New addition!

We got a puppy! Yes, and such a sweet little addition she is. She's tiny but supposedly 8 weeks old, even though the vet thinks she's a lot younger. She loves to be bundled up in a blanket and cuddled, and makes tiny little whimper noises if you are not cuddling her enough. :-) She's a sweet little thing. Here are a few pictures.

Oh Christmas

She came and she went. It was our first Christmas together in our new house which made it extra special. Here are a few pictures of the decorations we put up together...

 Our tree... which curiously reminds me of my mother's tree. I guess the apple doesn't fall far...

All lit up.

This is what i called our 'crap tree' :-) It was going to be our main tree until we put it together and realized how Charlie Brown it looked. So this guy spent Christmas in our kitchen.

Annnnd this is what to do if you don't have a mantle... Screw and tack your garland and your stockings to your wall... :-/  Christmas isn't Christmas with out stockings. Shout out to G-ma Tillster for the 4 foot golden cones. I love those things. 

Hope you all have a fab Christmas season!

Christmas Gift Ideas

Just a few ideas... but I think I might be biased... because these are all things i love :-)

The Reckoning by Needtobreathe. These men had me at "Washed by the Water". Love that bluesy soulful vibe.  I've been listening to every single album and they are all completely amazing and it's Christian! I've never come across a Christian band that i liked (besides worship) so this is a FIRST. Score.

I had to throw a candle in there :-) Spiced Apple Toddy makes my house smell sooo yummy.



'You don't know Jacques' by OPI- my new favorite color. So chic.

I heart this cardigan- I've even worn it to bed once :-) It's so comfy and warm for these cold months and

it's from Old Navy! I didn't know they had cute things haha

Something for HIM:

Tretorn shoes... Kinda like converse but cuter. I love the criss cross elastic bands.

Although what i really think he wanted was this....

Les paul. Maybe next year... maybe not.

Mr. Bubbles

I'm not the biggest fan of Christmas music but I'd let Mr. Bubbles (i like Bubbles better than Buble) sing to me any day.  Fun fact: I heart Nat King Cole, Billy Holiday, Etta James, (not a big Sinatra fan) and such. Call me an old soul I guess. I also listen to Jazz radio more than any other station.  So needless to say, Michael Buble's new Christmas album is right up my alley.

We're definitely going to listen to this album while digging up the Christmas decorations :-)

Oh Fall

We are on the tail end of FALL and it's making me realize I'm going to miss it when it's gone. It has been one of the most beautiful and unusually long Fall season since I've moved back here. Isn't it usually snowing by now? Thank you Jesus that you haven't sent that upon us yet.

So to commemorate my favorite season, here are a few of my favorite fall things...

Oh my word, if Fall could be ONE thing for me- it would be the Vanilla Chai from Fusion Brew. I seriously could drink one every day and not get sick of them. My ultimate comfort food/drink.

I had one just yesterday and forgot to take a picture of it but here's a picture of another pretty drink... not sure what it is haha

                                  

 My new infiniti scarf :-) I heart scarves this time of year.

Tree trunk Luminary! I got this bad boy 50% off at Bath and Body Works. You put a 3 wick candle in it and it lets off the most cozy romantic lighting. Great for fall nights.... but don't put the "Fireside" candle in it. It smells gross. Put this one.....

Leaves! It doesn't smell like leaves, it smells like yummy fall spices. It's my favorite fall candle.

And my Fall wouldn't be complete with out  Brach's Mellowcreme Pumpkins. Oh my how I love them.

Here's to you Fall! I will miss you.

We have a Tie

Out of an overwhelming 5 votes (this blog keeps me humble haha) we have a tie between two headers. Sadly we have to say goodbye to header #1. Thanks for playing!

And now a tie breaker between 

Header #2

And

Header #3

Although, I couldn't think of any tie breaker ideas...

so I asked my hubs his opinion :-) Then I asked my co-workers and after getting 4 more votes there was an obvious favorite.

Header # 3 is the winner!!! yay!! shoes!


Thank you everyone for your help :-)
 

I need your help!

My fabulous friend Libby created headers for me, because my plain header just wasn't cutting it... and I'm 100% technologically challenged when it comes to this blog stuff. But anyways, I equally loved all of her headers and don't think I have it in me to choose!

So I decided, why not have my readers vote! I mean, you guys are the ones who will see it, so you should get a say :-) 

So here are your choices

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 3.

Which one is your favorite?


Ps. Photo props to Tami Paige :-)