitney - I hate to say this, but I am still in mourning over Heath Ledger. He was so handsome, and boy, that accent. I think we lost a great talent with him!
However, I love Matthew McConaughey. He’s adorable and I love that charming little accent… although the girls around me say it annoys them… how dare they!
Also, I can’t remember his name, but he was on Rachael Ray the other day and is in the new Jennifer Lopez movie, he also has a charming Irish accent. Wow, I certainly have a thing for accents judging by my picks!
Anyway, Meg, I love your blog! We are getting married next summer and I certainly need to work on myself so that we have a solid relationship! This sounds like a book I must check out… him too- us women, we are complicated! Thanks!

Milena - orlando bloom… when I feel young… and johny depp… when I do not feel so yount

Melanie - Colby Donaldson on Survivor. He was easy on the eyes 10 yrs. ago when he was on the first time and he is even easier on the eyes this time. YUM!

Dana D@BoysMyJoys - My dream hottie is my husband… seriously! The celebrities just can’t compare!
Gonna have to get a copy of this book! “Created to be His Help Meet” really stepped on my toes, and I have no doubt that this one will, too!
Thanks for sharing!!!

Corinne - I’m officially intrigued. I read the “few pages” in no time flat, and was sad there was no more to read!

Keshet - Hmmm, love Josh Lucas!

lifeologia - I watch this show called Breaking Bad – I know it’s Bad A** – but there is this kid Jesse that is so HOT – his name is Aaron Paul. He plays on Big Love too apparently (I had to look that up ;D) lol

lifeologia - OK – I love the show Breaking Bad – I know it’s Bad A** – but this kid Jesse is the hottest young kid – his name is Aaron Paul. (He apparently is on Big Love too ) I had to look that up 😉 lol

Sara - Hmmm…I would have to say Vince Vaughn in a wierd kind of way…too many to chose from. The handsome ‘non celebrity’…TOTALLY my HUSBAND! 🙂

Jules - Hmm…guess I’m not so original! HA! I will have to say George Clooney…and (i can have two, right?) Jude Law (in Cold Mountain and The Holiday…)

FeFe - Simon Baker….*swoon*

Amanda - Hands down – Rob Lowe.

kerry - Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.

Tanya B - I’m all about James Franco …. smoky hot!!

Kate B - I’d have to say Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s pretty darn cute!

Tracy - OH! Hands down….Hugh Jackman! And yes…my husband knows all about my love for my Hugh. lol

Routhie - John Cusack. Hands down.

Amanda Kay - Whoops I meant to say Christian Bale…haha

adrienne - keith urban all the way!!! i love love love beth moore and for some reason was surprised to see her name on that book.

Amanda Kay - From the age of 12-17 I really liked Val Kilmer, until I realized he was the same age as me dad…TOO WEIRD. Now I think Mr. Christopher Nolan is pretty adorable. *sigh

Tracy - Oh goodness there are a lot of good loking actors out there! Some of my faves not only attractive but awesome actors!! Hugh Jackman and Ryan gosling are my favorite right now.

Stacy - George is definitely up there. But right now, Ryan Reynolds takes the top spot. Funny and HOT?! Get out!

Alyssa Barnett - This book sounds GREAT.
My top three celebrity men are Paul Rudd, Vince Vaughn and Bradley Cooper.
Thanks for the chance to win!
alyssa
lifeoflyssie.com

Tara - Channing Tatum for me!! I LOVE a man that can dance…my hubby can’t…but I love him too:) I couldn’t think of a better time for me to read a book like this…

Emily Brauch - Gerard Butler. YUM!

Abby - Our cell group is thinking of reading this. I would say Dave Matthews!

Lisa - Im actually loving Eric Dane from Greys Anatomy. Yummo.
I will be checking out this book. I wonder if it is in Australia?

Brianna - I’ve been swooning over Justin Timberlake since middle school!

cheryl rodda - Gerard Bulter does it for me… his is handsome, manly, great bod…and don’t forget that Irish accent…yummy!!!

cassie o - i’ve been wanting to read this since i saw it on iamhusband.com
now … hottest celebrity – gerard butler, seriously, have you seen the bounty hunter?!

evan - oh gosh. well nobody really can compare to my Michael… but as long as i have to choose someone… it would be the guy that plays Mr Shuster on Glee. idk his name, but he is a cutie!!!

Caitlin Baker - I’ve been wanting to read this book for a while now, so I hope I win, but if not, I might just have to finally buy it! For some reason the only actor I can think of that I find really attractive is Ashton Kutcher! I’ve always liked him.

Brittany - Hey just wanted to let you know I awarded you the Sunshine Award on my blog today!! Come and pick it up and show it off on your blog, ha! 😉
And of course, feel free to pass it on to other amazing, positive blogs!

Jenn S - Gerard Butler or Mike Rowe (from Dirty Jobs)…ooh baby! Swoon 🙂

Klucas - I’d say Patrick Dempsey or Matthew McConaughey!

Amanda - I want this book – I missed all the other girls reading it together last summer and they all said it was so good. Hands down – Matthew McCaughnhay and Josh Lucas – and I think my husband is basically a great mix of the 2 – it’s okay if you don’t think that – so I’m pretty much the luckiest girl ever!

Leslie - McSteamy. Don’t know his real name. I have heard great things about this book. I need to read it!

emily - matthew mcconaughey . . . his southern draw gets me everytime!!!!

Liv Hochhausler - I’ve loved Christian Bale since “Newsies.” “The Machinist” and his crazy rant turned me off, but the Batman movies and Terminator brought me ’round again.

Amber P - Gerard Butler! I can’t resist the Scottish accent!

Laura - Ryan Reynolds . .
I had heard about this book YEARS ago & JUST YESTERDAY was trying to remember the name or author to get my hands on it again. I lent mine to girlfriends and haven’t seen it since.
Proof once again that God cares about the small stuff! Thank you!

se7en - Oh I love this book and every time I buy it I have given it away. I inhaled this book it was so good and got the audio of the men’ s book because I knew my man would never read it, but he would listen to it when he was stuck in traffic!!! Celebrity man, Celebrity man, Celebrity man, Oh good grief my mind is blank…. ummmm I am going to enter anyway!!! I can’t think of a single celebrity male right now – just thank heavens the kids are in bed that the dishes need doing and I must write a post…

Stephanie - Matthew McConaughey…. hottest. hands down!

Laura - I have to go with Tom Hanks! I know, probably no the first name that comes to mind – but, sexy to me is more than just the outside – but the inside too!!!

Michelle - Jon Hamm — but only because my husband is not famous 😉

Jermaine D. - I am intrigued by this book! My celebrity crush is Tom Hanks.

Carly - Have also been meaning to read this book, just like Crazy Love. You are inspiring me to start a “to read” list! Jon Hamm is pretty amazing on Mad Men, but not as cute in real life. I think it’s the hair and costume 🙂

Jamie - Sounds like a very interesting book!
Matt Damon. He has a great smile!
Thanks for a fun week of giveaways!

Trish - Not much of a star watcher, but I like the older man 🙂 George Clooney!

Beth Ann - Matt Damon. But Mr Scheuster is creeping up there…

Shannon - I”m not a big TV/movie watcher so I don’t know who half the people are that have been mentioned. But I have to go with Tim McGraw, mmmmm. He just gets better with age. Thanks for the book suggestion!

Tere - call me corny, but the only celebrity I’m in tune to lately is Bob from Biggest Loser. I want to marry him 🙂

Lauren - Gerard Butler is my dream man lately. I love everything about him! His accent doesn’t hurt either. Or his pretty eyes. Or his muscles, tan, manliness about him. I could go on and on!

susie - tiger woods!….kidding…ha! hmm….my dh is the star of my life, but if i had to pick someone else…ryan gosling.

Liz - I’d love anything that tells me how to better understand my husband.
And to answer your question: definitely Clive Owen ~ sigh!

Nancy from the Chicago 'burbs - Harry Connick Jr. also.

Britney - matthew fox or clive owen for SURE!

Sandy - Richard Gere in Pretty Woman – so suave and sophisticated. Oh how I love him!!

Mindy Harris - I picked a Man-Boy–Taylor Lautner.
I know, I’m awful. He’s a MINOR!
This book looks amazing. Beth Moore rocks my world, and makes me think.

jessica C. - I just love John Cusack (I think I’ve been in love with his character from Say Anything since I was 15).

Jessica - Call me crazy but Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond in Lost!).
Seriously.
By the way, you should know we raised 2244 Euro with our walk and donated it to Water 4 Christmas!

Laura Mann - Dave Matthews…aahhhh!

Sara - Jake from The Bachelor and now Dancing with the Stars!!

Laura - This book looks great, Meg!
Call me old fashion, but after almost 14 years my hubby is my one and only! No celeb could treat me as good as he does!

Heather - Matthew McConaughey is one of many I find nice to look at, but it takes more than just looks. I would most definitely pick my husband hands down, but thankfully he is NOT a celebrity:)

Kathi - Gerard Butler.

Toni :O) - I have to say Patrick Swayze (rest in peace dear sweet man!) and Tom Cruise. I know many people will say ICK about Tom but as a teenager and seeing Top Gun and Dirty Dancing, those two did me in, head over heels did me in! I’m sure I could use this book…after almost 17 years of marriage, most likely wouldn’t hurt! Thanks for the chance to win!

Erin - Eric Banta…the book looks great!

Jennifer - Josh Lucas in Sweet Home Alabama. He makes me melt 🙂

Jennifer O'Steen - My favorite was, and always will be, Heath Ledger (RIP). He was so gorgeous, talented, and he had that AMAZING australian accent. 10 Things I Hate About You will always make me giddy 🙂

Sandra K - Hmm…I think Ben Affleck or Matt Damon…funny, they’re best friends!
Thanks!
Sandra K
sks1124AThotmailDOTcom

Jacqui - Easily Ryan Kwanten from True Blood and the movie Flicka

Jennifer Frazee-Whitcomb - oh…I could really use this book. For me it’s a toss between Robert Pattinson and Patrick Dempsey!

Jeannine - Gerard Butler!
Although Josh Holloway is a close second.
I think I’m going to go out and get this book.
You rock Meg!

Joni Lane - does it totally make me a cougar if i say jacob from twilight? cuz that’s my real answer. but my stand-by-your-celebrity-man will always be matthew mcconaughey. the end.

Tonya Brown - Trace Adkins
i have been married for 24 yrs and could really use this book
i am trying so hard to make it work out with the 2 of us.
thanks for the chance to win.

A Cupcake For Moose - Ryan Reynolds for sure! Will have to check this book out. Loved Wild at Heart. This looks good/helpful, too.
-Rachel from A Cupcake for Moose

amy - NY Yankees player Derek Jeter = Love!

Chelsea - I would love to have that book! And Josh Hartnett is my answer 🙂

Miranda - for sure…Ryan Reynolds!! Such a cutie, and funny!! 🙂

Stephanie Carroll - WHAT!!!
HOW FUNNY!!!
When I commented, I literally sighed and said out loud, “I never win any of these things”.
I love that you bucked up and went to Africa to serve our gracious God. Good girl. I’m ready to help support your next trip!

laura r - Matt Damon 🙂 There’s something so honest about his face 😉

Amy C. - Matthew McConaughey’s southern drawl gets me every time.

jody - Patrick Dempsey.
Oo la la.

BriBedell - Russell Crowe – Gladiator style. He is in the new Robin Hood movie and is looking FINE!

Jessica Reed - Hugh Laurie.
I’m in love with Dr. House.

Kelly - want this book!
Pierce Brosnan has always been my kind of guy.

Amber - I have to read this book. I would say the hottest celeb these days would be Tim Daly from Private Practice.

Jaimie - oh no. ben affleck is my love. forever will be devoted to him being the hottest celebrity.

Roberta - Cant even think of his real name but Sawyer on Lost! Definitely drool over him when Lost is on. The book seems like an awesome read. I think ill be buying it if I don’t win. Thanks for the chance!

Keri ~ Forever Folding Laundry - George always makes me swoon, but I also have a secret crush on Michael C. Hall (from Dexter). Maybe it’s the auburn hair?

sarajane - i must say val kilmer….about 10 years ago. 🙂

Molly - Tom Welling. Tall, dark, and handsome.

Jen - I gotta go with Matthew McConaughey…he plays the bongos naked, nuf said! Seriously though, I’ve been married 8 yrs and I think this book sounds great and I would buy the other one for my hubby to read! Thanks for mentioning this book.

Mindy - Brad Paisley … not just his looks but his song writing is awesome and I “think” he seems like a great guy.

Shelly - I have loved Matthew Fox forever. But I also have a little crush on Evan Lysacek at the moment. He is so polite, well-spoken and a class-act–not to mention handsome!

MelissaK - Pierce Brosnan— yum!

Kari - I’ve always been a sucker for a clean cut Brad Pitt! Thanks for a chance to win this book; even if I don’t win, you better believe I will be reading it!

miss r - Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding)!
I can’t wait to buy these books for my fiance and I. We’ve been together for 8 years.

Dawn Zaffron - Danieal Caig…pant, pant.

Lisa - I have to say George is handsome, but Johnny Depp has the bad-boy good looks…

jimena - I want the book! and it has to be my tv affair:
Patrick Dempsey!

Emily - I am loving Matthew Morrison from Glee right now!

Kim W - I just found your blog yesterday – LOVE it!
Channing Tatum!

tasha roe - this is a tough question because i have a crush on Will Ferrell. LOL Is he what you consider “handsome” ??? he makes me laugh and i like that. 😀
if will doesn’t make the cut i would have to go with Albert Pujols.

Jenn Thomas - Keith Urban – I would love having a man like that to sing to me every day, especially in bed.

Julie in GA - Thanks for the awesome giveaway op! Would have to say I really like Hugh Jackman, but would settle for Mr. Clooney, maybe? : )

Sarah - I’m going to have to go with Leonardo DiCaprio. I think age is definitely making him a finer looking man. Nice.

Connie - I would like Vin diesel to be my pool boy…but…Patrick Dempsey is pretty hot too, and he’s from Maine like me:0)

Natalie - Vin Diesel!!

Ashley - I’ve got to go with David Beckham. And I need that book! My hubby would be greatly appreciated! :0)

Jessica - Hugh Jackman! I love that he acts in movies and on the stage.

Laura in LA - I must check out this book! Paul Walker, hands down.

Jill - I may from time to time refer to David Bromstad (Color Splash on HGTV) as my boyfriend. And, my husband doesn’t even have a problem with that!

Suzanne Gallagher - Tim McGraw…Nuf said!

Andrea - Rob Pattinson. LOOOOVVEEEE!

Marie - Matthew Bomer of White Collar, although I think it’s actually the character of Neal Caffrey that I find irresistible. He’s kinda a bad boy…but a good man. And oh…those eyes;)

Kelsey I - Justen Bieber! He’s like 10 years younger than me.. but who’s counting?? He is so adorable!

Melanie - A cross between Matthew McMcConaughey and Gerard Butler. Of course I can’t say anything bad about George Clooney.

Andee - I love Matthew McConaughey the way he looks, the way he talks, absolutely gorgeous!

tess s. - Gerard Butler. swooooooooooooon.

Nichole - I’m shocked to see that Liam Neeson hadn’t made the cut in the comments yet. He played in a StarWars AND Batman movie, that makes everything all the better! Then again, I also like Anthony Hopkins, so that might say something about me. 🙂

tinycandi - I’m actually going to have to go with Andy Garcia. There is just something about that man that I love. And…he kinda reminds me of my boyfriend. 😉
And this book sounds awesome!

Holly - oh, megan, I don’t like other guys! Um, I have always liked something about Harry Connick, Jr.

Julie - taye diggs-he is beautiful!

Lisa - I’m excited about this book. Even if I don’t win it, I’ll order it! Patrick Dempsey.

