Happy Birthday Grandmother!

My grandmother is such a lovely lady and I am constantly amazed by her energy level. She's a great example of a wife, mother and Godly woman who gives more than she receives. Happy Birthday Grandmother, I love you!

My husband hates....

Roller Coasters

Seriously, he really hates them. We finally got him to go on the Aerosmith Rock & Roll Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios. They take your picture on the ride. When we got off we looked at the picture and burst out laughing which obviously meant we needed to purchase it. Now to find the perfect place in our home to place this 8x10 beauty displaying my husband's terror. I'm thinking we should start a collection...

Pugs & Ornaments

I've realized that a lot of bloggers are also pug owners. For those of you who aren't, they're the most amazing pets that you can own. Pugs love snacks, being with people and belly rubs. One thing our pug Raleigh doesn't like? Making paw print ornaments. Unfortunately for Raleigh, until we have kids he'll just have to be the one whose paw (hand) we use to make the ornament. After several very entertaining tries (made more so by the fact that I had 3 glasses of wine at dinner) we were able to get a paw print on the ornament.

Bestie Day

Kristin, Caroline and I celebrated Bestie Day by going to see the Lights at the Zoo and dinner afterwards. I love going to see the lights and we were able to roast some marshmallows while we were there. We decided against a picture on Santa's lap as Santa looked a little older and frailer than years past. I wouldn't want to hurt him with what I'm sure are an extra 5-10 pounds I've gained over this holiday season. Yuck.

Note: It's a sad sad day when you realize that 3 of you are too big for the photo booth. #picturefail

The Vintage Apple

The Vintage Apple is hosting a fab giveaway over at her blog to celebrate 1000 followers!

Head over there to enter to win some fab prizes one being a 3 month subscription to Birchbox!

Lilly Love

Did y'all buy any goodies from the Lilly sale a couple of days ago? I was on vacation but managed to grab 2 things from my cell phone (that had 10% battery life left) while we were sitting at the Orange Bowl. I couldn't pass up getting 2 Lilly items for less than $100!

First, I purchased the Eloise blouse. I got the skirt pictured for my birthday and LOVE it. I just wasn't down for spending $140 on a white button up shirt. But for $34??? Lilly had me sold.

The second thing I purchased was the Sadie dress. I ended up having to get it from a via site since they were sold out of my size on the Lilly site. I ended up paying $5 more for it on the other site but still at $44.50 it was a steal. I can't wait to wear it in the spring!

There were more things I wanted but unfortunately none in my size. I love my steals from Lilly!

She's baaaaaaaccccckkkkkkk

I feel like I've been so out of the loop for most of December (and the beginning of January for that matter) I just tonight started putting away our Christmas decor. Slack. I hope to have it done by Monday but I'm not promising anything. I promise to update with what went on in the month of December and January over the next couple of weeks BUT for today I'm going to leave you with some wonderful spring things that I'm going to need in my life. Happy 2012!

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