FRIDAY FAVORITES...BUFFALO CHECKED EDITION

What a fun week this has been! Everything from Christmas shopping to a lunch at the most charming café and I’m happy to say, my decorating is pretty much done! Next up, the boys will slowly arrive home starting today, we will fill our grateful bellies with Thanksgiving, have lots of laughs and you can bet more shopping and lots of baking will be involved!

1. Buffalo Checked Tree and Decor

Y’all know I am completely mad for buffalo plaid. Now, I only like a little of it, I don’t decorate everything in my house in buffalo plaid as I like a variety but I sure do love how the hall tree area turned out and I did my entire laundry room in the black and white buffalo check as well!

Inspo

2. Lunch with the BEST!!

It’s always a wonderful day when I get to see my high school best friend! We may not get to see each other that often but we always pick up right where we left off. We each have a boy at the same college, all our kids went to the same high school and we don’t live too far from each other. We still have just as much in common today as we did back then and it was really cool because my mom showed up where we were with a friend of hers to shop so Rolonda and her got to visit a bit, which was a treat for them both as well! My High school days were so enriched with her a as my partner in crime.

 

Mom looks extra tall her but she is only 5'3, her sweet friend Joani is just 4'10!
Cuties! 

Lots of Buffalo Plaid to be found at Birds Gotta Fly...they have the sweetest little lunch Cafe there too called Steelyard Coffee

3. Week's Attire

Vest HERE // Boots HERE // Leggings HERE // Checked Top HERE Similar HERE // Red Tank Top HERE // Earrings HERE

Top HERE // Boots HERE // Jeans HERE

Leggings HERE // Ugg Slippers HERE // Necklace HERE // Sleep Cardigan HERE & HERE

4. Monogrammed Sherpa Pullover

I am super excited to share this cozy monogrammed Buffalo Checked Wubby Pullover with you! It is one of my favorite pieces and I didn’t hear about it until late in the season last year, so I didn’t have an opportunity to wear it as much. But I’m happy to say, the Etsy store that sells them guarantees you’ll get them in plenty of time as turnaround is fast and won’t they make great gifts for people you love and absolutely a super gift for you! So cute.

BUY PULLOVER HERE // BOOTS HERE // BUFFALO CHECKED PILLOW COVERS HERE // EARRINGS HERE // CHECKERED MAT HERE

And of course, I’m loving this red and black cozy Fleece Pullover as well!

BUY HERE

5. Misc. Fun
Posts of the Week 

Monday ~ Favorite Things Gift Guide 2019

Wednesday ~ Not for Men Blazer and Link-Up

Tree Technology
You may have seen on my Instagram stories last Sunday that Mr. Nine and one of our sons who came home for a short time, were able to “smart out” all my Christmas lights. As in set up technology with the smart outlets and Wemos so that all the lights not only automatically come on and go off at a certain time, but I can simply tell Alexa to “turn on Christmas lights” and she literally turns them all on! So cool! Get both of these things for your outlets and the apps and you’ll be all set!
BUY WEMO HERE // SMART OUTLET HERE


Ford v Ferrari 
I can tell you; this is the best movie Mr. Nine and I have seen in the movie theater since A star is born! It’s fast-paced and a beautiful story based on real life events!

Texas Takeaway

I wanted to share a couple more pictures of my babes and our Texas trip for several reasons. Number 1, I can’t stop thinking about the fun we had. Number 2, I’m counting the days until I can see these beauties in person again and Number 3, with all these holiday posts, I’m not sure when I’m going to get to recap the rest of our trip so let me just say this. My life is so much more enriched and blessed because of these ladies. They are the best thing to come out of blogging. Our dear Kellyann said it so eloquently last Friday about the feeling of tribe. I don’t really think I’ve had a tribe of women who all knew each other and loved each other unconditionally since school, so these ladies are an answer to prayer! There is nothing we can’t say to each other and nothing that will keep us from laughing and doing everything in our power to visit each other at least yearly! The only negative is not living closer. Blogging may become a thing of the past one day, but these ladies are magical gifts here to stay!

