Christmas Festivities 1,2
I apologize for the late appearance of this post. Bub and I have been hanging on for dear life as we rounded the second turn of the Holiday 500! Both Bub and I work for a local restaurant and we… Continue Reading
Holidaze
Pinecone Ornaments!
So, I have a few shows that I watch throughout the day semi-regularly. Like, I rarely see any one show five times a week but I generally see each of them once or twice. One of these shows is The Chew. I have… Continue Reading
88-Day Challenge: Nearing the Finish Line
This is the second to last ’88-Day Challenge’ post. There are really only two weeks and some change left in 2013. Let that sink in. Remember, 74 days ago… when I was all like, “the time will fly… why not start… Continue Reading
A Recap of Our Family Outing to Tupelo, Mississippi
[spotify track=”spotify:local:Clarence+Carter:Soulful+Christmas+%5bDisc+2%5d:Back+Door+Santa:129″] Faithful Reader, you may already know that Tupelo is the birthplace of Elvis but did you know that it is the home of my best friend, Bridgette, and her family? Well, yes it is. I must admit that I do… Continue Reading
ELO!!! Electric. Light. Ornaments! Decorated!
Life is full of compromises. Unless you are super, well-off one of the compromises you make when you live in a big city is that space is at a premium. I am super jealous of Coralie’s ability to decorate her… Continue Reading
Deck the Halls!
I am always so excited for December to arrive and then find it totally unbelievable that it is December already. This year is no exception! Moma took Baby Bub back to my hometown the first of last week leaving me… Continue Reading
88/29 Day Challenge: Less Than a Month To Go, Gang!
Our first Thanksgiving holiday in Burbank was lovely–full of friends, calls from family, and an amazing couple of dinners. Christmas is approaching faster than I am ready for and the first of the year is around the corner. 60 days ago, I made… Continue Reading
Crimmus Playlist!
Whether you are decorating, Black Friday shopping, or recovering from a food coma, let this holiday mix get you in the spirit for whatever your day brings. We both chose a lot of these songs, so look for… Continue Reading
*Gobble Gobble Gobble*
What beautiful, majestic, delicious, delicious animals?! That turkey on the right is judging you. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, Y’all! Related posts: Giving Thanks. Holiday 500! We’re off to the Races! 88/29 Day Challenge: Less Than a Month To Go, Gang!
Holiday 500! We’re off to the Races!
There is something just insipidly wonderful about this time of year for me. I love it. I have said it before and I am going to repeat it, I love this time of year. I am not ignorant to the… Continue Reading
Giving Thanks.
For some of you, Thanksgiving holidays have already started. For others, Wednesday afternoon will be here before you know it. For me, it begins today… kind of. I have some work to do and Josh is working the next two… Continue Reading
Christmas De-Cluttering Take One
Okay. In your mind’s eye, go with me. I have always loved decorating for Christmas. I have always loved putting up trees, lights, wrapping gifts, holiday baking- the whole nine yards. I enjoy it all. I was probably 24 when… Continue Reading
November 1… Less than 2 Months to Christmas- Here Goes Nothing.
[spotify track=”https://play.spotify.com/track/7KL9lVJ4d7iQZVa38GphqQ”] Goodness Gracious. This has been a very fast week! Even though my pity party post published Monday, it was written Sunday, so actually the pity party was over when I woke up Monday morning. Monday was a pretty good day- And… Continue Reading
The Best and WORST Halloween Costumes!
[spotify track=”spotify:track:4MyFSB0Fmo9VcYPHNCNI3R”] I’ve had this blog post planned for a month now… ever since I did the math and figured out it was my job to post on Halloween. In years past, my contempt for Halloween costumes that were billed… Continue Reading
34 Years and Counting-
I firmly believe that I get better with age. I am not opposed to getting older in the least. I look forward to my birthday with excitement. With age comes understanding and depth and wisdom- all of which I truly appreciate.… Continue Reading
Party Recap Tuesday
From October 19, 2012 until October 19, 2013 represents the longest and simultaneously the fastest year of my life! October 19th is Baby Bub’s birthday. It seems like just last week that I was cruising the maternity ward hell bent… Continue Reading
Halloween Party Treats
Y’all. Baby Bub will be a year old tomorrow! Oh my goodness- time flies! I mean, flies! This was just the first year! As he gets older he won’t grow and develop as fast as he has this first year… Continue Reading
Let the De-Cluttering Commense so the Decorating can Follow!
It’s kinda like this: I love Halloween and I have a couple Rubbermaids full of decorations to prove it. So, I used this fact to motivate myself to do a little de-cluttering. I mean, why drag more crap out to… Continue Reading
DIY Fall Wreath and Front Porch Clean-Up
Bub said, Babe- did you see the house down the street with the pumpkins? I near about lost it! My friends have already started posting on their blogs and on their instagram their front door decorations (ahem, Laura and Courtney)… Continue Reading
Fall Y’all!
I have always been partial to the last the last third of the year! The first 8 months of the year certainly have their merit- but, I love the last four months especially! I look forward to the changing of each season.… Continue Reading