Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Gift Idea: Between Me and You Journal & Giveaway

I recently received what I consider one the best gift ideas out there. Between Me and You spiral bound, hard cover journals are a new and unique way of sharing memories with people you care about. These journals aren't just your average journals. They are meant to be given to a loved one to fill out and then returned back to you. Why? Because inside each journal are about 35-45 fun to ask and fun to answer questions for the recipient to answer. Questions that most likely you never thought to ask or that perhaps you couldn't bring yourself to ask in person. Whether you want to give the journal to a friend, significant other or to Grandpa, there is a journal for everyone. Between Me and You journals are available in Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Honey, Brother, Sister, Daughter, Son, Family Reunion, and Girl.

I received the Mom journal to review and I have to say I love it! All of the questions are simple and fun to answer (although there are a few that are going to take some thought). Some of the questions included are:
  • "What do you remember most about the time you were pregnant with me?
  • "So...what were your teenage dating experiences? Do you remember your first date?"
  • "Tell me about the first time you met Dad."
  • "As you think about your life so far, what are you most proud of?"
  • "What interest and characteristics have you seen in me that you also has once upon a time?"
There is plenty of space to answer each question and there are also blank pages in the back to write any other stuff that you might want to share. This book would also be great to purchase and fill out yourself and give to a loved one. I plan on slowly filling out this book and giving it to my daughter when she is older and can appreciate the sentimental value it has. Because whether we want to think about it or not we won't be around forever and neither will our parents and grandparents. Between Me and You journals are a great way to keep our memories alive long after we are gone.

Contest Closed. Congratulations, Jennifer!

Win it! Sand Dune Books is giving one lucky reader 2 journals of their choice!! To Enter: Visit Sand Dune Books and then come back here and tell me which 2 journals you would love to have. Extra Entry: Blog about this giveaway and then come back here and leave an additional comment with the link. Giveaway ends October 8th, 11:59 pm. Winner will be chosen randomly and contacted via email. Please make sure you leave an email address in your comment or that your email is accessible through your blog. If your blog is set to private we can't get it. Thanks and Good Luck!

115 comments:

gkstratos said...

I like the mother and daughter books.
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Maja said...

angelina115@hotmail.com

Honey

MuteX10 said...

I would love these for the whole family. Mother, Daughter, Father, Brother. Great ideas and could create wonderful conversations that otherwise just don't happen around here.

kygirl said...

The grandmother and honey, those are super.

Anonymous said...

I like the Grandmom and mom journals the best. Thanks for the contest. Charlotte
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Karen said...

I love the mother and daughter journals.

fluggy said...

I like the mother and daughter journals! They are awesome!! :)

What a great idea!

:) Thank you for the great giveaway! :)

Mia J. said...

I would like the mother and honey books.

reb said...

I love the mother and the daughter ones.

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Toni said...

I like the family reunion and brother books. We are having a family reunion and that would be a great conversation and learning experience for everyone.

Ginny said...

I'd love to win 2 of the Sisters books for my girls to fill out & give each other!

Ginny said...

I blogged ~ http://momcontests.blogspot.com/2008/09/between-me-you-journal_30.html

Anonymous said...

I think these are wonderful. I'd choose the mother and daughter ones.
-Terra
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Sandy said...

mother and son

RobynsOnlineWorld said...

The Grandma is my most favorite, and 2nd would be honey. I love all of them really though.

RobynsOnlineWorld said...

I've also blogged about your giveaway here:
http://robynsonlineworld.blogspot.com/2008/09/giveaways-for-tuesday.html

mverno said...

mother and daughter

Evy said...

These journals are such a beautiful idea!
I love the mother/daughter ones the best!!

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Wehaf said...

I'd love a set of honey journals...

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danosor said...

Send a set of Honey Journals my way please.

OtterKim said...

I would love to share the mother/daughter journals with my best friend, my daughter!
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Danielle said...

I'd love to have the mother/brother ones. Those are the two relationships I could really work on in my family & this seems like the perfect gift!

jceko77 said...

Honey(for my hubby) and Girl(for my best friend Joni)
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rosannepm said...

Grandmas memories to you

Amy said...

I love the Son and Honey ones. I wish you luck and happiness. Thanks for the random chance to win!