Messy@Bungalow'56 - Hmmm….I’d have to say, I’m quite happy to watch Pierce Brosnan, its a throw back to my crush on him in that PI show in the eighties. I’ve forgotten the name. Plus the new 007 guy, and perhaps the male lead in Big Fat Greek Wedding. Sorry, not so good with names, just faces and bums haha.
Dana

charlene @ lanfranchi family - George Clooney is obvious…how about Clive Owen?

Karli @ Rocky Bella - Gerard Butler ALL the way. Ohh how he makes me swoon.

Tara @ the cinnamon post - kyle chandler from Friday Night Lights…because he looks like my hubby and I LOVE the way he looks at his tv wife…
~Tara

mandy friend - well I think my hubby is the hottest guy alive but… Michael Vartan and James Marsden!

Malissa - I’ll go with Matthew Fox(Jack) on Lost. I think it is b/c I love the show waaay too much.
This book looks great!

Camille - Have to go with Brad Pitt!

*Alex* - Oh man that’s so hard to pick just one! I love Gerard Butler, Eric Dane, Patrick Depmsey, Josh Lucas, Johnny Depp, THERE ARE TOO MANY! I will tell you this though the more talented they are the more handsome I find them 😀

merlin - I wanted to say something nice about my hubby….instead you want me to choose George Clooney.
And, it has to be George, because he appears mature, sensitive and low-key, and he is pretty decent to look at.
But, I’m still going to tell you that my city slicker husband swept me off my feet when he first arrived wearing cowboy boots, now that’s sexy: cowboy boots and the attitude that goes with them 🙂

Lisa - I used to not get the hype about Brad Pitt, but the older he’s gotten the more handsome he’s become to me. So I’ll go with him!

Kara Tait - I would have to say Vince Vaughn and Jude Law! But neither of them can come even close to my husband Jason. He is a celebrity in my eyes!

Colleen - mmm. jake gyllenhaal. just too cute.

Jennifer - I’ve ALWAYS loved Robert Downey Jr. too. Ever since Weird Science back in the 80s! Also a long time Johnny Depp fan, though I wish he would put some meat back on!

jeana - Gotta say Matthew McConaughey is a cutie. They say he lives here in my small city in TX, I wouldn’t mind running into him one day!
Would love to read this book!

Melissa - Robert Redford. He is *slightly older* but I love love him in everything. SWOON 🙂

Staci - Always looking for ways to be a better wife 🙂 Have heard great things about this book….so if I don’t win it…now I must put it on my list to buy 🙂 And hmmmm, best looking guy….I know I’m outdated….but I still love the looks of Patrick Dempsey 🙂 But just have NOT been able to get into Grey’s this last season 🙁 Oh well! Thanks again Meg!!!

angela - Richard Gere!!!!!

kelli - i have heard amazing things about this book. maybe this one will be mine! 🙂 i am not a LOST fan but i have been crushing on matthew fox since party of 5. hottie!!

Lacy Brauner - Brad Pitt. Hes my dads age and hes got a smokin’ hot wife, and too many children..but I <3 Brad. I do. I dont care how old he is, and how beautiful the world thinks his wife is, he has my heart.(justin, my hubby agrees, that if Brad ever gave me my chance, Justin would step aside.)

Marcie C. - John Krasinski (aka Jim from The Office)…I think he “gets” me LOL 🙂
I’ve been married 10 years (together 18 years) to my high school sweetheart. I’m still learning about him. This book sounds intriguing.

Lori - Patrick Dempsey!! Matthew McConaughey!!

Donna - Matthew Fox hands down, no question about it.

Natalie (The Sweets Life) - I’m 1.5 years into marriage and feel like this book would be wonderful to read!! If I don’t win, I need to get elsewhere!
As for celebs..hmm…I can’t think of anyone right now…what is wrong with me?!?

Sarah - Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies. (so charming ^_^)

rhonda - I’ve always be attracted to older men…my husband is 10 years older than me. Having said that, Richard Gere. Love him.

Annette - Well, since my husband is not a celebrity, i wont say him, but he is the best in my book, but i would say i like Pierce Bronson and i have always thought Patrick Swayze was awesome!

Meaghan - Matt Damon…especially in the Bourne movies.
Now I’m blushing!

Emily - I could use this book right now! I don’t know who I think is the most handsome celebrity is….

Lisa - I second Vince Vaughn! 🙂 I’d love to read this book and I’m certain my husband would like me to as well! Thanks for the chance Meg!

teresa - I may have missed the giveaway but looks like a GREAT book…
Be sure and stop by and read about a miracle in our family….
http://teresa-grammygirlfriend.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-think-god-smiled.html

Courtney - Gerard Butler is working for me lately. Thanks for considering me…

Courtney Walsh - Ok, don’t enter me because I have these books but wanted to second that they are wonderful!!! We loved them! And have the study guides too. 🙂
…and I’m secretly in love with Robert Downey Jr.

Carly - Matthew McConaughey for me 🙂 Zachary Levi (Chuck) also has a strange hold on me 🙂

LeighAnn - I’m a sports girl…. Tim Tebow is a hunk!

Kim - Hands down … John Cusack. That scene in “say anything” gets me every time.

Jen - I love me some Clive Owen. I’m a sucker for a British accent.

k(is)sing - Channing Tatum, Vin Diesel, LL Cool J… Are you sensing a pattern!?! LOL 😉

lelu - I love Jude Law. Clooney’s never done it for me. The book sounds great. We’ve been together 15 years and still sometimes I just don’t get him. I’m sure he feels the same. Ha!

Heidi Jo the Artist - Hugh Jackman has been my favorite FOREVER!! Not only for his good looks but managing to keep his marriage together amongst all the divorces amongst celebrities.

robin - Ryan Gosling for sure! He’s had me ever since the Notebook. 🙂

Jen - Shaffer Chimere Smith–sexy and he can sing! Now that’s enough to melt a girl.

Elise - Chris Pine 🙂 The boy’s a stud!

Jennifer - Most my not know who he is but to me its the lead singer of HIM, Ville Valo, hes passionate about music, life, and most of all the ups and downs of love and relationships and expresses it well through their music. : )

Lena - Christian Kane

amy d - well i’ve been crush’in on rob lowe ever since st. elmos fire…one of my favorite movies!

Jessica - I hope I win! 🙂
Jon Hamm aka. Don Draper from Mad Men

Porche - I going to be completely different and say Idris Elba (he was Stringer Bell in The Wire). He is tall, dark, chocolaty goodness and he has an English accent. Love. Him.

April Brown - I like big, tall, manly men so I have to go with Vin Diesel, Russell Crowe and/or Gerard Butler.
Crowe and Butler have the added bonus(es) of having awesome accents. 🙂
But…Crowe is kind of a bad boy (in a bad way) so I will go with Butler.
Okay, so now, can I have him? Can that be MY giveaway?? 🙂

Tegan and Tage - I’m not ashamed to say, we’re 3 years in, and I am definitely going to order that book. Like now. So if I win, I’ll happily pass it on to a friend (or five).
As for handsome celebrity??? Vince Vaugh. I know, totally not the norm, but it’s all about personality for me– or in his case, the way he talks. So, so sexy…

Becky - Hm, Johnny Depp, Matthew McConeghy. the list goes on and on! 🙂

Katie - Channing Tatum!Whoa!

virginia - jude law and yeah, george clooney!

Charla Liedahl - Oh yes, Matt Damon. Who can not adore Mr. Bourne?

Alicia - Matthew McConaughey…don’t care what the movie is, will go to see him!

kari Kim - Always Richard Gear! From An Officer and a Gentleman to Nights in Rodanthe. He is sexy, secure, spiritual, and graceful…

kari Kim - Always Richard Gear! From An Officer and a Gentleman to Nights in Rodanthe. He is sexy, secure, spiritual, and graceful…

Jenn - I would have to say any guy who plays Mr. Darcy. 🙂 I would love to win!

Kasey Laughlin - I’m loving Ryan Gosling (I have ever since The Notebook) and Matthew McConaghey is another top choice too! Thanks for the chance to win!

Jaslyn - Gerard Butler and Bradley Cooper

Valley + Madigan - Ummmmm Robert Downey Jr??? I know I know he is so bad but….I love it!!! When he says in Sherlock Holmes “could you remove that” referring to the pillow…I blushed!! LOL You’ll know what I am talking about if you saw it!! did anyone else blush?? Come on admit it!! Anyway, if I don’t win this is a must buy for me….I love Beth Moore!!
Thanks for a fun week!!

Leah - I would have to say Gabriel Aubry. He’s not really a huge celebrity but i think having a child with Halle Berry and being a model counts for something.

Marley - I’m seconding Gerard Butler!

Krista - Matt Damon for sure!! But I wouldn’t turn George away…. 🙂

Anne - Ryan Reynolds. He’s been my fav for a while 🙂

april - Bradley Cooper is fantastic!!!! Love The Hangover!!!! LOL

Nicole - Oh man I was really going to say George Clooney! I’m only in my early twenties, so right now I would not like to be dating George Clooney, however when I am older George Clooney is more then welcome to come and visit! For someone a little younger I love(ed) Smith (Jason Lewis) from Sex and the City!

Liz with Four - definitely Bono from U2

amy Mumaw - Brad Cooper is amazingly hot

Kim - Matt Damon…with is Boston accent. Love it!

Sheila P. - The Pioneer Woman’s Marlboro Man.

Jennifer DeLosSantos - Johnny Depp. There’s something rugged about Vince Vaughn. Keanu Reeves. Oh My, do I have to pick just one???

Emily S - Gerard Butler with a scruffy face

Dina Marie - Chris Potter! I am not sure if anybody is aware of who he is. He’s a Canadian actor. He surely looks great even he is turning age 50 this August! : )

Kate - Ryan Reynolds… definately!
George is a cutie patootie too!

Meredith Salmon - I still love Brad Pitt. Oceans movies he is just adorable.

Nicole - Mmmmm… Ryan Reynolds! He’s got the looks, the body, and that wonderful snarky sense of humor!! Total package!!

Kate Bowell - Simon. Baker. Love. him.

kristine - eric dane! i was traveling the last couple days and couldn’t enter your other giveaways -boo! how much did you raise for water? great idea!

Sally - It has to be George!!! Always Mr Clooney….sorry to be so predictable.

kbonikowsky - Don’t enter me in the contest. read it already and gave it away. I give them out at bridal showers. GREAT BOOK! And yes, it made me disgusted too.
Paul Bettany

Shelly - Something about George just doesn’t do it for me…I know I’m crazy, right? So I gotta go with Rob Pattinson…I know, I know…I’m a cougar! 🙂

jamie - kevin costner perhaps

Tia Reynolds - Alton Brown! Ok, he’s not “A list” but I love the smile and sense of humor and oh yeah… he can COOK!

Erica - Hmmm… my husband and I went to see Date Night and they made a big deal about Mark Wahlberg but I don’t see what all the hype is about. 🙂 I’m a George Clooney girl myself.

Sara @ It's Good to be Queen - i really want to win…..and….Jude Law. then end.

Anna Marie - Oh goodness…Richard Gear has always been very handsome to me but he is WAY older than me. This is only based on looks here…nothing else. Ha! He makes getting old look good. I love his wrinkles around his eyes when he smiles. My husband has that too and only a certain laugh brings them out. I love those wrinkles!

Rebecca Kriner - Hmmmmm…..I love Matthew McConaughey, but George Clooney is good too!

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giveaway #3

i got all teary eyed reading about your favorite birthday cakes.
i hope my kids have at least one memory like these.
how could they not after making a darth vader cake, KU Jayhawks cake, a rainbow cake,
winnie the pooh and at least 25 others?!! 
surely ONE will stick in their memory for life.  
 

the winner of the necklace is number 71…shawna.

Barbie Cake, I think I had it several times while in elementary school I liked it so much.

send me an email shawna with your address.
congrats!

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so today's treat is all about water.
you had to know i would do SOMEthing with africa this week didn't you?
i ordered some goodies from Water4Christmas for you. 
 
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Water4Christmas is a fundraising group that partners with charity:water.
all of the money they raise goes to charity:water ….
but by giving through Water4Christmas the money goes directly to getting clean water in Liberia.
does that make sense?
good.
(if not…read this)

 
so to enter today's giveaway i am asking for money.
for kids just like these.
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i want these children to have clean water.
i know that you do too.
 

 
                           

                           Liberia, 2009 from Water for Christmas on Vimeo.


  
 
there were 300 commenters for a rainbow cake necklace.
 
let's see…. if 300 people could give at least $5 today for clean water in Liberia.
that would be $1500 today.
(i am a math whiz…i know…it's a gift)
 
 

so that is the small goal.

but you can of course exceed my expectations and we can raise more.
to build a well for a village we would need to raise $5000
that would mean 300 of you would need to give $16.67 today.
(i admit….i used a calculator for that one)

$16.67.
hmmm….that is a trip through the mcdonald's drive through.
that is 2 movie tickets.
that is a fraction of my target purchases.

it's minimal to those of us with clean
water.

if 300 of you give that today we could put another well in liberia. 
clean
water for 250+ people.
that would be amazing.

i KNOW there are WAY more than 300 people reading this.
like way way way more.
this goal can be met…today.
let's do it.
 
 

leave a comment if you donated today.
DONATE HERE.


ps….these shirts are so soft and lovely.
i would like 10 more.
they are awesome shirts! 
grab one today.   

Lindsay - Done. Thanks!

Christy Burgess - $20 from me!

Elín - http://madebyjoel.blogspot.com/
Thought you would like this 🙂
Grettings from Iceland.

Andrea @ The Train To Crazy - I didn’t just donate, but I already donate monthly and I think this is AWESOME what you are doing!! Keep on going!!

Andrea @ The Train To Crazy - I didn’t just donate, but I already donate monthly and I think this is AWESOME what you are doing!! Keep on going!!

Connie - I hope I’m not too late…I donated!!

Shairee - Wow that felt good! Thanks for the opportunity! $20
-Shairee

Jodi - I just donated. I might be a day late but I do feel great about donating on Earth Day! I also FB this to all my peeps! Thanks of the reminder of what’s really important.

Jill - I will donate $20 tomorrow, on Earth Day!

Margo - I donated – thanks for the opportunity!

pambuller - we’re in. 🙂

Katie - I’ve been faithfully reading your blog for a while and have good intentions of getting a donation off to water4christmas for quite some time, but just haven’t gotten it done. Thanks for the extra incentive! We take so much for granted!

tasha roe - this is totally unrelated to water4christmas, but i had to share
on martha stewart today she featured a rainbow cake. i know she stole the idea from you! i know the truth! 😀

Angela - I just donated.
I loved sharing your photos from your trip to Africa with my boys. It helped make it real to them that there are kids who don’t even have clean water.

Jessica - I donated $20. Thanks for doing this.

Shelly Primm - I just made a $20 donation. What a great idea!

Rachel - I donated $5. Thanks for prompting me to spend a small fraction of my money for a great cause.

Dana D@BoysMyJoys - Just donated!
Showed the site to my boys, too!
Looks like we’ll be making a jar tomorrow for them to start saving their money to donate!
THANK YOU!!!
Even if I don’t win, the mere opportunity to teach my children this valuable lesson is prize enough!
🙂

MommaH - I have donated today, and I did at Christmas too. That water is AWFUL.

Meaghan - I just donated.
Your trip to Africa, all the pictures, people, and stories were a complete inspiration. I loved your revelation about how God was there, even in the despair. Thanks for sharing!

Meghan B - I just donated. This past Christmas I was able to send $200 to Living Water international by selling handmade felt water drop ornaments to family and friends. I am so blessed to live in a place where I don’t have to think twice about washing my paint brushes and screens- or if I’m going to have clean water for even more necessary reasons. This has inspired me to put more ornaments for water in my Etsy shop. Thanks Meg!

Tina - just donated $20! I became a faithful reader of your blog a few months ago, and consistently feel inspired and encouraged by your stories…thank you!

