Monday, April 9, 2012

GRAND OPENING GIVEAWAY!!

As I've mentioned in my last couple of posts, this weekend saw the launch of my brand new travel agency! Operation Relax can be found at www.operationrelax.com and has the goal of making your travel dreams come true while donating 10% of earnings towards a fund to send low-income families and couples on vacations and honeymoons. It's a win-win situation!!

Meanwhile, I'm also happy to announce that I am a nominee for the Independent Book Bloggers Award! The first round involves YOUR votes - if I get enough votes, I advance to the second round for a chance to win a trip to New York with passes to Book Expo America!



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To celebrate both big occasions, I will be giving away a travel prize pack valued at $100 that includes a $50 gas gift card!! :) All you need to do is enter below - several of the options allow for daily entry - from April 10th until April 23rd! U.S. residents only at this time, sorry. Good luck and happy entering! As they would say in The Hunger Games, "May the odds be ever in your favor!"




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44 comments:

  1. Lund7April 10, 2012 at 7:09 AM

    Good luck! I just voted for you...

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  2. Melissa (My World...in words and pages)April 10, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Good Luck to you! And thank you for stopping by the blog to say hello and meet new bloggers. :) That is the best part of all of this.

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  3. Karen HApril 10, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    So glad to hear from you !

    Oh how fun ! Congrats on the nomination!
    You know that I voted for ya !

    Karen : )

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  4. Fyrefly HollowApril 10, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Good Luck! I hope you win. I voted. I left a comment where I would like to go for vacation though, and it would not post it. =( The answer is Ireland though.

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 10, 2012 at 7:16 PM

      Ooo Ireland! That's one of my top places too - I want to go spend the night in a castle! :)

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  5. AngelaApril 10, 2012 at 2:39 PM

    I would love to visit Italy someday.

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    1. AngelaApril 10, 2012 at 2:42 PM

      PS I signed up for a Goodreads account just so I could vote for you :)

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    2. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 10, 2012 at 5:15 PM

      You rock my socks off! ;) lol thanks so much!

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  6. kvsgrimesApril 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM

    Thanks for stopping by the blog and voting... I have also voted for yours!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

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  7. AubreyApril 10, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Voted for ya! Thanks for coming to find me too! Good luck! It'd be fun to go with you!\

    (p.s. I'm Stacey Ratliff on GoodReads)

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  8. RaeBeth McGee-BudaApril 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Thanks for visiting my blog. I've jumped over and voted. :)

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  9. JoieApril 10, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Hi! Thanks for checking out my blog! I've also just subscribed and voted. Good luck!

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  10. Kim D.April 10, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    I shared it on my page! Thanks again for featuring one of my items. :) Good luck.

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  11. Kim D.April 10, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    Oh, and my dream is Japan!

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  12. brandileigh2003April 10, 2012 at 10:47 PM

    Entered the giveaway and voted for you. Hope that you'll vote for me too.

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 11, 2012 at 9:12 AM

      Thank you Brandi!! I would have voted for you had I not already promised another blog I follow that I would vote for them. The YA category is HUGE!!

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  13. EmmyApril 11, 2012 at 7:14 PM

    Congrats on the launch of your travel agency & being nominated for a Independent Book Bloogers Award, that is awesome! I vote for you, good luck! :)

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  14. Born BookishApril 13, 2012 at 8:58 AM

    Thanks for checking out my blog! I came over to follow back =)

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  15. SavannahApril 16, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    I voted :) I wish I could go to Ireland :) right now though with two little kids that are 4 and 1 The beach would be amazing I could get a tan and the kids could play in the sand :) Thank you for the chance to win

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 19, 2012 at 8:45 AM

      Totally agree about Ireland, but the beach is also a nice "runner-up" trip! lol. The best beach I've been to so far was in San Diego, CA.

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  16. saw it for youApril 17, 2012 at 7:11 PM

    Just posted the information on my FB...so happy for you and thanks again for including my little gnome bookstore!

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 19, 2012 at 8:45 AM

      Anytime! I love how creative artists are on Etsy and it's fun to showcase them - hoping I have time to do another Booksy soon!

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  17. Van PhamApril 18, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    Hi Jess, thanks for stopping by my blog :) New follower, great giveaway btw.

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  18. SavannahApril 18, 2012 at 6:25 PM

    Went to the event Agenda site and I'm loving the Toddler Backpack!! These are so cute with the kids names on them :) I have 2 little boys this would be really cute and convenient when we go on vacation :)

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 19, 2012 at 8:46 AM

      I definitely agree - the kids would love knowing it was "theirs" while the adults can keep the bags straight! :)

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  19. Kim ReidApril 18, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    I would love to go to Hawaii!!
    Thanks :)
    kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

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  20. Kim ReidApril 18, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    I love the Fold n Go Folio in G for Giraffe!
    Thanks :)
    kimberlybreid at hotmail dot com

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 19, 2012 at 8:47 AM

      Hawaii would be awesome! I also like your pick of the Fold N Go Folio, those are super cute.

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  21. farpastmidnightApril 18, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Thank you for stopping by my blog. I'm now a new follower as well. I'd love to enter the giveaway, but I'm not from the U.S :(
    Great giveaway though :)

    Ro,
    Far Past Midnight

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    1. Jessica L Buike (AuthorJess and Operation Relax)April 19, 2012 at 8:47 AM

      I totally understand Ro - thanks for stopping by, and still feel free to vote on Goodreads even if you can't enter my giveaway.

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  22. Jennifer @ Bad Bird ReadsApril 19, 2012 at 12:37 AM

    Thanks for the great giveaway and for stopping by my blog. Following back. I would love to go to Tuscany.

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  23. DebApril 23, 2012 at 6:49 PM

    What a great new blog you have! I met you at Goodreads where we have some similar tastes in books. I voted for you there and I was one of your early followers here. Geez, I tried to follow and do most of the RaffleCopter requests, but some of them are beyond me!! LOL I'm 60-something and don't have all the knowledge some of them take, yet, but I'm learning!! I still don't have that pinterest down, but am hoping to learn how to do it soon. Where would I love to get away to? I'd love it if I could meet all of my children and little grands in Houston, TX, which seems to be a central location that's agreeable to them. They live so far away from me and each other: Boston, Louisiana and Nevada...and I'm in Southwest Florida! It means that we haven't been able to be together at the same time in several years, which is more than sad. So I don't need exotic..I just need a central, American location!! Thank you for this giveaway, good luck with your Google contest, and come see me one of these days; I have several giveaways running now, as well. Hugs, Deborah/TheBookishDame

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