
i sure do love living in the south, but MAN i wish it snowed more!!!
the local grocer – one thing i love about small towns – not only does everyone in the entire store know each other by first name {employees and customers alike} but they carry your groceries to your car for you. i always feel weird bc im kinda the do-it-myself type, but after five or six years having “the camp” in this same small town, i have grown to appreciate the simplicity and quality of the service. you just don’t find it like that anymore {listen to me, i sound old}.

not only did i have time to knock things of the list, but this weekend i also found time to peruse through the large pile of catalogs and magazines i have been hoarding recently.
and in the materialistic {but wonderfully fun} spirit of the season, here are some things that caught my eye:
Anthropologie:
ok usually everything. next time i win the lottery i will purchase much of my clothing from this store. but until that happens, i will just sit back and indulge in their lovely, dreamy catalogs.
{clothbound penguin classics – i have been lusting after these since first sight. it doesn’t help that they are EVERYWHERE – blogs, magazines, internet, catalogs, etc. you CAN actually judge these great books by their beautiful covers $20 each}
{from O’Keefe necklace – i love this look, if only i had somewhere to wear it…unloading the dishwasher? yea that’s a good enough reason for me :) $48; torsade tee $48}
Ballard Designs
great affordable magazine of housewares. sometimes it can be a bit hokey and mainstream, but i have really been enjoying them recently...they are stepping up their game. always fun to thumb through
{spruce alphabet wreath – one day when time/ desire allows i would love nothing more than to use only real, living wreaths. but for now, my faux ones work just fine and help whittle down the decorating stress every year. plus, they make these faux ones so realistic these days. cute and trendy AND affordable $45}
{crewel floral indoor/outdoor rug – love crewel details and the colors are not only festive but would look great year round $59-$89}
{no item in particular, i just love the look of wreaths indoors – where you can actually see and enjoy them all the time. another thing i aim to have/do one day in my holiday future}
{mercury glass pedestal and candle holders – all the rage in décor these days and especially appropriate during the holidays. ive seen these everywhere but these were the best price $15-$45}
{Marcello barstool – i need a project where i can use these. i absolutely love them! $359}
Coastal Living
one of the only home/design magazines left and i LOVE it. i used to depend on my mom's subscription and have Coastal Living cram sessions during the summer months at the beach, but i broke down this year and finally got my own subscription. now i get tastes of the coast any time i want!
{p.28 Becky 100% silk tunic – love the color and trendy coral pattern. don’t love the price so much J }
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{grrr i couldnt find the picture of this page and my scanner isnt hooked up but if you want to see what im talking about, go grab a coastal living or thumb through your own! :) p.60 hmm i love so much about this – the white clean kitchen and painted gray bar, fun patterned roman shade, high gloss rich warm paint and classic Madeline Weinrib rug in the dining room… but most of all i love the wall of doors that open allll the way. how great are those? talk about bringing the outside in}
{p.98-103. because i like to eat. and my favorite food is hors d'oeuvres. i consider it its own food group. and im a coastal girl who appreciates fresh seafood. scallop spinach spread? hot crab and shrimp dip? curried coconut shrimp balls? peppered pancetta wrapped shrimp? is your mouth watering yet?}
Restoration Hardware
{almost everything. so purdy. and so so pricey. another catalog that is really stepping up its game}
whew! that was fun :)












































