Another Year Older :)

Hope everyone had a terrific weekend!
Yesterday was my birthday ;)

But let's be honest... I don't usually have a birth "day" it is more like a birth "week" LOL My poor  family... my birthday is like a never ending event! But I won't lie, I love it!

For my actual birthday, Chris had gotten us tickets a while back to go to the UK vs. Tennessee football game and it was the perfect day to go! Beautiful weather and WOW.WHAT.A.GAME! For those of you non-Wildcat fans, this was an epic game! Kentucky's first win against Tennessee since 1984! I'm taking all the credit of course that it's because it was my birthday ;) Of course. Ha.

Watching the game :)

Awesome!!!! GOOOOO Cats!!

 

Look at that field rush! Holy Cow! Gives me goosebumps to watch haha!

Check out this totally unprofessional video I took from my phone during the field rush...
(Mute playlist at bottom of page)
 

How great is that? It was a great day to be a CAT fan and I am so glad we were there to experience it! A day we won't forget!

Among all the fun birthday presents I got (including some super cozy PJ's from Vicki's ha!) my very favorite thing Chris got me were these... if you don't have them you need them!

UGG house shoes... to.die.for.comfy. They are so warm! So fuzzy! I am obsessed with them!

If you see me at the office or Target in them it's probably because I forgot they weren't real shoes and wore them out of the house on accident LOL. They are fab! Thank you babe ;)

We went to dinner last night at Bonefish and I got BangBang Shrimp for a birthday bite! So Yum!

Then we came home and just cuddled and hung around the house. I started bringing out the Christmas stuff today and look what I stumbled upon...

Bahahahahaha. Poor Frankie. He is not a fan. But he looks so dang cute I couldn't resist. :)

A little mini Rudolph we have ha.

Love him so much.

So far 28 feels good :) ... I was on Pinterest (shocker!) and stumbled across this and it sums up my thoughts for my birthday...

I am grateful for my "Now" :)

XO,

Thanksgiving Recap

 I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!

I meant to do a post yesterday I was just absolutely exhausted from cleaning/cooking/setting up for everyone to come over, etc! Preparing for 16 people is no joke! So today I have cleaned a little, took a 2 hour nap (which I haven't done in forever!) and then started taking down Thanksgiving and putting up Christmas! Yay!

On Thanksgiving day we had our families over and had a late lunch/early dinner. My dad, Chris and myself cooked ALL day! And by all day I mean from like 9am until about 4pm! But it was fun!

This was our thought for the day (stolen from Pinterest of course!)

"Big Kid" Table 

Got all the cute coloring Printables from Pinterest... A coloring turkey and then a two page sooo cute worksheet where you check off all the different, fun things they were thankful for :)



Having fun at their kid's table! :) Coloring away!

(PS how cute is that crayon holder in the middle? $3 at Hobby Lobby! Love it! The placemats were just foam with stick on foam letters from Hobby Lobby too, I think they were like .89 no lie!)

I was blessed enough to get to enjoy another small birthday celebration after we ate ... from Chris's parents :) and some awesome bday/thanksgiving themed cupcakes Chris ordered for me from Confused Confections, my fave!

How cute is this bracelet arm candy? ;)

Super cute shoes! Loved them!

(Sorry gross pics, taken by a 9 yr old on an iPod touch lol)

This AWESOME new Michael Buble Christmas CD! :) Love him and love this CD! It's awesome if you haven't gotten it yet... all the songs are good, but I wouldn't expect anything less from Michael ha!

Some more goodies too but didn't get pics. So sweet! Loved them all, thank you so much Cathi! :)

Somebody ate a little too much turkey (and 3 mini Reese Cups! little stinker) and contracted tryptophan I believe... 

Fell asleep with his head up!! He was nodding in and out of conscience it was hysterical!

After we ate I went through the newspaper ads and decided to go pick up my cousin and go Black Friday shopping! Wow. It.was.crazy! Walmart and Target were insane! We were out until almost 4am and I got a TON of my Christmas shopping done! I was so proud! Normally it's not worth it for me to stand in line for 2 hours to save $30, but this year it was kinda fun with Kenzy and we ended up getting some really good deals! Take a look at Wally World in case you didn't make it out...

Madness! Total Madness!

Ok this is random... but last year I was less than impressed that our whole house was so cute with Christmas decor and everything was like holiday central... EXCEPT our sofa pillows totally clashed with my stockings and such! :(

Normal everyday pillows

So this year I decided to switch them out :) Keep a few, replace a few, and that was everything would be matchy matchy (Chris hates when I say that hahaha so I threw it in just for you babe!) and also go with the holiday theme! Tonight I busted them out... what do you think?

