[friday] LOVE

1. tea parties that include personalized, homemade invitations and a dog.

2. melissa winning dancing with the stars on tuesday.

3. kaylee still believing in santa claus.  [which brought back a funny memory about ham that i will post about later]

4. sweet tea being an option at most restaurants.

5. my hair is almost at its longest which was about 10 years ago.

6. peppermint covered pretzels

7. duck dynasty. [i look to see if the show is on every night now]

8. a super clean house! [proud of myself for not taking a nap. even clean + organized the fridge and utility closet]

9. listening to christmas music [makes house cleaning a little more enjoyable]

10. EEEEKKKK!  I GET TO MEET JANE PORTER TOMORROW!

tired thursday

my cute snowman- front entry

 costco but real wreath w/pretty bow but afraid it will get stolen

 peanut showing my newly placed pretty bows

close up of pretty christmas bow

added lights- getting crazy with my christmas decorating mojo

added lights to my snowman- where i got shocked!

1.  i'm dead ass tired this morning. i got 4 hours of sleep. stayed up till midnight watching duck dynasty.

2. then i woke up around 4 and couldn't fall back to sleep.

3. today suppose to be cleaning day, we'll see how far i get. 

4. i almost got me kaylee this cute vera bradley tote bag while at picket fences yesterday. i couldn't decide between little mandy and mandy.

5. i want it to carry the ipad/other things to do, drinks/treats and sweatshirts for when we go to places so we have them at all times.

6. then i thought, i have enough bags. then again, what's one more bag right?

7. boy do i suck at coming up with names and passwords. this is probably the 100th time i've forgotten my apple password. [i don't use it often]

8. i also decided that navy and orange is my favorite color combination and want to  do my bedroom or the family room in those colors. it will go somewhere!

9. i've also changed ollies name to M.A.D.  most annoying dog [ever!]

10. i wrote a funny comment on a blog giveaway post. said i was 90% done with christmas shopping but 100% poorer.  ok, not all that funny but its so true!

[wsww] and drooling over some dinnerware

1. she wore this outfit one day before thanksgiving break. she's getting so big so fast.

2. we're placing bets on when she will be taller than me. [some say in 3 years]

3. today i went to marshalls to get a purse but ended up with a few sweaters and a couple of jars for snacks and such only to put them back. the line was 20 people deep. 20 people = very slow moving line!

4. then i made my way to one of my favorite stores- picket fences. the whole store was like christmas. i could of bought almost everything in there.

5. instead i splurged and had them make me 2 christmas bows for my costco but real wreaths. then i started to worry that people would steal them so now they're on my fireplace.

6. i also got an angel ornament for my lady bug's ornament exchange that i might accidently take back. [evil smirk]

7. i'm pretty stoked at the moment, getting my creative decor mojo back. [i just got electrocuted because i dumped my scentsy wax on the lights.

8. long story short, i've been watching health video's for our medical insurance, mandatory via mike's work. if we get 1000 points each before dec. 1, we get a $100 gift card each.

9. i was hoping they would have either visa gc or crate and barrel so i could use it towards this dinnerware set that i'm actually dying over. of course they offer neither.

10. and of course i can't just have the 20 piece setting, i need enough for 12 people for that one day SO i'm selling my children to the highest bidder!! [kidding]

time got away from me

thanksgiving treats- owl cupcakes

1. the day before thanksgiving, i went out and had a much needed mom's day. bought a few tops from anthropologie, mulling spices from william sonoma and my favorite smelly stuff from l'occitane. [they also carry my favorite face stuff]

2. that evening, kaylee and i went to baking. banana bread, pecan-toffee mini pies and owl cupcakes.  

3. i also made sweet mama's punch and green bean casserole for our thanksgiving feast at the neighbor's [awesome] house.

4. the bad part about not cooking thanksgiving, no left overs! we did swap some desserts though.

5. saturday mike, ham and i watched the aggies beat missouri. how awesome would it be that freshman, johnny football, wins the heisman?

6. yesterday, mike took the day off so we would be able to pick up ham's car on time. [two of his windows stopped working]

7. have i mentioned that we've spent around $11,000 in the PAST YEAR on car repairs? car repairs! 

8. but i no longer need to worry about car repairs, knock on wood.

9. we are slowly becoming texans- we are now members of costco.  

10. kaylee's feelings got hurt yesterday because another girl didn't want to play with her and some other girls at recess for some unknown reason. sweet kaylee, she just wants to be friends with everyone!

i still know nothing

concrete ship

1. i took this photo while in galveston with the lady bugs. if you want a little history lesson, click here.  

2. i love the contrasting colors and i do believe someone tried to live on it. [a homeless person]

3. this morning was spent cleaning the downstairs of the house. i want it clean before putting up christmas decorations.

4. even kaylee's ready to decorate.

5. friday mike and i got into a fight because he was being mike.

6. saturday he went to the aggies game with some co-workers then met up with ham to take him to dinner. 

7. while he was doing that, kaylee and i went shopping. i found out that i still know nothing and she still knows everything!

8. yesterday i invited my annoying husband and know- it -all child to go shopping with me.

9. on the way to the woodlands, kaylee asked if we could get some bbq. her quote "i want something with gravy on it. i want to throw down some gravy."

10. we found some good deals at orvis, my dad's favorite store. we got him a vest and  ended up getting mike a weekender bag. i told him his gym bag looks tacky when he goes off shore or on small business trips. he is the boss ya know.

[friday] LOVE...

1. dessert cart from last saturday. i tried to take it home.

2. people who take the time to make and sell on etsy.  just bought a birthday bunting banner for birthday decorations. [it can go in kaylee's room afterwards]

3. finally getting some ideas around for her birthday party.

4. getting a "fivebucks" peppermint hot chocolate and remembering when a dear friend brought me one while we were waiting in line to pick up our kids at daycare.

5. feeling crafty again. going to try and make this found via pinterest.

6. mike doing the dishes for the past 2 nights.

7. mike making dinner last night because i couldn't make lasagna because he had used my last jar of spaghetti sauce.

8. actually getting some real samples in my birchbox this month!

9. Kaylee's school room mom's coming up with the idea of everyone donating at least $5 to get the teacher a gift card for christmas instead of unwanted junk.

10. get to sleep in for the next 9 days! kaylee gets a whole week off for thanksgiving break.

i took a break?

from saturday night

1. guys mike works with. the dude in the plaid shirt is aka "the crazy canadian" via kaylee. he's quite funny when drunk. [the blonde is the other dudes new wife]

2. i've been either really busy this week or super lazy. i would try to blog then find myself doing something else so nothing got posted.

3. monday kaylee got pushed into a mud puddle so i had to take her some fresh clothes.

4. tuesday i had an eye doctor appointment and found that my allergy bumps are back. now i'm doing allergy + steriod drops again. i get to wear my dorky glasses for a week- yippee!

5. after my appointment, i went and got my hair cut since she didn't have time on monday. she did a good job but its not what i asked for but i'm giving her a break since she's still training.

6. wednesday i had lady bug's meeting. got to eat, listen to what's coming up and saw a demo on table decorating with plants/flowers you already have at home.

7. this morning, i took mike the dessert i made last night because he forgot it even though his wallet and keys were right next to it. i swear if his head wasn't attached...

8. i've been feeling super unorganized lately. 

9. i told mike its not fair. all he has to worry about is himself. 

10. while i have a birthday party to plan for, birthday and christmas shopping to do  and get everything ready for the cruise.