Deck the condo with boughs of holly!

This weekend we went to cut down our very first REAL christmas tree! The farm was literally around the corner from our development... and had THOUSANDS of trees! Who knew it was even there this whole time!

It was a fantastic day to be out and we brought Scooter along to help us find the perfect tree.

wearing his Bah Hum Bug Shirt!

 Looking thru rows and rows and rows of trees... G says to me, "if you're an indecisive person, picking out a Christmas tree at this place is probably not a good idea!" and he was right... i felt like we were there for hours... which we were, 2 to be exact. But in the end, he found the perfect tree for our house!

Look ma, let's go this way!

And here it is!

 G decided he would cut down the tree...

8' tall

Here he is attempting and then GIVING up cutting it and turning it over to the pro...

And finally getting it to fall... it was a lot of effort, the tree guy said it was "the hardest tree he's ever had to cut down"

We got it on the car...

Up 3 flights of stairs, and into the house....

Scooter stole Rudolph and wouldn't give him back!

And G set up the mantle... can we say queer eye for the straight guy!

Jets stocking - hubby; Hello Kitty stocking - wifey!

And i finally finished putting the tree together yesterday afternoon. After breaking out in a rash from the needles pricking my arms. Yup, allergic to the tree... which prompted this conversation:

Both my brother and G, such comedians...

At the end of the day I was able to relax and enjoy our first tree.

Now I just hope I can keep it alive til Christmas! Eek!

A Magical Year

I uploaded our Christmas Wedding announcement to VistaPrint today and ordered them! So excited to send them to our friends and family since we didn't throw the big shin dig... Figured I'd save on stamps and wish them a merry merry while i was at it... hoping they come out cute. I even splurged on rush shipping since they were having a pretty good sale!

This is actually the first year i haven't done a canine related christmas card... but i figured it could be the exception... HOPEFULLY by next year we'll have a bigger family for a christmas card. *wink*

This was the pic i used last year of the boys... in their christmas best!

Christmas is COMING!

Alrighty then.

(i may or may not have watched Ace Ventura Pet Detective this weekend)

I know I've been slacking in blog land... but with CHRISTMAS COMING!!!

i've been doing a whole lot of this:

Buying ornaments for our tree!

Found this mini nativity ornament at a specialty shop here in Princeton and I just couldn't resist!

Trying out new recipes!

Sadly, this is NOT one i'd repeat... but it was a valiant attempt at being skinny...

these are supposed to be mac and cheese "muffins". They came out fantastic... except they tasted like there was NO cheese whatsoever. I may try these again at a later point, but instead use full fat milk and full fat cheese. #fail

 OK this has nothing to do with the holidays, but downloaded iFunny on my phone 

and died laughing when i saw that.... 

it really does look evil right???

My husband may or may not have "technically" broken into a house this weekend.

Come on people... the window was open.... 

it was brand new construction, for sale and the realtor didn't pick up. 

what other choice did we have? 

it was a really nice house btw, one i would LOVE if not for the railroad tracks (out of service but still...) and FACTORY right across the street.... 

it was a huge letdown to see that, being that the house was absolutely adorable, in our price range and the perfect starter home. however, resale value is important, 

so bye bye dream home.

Sunday morning wifey stayed in bed while hubby cooked an amazing breakfast.... 

poached eggs with tomato, fresh mozzerella, and avocado on top of english muffins.

it was quite the feast!

and finally... i spent some quality time with this guy:

that was my extended weekend in a nutshell...

got some other ish going on right now... 

dealing with psycho neighbor, getting ready for christmas, etc.... 

so stay tuned, ill be back with a honeymoon recap as soon as i can!

TTFN bitches!

Bright Lips...

Blogger just deleted my whole post!!!! Waaaaaahhhhhhhh....

Ok, i'm starting AGAIN.... went to Ulta on lunch yesterday with C to browse. I had my hefty $3.50 off coupon that i *had* to use... and after seeing some of these pretty lips on Pinterest, i decided to jump on the proverbial bandwagon and try a couple out.

