Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you enjoy this fabulous day!! This is our first Halloween in our home so I have no idea what to expect. A family up the street hosts a haunted house for the neighborhood every year so I am thinking we might actually have some trick or treaters!

Don't forget "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" comes on ABC tonight at 8:00! It wouldn't be Halloween without it!!



Happy Monday

Happy Monday everyone!! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! Ben and I went out for dinner and drinks Saturday night to celebrate our two year anniversary. Our actual anniversary isn't until Tuesday but we decided to do something over the weekend since we both have work. I can't believe it has been two years!!

 

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Home Office

My sister Hollis is currently adding a second story to her house. She works from home so part of the new addition will include an office for her. This got me thinking about what I would want my office to look like if I ever get that chance!!

Starting to Feel Like Fall

I love fall! It is my favorite time of year! The leaves changing, the cool weather, the clothes, the smell of fires.... It is all so wonderful!! This weekend I swapped my summer and fall clothes! Here are a few pics to get you as excited as I am!!

 

 

 

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New York!

 

What an amazing weekend!! We had such a fabulous time in New York and I am already missing it. Don’t get me wrong, I love my quiet little town, but there is something so wonderful about the chaos of a big city!

 

Highlight of the trip would have to be the multiple trips to the Sugar Factory!! The Sugar Factory is a restaurant/bar/candy shop that serves delicious food and even better drinks! We decided to surprise our mom and take her there for her birthday. It was a HUGE hit!! We tried the macaroni and cheese pops… so good! However, it was the drinks that brought us back the next day. I had the Jolly Rancher and I have never tasted anything like it before!! My mom decided to take a risk and ordered the Lollipop Passion goblet!!

 

Obviously the shopping was wonderful!! We made stops at Tory Burch, H&M, Zara, Alice & Olivia, Rebecca Taylor, Scoop NYC, Kate Spade Saturday, Harry Winston, Barneys, Bergdorf… Can't remember where else!

Tory Burch was fabulous of course. We went to the shop in the meatpacking district (on Little West 12^th for anyone interested) and the sales girls could not have been more wonderful! They even offered to hold our purchases until the next day so we didn’t have to take our incredibly large (and so wonderful) bags to dinner!

The Eloise Shop at the Plaza was so adorable!! They had Eloise books, DVDs, towels, robes, slippers, candy, clothing… the list could go on forever! If you are a fan of the books or have children, you must visit the shop!!!

 

Saturday night we realized how much there was that we forgot to do… we definitely needed to stay another day or two!! Hopefully next time we can stay a little longer!! I just hope it isn’t another three years before I go back!

Packing Problems

My husband always gives me a hard time about my packing methods for trips. When it comes to packing, I start making a list of what I want to take long before we leave… sometimes a month before! I know myself and I know what will happen if I wait.

I get stressed out just looking at that picture!! When I wait until the last minute I panic and start throwing random articles of clothing into my bag!

One of my biggest problems is over packing… I like to have options!! Sometimes I pick out enough so I can have three outfit choices a day when realistically I only need one! This is a habit I am trying to work on. Making my list helps. It gives me time to narrow down the options to just one outfit per day and one per night we will be out!! I like to remind myself that the less I pack, the more room I will have for purchases!!

A tip for over packers – roll your clothes!! It saves so much room in the suitcase!

Another tip I have read many times is to pack travel size shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. This will keep your toiletry bag from becoming too bulky and taking up too much room in your suitcase. I personally have a hard time doing this. I always worry I will run out of something before the trip is over!!

Speaking of travel sized toiletries, never throw them away before you get home! I threw away my travel toothbrush and toothpaste once before leaving the hotel, as luck would have it our flight was canceled and we had to spend the night at LeGuadia airport. I don’t mean at a hotel near the airport, I mean on the floor of baggage claim! Sadly it was not the first time I had to spend the night in an airport, but it was the worst!!