Time to Give Back


I sat down to my blog this morning,
 looked at the side bar,
and saw Aspiring Kennedy has 502 followers.

What the what?

Well, gee... 
thanks, you guys. 

I feel cool,
but we all know that what makes blogs grow 
is awesome readers that "get it,"
and subscribe for a daily dose.

Thanks for choosing to do that with my blog.

It's really nice of you.

In honor of the best readers
who are happy to sit in on my gushing, traveling, and general dorkiness...

I brought you back some souvenirs from my trip!


Raspberry Jam from LaDuree
{because macarons aren't great after a week in the mail}
Double Devon Toffees
{if I can't eat sweets, you should}
BIODERMA Make Up Remover
Harrod's Finest Earl Grey Tea
{afterall, only the best for my dear friends}



1. Be a follower of Aspiring Kennedy

2. Like me on facebook

3. Add Aspiring Kennedy to your blog roll

4. Follow me on twitter
{snag an extra entry for tweeting the giveaway!}

5. Donate to Japan

6. Tell me about your first kiss
{Aren't friends supposed to know this kinda stuff?}


Please remember to leave an extra entry for everything you do
so you get as many entries as you deserve!

I'll draw on Friday, Saturday March 26th...



108 comments:

  1. Congrats on the 502! I follow (google reader).

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  2. First kiss....ugh. Playing some stupid kids kissing game at a friends house. Went with a boy onto the tennis court and had my first kiss. I'd known him all my life, and still know him today. I guess that was 6th grade? Is that right? I honestly have zero idea of what year that was. Wow I have a bad memory!

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  3. You ARE cool. I'll just be thrilled when I break 100!! Ha!

    I'm a follower, duh.

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  4. {I don't twitter}
    but I just "liked" you on The Book.

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  5. Donated to Japan via an old friend living there...


    ...first "real" kiss was in the "Senior" parking lot when I was a freshman in highschool. It was awkward, but sweet. That was the first and last time I kissed him :)

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  6. Congrats! 500 is such a great milestone to celebrate. And well....why not celebrate with you and cross my fingers for a fun treat from your amazing travels :) xx

    PS- my first kiss was when I was 15 in Indonesia in the back seat of my car after a movie. We had a driver then, and when I looked up he was giving me the stink eye and I think he told my mom. She never mentioned it:)

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  7. im a follower. :)
    i like the general dorkiness - and that is why i think we would have fun, my dear!

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  8. i donated to japan.
    hehe i dont know how i prove this to you - but i did! :)

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  9. and yes we are friends...so about my first kiss: i was super nervous but so excited that i got to share it with the man who later became my fiance! i just love that i'm able to share that memory with the person im spending the rest of my life with :)

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  10. I follow you on Google Reader :)

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  11. And followed you on Twitter! <3

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  12. congratulations on reaching 500! how exciting! i follow via GFC! xoxo jcd :: cornflake dreams

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  13. your blog is included in my 'link love' list :) xoxo jcd

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  14. i follow you via twitter! xoxo jcd
    @cornflakedreams

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  15. and my first kiss was in first grade. i chased some poor kid down and got sent home after the smooch. sad. xoxo jcd

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  16. how awesome! i follow through GFC/Reader.

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  17. awesome! congrats! im a follower!

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  18. my first kiss was in the 8th grade with a neighborhood boy who was in high school. scandalous? nope, totally and hopelessly awkward. first kiss with the beau was walking home in the snow after our first date. 'twas perfect!

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  19. I am a faithful follower! LOVE YOUR BLOG!
    Awesome giveaway!

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  20. You are already added to my blog roll!

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  21. My first kiss. REALLY FUNNY! We were in middle school and it was a boy in the neighborhood. My friends talked to him and his friends talked to me so we met in the middle, kissed eachother and ran! Yep, pretty silly! =P

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  22. how nice of you!! and congrats on 500 followers!! no surprise though. you'll be at 1000 in no time!

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  23. first kiss: i was 18. i know old. i was a little late to the game. anyways it was in the car with the boy (who became my boyfriend a little later). i expected fireworks. not so. hahah

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  24. Merci. I'd enjoy the jam immensely. :)

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  25. aspiring kennedy makes an appearance at http://jenni20designs.blogspot.com

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  26. Indeed, I do follow you on twitter as http://twitter.com/jenni20designs

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  27. I don't kiss and tell. But I will tell you that it was a stage kiss that required a lot of practicing. :) Oh, junior high musicals.

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  28. I love this blog! It was referred to me by a good friend and now we are thinking of starting our own blog. And hey, Jill from Cornflake Dreams (former sorority bud), I didn't know you followed this blog too!

