Last Minute Gift Ideas

Here are some cute gifts for any last minute shoppers out there!


Eddie Bauer Down Scraper Mitt
$29.95
To protect your paws from icy debris in the early morning while you are getting your car ready for work. I hate when that happens!

Coloring for Grown-Ups
$10.00
Let's face it-I still love to color! And this is great for a good chuckle!

Wreck This Journal

$9.70

To unleash your inner creativity....wreck the journal-scribble, doodle, spill on, cut up and pee on (if you really want)- to your heart's content

Ceramic Measuring Spoons

$14.00

To brighten up the kitchen

Chalkboard Planter Set

$24.00

For the person who loves to cook with fresh herbs

Mr. Potato Head Super Spud

Regularly $49.99, at Kohls for $24.99

For all the kids in your life...it comes with 4 potato bodies and loads of accessories. I think I'd play with this myself.

Sweet Tooth Sunday-Nutella Snickerdoodle Sandwiches

Last week, I had a cookie swap with some friends. I searched far and wide for a delicious, easy-to-make recipe. I came close to the perfect thing when I find this recipe for Snickerdoodle Biscoff Sandwiches, but not knowing what the heck Biscoff is or where to find it, I figured, "You can never go wrong with Nutella". So I came up with these Nutella Snickerdoodle Sandwiches, and they were amazing!

Book Review-Blackberry Winter

Before I start this review, I have to confess....Sarah Jio is one of my favorite authors. Whenever I hear about a new book she's writing, I get giddy! If I ever become an author, I'd want my style to mirror hers. Enough gushing! On to the review...

Plume, $15.00

A Week in Our Lives-December 10th

Another week down, another week closer to 2013! 

It's been an incredibly busy week for us. I got a promotion at work (!!) which was a huge surprise! I've been at the company for six years. It's crazy how fast the time has gone. 

Bartek is finishing up his classes for the semester and then he has a nice, long break until February. He's only 3 semesters in, but it seems like he's been at school forever.

We did so many fun things this weekend. Here's some cute pics of pizza-stained face Landon.

And Bailey being tired of Landon's shenanigans 

On Saturday, I joined the boys (and girl) to do some good ol' shootin.

Kayla hit nearly all of her practice targets, crushing the boys!

I hit 11 out of 25 targets, the worst out of our group (hah!), but twice as many as the last time I did it.

Later in the afternoon, we took the boys to the park.

Bailey is obsessed with the playground. He loves it more than Landon!

That night, thanks to my mom and dad babysitting, Bartek and I got the chance to go to a friend's holiday party. Lots of fun all around.

On Sunday, my mom and I did some holiday shopping. Holy cow. That was exhausting. I think I'm still trying to recover!

And, of course, lots of fun coming up this weekend. Cookie exchange, possibly snow tubing, working on the Christmas cards and some more holiday shopping!

A Week in Our Lives-December 3rd

Welcome to December. 2012 is almost over and if you believe the Mayans, just 18 days left of the world. But I like to stay positive and think we have many more years ahead of us. 

This weekend was packed full of fun. My new scooter arrived! I ordered it to make my commute easier since the PATH is still down with no end in sight. Here I am, going for a test drive on Saturday morning. It's going to take a lot of practice for me to get comfortable with it. I'm not as young as I used to be.

Later on that morning, we went to Home Depot to pick out a Christmas tree. This was Landon's first time picking one out. Last year, I don't think we even took him out of his carseat while we got one. 

Here he is inspecting all of the trees.

In the little tree aisle. We have no room in the apartment for a big tree!

Our tree was so little that it could stand up in the back seat, no problem.

Decorating! Landon loved the nutcracker ornament. 

This weekend, Bartek was the greatest husband ever and watched Landon while I hung out with friends. I celebrated my friend Kayla's birthday on Saturday with pizza and cupcakes. And on Sunday, I went with friends to the Jets game. The game itself was really sad, but we had a good time anyway. It wasn't too cold, either, so we didn't freeze our butts off.

And much more fun to come this week!