Without a doubt, sweet Chrissy, Kellyann, Shelly, Lisa and Laura will ALWAYS INSPIRE US ALL with their LOVE and TALENTS GALORE!! 

Have a Festive and Fun Filled Weekend Friends!

Linking up with  Friday Favorites  // High 5 For Friday

xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES...IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS

Hi all my Festive Friday Friends! This is it, the final stretch and several days of family and fun!! We have had unseasonably and unwanted mild temps here this week. Our local weatherman is predicting 40% that we may have a white Christmas. I’m going to close my eyes and pray really hard for the white stuff. I do hope wherever you are, your heart is happy and rejoicing in the birth of our baby Jesus. Such a celebration!

Go have the most precious weekend and delight in the wonders of the season!

1. Date Night...Early Night

You can tell we are getting old when we are one of the first people in the restaurant after it opens up. We tried a new place to us last Saturday called Chubby Trout which is known for it’s martini’s’ and sushi and it did not disappoint. I had been so excited to try a seasonal cocktail and My Eggnog Martini was great. Should’ve stopped at that one though as the key lime, which is my favorite, was not great and I only gave it like a 3/10. Boo. 

We then headed to a local garden in the city (10 min. from our house) that is growing in plants and trees with each year. The had a walking path lit with Christmas lights and it was fun to get in a brisk walk and take them in. Hoping for more next year. Yeah and with that we were home by 6:30, lol! We got cozy and binged watched The 100 til our 10pm bedtime, lol

2. Holiday Find...Friends & Ornaments

My BEST find and not just at the Holiday's but for the whole year was finding the friendship of these 5 ladies!  And how darling is this ornament!!! Talk about a bright spot in my year was meeting all these ladies in real life, bonding with them, talking almost daily and finding out how big, fun and precious their hearts truly are. Our dear Shelly gifted us all these adorable buffalo plaid Photo Ornaments, I plan on hanging mine in my office after Christmas so I can be reminded of how much they all mean to me daily! Read about out Nashville trip Recap HERE!

BUY THESE CUTE ORNAMENTS HERE

3. Week's Attire

Pops of red of course!! 

Sorel Boots HERE // Similar Vest HERE

Sherpa Pullover HERE

Sorel Boots HERE

4. Buffalo Plaid Peplum

I’ve been riding the buffalo plaid train all season and with the mild temps, this elbow length sleeve Peplum Cutie was just right! I’d like to try with black jeans too. 

BUY BUFFALO PLAID TOP HERE

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5. Misc. Fun 

Festive Posts of the Week

Another festive week of blog posts and I am so sad to see all this Christmas season cheer coming to an end. Monday, I showed you my Outside Christmas Decorations. Then on Tuesday came the Sweepstakes Winning Peanut Butter Fudge recipe. The comfy, cozy continued on Wednesday with the Extreme Gifter Jammies!

The SHERPA Pullover

Gosh, I should’ve called this the Buffalo Plaid edition, I just had to show you a couple pictures of the darling Monogramed Sherpa pullover. It is so cozy and I am just in love with it. How cute is it with all the red and the Hunter’s!! 

BUY PULLOVER HERE 

DATE PINWHEEL COOKIES

The two most requested sweet treats every Christmas of my mom are her Sour Cream White Fudge and Date Pinwheel Cookies. She brought me some of both yesterday. I plan on sharing both recipes on Tasty Tuesdays next Christmas Season. I’ll do it in November so you have plenty of time to make them! Her pinwheels turned out perfect and melt in your mouth! 

HAVE A SUPER SWEET WEEKEND FRIENDS!!!

Linking up with  Amanda // Friday Favorites  // High 5 For Friday  // Fashion Friday

xoxo