Top Two Tuesday - Fall Decorations!

 

Do you guys know about Taylor over at  The Undomestic Momma and her Top 2 Tuesday?!?! Not only is her blog inspiring AND adorable, but every week she has a new topic and shares her favorites. I am "borrowing" another idea and am starting a Top 2 Tuesday of my own. Wanna join the fun?!? Then follow us and post a comment with a link to your blog!

This week's topic, top 2 halloween or fall crafts/decor/party ideas is a special one for me. I love to celebrate and decorate for the holidays and try a few new and beautiful ideas each year. Although I think DPS hates the massive transformations that always happen over the last 3 months of the year he never fails to say that the house really does look magical. 

Top 2 Halloween or Fall crafts/decor/party ideas

 1. Shocking Silhouettes by Martha Stewart

I love this idea, using simply and fun Halloween cut-outs and illuminating them by candle light.Can't wait to try next year.

2. Pumpkin Chandeliers by Martha Stewart

 

I seriously love this tablescape. I love the leaves and pumpkins and the candles and the colors!

Thankful Thursday

What are you thankful for? Here are a few of mine this week:

Pumpkin patches

Tall skinny hazelnut lattes

Snuggle Snake

Pink pens

Chapstick

Grey's Anatomy TV night

100 calorie kettle corn

 Bubba Shuves

Pandora jam sessions

Big sisters

Hand cream

November issues of Martha Stewart and Real Simple

Boot weather

Payday

Butternut squash soup

Manicures

Slippers

Priority inbox

 

Always, Sometimes, Never

I spend a lot of time reading blogs. Maybe even too much. My side bar doesn't do my Google Reader justice, I list only a few of my daily addictions. (Although, I just found out you can update your blog roll to match your reader. Genius.) So recently I came across a fun little list "always, sometimes, nevers" over on E, Myself, and I  and I had to borrow the idea and create a list of my own.

I always: 

Read magazines from back to front. 

Have an organized and structured work environment. 

Refer to my love as either "DPS" or "shuvey" (I can't remember the last time I used his real name.)

Pack my lunch daily.

Have a updated mini-budget and a balanced checkbook. 

Get really excited about holidays and think Christmas is the most magical time of the year. 
Start and end my day by telling DPS "I love you!" and giving Buckley a big smooch.

I sometimes:

Go to bed without fully finishing my nighttime beauty routine.

Forget to call my parents weekly.

Text while driving.

Challenge myself to spend less than $100 at Target. (I rarely win.)

Listen to Christmas music in the middle of summer.

Find myself reading wedding blogs and bookmarking ideas for my future nuptials. 
Share secrets with DPS that I am supposed to "never repeat."

I never:

Turn off Disney movies when they come on tv.
Will like blue cheese, grapefruit or salmon.

Forget to say "Bless You" after someone sneezes.

Will get over my fear of sharing drinks.

Finish crossword puzzles, unless it is in the back of People.

Miss an episode of Real Housewives. 
 Will be a "shoe girl" - give me a nice bag and then we can chat.