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Tell us your Mistletoe Moment and Win $150

By The Fighting Couple on December 15, 2012 in General, Slideshowable

We are looking for the best Mistletoe Moment from 2012! The lovely winner will be awarded a $150 Visa gift card! Wow! Finally it is OK to Kiss and Tell!

So what exactly is a Mistletoe Moment you ask?

Simply put, it’s a moment in time when you and your special someone get taken in by your surroundings, the sights, and smells but most of all, each other! You could be with 10,000 tourists in St. Mark’s Square in Venice or in the middle of the Amazon where you are surrounded by 10,000 bugs! It could be anywhere/anyone?/anytime but it MUST be magical!

The holidays are a wonderful time to remind us the importance of one another. Here at 1000Fights we believe that the greatest gift we give is each other. We celebrate all of you couples, especially those of you that get out and explore the world together.

The Kahles our 2011 Winners

To get your creative juices going, here is the winner from 2011 :

The Kahle’s from Wanderlivin

“A wedding can mean many different things to different people. To the bride it’s the most important day of her life. That’s why when I was told my hairdresser canceled on me the day before the wedding I tried to shake it off. When half of my family couldn’t come because of Hurricane Irene I tried to shake it off. When my photographer didn’t show up – I couldn’t shake it off. Walking down the aisle in distress I saw my husband and the way he looked at me as I walked down the aisle. When I reached him I pulled his face down for a kiss before the minister could even start as the waves of Monterrey Bay crashed around us and bridesmaids giggled at the ministers disapproval.”

You can read the other great entries from last year HERE.

How to enter? Just two easy steps:

1) In 50-ish words or less, tell us about your “Mistletoe Moment” in the comments section below. We want all the details: when, where and why.

2) Give us a “like” 1000Fights on Facebook here. Then leave a comment,: “I had a Mistletoe Moment!” Here.

Stay tuned we will soon announce our celebrity Judges.

The Fine Print (sorry, but it’s really not that bad.)

1) Mistletoe Moment must have taken place in 2012.

2) Entries will be accepted till midnight December 24th, 2012.

3) Final selections will be made by our awesome panel of judges. (To be announced soon!)

4) We will announce the winner on our webpage on December 26th, 2012.

5) This contest is not valid where prohibited. (What a terrible place to be!)

6) Please keep Mistletoe Moments rated (PG-13 or PG, no G’s allowed!)

7) Prize will be delivered via Paypal, or another agreeable method.

8) The last one we promise…remember its OK to Kiss and tell!

Please share our little contest with your friends!!! Just click below to share on Facebook or Twitter. (Thank you!)

The Best Mistletoe Moment of 2011

By The Fighting Couple on December 23, 2011 in General, Slideshowable

We have a winner!

A heartfelt thanks to each of you that submitted entries. We were totally blown away by the number and more impressivley the quality of responses! Incredible. This just goes to show that love is alive and well.

Luci and I want to thank you our readers for making this an amazing year. You have shared your travel fights, crazy adventures, and tender love stories with us. We are so grateful for each of you! We wish you all many happy miles this coming year.

While we don’t have a “prize” for them, our judges thought these two were incredible! The two runners up:

Chris Walker-Bush from Aussie on the Road

“It was seconds after the ball dropped on New Year’s and my soon to be ex girlfriend and I had fled the beach party on Robinson Crusoe in Fiji to find some privacy. With our two year relationship set to end in 24 hours when she flew back to the States, tears stood in her eyes as we listened to the distant growl of the beach and felt the warm summer air on our skin. Underneath the gaze of coconut palms and the starry skies, I kissed away her tears and thanked her for the best two years of my life.”

Mike Howard from Honey Trek

“It wasn’t in an amazing location, or under a starry night sky, and it wasn’t at the perfect time. It was in our kitchen, when we realized we wanted to quit our jobs and travel the world together. After an amazing evening with friends (two of whom told us of their recent journey and inspired us), we sat in our kitchen, staring each others eyes, realizing we were in fact going to make this a reality. That kiss, is the kiss that sealed our RTW fate, and we can not wait for more Mistletoe moments in every country we visit over the next 16 months.”

