things are looking up

Someone got herself a makeover today! I'm in love with it and keep looking at it every 5 minutes to remind myself of how pretty it is now. Hope you like it to!

My weekend update is terrible today - I did a very bad job at taking pictures this past week, but here goes nothing. Next week I'll use my real camera!

When we got to Houston on Monday night my sister pawned off her dessert she needed to make on me. Considering I had to direct her through the grocery store to find the apples, it was probably a good thing. I made these mini apple pies...and they were SO good. And probably the easiest thing ever. I got a little crafty with it, as you can see. (And these are pre-baked ones.)

They were so good that I made them again on Thursday. YUM!

Work made Tuesday and Wednesday pass by pretty quickly. I got off at noon on Wednesday and headed over to my sister's house to play with my nephew. He went down the slide by himself for the first time.

pretty excited about the slide!

On Thursday the family came over around 10 and we had a relaxing morning playing with Reid and eating WAY too many dips. I didn't eat any turkey due to the disgusting amount of dips I ate. But man, TJ's knows how to make a dip or two. Insert drooling here.

We realized while we were playing that Boo (that's my sister's nickname, long story) dressed Reid in the WRONG bib. Bowden tried to bite it off, but missed and got his hand. Orange and blue are NEVER allowed to be worn together!!

Then we jetted off to the airport. There was no one there, of course, but we didn't account for the fact that there were ZERO parking spots left. In the entire airport. We BEGGED the parking spot guy to let us in and THANK GOD they had one teeeeny spot left. We barely made it, but we did!

Friday bright and early we left Little Rock and headed to Fay-town for the football game.

so jealous of all those people in the sun.

we had seats right next to where my tigers came out of. was fun!



Don't let the picture fool you - I WAS DYING. It was the coldest I've ever been. I took my boots off when we got back to the car to warm my feet. When we got to the restaurant 20 minutes later they were so swollen that my boots wouldn't fit. DEAD. At least LSU won!

We got back Saturday to a houseful of pissed off people thanks to the nasty Florida gaytors. I'd rather go to a shitty bowl game and beat UF than go to a good one (holla Orange bowl!) and lose to UF. HATE HATE HATE IT.

bowden was pissed too, can't you see that scowl?

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weekend update

I did a whole lot of nothing this weekend, so this is going to be the most random post ever...but at least I took pictures!

(if you follow me on intsagram, most of these will be a repeat. sorry!)

Started off Saturday morning with a little cleaning and decorating! I would do a house tour, but it's a complete wreck. Seriously, we haven't finished unpacking. We moved right before the wedding, so things got delayed and then with our lease up in January, I'm not going to unpack just to re-pack! So I'll do a bedroom tour sometime soon, it's the only finished room.

ANYWAYS - here's what I hung up this weekend. I got a great deal on the canvases from living social. (PS - if you buy full price canvases you are just dumb. there is ALWAYS a deal for them!) I found the you're the... one at (where else) Marshalls and the other was an etsy find. Love how it came together!

Then we did a little tailgating for the UL game. The weather was perfect during the day, but by the time the game started it was soooo cold. We were joking around before the game that if they went to a bowl game in DC we would go. By halftime I veto'd that. If I couldn't sit through a game in 50 degree weather I would DIE in a game in late December at Fed Ex field. SO COLD! Back to regular programming - they won the game but BARELY and just at the end. To pass the time spent while losing, we had a dance party. What, you don't do this at football games?

Blaise looks super awesome in my bow sunglasses, don't you think?

After the win, A wanted to go out and celebrate. It's not my team, so I wasn't in the oh my gosh WE WON mindset, so I opted to stay home and snuggle with Bowden, a good book and lifetime movies.

It may be that I am getting old, but this was SO MUCH BETTER than going to a smokey bar and standing up for three hours. MUCH BETTER.

Sunday we were lazy bums and watched football all day. The only productive things I did were making Bowden another shirt and painting my nails. I am so boring.

Love this color - Beyond Cozy by Essie. Reminds me of the Platinum Jack Rogers...silver in some light and gold in others. Perfect holiday color!

 

Now, this has nothing to do with my weekend, and most of you will tune out here, but I had to share because of how mad this makes me.

 

FSU is a one-loss team. YES, it was to a shitty school that wasn't even ranked, but it was by one measly little point and it was an away game. So why in the WORLD are we ranked number 10 behind THREE two loss teams?! I just know that even if we were undefeated, we'd still be there. (I should be happy because my alma mater is doing pretty well, geaux tigers, but my heart belongs to FSU so I can't be happy.)

 

I am choosing to believe in this poll currently. It's much prettier.

 

That's all I've got today. A and I (and Bowden) are off to Houston after I get off work today for Thanksgiving. Perks of working from home, I can just work there tomorrow and Wednesday.

 

Adios muchachos!

 

PS - linking up today!

 

 

 





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friday's letters

this week went by SO fast! Not sure why, but can't really complain! Maybe it's because we don't have anything big planned this weekend - the things you cannot wait for just take SO long to get to! A's team has a home game this weekend (so does mine, but I'm not driving an hour to tailgate for a 2:30 game. CURSE YOU CBS!) so we'll be heading out in this fantastic weather to tailgate.

linking up for Friday's Letters with Adventures of Newleyweds today. Here we go!

Dear family: I can't wait to be home and celebrate Thanksgiving with you! And watch FSU kick some gaytor booty. And stuff ourselves with too much mac and cheese. And drink too much wine. best kind of fun!

 

Dear bestest friend: BEYOND excited to fly up to Little Rock to see you! Last minute vacations are the best and spending time with you is even better. I'll be bringing some purple and gold for you to wear, you'll look better in that than whatever shade of red the silly piggies are. 

 

Dear Nashville: I am so glad you got picked up for a whole season! ABC has a record of cancelling my favorite shows halfway through (looking at you Pan Am and GSB!) and I was so worried you would join that club. And helllooooo football love interest of Juliette, nice to meet you choir boy! You can stay a while.

 

Dear trash can: you have GOT to stop smelling so much. every morning I wake up and take you out (maybe a third of the way full) because the apartment smells so bad. We don't throw food in you - why you gotta smell so much?!

 

Dear Bowden: please sleep this weekend as well as you did last night. Your mommy is on morning duty and I would like to sleep!

 

Dear pinterest: please stop! you're making me want a huge house so I can make all of these Christmas crafts/decorations. I have no room left and everything I make automatically goes into the holiday box. Just not fair!

 

Dear sewing machine: I know I haven't touched you since before the wedding, so please be nice to me this weekend. I needed a break, and I think you did too, but I'm back and ready to go!

 

Dear kate spade: stop being such a jerk and sending out 20% off codes. I don't need to spend any more money this week!!

 

Dear St. Landry Parish po-po: I realize that I was going 20 miles over the speed limit, but it's a country road in the middle of NOWHERE. Also, how did my sob story not work?! I was lost, late to a work event and not even from here. My TX license should have been a clue, but that's probably what got me the ticket in the end. Also - there was not a SINGLE speed limit sign on the road! NOT ONE! Apparently I'm just supposed to KNOW that state highways in Louisiana are 55 mph. Uhhh hello, not from here. TOTALLY going to court to fight this one.

 

That's all I got - hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll be back Monday with pictures from the game. It's a black-out so I'm SUPER excited. I don't own any red (the main color) so I finally get to dress in a cute outfit - and wear my new boots!!