This and yap 🤍 Don’t forget to create holiday magic for yourself too! I can’t tell you how nice it was to do some gingerbread decorating without having to follow a three year old’s vision (or fight the sugar battle)! It’s fun to do it with kids, too, but sometimes you just need coffee, baked goods, and little bit of kid-free catch up time with your mom friends! Thank you for hosting @blueskyehouse!!
I wrote down a list of things I wanted to do for fun in 2024. I crossed off exactly zero of them (having a baby will do that to ya) and my only hope of accomplishing one would be to host a cookie exchange! I wanted to SO bad but I was also feeling exhausted after a long year (losing a dog, having a baby, running a business, etc.) and I didn’t know if I had hosting a party in me. I sent out the invitations and told myself I’d figure it out. There was no going back! It was SO FUN though and I will be doing this again. I feel like so much of the holidays as a mom is spent making the magic for kids. It’s Santa meet and greets, Christmas shopping, holiday pageants…. And then seeing Santa again (and again and again). THIS party was for us! 🥂
🎧 Five 5-Star Audiobooks I Listened to This Year ✨
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This year, I listened to some incredible audiobooks, but these five stood out as absolute favorites:
📚 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith: A beautifully written coming-of-age classic. I didn’t want it to end and could absolutely see myself re-listening in a few years.
📚 None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell: A psychological thriller with unreliable narrators that kept me guessing the whole way through.
📚 Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter: Part mystery, part family drama—flawed characters, a gripping storyline, and a chef’s kiss ending.
📚 All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker: A masterpiece of storytelling that starts as a serial killer mystery and evolves into something much bigger.
📚 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors: A stunning exploration of sisterhood, grief, and imperfect people. The ending left me in tears (happy ones!).
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Holding on for dear life this December ❤️ I have had SO MANY conversations this week with my friends near and far and we are *all* struggling. I have to say, just knowing it’s not just me feeling the pressure of “end of year-holiday magic- cold/flu/stomach bug season-darkest days of the year,” has made it a little easier to handle. Don’t forget to take care of yourself, too 😮💨 (Telling myself this because I could use the reminder too!)
If I hadn’t already mailed our Christmas cards*, I would be ordering a reprint because this first photo is IT. ⭐️💂🏻♀️
*Actually only half because for some reason, I didn’t order enough? Our list must have grown over the past year or I just underestimated how many people were on it! I had to order more so the second half will be going out later whoops!!
Woah, those shoes are absolutely amazing! Great pre-Christmas package for sure!!
gloriouspeonies.blogspot.com
SERIOUS perfection. Those shoes + that sweater = I. am. dying.
love these! the shoes are adorable as well as the shirt! 🙂
daughterofasonofasailor.blogspot.com
I love all of your Cyber Monday finds!
Lauren,
http://www.atouchofsoutherngrace.com/
Still waiting for my cyber monday/black friday purchase from Kate Spade!!!
I love that bow top! I'm waiting for a J. Crew order right now, I love getting packages!
atuxedopalette.wordpress.com
My packages are slowly coming in, and slowly taking over my house! (But it's totally like Christmas everyday)
Alyssa
http://www.ruffleandcurl.com
I haven't gotten any of my cyber Monday purchases yet! 🙁 But I absolutely love your purchases! Every single one of them! That sweater is perfection!
Kristen
A Little Look Inside Me
Love it!!
I adore that bow sweater it's adorable! And those heels are gorgeous and perfect for the holidays
Mana
Fashion and Happy Things
The bow sweatshirt is reeeeally growing on me (bows aren't really "me"). I'm hoping it sells out soon so I'm not tempted to buy it! I think it will be really cute over a white button up, sleeves cuffed up, and some slim pants/jeans! Looking forward to see how you style it!
Also – OBSESSED with those heels! I am really considering buying them!
xx, Amy
leopard spot (the blog)
The bow sweatshirt is seriously so adorable. You got some great cyber monday items 🙂
those shoes are AMAZING!*.*
My cyber Monday deals have also been arriving, now I'm wishing I bought that bow top from J Crew!
-Alex
http://www.monstermisa.blogspot.com/
All my packages came this weekend and they made me soo happy!! I got so many wonderful things from bauble bar!!
Annie
A College Confession
I just got that sweatshirt… I'm in love with it! Those shoes are to die for also 🙂
xo
Tara
shoesillneverhave.blogspot.com
Oh my gosh, those shoes are amazing!! I may have to get those 🙂
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Xo!
love it all! xo
I love all of it!