Cake Truffle...

   So a few of my clients have come in telling me of this wedding cake type of place that is in town. The story is they have these truffles that are to die for. Cake,( chocolate, strawberry, carrot) wrapped in some chocolate! Sounds pretty good huh? Well as it turned out my friend was going by there when I finished up her hair to check about a cake for her daughters wedding. Low and behold she came back in with a present for me! OMG! Can I tell you  how excited I was! See how lame I am, a little chocolate will just throw me right into a...well you get the picture. Just as soon as I could I got over to try one. Can I just say pure and total heaven! It was almost like biting into this perfectly chewy brownie with a semi-crunchy chocolate outer layer! Ship me off to a desert island with only those and I can tell I would get along just fine. After I devoured the box of six she so sweetly picked up for me, yesterday. I went back today and got 12!, yes 12 more! You know I did share with the fam....a little!

I'm A Shoe In...

Well the results are in on my comfort shoe quest. Although I was hoping for this wonderfully padded foot bed in a 2 inch wedge, I ended up with flats. Not too bad looking. The first pair is a Born in a fun shiny bronze. Ultra padded foot bed...heaven.



The next is a Naturalizer, that too is heaven to walk in. It was actually the first pair I bought. We went into Dillard's and my size was on the rack so I slipped it on. It felt great, but I wasn't sure I was in love with it. We left and walked around. I couldn't help but think about the comfort factor which was growing far more important than my need for cuteness. So back we went and they were on sale. The last pair in my size I might add. Yippie!

And just because a girl still needs to feel like she is cute I found this pair at a discount shoe store and thought "Why Not". That put a little pep in my step. I only want to have to be semi-frumpy a few days a week! The only down side to having your own biz that you stand the majority of the time.

Comfort Shoes...

Why is it that all the cute shoes kill your feet after 10 hours of standing! Can't they put those cushioned soles in them. I have been hunting a pair of cute and comfy shoes, online only, with very few cute options. I may very well be working in flip flops all winter. Every thing has to look so frumpy. I am not really a frumpy kind of girl. So I think this weekend I am going to venture out to the stores with my wide leg jeans and see if I can't find a cute comfortable shoe. Wish me luck!

What most comfort brands looks like!

Closet Envy...

A few posts ago I shared a few pictures of some fabulous closets. Well that got me really thinking that there had to be a solution for my sad little 1950's closet. As I lay in bed one night I got the bright idea to measure the depth of the closet and then from the door opening to the side wall. Out came the measuring tape, there indeed was enough space from the door opening to the side wall to run the clothes bar. It would actually give me more hanging space! So when you open the closet instead of seeing a single bar of clothes, I hung the bars on either side of the door opening creating a walk in closet! One side has short hanging and the other side is long hanging. I am going for the dressing room feel, but because we do have plans to sell our home in the future I don't want to be to over the top.

So to finish off the closet with a bit of chic boutique feel I have purchased some paintable wall paper with a subtle print, that will line the back wall of the closet. I am then going to paint the wall paper a nice subtle hue that will coordinate with the master bedroom. Simply moving the bars over have made such an improvement. Not so claustrophobic! So pictures will be coming soon. I still have wallpapering and painting to finish in there. One of those thing you can't really do with the kiddos hanging around. Great little helpers, but I will have to go this one alone!

The Wrap Up...

So speaking of the upcoming Christmas season, I recently picked up a copy of Ty Pennington At Home. It had some cute ideas for wrapping paper. Don't you know I had to put my lil twist on this idea. Since I am not going to make my own wrapping paper (this year), I thought I might take this sweet idea and make it mine. First wrap the gift in a glossy red foil paper like this found at the Container Store. Next add a band of paper around the package leaving the red ends exposed. I love the black and white. Finally end with a ribbon. Simple, yet chic! I always go for a paper wrapping theme. That I can at least have some control over. The tree is a totally different story. With twins that are 2 years old I may have a table top tree this year and call it good. We will see. Happy wrapping!

Thinking Ahead...

Or trying to any way! I have said since last year that I am going to send out Christmas cards this year. I have been all over the place Shutterfly, Kodak, Tiny Prints, Paper Shouts and the winner is. Kodak! They have a cute selection that won't break the bank. I have to say Tiny Prints has some BEAUTIFUL things. So if you have a larger budget then I would spring for those! So here are some of my contenders.

Totally Random...

I sooooo could use to get away with my hubby! That fab sounding little trip we were going to take for his 30th birthday...well we didn't! Josh has so much going on with his biz and so little time! All the two year old action we have going on around here has me in some need of some serious R&R! With the holidays fast approaching that is probably not going to happen. One can hope though can't she!

On a slightly different note, remember my urban letters, I am considering opening an Etsy store. I think they would make great Christmas gifts. What do ya think?

Okay and the last part of this very random post! I taught the twins to give an Eskimo kiss, you know, rub your noses together! They thought it was so funny. They would touch noses and laugh. Blair would say "do gins". Translation do it again. So Jude would! So funny to watch. Here is as close as I got to a pic!

Here are a few others from over last weekend!