blame it on the goose

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Thanksgiving weekend I got to hang out with my three favorite girls! We've been friends since the 5th grade. In that 20+years we've seen each other through painful teenage love affairs, marriages, babies, divorces, horrible bosses, illness and everything in between! 

C lives in Memphis, B has a little one, N has full life that includes a teenager and a demanding job and I moved to the burbs! Meet ups are few and far between(we need to work on that girls!!) but when we get together...watch out! There will be laughter, good food, lots of cocktails and one or two(hundred) inappropriate jokes;) 

I wore this mullet dress because after eating my body weight in turkey and sweet potato pie I couldn't stomach(no pun intended!) the idea of squeezing myself into a pair of jeans..oy! Love the dress, hate my slouching:( 

Better view of the dress and I look like I enjoyed that free White Russian a wee bit too much, no?

pretty,shiny,sparkly

A few weeks ago I received an invitation to "Cocktails at Tiffany's". I was over the moon. I'm not sure how I got on the list but I couldn't wait to go!!

 

Disney may call itself the happiest place on earth but they've got nothin' on Tiffany's!!

Omygosh...the sparkle!!! I may have briefly considered selling a kidney to buy something(kidding-mostly!)

Never thought I'd see a dj spinning in Tiffany's!

Yummy food

and of course the Tiffany Martini;)

Some beautiful and stylish cincy bloggers

Becki(of folk&feather), Tamia(of the style sample) and Betsey(of folk&feather)

The lovely coffee table book that was gifted to us!

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pink martini

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I'm kind of in love with pink all of a sudden or maybe not all of a sudden, but it's working it's way back into my heart! You know what else I've suddenly fallen for in a big way...glitter nails. Yes sir, all things pink and glittery-aaaaannnnd just like that I'm a 10 year old! 

It's been a busy and exciting week! I have the weekend off(yay!).

There is a list a mile long of things I need to do{ laundry, figure out Thanksgiving dinner, go the grocery store and clean out my closet.}

The things I'll actually do:sleep, sleep, catch up on blog reading,sleep,read a stack of glossies, convince the hubby to take me to brunch, and sleep. 

Have a lovely weekend my friends!! 

time warp

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Happy Thursday in an outfit brought to you by Tuesday!!

I thought I'd have time to post these on Tuesday but best laid plans....

The morning started off well-woke up, had coffee with my man, went to vote, took these pics-and I got a call saying I didn't need to go into to work until late afternoon...sweeet! I was all set to dive into my stack of seriously neglected periodicals, and my son walks in the door with a blood covered towel on his face!!Yeah, that's never a good sign.

  He had a bike accident and apparently broke his fall with his face! There was kind of a big, gaping hole in his chin. Thankfully, he was wearing a helmet!

I thought that was the worst of it until we got to the ER and I found out it he'd broken his arm:( My poor baby!

All is (mostly) well. We go to the orthopedist tomorrow to get his cast, which he'll have to wear for 6-8 weeks.

*the kids were out of school Monday and Tuesday. In our district polling places are at all the schools and instead of trying to manage a million kids and people coming in out to vote, they just close the schools.

Mission(i) Accomplished

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Hello November! When did you show up? Why is it that the older you get the faster time flies!?

  And do you know what isn't helpful? Going to Starbucks and seeing the red Christmas cups...on November 1. 

The nerve! 

But then I had my very first peppermint mocha and all was forgiven;)

 I have to admit that I didn't really get all fuss over the Missoni for Target collection. I guess I'm not a Missoni fan. But as I was strolling to the checkout line I noticed this skirt hanging alone and it was on sale. While I'm still not gaga for Missoni, I liked the colors and the price! It's a size large but it has a drawstring waistband and the I have belts, so problem solved. 

This weekend Art in Bloom is going on at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Florists and floral enthusiast are able to pick a work of art and make an arrangement inspired by the piece.

 This is my arrangement in the kitchen

And here it is in front of the inspiration painting

Frans Hals "Portrait of a Dutch Family"

I really love they look next to each other.

If your local check it out, there are some amazing arrangements!

Have a fantastic weekend!

mad for plaid

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Thank you so much for all of your words of encouragement on my last post!!!

Since I'm not working today I thought I'd break out these ridiculously high heeled booties. If lovin' 'em is wrong, I don't wanna be right:) 

I've also forgotten how much effort it takes for me to move gracefully in heels. Did I ever tell you I'm a klutz? 

So yesterday I had a conversation with a friend about how I put outfits together. Hmm, honestly these days there is no rhyme or reason. I usually have something I want to wear and I try to not look too ridiculous. Yup, that about sums it up. Wear something I like and try to avoid looking like an ass! Ha!Brilliant!!;)

We're headed out for dinner to celebrate my daughter's birthday. That's right she's turning the big 2-0!

I remember the day she was born so clearly. I was so excited to meet her! I was also terrified because I had absolutely no idea what the heck I was doing!!! I wanted to be the best mother possible. In some ways I've fallen very short of that goal. My one regret about having children so young isn't that I had them, it's that they had a mom that was still trying to figure out so much about herself:(

I'm so proud of you and so proud to be your Mom!     

I love you R! 

Happy Birthday!!!

wordy monday

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The last few weeks have been challenging.

I've been trying to focus on what I really want in terms of career and what that means for my family.

A few months ago, I had a conversation with a lady that I really admire. She basically has the job that I've been working on for myself. She is super talented and with a shit ton of hard work has become super successful in the local floral industry. We talked about lots of things, particularly about where I wanted to go with what I've been doing lately.

The fact of the matter is I want work for myself.

I want to work with couples to create events that reflect them-their personality, their style. I want to provide planning, florals and styling. This is a huge undertaking but it's something that I feel like I've been slowly running toward for a long time.

Starting a business takes a mountains of energy and cash. I have plenty of one and not enough of the other. I feel selfish asking my husband to dip into the savings to get this off the ground(especially when I have no real training!) My goal of working for myself from home so that I can get some balance in life and have a more flexible schedule for the baby we want to have(which isn't happening...another reason for some sadness around here)

Anyway, this wall of text is an explanation of sorts. Trying to come to the place where dreams and reality are not battling each other but balancing each is tough. Having all of these dreams and run full steam ahead and  having that tempered with caution and a level head(neither of which is my strong suit) is a little disheartening.

If anyone other than my bff and my family have read this far....thank you!!!!

So yeah, there have some cute outfits that I've loved but I've been spending my time trying to work out a business plan and start up costs.  

Anyhoo, I miss you guys!