Holiday Pillows

MUCH more Christmas friendly ;)

Ok, Ok, I know you will ask... because it is so cute.... the FAITH pillow is from my fave place,

HOUSE by JSD in Lexington down. They have a facebook page and blog...  and the cutest stuff in the entire world! You can order these burlap pillows to be monogrammed with anything! But these Christmas ones were already made up and ready to sell, and I love them!! Only $39.99!! It is hard to tell but the letters are felt actually hand stitched on the burlap. Super Cute!

Ok well tomorrow, Saturday, (today actually, I can't believe I am up at 2am!) is my BIRTHDAY!

WOooHooo! :)

So my birthweek will be coming to an end... BUT we are going to the UK vs UT football game and then have some other bday festivities to celebrate the big 2-8! ha.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

XO, 

Skaneateles Real Estate - The Weekly Update

Happy Thanksgiving!  It is a glorious day here in Central New York!  Bob and I started a new tradition today to celebrate.  We decided to walk where we haven't gone before, and this year we chose the Creekwalk in Syracuse.  We parked the car in Armory Square by the Redhouse, and then followed the yellow line that led us out of the Square and over to Onondaga Creek.  While it wasn't Riverside Park on the West Side in Manhattan, we did see several joggers, other people with dogs (yes, Boo came with us) and a few walkers.  We ran into an old friend, Peter, whom we hadn't seen in a while and had a wonderful catching up talk.  Try the Creekwalk - it really shows you the city from a different angle, and also shows the possibilities.

Currently there are 135 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service.  Of these, 39 are in the Village and 30 are waterfront.  Only one new property came on the market, and that is a re-list. 

Four properties are marked contingent, and one is new, a pretty home outside of the town but still in Skaneateles Schools.  Five are now under contract, do not show, including a new Village home.  Seven have been pended, with nothing new.  Altogether, there are 61 homes now listed as sold, the most recent one being a waterfront home closing well over a million dollars.

It's a shortened version, I know - but I have three more pies to make!  Enjoy the day!

Hello Hello!

Why helllllllllooooo!

I want to start by saying I promise I am not a fair-weathered blogger... yes I have been MIA since Nov. 14th (so sad!) but as you may remember... my computer was sicky! Major! And it took her going to a new place to get healed and I FINALLY got it back yesterday and literally have been on the computer nonstop ha! You have no clue how weird it feels to not have a computer (well maybe you do but I hope not) ... I have felt like I am living under a rock!! And now I'm back! Yay!

Thanksgiving is in two days... we are having it at our house and I still have to go to the grocery and get everything ready!! This past weekend we went to Louisville to celebrate with Chris's family at his parent's house and it was so yummy!

The kids surprised me with an early bday cake, cards and present! My actual birthday is this Saturday and they won't be with us :( so we had a mini celebration (thanks babe for thinking of it!) and had my absolute favorite cake on earth.... this girl needs no fancy crazy cake like I like to buy for others... I am 110% satisfied with a Baskin Robins Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Cake!!! Yummmmm!!

So sweet! I was so surprised too! :)

They got me some awesome cards and a new charm for my Pandora bracelet...

The cute little present :) Perfect for a Birthday Gift! And they picked it out too ;) So thoughtful!

Happy Early Birthday to Moi ;) Love this pic!

In other unrelated news... it is safe to say I have mastered the "sock bun" and it is my new favorite way to throw up my hair when I'm in a hurry...

I have also become obsessed with boot socks...

Buns, Boots, socks for everything! LOL I found some cute and super cheap boot socks at Forever 21 and got them in 4 different colors (I think they were like $6 each maybe??)

That's the only place I have really been able to find any solid color ones!

I am sure you've been missing and wondering about my son... he is still as spoiled as ever don't you worry... this pic proves that I'm pretty sure

Such a stinker! Love his little heart!

Got my nails done and via Pinterest (still obsessed) went with this... kinda fun and cute...

It's pretty festive don't ya think?? :)

Ella & Ava have been practicing these model poses and it is so funny, I had to share this one because it makes me laugh every time I look at it... it was this past weekend outside of church.

bahahaha. Love it. Poor Jake.... no model face for him ha. Just confusion I think ha.

Now.. something I so excited for... Christmas!!!

Look at what I can't wait to shop for this weekend...

So excited to be partaking in this Christmas Blogger Swap!

I got matched up with Rachel ...

Her blog "In My Life I Love You More" is so adorable!!

Go follow her! :)

We are mailing gifts by next week to all blog about them on Monday Dec. 12th!

So fun! Can't wait to see what goodies everyone comes up with and then blogs about!

Thanks so Raven & Lindsey for putting it all together!

