Weekend Highlights: Christmas edition

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I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas holiday with your loved ones – mine was great! It was very low-key (just the way I like it) and we got to spend quality time not only with our families but also with our closest friends. I also had the majority of the week off, so it was really nice to take a break from the hectic work week to just relax and focus on the things that are really important.

It also didn’t hurt that we got some great gifts!

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Gift cards to help us fix and decorate our new home!

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Red Envelope’s couple genealogy tree, which will look beautiful in our new home but is going to prove to be a daunting task!

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Amazing owl ring from my hubs. He got it through Lara Lewis’ gorgeous Etsy shop of vintage and estate-style jewelry.

And possibly our most amazing gift this year (besides our home of course), is from my father-in-law:

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Yes, a 1970 Kharmann Ghia in tip-top shape! He fooled us at first by saying that he had bought us one that needed a lot of work, but then surprised us with this beauty! Unfortunately, she hasn’t arrived yet but her parents couldn’t be more excited!

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Holiday Cheer

The big day is literally around the corner, so I thought this sweet meme would be appropriate for the season!

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Here’s the plan: People will comment ANONYMOUSLY with things they love and cherish about you. I say anonymously because it makes the atmosphere lighter and more mysterious, kind of like a Secret Santa only with love and holiday cheer! People will wonder who these caring people are and appreciate the fact that they exist.

Then find people you care about and have something nice to say to – even if you don’t know them! – and leave them something that will make their heart feel a little warmer at night. This way, the love will go around and around and the magical spirit of the season can be cherished and appreciated by all.

Don’t forget to pass the goodwill on to others and increase the flow of positive, caring energy!

Pretty Pink Things

By now I’m sure you all know how much I love the color pink. Aside from green, it is my most favorite color. Unfortunately, my husband does not always share my sentiment. However, we have recently made some fun pink purchases (aside from my kick ass cuckoo clock) that I felt like sharing with you here just because!

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That’s right. A hot pink chef’s knife. The hubs wanted to reward my recent cooking stint by buying me a knife he knew I would be excited to use: a pink one. He stumbled on these colorful knives by Pure Komachi while browsing one of his favorite blogs, TheKitchn. Although I am light years away from being the next Bitchin Camero, fun tools definitely inspire to work harder. Who knows? Maybe I’ll blog about my next adventure in cooking 101. ;)

Also, excuse my workout gear. My workout face also came included with said outfit which is why I decided it was best to leave it out.

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First off, I’d really like to express my gratitude for every one’s concern on Twitter when I mentioned that my baby girl, Gwen, had to have an emergency trip to the vet after she developed a cyst (what seemed like overnight) and then managed to pop it leaving a bloody, scary mess. The good news is that she is healthy and the cyst was not deemed malignant in any way, shape or form. Because I was worried that it developed because of her collar and her constant tugging and pulling while out on walks, I decided it would be best to get her a harness. I’m a big fan of Puppia harnesses, but am not always a fan of the prices. Luckily, I was able to find a similar style at Pet Supermarket over the weekend and it came in pink! I think she looks absolutely adorable and no longer chokes herself while being walked. I may be able to take her along to pet-friendly events now without fear of her hurting herself. Merry Christmas, Gwen!

Weekend Highlights

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On Saturday, the hubs and I made it out to West Palm Beach for our friend, Joshua’s, annual holiday party. We got to hang out with our buddies and his two adorable sons, who were the life of the party. Plus, we got the most amazing party favors: fake moustaches! It really doesn’t get any better than that. Must make a mental note to pick some of these up for our next shindig – they were the biggest hit! And the perfect end to my night was making it home in time to see Muse perform their last song, Starlight, on SNL. They were amazing, as usual, and only made me covet a Florida tour date even more!

The rest of our weekend was spent doing errands and showing our family the house we may be living in come next year. Exciting stuff, people!

This will be a short week for me (thankfully) & I hope some of you were able to score some vacation days as well to spend with your loved ones. It’s almost Christmas time, everyone! And that means we are closer to it all being over!!! What a relief that will be. ;)

xoxo

Weekend Highlights

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On Saturday, the hubs and I went out to Splitsville to celebrate our best friend’s birthday with a little midnight bowling action! We got her a great present, if I may say so myself and had a good time catching up with our closest friends. Unfortunately, now that I am dieting and training, it doesn’t take a lot for me to get very drunk very fast. I learned that on Saturday night in the worst possible way. However, I found that drunken moment most appropriate to discuss the Billy Corgan/Jessica Simpson love affair. Very passionately, it seems. Thank goodness my friends are not cruel enough to record conversations. Definitely a face palm moment.

