Spring break has officially begun! We kicked it off by sleeping in this morning :) It was so needed after a long week!
Trips to the park and lots of board games are on our agenda this week :)
We are also heading here and here tomorrow for a few days...I'm turning off my phone and having some much needed away time with my family :)
While I'm gone, let's giveaway a $50 gift certificate or 2 to our website! 
Just for fun :)
Tell us something FUN you're going to do on Spring Break and you're entered! I'll hand pick one winner (for the most cReAtIvE spring break fun!) and randomly pick the other!
Blog it and tweet it (@thevintagepearl) for extra entries!
Both winners will be announced as soon as we get back from visiting Shamu :)
Have a FaNtAsTiC weekend!
Friday, March 12, 2010
tgif & spring break! (a giveaway!)
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«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 926 of 926A bunch of girls....some friends..... some friends not yet met, a cottage out in the country with log fires, good conversation, art journalling, laughter, tears and the occasional glass of wine.....food for the soul....
My soon-to-be ex sister-in-law (whom I love like a sister) and I are taking the kids on a cruise to Cabo. She's been going thru a divorce for 4 LONG years & is finally taking the kids on a vacation, and I'm joining her with my daughter!! The cousins will have so much fun together - a trip they will remember for a LIFETIME! Us moms plan on having a great time too!!!
I don't have spring break yet, but when I do, I have a few ideas in mind...
1. Going for LONG walks with my camera, and capturing the beauty around me!
2. Laying out on the hot cement, and holding back giggles as the amish children walk back laughing at me! =P
3. Watch some old movies! Audrey Hepburn! =D
4. Play the piano and sing incredibly out of tune...because I'm gifted like that. =P
5. Go to the movies with my older sister and best friend, and treat them all! My birthday gift to them!(even though its my birthday!=P)
6. Since it's been raining, I want to dance in the freezing rain, and than take a really warm shower, snuggle up with a warm blanket, and read a book, or watch a movie. =)
Those are a few ideas I have going on . = )
We're headed to zoo on Thursday..other than that, I'm cleaning out our closets and getting rid of old/non-fitting clothes (that's fun for me!). Hope y'all have fun!
Since we are expecting a baby in just 3 weeks, for Spring Break, we are not going anywhere special. Instead we are doing "Spring Training". The kids are learning how to do things around the house and earning money at the same time. Example: how to use the washing machine-each load is worth 25 cents. How to clean mirrors, each mirror is worth 50 cents. And so on. They are excited and also able to earn money and help me at the same time.
I love the names around my heart necklace. So cute. Would make a great gift since our 5th and final is almost here.
Amy
steveamylunt@hotmail.com
I'm going to make all these adorable little crafties I've seen on fab blogs with my kiddies, try new recipes, make our own pasta & anything else we can dream up!
Hey! I live just 5 miles down the road from Sea World SA! :) We were there on Saturday since my little man is finally tall enough to ride "journey to atlantis." So, for something FUN...the grandparents are coming! Yay! They live a whopping 26 hr drive away so we don't see them often enough. Having them here means free babysitting and a couple of date nights for hubby & me!!! Woohoooo!!! :)
Just got back from our spring break. Hubby and I packed up the truck, along with our basset hound and headed a few hours north to a cabin--where it rained the entire time...had a fire in the fire place and hung out in the hot tub. No internet. No phone. It was absolutely marvelous. Trying desperately to get back into the real world today!
Our family is spending part of our spring break planning an egg hunt for our neighborhood. We are excited to see how the park will look dotted with all those brightly colored eggs.
Spring break isn't for a few more weeks for us but I cannot wait! My 6th anniversary is the first Saturday of break so hopefully my hubby & I'll be doing something special. Then our plan is to take the kids to this indoor waterpark resort about 2 hours from home and stay for a few nights. It's SO much fun and the kids LOVE it! The rest of the week will be spent basking in my children's glow as we get ready for the last few weeks of school and when we all get to stay home and hang out all summer!
