I was so bummed when I needed to miss a holiday cocktail party being hosted by Celebrations.com last week, because Michael was sick. (Oh well, I just would not have felt right partying the night away knowing that I had a sicky-poo son at home.)
So yesterday I was at home, because Michael’s germs had spread to Sean in a different manifestation. Sean couldn’t keep anything on his stomach, so he was vomiting all day. (Yes, I know – “gross”- speaking of which…why is it that both of my kids always run towards me – one of the most squeamish people – when they’re getting ready to throw up?!) Anyway, to my delight, Melissa (who works with Celebrations.com) filled me in on the event (yummy food, beautiful floral arrangements, etc., etc.) AND sent over a messenger with a gift bag. How sweet was that? It made my (sticky) day!
I’ve had a chance to check out the Celebrations.com site over the last few weeks. They really do have some great features including invitations and tools to manage your own party, expert articles with tips, advice for a variety of celebrations and much more. Initially, I was a little wary of the experts (Preston Bailey is one of their experts!), because many times “expert” advice can tend to be unrealistic/ unattainable for the day to day mom. To my pleasant surprise, the tips and advice are relatively easy to incorporate into an average (whatever that is!) person’s life in my opinion anyway. The holiday season is in full mode, so you can visit their site to find recipes, theme and decor ideas, party planning budgets and checklists for yourself and make your own conclusion.
To help you get in the “celebrating” mood, I wanted to share one of the items in my gift bag – a $50 Savings pass from 1-800-flowers.com . They have many gift items for under $30 on their site, so this can take care of one of your gift purchases OR you can just get a little something for yourself – you know you “deserve” it. (Celebrations is a member of the 1-800-Flowers.com family of brands.)
Mom in the City newsletter subscribers can enter to win the Savings pass by leaving your name in the “Comments” section below along with your favorite “Party Idea” from Celebrations.com or by sending an email to contests@mominthecity.com with “Celebrate” in the Subject line and the answer by December 15th (just in time for holiday gifting!).
