This and That

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a good day. It's been so hot and humid here...

100% humidity in November! Really, Houston??? Really???

In other news, my farmhouse sink came 6 days EARLY! Yay! 

Isn't she pretty? (the sink, but the cat is pretty too) I couldn't wait to take her out of the box and stare at her beauty. :) 

Now we need to set up an appointment for the counter guys to measure and then we can finally get the quartz installed. 

I thought I'd share a few Halloween pics with you. Here's Holly inspecting a pumpkin...

As you can see, she has to check out anything new that comes into the house. 

And here she is napping...

Relaxed much? 

My son and his friends dressed up as the kids from the movie "IT" for Halloween...

I love these kids! 

My boys carved a couple of pumpkins...

Obviously, one of them is obsessed with all things Apple. He just got the new iPhone X and is loving it. It's so weird how he opens his phone with his face. Lol! I guess facial recognition is the future. :) 

I shared a pic of this wine on IG the other day...

Côtes de Provence Rosé

Over the last 24 hours, I had cleaned up cat throw up, a toilet that overflowed and a mysterious smelly liquid oozing from a hole in the bottom of my outside trash can. I think it had to do with pumpkin guts. Eww. So I figured I deserved a glass of wine. :) 

There's a funny story that goes with this pic...So I read an article about this particular wine recently. It won several awards and was touted as being one of the best wines around. At only $8, I figured I had to try it. It was coming to the United States and was going to be available exclusively at Aldi stores, but only while supplies last.

So I marked my calendar for the release date. On that day, my mom and aunt went with me so we could each get a bottle. Or two. Or three. Only $8, remember? :) When we got to Aldi, we went straight to the wine aisle and spotted the sign for it, but the shelf was empty! The horror! Lol! My mom and aunt continued to look for it while I marched up to the check out lady, holding the ad up for her to see, asking if they were already sold out. She just stared at me and silently pointed at the huge display right in front of me. Hee hee! I didn't even bother to go get my mom and aunt, I just yelled "OVER HERE! I FOUND IT!" They came running and we each happily grabbed a few bottles and got in line to check out. Meanwhile, I noticed several other people in line casually grabbing some bottles too. They didn't know why we were so excited. A classic case of FOMO, I guess. Ha! Anyway, the reviews were right, it's very good. 

And I feel the need to say that no, I didn't drink all that wine in the picture above. We had company over the night before and this was what was left. :)

One more thing...Here is the list of all the new Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel...

Thanks to my aunt for sending me this. I've already got my DVR ready! 

Did y'all have a good Halloween? I'll be keeping my fall decor up until after Thanksgiving, as usual. But then it's ALL Christmas! 

Don't forget to set your clocks BACK an hour tonight!

~Lisa 

2017 Fall Decor

I'm back today to share my fall home tour. As usual on these posts, I'll try to keep the talking to a minimum and just let you browse through the pics without having to listen to me jibber jabber. :) 

I counted how many pumpkins I have in my house right now and the total is... 55! Pumpkin addiction at its finest. ;) 

That basket holds a ton of burlap pumpkins, along with some cream colored ones with a little fall ribbon thrown in for good measure. 

Check out Miss Holly trying to get inside the armoire...

I have several of these Fall pillow hangers from Kirklands...

This cute little black and white pumpkin is my only new fall decor purchase this year. Target...$5. :) 

That "Give Thanks" pillow is still a fall favorite. And the pumpkin candle holder on the end table looks so pretty when lit.

Edited to add: I just got this pretty fall "throw" at Walmart for $5. P.S. It's actually a scarf! :) Thanks to my IG friend @audrajenn for this clever idea!

The ol' "window cling on a plate trick" for easy to remove temporary fall decor. With the abundance of cute window clings, this works for any holiday. 

I love that my new dishwasher has a handle so I can display another fall dishtowel. 

And that concludes my fall home tour 2017. Thanks for taking a look! 

~Lisa 

A Kate Spade Deal, Walmart Finds, and a Gadget

Y'all know I have to share a good deal when I find it, so that's what this post is all about. :) 

A sweet Instagram friend @sweetcarolinestyle gave me the heads up on a Kate Spade Surprise sale the other day. I got this bag at almost 75% off! 

It was originally $300 and I got it for just $89! I definitely did the happy dance on that one! 

And now from Kate Spade to Walmart...

Look at this cute vest I found for only $10 at Walmart...

I love it! It came in four colors and will be perfect for our mild winters. 

I regretted not getting this pair of $4 earrings the first time around and they still had them, so I figured it was meant to be...

For whatever reason, I also picked up this weekender bag...

I didn't have one and for whatever reason, thought I needed it. I have no idea where I think I'm going, but at least I have a cute bag. :) 

I finally bought one of these at The Container Store...

I love it! It's the Bobino key clip and it's only $3.99. As you can see, it clips onto your purse to hold your keys. I'll never lose my keys inside my purse again. 

And last but not least, look at these cute Halloween costumes they have at Target...

Aren't they cute? 

Hope y'all have a great day!

~Lisa