{"id":2090,"date":"2016-01-12T14:21:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T14:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=2090"},"modified":"2017-06-12T14:21:57","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T14:21:57","slug":"january-prize-what-would-you-put-in-this-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/january-prize-what-would-you-put-in-this-backpack\/","title":{"rendered":"JANUARY PRIZE: WHAT WOULD YOU PUT IN THIS BACKPACK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, everyone! As I sit here in disbelief that it\u2019s actually 2016, I\u2019m slowly regaining consciousness from the week-long food coma I slipped into after Christmas. Four Christmas dinners and three holiday parties \u2014 just the memory of it is making me hungry for those sweet and spicy meatballs my Aunt Judith made.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6230\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6230 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/3-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/3.jpg 500w\" alt=\"Image courtesy of Amazon\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of Amazon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Overall, Christmas in the Watermelon household was a success. On Christmas morning, my daughter rushed into our room at 6:30 a.m. to announce that it <em>was<\/em>, in fact, Christmas Day and Santa <em>had<\/em> come down our chimney with a mountain of presents. One of her favorite gifts from Santa was a new backpack decorated in true princess fashion, complete with blue bows and glittery straps.<\/p>\n<p>This watermelon backpack (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Designs-Watermelon-Backpack-Laptop-Pocket\/dp\/B00UF4ZZRE\/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1449065838&amp;sr=8-6&amp;keywords=watermelon+notebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$45 on Amazon<\/a>) may not be as cool as my five-year-old\u2019s, but it\u2019s still an amazing prize or gift for the watermelon lover in your life. Leave a comment with what you\u2019d carry in this pack, and I\u2019ll choose one comment at random as the winner!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>UP NEXT: WATERMELON CRANBERRY-GLAZED PORK CHOPS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year, everyone! As I sit here in disbelief that it\u2019s actually 2016, I\u2019m slowly regaining consciousness from the week-long food coma I slipped into after Christmas. Four Christmas dinners and three holiday parties \u2014 just the memory of it is making me hungry for those sweet and spicy meatballs my Aunt Judith made. 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