Laura - A check is in the mail!
I wish I could go and personally give fresh water to all of those beautiful little children.
My heart breaks for them!
I can’t even imagine if my children didn’t have clean water to drink.
Water (and electricity) is something I thank God for every day.
We are so blessed to live in such a “rich” country.
And at times it is oh so very humbling…
Thank you for the opportunity to give to a great cause that is making a difference in the lives of those that are less fortunate.
I don’t have many followers on my blog and don’t know how many people actually read it, but I’m going to post Charity:Water to encourage others to give.
It’s the least I can do!

Diana - $20… because I wouldn’t be able to stand it if it were my grandchildren not getting clean water. ♥

Kate B - Just made a donation. Thanks for the opportunity!

Tess - Just donated $10. I have been following your blog since January. You are so inspiring! I prayed for you and your group on the Africa trip. Thanks for doing this!

Taryn - Just donated…..involved our daughters. Walked them through the blog, not only continuing our conversation with them about the needs in this world, but also showing them what can happen when everyone does their part. They went running to their allowance jars!:) Blessed by the opportunity!

Kimberlee J. - BEST GIVEAWAY YET! I just donated. Also the best money I spent today!

Abbey - $20! Thanks Megan!

Lisa - $10. Love this. We donated to Water for Christmas and Living Water International at Christmas and it was life-changing for our family. You can read about it here:
http://happyhuebs.blogspot.com/2010/01/gift-of-water.html

bethany - just donated $10! i don’t really do giveaways, but all of your writing about the situation over there has really touched me. i am a mother of one and pregnant with my second. i am getting laid off 2 days after my due date…and reading about these people in need has made me so grateful for what i have. thanks so much for doing this 🙂 good luck. i hope you meet your goal!

Tammy - Great reminder of those who are in such need. We take such a simple thing like clean water for granted way too often. I donated. Thanks for raising awareness.

Jolene - Thanks Meg…donated $20.00…let’s help them get CLEAN WATER…We wouldn’t want our children drinking dirty water. Bless you and your blog!

melissa - what a great idea to raise some money AND awareness!!!
i donated.
jakemelissajakea@aol.com

kim york - Donated.20.00..follow you through the Macs…LOVE ready your blog..not so much on entering the give aways but water for babies, kids…who wouldn’t give even just a little 😉
Kim York

jennifer - I’m not much for entering giveaways, but you got me with the water. It always gets me… It’s a great cause and thank you for giving us the opportunity to donate. Easiest thing I’ve done so far today!

jeana - $20 given, thanks Meg!

Jessica - I just donated. I love reading your blog, and I love seeing your faith. God has rained down blessings on me, why should I not give everything I have to love on and help others? That’s something I’ve been struggling with. Thanks for the inspiration and kick in the butt. 🙂

Alissa - Five bucks given!

Mandy - $10! Thanks for the encouragement to give when we have been given SO much, it’s the least we can do for the “least of these.”

Amber - I donated $5, Wonderful idea Meg!

Amanda Kay - $50 donated – thank you tax return! Love this idea meg!

Kate - Great idea, Meg 🙂 Donated all set.

Maureen - Just made a donation, what a positive thing you made happen today.

Anne - I love this idea! I just donated 🙂

Kara - Done! In the mail (still freaked about giving info online 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!

Molly - $5!

Nicole H - What a great idea! I think everyone deserves clean water, I just donated $5! I wish I could have given more, but I am young and not so well off yet, but one day I will be able to donate more! Can’t wait to hear the total, good luck!

Porche - I just donated. Thanks for the opportunity!

Kim - $16.67 Done!! How wonderful of an idea.

Dianne - I donated $20 (that’s $20.42 Canadian – I used paypal’s calculator ;)). Wow great idea for a fundraiser and using paypal is so easy!

Tara - my husband is a campus pastor at UCF in Orlando…we…together with our students have been raising money this year for a well…we’re almost at the $5000 mark!
WAY TO GO…what a wonderful and worthy cause!
donating $10 to the cause!!!

Abby - $10 donated. Clean water is so important and something we take for granted. I love that the internet has helped us all become more aware and made donating so easy!

Laura - This is wonderful!!! I donated!!!

Jenn S - $5 Donated!

Brittney - I donated $20. What an awesome idea! Can’t wait to hear the total!

Lisa - $20.00 donated 🙂

Jessica - I have not donated *yet*. Tomorrow is Earth Day, and my class and I are arranging not only an Earth Day Assembly, but a fundraising walk. I shared this with them, and we will donate the money once we raised it tomorrow.

Christy - This is such a terrific idea! I just donated, couldn’t have been simpler! Thank you!!

Nicole Q. - $20 – how awesome to be able to accomplish this in a day! I’ll think about those children every time I sip water today.

joanie - 5 dollars. that was easy. thanks for inspiration meg.

Lee Ann - Absolutely I’ll help! I’ve been one of your “300” for so long and I’m passionate about clean water around the world!

virginia - 20$ :0)

Donna - I did it!

amy jupin - $16.67.
done.
i hope everyone else does too.
thanks for the friendly reminder to do the right thing.

ckiser@chem-castltd.com - just donated. thank you for allowing the opportunity.

Barb Cassidy - I donated $40 today! Thanks for the push to do the right thing Meg!

Leslie B. - Just wrote out a check and will mail today! Thank you for sharing your life, and for inspiring us to help!

Anna Marie - I just donated $5…great idea Megan!

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giveaway #1

my week of giveaways has arrived.  
i know you were on pins and needles waiting.  HA HA HA HA!!
i have a few things that i have found that i wanted to share.
some of my favorite things….for you

item number one.
CRAZY LOVE
this book is unreal.
if you read if with an open heart you will be changed.

i need to read it again.
i want it burned into me. 

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this is a new book.
i ordered it for you.
 
he has a website to go with it to help you with questions you may have.
you can listen to his sermons here.
(when i have been walk/running outside and not with the elderly…i listen to this and i feel like i am with a friend and not alone….super helpful.) 

here is a page from it….
 
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this book is fabulous.
if you have already read it you can give it to someone.
or donate it to your church library.
or the PUBLIC library!
or save it for a stocking stuffer?
i could go on and on….

leave a comment on this post telling me…..
your favorite dessert. 
i am craving sugar big time and i will live vicariously through all of you.

brianna - Hands down any day… fresh strawberries, whip cream, and angel food cake… its been my birthday staple since i was 1 and its my go to comfort dessert…

Karen - My favorite dessert, super simple too, an angel food cake with a twist. You freeze the angel food cake, then slice it into layers. You put different flavors of sherbet inbetween the layers (lime, orange, cherry..whatever) then you cover the entire cake with Cool Whip then refreeze. Super light and yummy. Perfect for warm summer days.
Karen

Michelle - My favorite dessert is my mom’s red velvet cake with a double batch of cream cheese frosting. She passed away in 2008 due to breast cancer but her kind spirit lives on in so many lives she touched!

Christy Burgess - I love banana pudding! Yum!

Laura - I couldn’t even begin to choose one favorite dessert. There are so many that are perfect for different seasons and celebrations.

laura - key. lime. pie.

Gina - Fabulous book! I’d love to be able to give it to my church library. My favorite dessert…homemade ice cream!!!!

Heather - I’d have to say my favorite dessert is cheesecake. I especially love a raspberry cheesecake which I have a recipe for and haven’t made for so long. Yum!

Queen Bee - I think God had you specifically make this post today, and had me specifically read that. I’m going through another of what I’d classify as the lowest points of my life. Reading that excerpt will help in me regaining my focus… and coming out of this horrible darkness.
My favorite dessert is anything ooey, gooey chocolate. In simplest terms, a hot fudge brownie sundae. Dairy Queen has an amazing version.

Barbara - Thanks for the great give-a-way. I’ve heard nothing but great things about this book. My favorite dessert? I have to pick ONE?! Okay then…chocolate cheesecake, homemade with layers of different chocolate and a chocolate ganache icing. Barbara in AR

Adrienne S - CREME BRULEE! I love the warm crunchy topping the best!

Meaghan - Tiramisu. It’s something I don’t get often…but the coffee, the chocolate…mmmmmm. I want to make Pioneer Woman’s recipe so we can have it at home. I just finally found lady fingers!

Audrey - Mint chocolate chip cheese cake! Sinful! Must have coffee and be enjoyed slowly!

Erica - That book would be awesome…. my favorite dessert… chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk…. Love, love your blog!

Marie - Just one? I love chocolate cake with chocolate-peanut butter icing. I also love cheesecake…and carrot cake…
I’ve been wanting to read this book. A friend of mine says it’s amazing.

Teresa - I am new to Christianity, this book would REALLY help me out, I’m dying to get my hands on some really good books to help my faith and knowledge grow. I hope I win 🙂
My favorite dessert has got to be the Blondie from Applebee’s! That delicious vanilla ice cream melting all over that warn brownie and that sauce they pour all over it… ahhh my mouth is drooling!

Olivia - I would read that book while eating ice cream. My current favorite is chocolate chip cookie dough.

kristine - ooey gooey brownies! no nuts!

Holly - Pumpkin Cheesecake.
Banana Pudding.
Cupcakes – vanilla frosting with yellow cake.
Snickerdoodles.
Creme Brulee.
Sweet Cream ice cream from coldstone.
Need I go on??

Wendy - I’ve been wanting to read Crazy Love! How fun. My fave (just one?) dessert is coconut cornflake cookies. Seriously, heavenly.
COCONUT CORNFLAKE COOKIES
In large bowl, cream:
1 cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teasp. vanilla
In small bowl, mix:
2 cups flour
1 teasp. baking soda
1/2 teasp. baking powder
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix thoroughly.
Fold in:
2 cups flake coconut
2 cups cornflakes
Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

Toni - Brownie and mint chip ice cream sundae. Seriously. I want some right now. I have heard a lot about this book. Hope you pick me!

Vera - Oh man, I’m right there with you on the no sugar diet. Actually in large part BECAUSE of you. But anyway, my favorite dessert – bread pudding.

Alice - pumpkin pie. I know simple but I love pumpkin. Really I would eat anything with pumpkin in it.

Anna - My favorite is brownies, but I like you am a sugar free girl and I make an almost as good sugar free brownie. Chocolate is good in any form! I love your blog and look forward to checking in with you every day!
Thanks!

Erin - Not Yo’ Mama’s Banana Pudding (Paula Deen) = Me Likie!

Danelle Young - Cherry cheesecake. The box mix kind not homemade kind. Isn’t that odd? I don’t really like the homemade cheesecake. The book looks good!!

Christina - It may seem boring, but it’s chocolate cake, with ganache (dark chocolate). Mmmm.
That bit about being obsessed really got to me…I struggle with OCD and my obsessions are with the wrong things. What if I were as obsessed with the Lord as I am with the little things that become enormous in my world? While true joy doesn’t depend on circumstances or environment, a person with OCD lives like that. It’s such a dichotomy! That was a good word to share, Meg.
I don’t know if you will be able to read this, but thank you.

Maureen - Crazy Love is on my book wish list. I’ve heard so many wonderful things about it. My favorite desert would be Grilled Stickies a la mode from Eat n Park. Yummy.

Katie - My favorite dessert is Blueberry Dump Cake – both for the taste and because it’s super easy to cake. You just layer blueberry pie filling, crushed pineapple (drained), yellow cake mix, and chopped nuts (optional), in a 9×13. No mixing allowed! Then slice two sticks of butter into pats and lay out on top of the nuts. Bake for 45min at 350. Serve warm or chilled. Yummmm…

Misty Ray - A gigantic bowl of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream works well for me!

Melissa S - anything chocolate!

Sara - I have heard amazing things about this book. To be honest, I’m a little nervous to read it, because I know it will challenge me! But I think I NEED to read it.
Anyway, my favorite dessert is probably creme brulee.
Thanks!
Sara

Jenn - Mmm, favorite dessert… Gosh this is hard for me since I pretty much love ALL sweets. But probably I would have to say tirimisu. Coffee + cream + cake = YUM. Now if only I had the motivation to learn how to make it myself, I could eat it more often!

Lisa Brandow - Would love the book!
My favorite dessert is Buttermilk Pound Cake passed down from my Granny. I add strawberries and fresh whip cream for a wonderful strawberry shortcake!!

Jeremie Shaffer - Strawberry Shortcake!!!!

Amanda - oh yeah, and by the way I WAS a school teacher and I really do know how to spell dessert.

Kathi - Oreo dessert, love it!

Amanda - I have never ever eaten a single desert in my entire life -that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Oh wait, that means I should weigh much less than I do – huh? Oh well. I had this book IN MY HANDS at Barnes and Noble on Sat. night and then set it down to get something else. I thought of you the minute I spotted it. So anyway – I NEED it.

melissa mae - Dessert is my favorite food. My favorite is a tie between right out of the oven chocolate chip cookies and milk or homemade peach cobbler (with EXTRA crumbly topping) and melting ice cream!

lesley - Oh, so many desserts, so little time! I’m a seasonal dessert-eater…a must-have in the fall is Culver’s Pumpkin Spice Shake. Delish! But now, during the spring, definitely Strawberry Shortcake. I’d take the doll, too, but at my age, the dessert would better satisfy me! 🙂

Amy B. - My favorite dessert is carrot cake with that delicious cream cheese frosting. Yum! Thank you for the giveaway!

Melanie - I could never pick a favorite, but I just pulled a scratch huckleberry cheesecake out of the oven. How ’bout that??? Thanks for the giveaway. I have been wanting to read this book.

Jessica - Cheesecake for sure.

Rachel J - Molten chocolate cakes- hot from the oven with vanilla ice cream.
We are getting ready to start this study in our life group!!

Beth - My favorite dessert? No question about it my Maw Maw’s Mississippi Mud brownies–delicious!!!!

Kelli - I’m pregnant, so I literally could say, “All of them!” But for now, I’ll tell you ice cream because I want to eat it all. the. time.

Melissa C - Favorite??? So hard to pick. Any real, homemade chocolate cheesecake is sounding pretty awesome right now. LOVE your blog…thanks for doing a giveaway!

Hannah T. - My mom’s Strawberry Pie. Yummm

Cynthia Cottle - Warm out if the oven cookies with a cold glass of milk is something I can never say no to.

Tami Hiebert - Meg, I read your blog almost every day but have never commented. You did a photo shoot for my sister last fall; however, I first found your blog through Jess’s blog while she updated on Cora. Anyway, I love seeing your great pictures and appreciate you being so real in your writing. I love all desserts but a favorite here at our house is called Tiffany Torte. We don’t know why it is named that but it has vanilla wafers, butter, vanilla pudding, cream cheese, fresh strawberries and whipped topping. Even if I don’t win your book I do hope to read it soon! Thanks for sharing with all of us!

bobbie - I hold no bias against any deserts. They are all my favorites and they all deserve my love.

Tracy - pretty much anything with chocolate in it!! hmm now i am craving..there is a little bit of chocolate bunny left over from easter calling my name!!

Gina Baynes - I’m not really a dessert kinda girl but I’m a sucker for the Hostess Cupcakes with the curliques on the top!

robin - brownies a la mode

April Harris - Coconut Creme Pie…without a doubt !!

lorena - Chocolate Molten Lava Cake. Yum! 🙂

Jane - I guess my favorite dessert is ice cream. Can’t say I have an “unfavorite” dessert tho! Thanks for such a thoughtful giveaway.

Lindsey - Best dessert EVER was a keylime cheesecake at a great little restaurant in Georgetown. So good that the next time hubby and I visited DC I emailed ahead with the dates we were going and asked if they would have it on the menu! They didn’t 🙁 Crazy thing is, I don’t even like cheesecake-That’s how good it was!
Lindsey

Shannon C - Pineapple upside down cake. I really can hurt myself.

