Bird Lamps

My husband gave me new lamps for Christmas (collaboration with Madre)!  They are an iron base with faux branches and a little bird perched on each one.  I saw them at World Market, and immediately fell in love with them!  Paired with a yellow lamp shade, they are perfect, and Mrs. Nancy is very happy!  Well, today we cleaned and got to put them up!  I love them!  I am so happy with them!  And now, all we need to do is paint the wall behind them!  I'm leaning towards a nice purple...

Hope you all have had a WONDERFUL 2011!
Tonight, we ring in the New Year!
We are spending time with family and friends... eating goodies and playing games until the first minutes of 2012!
:)
Talk to you next year, folks!
Adieu!

Condensation

Catching shadows!

Today was good!  It's the ::faux Friday:: for me and some of my gal pals at work, and we even had a shorter day today, so it was an early start to a long weekend!  It was a good day!  I even wore kitten heels!  I went shopping (found some awesome finds), took pictures of my shadow on the bridge walkway from the parking garage to Macy's, fiddled around with the creme brulee torch, had some dinner, am doing my nails, and am about to watch "Miracle on 34th Street".  :)  Should be really good!  I haven't seen it in years, but it is one that has stayed with me. 

Oh and by the way, kitten heels and walking around the mall do not mix well.  My toes hurt.  lol.  I cant imagine what I would do if I had to wear heels all day every day, but I suppose I would get used to it...

Tomorrow I am having a date day with my sister, starting with breakfast at Einstein's!
I'm very much so looking forward to it!  I am going to be wearing flats!  Yess!
Hope you are having a great ::faux Friday::!
Adieu!  :)

Dining in the (almost) dark!

Longhorn.  Packed house.

Chatter, good food.  Drinks.

Minutes after the salads,

the lights go out.

Pitch black aside from the exit lights,

and the emergency spotlights.

We had one pointed over our table.

We were good to go!

Mild chaos ensues, and then awe sets in.

Dim lighting and a steak dinner?

Mood was set!

We even got our meals before the kitchen was shut down.

The food was excellent,

and it definitely made for an interesting dinner!

Lucky for us,

the power came back on before we were set  to leave,

and we got to pay.

:)

Adieu!

Faux Kaleidoscope

Stark

(this reminds me of the Wizard of Oz for some reason...

must be the red shoes, and the starkness of the scene in general.

a bit out-of-place, but sort-of familiar...)

Christmas 2011

Today was amazing!
We spent the whole day with family and friends, and it was fabulous!  We ate well, laughed, exchanged gifts and enjoyed each others company - it was so great!  Some of the best gifts that I've ever seen were exchanged here, and with that came smiles and tears.  I am so blessed to be a part of this family!  I feel so loved!

Highlights:
Ham and biscuits with PawPaw
Vera Bradley 'Betsy' bag
New winter wear
Date night coupons from Gary
Creme Brulee Torch and kit
Sister Date Day to Savannah (tears for this one - but we'll talk about that another day)
Pot Roast lunch and homemade cheesecake
Listening to every song on the Madre Mix 2011 (tears)
Dinner, games, and conversation with Tiff and Logan
Coming home

I seriously cannot say enough about how perfect today was!
There is so much to look forward to, and we had such a great time just being in each other's company today!
Like I mentioned, we are truly blessed!
I hope you had a Merry Christmas as well!  :)
Adieu!