Now that I have fully recovered and have decided to swear off of shots for a very long time, I hope you all have a great week! But before I go, I want to let you guys know that Melificent now has a fan page on Facebook. If you enjoy my blog, please become a fan by clicking this link – I’m trying to reach 100 fans by the new year!

Lovable Friday!

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1. We are under contract!
1. We are under contract!

I’m happy to report that after 6 months of house hunting, we are finally under contract on a beautiful 3/2 home with a 2-car garage and pool (no, that is not the house pictured)! We got the great news yesterday and I haven’t stopped smiling like a magpie ever since. Granted, we still have to go through the inspection, finalize the application for our mortgage and close – but this is still really exciting for us. I’m not going to post any pictures of the house just yet, but I can tell you that it’s wonderful! I can’t wait to start decorating it and making it our own. Expect many more home decor posts from me in the next coming weeks and months. Best part is: I get to share the progression of our first home with all of you on this blog! Squee!

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People I want to cuss.

If you saw The Fantastic Mr. Fox, you saw what I did there.
I like ridiculous meme’s. So you get one today. Enjoy!

The rules:

1. Have NO life. – I am offended by this. I have a life thankyouverymuch. My Internet life is just more fun. So there!
2. Bold the names of guys you’d definitely sleep with.
3. Italicize the names of guys you might after a little persuasion.
4. Leave the guys who don’t do anything for you alone.
5. Put a question mark after the guys you’ve never heard of.
6. Strike the guys you wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.
7. Add three more guys to the list.

Ready? Go!

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Weekend Highlights

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Saturday brought on the Buzz Bake Sale in West Palm Beach with two of my favorites: Elissa & Roxy. Like I mentioned in the previous post, I was mostly there for both Metric, Our Lady Peace and 30 Seconds to Mars. I left feeling the same. The rest of the bands were god awful – in fact, I don’t know how people can listen to such crappy music. To be fair, I didn’t hear any of the bands on the side stage except for Metric so I can’t count them in the terrible category. But Say Anything, Sick Puppies, The Used and Chevelle made my ears want to bleed. Panic! At the Disco still didn’t win me over (just not my kind of music), but I have to admit that the lead singer’s voice was outrageous. Matisyahu was really great as well, but unfortunately, I just caught the tail end of his performance.

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Christmas Gifts for Foster Children

I know I may not get many comments on this blog, but from my stats, I see that a lot of people are visiting it. So I’d like to extend this opportunity to all of you  to do a good deed for a needy child.

As some of you may or may not know, I work with foster children. Every holiday season, we ask our family and friends to donate Christmas gifts since unfortunately this cost is not in our budget. I have been blown away previous years with the amount of people interested and willing to participate. A couple of years ago, our conference room was just full of amazing gifts – the children’s faces were priceless.

If you are interested in donating a gift to this cause, please leave your email address in the comments and I will email you with the children’s wishlists so you can choose an item.

Thank you!

xoxo

Concert Junkie

Yes, my blogging silence has officially ended. Rejoice?

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I’ve seen quite a few bloggers posting this meme and thought it couldn’t be more relevant, after all, I am a bona fide concert addict. Nothing brings me greater joy than seeing bands that I truly love up close and personal – to have that connection that is really indescribable. Even better sometimes is going to a show blind  and being blown away by a new act. Discovering a band while Internet surfing or listening to your friend’s record collection cannot compare in the least bit with discovering them live. So without further ado, here is my (very long & comprehensive) list:

Bands I have seen live

The Smashing Pumpkins (5x)
No Doubt (2x)
Bush (2x)
Gavin Rossdale (2x)
Muse
Mute Math (4x)
Spoon
Girl Talk
Camp Freddy
Jane’s Addiction
Nine Inch Nails
Melissa Auf Der Maur
The Bear McCreary Orchestra
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Kings of Leon (2x)
Jason Mraz
Maroon 5 (2x)
The Donnas
Pearl Jam
Blink 182 (3x)
30 Seconds to Mars (3x)
The Band from TV
Pink (2x)
*Nsync (6x? I lost count – it’s embarrassing)
Justin Timberlake
Foo Fighters
Weezer
Third Eye Blind (2x)
The Wallflowers (2x)
Lenny Kravitz (3x)
Britney Spears (2x) – don’t judge!
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