Ssshhh....

This makes my soul sing.  

I hope each and every one of you had a blessed day...

We are all so incredibly blessed. 

Tonight, I just want each and every one of you reading this to know that you make my life sweeter.  I am so glad to have the privilege to get to know you!

Decking my halls...

...Fa la la la la.......

....la la.....

...la...

la.

Midnight Eggs + the winner of the giveaway!!

Ya its midnight. 

We're out of Spray Pam. 

Tanner is currently greasing up a skillet and cooking some delicious fried eggs.  The kind with NO runny yoke.  The kind that would probably bounce if you threw it on the ground.

Ahhh......I just love blogging because I have the ability to literally write whatever pops in my head, whenever, and you'll read it!  hahaha.....sorry guys ;)

He's putting the pepper on.....now the garlic powder and steak seasoning....I told you I'm not normal when it comes to eating eggs. 

Anyways.  How was your day?  I spent most of mine reading all of your wonderful comments and looking through all the new friends I made. You guys......really....have....talent.  I'm looking forward to getting to know you more! 

I suppose you've already skipped past most of this to find out who the winner is....so....without further ado, a short video documenting the whole winner pickin' process.  Thanks so much for supporting me, and I expect some photos of where the wreath went, what you bought at Ruche, and where you put the banner! So exciting!!

Congratulations Michelle of Vintage Junky!  Email me and we'll get your shipping info all set up and what not.  And thank you to EVERYONE who entered!  I am so glad to have been able to do this, and I'm already planning my next giveaway!! hah.  Ok, it's now 2:39....and....I REALLY NEED TO GO TO BED! 

Bible study tomorrow on less than 5 hours of sleep might be really interesting.  I can see it now... "Jesu...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz......"  Yep.  Just like that ;)

Goodnight folks!

A surprise.......plus, last full day to enter the giveaway!

What makes you happy?

Is it....flowers? 

Chocolate?

Rain on a tin roof?

A good sale on shoes?

Vintage finds in the "free" box at an estate sale?

I really do enjoy all these things...they make me quite happy..

But.

There is one thing that makes me happier than getting all those things in one day.

Puppies.

Oh my.  Puppies. 

Here I am, trying to contain my happiness.

7 little bundles of cuddle were born yesterday...all healthy and beautiful!

How many times have you said "aww" so far?  My jaw hurts from saying it so much.  :)

Lucy is such a good mama.  So protective and sweet.  I'm so happy!

My wonderful, amazing, brave, handsome husband delivered ALL SEVEN!  He came in the door with his latex gloves a'slappin while I had to go back to work!  Apparently, he literally caught two of them.....

He's so much braver than I. 

I called him at one point to ask him how he was doing.  All I heard was:  "I'm a little queasy but its fine."  What a trooper haha. 

IN OTHER VERY IMPORTANT NEWS....

The giveaway is ending TOMORROW AT NOON!  Get your entries in ASAP!  There are 5 ways to enter: 

Leave a comment with your name and email -

- push the little "follow" button on the right hand side of my blog to become a "follower" (I hate that term haha) -

- Put my blog button on your page (its at the top), and finally..

-  Post about my blog on your blog

Post on twitter or facebook, etc. 

GOOD LUCK!  I can't wait to pick a winner! :)

Give away time......

So my life.  Busy.  With a capital B.  A big capital B. :)

We've been gone....then back....then gone again...then expecting puppies.... and Thanksgiving.....then feeling guilty about not posting in awhile.  Then feeling more guilty when I log onto my blog roll and drool over postings from all you ladies for an hour...when I could totally be posting! :)

Anyway....well, my little Lucybell or "Tink" is about to have puppies!  Her due date was Sunday....and she's still not had them yet.  I have a feeling we're going to wake up sometime in the middle of the night to little yelps!  Lucy is a boxer, in case you are wondering the breed.  The sweetest girl ever!  I can feel them moving in her belly which is just the coolest feeling in the world!

SO on to the good stuff.  I'm finally doing my giveaway!  I'm so excited about it!  So here is what is up for grabs:

-  A gorgeous Christmas bottlebrush wreath!

