Weekend Update

I hope you all had a great weekend!
This weekend was full of food, family, and relaxation....perfect.

When I came home from work on Friday, I was so exhausted. As I've mentioned recently, I'm really adjusting to this new schedule. It's been pretty hard. So, naturally, we headed out for margaritas. And queso. Hello, extra 5 pounds this weekend. It was so worth it.

I continued the holiday decorating by putting lights up on the balcony...

And celebrated the first nights of Hannukah! Yep, we do both holidays! I had "Chrismukkah" growing up :)

We threw a birthday brunch for my Mom...
It was so nice to spend time with my family and even more fun that it was at our place! We usually don't do this because our apartment's small... we don't even have a kitchen table... but it worked out nicely and was a great time!
I made a Pumpkin French Toast bake. Yum.

And then we watched our Redskins win a great game!

Best "outfit of the day" ever...

The weekends are way too short. I've also done no Christmas shopping.. usually I'm on top of it but not this year... no way. We did go to Target on Saturday and could hardly move throughout the store. No thanks, I'll be doing my shopping online.
Now it's time for another week of work. Only a couple weeks until Christmas and my birthday (which is Christmas Eve ;) )

Linking up w/ the Weekend Update ladies as usual!

Friday! {And a Giveaway!}

Happy Friday!
I've been so busy this week, and trying to get over being sick {That's not going too well in case you were wondering}
1) Candy Cane Hershey Kisses. Amazing.

2) Random and hilarious conversations with my former co-workers... if only I could post what was said. I love and miss these ladies so much!

3) Spending money on totally unnecessary things at Target. Including fun holiday office decorations (actually, that was completely necessary!) which I didn't get a chance to take pictures of.

4) Dress pants that feel like yoga pants. These are my new favorite pants. Yes, I realize they are elastic, but whatever. I'm all about comfort while still looking cute, and these take care of both requirements!

5) The lovely Emily from Newlywed Moments is hosting a giveaway! I'm giving away a $5 Starbucks gift card... perfect timing for a Gingerbread latte if you ask me! Enter below but make sure to visit Emily and the other ladies! Good luck!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Linking up with Lauren :)

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Random Wednesday

It's Wednesday, so it's time for another round of Random Wednesday.
Thankfully, because like usual, I have a bunch of random thoughts running around my head.

So excited to once again be linking up with Shanna! :)



So... I have no shame. I am excited that Kate Middleton is expecting. Maybe it's just that I get excited over any baby news lately, or just that I'm going along with all the hype. Maybe it's that I grew up having a fascination with the royals because I truly believed that I was a princess. Either way, I found myself genuinely happy for them and can't wait to see how cute that baby is.

I was also cute as a baby. That brings me to my next thought.
Redskins!!! You're doing pretty well this season, and making my guy pretty happy. So, that makes me happy. Hopefully we'll be beating the Cowboys in a few weeks. We don't like them around here. In fact, I haven't liked them for quite a while...

"Thumbs down". I was a smart baby. 
I know a lot of y'all are Texans around here, so I mean no harm! I will always consider myself a Texan too...but that doesn't mean "Cowboys Fan". Ever. ;)

Moving on.

I'm finally starting to get over being sick. And decided for the first time in about 10 years, I'm getting a flu shot this year. I can't do the sick thing again. Luckily it was just a cold this time, but I don't want to run the risk.

We're now on Season 2 of Dexter. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm addicted. I still cringe and cover my eyes at the blood, but I'm hooked. I can't help it...it's so good!

Sometimes I have weird dreams about blogging. Anyone else? Also, does anyone else think about about the creepers who could be stalking your blog? Or the people who you know in real life who pretend to be interested in your "news" but really, they've already read it on your blog? I won't give myself that much credit... my life is so not that interesting that people stalk my blog. Ha!;)

I might have mentioned this before, but I've been extremely forgetful lately. I'm really trying! Moving and changing jobs at the same time threw me for a loop. I finally found my stash of post-its which is helping a lot! I also like to set alarms on my phone for things like "go to the grocery store" and "pay bills". Apparently I need reminders for basic tasks now...hoping things get back to normal soon!

I cannot WAIT to have kids so we can do Elf on a Shelf. Chris and I were talking about how fun that would be... I think we would have more fun with it than our future children.

Clearly my thoughts are a little wacky tonight (as I write this on Tuesday) so I'm just going to leave it at that. Hope you all have a great day!

Weekend Update

Happy Monday, lovelies.

This weekend was wonderful, even though I spent most of it drugged on Theraflu with a box of tissues by my side. Maybe it was the stress of starting a new job and lack of sleep, or maybe it's just because it's sick season, but this cold hit me smack dab in time for the weekend!

Thankfully we didn't have much planned and it gave me even more of an excuse to be lazy.

Let me start by bragging about how amazing my guy is.
He took a sick day on Friday (yeah, we both caught it, but mine's worse. He just has available sick time and I don't!) I came home from work, exhausted, and the whole apartment was clean. He got me donuts on Sunday morning. And made me homemade mac n cheese for dinner on Sunday. He kept me laughing even when I was feeling completely terrible. I promised Chris I wouldn't post the pictures, but he decided it would be funny to try and fit in my DSW box from the other day. Needless to say it broke and it was hilarious. How great is he? 

So, most of the weekend was just spent relaxing, finishing decorating, and, of course, eating. It was great!

 We don't have a fireplace... or a mantle. So, above the TV it is this year!

So excited for Clementine season. These will probably be gone tomorrow.

 Garland up the banister and upstairs! Love it!

I hope your weekend was just as great (well, minus the sick part). Now it's time for another busy week...here we go!!!

In case you missed it, Leigh is hosting a giveaway! I'm giving away a few of my favorite purse essentials, so you'll definitely want to check it out! Click here to enter!

Linking up for Weekend Update:)

It's a Giveaway!!!

Happy Saturday, loves!

All week long, one of my bloggy BFFs, Leigh, has been featuring "What's In My Bag?" posts from some lovely ladies. 

Now it's our turn to share our favorite things! 

I'm giving away a few of my purse essentials, and you can head over here to meet the other ladies participating. It's all going to come in a gorgeous purse courtesy of Leigh! 

ENTER HERE OR BELOW!

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I hope everyone has a great weekend!