All images via Pinterest

Here's the first color i picked...

 

 

Hot Coral... doesn't the name say it all? It was nice and warm, maybe a bit too warm for winter, but definitely a nice shade and definitely has some pop to it! Here's how it looked (sitting in my office. excuse the rest of my fug face)

The second color was a bit more daring... i was channeling my inner Nicki Minaj...

I think i can pull this off with the right outfit and dark club lighting... its definitely bright, though, i think the picture makes it look stronger than it does in real life. i'll probably be wearing it out this weekend for C's birthday, so hopefully i can get some better pics (on a real camera)...

What's your take on the bright lipstick trend? Would you try it?

In other news, HAPPY {almost} TURKEY DAY!

Put Your "Petal to the Metal"

Hello ladies and happy friday to you on this chilly day!

This morning I was inspired to do a little more in the make-up dept and figured I'd share with you my new favorite eye shadow...

here it is listed on the too faced site:

get it here!

And here it is IRL...

Ignore the nasty unwashed hair!

The site says its a "metallic brown/blue" color, but its actually a brownish/reddish/purple with this iridescent green in it... the pictures i have dont do it justice... all i can suggest is going to Sephora/Ulta and checking it out for yourselves. If you want a bold look this shadow will accomplish that without having to layer in any other colors. I finished the look off with Too Faced Perfect Eyes Eyeliner (my absolute favorite eyeliner EVER) and then Too Faced Lash Injection mascara. #toofacedobsessed.

What are your favorite eyeshadows?

Eff, Marry, Kill... Sports Edition

Gotta link up today with The Vintage Apple, this one is just too much fun to pass up!

This week let's focus on pro athletes...

Here are my choices, let me know your thoughts (or just drool along with me)

Eff.

Since hubby is a Jets fanatic, i figure Mark Sanchez might be the only guy out there that he'd possibly hand his wife over to. But it would be ONLY in exchange for a superbowl win, which... let's face it, isn't going to happen this year...

Marry.

i'd bend it ANY WAY for him... LOL

Now, you may be surprised that I didn't put Mr. David Beckham in the Eff category... 

here's my thinking...

he's been married to Posh Spice for a pretty long time, which tells me he's gotta be a good hubby... he takes care of all his little ones and they seem to adore their daddy... brownie pts there... AND if i married him, the EFF'ing could be day and night.. and day... and night... and... well you get the pt. LOL hence why Posh just popped out Baby No. 4  i guess! LOL

Kill.

Even though Mr. Woods hasn't been in the media for some time now, I could still do with one less womanizer in this world.

Discuss. :)

And they lived happily ever after... Pt 3

Actually that's not what happened.... it was more like and they went home and my brand spankin new HUSBAND plopped himself down to watch the rest of the Jets game. HA, welcome to married life!

But before i get to that part.... here's where we left off.... said the i do's. sealed it with a kiss.

one of my all time favorito pics.

And then we sailed off into the sunset and conquered the .... oh, oops... i got so caught up... i thought i was writing a romance novel for a sec... ok, we did not sail off into the sunset... we did this....

might i add i felt kind of silly running around with G "chasing" me...

and this...

and a little of this...

this is the cover shot for our album...

we walked, and posed, and then walked some more, and then posed some more...

but it was ALL worth it...

afterwards we enjoyed some tasty bevvys... some dinner... a dance and some cake.

Raise your glass!

Some alone time...

Family shots...

First dance Shania Twain, From This Moment...

don't mind my nasty double chin in the pic on the right...

And that was it... though we didn't have the traditional wedding with all the bells and whistles, it was still a wonderful, romantic, fun-filled day that I'll never forget... This time around felt so right and I was so relaxed about the details. And most of all, knowing I have truly found someone that is the perfect partner in life made it automatically perfect.

OK sappiness over...
I'll try to get some honeymoon posts up soon...
I know you all can't wait to see the shenanigans we got into while we were away!