Peppermint Mocha...

December 1st is the first day I allow myself to order a peppermint mocha! It feels like Christmas!

Thanksgiving...

We're back from Yosemite! We had a wonderful time! It was a nice break from tradition (sometimes I think it's fun to mix it up!), but we still managed to make it feel like Thanksgiving. We had a semi traditional feast in our hotel room that consisted of stuffing (GF for me!), sweet potato chips, green beans, roasted potatoes, and my personal favorite - cranberry sauce, and pumpkin bread! After dinner we had a pretty intense Yahtzee competition & watched Harry Potter.

It was Henry's first real road trip. He did amazingly well! He has some serious space issues though. He was happiest when on my lap, the center console, or my moms lap. I"m pretty sure it's illegal to let him ride like that, but he is a little heat bomb & kept me so warm! It was freezing, so a blanket (even a live one) was much appreciated! We entertained ourselves on the ride by listening to John Denver, Carole King, The Beatles, Odyssey's, and of course my mom's favorite Amy Grant Christmas (aren't you sad you missed out of that one Andrew?)...

He's seriously the cutest thing ever! The only really annoying thing he did was when he would get super excited (which was a lot!) he lets out this horrendous noise! It's a mix between a whine, and yelp, and a straight out dog scream! I kinda couldn't blame him though - Yosemite was pretty exciting!
We had heard that it snowed, but there was no evidence of the snow until we got into the park. Almost as soon as we drove in we saw tons and tons of snow! It was gorgeous! Luckily my dad's friend had warned him, so we came prepared with chains for our tires. A lot of the road was pure ice! It was FREEZING though! I had like 4 layers on & I was still freezing...

Hiking up to see this waterfall was probably my favorite part of the whole trip. It was a short but VERY ICY trip to the top. There was a small hill you had to climb & the entire hill was probably 2 inches of ice. Surprisingly there were a ton a people trying to get to the top! When we arrived at the hill we saw people falling, slipping, and giving up and just sliding down on their butts. We didn't want Henry to freak out, so we took turns going up the hill. My parents went up first so I got to stand at the bottom and just observe. FUNNIEST THING EVER! In the 10 minutes that I waited by myself, I saw at least 15 people fall. I only wish I had a video camera. Most everyone thought it was funny though, so we all laughed together (and at each other!). Amazingly I made it up without falling. It was such a gorgeous view!

My dad got some pretty amazing pictures! We only spent one day in the actual park because most of the trails were closed because of ice & they were calling for even more snow. Yosemite is even more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. I can't wait to go back & actually explore some of the trails!

Goop...

Two of my favorites teamed up! Ina invited Gwyneth over to make brunch one day (how cute is that?) and Gwyneth documented it on Goop... Read about it here...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I Think I Wanna Marry You...

Not gonna lie... I loved this performance in the episode! I think every wedding should include a song & dance number with ribbon dancing!

Holiday Dressing...

Most years on this day I'm trying to come up with my perfect Thanksgiving day outfit. We are a casual bunch, but I still love coming up with something fun & festive (after all there will be pictures!)... This year we are going to Yosemite (which I'm SO excited for!), but my wardrobe will simply be things to keep me warm! I decided I would still come up with my dream outfit though - and this way I don't actually have to pay for it :)

I've always been a bit of a granny, so it's fitting that I love lace! I love this lace shirt. So pretty & you don't even need many accessories...

Like I said, we are a casual bunch. This cotton blazer would be absolutely perfect for one of our family get together...

This is the little something that would make the outfit seem holiday worthy!

I really do need to come up with a cute Christmas Eve & family Christmas party outfit for this year though! Maybe I'll hit the JCrew outlet that's on our way to LA!

Psycho...

I FINALLY saw Psycho! I absolutely love Alfred Hitchcock, but had never actually gotten around to seeing some of his most famous movies (but I've seen random obscure ones...). Well, I finally Tivo'd Psycho & watched it last night. It was BRILLIANT! I cannot sing it's praises enough. It was very different than I expected it to be, but in a good way. This makes my top 5 movies without a doubt. If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it!

Look at this awesome Psycho inspired shower curtain I found at Urban Outfitters!