A Lucky Weekend So Far!

Hi everyone!

I hope you all have a had a great weekend so far! Mine has already been busy, but so so good!

I'm a little behind, so I'll have to update you on a couple of things that I've been doing. On Thursday, after I got done with class, I headed home from Boone to work on a project that I have. It's about a two-hour drive to my house, so not too bad. That night, I got the sweetest little surprise from Emily at In the Life of Emily. She chose a winner for her Swell Caroline "Starboard Bangle" giveaway and I won! This bracelet was already on my Christmas list for this year, so it must have been fate! 

This is the color that I chose:

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I'm so excited to get it!

Thanks for the wonderful giveaway, Emily!

The project I came home to work on is about what it takes to be a performer. I had to pick a radio or TV personality and interview them in person. I chose Brent Campbell, a reporter that I worked with this summer at my internship. The interview was yesterday (Friday) morning at 8:30AM at the office of the Winston-Salem Journal.

Here I am at my internship!

(This past summer)

Once my interview was finished, I was free to do whatever I wanted. After hearing about Ashley at Everyday AEM going to visit Edward McKay's used book store and finding so many things, I just had to see what this place was all about! My mom and I both ended up finding things we liked. I found 3 of the 4 books for Ashley & Crystal's Cover2Cover Book Club and got them for $15.50 TOTAL! I thought that was awesome! There were so many other things I wanted to take with me, but I left with these:

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$5.00

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$7.50

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Hop on over to one of their blogs to join in on all the fun!

I'm still on the lookout for the first book of the club "How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World" because after talking to someone at Barnes and Noble, I found out that they didn't have it either. While waiting for my mom to finish shopping, I grabbed these and sat for a while...

This time I tried the Gingerbread Latte!

We ran a couple more places including one of my favorite restaurants, Village Tavern (I couldn't pass up the crab dip when I was so close by) and Sam's Club. Then it was back to Boone for me. Jake had planned to go home last night for a day, but decided to leave early this morning instead, so I got to spend some extra time with him:) We decided to watch a movie and chose "The Change-up" with Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds, which I liked okay, but I thought it was a little bit on the raunchy side (my personal opinion).

Have you seen it yet? What did you think?

& I saved the best for last! 

My blog friend Dayna Leigh at A Bama Belle and A Bucket List and I have decided to do a button swap, after we both created these cute new buttons for our blogs! Make sure to grab her button and check out her super cute blog!

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Christmas List Makin'

It's hard to believe that Christmas is only 47 days away!

Oh my goodness, I'm so excited! I love absolutely everything about Christmas!

I'm sure many of you have been working on your Christmas wish list! I started mine a few weeks ago, after my mom asked me if I had anything in mind for this year. I think of my list as more of a "guide" for my family, if they're unsure of what I might like. If I'm shopping for one of my friends, I would much rather know what they want, than have to guess.

If your list is anything like mine, it changes, has things added and taken away every day! It's so hard to narrow it down when there are so many things that I love on blogs and Pinterest! I thought I would share some of the items on my list with you to see what your thoughts were.

If you're familiar with any of these things, please comment and let me know if you love, hate or even want them as well!

1. Stabillo Point 88 Pens

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I've never used one of these pens, but I've heard of so many people that have and love them! I think they would be so much fun to write little notes with and of course write in my Lilly planner!

2. Quilted Jacket

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I think both of these are super cute! I like the classic black best, but then I like the pocket detail on the top one! Decisions decisions! Know any good places to find one of these?

3. The Swell Caroline "Starboard Bangle"

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I saw this bangle for the first time on a blog giveaway recently and I just fell in love! I think every color is absolutely beautiful and honestly, I'd love to have them all! Does anyone have one of these beauties? Are they just as pretty in person?

4. Swell Caroline "Monogram Earrings"

Swell Caroline

This is another item that I fell in love with on a blog giveaway, but with such a great price, how could I resist?? There are so many cute colors to choose from too!

5. Tory Burch Riding Boots (I'm behind, I know)

I know I am like the last college-going female to have brown riding boots! Haha. I just never jumped on the bandwagon when everyone was buying them. I found this picture on Pinterest and fell in love! I don't know the exact price, and it's probably best that way! I know Tory can get expensive, but I'd like to have something like this!

Alright! Those are my top 5 items! 

There's so many other little things I'd love to have, if I had money to spend on myself! Does a girl's list ever really end? Maybe I'll even win some of the amazing blog giveaways going on and share these treasures with my friends for Christmas! Fingers crossed:)

What's a must-have on your list this year?