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winter wedding inspiration

I have always been a summer time wedding kinda girl, but recently I have fallen in love with winter weddings.
No, not like this.
I didn’t say Christmas weddings.
I mean like these wonderful inspiration photos below!
You can add all the bling you want and it just builds whimsey.

No flowers in winter?
No problem, look at this great alternative!

LOVE this wintery wedding dress and jacket

Add a pop of color with a fun scarf

Seriously, it doesn’t get more romantic than this!

And top it off with a lil’ fur to stay warm!

Also, notice many of these brides aren’t wearing white?!
 This is a perfect season to surprise your guests with a more colorful gown.
Gold tones, silvers, creams, off white.
They all look amazing and rich.

Happy wedding planning!

PS- If your wedding is set for next winter, don’t forget to hit up all the after Christmas sales this year! There are great deals on wintery branches, glittery decor and candles for half the price!

Happy Birthday Mom & A Dinner Party

Happy Friday!
Today is my Mom’s birthday!
Ma-I just wanted to let you know how grateful I am to have you around. 
You have been an inspiration to me and I hope I can be just as wonderful of a mother one day as you are to me.
I love you very much and am so lucky to have you in my life.
Happy Birthday!
Mom and me
Little Mom
Over the weekend, we had a traveling family dinner to celebrate.
The meal started at my house where we had soup!
Then onto the parent’s house for a main course.
Finally to my sister’s house for dessert and a holiday movie!
( Claymation Christmas)
Of course I was a horrible blogger and didn’t take any photos of our meal or us!
But, I did snap a shot of the dinning room after I set it all up!
I got to use the wedding china.
For the first time.
Not too shabby.

The soup I made was delish and super easy.
Here is the recipe.
It’s Rachel Ray!
Cheesy Chicken Potato Soup
Make it!

Family Craft Day!

A few weekends ago I hosted a craft day!
A few friends and my sister, mom and aunt all came over with lots of ideas and inspiration.
We made snacks and then got to work!
There was knitting, crocheting, gluing, epoxying and lots of glitter.
Here are some photos of the day in action

Vintage glassware put together to be a funky candle holder

Paper cones to hold treats on the tree
My snow globe creation
It is made from an upside down ash tray, silver candle stick holder and a glass candy jar!

Things to love on a Friday

This folky Holiday card

This dresser turned kitchen island

This time consuming cupcake

The world would be a better place……Pink Snow

Smart shirt

Cookies in a can Nona & Papa always had

Snow day cat

Banana Split cupcake of love

The frank Santa 
Space cat is watching
Have a great weekend!

Pete & Pete

Remember Adventures of Pete & Pete on Nickelodeon?
I loved that show.

                                                               And don’t forget about Petunia

Could this be my next tattoo?!
I remember saving up box tops from cereal so I could send away for my free Cassette Single from the band Polaris.
They sang the theme song and I thought they were so great!
 I was probably in 3rd or 4th grade at the time.
I also remember being upset that I had to pay shipping and handeling.
Nothing is ever free.


Did you know the older Pete was the bagel boy in 40 days and 40 nights with Josh Hartnett?!
I always thought he looks familiar!
In my research on trying to find out where the two ginger headed Pete’s are today, I came across a recent article about a reunion in LA!
If you were a fan, it’s a good read.
Basically it talks about how they blew Nickelodeon’s mind with their outlandish ideas and scripts.
I didn’t remember that it had started out as shorts originally though!
The petes now
You have good memories of this show too?!

Holiday Wish List!

Have you started you Christmas list yet?
What?
You don’t make a list, because you are an adult?
That’s poppycock.
A year hasn’t gone by that this spoiled little girl has forgotten to make a list.
A Christmas list is important for me to ensure that I get all the gifts that I need for the holiday season!
How else are people suppose to know that I want the new MAC eyes shadow in Mulch, Patina & Purple Haze and not another Slap Chop?!
Ok, ok I’m not that self centered.
Buuuuuut, my mother, yes, my mother, encourages me to make a list , so that she doesn’t spend her hard earned money on shake weights and Snuggies that I will never use. 
 So, you see, it isn’t all my idea.
Someone else put me up to my selfishness.
By nature , I am a list maker though.
 I make lists daily and update and add to them throughout the week.
Lists of what I need to do, chores, groceries.
If I don’t put it on my list, I will forget.
Anyway, on to shopping.
Here are the items I have so far on my Wish list for this holiday season!
Versace Bright Crystal Parfume
( for the domestic goddess I am)
And some assorted books

 I have them all on Amazon, in case any of you want to send me a gift, you are more than welcome! ( Again, just kidding.)
No, but seriously.
What is on your list this year??

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone is stuffed full of good food and geared up to shop till they drop!
Also, you are now allowed to have that Eggnog Latte you have been craving!

Happy Holidays!

I’m gonna wash that man right outta my….kitchen?

Christmas came early this year!
Steve broke the cardinal rule of never buying a woman a gift that plugs in.
 But, i don’t care.
Because I love it!
That’s right, I got my very own dishwasher!!
 To most of you modern girls, I know this is not big deal.
However, my house was built in the 20’s remember?
Although, the kitchen is a decent size, a dishwasher never found it’s way in there.
Since moving in we have upgraded the fridge and sink prior to purchasing this little treasure.
When my husband told me he had a present in mind, but wanted my approval before he ordered it, I got a little suspicious.
I assumed it was the surround sound he has been wanting, or a new flat screen for the bedroom.
I must say I was pleasantly surprised when he showed me what he planned to buy.
It has been almost a year since we bought our house and one of the first things I thought we would do was install a dishwasher, but sadly it fell to the bottom of our list.
It also took some convincing on my part, along with a little help from  the HGTV show Property Virgins.
I had mentioned to Steve that I really wanted to get a dishwasher numerous times.
He went down the list of reasons why I should just live without one.
 I came to the conclusion that I washed the dishes about 90% of the time and he just didn’t grasp how annoying it was to wash every single butter knife, fork and spoon we owned.
A few weeks ago we were watching HGTV and the couple shopping for a new home ended up settling on a cute little craftsmen house.
It needed a few improvements, just like ours did.
 The show did a follow up on the couple a few weeks after they settled in to see how they were doing.
The couple showed off their new digs and upgraded kitchen.
The wife pointed to her dishwasher and said ” Obviously, the first thing we did was get this, it’s a necessity”
The newly wed husband boasted about how important it was they have a dishwasher and he understood why his wife was so pleased with it.
I just sat there on the couch, with my coffee cup, glaring at Steve.
Awww it’s so cute and petite
He got the message apparently.
I get the feeling he thinks I am spoiled, but he is slowly learning that what he thinks is spoiled is really just practical!
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