Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

I hope this happy time is spent with family, much laughing, and good wine and treats.   I am in San Antonio for the next couple of days celebrating the holidays with my family. My Grandma and Aunt drove down from El Paso so it will be very nice to relax and get to see them!

    Merry Christmas! 

Picture is from my Pinterest. (Words overlayed are my own).

Silent Night

Tonight is Christmas Eve and one of my favorite Holiday traditions- Candle Light Service. It is so peaceful and I love seeing all of the candles lit up around the church as the lights dim and voices come together to sing Silent Night.

I managed to snap a picture of our tree with the presents underneath before my little brother sorted all of the presents by person in anticipation of opening them up first them Christmas morning. We are all about efficiency in my family.

Merry Christmas!

New for the Night and Customer Christmas Party

Renting dresses is seriously the best thing on the planet. I mean, there are tons of dresses in my closet that I have only worn once (shameful to say). Therefore, whoever thought up the idea to rent dresses to people for a fraction of what they cost was a genius.

Enter- New for the Night. One of my friends had rented a dress from them earlier this fall for a wedding and told me how awesome and pain free it was. So I decided to check it out. And, I am so glad I did! I got this gorgeous  gown for a customer Christmas party I was attending and it worked out perfectly. They are located on Westheimer in Houston so I was able to make  an appointment at their show room and try on dresses to see what sizes and styles worked for me before I took the plunge and purchased.

Our Christmas party was so fun and my date cleans up well, don't you think!?

Heismanziel

My parents surprised Jason and me and got us tickets to go to the A&M vs. Missouri football game right after Thanksgiving as a family!

A&M games are always a good time with the school traditions and Jason enjoyed himself even if it was freezing (for once in Texas) and we happened to get him into an A&M shirt. (Documentation above- You saw  it first here).

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving!! 

Today I am thankful for family, friends, my health and the amazing food that I am so blessed to be eating on this special holiday. Last night, I made my first pumpkin pie, my mother's chocolate eclair pie, and lime jello salad. Not to mention the chocolates I brought back from my recent trip to Pittsburgh earlier this week.

I can not wait to put on pants with an elastic waistband and go to town on our delicious meal tomorrow. I am staying in Houston for Thanksgiving and am eating with my boyfriend and his family. Then this weekend, we will be with my family in College Station watching the Texas A&M Aggies BTHO Missouri. Can't wait!

What are you doing for this Thanksgiving?

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Join my (J.) Crew

I am lusting over practically everything J. Crew lately. There clothes are the perfect amount of business and casual I need in my closet to work for both the office, dinner with my girls, and casual weekends with my guy. These are a few of my current top favorites. 

From top left to right: Silk Boy Shirt in Heart Throb, Excursion Quilted Vest, Sequin Bow Cardigan, Heartbreaker Sweater, Perfect Shirt in Black Watch, Classic Pave Link Bracelet, Edie TriColor Purse,  Downtown Field Jacket.

Hey, J. Crew. Get in my closet!!!!! I may have to ask for a raise....

Rock and Roll

Today, my dad and I ran the Rock and Roll Half Marathon in San Antonio. This marks my third time in this race. Last year, I lost my mind a little and did the full marathon, so this year I came to my senses and only did the half. Best decision ever! It was 75 degrees outside at 5:30 am! Can you imagine running 26.2 miles in over 80 degree heat! Well I can. And that's why I opted out this year.

But- back  to the half. I never really found my rhythm, but I did PR at a 2:02:54 so I am pretty happy about that. Think of how fast I could be if I actually had myself a good run. My goal was under 2 hours, so I have to wait on purchasing some new Lululemon gear until I hit my goal time. (Can we say "motivation"?) My next opportunity is December 2nd over the Fred Hartman Bridge in Houston (ayiyi). 

Anyways, we had a great time in San Antonio and I look forward to running it again next year!