Oikos Giveaway

Sorry this giveaway is coming a week late, I was out very sick with the flu last week. I have a lot of blog catching up to do! My valentines day post will be coming tomorrow!

The winner of this giveaway will receive an Oikos tote bag, 1 free 16 oz Oikos coupon and 4 free 5.3 oz Oikos coupons



***You have 4 ways to enter, you do not have to do all 4 to enter each is a separate entry and please lease a Separate comment for each to be counted as an entry!

1. Leave a comment telling me which flavor you would like to try (1 entry)
2. Leave a comment telling me you have become a follower or that you are already a follower (1 entry)
3. Leave a comment telling me you have tweeted about this giveaway (1 entry)
4. Leave a comment telling me you have posted about this giveaway on your blog (1 entry)

Winner will be announced Saturday February 27th.

Also I have not heard from the winner of my Amy's giveaway . I understand things can happen like my unexpected flu so I will give it a bit more time, but if I do not hear something soon a new winner will be announced Wednesday.

Morning Oats and Birthday Party!

I am still recovering from last night's birthday party. To liven myself up I had oats with fresh fruit.

Nature's Path Oats with Hemp



Turned into this:



David's coworker had a birthday party she rented out the bottom bar at 219 West we celebrated there and then went to Lavaca Bar with an undocumented stop at Whataburger









And then one in the parking garage




Happy Valentine's Day! David & I have fun things planned expect a recap tomorrow. I am kind of wishing I didn't have so many glasses of Pinto Grigo or any of those shots with the birthday girl but I will still have a good time today!

Amy's Organic Soup Winner!

Only 15 entries, that is a record low for a giveaway. What happened readers? Sheesh you people are missing out after eating Amy's soups then trying to go back to normal soups I bring to work they tasted like watered down nothingness compared to Amy's goodness!!!

So without further ado the winner is



comment # 10



Congrats to Annie from Chapters of Our Life . Please send your mailing info to "texancouture@gmail.com" so that I can pass it along to Amy's so they will mail out your prize. I know you will enjoy the soups and the nice reusable bag it has been my lunch bag to bring my food to work in ever since I received it.

Tune in next week for an Oikos giveaway!

I am off to go get my hair cut & colored at my favorite salon Kisma followed by a relaxing mani/pedi then tonight David's coworker rented out a private bar downtown for her birthday so we will be heading to that celebration!

Origins Skincare

I have been a faithful user of Clinique skincare since Junior High but I decided to switch it up and go for something more Green when I ran of out Clinique.

After doing a lot of research on organic skincare I decided to make the switch over to Origins


Well Off Eye Makeup Remover, Never A Dull Moment Face Polish, Checks & Balances Face Wash, Purifying Tonic, Balanced Diet Moisturizer and Out of Trouble 10 Minute Mask



I ordered online to get samples!

Conditioning Lip Balm and Mega Mushroom Face Serum



I wish I would have made the switch sooner, I am completely in love with my new products. The way they make my skin feel & smell it is like I'm at the spa!!

Origins products are NOT formulate with: Parabens, Phthalates, Propylene Glycol, Mineral Oil, PABA, Petrolatum, Paraffin, DEA, Synthetic Color, Synthetic Fragrance nor Animal Products.

I also received a coupon which I plan to use soon I have been out of foundation for awhile and have been contemplating which brand to go with.

I think I may have injured my right knee running on the tread mil Monday night. My knee feels almost completely better than yesterday and the swelling has gone done but I'm still a little sore. To prevent a further injury, I am skipping the gym tonight and going to sit here in my Origins FACE MASK and catch on my blog reading.



Do any of you use Origins? What is your favorite skincare line?

Speaking of organic don't forget to enter my Amy's Organic giveaway happening here . The soups are pretty amazing!!! After having these and then try to back to eating Wolfgang Puck Soups for lunch I just sat there wishing I had Amy's instead!!
Winner will be announced Saturday morning.

Amy's Giveaway

How about them Saints!!!
Sometimes I really wish I lived back in New Orleans while all my friends are still celebrating and enjoying Mardi Gras season attending parades all week. I am back to my regular 8 to 5 job with no hint of excitement in the office.

But I do have one thing that is exciting happening here on Texan Couture...

Amy's sent me this package of soups to try along with a nice reusable bag! I have been taking my lunch to work in it.

Amy's is an all organic & vegetarian brand. Amy's is most know for having frozen meals but their other products include soups, beans chili, pasta sauces and salsa.

The soups my package contained were: Spanish Rice & Red Beans, Southwestern Vegetable Soup & Creamy Tomato Bisque



In the package I discovered my absolute new favorite soup Spanish Rice & Red Beans...so good!!



If you would like to win the same soups & bag now is your chance! You have until Friday February 12th 11:59 p.m. cst to submit entries. Winner will be announced Saturday morning.


***You have 4 ways to enter, you do not have to do all 4 to enter each is a separate entry and please lease a Separate comment for each to be counted as an entry!

1. Leave a comment telling me which flavor you would like to try (1 entry)
2. Leave a comment telling me you have become a follower or that you are already a follower (1 entry)
3. Leave a comment telling me you have tweeted about this giveaway (1 entry)
4. Leave a comment telling me you have posted about this giveaway on your blog (1 entry)

Good Luck to all!

I may not be posting as much on blogs this week as I will be super busy at work and we have a lady from corporate coming in to our office on Thursday. But you can always follow me on Twitter user name: texancouture
I always try to update it via my iphone when I'm pressed for time with blogging.

Saints Superbowl! Who Dat!

