happy weekend!

We met this little guy on our way to the park the other day. He had no fear which is why we were able to get so close. But he instilled fear (in me) when he apparently got sick of me taking pictures and went into attack mode. Elliott yelling like a monster (or dinosaur - it's the same to him!) probably didn't help. We got out of there pretty quick. For our weekend, we have a Christmas party to go to, and there is much work to be done. But it's mostly fun + crafty, so good work!

Here are my favorite links for the week, enjoy!

{I can't believe these are paintings}

{Pretty, pretty}

{Beautiful Paris paintings}

{Simply gorgeous necklace}

{A fun + possibly perfect wallet}

{Preston's b-day gift and he LOVES them}

{The sale in the shop is ending in a few days, get em' while you can!}

happy weekend!

Have a very happy weekend! We have some semi-unexpected company, and are pretty excited. It's Preston's best-friend from way back in the day. Sure to be loads of fun and lots of laughing. How about you guys...do you have any fun plans? 

Whatever you do, have a happy weekend!

{SO tempted to do this}

 {Cute and simple plates}

{Beautiful sketchbooks}

{Getting this little guy ASAP}

{Fun dresses}

{Sweet little houses}

{You know you want to make one}

weekend-ed

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. This was the best family weekend we've had in a long time. So fun and festive! Here's a smidge of what we were up to...

We watched and enjoyed the thanksgiving day parade. Especially this float made by none other than Mr. Tim Burton! I thought it was a fantastic addition to this year's parade. And of course, there was plenty of...

There was quite a day of black Friday shopping (we got ALL of our Christmas shopping finished!) And to help welcome the Christmas season, we bought our first tree as a family! In years past we had always been at my family's for 2 weeks or so, so we never had a tree.

We took our little tree home and lit that baby up! There are few things in this world I love more than a simple tree with only white lights. I know most like to put beautiful ornaments etc. on their trees, but we just love our white lights :) Elliott is so excited about the tree. His exact words when he first saw it lit up were "It's perfect daddy!" I mean, it doesn't get much better than that.

weekend-ed

This weekend was wonderful! We had a fantastic anniversary and some great family time (i.e. Family Dance Party!) Here is a glimpse into our weekend.

First off...let me just say that the bus system from Hoboken to the city is fantastic. The bus stop is closer to our place than the subway, and dropped us off 1 block from Times Square. Yep! We're bus converts. The subway is still ideal for getting to lower NYC (World Trade Center, NYU, Greenwich Village, etc.) But for getting to the heart of the city, the bus is the way to go! We enjoyed our ride thoroughly. It was nice to not be underground while traveling for once :)

I wanted something new/special/simple to wear for our special day, so I made this and I have to say I love it. 

We had lunch here. We had a few gift cards and thought "eh, why not save some money?" So we did. I like Applebees, but I don't think we will ever be going back while we are living here. You see, NYC Applebees seems to not understand the economic crisis our nation is in and have jacked their prices up by double than any other Applebees location on the planet. Seriously, our appetizer was $20. No joke. It was good eating, don't get me wrong...but yeah. Were it not for the gift cards, we would have dined and dashed.

After lunch, we decided to wander a tiny bit and stumbled upon this guy. He came up to Preston and asked if he could have a picture with a real-life...human. Turns out, Samuel is made of wax. Whoda thunk! 

And like the picture states, we saw a kind-of-awful-but-still-enjoyed-it movie. It was the new Twilight movie and from a film student's and his wife who happens to also be a movie buff's perspective..it was entertaining, but had some serious issues. I mean there were some awfully hoaky parts and the plot...well, it's kind of non-existent. But hey, at least we still enjoyed it.

 Yes, those are roses, sparkling cider and candles. We are a little romantic after all.

To top off a superbly wonderful day, we had some amazing sushi! Doesn't get much better. Hope your weekend was wonderful as well!

happy (anniversary) weekend!

Yes folks, it is our anniversary this weekend. 4 years! I can't let you all in on what I've got planned for my part of our anniversary (yes, we're splitting it to surprise each other) for fear that the mister might peek. But I'm excited! What are you all doing this weekend? Getting prepared for Thanksgiving next week? Just hanging out? Whatever you do, have a happy weekend!

{Beautiful wedding}

{I'll be making this very, very soon}

{So very fun}

{Quirky, funny, and useful!}

{Totally throwing my own}

{Beautiful and easy glitter-ware}

{DIY photo wall-o-goodness}

{Lovely Christmas giveaway. Seriously, enter.}

{Love this, so much}