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  30. Cool! I'm going to London and France this summer, so would love a jump on all the goodness I'm going to soak up there!

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  31. I like on Facebook.

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  32. Consider yourself added to my blogroll!

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  33. I'm a follower!

    Yay congrats on 502, well 508 as I'm typing!

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  34. My first kiss-

    My first kiss was in our garage! I was 15. I was hanging out with my new boyfriend and as I was leaning against my mom's car he leaned in and kissed me. I froze!!!! Literally. I didn't move at all! I didn't move my lips, my hands, didn't close my eyes! I was completely frozen! He asked "are you ok?" I finally just nodded. I felt like a complete idiot after that! LOL!

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  35. yay for all the followers! it's cause your awesome like that. and i'm a follower.

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  36. and i follow you on twitter. can i just say that now i feel like a total stalker?

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  37. What a fabulous giveaway! I'm a follower. :)

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  38. tweeted. " join the fun and go to @aspiringkennedy 's cute blog and enter her #giveaway for fab things from france! happy 500 followers!"

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  39. This is such a cute giveway!! That jam looks yum! Already a follower xo

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  40. Followed you on facebook and became a follower! :)

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  41. Oh! I follow you on your blog as well. LOVE IT! I am travelling vicariously through you and your faboo photos. Keep up the good work! :-)

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  42. Tweet, tweet! Following you on Twitter as well. :-)

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  43. Pucker up! First kiss (that ever rocked my world and changed my life) was with my now hubby on our first date at the canal in downtown Indianapolis.

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  44. Oh! You are also on my blogroll. Check, check, and check! Ok, now I'm going to look at your Paris pics and day dream. :-)

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  45. I am also a follower on twitter
    @kitdscott

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  46. My first kiss was actually with my husband when we started dating!

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  47. Ha! You rock- I'm a follower- OF COURSE!

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  48. Of course you're on my blogroll.

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  49. Phewf...last one- I donated to Japan and thank everyone else who has as well- hope we all do!!

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  50. I recently started following via bloglovin!

    -Jessica
    laughingonafastcamel17(at)gmail(dot)com

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  51. And my first kiss...

    I was 16. We were at a Weezer concert. The sun was setting. Even if it was a bit on the wet side and we were surrounded by people, I made myself believe it was pretty magical!

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  52. You are definitely on my blogroll!

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  53. My first kiss was playing five minutes in heaven with a guy with a huge mouth. He kissed my. Whole face and he had braces!!! Yuck!

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  54. I donated to Japan via my bank.

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  55. I just one to say that I do indeed love reading your musings every day! Please don't enter me in the giveaway as I have just been the recipient of 3 wonderful prizes!! So glad to hear that so many others enjoy reading your scribblings as well.

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  56. What a great giveaway!

    I'm a follower!

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  57. Love it! You are deserving...that's what!

    And, I do all of the above...but am about to pass out from sheer exhaustion...so just leaving this one comment!

    xoxo E

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  58. what a FUN giveaway! i sure do follow your blog! :)

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  59. i totally follow you on twitter!! @sandyalamode

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  60. i tweeted!! :)

    http://twitter.com/#!/sandyalamode/status/50399284323041281

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  61. I'm definitely a follower. Love your stuff!

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  62. I'm a follower on Twitter! (@lacretia)

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  63. First kiss - was when I was 14 - I was exploring an abandoned house with a family friend (I've known since I was a kid) who was visiting from out of state and as we were talking he turned me around and kissed me in front of the piano. Sounds strange, but it was really romantic.

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  64. I am a follower of Aspiring Kennedy via Google Friend Connect!

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  65. I am now a follower on Twitter! JASIVRAS!

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  66. I tweeted the giveaway: http://twitter.com/#!/JASIVRAS/status/50440540445085696

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  67. I donated to Japan through the LivingSocial application! What a great way to get matching funds!

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  68. My first kiss was with my homecoming date on the band bus on the way home from a band competition! What a geeky story! It fits me perfectly!

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  69. My first kiss was a family friend named Louie. I think I was in second grade..

    Congrats on 500!

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  70. Such a lovely giveaway! I follow :)

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  71. First Kiss: Eric, on the playground.

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  72. I am a follower of aspiring kennedy!

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  73. my first kiss was with my first boyfriend, Jeff Neri. :) I was 13 and he was 15, it was at a playground at our school. I was very nervous and it kind of just happened. haha.

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  74. I like you on Facebook and love the updates that brighten my news feed :)

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  75. I added you to my blogroll so others can be jealous of your travels :)

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  76. My first kiss was in fifth grade with a dreamy blonde haired, blue eyed sweetheart named Paul. Oh, he was so sweet!

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