Without further ado….our 2011 Mistletoe Moment is:

The Kahle’s from Wanderlivin

“A wedding can mean many different things to different people. To the bride it’s the most important day of her life. That’s why when I was told my hairdresser canceled on me the day before the wedding I tried to shake it off. When half of my family couldn’t come because of Hurricane Irene I tried to shake it off. When my photographer didn’t show up – I couldn’t shake it off. Walking down the isle in distress I saw my husband and the way he looked at me as I walked down the isle. When I reached him I pulled his face down for a kiss before the minister could even start as the waves of Monterrey Bay crashed around us and bridesmaids giggled at the ministers disapproval.”

1000Fights: Isn’t that a tender story! Congrats on your marriage! We love it. There will be time for fighting later! Luci says that they are going to have “cute” kids…not sure what that means. We wish the Kahle’s congrats and happy travels!

Thanks again to our “Celebrity” judges!

@travelcanucks @sarahjstorer @VagabondQuest @confusedjulia

Ok…2012 is just on the horizon. Get out there and make some Mistletoe Moments!

Mistletoe Moments Celebrity Judges!

By The Fighting Couple on December 9, 2011 in General, Slideshowable

Responses to our Mistletoe Moments have been amazing! So many great stories. If you haven’t submitted yours, we want to hear from you!

We are proud to announce our “Celebrity Judges” for our contest! So why do we need judges? First of all, we would have to change the name of our blog if we tried to pick one! (www.100000fights). In addition, we really wanted to highlight some great blogs out there to you our loyal readers. Enjoy.

The Traveling Canucks

www.travelingcanucks.com

@travelcanucks

Cam and Nicole are couple travel bloggers based in beautiful Vancouver BC, Canada. Their blog highlights some of the best travel locations on the planet. Cam and Nicloe have great features on Turkey and are world renowned Beer aficionados!

The Naked Redhead

www.thenakedredhead.com

@sarahjstorer

The Naked Redhead-now we have you attention! Sarah aka The Naked Redhead is a professional “Wing Woman.” Her site (sorry no porn) offers the tricks, tips and truths that will help you find that certain someone and get the most from love and life. (Mike may or may not have a tiny crush on Sarah.) Check out her site!

Vagabond Quest

www.vagabondquest.com

@VagabondQuest

Dina and Ryan of Vagabond Quest are “living the dream”. They Left their hometown in 2009 and have been living on the road since! Crazy huh? Their blog highlights their adventures. They include some amazing pictues and video. They even captures a possum attacking Dina! Yikees!

Confused Julia

www.homelessandconfused.com

@confusedjulia

Julia from Homeless and Confused is a kick! Are you looking for a pithy blog with a side of fun? Bingo! You found it. This English lassie has had exciting and crazy travels. She is headed out on a whirl wind adventure this spring. Give her blog a looksee.

We want to give a hearty thanks to each of our Celebrity Judges!

Ok, this $150 bucks is burning a hole in our pocket!

Please submit your Mistletoe Moment right now!

Happy Holidays from 1000Fights!

Tell us your Mistletoe Moment!

By The Fighting Couple on December 3, 2011 in General, Slideshowable

Our contest is now over. Stay tuned for the winners to be announced.

The Fighting Couple hopes that you have a Merry Christmas and many Happy Mistletoe Moments in 2012!

We are looking for the best Mistletoe Moment from 2011! The lovely winner will be awarded a $150 Visa gift card! Yay! Finally it is OK to Kiss and Tell!

So what exactly is a Mistletoe Moment (aka MM) you ask?

Simply put, it’s a moment in time when you and your special someone get taken in by your surroundings, the sights, and smells but most of all, each other! You could be with 10,000 tourists in St. Mark’s Square in Venice or in the middle of the Amazon where you are surrounded by 1,000 bugs! It could be anywhere/anyone?/anytime but it MUST be magical!

To get your creative juices going, here is our MM from this year:

We were visiting Paris, (great place for MMs!) we stayed in a charming little boutique hotel. Our cozy room had an ornate little balcony overlooking a sleepy little Parisian thoroughfare. There was a great little bakery in the distance and the magical scent of a 1000 flowers created an ambiance that was truly magical. We stood hand in hand taking in the backdrop of Paris in the distance. What a moment!

How to enter? Just two easy steps:

1) In 50ish words or less, tell us about your “Mistletoe Moment” in the comments section below.

2) Give us a “like” 1000Fights on Facebook here. Then leave a comment,: “I had a Mistletoe Moment!” Here.

Please meet our panel of “Celebrity Judges“.

The Fine Print (sorry, but its really not that bad.)

1) Mistletoe Moment must have taken place in 2011.

2) Entries will be accepted till midnight December 20th, 2011.