Shannon - Banana cream pie! Hands down. LOVE.IT.
I think I’m going to have to get this book if I don’t win it! LOL

Liv Hochhausler - Coconut cupcakes with coconut/cream cheese frosting and a fresh strawberry on top…OR, grilled pineapple with home-made coconut ice-cream.

rachael umstead - lava cake with vanilla ice cream and a raspberry reduction sauce

Michelle Whitlow - My favorite dessert, although pretty basic, is a good chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting. I’ve been trying to be good. But it’s hard! Oooh, I also love a good cannoli. I mean, a GOOD one, like from an Italian bakery. Mmmmm….

Lori - Chocolate Chip Cookies. Plain and simple.

Melissa V. - My favorite dessert is chocolate of any kind. I especially love chocolate lava cake from Chilis.

Creativepassions-erica.blogspot.com - Mmmmmm! This all sounds so great! I think that mine is either Cookie Dough Brownies and or Fresh Out of the oven homemade oreos! They are amazing melt in your mouth desserts! I Think I am going to go make them now! My mouth is watering! =)
Good Luck choosing!!!
~Erica

Mrs. Dunbar - Chocolate fudge sundae?
There goes my six pack… (abs, that is.)

ashley - Looks like a great book!
I like a homemade german chocolate cake with homemade vanilla ice cream.
Now, I’m craving it.

Tracy Sharlette - MMMMMMMM….warm brownies with walnuts and chocolate frosting 🙂
I can’t wait to read this book..I hope it will make me understand things a bit more!
Hope you had a wonderful day 🙂
Tracy

Julie - Specifically I crave donuts! Always. Isn’t that weird? I would eat bakery donuts all day everyday if I could.

Jen - LOVE Francis Chan. We have some friends in CA who attend his church. Can you imagine?
I love my very own eclair cake! Yum-O

mpulley - brown sugar pie

Sharla - chocolate cheesecake!

Kendall - Brownies.

Bernice - I say you can’t go wrong with a good tiramisu!

Alexis - one of my favorites is vanilla ice cream with fritos or pretzels. the salty and the sweet are just a great combination and it reminds me of my best friend/mom who recently passed away. she loved fritos and ice cream. weird combination, I know….but who is one to judge another’s food likes and dislikes?

anna - mmmmmm gosh chocolate big time maybe lindor truffles MMMM

Cindy - My diet is so limited due to an food intollerance or two that I will just say graham crackers and rasberry sorbet since they are two of the things I can eat that are a bit sweet.

Melanie - Warm chocolate chip cookies! YUM!

kristenb - meg-
ANY dessert for me – since i crave sugar 24/7
but one great choice for me is turtle cheescake with a great cup of coffee (AND with some great company).
although i can enjoy dessert alone, don’t get me wrong.
kristen

Angie - strawberry cake with cream cheese icing! yum!

JAMIE - I can not pick one! Anything chocolate!!

Jane - definately sticky date puddding with caramel sauce – we’re headed toward winter here in Australia so it’s almost pudding season!
I absolutely love it warm from the oven with the sauce dripping over it and a little icecream to balance the warmth!
have a lovely time living through our sweet indulgences!

Jen Christians - Growing up, my parents owned a Dairy Queen! I was in love with hot fudge brownie delight! (It showed) I now am reminded of that delightful dessert everytime I eat Better than “anything” cake… It does have other names too…
By the way I went to my publice library to look for this book, and of course there was no such book.
I hope I win!

robyn - ice cream definitely!

Zoe - pumpkin pie – good for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and dessert too of course). ‘Cause, hey, pumpkin is a vegetable, right?

Shelly Primm - Chocolate Heath Bar Cake – Easy Peasy
1 package German chocolate cake mix
1 jar (14 1/2 oz.) caramel ice cream topping
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
1 container (12 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed
6 Heath Bars
Cook the cake as directed on the box in a 13 x 9 inch cake pan. Remove from the oven and poke holes in the top.
Pour the caramel topping over the warm cake and spread, being sure it goes into the holes.
Pour the sweetened condensed milk over the cake so it also goes in the holes.
Refrigerate to cool completely.
Spread the whipped topping on top. Break up the Heath Bars (Hint: do it with a hammer in a plastic food storage bag) and sprinkle on top of the whipped topping.
ENJOY!

julia - I’d love to win this book….um fave dessert….cookies…oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip, sugar cookies with icing…

Tracy - What a great book. I can’t wait to read it! I tend to turn to “The Simiple Abundance Journal of Gratitude”… I can go back to the day my son first smiled at me… 9 years ago…Love it.
As far as desserts… This is my kids favorite recipe…
Cheerio M&M cookies = 3 Tblsp. butter, 6 c. mini marshmallows – Microwave about 3 minutes or until puffy – stir in 1/2 c. Jif creamy peanut butter – add 5 c. Cheerios – stir – gently fold in 1 c. m&m’s – press into 9×13” greased pan. Yummylicious!!!

Monica Williams - Red Velvet Cake oh my!

Karey French - Chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream and chocolate sauce on top. YUM 🙂

april - chocolate cake with lots of frosting….and not the whipped frosting….but the thick sugary frosting…..hmmmm…lol

Crystal Swoverland - Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream…the whole pint please! hahaha

Dana Banana - Raspberry Rhubarb pie…..with ice cream of course!

Laura Kinsley - My favorite dessert hands down is Olive Garden’s SECRET dessert (it’s not even on the menu!) I’ve heard it called a few names at various Olive Garden locations . . . “Michelangelo Cake”, “Bona Festa Cake”, “Happy Birthday Cake” . . the list goes on & on.
It’s very cheap ($7 for an ENTIRE cake!) and one of the best desserts I’ve ever had.
It’s a chocolate cake with a creamy, mystery frosting. It might be a cream cheese variation . . or buttercream? Whatever it is – it’s delicious. To top the whole thing off – the entire cake it coated with chocolate shavings. Anyone else drooling?
I’m typically not a huge fan of chocolate cake – but this one is a perfect exception!

Kate B - Sounds like a great read! Please count me in. Oh, and cupcakes are my absolute favorite!

Routhie - Baklava with mint tea.

Katie - Almost anything with cream cheese – one favorite is a recipe with a layered dessert with a shortbread crust, cream cheese layer, chocolate pudding, then whip cream and chocolate shavings. Yummy!
Excited about the week of give-a-ways! What fun!

Deanna - Ha! This is an easy one! My Grandmas Pistachio Cheesecake. I don’t even like pistachio that much, but this cheesecake is as close to dessert perfection as you can get!! I love it!

Rebecca - …a newly discovered dessert called warm butter cake with chunks of strawberries dancing around the crisp scoop of chocolate drizzled vanilla bean ice cream that sits on top…did i mention the homemade house whipped cream…yeah…its that good…and i have had this book on my “to read list” for some time now
♥rebecca

Becca Fort - Fake Cake….its the easiest and the best. Layer ice cream sandwiches, cool whip and a topping of your choice and people will think you are PHENOMENAL in the kitchen. At some point, you must spill the beans though. :/

hannah j - Cinnamon rolls. Or cake. I love cake so much. . .
Good giveaway; I really have been wanting to read this!

Julie - I love dessert! My sentimental favorite is blueberry pie from the Mackinaw Bakery in Michigan. The crust is sprinkled generously with sugar before it’s baked. It’s best served warm with vanilla bean ice cream.

angela - A *Hot Now* Krispy Kreme doughnut!

Rachel - Oh wow – 380 comments so far. I might as well throw my hat in the ring (so to speak) too.
My favourite dessert… what DON’T I like? That would be an easier question. But I am partial to brownies as long as they don’t have nuts. Don’t like walnuts. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream, maybe some caramel sauce. Heaven.

CK - My mom’s texas sheetcake. Oh yummy!

Jessica K. - Cherry Cheesecake:). I love cheesecake!

Kristina - Chocolate dipped strawberries….yum!

Kelly - Most definitely chocolate strata pie, made by my Mom.

Becky - ICE CREAM! DEFINITELY!!!

Teri - cheesecake, any kind, any flavor.

Karen - Coconut cream pie

Caitlin - Ummm…how do I choose. I guess I will go with cheesecake with a brownie sundae in second.

Margo - Mint Chocolate Chip Brownies made with a German chocolate cake mix – super yummy!

Sandra K - Creme brulee with fresh berries!

amy jupin - hmmm, last week i had a cannoli with almonds and dark chocolate. that was pretty darn good. and i can never ever pass up tiramisu. or maybe raspberry creme cupcakes which have become sorta my trademark dessert. omg. i am a sugar-aholic. must. stop. thinking. about. desserts……..mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

merlin - Wow, pushing 400 comments!
I don’t want to pick one dessert, I LOVE dessert.
But, I am a rule follower, so: lemon bars.
Next time, let us list our top 10, please.

Tanya Self - My favorite dessert is tiramisu. I eat it 3 times a year. My birthday,(and yippee, it’s later this month!) husbands birthday and our anniversary!
Usually we are gathered around a table with really good friends and great coffee!

Deb Bounds - My grandmother’s apple pie or chocolate cake. I am learning to make them as she did, sans recipe. I should have done it sooner. Her alzheimer’s has robbed her of her memory for the shortcuts and helpful hints that never made the recipe. Heck, they have robbed her of her memory of me. When I want to think of her, and evidently when I want to cry, because that is what I do when I make these, I bake apples; cored with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and raisins stuffed in the space where the core was. I eat them, tears run down my cheeks and I thank God that I had her for as long as I did, I thank Him for her gentility and grace. I ask for His grace as I selfishly hurt that I dont register to her any longer. I am comforted by Him and the thought that she isnt aware that she isn’t aware. Very gloomy thoughts for my 36th birthday and such a sunshin-ey day.

sarah harper - chocolate meringue pie.
i.love. pie. 🙂

Charla Liedahl - Ooooh, two of my favorite things…books and desserts! Lemon bars are my very fave…with a big glass of milk, thank you very much!

Heather K. - I love Peach Tart frozen yogurt with fresh strawberries, mmmmm yummy!

Sarah - I love just about any dessert and it shows! But my fav is warm, fresh from the oven chocoalte chip cookies with a scoopof vanilla ice cream melting on top! Sounds so good right now!!

Rachael B - My brother just read this book before going to discipleship school! I would love my own copy (:
My favorite desert is my sister’s homemade raspberry swirl cheesecake with a scoop of my mom’s homemade vanilla ice cream. How I love to surround myself with family joys!

Vickie S - I love Lemon Ice Box pie, a childhood favorite.

Jane - anything CHOCOLATE!

Jess - Scotcheroos. : )

Griswold Fun - A hot brownie with vanilla ice cream all covered in fudge sauce!

Emily Dostie - Warm Brownies with Vanilla Ice Cream… I think I will go bake some now:)

Staley Mc - I have been wanting to read this book for a while now! My favorite desert right now is Paula Deen’s chocolate/peanut butter gooey cake, it’s delish!!

Liz W. - OMGosh, either peanut butter pie or cocoa cloud pie….mmm…and I’d like the recipe for that Sopaipilla Cheesecake,PLEASE???? Pretty Please Miss Laura!?!?? 😀 lol
*if this posts multiple times, I apologize….my pc is acting funny today… 🙁 I think it has ‘a case of the mondays’ lol

kristen - Blue Bell Butter Crunch Ice Cream (it has Butterfingers in it!) with Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce.
Hot Fudge
1 stick butter
6 oz chocolate chips
1 can evaporated milk
2 cups powdered sugar
dab of vanilla
Melt butter and chocolate chips over medium heat. Add milk and sugar and boil for 6 minutes. Add vanilla at end. Delicious!

Kim - I was just telling my husband over the past few days how I wanted to find a book – and here it is! God is good! That passage certainly spoke to my heart…I am going to buy it tomorrow!
…and my favorite dessert is definitely brownie sundaes (but those apple bars that you gave the recipe to are a close second!:).

Liz W. - OMGosh, either peanutbutter pie or cocoa cloud pie….mmm…and I’d like the recipe for that Sopaipilla Cheesecake,PLEASE???? Pretty Please Miss Laura!?!?? 😀 lol

Alicia - Baklava…
OPA!!!

jenn - My mom’s homemade meringue shells (esp. when they are a tiny bit chewy!) with a big scoop of Breyers mint chocolate ice cream and sliced strawberries…and a cup of coffee with real cream to go with it. Heaven on earth I tell you!

Amanda - I never met a dessert I didn’t like! Cupcakes, cake, pie, cookies, ice cream, cobbler, and on and on. If it is sweet, then I like it! 🙂

Molly - Brownies! With real whipped cream on top!
….or cupcakes. Can someone really have only 1 fav dessert??

Shannon - Cheesecake. Had the Red Velvet Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory today for the first time. Wow, I may have to figure out how to make that. I’ve heard Frances Chan speak and he is wonderful. I’ve also heard great things about his book.

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Any way you spell it and no matter how it is served!!!
I love the snip-it of the book….It would be good for my sad soul!!
Valley

Leslie - WOW! I can’t wait to read that book! I’m going to somehow or another whether I win or not. 🙂
My favorite dessert is brownies and vanilla ice cream! 🙂

Amy - Oh my gosh …… I have to pick just one? Okay: homade turtle ice cream pie

Michele - Chocolate chip cheesecake with an Oreo crust–yum!!

Emily - Big Ginger cookies-a recipe I got from Martha Stewart years ago (like I know her or something) They’re like ginger snaps but soft and chewy.

jennifer - My favorite dessert ever has GOT to be the chocolate raspberry cake from P.F. Chang’s! It is, by far, the best dessert I’ve EVER had!
Thanks for the give-away – it sounds like a super duper good read!
Smiles,
Jen

Julie Briggs - Ice cream, any kind. there is NOTHING better

Monica - Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream!
What an exciting giveaway…I will have to add this book to my Amazon wishlist if I don’t win. 🙂

Erica Haude - I gave this book to a friend for her birthday but have yet to read if for myself! I hope I win 🙂 and then I would get some german chocolate cake. with ice cream. homemade ice cream. with homemade chocolate sauce that hardens on top of the ice cream. grandma style 🙂 yep. that’s my favorite!

Colleen Jobe - I can’t even decide because there are so many things I love about dessert. My mother always told me that “life is uncertain, so you’d better eat dessert first.” I’m a big fan of anything lemon-y…bring on the tang!

Bec - I actually posted the recipe to my favorite dessert on my blog today! They are my grandma’s homeade chocolate peanut bars! Pure deliciousness.
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Christina - Cheese cake… any kind. 🙂

FeFe - This is an easy one! My mom’s Coconut cake. It’s one of those refrigerated cakes that get better the longer they sit in the fridge. By day 4, it’s amazingly delicious!

Emily - The volcano of chocolatey goodness from Chili’s. My best friends and I would always bypass all the food there and just get this desert. What is not to love about a chocolate brownie volcano oozing with caramel, hot fudge and icecream?!?!

Laura Mann - Martha Stewart’s old fashioned apple pie. I mastered it during my first year of marriage and is my husband’s favorite…delicious!!!

Rebecca - Lemon poppyseed cake? Or rocky road ice cream? No wait, chocolate dipped strawberries! Yep, that’s it.

Jess - My fav is mississippi mud pie. Yum! Thanks meg I love your blog!

meghan - This book looks so great!!
My favorite dessert is Lemon poke cake….lemon cake on bottom, lemon pudding in the middle, topped with cool whip and refrigerate. So so yummy and great for summer!

jodi - Cheese Cake!!! Yum! Yum!

Brianna - what dessert isn’t my favorite?? seriously, I have a problem.
but if i have to narrow it down, i’d go with cheesecake… in any form. but not with fruity glaze.

natalie - oh honestly some sort of brownie-ice cream combo….or a cookie cake 🙂

Heather F - Hot chocolate molten cake with a big scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!

se7en - I would love a sticky chocolate brownie right now – hmmmm…. but I will settle for blogging instead!!! Because of you I am off sugar… hmmm 85% chocolate is almost pure cocoa and so practically sugar free…

adrienne - chocolate sheath cake… with a pinch of cinnamon. mmmmmmm! thanks for the chance to win 🙂

Missy - anything chocolate!