Enjoy your break!
we're still homeschooling as usual - but I'll be happy to stand beside I4 w/ a sign as you leave Orlando since we live just a splash away from Shamu!!
enjoy your vacation!!
Stef
We're all going to do a day of volunteering so that we can get a FREE day pass to Disney for our summer vacation.
I'll just go shopping :-)
oh.my.goodness. erin! this is CRAZY in here! i just stopped by to say hi & see what you are up to. =)
okay, something FUN we're doing on Spring Break?
okay, but don't tell?
::whispers:: filing our next application for adoption
i'm so excited!
oh, wait. you can totally tell IF i win. =)
hope you all had a GREAT time!
I'm going to visit my brother and sister-in-law and their new baby.
What a fun Spring Break! I can't wait till ours!
I was the lucky winner of your last gift card giveaway and just got it int he mail today! I LOVE it!
I just wanted to let you know I posted about it so that someone else can come and win your beautiful work :)
thanks again!
We are going to visit our local (gourmet) chocolate factory. The kids are saving their money to splurge on the good stuff! Good chocolate like good jewelry leaves you feeling fine!
Haven't decided yet:) Hope to spend some time with a little R&R.
I'm working the first part of this week but then... My son and I are going to see my mom for a long weekend while my husband goes fishing with my dad! Your blog is always on my blog!
I am just going to have fun fun fun with my 3 boys ages 4 and identical twin boys ages 2 - I work full time and spring break is a great time for us to just jump in puddles, cuddle and watch movies together and of course get take out. I also plan to have 1 day just for me, I think I'll get a pedicure!!! I love that the snow is melting, that means more walks outside and playing in the mud!!
My hubby is a phD student & has no classes this week, so he'll be working in town every day- hurray for him coming home early each day & being able to take off with us for a mattine! :) I can't wait to hang with my girls & my hubby this week :)
What I WISH we could do for our Spring Break is take a vacation to St. Louis (where we lived for Seminary from '04-'07) to visit family and friends one last time before baby #4 arrives.
We tend to spend all of our vacations visiting/being with friends/family because, well, its cheaper and more importantly its always a soul-refreshing time!
~annie
We're driving 2 hours just to have a picnic away from the snow! My poor little boy asked me "When are the rocks coming back?" They've been covered with snow so long, he misses them!
photo shoots, nordstrom rack, spring training games, and lots of time with my husband!
Oh I so hope I win! for our spring break we are going to my parents condo on the beach! it will be my youngest daughters (10 months) first trip to the beach! yay! I will blog about this also for another entry!
This Spring Break I'll (hopefully) be making a baby!
No spring break unless you count we can count my drive from work to home a break...and it's almost spring. Have fun on yours. Thanks for the chance to win one of your beautiful necklaces. Love your stuff! kennasha@hotmail.com
I'm going to Ft Meyers Beach and Orlando to visit Mickey with my 10 month old and husband!
nothing! my husband is a full time student, so his spring break will be board reviews and i will be home with our little 5 month old baby!
We have recently moved back to Texas after living in Ohio for 5 long years. Although we loved the change of seasons, we sure missed home. One tradition we have during spring break each year is a drive to the hill country of Texas to take pictures of our daughter in a field of blue bonnets. We missed only the five years we we were gone but now that we are back, we are planning on heading out to get pictures of our girl (14 yrs old now) in the beautiful blue bonnets. I know it's not that exciting but it means the world to us. Hope you have a wonderful spring break. ~nJOY!
This Spring break I will try to get some fun quality time with my two kiddos! I am due to have my 3rd child on March 27th, so I could possibly be having my 3rd child during Spring Break. Regardless, I am going to make this the most memorable Spring Break for my kids. You can't beat quality time!!!
