Sunday, November 24, 2013

November Craziness

My last post about 2 weeks ago was about the joy of November (scents & all). Today it's about the craziness of the holiday season- especially in retail. Over the past 2 weeks, I was in California, went to Park City, then to Minnesota and then back to California- oh- and off to Las Vegas tomorrow!

Park City was by far the best. While for the most part I despise snow, in PC I adore it. Love the mountain snow (also nice when no shoveling and parking underground is involved of course). I was able to relax a bit before another few busy work days on the road. I love watching the snow fall when I am in front of the fire, enjoying some of PC's delicious restaurants and going to my favorite spa. Align Spa if you have never been. Love. Check it out.

Minnesota was nice because I got to see Mom & Grandma, but it is amazing how much time changes can affect a body and a moods. Seriously.  But, moving on...

Getting ready for the big Thanksgiving weekend in retail. I love it and hate it at the same time. Love the excitement... I will leave it at that.

I am getting ready to pick up the food for the feast, decide which photos will go on the holiday card, and enjoying a little kitty time with the Hallmark channel before I fly on a jet plane again tomorrow.

Turkey, mashed potatoes, yams, veggies, rolls... Oh my!


Monday, November 11, 2013

Pumpkin Flavors & More

Making my Pumpkin Spice Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf coffee this morning, I was thinking about all the pumpkin flavored foods that come out of the woodwork this time of year,. Yum! Pinterest is a haven for these foods.

Cheesecake, cupcakes, regular cake, bundt cake, pie, bread, cookies.. Oh my goodness.

And don't get me started on the scents. Candles. Room spray. Wow.
Cannot get enough.

And then there is Apple... S'mores...  Other spices... Pine needles.... Christmas trees.

Oh! And soap. Body lotion. Hand lotion. Body scrubs. The list is endless.

Eating. Shopping. Gift giving. It's a magical time.
I'm all sorts of giddy.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Nordstrom Rack Virgin

I have always heard how great Nordstrom Rack is. Never been.  This past week, in Seattle, there happened to be one in the parking lot of my hotel and I hopped in after dinner one night.

It was like my yellow brick road of shopping. Love.

Purses, scarves, shoes, jewelry, jeans... Oh my.

I bought a myself a Kate Spade purse at a great price and a Kate Spade IPad case for under $30 plus a few Christmas gifts for friends. My 90 minutes inside felt like 10 minutes. Time flies....

A prettier, more organized,  better designers Marshalls or TJ Maxx. Much better.

I think I found a winner here. I'll be back. You can count on it.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Interesting Food Combos

I realize it's fairly standard to eat "breakfast for dinner", right? I believe I took it one step further tonight. Cereal and wine.  Ok,  not IN the cereal; milk in the cereal- wine on the side. Weird? Maybe.

Recently I had a crumpet with Nutella. Yum. That is a new fave. With a pickle on the side. For real.

Ok, I am sure you will see more unique food pairings to come.
Nighty night.