OK...so I got Amy's shipment sent off to her...and I've put this part off long enough! It's not that I was avoiding it or anything...I was just trying to figure out how I was going to randomly select the winner...and how all of you, my friends and family, would know that I did this honestly...without bias. I'm sure you trust me, but still...it just seemed like I should put forth some sort of effort to keep up appearances.
Well, the Accounting firm of Ernst & Young was not available...SOOO this was the next best thing I could come up with:
Congratulations
Janette!!!
You are the winner of 3 packages of my favorite kinds of Japanese candy...and they are delectable! I'd tell you what they are called, if I read Kanji...so instead I'll describe them. My number one fave is a 90% dark chocolate covered crunchy cookie/biscuit kind of thing. The next one reminds me of the Godiva dark chocolate key lime truffle, but it is some other kind of lime-ish citrus fruit filling. Those are both "upscale" chocolates. The third can be found at any grocery checkout. It comes in different fruit flavors (grape is my fave) and the flavor/texture is like a cross between a Starburst and a gummy bear. I hope you love them all!
Thanks for helping me celebrate my 100th post. This was fun...I'm going to do more in the future, because when I see cool stuff, I just want to share!
So, I guess I should ask Janette...since she's lived here before as an Air Force
11 comments:
Woohoo! Hooray! Backflips, backflips!
Thanks, Carrie-dear! I am SO excited. My bro recommends hi-chu (or maybe hi-chew). He said that was his favorite, so you'll have to try it out!
Also, here are the messages on my (and my sister's) japanese sweatshirts:
The people who learn to live with the various ways of thinking are on the street corner.
???? What do you make of THAT?!
EMPTINESS
A unique remark sometimes makes an enemy.
Lol. Just thought I'd share! Have a great night...errrr...day...or whatever it is over there!
Yes! I think that is actually the gummy starburst thing. I sent you 3 different flavors. They come in a long pack like Starburst or Bubble Yum. I also sent you some of all the ones I mentioned (only mango filled chocolates instead of the lime) and a TON of other fun stuff...candy pipes and cigarettes...gum, things that pop and things that fizz...and something that looks like a chocolate cheeto...yum!
Holy inner-child-excitement! That sounds better than the Wonka factory!! You SO rock!! I am so excited!!
BTW...LOVE those sweatshirts...those are really similar to others we've seen here. Along the same line...I'm considering lining up some Kanji symbols and having them silk-screened on a shirt to wear around town. See if I get giggles, puzzled looks, or horrified gasps. Sounds fun, huh?
Oh my gosh - that would be SO funny!
Okay, so HOW COOL is that???? It's true what they say -- You can't win if you don't enter!!!!
I need to go dig up some cool Austin foodie stuff and send it to you guys to try out. Let's see, there's salsa....and salsa....and there's salsa....and....
Thanks!!!!
Janette,
who totally appreciates you putting my name on all of those evenly-folded pieces of paper in the hermetically-sealed red, white, and blue basket you found on Ernst & Young's back porch. :)
I'll bet that was the easiest contest you ever entered...and it took forever to get 10 people to comment to hold the dang drawing, even...and I was giving away free stuff, for crying out loud!
And you are too modest...I happen to know that Austin, TX is the foodie capital of the world. Maybe you could hold a contest for some Texas BBQ...but only if you figure out a way to get it here to me! How long does dry ice last?
I did once buy some Texas BBQ and used it as my carry-on on a flight to a family reunion in Utah. I took TEN POUNDS of meat -- I'm sure my fellow passengers were THRILLED**. But, my family was sooooo happy....especially my cousin who served his mission in Austin.
Let me see what I can do! We do have realllllly good food here. It's ridiculous. They should post a warning sign: "Entering Austin will be hazardous to your weight!"
**Perhaps more thrilled than they were when a friend of mine shot a deer in Utah, packed some of the meat in ice and brought it home in his carry-on. It started to defrost mid-flight and blood was trailing out of the overhead bin and down the side of the fuselage. Can you imagine???
Carrie: (Reads Janette's last comment to Cliff while he is engrossed in his own email account.)
Cliff: (Comes back with, "Dueling Banjos").
Totally. It was Deliverance II.
Carrie, sent you my address again. Are you getting any of my emails?Love,love,love reading your blog! Kitty
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