{November Recap}

Hey everyone!  Happy {almost} end of November!  Is this holiday season flying by or what?!  Thanksgiving has already come & gone and we are moving on to Christmas!

You can read about my first half of November here...and here's what has been happening the second half!

On the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, I went to church...I LOVE night services; they are my absolute favorite.

Since we don't celebrate Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, I once again volunteered at the Faith Mission.  We fill & deliver meals to those less fortunate and it really does the heart good!

My Thanksgiving lunch consisted of a to-go plate I picked up the day before...gotta have turkey on turkey day! =)

That afternoon, Amy, Abby, Susie & I went to College Station shopping.  I don't necessarily go for the sales, more just for the fun of it.  We shopped for a few hours & then headed home around 11:00.  Amy, Khloe & I got up early Friday morning and headed back. Did I finish Christmas shopping?  Nope....but we had fun & I still managed to spend lots of money!

I spent Saturday in Houston shopping...yes, shopping again - but this time for decor for Kelli's house {I'm helping them get it staged to go on the market}.  The Aggies were playing LSU so I watched on my phone when I could & listened on the radio.  I was thinking I would get home with a few minutes left in the 4th quarter so I could watch the end.  Little did I know, I would get to see the end & 7 overtimes!!  The game lasted 5 hours & was the highest scoring game in college football history.  CRAZY!!  Thankfully in the end, we won 74-72.  Nola was so thankful when it was over so she could go to bed. =)

Sunday I FINALLY put up my Christmas lights.  I was starting to get a little crabby cause I still didn't have lights up.  Despite picking the windiest day of the year, they are up & everything is looking festive!

Yesterday Chick-fil-A delivered food to work...you know it's going to be a good day when Chick-fil-A is involved.  Last night, Brenda, Gayle, Linda & I went to College Station for a girl's night of drinks & shopping.

Tomorrow is my last day of work & then I'm on vacation!  Brenda, Taurie & I leave for NYC on Tuesday & I absolutely cannot wait! Check out Facebook & Instagram to following along with us!

{Life Lately}

Oh my goodness!!  I am soooooo far behind!  I know I sound like a broken record, but while this is my absolute favorite time of the year - it's also the busiest.  It's been something practically every day for the last month...and the next month isn't looking much better!

But here's a quick recap of what's been going on in my life lately...

{Halloween}

This was the second year in a row that Halloween basically got rained out, and it was so disappointing. =(  The weather forecast had been calling for rain & thunderstorms all day, but thankfully we had a small break between 5-6 so everyone got to do a little trick-or-treating.  It started drizzling around 6:15 & then came a flood around 6:30 and rained the rest of the night.  I had a few die-hard kiddos show up in the pouring rain throughout the evening...and needless to say - they got extra candy!  Morgan & Ella came and helped pass out candy, and a few of my favorite trick or treaters stopped by.  And wasn't Nola the cutest bubble bee?!  Clearly she wasn't a fan of her antenna hood. =)  But she loves sitting outside & watching all the kiddos walk up.

{Garage Sale}

On Friday & Saturday, I had a garage sale at my house. We normally only do them one day, but we were having a neighborhood garage sale on Saturday so we decided to open both.  After the storms on Wednesday, we ended up having gorgeous weather both days & sold LOTS of stuff!

{Nola's 4th Birthday}

On Saturday the 3rd, my sweet 4-legged baby girl turned 4!!  So hard to believe that she is that old ready....seems like just yesterday that she was a puppy.  Morgan & I baked her cupcakes and she got a few new toys & treats.  Morgan spent the night so of course she was in heaven!

 

And an added bonus...we saw this cutie while on our walk!

{Allied Ace Ladies' Night}

Every year, several friends & I go to a ladies' night at a local store.  You get free wine, get to sample all sorts of goodies & save 20% off your purchase.  I mean, it doesn't get much better than that!  Unfortunately Carol was sick this year so she had to miss out, but Kelly, Felicia & I had a great time!

{Christmas Decorating Started}

Until last night, this is what my house looked like...& I nearly lost it.  But, I'm down to one more room & then the outside...and then I will officially be done decking the walls!

 

{Texas A&M vs. Ole Miss Football Game}

 This past Saturday - Amy, Khloe, Mason & I  went and watched the Aggie's BTHO Ole Miss.  They almost BTHO of us...but thankfully we pulled it out in the end.  We nearly froze to death and it drizzled off & on, but we had a great time.

 

{Daylight Savings Time}

Someone isn't adjusting too well to the time change...I'll let you guess who. =)

{Winter Has Arrived in Texas!}
After reaching the 90's last week, looks like we skipped over fall & went straight to winter!  A cold front came in on Monday & majorly dropped the temps.  High was in the 30's on Tuesday & last night, we got down into the 20's.  We even had a little combo of sleet & snow flurries... In Texas.  In November.  Just crazy!!

That's a look at life lately!  I'm working on a few design projects & next week is Thanksgiving.  And, in less than 3 weeks, we leave for NYC.  It's the most wonderful time of the year!