Weekend: Ornament Craft and Halloween Party

Friday, the kids were out of school due to Hurricane Sandy.  It barely scraped us, we saw a few rains and some heavier winds but it really wasn't enough to be called off school.  However, after the massive flooding we had with Tropical Storm Issac in August (you know, the one where I flooded and totaled my car?), I guess the schools had no choice but to call off just in case the storm was serious.  That being said, I'm thinking of all my friends through blogs and in-real-life that are getting ready to be hit by the storm up north.  Husband and I have been through three hurricanes all in the course of one years (2004 and 2005), so we know how serious a direct hit can be.  And for that reason, we are praying for little damage and safety for everyone. 

So Friday, while Daddy was a work, Lallie and I completed several crafts.  I worked on Husband's Halloween costume (it was a funky size and needed some alteration), Lallie painted Halloween ornaments and a bird house and I worked on some glass Christmas ornaments and a ribbon wreath for Lallie's room (the wreath is not done yet).
The ornaments are just cheap glass ornaments and you take different color acrylic paints and drop some in, turning the glass every 15 minutes or so (and then down to every hour to two hours) for 24 hours until  full coated.  I then turned mine upside down to drip out any excess paint.
I will add ribbons and maybe paint some initials on some of them in the future.  I'll let you know how the finished project comes out. 

After the hurricane passed through, we were blessed with a little cold front.  It was 70 degrees Saturday morning and Lallie was freezing!  She pulled out her hat, fleece jacket and gloves.  Her little legs were apparently, not as cold. 

 

So we headed out into the blustery cold day (insert sarcasm) and visited our local children's museum for their fall festival.  Lallie enjoyed working on a nutrition puzzle (right before she ate a hot dog and cotton candy!)

Saturday night, Husband and I attended a Halloween party with some friends.  We called ourselves "German Potato Salad" since we were Bavarian Beer people and our friends were Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head.

 

Happy Monday Y'all!

Pet Peeves and a Little Humor

I'm at home today with Lallie as Hurricane Sandy whizzes by South Florida.  We're only under a Tropical Storm warning right now (and take note that I'm writing this as of Thursday afternoon so things could have changed).  Anyways, I'm not at work...that's the point I'm going for here.  I'll get back to my Work OOTD's soon!  I have just felt a-slob these past couple of days.

Anyways, maybe I'm having a bad week, I'm not sure, but here are my pet peeves for the week (and yes I've experienced all of these this week).  

There's a funny at the end so read all the way through.  :-)

1.  Standing DIRECTLY in front of the elevator waiting to get on while other people are trying to get

off.

2.  Grocery store checkout attendants throwing my apples and veggies down the metal table to the bagger only to get home with bruised produce (this wasn't a problem when our organic market was open....it's now closed.  :(

3.  Chewing with your mouth open or mouth noises in general.  I really don't have a problem with this unless I'm sitting right next to you (Husband likes to torment me with mouth noises in general).  I think this comes from my dad who started on me at a young age to chew with my mouth closed.  Lallie is almost there at a young age due to my obsession.

4.  Leaving socks on the floor in front of the laundry basket.  Case in point below.  What?  I'm not pointing any fingers.  Really, I'm not!  

5.   Uneducated voters.  Read the amendments and understand them before voting.  Formulate your own opinion.  That it all.

6.  They're, their and there all have different meanings and should be used as such.  So THERE!   (My grandmother was an English teacher and used to have me complete lessons over the somewhere.  If I ever used these words out of line, I was in trouble! I miss my grandma).  :-)

7.  Stopping at a 4-way stop and no one knowing who should go first.  Let's go back to driver's school, shall we?  The first person to arrive goes first and then the next person to the right and so on counter-clockwise.  And no I'm not waving at you because I know you, I'm telling you to go!  PS- use your turn signal.

9.  Speaking of driving.....every mall in the United States have entries that do not have stop signs.  In fact, they have signs that say "Do NOT Stop" and they're not even red.  Trust me, I frequent a lot of malls.  I can just hear all my blogger friends yelling from their cars, "DO NOT STOP!  AHHHHH!!!!

*Oops, did I just admit that I went to the mall this week.... sorry Husband (that's his biggest pet peeve!)*

9.  Late people.  I don't mind if you're going to be late, I really don't mind at all.  But if our meeting is at 9 am and it takes you an hour to get to the meeting, don't call me at 9:00 and say, I'm running an hour late!  I'm pretty sure you knew you were going to be an hour late....an hour ago.  *That's why I went to the mall.*

10.  Calling me "Sweetheart" or "hon" in a professional setting.  I am not your sweetheart or hon, I am a business professional and I don't know you well enough (ever) to call me a pet name.  It's unprofessional and demeaning.  Pet names for me have been reserved by my Husband, daughter and parents. 

Speaking of the office, I love my British leasing agent.  We've worked together for years and he's an absolute riot when talking about family or work things.  Well, he is British, so he says things a little different than  we Americans.  He is always telling me what annoys him such as how people say "butter."  He says "there are two Ts in butter....it's but-ter."  The funniest thing he says is "Jennifer, what are your movements like today?"  Of course, he means my schedule (yes, my schedule).  After working with him for a while, I finally responded that I really didn't wish to discuss my movements with him but I'd be happy to discuss my schedule.  He got beat red (poor guy) and hasn't discussed movements since.

Happy Friday Y'all!

BaubleBar Love

I have never been one for bigger and chunkier jewelry.  I usually stick with pearls, pearl studs and my wedding rings.  In the past year, I've broken out of that mold a bit and have started to wear chunkier jewelry and plan my outfits around them (mostly necklaces).

I recently ordered this from BaubleBar and am anxiously awaiting its arrival.  It's a simple design and I'm looking forward to pairing it with several outfits.

