Giveaway WINNER!

As soon as the responses started coming in for my giveaway I knew I was doomed. There were the entries that were beyond touching {a girl wanting to selflessly win for her sister}, to those that tugged at my heart strings {women who's husbands have been at war and they haven't seen them in over a year - TEARS}, to incredibly sweet ones telling me I was a rainbow, or a role model for pioneering my line and being a mother - also made me cry! - and creative poems that were so awesome, not to mention hysterical posts about need vs. want and glitter for breakfast {delish!}.

In all honesty I think it was incredibly difficult for me to select a favorite because I felt like I really identified with every single one of you...I truly wanted every single one of you to win. From students pinching pennies, to those mid-pregnancy girls wanting to hide the booty, to mothers drowning in diapers and tantrums and just wanting to feel pretty, to those on the wedding circuit with eleventy billion bridal showers to attend, soon-to-be honeymooners, wives looking to drop their hubby's jaws on date night...I mean Y'ALL! DO NOT DO THIS TO ME!! How was I ever supposed to select just one?! You were ALL deserving. I officially had Mission: Impossible on my hands.

So I read. And re-read. Every single one of the 200+ comments. And then read them again. After many hours of internal debate {I kid you not...HOURS}, I decided there was no fair way to select one over the other. I did not want to be faulted for selecting a "favorite" - which I would never have been able to do anyway! - so I decided the best thing to do would be to generate a random number online and match it up with the corresponding comment. That said, for future giveaways, if you all would rather me actually pick a favorite entry I am happy to...I just didn't want to get in trouble for playing favorites this time!

Without further ado, the winner is...

Amanda :)

Posted March 17th at 11:57am

So, lovely Amanda, please send an email to hello@sheridanfrench.com with your details! Size, address, etc. Congratulations, and more importantly, thank you. If you read her post you will see both she and her husband are serving our country. Thank you not only for supporting my blog and my collection, but to you and your husband for your patriotism. No words are good enough to truly honor what you both do.

I also want to send out a MASSIVE thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single sweet person that became a follower and commented. I have been blown away by the events of this past week {I have had nearly EIGHT THOUSAND blog visits since last Monday, which for little old me is a really big deal}, and to have you all say such wonderfully thoughtful things about me and my line is extremely touching. I wish I could describe what it has meant to have such a surge in support and readership {327 followers and counting! My heart melts!}; again, all I can say is that I am blown away.

There have been countless times over the course of this past year/spring collection that I have been this close to throwing in the towel. It has been difficult beyond description to balance work with motherhood, especially now that I have just added a newborn to the mix, plus being a wife {which I fail at miserably some days}, and still finding time for myself, but your words have given me immense inspiration and confidence to keep going forward. Thank you.

You all make my life that much lovelier.

xoxo Sheridan