A perfect night

Tonight, it's sitting on my bed with just the Christmas lights and candles lit. It's catching up on my blogging while sipping French Vanilla Hot Cocoa from my lovely Christmas mug & enjoying delicious Raspberry Milanos! Yum! It's reading inspiring posts from all my favorite bloggers and getting inspiration from their gorgeous photos.It's Leona Lewis singing in the background.

Nothing beats this right now.

:)

Oh Christmas Time..

It's funny how sometimes I get so caught up in the drama of everything and other times I just sit and smile about silly little things. 

Tonight, it was looking at pictures on Pinterest and making a new Christmastime board. :)

Here are some of my favorite pics from the board:

See the rest here.

:)

Now, I'm going to cuddle up in bed and watch a movie! 

always amazed

Monday....No matter how much I write about it, it still amazes me how the littlest things in life can make me smile so much.

Today, it was callin my mom and just laughing with her on the phone.

It was running into all my random friends throughout the day.

It was realizing that it's Monday and not Tuesday.

It was sitting in the computer lab trying to study but constantly getting distracted by the song "All I Want for Christmas" playing on repeat through someone's headphones.

Tuesday...Things don't always go as planned, but things always seem to work themselves out.

Today it was unexpectedly running into my roommate on campus for like the first time ever and being able to chit chat while I waited for an interview.

It was interviewing a professor about an article he wrote and hearing his passion for the topic.

It was the simple fact that today is the last day of class this semester.

It was locking myself in my room to crank out two articles before work.

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waiting for winter

Today, the silly little thing that's made me smile the most is the sound of the heater kicking on. I've been so cold lately and just the sound of the heater makes me smile because I know the house will be a little warmer.

It's been the little Christmas decorations popping up around the house.

It's been all the talk of Christmas and New Years.

It's been searching for the perfect gifts for everyone and for the perfect sparkly New Years dress.

Girls night

Love the little things in life. Tonight is was laughing and painting nails with my mom and sis.

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Giving Thanks

Today Im thankful for all the little things...

Laughing like crazy with my mom while we attempted to do Julianne Hough's dance workout.

Going to Target at midnight and video taping all the crazy people that had waited in line for hours.

Playing with my little niece at my grandmas after a delicious Thanksgiving dinner.

Crashing in the car after a 12-hour shopping day with my mom and sister.

Catching up with an old friend and finally having some closure for the both of us.

Finally finding the perfect all-sequins tank I've been on the search for.

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Christmas is in the air and everywhere

Lately, it's been all this holiday spirit.

After saying it's too early to listen to Christmas music, I walked into Joann Fabrics and was immediately overwhelmed with all the smells of Christmas: balsam, pine, cinnamon and evergreen. My face lit up as I breathed it all in and looked around at all the Christmas decorations, crafts and fabrics.

I decided it was time. Kelle Hampton from Enjoying the Small Things inspired me to try a new Christmas craft. She made these beautiful little wreaths wrapped in different fabrics and I fell in love with them.



I decided I would try the same project with the little ones I nanny. Of course, they didn't turn out quite as beautiful and perfect as Kelle's did, but that doesn't matter.

I love how simple and inexpensive this craft is. The only supplies you need are Styrofoam wreaths, tacky glue and pieces of fabric.

This is only the start of Christmas crafts for me and the kids. I've been looking for fun unique Christmas crafts and I'm excited to do some more.