Jenn S. said...

I like the mother and grandmother books

Jason said...

I love the son and daughter journals -- very beautiful!

Thanks Amy

amy in kamloops @ gmail. com

Gina said...

reg8w@aol.com

I'd like two mothers so I could fill them out and give them to my daughters.

Or maybe a mother and a honey...

BAER THIS IN MIND said...

Wow! What BEAUTIFUL journals. I've been journalling since I could write...Literally, I have dozens of hard cover journals that go back 25 years! As much as I would LOVE these for myself, I would choose to give them as a gift to my brother and his wife. I would pick the mom and dad journals. They are about to have their first baby, and this would be an AMAZING gift to give where they can fill out these pages and give to their daughter or son later in life. They are both very sentimental people, and I know they would spend hours filling out these gorgeous pages... Thanks.

Jessica said...

I would actually like 2 copies of HONEY so that me and mine can both fill one out for each other.

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Rebecca said...

I like the Honey and Daughter books, but I would want 2 Honeys for my husband and me to give each other for X-mas. Because we are hopeless romantics.

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Rebecca said...

I blogged about this giveaway:Here

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Anonymous said...

Grandmom and sons journals.

Nora
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Janice Golden said...

Son and Honey books

chris said...

I like the mother son books (I have 2 boys)!!

hminnesota said...

two girls
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Jen said...

These journals are beautiful! My mum was recently diagnosed with cancer and it makes you realise that time is limited and your parents wont always be there. For this reason i would choose the mom and dad versions.
Thanks,
mountaingoats at hotmail dot com

Xenia S said...

I think I would choose two of the Grandmother books so that when my daughters get older they could have one from each of their grandmothers and be able to know them better through the books.

Thanks!
xpsundell(at)gmail(dot)com

Tuesday Girl said...

I want them all! I think I would get the honey journals.

silverhartgirl said...

I love the grandma book I would get 2 of them

Treasuresofjoy said...

Honey and MOM are great ones to start with for us!

Tobye said...

Love these. I like Mom and Honey, two relationships that could use some strenghtening.

Chrissy said...

I like the family reunion one and the brother one.

Audra said...

What a great product! I would love the Mom and Dad one's- I think they would be great to give filled out to my son as a graduation or wedding present- I also love the idea of a family reunion one- Only with all the stories my fam has to tell we would need a lot more pages!

Thanks for the AWESOME give-a-way!

Leni said...

Mom and Daughter would be a great exchange for me and my mother! Then a great keepsake for my little one!

idahomom said...

Mom and son

kerri69 said...

i like the mother books these are so wonderful thanks for the giveaway

littlelatina said...

Mother and Son!

Sonya said...

I would choose the Mom and the sister one. I think both would be great.

Mary512 said...

I would love to win the Grandma, and Honey journals. Great giveaway, thanks!

Mary512 said...

Blogged it:

http://mommyland512.blogspot.com/2008/10/between-me-you-giveaway-at-im-no.html

Thanks again!

SuperAngel said...

I would love to have the Dad and the Honey ones! These are so great and I love them!
Thanks for the opportunity to win them!
Miss Amanda
http://superangelsblog.com

SuperAngel said...

I also blogged about your wonderful giveaway:
http://superangelsblog.com/?page_id=133

Miss Amanda
http://superangelsblog.com

tarahsrecipes said...

The grandmother and honey one

Tarah
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sunshine said...

As a mom to be, I would love the mom one to give to our child one day. Also, I would love the honey one being that my husband is soon to be deployed, we could use this while he is gone. Thanks for the contest!

piece of me said...

I would love to have the mother and the daughter journals.
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missdenise said...

I would like the mother and dauther ones or the family reunion, so hard to choose between them all.

Christy said...

What adorable books. I would love to win the mom and daughter books. Thanks for the great giveaway! ecghick@yahoo.com

RE said...

The mother and grandmother journals would be great! Thanks!

megankortepeter said...

Since I can pick two...I'll take mom and honey.

Bunny B said...

I would love the Honey journal! Thank you!

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Bunny B said...

Blogged!

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Viv said...

I'd like to share the Mother/ Daughter books with my daughter.

bagfashionista said...

I would love the "Honey" and the "mom" journals

Anonymous said...

honey and grandma

lindanuts said...

