sweetness

I want to watch this. I have a certain little guy who loves Elmo the most. But this movie is obviously so much more than about a puppet and his creator. It's on my list.


 

things to share

Does your Nordstrom Rack have this beautiful Juicy coat for only $49 and in navy blue too (I loved the blue)? Mine did. I almost gasped out loud because an amazing coat like this lasts for years and years. I was so sad that I couldn't take it home! Boo hoo. But maybe you can! Lots of good stuff for fall at the Rack right now.

On another note, I came home to this big box on my table. It's not Girl Scout Cookie season, yet here they are! Where the heck did they come from (my hubby knows)? More trouble than I ever wanted, but so delicious. Who wants cookies?

pinterest-ing

The minute the calendar hits October 1st, my hubby and I are in holiday heaven. October, November & December are our favorite months because of all the amazing traditions that they hold. To prove how much I love the holidays, here are some pictures of the pins I have accumulated over the last few weeks. Some are even for Valentine's Day- hey I'm in the holiday mood! Enjoy

coming soon

Hi Friends! I am close to reaching my 1000th post, amazing right? In honor of my growing blog I am doing a big re-design, new name, new look, new everything! Well except what I blog about, because that is what is special to me. I will still be blogging about my favorite things and a lot about life. Stay tuned!

over the moon

I wear my TOMS out pretty quickly and my most recent ones have two nice holes. I love them but at the same time I have been ready to move on to a new shoe. Part of me really likes knowing that when I buy a pair, a pair is donated, but the other part of me is ready to update my wardrobe and try something new. Well thanks to my friend Leslie who clued me in, the perfect solution will be here this spring! TOMS will be unveiling their line of ballet flats. I am so excited and I know they will be amazing. I'll be first in line!

shrek the musical

Yesterday evening I was lucky enough to take one of my little ogres (he's six) and see Shrek The Musical. I was so excited to go, especially since my parents use to take me to musicals when I was younger. I kept it a surprise and off we went on a school night. Brody was laughing and smiling the whole time! It was so much fun and such a great performance for kids and adults. In fact, most of the good jokes were for the adult audience. I loved the performers (Fiona's voice and movements reminded me of Amy Poehler), the creativity, the music, and how much the audience was laughing. I had the best time! Brody said that he loved all of the special effects the best (aka. the fart noises).

I would even go on a date night with hubby! But I loved the date that I had and 

I loved feeling like I was a kid again getting snacks at intermission!

you have to go

Kids are free at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park in the month of October! Awesome deal!

pics

My sweet girl loves building with Lego's, even more 

than her brother (who loves Lego's too). I love that she 

enjoys activities that are more geared towards boys.

These are the hot shoes I have been dying to wear

and they finally made it out of my closet for

Style Week OC. Did I mention that they are Report

and I won them on Facebook? Rad, right?

I just found this pic on my camera of me and Nick Verreos.

long time fav

My favorite show is on again! If you missed the first two episodes you can watch them online here. Life is busy right now and I was planning on taking a season off since I barely watch tv anymore, but I couldn't stay away. I have about 7-10 pounds to lose and nothing inspires me more than watching this show and the transformations that occur. It's good tv. What I wouldn't give to live a day in their shoes on the ranch!

style week orange county

This momma went to the opening night of Style Week Orange County at the Irvine Spectrum with my new friends at Blog Crush and I had to bust out my heels and my fancy jeans. It was so much fun at the Rack Rave party and I am now a fan of Nick Verreos from Project Runway. He was adorable and he came over to give us bloggers some fashion tips for the fall (think bold colors and plaids) and some insider info about Project Runway. I also ate a fabulous dinner from Nordstrom Bistro. They gave us the Roast Sirloin Ciabatta sandwich (seriously SO good) with a delicious salad and then the to-die-for Chocolate Paradise Cake. 

Style Week OC runs from September 30th to October 8th and it includes a lot of fun events, including the Restaurant Rave on the 6th hosted by Mario Lopez, and the Runway Glam Slam on the 7th hosted by Nick Verreos. For more info check out www.styleweekoc.com.