I just left a Spring break message and realized my blog is private and with my fingers crossed I was hoping to win the $50.oo so I wanted to be sure you would be able to get a hold of me. My email address is:
jadtoncar@comcast.net
Thanks,
Jada
Our Spring Break isn't until April but we are thinking of a road trip to Dallas!!
I can't wait to play with my 5 kiddos! (we will also do alittle spring cleaning for our annual yard sale - but don't tell them that!) I will also be putting the finishing touches on my oldest daughter's jr. prom formal.....
Alisse mom5coil@gmail.com
This year we are just visiting family and spending time together which is the best kind of break I can think of! BTW love your work!
We'll be house hunting for our first home as a married couple!! Others might not think it so much fun, but my husband and I are way excited!
I just want to play with the kids!!!
Our spring break is over Easter and we plan to go and visit our families. The kids are getting excited to see there cousins!
I'm going to take the kids to the St. Patty's day parade!
We are going to San Francisco!! I've always wanted to go there and finally it's happening. We're going to visit Alcatraz and the redwoods. And just spend some time relaxing with each other. Thanks for this opportunity, I LOVE your jewelery!!
I'm going to workout mercilessly in efforts to shed the last of my baby-weight/pioneer woman cooking weight. If all goes well I might even try to buy the first bathing suit I've bought since my maternity one from 3 years ago.
I got engaged! just felt the need to announce it!
On Thursday of this week, I'll be taking my daughter's absentee father to court, and Friday I will hopefully be celebrating my newly granted sole custody along with my twenty-eighth birthday! My daughter and I are going to the newly remodeled science and history museum to have a mother-daughter day. I can't think of a better way to spend my "spring break."
My spring break started off with the awesome time of caring for my niece and nephews. Their mom and dad needed a nice weekend away (first one in 6 years). We went bowling, to the zoo, made chocolate chip cookies, ate donuts at the best little shop with the cutest little donuts, and had a great time cuddling with lots of stories. That was the best way to start since I have school work to do now... family is just wonderful.
This Spring break, I have planned a surprise trip to Las Vegas for my Hubby's 30th birthday. I called his boss and arranged some well needed time off for him. It will be hard because it is the very first time leaving our little girl but, we are in need of some Mommy and Daddy time. He has absolutly no idea. I'm telling him the day we leave which is April Fools Day so he totally isn't going to beleive me! I'm so excited. That is what we have planned for spring break ;)
Looking for a new house!
I will be working...how creative is that!
Spring Break, what's that? My kids aren't old enough to be in school yet, so I don't officially get a break...tear! But if I did, it would be spent in a warm place, with a good book in hand, enjoying some much needed R&R. A girl can dream, right??
We have been playin' in the kitchen. Today was homemade marshmallows and graham crackers for yummy 'smores.
RELAXING!
chuckandjenn@hotmial.com
I don't get a spring break but, I am going to sneak some fun stuff in anyway. Starting with a hike, snuggles with the family and lots of quality time activities including coloring, playing and being goofy! :)
Easy...I am going to spend time with my kids and husband. A teacher loves her some spring break!!!
Looks like a lot of great plans for those above. But for me? Totally going to rock around the clock. Gonna party like it's 1999! Why? Because I love spring and a break! So this is my time of year!!!
spring break means writing a thesis paper for me, don't be too jealous!
I absolutely LOVE your work! I dropped hints to my husband that I wanted something of yours for Christmas, but he didn't get the hint! Poop! :)
We are on Spring Break here too in Louisiana! We are on a trip to Georgia. Hubby is active duty Air Force and we are moving here in July. We are house-hunting (and I am stressing out!). Thanks for the chance for a giveaway Erin. I am addicted to your jewelry!
Hmmm...lets see. My spring break will consist of...
sleeping in (yeah)
staying up late
extra kisses & snuggles (from my 4 boys)
walks to the park
LOTS of relaxation
No set schedules
And as much fun as we can squeeze in.