I wish I could have been in New Orleans for the Superbowl and the start of Mardi Gras but unfortunately since I will be going twice in April for David's friend's wedding & my friend Future Mrs. Bun Bun 's bachelorette party!!! I really did not want to purchase a 3rd set of plane tickets and take off more of my PTO.

I really can not explain why I do not own any Saint's shirts either. So today for the Superbowl I am wearing a black sweater [bought from J. Crew during the huge online sale 2 weeks ago :)]


Accent with Fleur De Lis (New Orleans & the Saints symbol) earrings & ring from Mignon Faget a New Orleans jewelry store I worked for in college.





Of course since the team colors are Black & Gold not Black & Silver I added a hint of gold courtesy of my Tory Burch Revas!



We were told not to worry about bringing any kind of food but I decided to bring my own veggie tray since I am not sure if the party will have anything healthy and I don't want to eat just wings & fries all day. Also bringing along some Blue Moon. I know I should be drinking Abita to support Louisiana today but a Blue Moon with a Slice of Orange just sounds so good today!




GO SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winner Winner & a Torchy's Dinner!

And the winner of the Chobani giveaway using Random.org is comment # 14



Sarah from Running For Chocolate



Sarah please send your mailing address to texancouture@gmail.com and I will forward it over to Chobani so they can mail out your prize!!

If you didn't win this time do not worry I next week I have an Amy's giveaway followed by Aquabling & Oikos giveaways!

One of my favorite places to eat Tacos in Austin is Torchy's Tacos .

Their new North Austin location opened up near my work and only about a 15 min drive from where I live so much better than always having to drive downtown just for these amazing tacos!



Last night David & I headed to the new location for dinner. Now it is not the healthiest place by any means but it is darn good and I think it is okay to splurge on tasty meals every once in awhile!



We shared Chips & Green Chili Queso which is Torchy's in house chips with green chili queso topped off with guacamole, queso fresco, cilantro and diablo sauce. Diablo sauce is fire roasted habanero chilies blended with vinegar, spices, and tomato



I had a "Trailor Park" which is fried chicken (basically just a chicken tender) green chilies, lettuce, pico de gallo, and cheese served on a flour tortilla with poblano ranch. I made it "Trashy" by adding queso on top.

Along with a "Fried Avocado" which is hand battered fresh avocadoes fried and served With vegetarian refried beans, lettuce, pico de gallo and Cheese served on a corn tortilla with poblano ranch sauce.

Don't worry I didn't eat both at the same time!


Today we dropped the dogs off at the groomers, heading to the gym, running a few errands and gearing up for my hometown New Orleans' Saints to win the Superbowl tomorrow!!!

How I wish I was in New Orleans now, one of my best friends is the Queen of Sparta this year she is riding on her Grand Marshall float today as it is the start of Mardi Gras parades along with citywide Superbowl celebrations! I will live vicariously through my friends pic mail and facebook albums :)

Mix My Granola

I received my "Texan Couture" granola from Mix My Granola

Mix My Granola is a website that lets you customize your very own granola mix. First pick your granola base next you pick your fruits, nuts & seeds, extras like chocolates gummies jelly beans cookies anything you can think of!, last but not least you add your enhancers like bee pollen powder or green tea powder. Once you have added everything you want you name your mix and it packaged and shipped to you.



My granola mix contained: Organic Granola, Chia Seeds, Macadamia Nuts, Papaya & Goja Berries



I received permission from Mix My Granola to share a discount with the readers of Texan Couture, if you would like to try Mix My Granola and receive 10% off just enter the code "GRANOLA10".




I eat my granola mix with Chobani Yogurt! Do not forget to enter my Chobani giveaway found HERE . Winner will be announced Saturday morning.

Run For Haiti

NYRR, New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, and MapMyRun.com have come together to organize a virtual event to benefit the victims of the Haiti Earthquake.



100% of the proceeds received for each $30 registration will go to support New York City's Haiti Relief Fund.
This purchase is not tax deductible.

How you can participate:

Simply Run or Walk the 4 miles anywhere you choose from Feb 19 to Feb 24, 2010. Read the Step-By-Step Guide

2. Submit race distance and time at the Virtual Run/ Walk for Haiti website. Results can be entered manually or via supported timing devices like Garmin, Nike+, Polar, and more.

3. Compare your results with other virtual participants and see how you would have finished among the live participants.

Go HERE to register now!


Will you be participating?

Also do not forget to sign up for my Chobani Giveaway found HERE . Winner will be announced Saturday morning.

Chobani Giveaway

The wonderful people at Chobani sent me a package of 11 Yogurts! Plain 2%, Blueberry, Strawberry, Honey, Vanilla, Pomegranate, Peach and not picture Strawberry Banana, Pineapple, Plain 0% & Raspberry.




Chobani is Greek Yougurt!
All natural. No preservatives. No artificial flavors.
· No synthetic growth hormones: No rBST-treated milk.
· Includes 5 live & active cultures, including 3 probiotics.
· Made with real fruit.
· Twice the protein of regular yogurts.
· A good source of bone-building calcium.
· Gluten-Free and Kosher-Certified.
· Safe for people with corn, nut and soy allergies.


If you would like to win the same package of yogurts you have until 11:59 p.m. on Friday February 5th to submit entries. The Winner will be announced Saturday morning.

***You have 4 ways to enter, you do not have to do all 4 to enter each is a separate entry and please lease a separate comment for each to be counted as an entry!

1. Leave a comment telling me which flavor you would like to try (1 entry)
2. Leave a comment telling me you have become a follower or that you are already a follower (1 entry)
3. Leave a comment telling me you have tweeted about this giveaway (1 entry)
4. Leave a comment telling me you have posted about this giveaway on your blog (1 entry)

Good Luck to all!