1.27.2011

erica and christy's 2nd BLOGFEST: Simply Hot Mug Shots!

we're proud to host our second blogfest.  thanks so much to those of you who were able to participate today!  we're excited to hop around and see your mug shots.  we've got TWO prizes for our participants!  we'll announce the winner as soon as we finish visiting you all.  (for those of you with as bad of a memory as us, the prizes are:  one mug OR one amazon gift card.  each winner can pick whichever they'd like!)

we've been busy prepping our writing for abna, so if we've been absent as commenters on your blogs lately forgive us.  we'll be back! 
please check out the linky to the right to visit the other mugs.  feel free to sign up today.  we're always last minute in nearly everything we do.  heck, post your mug tomorrow or the day after.  just let us know and we'll swing by! 

we fill our mugs with coffee.  occasionally hot chocolate.  but almost always coffee. 
black.  no sugar. no cream.  mmmmmm.

christy's #1 pick
in door county, wisconsin there is an outdoor theater that i've gone to each summer since i was little
when i met my husband, it became our annual "date night"
each june we leave our boys with my parents, dress up, eat dinner out and enjoy a play at this historic theater
(click this link to visit it online)

christy's #2 and #3 choices
(actually, i have a mug from vegas that should be included in this photo,
but, well, you get the idea.  i'm indecisive.)
  i took ballet for about ten years.  i still dream about it and miss my class. 
 the mug was a gift from a college roommate. 
the colorado mug is from a family vacation we took to estes park. i  love the color and the shape.  (if you were around for the "hook review" post i did a while back, you'll see that i choose books with covers that are this color.)

see?  that's it.  simple. 
happy HOT (coffee) thursday!

34 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh I love it!!! These coffee mugs are great, the ballerina being my favorite!!!!

    My mom has a ton of mugs that she keeps around for the same reason as you, the nostalgia of it all. It's nice to remember the good times!! The moments we loved growing up :)

    I look forward to seeing you stop by my place! So glad I found this blog fest in time!

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  2. I think the favorite cups are the ones that bring us the most memories. Who would imagine a mug doing that? Thanks for hosting this blogfest. It's easy and great!

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  3. Such cool mugs! I love the story behind all of them but I have to say I think my fav is the Colorado one because of the, uh, cute font. Heehee.

    Such a fun blogfest! Thank you for hosting, guys. Also, totally hope you do well in the ABNA!

    :)

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  4. I agree with Jen. The ballerina mug is my favorite. But the stories behind all of them are great. Thanks so much for hosting!

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  5. So you like your coffee like you like your men?? j/k I use that line all the time--totally abuse it. Love the mugs!
    Thanks for a fun and easy blogfest! :)

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  6. I love the shape of your Colorado mug! And that ballerina is totally cute!

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  7. Great blogfest, ladies!

    Love the mugs. Three more followers to the 150! You'll make by the end of the day.

    Michael

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  8. (if you're wondering where erica's mug is, um, she keeps leaving it at work. and then her camera failed when she tried to take one of a new mug she got for Christmas. oh, well)

    My ABNA entry is done, edited, and entered, so I'll be around tonight to comment on all of your mug shots!!
    erica

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  9. I WAS wondering about Erica's mugs but that makes sense. Boo.
    Christy, your mugs are so awesome! I love that cute little ballerina!! And the sound of your date nights!

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  10. So awesome. I'm about ballet. I took ballet for years too, and STILL find myself tondu-ing or plie-ing at the oddest places ... in the kitchen cooking, giving the kids a bath, watering the garden. Weird.
    And we need to see Erica's mugs too! Post please. :)

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  11. Yay, Colorado! (well, it's next door - but a beautiful state!) That's awesome that you took ballet for so long - I did jazz for several years and it was a lot of fun. Thanks for a great, easy blogfest!

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  12. Lovely mugs, I love mugs with design, plain ones can look bleh sometimes! LOL...Yours are def not bleh, esp the ballerina.

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  13. Very cool! And I, too, love the fact that you put the stories here, too!

    Thanks for hosting - and coming up with this brilliant blogfesty idea!

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  14. I'm loving that Colorado mug too! And I've never seen one like it here! lol. Great blogfest!!! Thanks for hosting it!

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  15. Just one more follower.... Just one more! lol



    Michael

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  16. Oh cute ballerina mug! Man though, how can you stand coffee black? Love the smell, but I just can't do it. I need to have the works- sugar, cream and it must have some kind of mocha.

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  17. That ballerina mug is too adorable! And I love that all your mugs have stories that go along with them. So glad I found your blogfest. I can't wait to see everyone's entries.

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  18. such a great idea for a simple yet effective blog-fest... but with mine it dredged up horrible nightmares and memories. kidding.
    i like the ballerina...
    Jeremy
    [iZombie]

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  19. I thought you guys were cheesheads? What's with the PA and CO mugs?

    Just kidding. Nice mugs!

    I didn't know about this blogfest, but here's my mug:

    http://theqqqe.blogspot.com/2010/08/blogaholics-anonymous.html

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  20. Christy - what a heart-warming story behind your first choice! The ballerina mug is so cute and it's always lovely to have a mug from your holidays.

    Thanks Erica and Christy for hosting this awesome blogfest!

    My mug

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  21. Awh, that's so sweet. Lovely stories Erica to go with the mugs and I think I've fallen in love with the ballerina one, Christie! :O)

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  23. I had a typo. Let's try this again.

    See... you made it! YAY! Now we have the same amount of followers!

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!! YAY! ERICA AND CHRISTY!

    DO a happy dance.... want to borrow the kitties..

    I tried to put them in this comment.... Oh, well. I tried

    Michael

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  24. The ballerina mug is definitely my favorite!

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  25. Cool mugs girls! Love that ballerina mug! I'm a bit late - blame time zones, but it is up now:

    Simply Hot blogfest

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  26. I LOVE this blogfest! It's making me want coffee... :D my mug's not so fancy, but it's the perfect size. I lurv it~ :o) <3

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  27. "Mug-shots" - clever idea! And you have real cool mugs for hot coffee!

    I'll see if I can get some mug shots myself...

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  28. Love them! The ballerina is my fave, though. Super cute! Thanks for hosting, guys!

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  29. I adore the sentimental stories behind your #1 mug! And the ballerina one is cute!

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  30. I hopped around a couple blogs signed on with your fest yesterday, so I thought I'd visit the source of the fun, today. You ladies have a fab blog here! Congrats on surpassing 150 followers. I'm glad to add my name as #156!

    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  31. Very nice! I love that Colorado one. And I am also a 'black coffee' drinker... except maybe on Saturday afternoon where I like to add a shot of Baileys.

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  32. Adorable mugs! You took ballet? One of my characters in my WIP is a dancer... I may have to pick your brain sometime!

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  33. Congratulations on a great blogfest ladies.

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