1. This weekend, we took Grace to get a new coat. I had originally planned on going to Kohls and possibly Old Navy before hitting up the mall if we hadn't found anything in those stores, and because I had stuff I wanted to look at there. But, on a whim to get Starbucks, we hit up Ross and ended up finding a gorgeous London Fog coat in her favorite color that fits her beautifully! Now if they only had one in my size...

2. On Friday, Josh and I got to go on a date! We went to dinner at Pastini (one of our favorites!) and split artichoke bruschetta and a Caesar salad (soooooo good), and then went and saw Interstellar. I must be the only person that DID NOT like this movie. It was 45 minutes too long, I didn't care much about the characters, and I felt like it borrowed too many ideas from Gravity, Inception, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The acting was well done and there were a few scenes that drew me in, but then I was left wishing I still had popcorn to eat to give me something to do. I just feel like it was trying to be too smart.  You couldn't pay me to sit through the movie again. #justonefoodiesopinion [Read more...]

1. Last Thursday was the monthly homemaking and hospitality class I attend. Lisa decorates her table so beautifully. We had a ton of fun cooking and as per usual, not only did I get some great recipes but a lot of helpful prep tips for the holidays as well.

2. I love our rental home. I think it is such a lovely home for our family. I love the trees, the backyard layout and how we're situated among the other neighboring homes. Except around this time of year when all of our neighbors leaves fall into our yard and every storm throws branches into our yard. We're now in maintenance mode and I spent some time yesterday tossing leaves into our rubbish bins. Such slimy business is wet leaves.

3. So who has to work this Veteran's Day. Josh has the day off, so we're sticking close to home most of the day except for when we venture out to work on our Operation Christmas Shoeboxes.  [Read more...]