Lastly, with Thanksgiving approaching and my skipping Pinterest Monday this week I am sharing a couple of things I found and pinned to incorporate into Thursday's meal :)

This free printable for the table!

Love this sign... will write it on our board in the kitchen!

Going to let the kiddos all make these bracelets at the "kid table" haha thought they were cute!

I printed out these today at work along with another coloring sheet for the kid's table also :)

I LOVVEE the smell of cloves in oranges! My favorite! So I may do a few of these to set around also!

Follow Me on Pinterest HERE :)

More catching up stuff to share tomorrow....

Anybody got their menu planned yet for Thursday?

What about Black Friday Shopping? That could be an entire post in itself for me haha

Now off to catch up on everyone else's blogs I have been missin!!!

XO,

Skaneateles Real Estate - The Weekly Update

It's been an exhausting day, and I am still in the village at my desk at 7:50 pm.  One of my listings appears to have sold, another is rented, a third property went under contract with one of my most prolific clients, and I wrote a purchase offer.  All this and the dentist's office as well as physical therapy.  I retreated at 4:00 to make phone calls and have a latte lite at Dunkin' Donuts, but the two pumpkin munchkins did nothing to give me more energy.  The cole slaw and baked beans from Doug's at 7:20 helped, though.

There are currently 141 active listings in the Skaneateles area of the multiple listing service, with 41 in the Village and 32 considered waterfront.  There have been no new additions - there were no houses open this week for Tuesday's brokers' open, and now I know why. 

Of the contingent properties, three can continue to be shown and two of them are in the village.  Of the four that can't, two more are village homes.  The pending category yields eight altogether, of which three are village homes.  I mention this because there appears to be a higher proportion of homes in the village that are selling.

Congratulations to everyone - we have reached the third group of twenty with three closings this past week.  One is waterfront (and not truly Skaneateles, but on the lake and in the MLS), another is in the town, and the third is village.  Within the week I will publish the list and their selling prices, all a matter of public record.

Just to continue with the evening's theme, one-quarter (15) of the closed single family homes are village homes.  Which bears out the reason the contracted properties appear to be disproportionate.  Almost half of those waiting to close are village homes (7).  Conjectures, anyone? 

Pinteresting Monday & Graysie

Happy Monday!! :)

It's Pinterest time...

BUT,
before we get to the fabulous pins I have found lately, I have something else to share with you!

A friend of mine has just partnered into an adorable business and they have LOTS to offer and I know with Christmas right around the corner, now would be a great time to share with you!!!

Graysie Bug Boutique
Before we go any further, please go and "Like" their Facebook FanPage by clicking above...The girls have got over 5,000 fans so they are no joke ;) Ha!
Look how cute "Graysie" is... Precious! They have a variety of children's stuff, most of all the clothing can be monogrammed too :)
They also have some fun stuff for ladies including these awesome scarves that come in many colors... Or these cute canvas bags that are ONLY $20!They run weekly sales with new products all the time!This Friday, they are offering a "Black Friday before Black Friday" sale on lots of great items! Here is the best part... if you order and mention this blog or my name, you will receive10% OFF Your Order!! :) Yayy!Happy Shopping!  Ok, so the true story is my laptop is STILL broken. I am taking it to a new place tomorrow, so hopefully they can fix it finally! Since I can barely use it, I have been Pinterest crazy using the app on my phone since I haven't been able to blog or work on the computer at night! :( I have found SO many cute things and good ideas for the holidays! So exciting... Here are a few things! 

I figured this is appropriate for the holidays coming up ha!

Anybody know what dandelion root is???

No, your eyes are not seeing things!

That.is.glitter.wallpaper.

I have NO clue where you would use, or if it would be awesome or tacky haha, BUT I was amazed!

Do you remember these phones?

I was SO excited when I got one and loved it so much!! Made me feel kinda old to see this lol

We don't even have a house phone now!!

I love this polish look... may try it this week :)

I am dying over this dress! Look at the pearl cuffs! LOVE!

 Great back outdoor space!

hahahaha very true!

I think I am going to print some of these Thanksgiving printables to frame and have out around the house on Thanksgiving Day! They are free printables too!

How cute is that idea? For all my little preggo friends :)

Ok brace yourself...

I know, no words right? Can someone find these for my birthday pretty please?? Ha!

You can follow me on Pinterest HERE :)

Ok that's all I got today! I am trying to bring out more Christmas stuff this week maybe ?? If Chris doesn't kill me ha! ANNNDDD my friend Kelly and I are also in the process of throwing together a little Cookie Exchange Party :) I am SO excited! I am Pinteresting researching some cute ideas and I think it's going to be great! Once I get everything figured out I will share with you :) Have yall ever had a cookie exchange before? Any tips for moi? Thanks!

XO~