Stacia - Cheesecake! Love your blog!

tess s. - my husband is the executive chef at a local catering company in town. he makes this AMAZING berry napolean. fresh berries, fresh whipped cream piled on top of puff pastry. it’s amazing. seriously. and i crave it ALL the time.

jill jackson - it’s a toss up… carrot cake with cream cheese frosting or red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. ok, i’m seeing a pattern here. maybe it should just be cream cheese frosting!

Sarah T - Tres Leches Cake. I could honestly eat the whole thing by myself. But I don’t 🙂

jill - pie and ice cream. any kind of pie with vanilla ice cream.

amy bell - regular plain old vanilla ice cream…the expensive kind. nothing better. 🙂

Shannon - Banana pudding!

Sarah B - My favorite is my husbands homemade ice cream! It doesn’t matter what flavor he makes! It’s all good!

Val - Apple pie (homemade) a la mode. YUMMY!

Kara Tait - Oh my, I would love that book. I am a new Christian trying to pursuit more of God!
I love ll desserts, but I would have to say really anything made with puff pastry. I can go savory with that too!
I love your blog, Meg. You are truly an inspiration.

jessica - Easy question…hands down strawberry shortcake…made with fresh strawberries from the garden of course….warm buttery scones right from the oven and homemade whip cream…Lots & Lots of whip cream…like a mountain. 😉

Kerrie - Mama Louanne’s Brickle Pie! (coffee ice cream, oreo crust, heath bar on top, drizzled with caramel) A local favorite!

Tammy - Looks like a great book!
An ice cream Drumstick. with chocolate in the bottom.

sara - favorite dessert…ummm key lime pie

Amber - Chocolate Cake from Maggiano’s.
They have a fancier name for it than that…but we had some this weekend while in St.Louis. Actually, it was carry-out – since who can eat in a nice restaurant w/ 3 children under the age of 4?? But it tasted absolutely heavenly from the hotel room (even with kids begging for bites)!

melissa~afamiliarpath - chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. homemade from a box.

Emily Clark - Vanilla bean creme brulee with fresh raspberries on top. Creme brulee is SO much easier to make than most people think. YUM 🙂

Denissa - My fav is birthday cake & ice cream or even better yet is ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins 🙂

Tonya - This book is super excellent! Great giveaway!!! Right now I’m craving Nestle Treasures w/ the gooey caramel inside. Not really a dessert, but I think these little treats are divine. I’m cutting desserts out too, so I’m trying to keep my fantasies bite-sized.

Anna - My favorite dessert (at the moment) is this Vanilla Mousse Cheesecake. I found the recipe on the Kraft website. This book looks so interesting. Thanks for sharing.

brooke - cannoli!!! oh my goodness my most favorite of favorite desserts…i would like some now!! love it!
okay i don’t want to win this giveaway because i bought this book after seeing it on your blog and while i haven’t read but just a few chapters i love it and it has already opened my eyes to some things that have bothered me in life…and i bought it to pass on to another who was having a fallen heart over a life struggle…i pray it did her well…can’t wait to read the rest!!

mandy friend - Oh I’ve been wanting this book for ages and never quite get around to buying it! Okay so dessert?… candy:turtles
cookis: oatmeal, hold the raisins
pie: apple with carmel nut topping
cake: cream filled
ice cream: mudslide, pistacio
what you expected me to pick one??!!!:)

Emily @ Little Home - I have yet to meet a dessert I don’t like… right now I want some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Thanks for the giveaways!

Jermaine D. - I have heard alot of good things about this book! I recently decided my favorite dessert is a tie between s’mores (on the fire or in the oven) and creme brule!

Liz - The book looks wonderful! I just added it to my Amazon wishlist, in the event I don’t win it.
My favorite dessert is without a doubt, creme brulee. YUM!

Stephanie - brownies with mint chocolate chip ice cream… to die for! Nothing tops it. 🙂

Adrienne - Creme Brulee!

Julie - My all time favorite dessert is from the Philippines. It’s called “halo-halo”.

Kathy - I have heard great things about this book and I can not wiat to read it for myself. Next to reading, I love eating turtle cheesecake.

Library.Girl62 - My favorite dessert is more bread and butter~ OK, if it has to be sweet…Key Lime Pie 🙂

jennifer wood - I left a couple of s’s out of my previous post, I’m a horrible speller, just keeping it real;)

Ashley - Really anything thats chocolatey and rich and gooey! MMM….molten lava cake matches that!!!

Ashley Pera - Southern Living Mocha Cappuccino Frosted Brownies…yummmmmm!
Just made some for Teacher Appreciation Week. I figured if I luuuv them the teachers will too! 😉 Ashley from Tennessee

Angela - Nothing beats chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven – mmmmm.
And your blog is so fun – it makes me giggle quite often!

shelly - What a great book!
We’re on the no sugar thing too…so going down your list of comments was TORTURE! I want cake…lick the plate clean chocolate cake!!!

susie - fresh strawberries and cream…heaven…

jennifer wood - How about picking from one of these delicious sounding deserts and making one for Friday desert night, While loosing weight I always allow one cheat night otherwise I feel left out. God want’s us to enjoy desert one night per week:)everything in moderation is my motto!

sara's art house - Mmmmm I love so many desserts……….one favorite is your mint brownies.
Thanks for having the giveaway!!!!

kim - I have a real weakness for brownies; I love them!!!

Leah in FL - Homemade Banana Pudding …. Vanilla pudding from scratch, vanilla wafers and bananas …. can’t beat it! :o)

Kate - My favorite dessert = chocolate + chocolate… oh, plus more chocolate 🙂

CAROL B - anything chocolately or plain cheesecake!!

Mary Ferrara - Very excited for the giveaway! I hope that I win. I would just love to read this book!
I love dessert. So much. Really, I could eat dessert after each meal. I would pick a bowl of really great ice cream though, like Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked. Yum!
Thanks for the giveaway, and the awesome blog. I am very inspired by you!

Sally - It has to be your Cream Puff desert…I take it everywhere we go and EVERYBODY loves it!!

{Gypsy Soul} - Let’s see, probably Dark Chocolate Bombe…honestly I don’t even remember where I had it but it was divine. A dense chocolate treat topped with fresh cream and raspberries (I’m thinking it was @ local Chez Fon Fon)

Katie - Death by Chocolate. Now, doesn’t that sound like a nice way to go?

Shelly - My all time favorite is my MIL’s white chocolate cheesecake with raspberry sauce..she is so inspiring and amazing in the kitchen!

Lori - I am easy to please. BROWNIES! Especially ones that are moist, but not too fudgey, and not too cakey. With a big glass of cold milk

Lanie - That book has me at that one page you have shown. Sounds really good!
LOVE Cherry Cheesecake! YUM!

kim - One of my favorites…Coconut Cake…and I recently blogged about it. http://amonkeyandaprincess.blogspot.com/2010/04/coconut-cake.html
I also love most anything that involves chocolate!

Marah - Peanut Butter Bars are super delish!

Jen - Do people really have a favorite dessert…just ONE?! I’m a dessert freak. I love dessert…all kinds of dessert. ONE of my favorites is a dessert my great grandmother makes called Strawberries on a Cloud. It’s light and delicious! Thanks! Jen

Kathy - What a lovely gift. Dessert? Homemade peach cobbler.

Dena - chocolate cake and a glass of milk or Ritz crackers with peanut butter dipped in white chocolate!

Megan - Not Yo’ Mamma’s Banana Pudding made with Chessman Petridge Farm Cookies… Now I want some!
Thanks!
Megan

Natalie - Warm chocolate chip cookies and a glass of milk!

Kellie Dugan - I would love to read this book!
Anything that has strawberries is so yummy!!!!

Leann - This is too hard. Maybe mint chocolate chip ice cream or milk chocolate fondue with lots of goodies to dip it in!
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Alexandra Horn - Warm Walnut Brownies topped with Vanilla Ice Cream
p.s. I love Francis Chan. He would speak fairly frequently at my undergrad university in California. Now that I’m in Chicago, it would be wonderful to read a book from back home!

pam - Creme Brulee hands down!

Tiffany - I can always eat banana blueberry bread! I make the best..lol!
I have the book, it is amazing. I have someone special in mind that I would give it to if I win!
LOVE YOUR BLOG!

carly - would LOVE this book. i’ve heard many good things about it.
for dessert, my favorite it Paula Deen’s recipe for Bobby’s Caramel Cake. it’s just like my grandmother made and now it’s always a hit with my husband. i score many, many points when i choose to make that one!
loved your post on your wedding day/feelings. while i can’t directly relate, i appreciate your honesty and transparency. you are so much fun!!

Tiffany Belford - Chocolate pudding 🙂
The book looks awesome, thanks!

Courtney McIlwain - I love Pioneer Woman’s apple dumplings with vanilla ice cream. They are to die for.

Wendy - Book sounds great!
Apple Crisp with melty vanilla bean ice cream, YUMMY!
Love your blog!

Laura Lee - my husband makes some awesome brownies with double chocolate fudge brownie mix, caramel and chunks of chocolate… warm with vanilla ice cream in a bowl…. they complete my life… seriously.

Cara L - i can always eat some chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard from dairy queen! even though, i can usually only finish half!

Katie Middlebrook - That book looks great! I have too many favorite desserts but today I would most like to eat strawberry cake covered with strawberry icing and mounds of fresh strawberries.

stacie - an espresso martini 🙂

Stephanie - Do I have to pick just one? If so, it’s definitely cheesecake!!!!!!

Nicole - Better Then Sex Cake! (real name I swear!)
It’s pretty dang good!

Desiree' - Fresh Strawberry Pie…*sigh*…or maybe Choco-flan…*sigh*…or maybe brownies and ice cream…*sigh*…or maybe I can’t just choose one and I need them all! 😛

Rebecca - Chocolate Mousse!!

Holly - My favorite dessert…hmmm
I’ll have to go with hot fudge brownie sundae!

nors - I don’t have one. I like all desserts.

Micheala - I am pregnant with our 4th baby due in June and right now ANYTHING Reeses Pieces. There are three different bars plus the pieces. Pure goodness.One problem one leads to two which leads to three. Oh Well

Casey - Ooey gooey bars!!! They melt in your mouth… I gain 5 pounds while making them and see how much butter is in them but they are amazing!!! I’ll send you the recipe!

sarajane phillips - my mom’s fresh peach pie with a chocolate crust. WONDERFUL!

Sunny Haynes - My favorite dessert is huckleberry cheescake…I grew up spending the weekends during the summer going into the woods by my house and picking gallons of huckleberries so my mom could make this dessert all year around!

Amy - So, I’m pregnant with #2 and all I can think about for a sweet fix is Fruit Roll Ups. Yep, I’m 29 and I’m sure the checker at the grocery store thinks I’m buying them for my kid. 🙂

Wendy - Strawberry cheesecake!
The book looks fantastic!

Shelley C - Chocolate Eclair Dessert

Amy - A hot fudge brownie sundae with whipped cream and a cherry makes me a happy girl! 🙂

kelly - I’m trying in vain to resist the remnants of the strawberry rhubarb pie in my fridge right now. 🙂 LOVE LOVE LOVE that pie. Looks like a good book. 🙂

Amber - My favorite dessert is any brownie bite blizzard. I am a sucker for ice cream.

Ryanne - Favorite dessert depends on my mood. Right now, I am craving a three layer dessert. Also known as Sex in a Pan, the Robert Redford cake and other gratutious names.

Lillian - Fruit tarts!!

Trish - Wow, lots of comments…
I am not a reader, but have been wanting to read this book! Everything I see, hear or read of Francis, makes me want more!
My favorite dessert? Probably Hershey’s chocolate cake with their chocolate frosting! It’s all from scratch, but pretty easy to make and is super moist! Bonus… the longer it sits the more moist it gets, which I love with a big glass of milk 🙂 Just had some yesterday for my daughter’s birthday! Her favorite too 🙂

nicole m - would love the book!!! my favorite dessert right now is either cinnamon rolls or frozen yogurt…yumo

Kelley - Mississippi Mud Cake is my all-time favorite. My mom has made it for my birthday every year since I was little. There really isn’t anything else that compares or should be used as part of my birthday celebration.
I blogged about it once and used that as my link on this comment because the recipe should absolutely be shared and consumed without abandon by the masses. It’s that good. 🙂

Diana - can you believe we don’t do dessert in our home… so i’d have to say that if we did, my choice would have to be plain vanilla frozen yogurt… i’ve had that before and love it 🙂

Jenny - All of these comments made me hungry!! 😉
I think that my favorite dessert would have to be some kind of cheesecake….but I’ll take anything with chocolate. :0)

Talia - Like you, I am trying to watch my sweets and trust me it is really hard for me. I’ve quite the sweet tooth. I love peach pie. Yum! And, coconut cream pie — my Mum makes the best ever.
Here’s hoping for a chance at your generous give-a-way! I’d just love to read the book. It is time.

Gina Boswell - HOw can anyone name just one favorite dessert? It is impossible. I love cheesecake. I love key lime pie oooooo I love blueberry pie with ice cream….I love banana pudding… I could go on and on but its just making my mouth water…

rosemarie - i have too many to mention..but an all time favorite chocolate chip cookies….

Katie - Ice Cream…with sprinkles on top. Hope I win. I’ve always wanted to read that book!

Linda B - I don’t know if it is my “favorite”, but right now (7 months preggers) I am seriously craving Reece’s PB cups!

Andria Koehler - Picking one favorite dessert is so hard when you’re a pastry chef. I love love love desserts. Most of my favorite desserts have chocolate in them somehow.

Jill - Oh man, I have to pick just one?!? How about two? I would pick NY cheesecake with berries on top, or strawberry shortcake, yum!
I’ve heard of this book but haven’t read it yet, thanks for the giveaway!

melissa - Love your blog! This is my first comment- Ihad to share my favorite splurge dessert recipe in the hopes of winning the book. Hubby and I are on a healthy eating kick right now and when we can’t take it anymore, I make Chocolate Silk Bread Pudding-it’s heavenly with a couple scoops of vanilla ice cream. Looks complicated but so worth it. Here’s the link to the recipe from the Wilderness Lodge in Disneyworld. I dream about this dessert. 😉
http://www.wdwluxuryguide.com/ex/dining/dr/recipes/breadpudding.php

amy smith - chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven

Gretchen Harbour - That’s hard. I will break for any desert, especially something with chocolate. My favorite in summer and spring is lemon pie. Never fail desert to pick me up anytime are good ol’ fashioned brownies. Love your blog!

Kimberlee J. - Cheesecake—any kind.

Ruthann - never met a dessert I didn’t like but right this minute I would have to say peach cobler made with fresh picked Georgia peaches!

Christine J. - Just one dessert?? Mine would be cupcakes with that really good and really bad for you icing. The sweetest kind. YUMMY!

Janel Sagert - My mom’s “chocolate ice cream desert” crushed nilla wafer bottom crust – followed by thick fudgy layer of goodness – then chocolate ice cream – then another layer of crushed nilla wafers. The textures and taste are a perfect match – dreamy 🙂
I’ve been reading your blog now for a couple months and LOVE it 🙂 This book looks fabulous and something that I need right now so thought I’d leave my first comment 🙂
have a super day!
Janel

Laura - Sounds great!
Warm brownie right out of the oven with vanilla ice cream melting on top. Bliss!
Laura L

Kieu My Ton Nu - Homemade rice crispy treats are the best because you can add tons of butter, marshmallow and m&ms :))) I’, calling for a heart attack :))

tricia - My homemade apple pie can’t be beat.

