Living on Cloud Nine

FRIDAY FAVORITES...CANDY CANE LANE

It’s been a fun and festive week around here. Lunch and Shopping with a friend, 2 Peppermint Chip Shakes, Getting "Recognized", Shopping and Bakery with mom today AND We’re gonna continue that right into the weekend because Stella Mae turns 1 year old on Sunday! So excited!

1. My Sweet Candy Canes

I hope you saw the Instagram video reel Mr. Nine and I did in our matching candy cane outfits with our sweet Stella! Watch it HERE

We just might wear these to a party next weekend! We got these from Shinesty, and they have so many cute and festive his and her looks.

Dress Dress // SUIT HERE // My Red Boots HERE

CUTIES!!!

2. Fun Weekend

We had lots of fun last weekend!!

Notre Dame Game

We went to the Notre Dame Syracuse game, which was so fun, especially since it was so close and we ultimately lost by one point. I love the pace of basketball games.

Afterwords, we went to the Irish pub across from campus called O’Rourke’s, and it was so yummy!

I didn’t really feel like wearing the team logo, so instead, I wear the team colors in a chic way with the Blazer and Sneaks.

Blazer HERE // Satin Shirt HERE // Sneakers HERE

Son's Birthday

Then, on Sunday, we celebrated this boy turning 25! We had a great brunch at one of our favorite local restaurants, and I made his always requested apple crisp!

3. Wearing Red

Red is one of my favorite colors, so you can bet I put a lot of it out this time of year!

This DRESS is from Draper James at Kohl’s, and it is such a pretty sweater dress, with great detailing in the net and the bellowing sleeves.

Dress HERE // Necklace HERE // Boots HERE

It was a week of Blazers with this pretty red one and some gray jeans.

Blazer HERE // Jeans HERE // Shoes HERE

4. Dunkin' Gift Idea

I know many people who are fans of Dunkin’ Donuts! This is the perfect little affordable gift to put together. The Dunkin' Chocolates in their most famous donut flavors are available at Target as well as the Dunkin’ hot chocolate bombs. Put a gift Card from Dunkin’ in a cute coffee cup Gift holder and you’ve got the perfect gift.

Box of Chocolates HERE // Hot Cocoa Bomb HERE // Coffee Cup Gift Holders HERE // Gift Card HERE

5. Misc. Fun

POST THIS WEEK

Monday ~ It's an Amazon Christmas

STELLA MAE

This girl who turns the Big ONE Sunday is truly the light of our lives. She gets to go on a little road trip with us next week. We got her lots of cute gifts for Christmas and her birthday the sweater below is one I’m super excited about. She is so easy on her toys but this is her second pink monkey, she thinks it's her "baby" and the first one got all dirty, lol

The Barefoot Dreams Dog Hoodie

MEMES

I hope this last one doesn't offend everyone but it's an innocent mistake and so something that would happen to me!

Have a great, Festive weekend my sweet Loves.

I'll be here Monday with eek:

THE CHRISTMAS HOME TOUR 2022

Linking up with Friday Favorites // Metamorphosis Monday

xoxo

IT'S AN AMAZON CHRISTMAS

Tell me how much of your Christmas shopping do you do on Amazon?? Wrapping up this year‘s gift guides with a good one! This is a very special link up with my friend Tanya from The Other Side of the Road as well, because not only do we link up our December Amazon posts, but we’re linking up our favorite Amazon, posts from the year! Raise your hand if you’re done with your shopping, lol! I’d say I’m 85% done.

FOR HER

Perfect gifts for the gals. We got the boy's girlfriends The Yeti Slim Colsters the last year and they use them a lot. There are slippers and then there are like these Slippers...CLOUDS of softness. Perfect Boiled Eggs Every time with the Egg Cooker! The Chocolate Caramel Crunch Gift Basket would actually be a great FAMILY gift.

