yuck.

sometimes, and only sometimes, i am a sucker. a sucker for a deal. and when i heard about the chili's 2 for 20 a million times i got sucked in. i mean, i love their chips and salsa and their molten lava cake but i never go there because i think everything else is disgusting. and my hubby knows i hate it (and so does he) but he loves me and instantly agreed when i proposed friday night as 2 for 20 night. gaaaaaaaaaaaah. bad choice.

there were so many people there, children screaming in our ears, and our waitress barely had time to notice us. sorry chili's, you are now on our no, no, no list.

thank goodness saturday night was a whole different story...

love.

look what isaac brought home from work with him last night to celebrate our 6 month anniversary! i was so surprised. i was just cooking dinner in my pj's and in he walked with these beauties. and chocolate! he knows me so well.

love him!

retail therapy.

lately when i go to get dressed in the morning i want to die. i am sooo sick of my wardrobe. and winter has only just begun! so i went on over to forever21.com to see if i could find some cheap pick-me-ups and it did the job nicely.

i have been looking for the perfect flannel top and i found this beauty for only $12.50!

these pumps are perfect. all the pairs i currently have seem to be dating fast.

this is my favorite shape of shades. i only buy my sunglasses at f21 because i lose/break them so much and since they're only $5.80 i can get a few different styles each year guilt free.

i love sweaters. i can't wait until this slouchy number comes in the mail!

i already have 2 pairs of these jeans and i rave about them. how can you argue with great fitting skinnies that only cost $12.50. seriously, you can't.

turquoise has always been a favorite color of mine, i can't wait to paint my nails with this.

it felt good to do a little retail therapy and boost my wardrobe a bit. it is necessary every so often don't you think?!

where is your favorite place to find a steal?

party.

my mom's bday party was such a success! i was a stress case all day making all the goods but it was definitely worth it. the sweet pork and fixins' turned out really yummy (let me know if you want the recipes) and the cupcakes were my best yet.

the birthday kids.
isaac helped me pull everything together, i couldn't have done it without his skills.
cricket came to celebrate!

such a great night. i love parties.

snickerdoodle doos.

i am so in love with chocolate that i often forget about these goodies. they are the perfect treat to celebrate the beginning of november.

snickerdoodles

1/2 cup butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 t vanilla

2 eggs

1/4 cup milk

3 1/2 cups flour

1 t baking soda

for coating:

5 tbs sugar

2 tbs cinnamon

with an electric mixer, beat the butter until light and creamy. add the sugar and vanilla and continue until fluffy. beat in eggs, then the milk. sift the flour and baking soda over the butter mixture and stir to blend. refrigerate for 15 minutes. preheat the oven to 375 degrees. grease 2 baking sheets. to make coating mix the sugar and cinnamon. roll tablespoonfuls of the dough into walnut size balls. roll the balls in the sugar mixture. place the balls 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets and flatten slightly. bake for about 10 minutes, until golden.

fluffy and delicious.

halloween spooktacular.

what a weekend. friday night i decided to surprise isaac with one of my favorite halloween traditions...
what could it be?so excited to surprise ike. we were approaching kingsbury hall and heard screams...

screams because these creepers were hobbling around and getting in peoples faces...
thriller!
such a fabulous dance spectacular. some of my favorite dances are of course thriller, salem's mass, and river of blood dance. oh man, it made me miss dancing so much. do any of you dancers out there take an adult jazz class? i need to find one and get dancing again. anyway...isaac loved it and it really got us into the spirit of halloween.

saturday night we had friends and family over for chili and cornbread. it was yummy. then off to michael jackson's this is it. i loved it. if you grew up singing and dancing to his music like i did, you must see it. i was dancing in my seat the whole time. read ike's take on our weekend and listen to our favorite mj songs here.

little devil.

i wish i could still fit into this costume...

tonight i'm taking isaac on a surprise halloween date!
and tomorrow night is chili and cornbread with friends.
can't wait.

happy halloween!