North Carolina

It's no secret that I have serious homesickness.

I miss Bojangles, SWEET tea, rain, the outer banks, dogwoods....

So, I expect NO ONE to judge when I got a little misty when I saw this Lilly Print. 

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Yeah, I made it huge,
so you can fully appreciate Cape Hatteras, the Wright Brothers' plane,
dogwoods, evergreens, even a wee cardinal.

 What else do you see?

It's also no secret that if a scarf makes me cry, I'ma buy it. 

I call it my "CONGRATULATIONS! You made it 6 months in California" present.

Eeny Meeny Miney Moe

                                                      Which one should I get?!

I Pledge Allegiance

After attending the Sharks game, 

and shivering, 

I started hunting for game appropriate gear. 

As much as I'm adopting my SJ Sharks, 

I'll never leave my Carolina Hurricanes behind.

They're in different conferences, so I'm in the clear. ;)

allegiance? by teeller featuring a long sleeve hooded t-shirt

What do you think: East, West, or both?

Weekend Update

Let me just get this out of the way: 

I'm not dead. I'm back to blogging (i hope). I missed you. 

ahem. 

Friday, 

When I got home from work, 

I had a fantastic little package waiting for me. 

Let me just tell you, 

THEY. ARE. AMAZING. 

I mean, yeah, for the price they should be, but I am so glad that I gifted this little beauties to myself. I can't wait to wear the heck out of them. They're so comfy too. 

After Mike got home and I showed him my new shoes, 

we headed out for a mini date night. 

Beers,  

and sushi,  

followed up by FroYo. 

(Cheesecake with Cinnamon toast crunch is more fantastic than I can tell you)

Saturday,

We enjoyed sleeping in a bit then headed out to get some errands in. 

We stopped at Panera for lunch, 

and then saw this car, that I thought about stealing for Dad. 

We let Shiva snuggle in with a new toy, 

while we snuggled in with some wine and documentaries.  

Sunday,

I was feeling a little blue about missing my family for Easter, 

but we had a great day that really helped. 

Morning mimosas, 

some lillies that bloomed just in time,  

and best of all, an Easter basket from my wonderful fiance. 

These little bits are my favorite goodies. 

A mini Vader (who will now live on my desk), an Easter shot glass,

 and a candy wand with Belle. (She's my favorite princess, btw)

Mike also mentioned that he picked out the grass to be specifically wedding colors. 

Gosh, I love that man. 

Mike then fired up the grill,  

and made small talk with Olive, 

while I did a bit more wedding crafting.  

This weekend was really nice. 

We got to relax a bit, and well, it's been a while. 

I'm even linking up, again. 

YOWZA. 

Just a treat for myself.

One of the sweet perks of being back to work, 

is being back to paid. 

Now, while I'm *REALLY* happy to be able to contribute monetarily, 

both to the household and to treating Mike to dinners, gifts and surprises, 

I'm in the mood to treat myself a bit. 

Moving so far from home, 

setting up a new home, 

applying to a job that I loved,
AND GETTING IT. 

I think I get to treat myself to a lil' something. 

So, I want to get myself a bit of a treat. 

These are things I've been oogling for a veeeeeeery long time. 

Investments, but, investments I cant get my mind off of. 

Four

I looked at Ashley's blog this morning, 

and saw her list of four favorites for a good Valentine's Day. 

So, I decided to make my own!
I'm not the only one though, 

you can get all these goodies by clicking on the links below. 

you can also make your own list, 

and link it up here:

Friday Mismatch

I  kinda of miss my "let's just wrap everything up" Friday posts.

So here ya go.

I always love whenever I find myself using this mug.
It's homey, reminds me of being a lowly undergrad,
and I can always play ISpy with myself. 

Mike's Birthday dinner was a little less fancy this year, 

us being one income and all, 

but I think I still did a kickarse cake :)

So, after my Wednesday interview,
I came home and consoled myself with these.

The only other thing I acheived this week was a brand new sparkly manicure. 

I haven't used this "Mad as a Hatter" glitter in a very VERY long time, 

but I'm pretty much in love with it, and over Foie Gras it's fantastic. 

This week's Friday Fancies was all about Black and White.

black and white by teeller 

(and a pop of the awesome 2013 color of the year)



linking up everywhere today:

    

(ps, come back later this afternoon for a post of LAST week's weekend ;)

Let's Talk Subscriptions...

Still looking for Holiday ideas?
How about something that KEEPS giving?
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So, it's no secret that I love mail. 

Really

I won't let Mike check it because I get such a thrill out of opening the mailbox. 

It's also no secret that I've subscribed to a couple different boxes. 

Birchbox, which I no longer receive, and Julep, which I love. 

And if you like nailpolish, you should click HERE and get a box for a penny (use code PENNY), and you'll love it too. 


BUT, There are so many other boxes that I had never heard about, 

but I want to hear about. 

I also want to open up a few of these every month..

LOOK!

Pets Love Toys

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$25 and you get to CHOOSE the box of either Treats, Toys, or BOTH that comes to your pups door. They even have catagories specifically for chewers, or swimmers, or tuggers. Too Sweet. 

Amazepack

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$25 (intro price!) and you get EVERYTHING YOU NEED to create a craft project every month. 

I. Need. This. Now. Consider this gift idea #1 (GI1)

Julibox

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$40 and you get everything you need (with instructions) for how to make two different cocktails. 

Pretty sweet if ya ask me. 

PopSugar's Must Have Box

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$35 and it's packed full of..well. EVERYTHING. This specific box had a book, movie tickets, face wipes, make up, hair ties, a scarf, snacks and a notepad. 

Consider this gift idea #2

Hammock Pack

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$25 and each month a little vacation/getaway themed box of goodies. 

There have been beach days, camping boxes and bed and breakfasts (among others)

Create Crate

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$20 for a monthly dose of creativity. Each box includes things to help and inspire you to celebrate major holidays (like halloween) or the everyday (like a wine tasting party)

This is too cute to both give and receive. (ahem)

Seriously y'all, there are some CUTE boxes out there.
I might have to check out some of them for myself. 

Anything new catch your eye?

Friday Mashup

Helloooo Friday :)

So, I've had a ton of fun getting into the Christmas-Hanukkah spirit,
and I'd love to show you some of my favorites:

You've already seen my mantle,


and my favorite festive wine glass & bottle stopper,


but allow me to show you my wreath,

and the key holder thingymabob.



Here's a cute closeup of the cute pinecone snowman:



ALSO,
Here's a couple adorable family photos from our first annual Sled Race



what? Of course we have a sled race.
Click this link, and watch for yourself.


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Now on to the silly stuff:
To celebrate the last night of Hannukah tomorrow,

with a dash of sparkles, of course:

This week's Friday Fancies

and this weeks manicure,
sponsored by my homesickness:
Juleps (sweet) Caroline: (bah bah bah!)

linked up with tara & vicky
 


Have a good weekend, y'all!!