November Around The Web

Hello, friends! November has come to a close and I’m excited to recap (mostly for my own memories) all the fun that was had. We started the month with a trip to Turkey Hill with Leslie & Nathan which was the perfect weekend away, at work we were able to attend the first post-2020 CLS (Creative Leadership Symposium) with great speakers and time to socialize, Alyson hosted a Chi-O Friendsgiving, and our friend Holly was in town so we had a fun night hanging out before Thanksgiving! This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with family on Friday night so that we could watch Grace perform at the Plaza lights and we celebrated with Dale’s family on Saturday. We wrapped up the month getting Christmas card photos taken which I’m so excited to share!

• Around the web I loved Andy J. Pizza’s illustration on invisible things. Interesting to ponder!

• Obsessed with this rattan Turkey, I may need it for next Thanksgiving

• This month I was also able to attend The Kernference and found Vestaboard (one of the event sponsors) fascinating! Would love to see one IRL

• Brighton shared her daughter’s beautiful nursery!

• I just found out I will be headed to Savannah for a few days so bookmarking this itinerary for a quick trip (to warmer weather!)

• This was definitely a comfort meal this month

• Saving is apple dumpling recipe for holiday gatherings alongside these conversation starters (Cup of Jo always has the most thought-provoking posts!)

• And a very comprehensive list of Thanksgiving movies

Grateful for you!

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February Around The Web

What a month! Every year I count down the days until Valentine’s Day and my birthday as a bright spot in the coldest part of the year. And this year my birthday was absolutely freezing! We celebrated with Lidia’s pasta (a birthday tradition) and my mom made me chocolate ganache cake! Dale also surprised me with a Smeg electric kettle to go along with my Christmas toaster and I’m obsessed with my first pair of Lake Pajamas from my parents.

This month I also got to Facetime and see a few close girlfriends, we watched the Superbowl with Sophie and Alex, and I took part in a virtual Escape Room for my cousin Liesel’s birthday. Thankfully the last few days of the month really warmed up and we were able to get outside and have some fiends over to hang out on our deck. We are also busy planning Sophie’s wedding! In my researching I stumbled across this stunning Baby’s Breath arch!! Here are a few more finds around the web this month:

• You need to try this one pot chicken and mushroom orzo

• And this was the first big meal we made post-Whole 30

• Loving green lately and hoping to snag a pair of these sneakers this Spring!

• Never has a SNL skit spoken to me more.

• So many friends are having babies and I came across this Grandmillennial nursery inspiration.

• Such a fun podcast episode with 2021 trend predictions!

• I learned so much from Emily’s blog post on Modern Shaker Style.

• These gold frames caught my eye, I’ve been wanting to add more family photos at home!

  XOXO

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Black & White Kitchen

Having spent some time browsing apartments while in St. Louis, I fell in love with a black and white checkered floor in one of the kitchens.  It has been on my mind ever since and I thought I would do a little searching and find kitchen accessories along the same lines: 

1 Bowls and Bottles Linen Union Tea Towel | 2 Ceramic Mixing Bowls | 3 Ceramic Dachshund Bowl | 4 Chantal Stainless Steel Teakettle | 5 Chilewich Manhattan Tray | 6 Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha Black and White 8" Plate | Photo: theKitchn

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