Ladies and Gentleman Start Your Engines.......

Alrighty folks it's the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, which means tomorrow afternoon I will be at the in-laws, which means tonight its PREP TIMEEEE! :) hehe

Hubby and I have decided to start a new little Thanksgiving tradition of our own, we're calling it Turkey Fest haha...well truthfully I'm calling it that, he'll learn that WE'RE calling it that when he reads this probably! (Yes, the Thanksgiving Day excitement is getting to my head!)

We decided that since we split our holidays between both of our amazing amazing families (and because that can get a little cray cray) we are going to carve (haha-get it-carve!? ohhh turkey humor-hilarrrrrious) out tonight to make it a little special evening of our own!  We're thinking holiday music or maybe a holiday movie...my favorite happens to be "The Holiday"...with some wine and just relaxing.  The point is to start whatever cooking we can before we road trip up to my lovely mama and daddy in-laws tomorrow! So we shall see how it goes!

Sounds fun right???  :) We're siked!

Hope everyone's enjoying their almost Thanksgiving time!!!!

Here's a little more holiday cheer for you:

This sounds amazing! Martha Stewart.

Okay depending on how we're doing hubby and I
are going to try Christmas cookies too!

Always a hit at Thanksgiving-which my ENTIRE family is
obsessed with...The Fish Market Apple Pie.
Insane. 

What do you guys think about this?? haha I saw it in the store the other day... Obnoxious or cute? Certainly aggressive! ;)

Alright my lovelies have a great day!  Wish us luck tonight!

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like...

Okay, yes, it's official.  I have become one of those people who decorates for Christmas before Thanksgiving.  Yup. AND I'M PUMPED ABOUT IT! :) haha

What can I say?  Christmas in my family is like something other-worldly haha, and since my birthday, my daddy's birthday, my beautiful grandmother's birthday (God love her), and a bunch of other aunts and cousin's bdays all fall in December, Christmas is a VERY big deal and pretty much takes up a whole season! So what better time to start getting ready for the holiday than the weekend before Thanksgiving??? Makes sense to me! ;)

Here are a few pics of our home today since I started doing a little Christmas shushing:

Our little media console.

Garland from Target.  Christmas Trees from Pier 1. 

The silver glittery trees courtesy of Target.  The green from Pier 1. 

Our snuggly couch with all new holiday trimmings. 

Faux fur throw-Restoration Hardware.  Velvet snowflake pillow Pier 1.
Cable knits Pottery Barn. 

Cable knit throw and pillows Pottery Barn.  Faux fur pillow Restoration Hardware.
Red velvet reindeer Pier 1. 

Pier 1. 

The beginnings of decorating our fireplace mantle downstairs. 

Target. 

Target. 

So we still have a ways to go, but for not even being Thanksgiving yet-not bad right??? haha I know, I'm crazy...can't help it! :)

Turkey Dressing.

So I finally got a second to myself this weekend and wanted to say hi and get back to my lovely followers! With Thanksgiving right around the corner all I can think about (other than the million school things I have going on) is what I will be cooking...AND WEARING to all the Thanksgiving festivities! I have my priorities straight! ;) hehe

Hubby and I will be splitting the holiday between his wonderful family at their home and mine who will be staying at The Homestead for Thanksgiving weekend.  Because my middle sister is in Spain and not with us for turkey day we decided what better time to escape for a holiday retreat!  This place is AHHHMAAAZING you guys! Here's a few pics...

Christmas decorations start next week! Just in time for our arrival. 

The Christmas Tree Lighting is one of the most magical events over the Thanksgiving weekend. 

Lobby. 

Lovely old-fashioned rooms. 

Maybe we'll get some snow!!!

View from the back. 

One of the grand foyers. 

Needless to say I'm SO EXCITED to get away for a few days!  I can't wait for hubby to experience all things Homestead! :)  There's ice-skating, horeseback riding, an incredible spa, a little hot-chocolate cafe, gorgeous old libraries to explore...the list goes on and on.  I'll be sure to take a ton of pictures to show you guys when we get back.

Is everyone as excited for Thanksgiving as I am???  My wonderful sister in law and mama in law and I are dividing things up and I've decided that I'm cooking my grandmother's old fashioned mashed potatoes, this amazing looking sweet potato souffle, this INSANE chicken, bacon, ranch mac n' cheese, and some kind of dessert or whatever else I can think of!  What do you guys think??  Anyone have any other family recipes they'd like to share???  Hubby also wants some sort of green been casserole so I was thinking of foregoing the canned version and maybe doing something like this?

So, now that we've decided on the food the next most important thing is....WHAT TO WEAR???

Part of me loves a snuggly, winterized outfit perfect for this season:

Juicy Couture. 

Theyskens' Theory. 

Naughty Monkey (gotta love that name!?). 

But the other part of me wants to add a little sophistication to a Thanksgiving dinner and go for something like this:

I just got this from J. Crew and can't WAIT to wear it!

All J. Crew-all fabulous!

Can't go wrong with a dark skinny pair of jeans.
J. Brand. 

Rachel Zoe. 

What will you all be donning to your Thanksgiving dinners?  Hope everyone's having a great weekend so far! Cheers! :)

Craziest Week EVER.

Okay so this week so far has been INSANE folks!!! The last few weeks of law school are dwindling down and as such, every paper, presentation, project, etc. that is due at the end of the semester has been due in the past week or will be due...LIKE TOMORROW! haha

There have been so many things I've wanted to blog about the past few days and I will definitely catch up by the end of the week but for now...in celebration of all things wild, crazy and amazing:

All from the amazing blog moveSlightly .

Alexander McQueen. Spring 2012. 

Red Wine Chocolate Cake. 'Nuff Said!

Artist Doug Aitken. 

Hilarious exhibit from Jennifer Rubell in London. 

M.A.C.

Moroccan Souk.

David LaCapelle and Lady Gaga. 

Tabitha Simmons. Spring 2012. 

'Tis the Season! :)

Enjoy my fellow crazies!!!

Morning Coffee.

Ahh Sunday Mornings :)

We all know how I feel about those!  How's everyones weekend been so far?? Hubby and I had a lovely dinner last night at Cinghiale in Bmore.  It was deeeelicious!

We both split some yummy prosciutto with pears, wild mushroom bruschetta and amazing homemade pasta!  We also found a bottle of wine on the wine list that came from one of the cantinas we visited in Montepulciano, Italy!!! How cool right?!

Today we're headed over to Tysons to do a little something with the tiny orange box hubby brought home from Vegas last week (hehe) annnd to start OUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! Oh, and at the same time we'll be visiting the Apple store because, yes, my phone spontaneously combusted last night-went black-and basically crashedddddddd! haha After an hour on the phone with a lovely lady from Apple she realized that some sort of hardware malfunction occurred and they would definitely be replacing the phone today. PHEW! So, needless to say, I am phone-less for the next few hours....shhh don't tell anyone...its kind of nice!!! ;)

I started getting some ideas for gifts from the multi-talented (and my personal lady crush!) Gwyneth Paltrow.  Her blog and newsletter GOOP is one of my faves and last week she did a gift guide...Check it out here!

Some highlights...

What do you guys think??? OBVI she has amazing taste so I happen to love most things she suggests!  So with a few ideas in mind wish us luck today!!!! We've got moms, dads, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and grandparents on the list so far.  Hopefully tonight I can let you know some of the amazing treasures we found!  Off we go! :)