I will spend my Spring Break relaxing with some time away from my 25 rambunctious second graders, but I won't get too much relaxation because I have my 7 and 6 year old home with me! We plan on visting the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City, AZ for some fun on paddle boats and bumper boats! And, since I live in AZ, I will spend some time in the sun with a good book!
I can't wait to get some projects completed at our new house! Sewing ... planting ... decorating! My kind of break!!
I'll be nursing, changing diapers x3 along withb entertaining my 4 1/2 year old while he is out of school for the week. :O
I'm house hunting for our first home!
Next week for spring break, I'll be preparing for a pageant! I've been an avid pageant girl since I was little. For this particular pageant, I'm not competing, I'm being staff! For once I get to run the show and I am so excited!!! In addition to pageanting, I'll probably spend a ton of time crafting, writing and reading. And of course playing with my sweet little neice.
P.S. i ADORE your blog. You're all so talented!!!
I'm planning to engrave my 3 year old into my memory because he is growing up way too fast...also, I'm hoping to find some time for myself to do some crafty DIY projects because somehow, mommy never does stuff for herself--spring break seems like a good time to start.
visiting our new park in town...
Morgans Wonderland :-)
Ok, so perhaps not the most creative to the mommies of the world, but I am letting my little girl decide what she wants to do everyday! I've given her the reigns and whatever/wherever she wants to go...we're there! Of course this is within reason, but so far she's picked the park, going to my school to play teacher (I teach), and Chick-Fil-A! All things I can do....she told me tonight that this was the best Spring Break ever because she was the planner!
~Kim
Clean my car!! I know, it sounds lame, but I love that I have time to do it! We are on spring break now, and are doing fun things too, like the park and the zoo. I'm not that boring of a mom!
My husband and I are going up to Flagstaff this spring break to play in the snow before its gone!
No spring break for me -- I'm a working mama (of older girls). How cute is jewelry! Love it! Pick me, choose me! . . . . pretty, please.
Well, I'm 'downunder', so no spring break here.
We have had the most beautiful, warm start to Autumn though so it kind of feels like spring.
I'll be down on the floor with my newly crawling baby. xx
we're running away to a big hotel with 4 pools for some family fun. and maybe a trip to Sea World too.
kierstenkarhan at gmail dot com
My kids are out of school now so we don't notice spring break much now. But when the girls were younger, it meant shopping for summer clothes in all the bright colors and picking up flip flops to match. We still talk about those days and how much fun it was!
Love, love the charm necklaces with names. I have to have one.
Well, since funds are not in the budget for a fun (and warm) spring break trip, we are having a staycation here in West Michigan. I've planned trips to different parks, one zoo, and 2 playdates. Hope my two boys (3 & 1) and I stay busy and experience some new places in this little town of ours. :) Happy to just be able to spend every day with them.
Aw, I don't get a spring break, but I AM going to be spending a lot of this week/weekend working on the nursery for our baby girl, who is due in May (which is coming up FAST).
just wanted to say i love love love your jewelry! i have been waiting for months for my babe to be born so that i could order my "family nest" necklace. reuben arrived a week ago, and my order was placed this morning!! thank you for following your heart and doing such beautiful work. peace and strength be yours.
It's our last law school spring break- and last apring break till kids are old enough to go to school. It's been a stressful spring so we plan on using spring break to reconnect as a family, by ice skating, having pizza picnics, playing at the park and having sleepovers in our living room and loving our 2 yr old as much as she can handle.
Our spring break will be the Easter weekend. It's the perfect time to get all the bikes out of storage, pump up tires, raise seats, maybe get new gear (helmets). It keeps the boys busy, but they are so willing to do the bit of work that is required!
How awesome! I'll be visiting Sea World -S.A. this coming Friday with both of my sisters, my nieces, and nephew. I'm super excited. Hope y'all have a great time there and at Fiesta Texas!
