Gift Round Up

So yesterday I alleviated some of my stress and bought almost all of the Christmas gifts I have to buy.....from my iPad, sitting on my couch, watching 30 Rock. Isnt online shopping the best way to go? $7 for shipping? Ok. I didnt have to load my kids up in the car and deal with a double stroller. Win for me! There are still a few that are lingering, but most of those are gift cards. 

Anyway, I thought I would post some gifts I think are neat in case you need some inspiration for your gift giving. Its my mini gift guide :)

Rifle Journals. Set of 3. $12

*Who doesnt love a pretty little notepad to jot lists down? I would love to get this.

Voluspa Japonica candle tin. Goji Berry.$18

*I have to say, this scent is my FAVORITE of any candle I have ever had. EVER. If you dont want to take my word for it, 3 other friends of mine would say the exact same thing. You cant go wrong with this candle. Citrus burst!

Birchbox. $10 a month.

* I literally just found out what this was maybe 30 minutes ago. One friend had blogged about them before, and another friend of mine just posted about them on FB. I checked out the website and its awesome. For $10 a month they send you 4-5 deluxe beauty samples. I see Nars, Stilla, and Redken right there, it looks awesome already. They have the option to gift this, and you can pick between a 3, 6, or 12 month gift subscription. Or, you could just order it for yourself and get billed monthly ;)

  Miette: Recipes from San Francisco's most charming Pastry Shop. $27.50

*There are over 100 recipes in this book, and hello, each page has scalloped edges! This is in my own wishlist.....          

                  Blue Turquoise Ring. $57. 
* I love this hammered band. If you're not into Turquoise, there are so many other pretty rings here. 

 Fleur de Sel Caramels. DIY

*Creature Comforts is one of my all time favorite blogs to read. She gives you the recipe for the caramels(which is an Ina Garten recipe, I LOVE HER!), and gives you free printables to pretty up your boxes. These would make sweet teacher gifts, which is why all of Ryder's teachers will be getting some! 



            Ok! That's it!     

Sorry there are no gift ideas for husbands, dads, brothers, etc. I am struggling with that myself! Boys are so hard to buy for. All George ever wants is music equipment and computer programs for recording. Um, hello $500+ per item! 

Is there anything you would add to my list? Do you have a great "boy" gift I should know about? Tell me! I am still on the hunt :)            

Weekend run-down

 We went to the Arboretum and had fun

 

Our awesome friend Jarrod designed George's logo

And I chipped my top front tooth on a ring pop. Sorry, no pic for that. Its pretty hideous.

It was a lovely weekend overall. Gah where is this month going though! I know its only the 5th, but its only three more weekends until Christmas! This morning a wave of stress hit me about my forever long To Do list. We have our Christmas decorations up, which includes our Christmas tree, Ryder's little tree, a little something in our entry way and an Advent Calendar. I dont go crazy with decorations. I need to confess though, our advent calendar is little muslin bags with numbers for each day and are supposed to have a few little candies for the kids. Um, I have yet to fill the bags, which means that days 1-5 havent been taken down :/ .

It is on my list of things to do today though, so tonight we can just catch up on all the days we missed! 

Added to my list is getting my tooth fixed and taking care of the ticket the State Trooper gifted me. He shouldnt have. Thanks for the errand!

Are you overwhelmed with things that need to get done and gifts that need to be bought? Or do you buy throughout the year? I read somewhere that after you make your Christmas To Do list you should assign each task a specific day. Maybe I should go do that right now.

Something Pretty

Have weddings always been super fun and non-stuffy? I think not. Even though I couldn't care less about decoration or colors or anything when I got married I think if I would have known about awesome sites like 100 layer cake, I would have been way more excited to plan my own wedding. The only things I can remember being adamant about was that 1) I didnt want "huge 80's bows" on the pews in the church. and 2) I wanted my dress to look like Jessica Simpson's. I know, shoot me. I was on a big Jessica Simpson kick when I was 19.

Here is a wedding 100 layer cake featured today, and let me just say I am in LOVE. Lets look at some pics shall we?

First off, those invites are so pretty. The bride designed them. Awesome.

HOLY CRAP. Look at that aisle! The colors, the feathers! I feel like I need to slip on a white dress and mosey on down.

What a fun wedding party. And what a fun game to have at an outdoor wedding. These people are the coolest.

Aside from the clearly beautiful pennant banner, look at that awesome tote each guest got to take home! What a fun idea!

AND as if the tote bags weren't fun enough, this couple made their own activity book for the wedding! I know I would be all about sitting down and doing some activities.

So cute.

End. This looked like the best wedding ever.

