Girl Friday

We have a very low key weekend that I am really looking forward to. The last couple of weekends we have been on the go go go, time to slow it down!!

If you live in a city with a Four Seasons Hotel, I highly recommend joining their website. Once you belong they will send you emails about specials, and invites to parties. Today, my friend and I have a spa day. For $99/person we will get facials, massages, and a body scrub. We also have time to squeeze in a champagne lunch...
Saturday morning we have a 2 mile Turkey Trot at my children's school. Admittance to the race is a 20 pound turkey. The morning starts at 8am with the kids loading all the turkeys onto a truck, the race starts at 9am, and after the race the 8th graders get to deliver the turkeys to St. Patrick's Center downtown, a soup kitchen, that will feed hundreds of needy families on Thanksgiving day...
Saturday night, after the kiddos are settled down, hubs and I are going out for a nice dinner...

Sunday time to start packing, Thanksgiving is in Detroit this year...
Have a beautiful weekend!

I Want Candy

I usually go to the Gap just for the basics, but the other day I got an email from them showcasing their new line "I want candy." I saw some items that I am definitely adding to my wish list.

I am all about a little sequins, and a lot of fur...
How cute are these dresses for your minnie...I seriously wish they made these in adult sizes...
there is even something for the little men in our lives....
Gap can definitely be hit or miss, it seems like this week it is a hit!!

Time's Up!

I knew this day would come eventually, yesterday, my almost 3 year tried to climb out of her crib. I really did not want to start thinking about moving her to a big girl bed until after the holidays. Well, I started thinking about what to do with my girls room and I found exactly what I want done....Oh and I found this on the website of the fabulous decorator I met a few weeks ago. I hope Santa brings me a big ol bag of cash!!

Label Love

The last couple of weeks, while searching for a dress to wear to our auction, I came across a new label, Aidan Mattox. I went to Nordstroms, Saks, and Neimans and every dress I loved was an Aidan Mattox...I love a dress with a lot of sparkle and glitz, plenty of that from Aidan..
you can never go wrong with the one shoulder, satin, greek goddess dress...
This was one of my final options, a flapper dress with amazing pearl beading, it just didn't seem to fit me properly on the top. I must of tried it on 10 times and I just didn't love it on me. I hate when you fall in love with a dress on a hanger, then you try it on and it is just not right!!
There are also plenty of full length dresses to choose from as well...

just ask bachlorette Ali, she loves Aidan Mattox too!!

This is my new "go to" label next time I have a fancy event!!

Scenes From the Weekend

Happy Monday!! I cannot believe it is our last full week before the holiday season begins. Hope everyone had a great weekend. We started off our weekend by breaking in my favorite "win" from our auction. A patio table with a built in fire pit, this was the perfect spot for wine, cheese, and a little dinner Friday night...Saturday was a truly beautiful fall day and we spent it at a beautiful winery about an hour outside of STL...

After 9 hours at a winery, lets just say I did not get many pictures that my friends would want on the internet. I did get one of me and the hubs, very happy from our wine tastings...

Sunday, I rallied and made a new chicken dish for our family dinner, it was delish!!

I will post the recipe soon, this one is a keeper!!

Girl Friday

We have a quiet night tonight, hubs is making his unbelievably delicious boeuf bourguignon for us...
Saturday we are taking advantage of our beautiful Fall. There are some great wineries just outside of St. Louis, this time of year we have our own mini Napa Valley, so we are taking a bus with 20 other couples to Cedar Lake Cellars...
for a day of eating, listening to music, and of course wine tasting...
Sunday I am having all the grandparents and cousins over for a belated birthday celebration for my son. I found a new recipe that sounds delish and I will have 14 guinea pigs for testing....
Have a beautiful weekend!! And happy 11/11/11

Free Time

Now that our auction has come and gone, I suddenly have much more free time. I had been so busy working on the baskets, I barely acknowledged the change in season. I love Fall and everything about it...roasting marshmallows...
pumpkin pie...
the beautiful leaves...
a glass of red wine in front of the fire...boots and leggings....

and scarves...

Time to enjoy Fall, before I know it, I will be 2 feet deep in snow!!