a brief interuption

A travelling husband, Christmas party planning, and squeezing in way too many home decor projects this week (that I may or may not have botched), has kind of interrupted my regular schedule. Hence no scheduled content today, even though Friday is my favorite day to post. Thankfully I have tonight to finish planning/start prepping for the party, Will is back in town, and my amazing next door neighbor came through with the one item I didn't want to buy. Hello unused Pottery Barn drink tin + stand.

I will be back next week with an update on what I've done to our home lately, our latest paint color additions, and a recap of the Christmas party. I hope everyone has a great weekend! Stay safe in this crazy weather, and I hope you're starting your Christmas party season too!

looking back

One of my favorite things to do when I want to just take a few minutes to think, is try to remember what I would have been doing exactly one year ago on any given day. Or two, or three, you get the picture.

Exactly one year ago today I was still working at my old job in our Florence, KY location. It was a small office with just me, my boss, and one other employee. They were both a pretty big riot, so I was probably snickering the day away at their antics while working my but off (we were all ways busy).

December 2012

We were just six months out from the wedding and preparing for the holidays, so there’s a good chance I had a to-do list a mile long. We were also still in the old house, so I would have driven home from work to enjoy an evening of city noises and possibly a date night to one of our favorite restaurants in town.

Exactly two years ago today, who knows what I could have been doing. I wasn’t living with Will yet, and I was still in school and working at a different job than the one I was at a year ago. My day probably consisted of a busy day at work, and taking a long lunch to either study for or take a final (I graduated in mid December of that year, 2011).

After work in those early weeks of our relationship I’d always rush home and wait for Will to get home from work so we could do something together. Come to think of it, we already had purchased Holly at this point, so I probably went straight to his house after work to let her out. I had to keep a key early on in our relationship to help take care of the dogs. I’m sure his best friend/roommate at the time just loved me.

Three years ago today. I will even humor myself and try to remember what I would have been doing in early December of 2010, three whole years ago. I sometimes to forget I had an entire life before my husband and the little world we have created for ourselves. My days around then probably went something like this. Wake up around 10am and still feel like that is entirely too early. Drag myself to school. Come home to clean the apartment and do homework. Go to work all evening and sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. Repeat. Pepper in a few trips to visit friends, a bit of drama over whatever horrible relationship I was trying to salvage at the time, and way too many nights out, and that about wraps it up.

Fairly sure this was taken December of 2010

Isn’t it crazy how much can change in a year or three?

thanksgiving + weekend recap

What a week. I'm sure along with the rest of the working world, I'm a big mix of absolutely dreading going back to work, and a full happy heart for all of the fun to come over the next month or so. Over the Thanksgiving holiday I squeezed in a ton of shopping and friend+family time, and not nearly enough pictures. Our week looked something like this.

Tuesday.

After a full work day Will and I packed, got the house locked up, put the dogs in the car and headed to Chicago to spend a few days with my Mom and sisters. This was our first long car trip with the dogs, and they behaved much better than I ever expected. They were pretty well behaved at my Mom's too. Normally we board them when we have to be away over night, but this was a much better situation for all parties involved. I love that the puppies were able to be a part of the holiday, and we saved ourselves some money. More for holiday shopping!

Wednesday.

Wednesday was my sister's 15th birthday so I promised her a day of whatever she wanted. We started the morning with Starbucks then headed to the mall.

This girl is 100 times more stylish than I was in high school (possibly more so than I am now if we're being honest) and she scored a ton of cute new items. She rarely asks for anything new, and most of the time won't even accept when I try to buy her things, so it was nice to spoil her for a day.

After shopping we picked up the littlest sissy and Will, then headed off to see Catching Fire. As expected, it was amazing. I am obsessed with the books and it's nice that for once the movie remake of a series I love didn't disappoint (yes I'm looking at you Twilight Saga). We finished off the night with TV and good food + drinks at home with Mom, and just prepared for Turkey day.

Thursday.

Food. Food. Food. Drinks. TV. Food. Something like that. And I hate to say it, but we even went to a couple of stores around 9pm. I was completely prepared to boycott shopping until Friday, because I firmly believe everyone should have the option to be off work, but that's not how the cookie crumbled. Paige wanted to exchange one of her birthday gifts, and I actually needed something from Target, so it just worked out that way.

Friday.

We spent the morning with more you guessed it shopping. This almost never happens, but I think I'm shopped out. Mom joined in on the fun this time. We skipped the mall and ran through Nordstrom Rack, World Market, and Home Goods. We called it quits around noon so Will and I could head back to Ohio. We got home around seven in the evening and as nice as our trip was, I'm always happy to spend an evening just being together at home after traveling.

Saturday.

I was up bright and early to prepare for Meggy's big day. Megan has been one of my closest and most loyal friends since we met about eight years ago, and I was beyond excited to watch her get married. Her fiancé is wonderful and they are honestly the perfect couple.

Another of our close friends and his wife also recently got married and live in Cincinnati, so we made the 2 hour or so drive to the wedding together. The ceremony was perfect and the reception venue was GORGEOUS. We got married on a  chilly weekend in May and I swear the weather yesterday was just a tad cooler than the temperatures we had. Megan looked beautiful and I know those two will have a lifetime of happiness.

They are off tomorrow to St. Lucia to honeymoon at the same resort we visited, and I am extremely jealous. Take me back!

Sunday.

By the grace of God, I wasn't hungover Sunday morning. I was able to print off pictures for some empty frames we have lingering around, make some pretty amazing dip to snack on all day, and order this rug from Joss & Main. I'm in love with the rug, but I have no clue where I'm going to put it… Hoping it looks good in our entry way or office. If not, I know I can put it somewhere in the master.

The rest of the day was spent making progress on addressing our Christmas cards and planning for our party this weekend. And that my friends about wraps it up. The perfect amount of fun, busy, relaxing, and being productive all at the same time. I can't believe there are only three weeks until Christmas. I know this month is going to fly by. Here's to the jolliest weeks of the year!