oh christmas tree, oh christmas tree.

something that you don't think about
when you are trying to find a place to live in a new, big city is
"how am i going to get a christmas tree in this place?"
we love our little condo,
we really do;
however, it can be extremely difficult getting anything in and out of it
(including visitors, groceries, photography gear and luggage).

last year, we had quite an adventure
trying to get our little christmas tree
through the garage,
up the elevator,
down the hall,
and into our condo.

thankfully, operation sneak the christmas tree into the condo, year two, was a success.

now, let the decorating begin!

happy thanksgiving

happy thanksgiving, friends.

hope you are having a great day with people you love,

and eating lots of yummy food!

now,

let the christmas festivities commence!

tulips

happy sunday, friends!

i am enjoying the start to my week off

with a fabulous weekend in the city.

more on our weekend, soon. 

until then,

enjoy these pretty tulips!

they definitely brighten up our lady bug infested condo :) 

dear today

happy monday everybody. i'm back with some more letters.

dear fishies, i'm so sorry that all nine NINE of you died.  i promise i tried my hardest to keep you all alive.  was it the food? the water? the filter? the brand new expensive tank that we bought you? we tried, people. we really tried.

dear ladybugs,  thank you for infesting our condo yet again.  we are so glad that you have chosen us for your hybernation location.  nothing is better than coming home after a long day and getting to spend an hour vacuuming you up.  also, love that smell you produce right before i kill you.  you are really kind ladies. 

dear baking soda, you are my new favorite friend! you are keeping mr. dyson fresh during this stinky ladybug season.

dear hair and nails, i spent some time (and money) on you this weekend. you are welcome.

dear last hair cut, i'm sorry that our favorite hair dresser up and left us for NYC.  i will find you a new favorite soon (i hope).

dear georgia bulldogs, thank you for beating florida AND auburn this year.  i'm so proud of you.

dear texas a&m, who knew you had it in you?! way to go beating the #1 team in the sec.  on behalf of the sec, welcome.

dear future abode, where are you, friend? please let me know soon. i'm really getting tired of feeling like every weekend we are on a new episode of hgtv's house hunters.  i'm running out of ways to say "oh, isn't she cute" and "i think we can fit our clothes in that closet".

dear blue donkey coffee, thank you for selling your iced coffee at whole foods.  i just might be able to make it to christmas.

dear christmas decorations, get ready to live.

and last, but certainly not least:: 

dear husband, i missed you this weekend. you really are the best.

fall, i love you. you really are my favorite.

check out these beautiful fall leaves!

while i was at piedmont park this weekend, 

the beauty of creation literally stopped me in my tracks 

and i just had to capture these gorgeous leaves.

thankful that my God created such beautiful things 

to remind me of His presence and how much He loves us!

fightin' texas aggies

 happy saturday! here are the last few pictures from last weekend's adventures.  i had blogged here and here about our time with our dear friends from houston, but ran out of time to mention about our travels to auburn to cheer on the fighting texas a&m aggies!  we sported our maroon and white and gigged those auburn tigers.  we have been watching a lot of aggie football this season, thanks to the conference change.  i had not been to an a&m game since husband was there in college, so i was super excited to cheer on my #2 team.  it was surprisingly freezing, but we did make it out to tailgate and see our favorite auburn tigers before the game.  such a fun weekend - nothing beats fall in the beautiful south! happy football watching.