Kara - Long time reader, first time poster (LOL) I wanted to share one of the best, quick deserts ever. It is the better than sex cake. 1 Box German Choc. Cake prepared according to directions; upon cooling poke several holes – the more the better – on the cake (I use the bottom of a wooden spoon. After cooling completely, pour a can of sweeten condensed milk over the entire cake; pour a jar of carmel ice cream topping over that. Prior to serving add a tub of Cool Whip to make it look pretty topped with heath bar toppings. DEE-LISH!

Jessica - probably an affogato (espresso over ice cream) and I was lucky enough to have one last night!!

Robin - My favorite dessert would have to be pie. Any kind will do, as long as it has a crust because, well, that is my favorite part!

Suzanne - Coconut Cream Pie! I rarely get it, so it is such a treat!

A Cupcake For Moose - This book looks amazing! Brownies with fresh strawberries on top. 🙂

Corie - Cheesecake Baby! Thanks for brightening my days Meg!

Tegan and Tage - I’m going to have to add that book to my reading list… right after I finish “Bringing Up Boys” and “A Fish Out of Water”.
Favorite dessert? Anything involving citrus + cheesecake. Heather (Cookie Mondays) made vanilla bean cheesecake with blood oranges for my baby shower over a year ago and I swear I still dream about them.

Malissa - Homemade apple pie w/ a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream. The combo of hot and cold. Love it.

Karen - I so want to read that book!
My favorite dessert is a toss-up between Strawberry Refrigerator Cake, and Red Velvet Cupcakes with (Wilton Recipe) buttercream frosting.

GB - Favorite Ice Cream creation:
Rasberry ice cream–kind soft, with eith white chocolate chips mixed in. Or if you can, dipped into an ice cream cone that has been dipped into white chocolate. Since I haven’t found an ice cream store with dipped flavor cones, the white chocolate chips works really well. So cool and refreshing!
GB

sherry - My mom’s frozen fruit salad. delish.

Kelsey I - Ooooh I love me some cream cheese icing.. the cake is optional 🙂

Jennifer Frazee-Whitcomb - The phyllo brownie from Yia Yia’s is THE BEST! I’m looking forward to this giveaway!!!
Jennifer

Tonya - do skittles count as dessert? if not, wedding cake is my favorite.

Meredith - I LOVE desserts! I run every day just so I don’t have to give them up. My favorite this week is peanut butter pie.

Lisa - Blondies with vanilla ice cream and warm maple glaze over the top! yummy! 🙂
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Sharla - Chocolate truffles (that melt in your mouth) . . . this book looks great.

Jaime - Chocolate chip cookies! Really I am a fan of anything chocolate!! 🙂

AmyB - Ooh, my best friend was telling me about this book!
My favorite dessert is rocky road fudge…but I only eat it around Christmas time!

Whitney - My favorite desert is almond flavored petite fores (sp?) from my favorite bakery where I grew up. Don’t get them often anymore but when I do it is such a treat! I’ve been wanting to read this book. I’ve heard it is great!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - Fresh peach or raspberry pie. Hold the a’la mode.

Emily - LOVE your blog…
book sounds interesting…
any homemade dessert recipe from my mom!

Ellen Williams - Blue Willow Bars hands down!!!!!! It’s kind of like a cross between blonde brownies and a cheesecake – YUMMMMM!!! I can definitely look back and see how my bottom got the size it did… and that it didn’t happen overnight 🙂
E

courtney - Hummingbird cake, but I hardly ever make it because I would eat it. all.

Abby Munoz - Lemon Bars! Sweet, simple and perfect for summer. Your blog is my naptime treat to myself. It is like that verse from Psalm 11. “He who refreshes others will he himself be refreshed” (my paraphrase?). It always makes me smile. Thanks Meg.

Karen - My favorite dessert EVER is Red Velvet Cheesecake! YUM!!

Janae D - Ohhh… I just requested that book recently. I’m stoked to read it and heard about it on KLOVE. Favorite dessert….chocolate from Cocoa Dulce in Bradley Fair. Yummy!

kari Kim - Dulce de Leche (not sure if that is spelled right) ice cream with a warm brownie….

kari Kim - Dulce de Leche (not sure if that is spelled right) ice cream with a warm brownie….

Katie - My favorite dessert is any kind of moist warm cake without icing. Icing ruins everything.
I’ve been wanting to read this book! I hope I win!!

Cindy Albert - My favorite dessert is usually the last one I had. Last night we had ice cream sandwiches with black raspberry ice cream in them. Wow! Thanks for the chance at the book.
Cindy

Annette - a dusty road sundae…oh YUM!!!

Mary Beth - This is seriously the hardest question you could have ever asked, but I think it has to be brownies…nothing else seems to satisfy like them…I mean nothing! this book sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing with us!

mominin - Chocolate Chip Cheesecake!

Angela Merrell - I Love chocolate, but I have to say my favorite is the dulce de leche cheesecake at the cheesecake factory. 😀 It is absolutely YUMMY!!!!!!

Anna Marie - Vanilla ice cream with chocolate cake (no frosting) all mixed together. Yum!!!

Stephanie Carroll - Banana Pudding!!

Nicole - Hi! I am somewhat new to your blog, but I have to tell you I think it’s really great! Your photography is so inspirational, and I LOVE that you LOVE color!
I was out at Homegoods the other day and they had a pillow that said Whatever on it, and I couldn’t help but think of you! I even snapped a picture, LOL.
This book looks great, and the excerpt that you included seems right on with todays society and life.
Oh! and my favorite dessert is… cinnamon buns! 🙂

Christin - Raspberry and white chocolate chip cheesecake!

Janine - I don’t want the book but I must sympathize with your sugar cravings. I gave up sugar for health reasons nearly two weeks ago and it is so hard. Anyone who says it is easy is a crazy person! Hang in there. Sugar free jello and sugar free pudding are always good substitutes when the cravings get too hard.

Arrica - Ok, so my fav dessert is. . . anything with chocolate in it!
I know boring right! I am even satisfied with a dove square as my dessert. I just looove chocolate. (dark!)
I have never heard of this book. It looks like something I need about now. I am in a sort of dry area in my walk at them moment. Too busy doing for others to stop and fill up “my” cup.
Not good I know.
Thanks for the opp.
Arrica- NJ

Jill A. J. - I would read it while enjoying a slice of chocolate cake with mocha frosting and a chocolate glaze. Yummy!

Gretchen D. - Can I only pick one dessert? Oh, how I love my dessert. I admire your will power. I love chocolate ice cream, double stuffed oreos and Russell Stover’s strawberry filled eggs (just bought some on clearance!). Thank you for sharing this book with your readers.

cynthia - Green tea ice cream after a dinner at my favorite Thai restaurant. And then there is banana pudding…how’s that for a bowl of comfort?

Sarah - White chocolate raspberry squares. I would literally eat an entire pan if it was socially and medically acceptable. What a fun week you are going to have on your blog!!

Sam MillerGott - Looks like a good read.
My favorite dessert is…wait, I have to choose just one? Well, since I have to choose just one, today I would have to go with a chocolate shake.

Stephanie - I am also a ‘Key Lime Pie’ girl!!
I SO hope I win this book.

Cara Kapp - Would love to read this book. My favorite dessert is Creme Brulee. In Afrikaans we say for dessert “nagereg”! Can’t wait every morning to log on to read your blog!

jamie - probably a dessert i only make a christmas. it has raspberry jello mixed with cranberry jelly and the topping is cool whip, cream cheese, and sugar. it’s delicious.

Tara - red velvet cheesecake from cheesecake factory.

Julie - Cheese Cake!!!

amy - My favorite dessert that I make is sopapilla cheesecake…yum!! My all time favorite dessert is a triple berry pie from Wegman’s.

Messy@Bungalow'56 - My favourite dessert is my mom’s Christmas trifle, I could eat a whole punch bowl full. It literally is to die for.
I have not seen this book before. Very intrigued,
Dana

jenn groves - i never met a dessert i didn’t like! but if i had to narrow it down; right now strawberries are in season here in FL. so strawberry shortcake, with pound cake (not the round cakes from the grocery store)and homemade whipped cream! this dessert screams warm sunshine days to me :o)

Amy Mumaw - heath gooey bars by Paula Dean

Teresa Johnson - I would have to say my favorite dessert is an ice cream topped brownie 🙂

Jenny Wenzel - Oh…would love this book…really want to read it! My fav dessert is just a big french silk pie…ymmmm!!!

June - Chocolate Whoopie Pie with fluffy white marshmallow frosting in between the two chocolaty goodness cakes. YUMMERS However, I’m on Atkins so none of that for me. 🙁

Donna - My all-time favorite dessert is ice cream, but I’ve sworn it off for a while. So, now I eat chocolate cake and brownies 🙂

Jessie Miller Sterling - Mmmmm. Cheesecake from Carnegie Deli in New York. I’ve only been to New York once, but somehow we ended up going back there everyday. Mmmmmm.

Staci - KEY LIME PIE!!!! (Paula Deen’s recipe to be precise) Don’t look it up….you’ll cave and make one….it’s the yummiest thing on this Earth!!!!!!!!!! I would just love this book 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win it Meg! Happy Monday!

Michele - Just plain ‘ol chocolate chip cookies.

Debi in Oregon - MMMM. Creme brulee, baby!

julie - bananas foster!!

April Brown - My favorite dessert to eat is cobbler (either apple or peach). Its the ultimate comfort food! 🙂 My favorite to make is actually my daughter’s birthday cake. Each year I make whatever she wants and we usually do it together. Since she’s 14, I relish the time spent together. (Last year it was your rainbow cake, with a few tweaks).

Kelsey - Everyone is sharing their cheesecake ideas, so I must add mine. I love Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake. It is so easy to make and so good. Not good for you, but so good to eat.

Christy - Tiramisu for sure! YUM! Thanks for the giveaway!

leigh - darby’s banana cream cheese bars!

Emily - Cheesecake….yummm!!! I have been meaning to read this book…this has been a good reminder.

amanda fuentes - Pumpkin Pie no doubt about it! Nice and cold the day after Thanksgiving for BREAKFAST! The best!

Sharilyn - Looks like a great book. I’m a simple girl… my fave dessert is my sister-in-law’s homemade apple pie and vanilla bean ice cream.
Sharilyn

Kim - Apple crumb pie. yum-o

Sarah Swartzentruber - Great Give Away, that I hope to win!! I love all deserts so I can’t pick my favorite. However one of my top choices would be Red Velvet cake! YUMMY:)

Charity Palmer - It’s a great book! And I could indulge in chocolate chip cookies ANY time. 🙂

Laura Phelps - I HAD THIS BOOK IN MY HANDS A FEW WEEKS AGO!!!!!! But unfortunately, no dollars in my wallet!!! If I don’t win it, I am getting it anyway!!!!
Dessert…this is hard…but..I make a very easy, very yummy, pumpkin pie CAKE….cakey bottom, pumpkin filling, toasted pecans and cake crumble on top…a whole lot of brown sugar, and butter. Frankly, everything a dessert ought to be.

Sophie - Peach Cobbler!
My mom’s is THE BEST!

Sarah @ Dream In Domestic - Yay! What a great giveaway! I’ve been wanting to read this!
My favorite dessert would either be apple crisp or strawberry shortcake. For today, anyway! 😛

Shairee - CIRCUS PEANUTS! Once on my birthday a friend told me she wanted to get me some and looked in many stores…she couldn’t find them though because she had no idea WHAT they were – she finally told me they must be out of season. HAHA when I showed her what they look like (big orange marshmellows) she laughed out loud saying she had no idea someone would actually EAT those!! They’re still my favorite!

ally - Okay yeah, I just finished week 2 without sweets, so I can tell you all about it:
I love me an oreo mixer from Culvers or it’s cousin, the blizzard from the DQ.
Brownie
whipped cream
warm soft squishy chocolate chip cookies
Half Baked Ben and Jerry’s
I gotta stop or the drool will short out my computer. :0)

Kristina - oh I’ve wanted to read this book for a long time! but it’s not at my library. thanks for this giveaway!
I think my favorite dessert is boston cream pie. or just ice cream. it depends on my mood.

Catherine - Lemon Meringue ice cream -Ben & Jerry’s… sadly it was a ltd edition, but it was good enough that I still would LOVE to have some and I haven’t had it since the summer of 2007. My hubs would take me to the doctor, we were expecting our son, and he took me to B&J’s once after an appointment. It was YUM-O!!!

Michelle Shoemaker - Picking one is difficult, but I would have to say blueberry cheesecake.

Alissa - Definitely hot fudge brownie sundaes!!

Amanda Kay - Right now…Cream Cheese Oreo Balls. My mother-in-law just left us some. Now they are heading back to Kansas and I’m sad and need a good book to read 🙁

gina - Right now, I would say chocolate icecream. =D

Tracy - My favorite dessert is tiramisu with a hot cup of coffee!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Tracy

Jessica Reed - My favorite dessert is Kaiserschmarrn, it’s an Austrian dessert. It’s a caramelized pan cake, with raisins and apple sauce. It’s pretty much the best thing I’ve ever eaten.

Lauren - My grandpa and I share a love for the same dessert–coconut cream pie. It’s best when we get to eat it together.
And….I’ve been wanting to read this book so bad 🙂

Nikki - Has to be cheesecake with fresh cream NOT UHT.

Leah - The first thing that popped into my mind was the toasted coconut ice cream sunday we had a couple weeks ago. The caramel sauce and brownies were homemade and just so yummy!

Tara - I love Peanut Butter Pie…YUM!!!! I have really wanted to read this book and would LOVE to win it:)

Lyndsey - Banana cream pie! YUM!

rebecca - A simple favorite dessert in our house is dump cake…..take a thingy of fresh blueberries and a can of pinabpple (crushed) with the juice and dump in a 9X13 pan (you can add any fruit you want) dump a yellow cake mix on top and melt a stick of margarine and pour on top and bake according to box directions…Yum and easy!
Annie would LOVE making it!

Kasey Laughlin - I have heard great things about this book and can’t wait to read it! Thanks for the chance to win! My favorite dessert is peanut butter pie. Easy peasy…grab a premade graham cracker pie crust, mix ice cream and peanut butter together and fill in the pie crust. Set in freezer and eat! 🙂 Happy Monday!

Kirsten - Megan – I saw you won Kim’s TCB prize – there’s good “karma” for you – you are a gem. And…brownies with ice cream and hot fudge sauce 🙂

pambuller - i’m hungry. i want all of the above.
tis the season for homemade ice cream with grapenuts in it. Yum!

Andrea - jello poke cake!

Eric Tippin - Sticky Toffee Pudding (British, look it up!)

Lacy Brauner - raspberry cheese cake. hands down.

Tonya @ More Than Enough - Strawberry Shortcake….w/fresh strawberries, homemade shortcake and whipped cream. Now you’ve got me craving it! 😉
I’ve heard great things about this book!

Summer - Eclair cake, cheese cake, tiramisu, carrot cake. I kind of have a dessert problem.

LeAnne Cotton - very simple…brownies hot out of the oven with vanilla ice cream and strawberries

Sarah - Red Vevet Cake

Dianne Avery - That’s easy! My homemade cherry cheese cake. Yum!!

Amber - Rhubarb crisp and that book would make my day.

Becky - Warm chocolate chip cookies!

Nan Carlson - Blueberry Banana Surprise for SURE ! When my boys were in school, the teachers would beg for it during Teacher Appreciation Week ! When the boys left elementary, the teachers were sad ! Thanks for your inspiration ! Your reflections make me want to do better !

crush. - devil food cake with homemade buttercream frosting. mmm. baking one wedsnesday for our mom’s birthday. 🙂

Mindy Harris - that book looks awesome. my favorite dessert is oreo dirt cake. yum…so cute in a terra cotta pot.

Jules - hmmmm….I would have to say that today, being a sunny springy day, I would have to go with Lemon Meringue (is that how you spell it?) pie! With coffee (duh). LOVE LOVE LOVE your blog!!!!! (and my library doesn’t have the book…I checked.) Pick me Pick me! 😀

Ashley - Oh boy, I’m pregnant so my favorite dessert is “one of each please.” But especially, ice cream…in a waffle cone, or creme brulee, or key lime pie, or….oh boy.

