My favorite things

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things...

Williams Sonoma finally has pink and green towels! They also have blue and green that are so pretty. I just couldn't bring myself to spend $40 on kitchen towels.

My orchid from last fall has new buds on it that will hopefully bloom soon!

I was just about to give up on it. I always kill them because I was watering them too much. I finally know how to take care of them!

My neighbor who works as a clothing rep gave me 4 pairs of jeans for free! I think he is just sweet, my hubby is a little apprehensive of him. (We all went to the same high school and neighbor was really good friends with hubby's cousin growing up.) I am a really good judge of character so I am not really worried about him.

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Also love that the people at the firehouse got switched around so that hubby isn't alone at the firehouse all the time with one of the girl firefighters. I TOTALLY trust him but still it is weird to have your hubby all alone with another woman.

We found Ridley's favorite rope toys in the dollar section of Target.

She was so excited when we brought home a pack of three for her tonight.

$10 at Target rather than the $40 that it originally was.

Target is having great sales, not just 10% off like normal. Every section has stuff for 75% off.

This is where it will go! Obviously it will be hung higher.

Why do closets always look so messy in photos even if they are really organized?

Ridley so tired that she was falling asleep on hubby's lap.

She perked right up again though when she smelled food.

Tired again this time with hubby as well!

It has really been a great day and I am so excited I have found so many great things.

The weather outside is frightful

Seriously it is 2 degrees outside and so cold. I decided to brave the cold though tonight and get some Christmas shopping done. I also needed a few things for myself at the mall. I have really been wanting matchstick jeans so that I can tuck them into my Uggs. I decided I should look at Forever 21 for some cheap ones since I have never worn the style before. It is a little intimidating to shop for pants there because they are all so small. I couldn't believe it when the largest pair was too big for me! I also couldn't believe it when they were only $12! I also picked up two pairs of really cute pearl earrings at another store that are not photographing well enough to post. One is half a pearl that is set with diamonds surrounding it, the other is a large dangling pearl. They are very classic!!

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Tomorrow we have the firehouse Christmas party, it is pretty casual but I am not sure what I will wear yet, most likely jeans. I may just wear my new purple blazer that I wore on Thanksgiving. I was talking to a few of the other wives and we all agreed to jeans for the evening. One thing is for sure I will be sporting my new earrings!

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For all of those who have been inspired by my workout posts thanks for your sweet words. I will continue but post more frequently about it after the new year. I am so happy that I am getting hooked during the off season when the gym is slow. I am actually off to the gym now because I didn't work out yesterday and won't have time tomorrow. I am guessing I will be one of the only people there since it is freezing.