Here are some other necklaces I'm spying on BaubleBar.  (Yes, that is the same necklace in pink and navy...check out the BaubleBar / Atlantic-Pacific collaboration.  These necklaces can be easily paired together with the expandable chains.) 

I love the large gold chain, such a classic design.  The black triple bib is one of my favorites and think it would look nice with the pink crepe shift I recently purchased as Old Navy now on sale for $19.99 (HERE - the picture doesn't do it justice, it's hot pink).

The best thing about BaubleBar is you get free points just for signing up to go towards your first purchase.  Then each purchase after that awards you points and you get additional points when those you invite sign up (so sign up and buy so I can earn some free jewelry!  :-)

On another note, I did purchase this J. Crew inspired necklace off Ebay for $12.99 (HERE).  I think it would be a nice pop of color against an all black dress or top.

 

Miss Spider's Tea Party

Yesterday was Miss Spider's Tea Party at Lallie's school.  We made oreo shaped spiders with pretzel legs and M&M eyes and enjoyed lemonade and tea while eating our newly made spiders!  We also learned all about the creepy little animals....how many legs, how furry, how many eyes....we had lots of fun. 

Here's some pictures from the party!

Notice Lallie's pinkie as she drinks her tea.  Such a little southern lady (and I might add that she's now chewing with her mouth closed with great regularity!)  The last picture is Lallie showing me how spiders creep....they are sly creatures indeed!  :-)

Happy Wednesday Y'all!

Giveaway Winner! Work OOTD and a Spy It Buy It!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Pink Wasabi Ink giveaway!  Through Rafflecopter, a winner was chosen and that person is........LISA R.!!  Lisa, I will be emailing you with details on how to claim your custom made plate from Pink Wasabi Ink's Etsy shop.  Enjoy and congratulations!  (Lisa must claim within 24 hours or a new winner will be chosen).  A BIG thank you to Pink Wasabi Ink for the giveaway!  I certainly will be shopping there in the future.

Remember these Ann Klein leopard print shoes I posted the other day?  They were at Macy's for $89, then went down to $45 and are now back up to $62.  They are full price at the actual store and didn't have my size (bummer).  So, while at Target with Lallie on Sunday, I spied these Merona heels and purchased them.

Love them with my Work OOTD.  The dress is the Crepe Shift Dress from Old Navy and the necklace is the same one I wore yesterday, on the clearance rack at Target.  (Lallie has been getting up with me in the morning and helping me get dressed.  I had a different necklace picked out, but Lallie loved this one so much, she insisted I wear it again today!)  I forgot to take a picture at home, sorry for the poor quality.

 Happy Tuesday Y'all!

"There's gold in that there poop"

You heard that right.  It's a direct quote from Husband as he discussed the black cow soil we used to plant our garden this weekend.  We finally got around to planting our winter crop of tomatoes and herbs and can already smell and taste the wonderful veggies!  We planted four different varieties of tomatoes (Better Boy, Celebrity, German Queen and Cherokee purple), some of which will be planted in earth boxes rather than in the above-ground gardens, as well as some herbs (cilantro, oregano and basil).  Once Husband prepares the earth boxes, I'll write up a blog post on those.  I still have no clue what the earth boxes actually are or how they work.  All I know is I have a bunch of large and cut up tupperware bins in my living room.

Lallie and I also had a Mommy-Daughter date on Sunday.  We went to Target and the grocery store and ate out at her favorite restaurant, Steak N Shake.  Of course, no weekend is complete without Lallie's version!

The adorable little long sleeve navy and white stripe dress Lallie has on is on sale at Old Navy for just under $4.00 each!  They had several different colors.

 Lallie also taught me how to play Hop Scotch.  She did take some pretty good pictures of me playing hopscotch that I almost shared.  But there was only one picture of my hopping forward (with an overwhelmed expression) and the rest were of my backside from not particularly flattering angles!  Hop Scotch is not easy when you're 5 1/2 feet tall!  The bending over on one foot makes for some clumsy balancing!

We also played dress up.  Lots of dress up, one outfit being a bride.  

Yes, Daddy cried a little (maybe more than a little). 

 Last but not least, here's what I'm wearing today!  It's a dress from Kohl's that I bought for $30 (it was 70% off!)  I rarely shop there but was out picking up some clothes for Lallie and saw this dress in Kentucky blue as well.  It fit so well, I purchased both colors.  Paired with a necklace I picked up on the clearance rack at Target for $7.99, I think it went together pretty well.  I have a black cardi with me as it gets chilly in my office.

Don't forget to enter the Pink Wasabi Ink giveaway!!  It ends tonight at midnight and is open to everyone whether you have a blog or not! 

Happy Monday Y'all!

What I'm Spying: Fall Fashion Take 2!

Don't forget to enter the Pink Wasabi Ink giveaway!  

Fall Fashion Wishes Take 2!  Thanks to a couple other bloggers this week, I've found a couple items, like the DVF shirt and the Ily Couture necklace and have added them to my spies!

1. Mossimo Pants $24.99 

2. J. Crew Tippi Sweater $79.50

3. James Jeans Twiggy Skinny Jean - $68 at My Habit (normally $150)  

4. DVF Shirt - $133.87 (on sale!)

5. Tory Burch Calista $495 (pretty sure I've posted these three times now).

6. AK Pumps - on sale at Macy's $45.99

7.  Bauble Bar Necklace - $34 (get $10 of first purchase)

8. Francesca's Collection shirt ( Out of Stock. Going to my local store to find this!)
9. dENiZEN jeans - Target $24.99

10. Tory Burch pumps - Bloomingdale's $206.50

11. Ily Couture Necklace $49.00

Happy Friday Y'all!