It's time to eat!

Hello Thanksgiving week!!  It's a wonderful week because its cold, and windy and totally feeling like the holidays! I've got my west elm felt garland on the fireplace and the thought of putting up the Christmas tree is totally in the front of my brain, but hasn't quite made it out of the box yet. 

I'm bringing the snack food this Thanksgiving so that means chex mix, trail mix (both on the easy route, bought from SamsClub) and pecan stuffed dates covered in powdered sugar. I used to make them every thanksgiving with my family and my sister would make her baked almond Brussel sprouts. It's currently sleeting out so hopefully this doesn't mess up our travel plans. 

This past weekend we took Conor to see Santa... Cutest baby ever, he was super chill and so easy going.  He was so relaxed he yawned right there on santas lap. 

Baby sweatsuit

Hope everyone has a sweet and full Thankgiving, enjoy your families and friends and remember to know when to stop eating! 

Xoxo -L

Gold in Design

I've been noticing a pretty awesome new trend going through home decor and fashion. It's going GOLD! Who would have thought we're all embracing the yellow metal. I remember I wouldn't touch gold jewelry 10yrs ago. But now, it all okie dokie. Here are some awesome gold finds...

-This Gold giraffe  is exactly my inspiration for our next baby room! It's going to be creamy and smooth, with gold accents. That is hoping in the next few yrs we would have a baby girl! I have placed a few pictures for inspiration on my Pinterest board.

-The walls are also important, this Dot wallpaper is especially cute for a baby room, 

or a kid play room!

-if you want a super spruced up holiday party with a sparkly table, put these Forks and knives down. Gold flatware is a great way to add some punch to a Christmas party.
-...and lastly a really cute stocking stuffer or sweet way to send out a Christmas photos...these note cards stick with the gold dot theme.

Find a few cool gold pieces to scatter around the house. Look for glitter gold candle sticks or gold sparkly ornaments for your tree. It's time to get festive y'all! 

2nd Day Things

For this new week it all revolves around baby boy. I just bought a BOB Revolution jogging stroller and found there are all kinds of accessories that you can get to go with it. I'm adding them to my Pinterest board, Christmas List so I don't forget the cool things I find. I seem to not remember much of anything these days unless I write them down or tell someone about it. So... here we go with our Tuesday awesomeness...
 - The best thing about cold weather is the clothes (awesome boots and tights!!). Its tricky when it comes to dressing a baby...Conor happens to have extra chubby legs/ankles, so I went to Walmart and got baby boy some ankle socks that aren't tight! They're super cute and don't cut into his legs.
 -The next best thing about it finally being cold out is staying indoors and feeling toasty! I've used my Keurig more in the past month than I have in a year! I've gotten super into Chai Latte's and decaf Hazelnut coffee, although the only thing that makes coffee amazing is the creamer that goes in it... I saw an ad for
Egg Nog Latte creamer and have to try it! I need to save some bucks at Starbucks, $4 pumpkin spice latte's are kind of ridiculous even though they are AMAZING! So I'll try this creamer instead :o)

 - This weekend I'm looking forward to going to Austin for the guys Alumni Soccer game, and will be dressing baby in his UT onesies. He wears one every Saturday for a game.

I hope everyone enjoys the "arctic blast" that's blowing through the city. Its gonna be a cold one!



Keeping it Clean

Our house (which we are renting) is going to be up for sale soon! We are actually scheduled to have a showing this Wednesday so I need to clean out the crap so my landlord can sell this sucker. This showing is huge motivation to throw stuff out! Tonight I went through all of our piles of old mail in our kitchen and found a huge stack of last yrs Christmas cards, a color photo copy of our marriage lisence and my birth certificate, of all things! I also managed to spill about a shots worth of my husbands bottle of whiskey (oops!) while cleaning! Who ever thought a loose cork was a reasonable way to lock in liquid! (This was great bc I got to clean the counter tops too!) Getting rid of the crap really makes for a good looking house! Here are the things to go by to clean out the crap...

-Throw out old -and new- mail. If its over a yr old and never even been opened... Open it up! Then decide if its worth keeping. If so, scan it and toss the paper.

-Magazines can be the death of a clean space. If they're over a month old, toss them! Especially around the holidays, just get rid of them! 

-If it's in the corner (of your counter top, the room, a shelf) decide if its worth keeping, and find a meaningful place for it. Stuff in the corners weigh down a room and makes it feel full and crowded... no one puts Baby in the corner! 

-The living room coffee table can be a breeding ground for junk! Keep that table clean... The remote  and a stack of coasters should be the only things on the coffee table.

I've noticed now that we are getting an influx of toys and gadgets for the baby that our house is becoming a suffocating environment for me... It's too much "stuff" so it's necessary for me to clear out the crap! 

Happy cleaning!

2nd Day Things...

I am making a list of awesome things I have discovered since staying at home in my new mom role and since Tuesdays are so great and the second day of the week (...and the day after a dreaded Monday) lets start the list...

1. Christmas is around the corner and Thanksgiving is that much closer! Get started sprucing up the house with awesome decorations from West Elm, I've already hung a strand of felt knot garland from the mantel... I plan on putting big burlap bows on both ends at Christmas time!
   
2. Dump Cake! Gots to have a Dump Cake around the holidays. I learned this recipe from my Mom and was my go-to cake recipe in college; It just so happens to be the best and easiest cake bake. (1) can cherry pie filling, (1) can chunk pineapple, and a white or yellow box cake mix prepared the same way you would to make the cake. Mix it all together and its crazy amazing!
3. The Bob Revolution jogging stroller. I haven't yet bought it, but I polled to see what is the best jogging stroller and everyone unanimously said this was the one to get. I tried jogging yesterday (with my Graco Click Connect stroller) for maybe the 3rd time since baby was born and it was such an amazing feeling to sprint up hills and push him at the same time. It was a full body workout. Cant wait to get the jogger!
4. Gift Time! Whether its for your self or to give as a present, I just ordered for myself a new ipad case and got it monogrammed with my initials. You can pick the thread color and the font! Super cute and necessary to protect your prized electronics! West Elm really is awesome this year with home décor, furnishings and gifts!

Ps- While cleaning out my desk at work, I found a $5 Starbucks gift card which means I will definitely be stopping by to get a red cup filled with holiday good-ness aka pumpkin spiced latte (decaf/no whipped cream)

:o) Cheers!

Its Fall Time!

Happy November 1st everyone!

We made it to Fall, and its finally starting to cool off. This morning I woke up thinking Conor was ready to get up too, but he kept snoozin' so I made some oatmeal (with honey and cinnamon of course) and turned on the fire in the living room to warm up the house. It was the best feeling to turn on the fire and get toasty - even though it was only mid 50's outside.

Last night we made our favorite Texas Chili for dinner with Bisquick drop biscuits, so amazing. I had a huge bowl of candy ready to go but not a single Trick-or-Treater came! Last yr we got one! I couldn't believe it, we even have kids who live in our neighborhood. I even replaced our front door light with a stained glass bulb to throw different colors of light for the kids, would have been super cool if there were trick or treaters... oh well, maybe next year.



 

Conor's First Halloween
 

Hope everyone enjoyed the night with all the kiddo's! Cant wait to dress up our baby boy next yr when he'll be walking from house to house to get candy!