A Magical Night

I have had a wonderful time visiting with my parents, and we've had so much fun the past few days! On thanksgiving, I went to my aunt's house and had the most DELICIOUS food, especially my Mimi's dressing! It's insane how good it is!!! 

My mom and I went to the North Georgia Premium Outlets to do a little pre-Black Friday shopping, since the shops opened at 9pm-12pm. We found some great deals, but did the bulk of our shopping on Black Friday at Dress-Up! (their styles are adorable, check them out!) Mom and I both found several cute scarves, jackets and head warmers...now if it would just get cold outside!!

Tonight, my mom, dad, myself, and my best friend Krista went to the Lake Lanier Magical Nights of Lights and had a BLAST!!! MNOL is a 7 mile drive of beautiful Christmas lights that include everything from the 12 days of Christmas to The Wizard of Oz!! Despite the fact that most people drive through the lights, that didn't stop us from continually hopping out of the car to run and take pictures with our favorite characters!

We finished the drive at Santa's Workshop, where we roasted marshmallows, bought Christmas ornaments and rode carnival rides! It was so much fun, and I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! So many wonderful memories were made, and I am so glad that I was able to make them with the 'rents and my bestie!

  

Skipping straight to the best part...

Well, Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite times of year. So I will say that is why it has been so long since I blogged (not because I'm lazy or unmotivated...)

So, sadly, not much has happened since July. I'm still loving my "new" place and love continuing to make it mine, especially decorating for the holidays. This is my first "grown-up" holiday season. I say this only because this is the first time that I will actually have family (my mom and dad) coming from out of town to stay with me. I'm so excited! I love Black Friday shopping with my mom and I am planning a fun trip for all us to the Lake Lanier Nights of Light!

 Looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with these two!

I can't believe I haven't blogged about PINTEREST yet!!! I am absolutely obsessed! It is exactly what a slightly OCD internet surfer like myself had only dreamed of before! I am especially addicted because it allows me to keep all my party planning ideas straight! I have a few upcoming parties that I can't wait to share with you, including an Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, a Tea Party for a super fun 2 year old, and a baby shower for my dear friend Amy! I am beyond excited that Bill and Amy are expecting their first baby, and I KNOW that this kid is going to be too cool for school, but more to come on that later...

Back to Pinterest, I have a new obsession. Chalkboard paint! If it sits still, I'll turn it into a chalkboard! (Good thing my pup is already black!) I have painted several things in my house, but I think my favorite so far are these...

These will come in handy during the holidays, simply cannot have confused glasses!



I'll be posting more holiday pics this week, let's just say my place is "beginning to look a lot like Christmas!"...until then I'll leave you with this little holiday jem!