{Sac town airport finds}
{FTA regulations – loads of fun}
{capitol stunner}
{free cappuccino, yes please – reminds me of italy…a girl can dream}
{our winter in so cal.}
{dress + tennies in january}
{back to work}
{date night @ searsucker}
{new work pumps + vintage chanel}
{perfect surprise gift}
{Teddy getting comfy – as usual}
Hope you have a great week!
Wrapping up my smiles of 2011!
{penguin death}
{bridesmaid en route}
{future mrs.}
{wedding details}
{post wedding breakfast}
{new years favs}
{my hot date}
{countdown begins}
{dun dun dun 2012!}
{and the holidays have been replaced}
Christmas Week Smiles
{gold + red + sparkles}
{Teddy – making my Christmas white}
{perfect weather for maple scones + gifted snowflake earrings} 
{these are few of my favorite things}
{a little Frank Sinatra}
{adventures on Christmas eve}
{love my scarf brought to me from Afghanistan}
{can’t get over the gorgeous sunsets this winter}
{gift tags made from this paper}
{sleepy fluff}
{text from the bachelor party}
{amazing night with two of my favorites}
Oh boy am I dreaming of a white Christmas. Not only do I love the movie, and watch it at least one a season {more if the hubby is gone}, but I love love love cold weather.
Once upon a time I spent the holidays in Aspen frolicking in snow. Okay maybe I imagine it different than it was, but I loved running from store to store to escape the -30 degree weather, getting all dressed up for a night out, throwing on a huge coat, and checking it at the door. It felt like a movie!
I have tried every year to convince my hubby to escape for the holidays, run away and enjoy it together, just us two. Two years ago he agreed and we spent Christmas in New York. Sadly, there wasn’t much snow but I got to bundle up and strut around in my boots and long pea coat. Dreamy.
This year I tried again, he wouldn’t fall for it. No Aspen, no Whistler, no Banff. Boo. You better believe I am not giving up.
For now, I will enjoy the weather here.
The best part {kidding} of the cool weather this year has been the other night when Teddy decided to eat 2 plates of dessert out of the trash. He got so sick and for an entire night cried and whined having to poo. Finally at 3:45am my amazing hubby got up and took Teddy out for a walk, he had to take him almost a mile before he finally felt better! That was some cold weather I will pass on.
So throw on White Christmas and sing along….”Snow, snow, snow….it won’t be long before we’ll all be there!”
*photos via pinterest.com
{holiday finds on my nightly walk}
{decorating santa’s coaster at work}
{3D date night-Hugo totally worth it}
{not so puppy anymore barely fits}
{happy birthday Matt @ the amazing Mother Earth Brewing}
{white russians on a chilly night}
{cold air makes for breathtaking sunsets}
Last Sunday we braved the heat, yes 80+ degrees here in San Diego, and headed out for our Christmas Tree. I had to drag the hubby, but Teddy was more than happy with a trip to Home Depot. His admiration of trees started there when he decided to start marking trees in the shed…woops. We got the tree home and after setting it up realized it needed to be trimmed quite a bit more at the base. We pulled out the trusty DeWalt tools and the boys went to town. I say boys, because Teddy was there for support!
{our little helper}
He has been loving his first Christmas Tree! He has been laying under the tree, sniffing the branches, letting them brush his face, and letting me wrap him in the lights. What a good sport!
My favorite part of the holidays + decorating are my family heirlooms
{my first ornament}
{from our honeymoon}
{hubby’s first ornament}
{childhood memories}
{a gift from Russia}
{Oh Christmas Tree}
I am so excited to get my holiday baking on!
Today has not been my morning. I dropped my nail polish wand on my skirt in the car, and my computer has been down for almost 2 hours at work, and I am really wishing the weekend was one day longer. The upside to no computer, is time to blog from my phone. So here it is, this week’s smiles.
{teeny pup}
{cocoa season}
{red+green}
{work kicks}
{holiday spirit}
{sunset walks}
{thanksgiving skyping with family}
{seems wrong}
{my treat}
{my favs}
{my new office mate}
{tiny free testers — perfect amount of sweet}
{clutch heaven at Henri Bendel — idea for Santa??}
{future sis-in-law’s shower fun — post to come}
{hubby building an addition for our office}
{fabric for DIY pillows — post to come}
{new to me antique vanity display –post coming soon}
{cutest pup ever watching me work}
Well here we are over Missouri or something like that, and I am really wishing for some ruby slippers to click to get me to Venice already. I have always had really bad motion sickness and today is no different. It only took about 20 minutes into the completely full flight for me to grab the ole’ “motion sickness” baggie and lose my ridiculously expensive airport Starbucks breakfast. The poor lady sitting next to me has been such a good sport.
Even the thought of 2 more flights after this one are making me nauseous.
Thank goodness for my super stylish motion sickness armbands {although not really sure if they are working}, the amazing stewardess who is keeping my cup full of ice chips, ginger ale, and the old school Amy Grant album on my borrowed iPad!
Oh and lucky me, the seatbelt sign just came back on and we have hit more turbulence. Super. I’ll just keep telling myself it will be over…soon-ish.
Oh and yes, we miss Teddy already. I mean come on, how could you not?
