Kate Spade released her new arrivals and gift giving guide for the holidays today! You can see it HERE.  Of course I found a couple of yummies.
I love red and pink combos:

Who would not want a golf hedgehog coin purse?!

This got me thinking about what I want for Christmas. I think I want THIS 8x10 kilim rug to be my gift this year. I think I'm pushing for it to be a gift because Lee can't debate pink decor when it's a gift, right? Plus+ it goes with my dream house ammo board. I call it ammo instead of mood or inspiration bc I'd like to pow pow take these items into captive like the Army does. (I'm a dork, I know.) And with that, Happy Veteran's Day! I love my soldier and thank my blessed stars that we have courageous men and women to freedom fight for wimpy folks like me. Pretty sure I'd hide behind a bush if my squad were pushing towards enemy lines.
Whew. Back to decor, in the giant scheme of things, I'm being cost efficient for future spending. One less thing to buy for the dream house. Oooo how my mind works...

I love the lines on this sofa, but I DO want to make it a sectional with an attached chaise lounger.
The blue chair isn't so much the style I want, but I DO adore the color of that blue fabric and I DO want a matching ottoman. We tall people like to prop our feet up.
Walls? Paint will be a very light grey with a suede texture. We have Ralf Lauren's Brown Suede in our dining and living rooms now and I really like it.
Lots of creamy white mouldings will surround those grey suede walls.
This room will have tall floor to ceiling windows too. On those floors, will be hardwood, but Lee wants a darker shade than the one shown above.
Now, where can I find those chandeliers?!

Things I have already to complete Ammo Board:

1. Houndstooth wing back
2. Beveled mirror
3. Pier 1 pink peonies
4. Brown & cream zebra pillows (2)
5. Yellow & cream rosette pillows (4)
6. Globe
7. Photographer's tripod floor lamp
8. All wall coverings seen above (my sailboat canvas is only a tiny bit different)
9. Mirrored side table

(10 beans says I change my mind before the day comes. )

sharing

It is hot in my office today. I mean I have boob sweat and this is ridiculous. I share an office with a dude and we have this fan. When he stepped out, I turned the fan on me and it took him an hour to figure it out. Sneaky sneaky me. We have decided that I am not into sharing and I'm OK with this.

I just found out that I get to coordinate Project Elf again this year!!! I brought the Secret Santa idea to our company for the first time last year and I've been begging my arse off to get us approved to do it again. Super stoked and honored to serve kids in our State's care for the holidays. Tis' the Season, ya'll!

I found some faux leather leggings!
Michael Kors:

I bought them on my lunch break at the new outlet mall around the corner from my office. I saw them a couple of months ago but was a scared little chicken to spend 60 bones on something so edgy but after seeing them styled all over the mags and sweet Pinterest, I found myself dreaming of them. So. I bought them and they were more on Sale Sale. They retailed at $79.50 and then the outlet sale was $59.99 and then they were on MORE sale for $37.49. Score. See here. I am not yanking your chain:

escape route

O what a day at the office?! I need a vacay stat. So glad I have a girly weekend planned soon.

I found myself escaping the madness by checking my gmail for Operation Dream Home news and by golly, I got a response about some land we inquired about so that tid bit of info is giving me the ammo needed to get to 5. 

weekend update

Lee had drill this past weekend and I had guests from Houston! Mal and James kept me company while Lee was gone. We had fun at the game and experienced a (minor) earthquake all in one day.

At first I thought we were just having a heavy wind storm. Earthquake was the very last thing on my mind. I had just climbed into bed when Cooper sat up in a startled position and took off to my nearest armpit. The wind went crazy and stuff started to rattle. Being in tornado alley, I assumed it was just a heavy wind storm??? When it finished, I got up (carrying Cooper, of course) to check on Mal and James. Mal informed me that it was in fact an earthquake and I reacted with a “Hmph, well I’ll be darn.” And that was that. Coop and I went back to bed (where he stayed snuggled in my armpit the entire night) and my phone rang-it was Lee.

It was a great lazy Sunday. I watched lots of stuff on DVR, took a nap and did a load of laundry. When Lee got home Sunday evening, I had only managed to shower and change my pjs after Mal and James headed home. The three of us (Coop, duh) climbed into Lee’s truck to go hunt land to build our dream home on when he returns from deployment. Searching for land to buy has become a go-to activity when the mood strikes. When it got dark we stopped by the Braum’s near our house and got a chocolate shake. Mine was dinner and Lee’s shake was his dessert after he finished off my leftover Chinese food from the night before.

Lee says during his next drill there is a family briefing that I am to attend. Briefing? What briefing? What am I being briefed about? The last Army briefing I went to was during his OSUT training. I got a POA and drilled about insurance crap. Maybe FRG will be there. Do I care about FRG? Maybe I should. But to be involved I would have to drive 3 hours to a mtg, right? Maybe they have a FB page. If not, maybe I could start one. What if no one likes me? Who wouldn't like ME?! What should I wear? Lee said it will be casual so not to worry. Again, what should I wear?

You should know (if you don't know already) that I really love chandeliers. I believe that lighting sets the mood for the exterior and interior. So why not do chandies in clusters?! Sign me up. I've got this idea up my sleeve as I get my inspiration boards together for the dream home.