Who else is ready for Thanksgiving?!? A few days off work, time with family, and then let the Christmas decorating begin! This weekend wasn’t all that eventful. Ben finally got over his cold only to give it to Jack who seems to have now passed it on to me so I was feeling a little blah. Here’s our short and sweet recap…  first snow of the season // naps you just can’t wake up from Gingerbread+cheesecake, so not healthy // Pirate’s booty, healthier made this for breakfast & added an egg // ornament from friends who went to Alaska Dollar Spot Target pillows-go now! // Family dance parties perfecting our whips &…

Before I get into the details of our weekend I want to take a moment and say how absolutely heartbreaking and terrifying the events in Paris have been. I visited Paris when I was 18 years old fresh out of high school and it lived up to all the wonder I thought it would be. For me, what makes these attacks so scary is that the people killed were just out enjoying their Friday night, having a beer at a restaurant, listening to a band, watching a game. Although always sad, normally terrorist attacks don’t make me feel truly anxious, but for some reason this attack had my mind racing…

Even with an extra hour, this was one of those weekends I just didn’t want to end. We had a great Halloween which started off with Jack’s school party Friday afternoon. Ben’s school didn’t have fall parties this year and instead they did a “fun with reading day” all day. Yeaaahhh. He did get to dress up as Captain America though so that’s that. I’ve been on the hunt for a fall wreath for forever. I’ve gone back and forth between making one and buying one and then didn’t do either until this weekend when I picked up this wreath from Marshalls. I lucked into it and it had been…

I really could have used one extra day between Sunday and Monday. I got more done around the house this weekend than I have in the past 6 months since we’ve moved in. No joke. The weather on Friday and Saturday was cold and dreary which meant I got to breakout my rain boots for the first time since Summer. Saturday was perfect for watching Halloween movies (thank you ABC Family) and not getting out of our pjs. I finally tackled the disaster that was my 6 year old’s bedroom and organized and cleaned every single thing in his room. I also made sure to tell/show Ben where each thing…

 Happy Monday! Unfortunately I don’t get to celebrate Columbus Day (officially), but for all of you that do I hope you’re enjoying the day off!   The weekend started off with a mani and pedi thanks to a gift card I got for my birthday from my friend Alissa. Thanks lis! I got Essie’s Lincoln Park After Dark on my nails. I tend to only do this color when I get gel nails as it’s a really dark purple and smudges and chips easily with just the regular polish.   Friday night I hung out with my friend Meghan and her family. Ben loves Meghan’s husband and I think it has a lot…