Karen R. - My favorite dessert is anything with fresh strawberries, no chocolate for me – crazy I know – I have never liked chocolate!

Nicole Q. - Angel Food Cake with TONS of strawberry with the sugary strawberry juice.
This book really affected me too . . . I’d love copy to give away!

Laura - A big L – O – V – E for today’s giveaway Meg! It looks like a great read!
A favorite dessert of mine is definitely Sopaipilla Cheesecake!
It’s baked – so the bottom layer of cheesecake is creamy and warm, the middle crescent roll layer is a flakey and the buttery, sugar and cinnamon mixture on top is crunchy!
It’s so simple, but so delish!
Have a sunshiny day!
Laura

Nichole Martinez - My favorite dessert is called the Napoleon – a flaky layered pastry separated with bavarian cream that is glazed with a white frosting and then drizzle with chocolate. Oh my gosh! So good!

LoriB - fresh peach crisp

jennifer delossantos - Any dessert involving chocolate is fine by me!! Seriously, anything with chocolate.

Heather - hot chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven. with a big glass of milk,

Katie Gonzalez - my sister in law is in chef school ,taking a cake-making class. recently, she made champagne cake with buttercream frosting and slices of fresh strawberries – the most amazing thing ever. seriously. it has champagne mixed right in with the batter. i LOVE it!
p.s. i was in a baby boutique this week casually discussing cakes for a baby shower, and the shop owner pulled up your blog to show us your rainbow cake from a while back. i was so excited (being a long time reader) that i knew right away who that cake belonged to! i think my sister-in-law is going to work on something similar for my shower, will have to email you a picture. it was so fun to make that connection with a total stranger over your lovely blog!!!

elizabeth - carrot cake with lots of cream cheese frosting. yum

Ruth - I love tiramisu. I have never made it so I don’t get to enjoy it very often. I think that’s why I love it so much.

Ericka - Sopapillas with warm honey and a little bit of sugar sprinkled on it! YUMMY!

Elena - Thanks! My favorite dessert is warm apple crisp with vanilla ice cream.

Lindsey - My mother-in-law’s recipe, “The next best thing to Robert Redford” crazy name but delicious, chocolate pudding, cream cheese & whip cream yumminess!! So, so good!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/next-best-thing-to-robert-redford-pie/detail.aspx

ckiser@chem-castltd.com - Red Lobster’s Key Lime Pie, baby!

Suzanne Gallagher - That’s easy for me! A slice of good ole’ fashion Appple Pie with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream on the side. Yummmmmy!!

Julie - Sounds like a great book! My fav dessert is chocolate anything!

traci - Keep hearing about this book. My fav. dessert by far is strawberry shortcake with homemade shortbread…YUUUUM!!!!

audrey - Ice cream in a waffle cone!

Amy De La Garza - My favorite dessert is Sopapilla Cheesecake, made with crescent rolls, packs of cream cheese, tons of butter, cinnamon/sugar and almonds. Amazing.

Mary - Cookies, cookies and more cookies. Any kind of cookie. Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal, Potato Chip, White Chocolate Macadamia, Raisen, Craisen, or any combination of these. But, I rarely make cookies because I’m the only one in my house that loves them, and therefore I end up eating most of them. Same goes for my second favorite dessert; chocolate sheet cake. I make it for myself on my birthday and eat the whole thing without guilt.

Alison - Oh I forgot, you have to have vanilla icecream with the brownie cake.

Nancy - Tough decision… I would have to say anything with the word “cinnamon” in the title…it just rocks my world. It could be cinnamon crumb donuts, cinnamon scone, cinnamon cookies, cinnamon rolls, apple cinnamon crumb pie, snickerdoodle pie, cinnamon toast. Yes, I have issues.

Emily - I LOVE brownies with ice cream…yum!

Alison - My mom makes this wonderful brownie cake. It has been a favorite since I was little.

Meredith Salmon - 0I am addicted to the Bakerella Oh My Chocolate Chip Pie. It is so easy to make and everyone loves it. I use 1/2 semi sweet chips and 1/2 milk chocolate chips. Enjoy. Here is photo so you can see how good it is.
http://www.bakerella.com/chocolate-chip-cookie-pie%E2%80%A6-oh-my/

Lorelei Eurto - Oh it’s gotta be Black Cherry crumble. or any cherry crumble for that matter. its a good thing i dont have the recipe. i would make it more often than i should.
xox love your blog, Megan!

Cassandra McKinley - Red Velvet Cake Balls—red velvet cake mixed w/cream cheese frosting formed into nice, easy to pop in your mouth balls….but no eating until they are dipped in chocolate! yum-o!

Ashlee - This is so cheesy, but my favorite is the Cookie Monster at Cheddars. Giant chocolate chip cookie in a mini cast iron skillet with vanilla ice cream. We never go there but I dream about it from time to time!

Lisa - OOps forgot to say my favorite dessert…duh.
I love Root Beer Floats!

Dina Marie - Mud Pie is my favorite dessert!! Yummy especially with chocolate fudge!

Lisa - I have been meaning to get this book and read it…I have heard great things about it. Would love to win it!

Bre Ann - Molting Chocolate cake with raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream OR blueberry crisp

Tricia - Ooh its a toss-up between apple pie with walnut streusel topping and tiramisu. How about both?! 😉
Here’s my recipe for it too. Ya’ know. Just for vicarious pie-eating purposes.
http://boutellefamilyzoo.blogspot.com/2009/09/apple-pie-with-walnut-streusel-topping.html
XO*Tricia

Vicki - Wow! That first paragraph just put to words how I have felt recently about “feeling” God. I know it’s me who has “moved away” and I don’t know why or how. Wow! I’d love to read this!!
My favorite dessert is by far Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby Ice cream. I literally could eat it every day!!!
Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂

Kari - I have been wanting to read this book for a loooong time! Great give away! Here lately, I’ve been really craving Girl Scout cookies! YUM!

Beth Wells - I’ve been wanting to read this! Wow…my favorite dessert would have to be ice cream…or cheesecake! Mmm! 🙂

candace - i’ve been craving chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies. there’s a short name for them, but it’s gross and not blog appropriate.
all desserts are my favorite.

sarah - oh sorry…fav. dessert is: death by chocolate!

sarah - I’ve gone through such a difficult year recently and God is doing so much healing through others and in me. This book sounds like a wonderful tool for God to work healing and bring us back to Him. Thanks for the giveaway!

Jacci - I have a seriously good cheesecake recipe from a friend. It’s my all time *favorite* cheesecake – stays in the over overnight and gets such a perfect consistency. If I win, I’ll share it with you 🙂 Or, if I don’t win and you still want the recipe, I share it then, too!

Lauren - My favorite dessert is my grandmother’s chocolate eclair pie! Graham crackers, pudding and chocolate. What more could you ask for????

Carly - Chocolate Chip Cookies. And I’ve heard so much about this book and have wanted to read it!

Teresa - Homemade chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven.
My Bible Study is reading this book right now. But my mom asked me about it and I would like to give it to her. GREAT BOOK!

jeana - I love German Chocolate Chip Cookies! Yuuuummmm!
This book is fabulous, I lost my copy, or gave it to someone, but would love to read it again!

Michelle - peaches and cream cheese cake. . .it’s wonderful. I made it last night! This book is on my ‘to read’ list already 🙂 Thanks for giving one away!

Chris - My favorite dessert is Bananas Foster. So yummy!

Lori - Banana cream pie cheesecake from the cheesecake factory. Divine!!!

Elizabeth - Two favorite desserts: yellow layer cake with chocolate ganache frosting; coffee ice-cream hot fudge sundae with whipped cream and nuts

alamama - java lava ice cream pie! worth EVERY calorie and fat gram!
Thanks for the chance!

rebecca - Ummm – brownies and vanilla bean ice cream. Simply good! I’ve been wanting to read this book!

J. - A big slice of New York Cheesecake with some fresh strawberry topping. Oh goodness. 🙂

LeighAnn - My all time favorite dessert strawberry frozen salad 🙂 Cream Cheese, sugar, cool whip, and strawberries!! Nothing better 🙂

Jenna - Best of all time – cheesecake stuffed strawberries!! Core the strawberries, stuff with cheesecake filling, then seal with fruit dipping chocolate. AH – mazing.

Megan - Cheese cake or chocolate…cheesecake! Looks like a great read.

Deputy's Wife - My favorite dessert is yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Which is what my sister will make me tomorrow on my 40th birthday.
I read your excerpt of the book. I really would like to read this! Thank you for having the giveaway!

Abbey - Chocolate Cake!!!

Angie - Cookie Dough Egg Rolls with Vanilla Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce….

Amanda - Pecan-Pumpkin Pie in the Fall/Winter…Homemade Strawberry Shortcake in the Spring/Summer…both topped with tons of Cool Whip!

Alisa - I have been wanting to read this book…I’ve heard nothing but great things about it.
I ♥ anything chocolate or those apple bars you posted a while back, but chocolate éclair cake would have to be right up there too.
You are clearly a glutton for punishment to want us to post these!

Diane - Without a doubt – vanilla ice cream over a brownie with chocolate syrup. Of course the brownie must be warmed a bit! 🙂
Thanks for the giveaway!
Diane

carmela hershey - Anything Chocolate for sure…I have been wanting this book for awhile…hope I win!!!
carmela

Sandy - Looks like an amazing book. Even if I don’t win (which I hope I do!), I’m glad you made us aware of it.
Warm chocolate chip cookies and brownies with chocolate icing (not together…although that would be ok too) 🙂

Barbie - That is a hard one but I think I will go with strawberry shortcake. Ok, now I want some. 🙂

Christy - definatly cheesecake!!

Camille - Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Brownies. Totally a box that you add eggs, oil, and water – but better than any homemade brownie I’ve ever had. EVER.

Jemm - Ironically, or maybe not, ice cream. I can totally relate to that excerpt from the book 😉 I see Chris Tomlin wrote the forward, I love his music.

Cathy - Strawberry cheesecake! I tried Rachael Rays banana cheesecake recipe yesterday and since then I’ve wanted strawberry cheesecake 🙂

Rankin - Fresh out of the oven brownies with ice cream. yum!

Andrea - i have too many favorites. but today i would choose peach cobbler!

Nancy from the Chicago 'burbs - I’ve heard great reviews about Crazy Love. Mmmmmm, my favorite dessert from a restaurant is Creme Brulee. My favorite at home dessert is brownies.

Jill R. - That one passage may have actually changed my life. It was exactly what I needed to hear at exactly this moment. Thank you for sharing! And my favorite dessert is chocolate chip cookies!

amy s - just one favorite?
um…
chocolate cheesecake, with a mocha.
(because i don’t think a beer and onion rings classify as dessert.)

Kristi - You must love torturing yourself! My fave is just the basic brownie, preferably a corner piece. This is my favorite recipe.. perfect brownies!
http://theblackapple.typepad.com/inside_a_black_apple/2009/08/my-favorite-brownies.html

Sasser365.blogspot.com - Sinful sunday!!! (From outback steakhouse) I’ve learned to make it at home! So dangerous! 🙂

Natalie (The Sweets Life) - HA i absolutely cannot pick a favorite dessert…too many that I love 🙂 But lately I’ve been all about good old fashioned ice cream!

Dana D @BoysMyJoys - I think my all-time favorite goes back to my childhood.
There’s just nothing like an ice cream sandwich!
🙂

Brittney - I have heard so many great things about this book, and I need to read it! My favorite dessert I actually ate this weekend! It’s the chocolate raspberry cheesecake from this little shop here in Memphis. Thanks for the giveaway…so fun!

Tonya Brown - warm apple pie with ice cream yum yum…
thanks for the chance to win what looks like to be a great read.

Laura - Banana Cream Pie! so delicious…

shelly - I can’t pick just one dessert! Chocolate ice cream and cupcakes! Great giveaway!

Danielle H. - Wow that one page of the book really called out to me — my FAVORITE dessert is cheesecake in any flavor and with any topping!!!

Amy Mierzejewski - my fav dessert is Paradise Pie from Chili’s! It lives up to its name.

Laura - Mmm… Cheesecake!

allie - any kind of ice cream!

Tera - carrot cake with cream cheese icing… mmmm…

priscilla sibayan - TOLL HOUSE PIE! it’s a huge chocolate chip cookie with vanilla bean ice cream on top. it is magnificent and soooo easy to make! i also need to read this book again! it is wonderful!

Colleen - yummmmm. my favorite dessert is strawberry shortcake. homemade biscuits and squashed up strawberries. add as much extra sugar to sweeten or a natural dessert for you to enjoy too!

Sara @ It's Good to be Queen - this is a great giveaway….i’ve actually already read it and loved it. so i’m not entering the giveaway…just wanted to say, great choice!!

Jennifer - Unfortunately, all of them. But I’ll go with coconut pie. Nummy.

Marisol Avila - Ice cream…anything with chocolate, caramel and nuts! My favorite this week is Haagen Daz – Carmel cone 🙂

Sarah Surface - Warm chocolate chip cookies!

Kirsten - Olive Garden’s white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. Mmmm…..

Jackie - Bread pudding with carmel sauce, but my 2nd favorite is just snickerdoodles (homemade) and a glass of milk…we have that WAY more than bread pudding!

emily b - right now it’s strawberry shortcake with biscuit-like shortcake, not the angel food cake version. I would like some right now, thank you.

Shawna - Carrot Cake

kbonikowsky - Looks like a great book!
KEY LIME PIE! (not bright green, very important)

Connie Faulkingham - Coconut Cheesecake from the cheesecake factory or if we can’t get there..Tuxedo Brownies from the Papmpered Chef Cookbook…Yummo!!

Alysa - Bakers Square French Silk Pie … oh yummy-to-the-tummy. And, I, too, love this book. Found it last summer and devoured it – have given it away to multiple friends because it is THAT good. I love the page you put on here. one of my favorites, too.

Sheryl - Carrot Cake Cheese Cake!! YUMMY!!!

Donna - Warm brownies with ice cream.

stacie jameson - I love the pioneer womans Angel sugar cookies. I think I’m going to make a batch right now.

Laura in LA - Wow, that book seems great. I would read it while eating a bowl of chocolate peanut butter ice cream!

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thank you.

good ideas ladies.
thanks!