THE TWO SISTERS WOULD BE PERFECT FOR MY TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS!

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Shannon said...

I would love to have the Mom and Son book. I really would love this.

mogrill said...

I have one precious little girl, so I love the Mother and Daughter books! So pretty.

The Saunders Family said...

i think i would like the grandma and honey ones!
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Kari said...

THe mother/daughter books. My little girl is almost 13 so these would be wonderful for us.

Tracy said...

Mother (mom has a birthday coming up) and Girl (for my best friend since childhood, I could almost get her the sister journal!)

Julie D said...

Hmm...the 8th is my birthday! :)
I'd love the Honey, Son (x2), or daughter ones!

jochrisbryan said...

If I had too choose ....soooooh hard it would have to be Honey, love the idea of keeping a romantic journal a great keepsake to pass on. Also Daughter as my daughter could record personal thoughts and look back on a magical time of being a teen.

ladyorchid said...

I would love the Mother and the Honey.

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Nance said...

I like the Mother and Daughter journals the best. Thanks

ElizabethM said...

I really like the Mother and Sister books

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Icetwofire said...

I would have to say daughter and son books, thanks.

Anonymous said...

Christina - xristya@rock.com - I would love the Honey and the Brother journals from Between You And Me Journals, to give to my beloved and to my brother to write about their lives as a keepsake, and I only wish that my mother and father were still alive so that they could have journaled about their extremely interesting lives also.

idahodad7 said...

Mother and Son

Erma said...

I like the mother and daughter journals! Thanks
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net

blueviolet said...

I would love the mom and daughter books!
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth

stokesmichellebrandy said...

I would like the brother (Id like to know what goes on in his head!!) and the Grandpa, my Grandpa is my favorite family member.... besides my kids of course!

Kristina said...

mother and honey journal.




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dddiva said...

I love them all but I'll say reunion since Ken's family has them all the time, and grandmother well cuz everyone knows how special gramma's are.

Anonymous said...

Brother and My Family Reunion

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MageMorgana said...

I would choose the Mom and Grandma journals ;)

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kerry said...

I would choose the mom and honey journals. These are fabulous!

yellowlabs said...

I like the mother and daughter journals!

Gianna said...

I love the Mom and Dad journals :)

Stanza Rae said...

what a beautiful idea... I would exchange the books between my self (momther) and daughters. Later I may have to get one and fill it out for my granddaughter when she gets older. I just love these books!

cpullum said...

Mother and Daughter!!!

Carla

Anonymous said...

I would love the daughter and son books

Lenora said...

I would love the daughter and son books. Johnlenoraplus2@yahoo.com

Marilyn said...

Mother and daughter.

purango said...

I would like the Daughter and Honey journals. garrettsambo@aol.com

Anonymous said...

I like the "Mom" and "Honey" books!

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Gina said...

I love the Grandma and Grandpa books, those are perfect!

Gina said...

I blogged about this giveaway:
HERE

Aubrey said...

I like the Mom & the Honey books.
byubabe14 at yahoo dot ocm

klp1965 said...

id have to say the mother and son :)

Valeen said...

I'd love the daughter one and the family reunion one! Thanks!

djgroz said...

The sister and the daughter are my favorite ones i'd like to have

laura said...

I'd love the grandmother and mother books. Would be a fun gift for them both, and to prompt interesting conversations between us. :)
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donna444444 said...

I would like the mom and dad books.
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Danielle said...

I like the reunion book and the honey book.

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http://homeschoolunitstudies.blogspot.com

Dee said...

I would LOVE the honey one..and the mom one!!
These are cute!

lyn21 said...

I love the mom and honey books.

bkh61959 said...

I like the mother, sister ones, thaks

Harry Barbee said...

Mom and sister
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Swtlilchick said...

I like the daughter and girl
journals.Nice books and thanks
for the giveaway

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masonsgranny59 said...

I heart the Grandmom and mom journals the best.

zoe hunter said...

HI I love the honey and girl books..really cute ..thanks !

bonobo said...

I would definitely pick the Mom and Dad books.

Heather said...

I would love a Mom book and a Dad book. Thanks so much!

Rockin' Mama said...

I'd love the mom and son books!

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