Once a year, our family does a "Best Week Ever". It usually falls in the Summer, but we are pulling it into Spring Break this year because my husband has to go overseas in May. So we take 7 days and make them as memorable as possible. From going special places(an indoor water park) or the simple home fun, crafting, bonfires, livingroom sleepovers...Every day is one-of-a-kind:) Thats our Spring Break this year!!
My hubby's gone on a man trip, so I'm spending some QT with my girls! Playdates, parks, crafting, bike rides, and baking!
damagsmonkey@hotmail.com
I am hoping to just get a day to sleep in with my hubby!
I will be going to SC and meeting up with 2 of my quilt buds for a little retreat! Sewing, talking, chocolate...........fun!
I will be going to SC and meeting up with 2 of my quilt buds for a little retreat! Sewing, talking, chocolate...........fun!
Driving the coast from OR to the Redwoods in CA. Our three little ones can hardly contain their excitement to see the Giant Trees!The scenery is going to be fabulous! I love your jewelry and would have a hard time deciding whether to get one for me with 3 kids names or my MIL with all her 11 kids names on it.
My wonderful Spring Break activity this year is having a baby! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Had our unofficial spring break last week. Went on a much needed vacation to Disneyland and spent lots of time playing Star Wars Legos with my 3 year old.
My hubbie works EVERY spring break so I think we will stay close to home--maybe a trip or two to Ikea...hiking, just hanging out!
I'll be going Skydiving!
staying home is what we will do!
Sadly, I don't get a spring break but I'm thinking about running up to Park City for a day trip and some shopping.
For spring break I am going to be poring over seed catalogues and finally ordering the seeds I want to plant in my new back yard! I'll probably get down and dirty tilling with my kids and hubby(yes, the old-fashioned way...I don't have access to a real tiller). Then we are going to celebrate my husband's birthday by going to the carousel and riding to our heart's content! That pretty much fills our spring break up.
We're taking the kiddos to the discovery museum, and spending as much time as possible outside. We'll swing by the grandparents' place for playtime and treats, and we'll be doing finger paints in the shower before cleaning up for bed as often as we can! :) Thanks for making such beautiful jewelery!
Vanessa
vjharston@comcast.net
We are a few weeks away from spring break. At the present we are planning to stay home and use the $ we would have spent to pay for some activities for the kids. (a couple of horse riding lessons, a kung fu class, art and a family dinner out.) Thanks!
Lots of painting and lots of creativity!
I will be celebrating my oldest son's 4th birthday this weekend - firefighter theme! He's a rescue hero, through and through!
We are heading to our local berry farm to pick the first strawberries of the season!!! The best part? They don't care how many berries you eat while you're picking! So I get to bring home one little boy and several baskets all full of strawberry goodness.
I can't blog or retweet this because I've given up social networking for Lent. =(
No spring break for me, but I did just attend my Granny's 90th birthday weekend halfway across the country (from my hometown)! www.justafewofemilysfavoritethings.blogspot.com
our spring break is easter week and i'll be househunting in TN, celebrating family b'days and enjoying being with my family!! and i absolutely drool over your jewelry :)
We are going to fly kites (wheather permitting) at the park on Sat. and do all those fun outdoor things that always seem to get put on the back burner for more practical things that "need" to be done. We will just enjoy being with eachother and being OUR family. =)
I'm gonna cuddle with my newborn son and design some cute backdrops and props for his first photoshoot!
Visit some friends who are renting a condo at Trump Plaza in Miami (and paying a boatload of money) and enjoy all their amenities for free!
We're setting up our fire pit, making s'mores, renting movies, setting the tent up in our family room, and having a staycation!
My kids are still young, so everyday is Spring Break!
But we are getting a new bathtub this week. It is so exciting!
