scarf swap

friends,

i still stink at this blogging thing. i told you i was going to update you on the rest of thanksgiving break..and i never did. well, the rest was filled with family and friends. just the way it is supposed to be. i'm very much looking forward to heading home soon. i'm looking forward to moseying the aisles of the champaign library, snuggling with the pup, having a fire in the fireplace, and spending time with my girlfriends that are usually miles and miles away.

so.
i follow this really great blog. i stumbled upon libby's blog through young life connections. it has been an incredible read for me for a while now. she is a young mama that writes about her daily life and how she does her best to keep Jesus in the center of it. she began her blog when she was diagnosed with cancer. she is such a strong woman and is now cancer free. praise Him!

she is really great about posting about blogs and lots of fun stores that she almost always has a great coupon code for. a couple of months ago i was introduced to crystal's blog via libby's. crystal is a blogger and now an owner of an online store. i love everything in her store. please, check it out!

so crystal invited her readers to participate in a scarf swap. basically, she pairs two people up to swap new scarves and to make a new connection. cool, right?!

crystal paired me up with my sweet new friend, sarah. sarah is a student at the university of cincinnati and is majoring in music history, minoring in german, and receiving a certificate in german american studies. i know you agree, she's a pretty cool girl!

so we chatted..and i sent her info about what i like and she sent info about what she likes. we both agreed that we loved infinity scarves. she wanted a plain colored, potentially monogrammed scarf. and i wanted either a chevron or chunky scarf.

so, the swap began! my scarf came very quickly. hers, however, took a very long time to get to her. i ordered hers through an etsy shop and it got lost in the mail. thankfully, she received hers after i contacted the store.

so.
this is sarah! and the scarf i ordered for her. she's fun. and looks great in her scarf!



and this is mine! it is gray and very warm. and lovely.

she also sent me some goodies with my scarf. (not pictured: the kleenex she sent me. all gone. she must have known i would get sick this week)



i'm so thankful for the opportunity to make a new connection and get an awesome scarf! make sure to check out libby, crystal, and sarah's blogs!

can't wait to see these folks next week!