Slippers // Olaplex Hair Oil // Necklace Set // Food Processor // Popcorn Popper// Pink Yeti Colster // Food Gift Basket // Water Bottle // Egg Cooker

FOR HIM

So, the other day my son had on these HEY DUDE Shoes and I had no idea they were all the rage nor did I have any idea that they were like walking on clouds. Several people messaged me on Instagram saying that even their daughters have them and love them. The Jump Rope is so fun. We have got an Echo Dot in every room.

Wireless Headphones //Echo Dot// PickleBall Set// Swell Water Bottle // Socket Set // Jump Rope // Yeti Colster// Razor // Hey Dude Shoes

STOCKING STUFFERS

Him

I literally have gotten everything in this list for my guys. Cannot go wrong with the Beanies. If you are a Yellowstone Fan, you will want the official Dutton Ranch soap. The Dude Wipes are great on the bum,my boys use them.

Cider Soap// Pens // Cord Organizers // Carhartt Beanies //Beard Butter // Yellowstone Soap // Clippers Set // Working Hands // Dude Wipes // Would you Rather Book

Her

I feel like you can’t go wrong with any of these stocking stuffers for her, plus they are so pretty with the pinks. They SOCKS are the softest and so cute. The Eye Gels feel so good on Puffy Eyes. The Bath Bomb also makes Bubbles.

PUR Gum // Scrunchies // Pens // Eye Gels // French Soap // Soaks // Bookmark // Bath Bubble Bomb // Pretty Tweezer Set

One last question: Do you like to wrap??

Happy Shopping and WRAPPING!!

LINKING-UP with Style on the Daily // Metamorphosis Monday // Thursday Fashion Files //

Love your Creativity // Hello Monday

xoxo

FRIDAY FAVORITES...HOLIDAY SEASON IN FULL SWING

Stop it December, just stop it! I am loving the festive month, but do not want it to go too fast. I’ll savor every moment. A great moment that happened this week was that I got a new car, it literally had been on order for months, but because of the chip shortage, it did not come off the assembly line until now. I love it. AND this Favorites post is chalked full so here we go!

"She's a Beaut Clark!"

1. Gift Guides

You’re telling me you love the gift guides, so I’m going to keep them coming for a little bit longer. I’m hearing about 50% of the people I know are finished so that other 50 might need some ideas! SO Many GOOD ONES!!

Stocking Stuffers for Him

Used all these for my guys!!

Pens // Native Deodorant // Gear Tie // Moleskine Notebook // Socks // Cards // Duck Tape // Carmex // Tire Gauge // Hot Chocolate Bomb // Tic Tacs

Hot Cocoa Sets

With Spoons // Cocoa Caddy // Mug Set // Gourmet Set // Swiss Miss Set // Godiva Set // BomBombs Set

Home for the Holidays

Blanket // Pots and Pans // Ultimate Coaster // Pajamas // Plant // Slippers // Candle // Green Machine

2. Peppermint Chip Shake

Pure Heaven! A friend introduced me to this goodness during Covid, and as a treat to myself that season I went weekly and indulged in one of these, savoring it on the drive home as our closest Chick-fil-A is 25 minutes away. The tradition continues and I LOVED every sip this week! Have you tried it?

3. Snow Sweater

Oh, SNOW sweet, another great release this week from my friends at Wooden Ships Knits. We got blessed with a huge snowstorm a couple weeks ago so I was able to snap these photos and get cozy in this sweater! It is so fabulous in fit style and softness that I will be wearing it all winter long! Prediction is we’re gonna get a lot of snow, so I’m excited. And you can get excited too because you can get 15% off with code: 2ANDREA15

I LOVE IT SNOW MUCH!!

4. Tartan Plaid

Not sure if I ever say this word right but tartan plaid is so festive! I wore this outfit out shopping the other day and got several compliments! Are you a fan of Tartan? This Blazer is Great!

Blazer HERE // Loafers HERE (LOVE THEM)