holiday home tour…

November 9, 2010
shamelessly, we went straight from halloween to christmas.

on november 1st.

my thanksgiving table will be decorated appropriately…
with turkeys, brown, orange, leaves, and pilgrims.
and, we will feast with giant thankful hearts.

but,

big ‘but’ here…

the ambiance surrounding the next eight weeks
is set in red, silver, white, gold, green,
candy canes, owls, santas, wreaths, and
with lots of lights & sparkles…

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ode to halloween

September 28, 2010

i love my home.

i love weekends when hibernation seems to be the theme, keeping us in the walls of our home. where all we see is each other, and the closest thing to date night is the worn pair of yoga pants that fit me just so and whose black has been washed now to a soft dark gray. i live in these pants at home, wearing them out a bit more as i run around the house between children or activities.

but, what makes those stay-at-home days even better is when they are balanced with the ever chaotic see-saw of life… the one that throws us out there some weekends, hosting volleyball nights and friendly faces and storing all the good we get from them to hold us over during hibernation.

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right this minute…

June 29, 2010

i need to start eating better.

but, i’m going to start tomorrow.

i have been a magnet for sugar. cupcakes. ‘nothing bundt cakes.’ chocolate candy bars…

you name it, i cannot seem to keep my hands off it, today.

AND tonight, my daughters, girlfriends, and i will be eating dinner here and going to this movie…
that’s why i can’t {refuse to} start eating better, till tomorrow. pretty good excuse to me.

in other news, i did a photo shoot for this online boutique last night.

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and the award goes to…

March 19, 2010

dusty!

he won our oscars party-ballot contest this year,

with SEVENTEEN correct guesses!

he won the pot of $$$, a trophy, and a gift card to best buy.
{he just loves to invite people to our house & take their money!}

what a lucky guy!

2nd place ~ tie: moi/bex with fourteen correct
3rd place ~ tie: danny/kyle with eleven correct

kids:
1st place ~ tie: kiana/mckenna with eight correct!

congratulations winners!


playing this between award announcements…


we took photos with oscar themed cut-outs…danny’s was the best!

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a few things…

March 5, 2010

i am signing off for the weekend…

we are preparing for kiana’s birthday party, an evening of the oscars, and a few things in-between all of that!

for kiana’s big night,
i’ve decorated our chalkboard wall with a little festive fun…


{sela was my li’l helper…}

i found the adorable party garland, here, and i purchased this too! i can’t wait to see how great it looks, all hung up! pre-party excitement, woo-hoo!

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  • i think this book would be a great gift…for anyone {especially me}
  • we are planning on seeing this,

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