This weekend, we selected that most important of Christmas symbols, as Clark Griswold would say. Love visiting the trees at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. A tradition from my childhood and one I hope to continue with my new little family, the trees here are so wonderfully awesome. I just love the smell, the rows and rows of trees, and of course, the whole idea of visiting a place that serves some of the best frozen custard in St. Louis… or...
December 8, 2013
The Christmas Tree – A Love Story
December 6, 2013
Week in Review: Usher in Those Holiday Feelings
Our first week of December is coming to a close and it’s been great! Kicking off the holiday season with the first week of Advent, closing out our Thanksgiving trip, and anticipating upcoming fun with family and friends has been blissful. And we welcomed our first snowfall! {Pause for a happy dance!} Always a wonderful time. If you missed it, here are a few holiday favorites from the blog this past week: +My Top 30 Christmas movies – did your...
December 5, 2013
Movie Night! The Ultimate Christmas List
The Christmas holiday is in full swing in this household, and I just can’t get enough! I figured I’d do just a quick list of my favorite holiday favorites… and ones that you should catch in the next*gulp* 20 days til Christmas. {Where is the time going?!} Enjoy, friends! 1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2. A Christmas Story 3. White Christmas 4. Holiday Inn 5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas 6. Nightmare Before Christmas 7. Meet Me In St. Louis...
December 3, 2013
Cyber Monday Email Marketing
Although I do enjoy online shopping, I’m not a huge Cyber Monday participant. Go figure. And even though I may not grab those “exclusive one-day” deals, I love checking out the email advertisements, especially what types of tactics marketers use to get someone to open the email. I know, I know. You probably felt inundated by the ridiculous amounts of retail emails yesterday. Sure, it can be overwhelming, but I opted in and as an online marketer, it’s the one...
December 2, 2013
Words for the Week + Weekly Wishes #1
Hello, again! Happy Monday to all of you out there – hope it’s treating you well and that you were able to emerge out of our turkey-induced food coma and join the real world 🙂 I know that this morning was a little rough for this gang! {Talk about exhausted! Sure, sleep was a little short to come by the past few amazing/exhausting/fun-filled days but this mama spent about 20 minutes just trying to get the troops to open their...