If you want to gush over more pics of this wedding go here!

Are any of you fun people tying the knot soon? Do you like weddings like this or more traditional ones? If you are already married, do you wish you could redo your wedding? 

I DO!

Weekend run-down

Santa Clause attacked George

 

 Ryder made an ice cream sundae at my moms. Hello 4th of July colors?

Lucy decided to run off all the Thanksgiving calories she just consumed.

We jumped on the trampoline. Some of us decided to wear both of our shoes, but Lucy has a shoe less left foot trend she had to keep up. Really, her left foot is way smaller and her shoe always falls off.

We looked high and low for the perfect Christmas tree

We found one!

Its crazy how fast Alabama weather changes. There I am, wearing short sleeves and a skirt with no tights, and now 2 days later I have frost bitten toes. 

Did yall have a great Thanksgiving weekend? Did you score any good deals? I DID! Check out that navy pencil skirt Im wearing.........$20 at Anthro, and I also got a red corduroy skirt with HUGE fun pockets for $15! Yay for deals!

Video fun

 Please tell me you all LOVE the "Crazy Target Lady" Commercials. I laugh so hard every time they come on.

This one's my favorite.

Also, I feel that if you love that crazy Target lady, then you will also love this SNL sketch

AND if you love that video, maybe you are a Kristin Wiig fan. If you are, then I know you love Bridesmaids.....and if you love Bridesmaids, then I know you love this scene.

 

Wow, this post got away from me haha! 

Who else is super pumped about all the sale at Anthropologie & Urban Outfitters being an EXTRA 50% off?!?

Have a great Thanksgiving weekend friends!

Oh, what did I do this weekend you ask?

I saw Breaking Dawn. Boom.

News Flash: If the picture above makes you gag because you either a) have decided long ago that this series is for girls in high school and that nobody with a brain would be into it  or b) have decided without reading any of the books or seeing the movies(but going off what the coolest conservative Christian site says), think it will "affect your walk with the Lord" then please stop reading. Because I am about to tell you how awesome this movie is.

Listen people, I have read the books, but even still I sure was clutching the hand of my friend Mollie when there were suspenseful scenes. I KNEW what was going to happen, but the movie still had me on the edge of my seat. I loved it. 

I went to eat a McAlister's after church yesterday with some friends and got my usual Sweet Tea. Sweet Tea is my obsession. I drank WAY TOO MUCH because afterwards when we were in the theater I had to get up to visit the restroom FOUR times. Those McAlister cups are huge! On my 3rd trip out Mollie joined me, we RAN ran to the bathroom and back. Mollie was way ahead of me at one point and I thought about telling her she should try out for the Olympics.... that girl is fast. On our way back to the theater a little 6 year old girl was in our path so I had to yell "watch out!" as we sprinted back to our seats. Im pretty sure she thought she was witnessing a race in progress, that's how fast we were running.

There isnt really a whole lot I can say on here, since I dont want to be a spoiler for anyone. But just know, I want to go see it 10 more times. 

Do you like Twilight? If you do, have you seen the new movie yet?! 

Come on, I know there are some closeted Twilight fans that dont ever talk about it because they are embarrassed. Listen, sometimes its ok to act like a 15 year old......especially when its about awesome movies!

We went out last night

This week I have been feeling kind of blah. Until last night I hadn't left the house since Sunday night. 

When George got home from work yesterday I handed Lucy to him and just had a cry fest. Im really not an emotional person, at all. I dont get moved to tears very easily, but yesterday I was just done. Being cooped up in the house for four days and only seeing two people under the age of four for the most part will take a toll on a girl's emotions, no matter how tough I am.

When I was done having a pity party, I got ready and went out on a fun date with my husband. It made me feel one million times better, and I even feel so much better today. Its amazing what leaving the house will do to a person!

We went to my most favorite restaurant in town, Desperado's! I LOVE steak, and their sweet potato fries are thebomb.com

Here I am, so super pumped to be holding the menu.

 

George wasnt sure about it.

After we ate we went to Barnes & Noble to get coffee, and then on to Target because I wanted to get some yogurt and fruit to have for breakfast with my homemade granola. BUT, this is what our cart looked like.....

Hello nutella. Its been a while.

There was also one more thing,

Dont judge me, but I love her. I think she is super awesome on the office. I know this is not an intelligent read, and probably makes me look ditsy for even buying it. But I like funny things, and shes hi ho hilario, so this book and I are a match made in heaven.

When we got home we watched The Office on DVR and tucked the kids into bed.

It was such a great date, and I feel awesome and refreshed today. George is pretty stellar.

Hope everyone has the best weekend! See you people next week!