Can you give us some photo tips?
hmmm….i would ask ashley about that.  
not me.  
i feel like i am totally unqualified.
i want ashley to teach ME.
oh wait…i do have one tip:
don't take pictures in the bright afternoon sun…they pretty much always look bad. 
wait till later evening when the sun is starting to go down or early morning when it's coming up.

that is all.
 

what kind of sewing machine would you recommend?
i have this one.
i love it.
i bought it at sears in 2000.  
i don't know much more than how to make a zigzag stitch….but it's a great machine.
especially if you are beginning.  it may be the best $100 you ever spend.  


what did you do in your workout?
ha.
i go to a fitness center in the next town…in a retirement center.
i love it because i am the youngest one by 50 years.  
there are no cute skinny women in short shorts and bra tops making me feel like a fat mom of 5.
i get on the treadmill…plug into regis and kelly (but nathan lane was hosting today for regis.)
and i text my friend half the time to help the time go faster.
i also watched a little price is right.
my workout is nothing inspirational…45 minutes of walking and running.
today i only ran 6 minutes of the 45.
but i walk really fast.
then lots of sit ups. 
because people ask me about being pregnant when i ride airplanes.

     
do you have tips for cleaning the house?
no.
you know when you and your girlfriends are complaining to each other about your how your husbands
leave their socks on the floor and "does he think they will just walk to the hamper themselves?"
yeah…that is me.
my socks on the floor.
my shoes all over the place.
my dirty clothes in piles all over the floor.
my towels wadded on the floor instead up hung up.

my husband is clean and neat.
he is sweet to put up with my mess.

and that is why i can't show you any house pictures…it's a mess in here!
 

i want to know about when you got married??
no you really don't.
i was 18.
it was 1994.
my bridesmaids wore floral print dresses.
i cried (happy tears) through the WHOLE wedding.
my bouquet looked a giant 20 pound clock made of roses.
we lived in a small town that doesn't have meals or dances after weddings.
so we had cake in the church basement.
everyone came and i loved that.
since i was 18 and a total brat (oh yeah…and pregnant) i expected my mom to do everything
and i wasn't nice or grateful about anything.
i was completely horrible.
i was…ask anyone who knew me.

it's a time in my life that i don't even like to think about.

i love craig.  
i could not have a better husband EVER.
not ever.
we went to high school together…dated for YEARS…crazy in love.
we grew up together as husband & wife and parents and he is my very best friend.

but the wedding and it's surrounding time….not good memories…because of me.

i am grateful for all the time, money and effort put into our wedding.
and VERY GRATEFUL for the outcome of our wedding …
(big happy family with a rockin' hot marriage that makes me happy every single day)
but my actions and my attitude then…
very immature.
i was about as UN-gracious as you could get.

it's so embarrassing.

a week ago i was driving and thinking back to those days and had a thought that made me cry.
"i am not that person anymore."
i am so glad that God forgives our sins.  
and changed me.  
and continues to work in my heart every day.
and loves me still.
even when i fail again and again.

aren't you glad you asked?

have you been mushroom hunting?
this seems like a joke.
i have not been mushroom hunting.
and i don't like mushrooms.
but if i did i would buy this shirt and wear it that day.

who do you wish you could be?
ummm…..
no idea.

who inspires you?
again….no idea.
what it the matter with me that i don't know how i am inspired or who i aspire to be? 
 

did you watch SNL special last night?
i didn't know it was on!
bummer.
i think jason sudeikis is my favorite.
funny that you asked that because i was thinking about andy samberg on my drive home from 
my workout and i thought "i bet he is so weird in person"
and will forte is my macgruber.
so i will fovever love him and forgive him for all the annoying singing he does.

what's for dinner?
i don't know.  
we have a sitter and
we are taking some kids to a basketball game.
so probably….cereal.
but i have a recipe for sunday.
you'll love it.
craig told me "this is the best meal you have ever made" the first time i made it.
it's not as easy as the others…so it's a special meal i don't make that often.
but it is YUMMY.

can we see the dining room?
we are going to start working on it…removing wallpaper, painting, etc.
so i will show you then.
because now…it's not even worth taking a picture.
it looks the same as when we moved in 5 years ago and i hated it then.

who are your favorite bloggers?
ok…that is an easy one.
in no particular order…
 
julie         carrissa       tara        sarah       ashley      megan       kristin       amy

jess          jeanne        elisa        edie         tonya        laura       michelle     jaz

————————————————————————————————
now i will go clean up a room in my house and take some pictures for you.  
and it will make craig happy too.  :)

S - Are you going to see the MacGruber movie? I got to go to a screening and Will Forte was there! (And Ryan Phillippe too.)

jaz - Bless you my child!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

kristin - : )
by the way, if you decide to go mushroom hunting you can borrow that shirt from jerry…i got it for him last year.

carissa... brown eyed fox - oh my… when i was 18 i was a BIG ‘ol brat.
gosh… 18… you WERE so young!
young and so flipping cute. you were a cute brat. :O) no!!!!!
when i think about how i was in my earlier days it turns my stomach.
i wasn’t a bad person per se… gosh… i just did some really stupid things.
look at yall now! really… wow! God has been there all along… leading the way.
i am going to run over there & give you a big hug!
and then we could go mushroom hunting together! :O)
ya know… i adore you to pieces!
thank you!
love you!

amy jupin - dirty socks and wet towels on the floor? WHAT?!
only sew a zigzag? WHAT?!
no photo tips? WHAT?!
didn’t watch the snl special? WHAT?!
no dinner planned? WHAT?
haven’t started on the dining room yet? WHAT??!
i’m on your list of favorite bloggers? WHAT?!!!!!!!!!
you couldn’t have shocked me more with that last one.
are you trying to give me permagrin?
seriously, THANK YOU.
you are too kind.
and the wedding stuff…don’t be so hard on yourself.
you sound like you are embarrassed and you shouldn’t be.
look at you now. you are a rock star.
and remember that hair?
you are one hot momma right?
if we lived closer i swear i would bring you a sonic cranberry limeade. you sound like you need one. 🙂
love you girl. mean it.

Sarah@Clover Lane - OH, you are so funny. And thank you too.
But about the wedding…I’m sorry but what young bride does NOT think the entire world revolves aroun them and their very special awesome princessy day? I spent every moment I wasn’t working (and I mean every moment) thinking out my wedding. I used to cringe and now I just laugh when I get out my old “wedding binder”. It IS embarassing, but for God’s sake, it was the only time in my life that WAS all about me. Sometimes I think Thank God I had that year, because about 2 weeks after my honeymoon, I started hurling my head off with severe morning sickness and life stopped as I knew it.
I once apologized to my mom about me being so bratty in my teenager years, and she said, “You weren’t bratty at all!” I think she forgot, or I maybe thought I said some of the things out loud that were in my head every day during those years? They love us…and know they we will one day come around…just like we know with our teenagers.

Laura Phelps - most women are ungrateful brats when it comes to planning their wedding. YOU actually can get away with it, however, because you were a teenager.
I am a lover of stories with happy endings. Is that stupid to say? Because honestly, who out there is a lover of sad endings? But anyhoo…
You were given such a HUGE obstacle to overcome..really…so young…pregnant, in love or not..you were a kid,really.
And my, oh my, Meg…look at you now.
The same man, more beautiful children, and God is using you and your talents to inspire so many every single day.
Yours is the real deal love story. And you know me…I like to keep it REAL. I thrive on REAL feelings and stories, because when we are honest, we make connections…we lift people up…we stay true to ourselves, our family, our God.
You blow me away.
And that I am on your list of favorite bloggers?????
THAT made me cry.
I love you Meg…

Kimberlee J. - Maybe a better way to ask the inspired question is: What is LIFE GIVING to you? What or who refreshes you?

Dana D @BoysMyJoys - Are you sure we aren’t long-lost sisters?
Because I do declare, it felt like I was reading a story of parts of my life.
(Except we only have 2 children 🙁 )
Love this post!!!
Now, you know we NEED to see wedding pics now!
🙂

Jill - Um, you cannot tell us about the bridesmaid’s dresses and not show us a pic! PLEASE! I need a preggo bride pic too! 🙂

brooke - hey meg although i think you look awesome for a mom of five i love to share my little secret to how ilost 25 pounds in 8 weeks to anyone who has weight loss goals of their own…i did this video (20 minutes!!!) 5-6 days a week and like i said it did take 8 weeks i lost 25 and now with doing it 1 or 2 times a week i have managed to keep 20 off…i am getting back to my 5-6 x/week today because i want to look good for my man when he gets home!! but it is jillian michaels the 30 day shred (http://www.walmart.com/ip/8744608?sourceid=1500000000000003260390&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8744608) at walmart for $8!!! and this coming from someone who loaths to workout at home…
and also…reading your marriage story brought tears to my eyes…c and i got married two weeks after i turned 19 after being wildly in love and engaged for over a year…and i am crying right now because of how much i love and miss him…and i am so grateful for that and for His grace as you said because it is so far from where i was last deployment…so embarrassed for it…but so incredibly happy in my life and amazing marriage…

pve - seriously, how long did this post take to answer?
I need an hour to read it and click on all your faves.
pve

Christina - “a week ago i was driving and thinking back to those days and had a thought that made me cry.
“i am not that person anymore.”
i am so glad that God forgives our sins.
and changed me.
and continues to work in my heart every day.
and loves me still.
even when i fail again and again.”
crying…I’m so there.
I love every part of your story (your ongoing blog)…it’s so regular and special at the same time.

michelle - you are so stinkin funny! i like the way you work out! and where you work out!
LOVE your new haircut!! very becoming on you. i’ve been super busy lately and haven’t been checking blogs. but one of the gals that works for me was on lunch and i walked into the office and there you were on her screen! she loves your blog too! 🙂
thanks for the mention. the love is mutual!

Jennifer - It is refreshing to know that I am not the only one who did not love every moment of her wedding day. I wasn’t pregnant, but we had a 9 month old and God has been using that little guy to refine me for the last 11 1/2 years and I wouldn’t change a minute of it. But my wedding! UGH! Growing up with my hubby has been wonderful too. 🙂

Jen Christians - I was 19..pregnant..
I felt so bad for being pregnant.
I went with the cheap wedding dress.
I made all of my own center pieces. (UGLY)
I had not been to a wedding since I was little.
I had no idea how to act or what to say.
I cried (happy tears), emotional pregnant (sad) tears.
I cried and cried amd cried.
I wished that it wasn’t how I “got” married.
But you could have finished my story with yours.
Change the five kids to four…
I can’t image “growing-up” with anyone but my husband.
I feel like we can do anything together. ANYTHING
It will be 10 years this year.
Thanks for sharing that… It really made me have a connection.

sajidah - i love reading your blog. that is all.

Jen - Now we need to SEE a wedding picture! Pretty please with a polka dot on top??

Melanie - Fun post!

Thea - Meg- I must say after reading your blog tonight I truly LOVE your personality. When I first started blogging about a year 1/2 ago…( lately it has been very , very sporadic…we are in the midst of selling our house)…I was not sure what to blog about. I really set too high of a standard for myself, and I really let myself down many, many times. However, you have in ONE very honest, down to earth, raw post made me think about “why ” I like blogging. It is more of a “creative outlet”… not a “performance.” Thank you for your honesty, creativity, and fun-loving spirit! May you be blessed today as you have so richly blessed me!! 🙂

Jessica Reed - I know what you mean about clean husbands… mine is vacuuming right now, and then he’ll probably do the dishes. I think he likes the routine… and having dishes to eat off of.

Tara - loved your wedding story. I laughed at loud …really loud when I read the whole post…especially the part about being at the gym with all the people who are 50 years older than you….so funny. and so.dang.true. I work out with the girls in bra tops and short bike shorts…and they’re my age…with more kids than I have.

Nicolle W. - I love your wedding story. So real. So truthful. That is what I love about your blog.
I really really really wish you would do a post about your photography, your secrets, your editing, etc. Your photos inspire me so much. I LOVE them! I look to you for ideas. You pictures are so natural and fun and happy. I don’t like over-edited pictures that I see so many photographers doing. You must share some of your secrets. PLEASE!
🙂

Flower Patch Farmgirl - I loved your marriage answer. Don’t we all feel that way a little, about our teenaged selves? It must be proof that we all mostly act like brats…and I’m sure it’s meant to prepare us for our own teenagers or something like that.
You need to try to find the SNL special. I had a splitting headache and was getting ready to go to bed early, which I never do, then we flipped the channel and saw that it was on and I was glued to the couch for the next hour or so. It was a really good special, with behind-the-scenes interviews and all…not just replaying sketches. Super funny.

Heather - Can I just tell you how it lightened my heart to click on over here today and learn some stuff we have in common?
1- I cried during my whole wedding too! It was just so emotional, not to mention the stress of trying to please everyone else. Sometimes it makes me feel bad too, that I will always remember crying and feeling crazy, while everyone else seems to have all these magical wedding day memories. This helped.
2- My husband is also neat! Meaning I am also messy. I like for things to be clean (as in, not dirty), but I am not bothered by clutter in the least. It’s like I can’t even see it, and it drives Jon crazy. He puts up with so much…
Random Question: have you ever had Bubble Tea? It is weird and cold and refreshing and I am recently obsessed with it!

Messy@Bungalow'56 - I am relatively new to your blog Megan and I enjoy reading daily, but for some reason this is one of my all time favourite posts of any blog I’ve read. I think we all felt that way about our 19 year old selves.
Thanks,
Dana

the inadvertent farmer - As a once teenage bride who has lived with her neatnick hubby for almost 26 years, I feel your pain about your selfishness and your messy house!
Glad I don’t have to live with the girl I was back then…I’d kill me! Kim

Mindy - Oh yeah, and I got married almost 9 years ago (when I was 30 — gasp!) and my bouquet was a 20 pound ball of peach roses! What was I thinking?

Mindy - First I love your new “do” It is sooooooooooooooo cute! And second thank you for being so real about your life. I love that you told it like it was about your wedding. I think more people need to take your lead in that area on the blogging front. I get sick of the fake my life is perfect theme. We are all a lot different than we were at 18, Thank God!

Kat - I like your wedding story because I can totally relate to the whole being a brat and now hating to think about it thing. I was a horrible teenager. From grade 9 (age 14) I just went feral. I was horrible to my parents especially my mum and it wasn’t till I started dating Corey just before my 16th birthday that I got better. I am so happy that I met Corey and he helped me change. I now have an awesome relationship with my mum but I hate looking back and thinking about that time. Whenever someone talks about it I cringe and just want to crawl into a hole and hide.

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Who wasn’t self absorbed at that age? I was 19 when we got married so I understand not being that into the wedding planning and taking mom’s help for granted. We had a simple church basement wedding…just cake and punch. I’m actually happy about that. Seems that things get a little over the top now a days:)
Hey where’s my name on your favorite bloggers list?? Just kiddin’ Meg;) You’ll always top my list. Even my daughter loves your blog!

Lisa K in FL - ps: I agree with Courtney, above, who suggested you renew your vows. That was my thought as I read your post. I have so many regrets about my own wedding (and early years of marriage)and I long for the day when we renew our vows. Maybe I’ll win the lottery by then, fly your family to FL, put you all up in a resort on the beach and ask you to photograph the ceremony!!

Lisa K in FL - I am laughing as I read this post … you are an amazingly gifted photographer (who knows little about photography??) and an envied crafter (who barely knows how to use more than a zigzag stitch??) I love it!! YOU are an inspiration 🙂 xoxoxo

Courtney Walsh - I have to tell you (so you stop beating yourself up) that when I was 18, I was also a total brat. I distinctly remember standing at the top of the stairs yelling (YELLING) at my mom because the right jeans weren’t in my drawer. Seriously, if my daughter does that I will lock her in the laundry room and tell her to do it herself, but I was horrible. horrible. horrible.
But, like you, I’m not that person anymore. 🙂
and, just to throw this out there… I think you should renew your vows. Have a new wedding to replace the one that makes you feel bad inside. Just a thought. 🙂

Donna - Hey, we’re the same age! (Really young ;-0)
I made your rainbow cake this weekend and it was a big hit so thanks!

Dana Banana - Your bouquet did look like a giant clock!! That is the one thing I remember about your wedding….and helping you get into your dress. You were crazy in love!!!
I too am greatful for forgivness of our sins and the new creations we are now. Thanks for sharing. I always look forward to our “talks”.

Life with Kaishon - What a wonderful post : )
I am clicking away with a smile on my face.
20 pounds of roses. So pretty : )

Bec - I really think you might like a friend of our family’s blog:
http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/
she is crazy creative! and she has a couple different blogs- including one about her family’s adventures living in an RV and travelling all over the country.

Georgia - I love your wedding story, even though as you say you were a ‘brat’ thats what most 18 year olds are like… ha
Im going to be 25 when i get married, and even though its 2.5years away im being a Brat!!! (or Bridezilla)
Ooooh and thanks to you a while ago i found Princess Lasertrons blog, so now im going to have AMAZING flowers!!!
Your clearly a changed person now, an amazing mum, wife, friend, blogger etc
So who cares you were a typical 18 year old, thats life.. lol
xx

Mary Beth - I don’t have particularly good memories about MY wedding, either. And I agree with you about forgiveness. I told my daughter that her wedding day will not be her best day. Every day AFTER will be better and better. How CAN a wedding be the best day of your life?! What other day has such STRESS?

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