I didn't take this picture, but it looks a lot better than the one I took from my phone!  http://www.westbrookcottage.com in case you're wondering...and yep, go look at the beautiful stuff she's got!

-  A pair of fun socks guaranteed to have either a bow, a little flower, or some buttons!  MY choice, a fun surprise for your little package.  And trust me, they will be adorable!

-  A $25.00 E-certificate to Ruche, the best clothing store around!  It's like Anthropologie, only with more palatable prices....much more.....  :)  Here's my favorite outfit right now...

 

-  A while ago, I found a Christmas banner on Etsy that I fell in love with!  Rather than spend the money on it, I decided to try to duplicate it on my own.  I am throwing one in for the lucky winner that says "Joy."  Here's a shoddy close up of the first one I made...

So all in all:  A gorgeous wreath, some cute comfy socks to wear with your stylin' boots, a $25.00 gift certificate to the most awesome online store, and a vintage Christmas banner handcrafted by moi.  I hope you enjoy this! 

Here are some ways to get an entry.....just a couple :)

1.  Post a comment with your name and email or blog link...

2.  Become a follower and let me know in your comment for another entry....

3.  Get yet another entry for posting about this giveaway on your blog...

4.  And one more if you add my blog button on your page...

5.  If you mention this on twitter, facebook, or other social network, let me know...

6.  Remember to brush your teefs.  ;) ok ok just threw that one in for fun.

Don't forget to let me know where/how you entered when you comment!

Thats 5 chances to win....

Giveaway ends Saturday, December 5th at noon!  Hurry hurry!  Love you guys!  Oh and this giveaway is featured on free!grechen as well!

I promise, I'm gearing up for a big post

Hi strangers!

Remember me?  The one girl that used to post regularly?  Yeah....we'll I'm still alive.  I have been hiding in the cave that IS my bedroom.  I feel like it could be on that Clean House show...all by itself.  Or, could have, rather.  This weekend, it took my mom, my friend Ally and I three days to clean it.  THREE DAYS!  We filled up almost 8 trashbags with donation clothes and GARBAGE.  Oh I'm so embarrased.  I am going to see if I can find a before picture for you somewhere.....it has been the bane of my existence since we got married!!  Ok well....I'll be posting that soon.  Along with a giveaway!  So get ready girls.......

Anyway, to make myself feel better, I found this picture of the "messiest bedroom" online...

Seriously, if this is our standard, most of us have nothing to worry about....

Ok look at the amazing bed hiding beneath all that crap!

I think Niecy would have a heart attack. 

Christmas is coming....

I'm....READY....for.......CHRISTMAS!!!!



It must be all the snow we've been getting, and the colder weather.

And also that I heard a Sufjan Stevens Christmas song the other day.



Before I dive head-first into Christmas...how was Halloween for everyone??

I decided the night before our party that I was going to be Rosie the Riveter.  Thank goodness it wasn't too hard to find a costume.  Phew. 

Our party was good -- we basically had a pot luck dinner (I made wassail!  It turned out amazing) and then we played Quelf.  Have you guys played this before????  Oh my goodness....you better play with a group of people you don't easily get embarrased around!!!

For example, one of my "stunt" tasks was to put one finger in my nostril, and then yodel as loud as I could while rolling the dice.  I had to keep doing this until I rolled a two....THREE times.  Oh boy...embarrasing!  But just absolutely hilarious.

This game is unlike any other I have ever played!  Their penalties are even one of a kind!  I read one that was "if you can't complete your stunt, sit underneath the table for the duration of the next round.  Act like a child."

Just unreal.  So we played that and everyone headed out, and we watched scary movies for the rest of the night!  I don't have individual pictures yet, but I will post our group photo.  See if you can find me.... :) 

Halloween was fun this year.  I'm still enjoying the pumpkins, the harvest candle, my ravens, and all the leaves, but.............

talk to me here, ladies.....

Anyways...chew on that for a little bit :) 

Photos from Country Living, Martha Stewart, and Flickr.