Y’all, I’m sitting here right now watching a bear try to open every single door of our cabin guests’ van. If I’ve learned one thing about cabin ownership in the Great Smoky Mountains, it’s this: don’t keep food in your car and make sure you lock your car doors at night. Most bears are just curious and will sniff around (they really are just oversized racoons and will run off fairly easily), but if there is motivation for them in the form of food, they’re smart enough to figure out how to open your car door. Crazy!
Anyway- happy Friday! Has your week been a good one? Can you believe that Thanksgiving is NEXT week? It’s a family-filled extravaganza for us and one we look forward to so much every year. But first for this weekend we have a TKD belt test, three soccer games, and two basketball practices. David is co-coaching both their teams and I’m so excited about the season. Basketball is so fast-paced and the energy is high; I can’t wait to watch them play!
I was trying to think of a topic for today’s post but the scatterbrain has the best of me. I’m probably 75% done with deciding on Christmas gifts, 40% done purchasing gifts, and 0% done on wrapping. I know I still have time, but I’m really hoping to have this knocked out in the next week and a half and plan on taking advantage of some sales next week. I’ll share all the sales and discount codes I know of on Monday in case they help you out as well!
Since my mind is all over the place, let me share a few snippets from the cutting room floor of this week:
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned these here or not yet, but I am SO IN LOVE with these real wax LED flameless taper candles. It’s a set of six and they are remote controlled. You can adjust their brightness and how much they flicker (or don’t). Every early evening when it gets dark outside, I switch them on and instant coziness. Highly recommend. Here are the holders I have them in.
Fun with hair! I’ve never put a lot of time into the kids’ hair, as long as they brushed it. Now they are getting a little more interested in fixing their hair and I love helping them implement what they come up with. H is a fan of braids and having it out of her face. K can be more bold in her choices, and the fact that she liked Rae buns and wears them out with confidence makes me smile.
Umm… Kohls. What is this? We’ve taken the tacky Christmas sweater thing a bit far, don’t you think? I mean, I kind of want that Santa suit though…
In other fashionable news, Aldi currently has dog pajamas on sale for $4.99. The kids (and I) LOVED this so much! Finley, on the other hand, looks like she’s trying to blink twice and signal for help.
Bundle up and go. When it gets cold out my instinct is to hunker down inside and be cozy. But yesterday Kaitlyn convinced us to go on a picnic. She made hot tea and we packed a blanket and peppermint bark pretzel thins and wandered to our old picnic spot. It was so much fun! K had to do her reading first, then we played Christmas charades in the crisp air. A good reminder for me to say yes a bit more often.
I know I already said David was co-coaching, but I just thought it was so cute when a clipboard and cones showed up at our door. The Yellow Jackets and the Hot Shots sure lucked out with this coach!
I grabbed a video snapshot from IG because I had several questions about this shirt. It’s less than $30 and they have become my cold weather go-to. I have it in a couple different colors, it’s stretchy, and it has THUMB HOLES. Big fan.
First martini in my new gold rimmed cocktail glasses! We got these when we hung out at World Market for an extra hour to play their hidden gnome game and came away with $70 in store credit. I am so in love with these. They feel “old-timey” to me and are the perfect size. Some martini glasses have gotten SO big that one martini ends up being way more than I need. If you like the gold rim look for festive drinks, too, these are pretty similar.
Ok, signing off now because I have a very whiny pup that is ready to go on her morning sniffari, so I’m bundling up and heading out. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and not to beat a dead horse, but thanks so much for sending me some extra love this week. It’s really filled me up. Hope you feel loved and appreciated, too, as you head into the weekend. And if no one has told you lately, you’re freaking amazing <3
Kelli says
I need to be brave and get outside more too but Britton has been crying it’s too cold every time we go outside! Even though she’s properly bundled. I usually hunker down in November but after a month then I’m screaming at myself to get outside despite the 30 degree weather!!
Brittany Dixon says
It’s all about the gear! I have a coat that covers me from head to mid-shin and it’s the only reason I can go outside- ha!
Jess says
Love those candles and holders, just added them to my cart lol. It looks like Hailey has super thick hair like my daughter, do you have any recommendations on what to use to keep it smooth and untangled? It’s a constant battle in our house bc her hair is so THICK! Do you blow dry it at night after she showers?! Help!
Brittany Dixon says
We’re are in the middle of a hair transition period for her, too! When she was younger I would often braid it into pigtails each night after she washed it. Now, as she is getting older, I offer to blow dry it and she loves it when I do. That helps keep it much less untangled, but is of course time consuming. When I can’t blow dry it, we just brush through it a couple times a day.
Joanna says
Love Finley’s face in the picnic shot and David in his coach pic! Lol I need those candles and sticks and have saved them. Kohl’s is funny like that, I’m surprised at the things I find lately. Boy gym shoes on sale and right now looking at our new coffee table! I was browsing their website one day and clicked over to furniture, found the exact table I had saved on Ashley’s Home website for less! Love when that happens.
anne says
Oh I do love the colour of your top (IG snapshot), it suits you really well! Kudos to Kaitlyn for suggesting the picnic. Like you I need to say yes a lot more!
Have a great week ahead x
Jamie says
My goal is to be as confident as K with her hair! At 38, I am still timid about my hair styles lol. David should coach in his Ted Lasso costume:)