Hey, y’all!
It’s Monday…. Again. I promise, I just needed 5 more minutes
in bed before Monday happened. Only 5. Possibly 10. An extra hour would have been great.
Fall is officially here, complete with cool enough weather
to open the windows and very chilly mornings. So chilly, in fact, that getting
out of my warm bed, snuggled up with my husband and the two fur daughters is
all the more difficult. I've overheard several people at the office today saying things along the line of "If I could have taken a personal day today, I would have.." Agreed. Amen to that!
How was your weekend? Was it just a tad too short like mine? Well here’s
some information to make your Monday go down a little bit easier, a spoon full of sugar for your Monday, if you will:
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24 days until Halloween
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52 days until Thanksgiving {and 53 until Black
Friday…yes, it’s important}
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78 days until Christmas
It really
is the most wonderful time of the year. I feel like people have better
behaviors, the air feels crisp, leaves are falling, Starbucks is booming..not
to mention the holiday market comes around, my birthday comes around, I get to
spend lots of time with family, and I get to meet my new nephew all this
holiday season! Happiness overload.
I spent this weekend doing
various things. As promised, I did go straight to Kirkland’s after work on
Friday and I bought that monogrammed “A” doormat, as well as another cute
doormat, which I put on the back deck, right where you walk into the French doors
to go inside the house. Both of these doormats were an additional 20% off {have
I mentioned that I like love
Kirkland’s}. I also scored these two cute wine goblets for a mere $5 each.
Kirkland’s autumn sales right now are insanely awesome, as they are gearing up
for Christmas. I then took said wine goblets to my sister’s house for a nice
glass of white wine, while we cooked up some delicious food for her husband’s
going away dinner.
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| Another Kirkland's purchase. Excuse the wet spots around it. It rained ALL day Saturday! Not too shabby for a $9 doormat. |
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| I'm dying. Seriously. $5 from Kirkland's. I'm a believer. |
Saturday was one of those picture
perfect, cozy Saturday’s. We opened the windows on Friday night when we went to
bed and we woke up to the sound of rain beating against the window and a
wonderful breeze was coming through the window. I tiptoed out of bed just to
snatch up my iPad and a steaming cup of coffee, and I was right back in the
warm bed, enjoying a little pinterest and the weather I’ve been dying for.
Happy gal right here! After we begrudgingly got out of bed to start the day, we
went to my parent’s house and got to watch the wedding video! I swear, y’all, I
could have watched all day. I can’t wait until the copies are made so I can get
a closer look ;)
Since my parent’s house is right
down the road from Wal-Mart, we decided to go ahead and get our grocery
shopping done for the week. {I know better than to bring Charles grocery
shopping with me , we always end up with $50 more of food than we needed, not
my brightest idea}.
After cleaning the house, we felt
that we deserved a nice mojito and some company, so some family and some
friends came over to watch our beloved Razorbacks, bless their hearts. It was
pouring all day, but that didn’t stop us from grilling out some chicken and
sitting on the deck that evening! To polish off the rainy day, we decided to make an apple crisp, topped with vanilla ice cream! So good for my soul!
Sunday was spent writing thank
you cards! I’m almost not even close
to being finished, but at least I made a dent! It was also “switch your summer
and winter closets” day, and it was a complete disaster for a while. I have
too.many.clothes. I know, a girl can never have too much clothing, but I either
need a bigger closet or I need to drastically reduce my clothing {I vote both!}
This pretty much consumed most of my afternoon…oh yeah, and we got a new
bedspread because our demon angel
dogs decided that while we were on our honeymoon, they needed to panic and try
to get ALL of the stuffing out of our comforter. You know, no big deal. This
comforter is not my dream comforter by any means, but we needed a new one
quick, and it was the prettiest one we found at wal-mart while we were there.
Meanwhile, I’ll browse online to find a better suited bed set for our room!
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| Not even all of it! Underneath it all is the new bedspread, not too thrilled, but it's cozy and it does it's job, for now! |
If you’re a Shutterfly fan like
myself, you need to go to their website ASAP {like, yesterday} and get your
free gift! You can choose from 101 free 4x6 prints or a free 16x20 print. Christmas
is coming, and photo gifts are always
a good option. Print out some pictures of your favorite friends or family, and
while you’re on the site, go ahead and order some holiday cards or maybe a
coffee mug for one of your friends gifts. I have a feeling I’ll be ordering
some photo coffee mugs and filling them with cocoa mix and marshmallows for
some friends this year, what a great gift! Check out shutterfly now! It’s where I got my guestbook for the wedding, and
it was a HUGE hit. So many guests asked me where I got the guestbook, and here
is the answer!
Something that is going to be a
theme on my mind this week is going to be Christmas Lists! Not only do I need
to create my “wish” list for my family, but I need to make a list {and a
budget} for all of my family members and friends this year. Any suggestions for
how you guys budget for Christmas shopping? What kind of gifts do you enjoy
giving to friends? Any holiday shopping traditions or amazing sales on your
mind? Please. Share! Sharing is caring and it can be very, very rewarding for
all parties!
How about holiday cards? Charles
and I are starting a tradition this year of sending out a holiday card to
friends and family with a written letter about what we have been up to that
year. Where do you get your holiday cards printed? We are thinking of using our
professional pictures and using an online website to order our holiday cards.
What good websites are out there?
Some pictures of my cutie pie
nephew to start your week off with a smile!
Time to get back to work, always keeping busy, busy, busy! I hope your weeks fly by! Until next time!
Michele Alley