My husband had his spring break 2 weeks ago, kind of early huh? As a mother of one 16 month old crazy boy and little girl arriving in 3 weeks, my time is consumed. Since my husband is in Dental school, I literally don't ever see him, which makes me feel like a single mother most of the time. His spring break was, well such a break! It was the most wonderful time I have had in months. (Maybe this is contributed to the fact I am about to pop). We spent a full week as a family, playing, talking, giggling, all the things I've missed these last two years of his schooling. My husband was such an awesome daddy while he was home that my son now runs to him for comfort! I would have to say, best spring break ever! Now it's time to prepare for our second child! Eeeek!
I am going on a camping get away with my boys. Just the 3 of us are going to enjoy the great outdoors and have a great time fishing.
xo
Growing up we would clean out the house, have a garage sale, and head to Six Flags with our earnings.
For spring break, I always spend one day with my sister...I love this day and it's become quite a tradition. she has 3 kids, I have 2 so it's hard to get our schedules to sync, but this one time that we make sure we do! We will sit and visit, let the kids hang out, and eat yummy homemade food. :)...She is such a blessing to me and I am so happy to have her for my sister and friend. then the rest of the week will be dental appts., vision appts., and lots of FUN!
GRANDMA IS BREAKING AT OUR HOUSE! and we are sooo excited. Living far away from 'home' can be a drag so we when we get grandma it is a BIG deal. WE LOVE OUR GRAMMY!
I am a mother of a 6 year old girl and 3 year old twin boys. I am also a teacher of 25 students in
4th grade. I was in need of this spring break for sure. My family spent the first few days in Branson, Missouri. We stayed in a huge cabin by the lake. We shopped, rode go carts, and had lots of family fun. God still amazes me each day with so many new blessings.
Sadly we don't get spring break, but if we did we would be heading to the beach!!
Wished it was creative, but just had a baby so for me it is feeding, changing diapers and trying to catch some sleep here and there...survival mode, not exciting, but it is the best thing ever to cuddle with a newborn!
Wished it was creative, but just had a baby so for me it is feeding, changing diapers and trying to catch some sleep here and there...survival mode, not exciting, but it is the best thing ever to cuddle with a newborn!
going to the Dominican Republic, to enjoy the warm weather and get away from the soggy weather! Enjoy your time away! I know I will!
Life has been so busy these days with school, lacrosse, school plays etc. We are looking forward to doing a lot of NOTHING, sleeping in and relaxing. We are actually flying to where we used to live to hang out and visit, can't wait and relax while we can. Love your shop.
For spring break I'll cuddle longer, hug more, laugh louder and LOVE my monkeys a little bit more ; )
stay away from my computer (i work from home), crafts with my lil one, picnics outside, and read!
We'll be sleeping in every morning...going to the park every afternoon...enjoying no homework/sports club in the evenings :)
I'm planning on spending some good times with the kids while they're home from school! This usually includes selling random stuff from the house like batteries, building forts, planning neighbrhood running contests, making homemand snowcones and staying up late having picnics in the family room.
I'm not sure is the giveaway still on, but I'll tell anyway that I'm hopefully going to go to my sister on spring brake! I see her so rarely that it would be wonderful... I'm 22 and she is 28, but we are all the same! :)
We are going to the beach and turning the cell phone off!
Great Jewelry! I'm also a twitter follower! ;-)
My family & I enjoy packing up our vanagon and camping for Spring Break. This break we're heading down the coast and inland a bit for a wonderful display of wildflowers. We use this week to be together in one space, unplugged, creating memories.
My Siblings'll be quite happy
If I take a little break
From all my studyin' and learnin'
To help them bake a cake.
So when my spring break rolls
around;
I'll have lots and lots to do
With everything so busy
My baby sister will but "coo".
But by the time it's over
I'll truly wonder why
The name for it is 'Spring Break';
Instead of 'extra laundry piled
high'!
Thanks for doing this great givaway!
-
Maria
warm sunshine, swimming, shopping, eating out, kiddos :)
I'm going shopping in Park City and relaxing outdoors.
Spend time as a family! Go for walks, explore outside, and do a family art project! xo
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