One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is getting cards in the mail.  I love to see how people have changed and how all the kids have grown.  I always save the cards in a book and look back through them each year.  I actually look forward to getting mail and opening up the beautiful cards with photos.

One of my favorite places to get Christmas cards is Minted.  If you haven’t heard of Minted head over there ASAP!  They have a ton of card designs, so many it’s hard to choose just one!

I can’t wait to send our cards out this year.  I was looking through Minted and wanted to share with you some of my favorite designs.

The foil cards are my favorite.  The shimmer is so pretty!

Minted also has cards that you can put on the tree as an ornament.

Here are a couple more:

I can’t wait to share our Christmas card this year with you all!   If you’d like to receive one from me please leave a comment below with your e-mail and we can exchange cards 🙂

Have fun designing and creating your perfect card at MINTED!

 

I had yesterday off and I got up early and dropped Connor off at school ( Oh yes I did…because I’m paying for it anyway!)  Then I came home and started to watch TV and felt so unproductive.  So I decided I’d haul out ALL our Christmas stuff from the attic (after Terence told me to wait until after Thanksgiving), but I thought he would appreciate my effort to get everything done while I was home with no distractions.  BAM!

Got it all done yesterday.  My Christmas décor is up and I am HAPPY!  My back and arms are incredibly sore from hauling boxes from the attic.  Totally worth it though…it’s not so much the Christmas décor I love.  It’s the tree and the lights at night.  I just love the warm glow it gives in the house.

So, yay for a short week and having all my Christmas stuff DONE!  I walked into Starbucks this morning and was overtaken by the new array of gift cards they offer.  The art on these little cards is amazing yuns.  I had to stand there and take them all in…

After I absorbed all the cards then I bought my annual Starbucks cup ornaments this year.  I also tried the new chestnut latte and it’s actually not too bad!!!

My BFF Sarah….who you see here as we are devouring Sprinkles Sundaes last week…

You must visit Sprinkles for an ice cream/cupcake sundae.  Your life will be complete.  Sarah has an adorable shop called Wake Me Up Designs.  Right now you can order your Buddy the Elf shirts HERE.

I’m using my new Seattle’s Best Coffee USB mug warmer this morning.  We’ve had a cold front come through and I’m loving this coffee warmer.  Right now you can go HERE and enter to win hundreds of prizes throughout the month of November.

Also, don’t forget to follow me on Instagram to enter to win a free photoshoot (DFW area only).

 

My Starbucks addiction is as bad as Britney’s…and you know what THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!!!

Can I get an AMEN???

I realize a lot of you may not like eggnog lattes.  Just imagine something you look forward to all year long and it’s ripped from your fingers.

So BAM!  Courtesy of USA Today here is the article:

Starbucks has eggnog on its face.

The coffee kingpin will bring back its seasonal Eggnog Latte nationwide this month after a customer revolt spread from letters to phone calls to social media. It had dropped the beverage, a seasonal offering since 1986, to try to simplify its expanding menu. “We made a mistake,” says spokeswoman Linda Mills. “We are very sorry.”

How sorry?

Well, they’re not handing out free Eggnog Lattes. But Starbucks hopes to have the drink back in all stores by the week of Nov. 17, says Mills. Because it has always been so popular in the Pacific Northwest, it was re-introduced there Nov. 1. The problem, she says, is quickly getting enough eggnog from suppliers.

The move to very rapidly respond to consumer complaints isn’t unusual. Last spring, after the company began selling its lemon cake and pumpkin bread in miniature loaves instead of slices, it got complaints and quickly changed back to the slices.

For retailers in the social media era, instantly responding to consumer gripes is critical. Quick action is especially critical for Starbucks in the holiday season, by far its most profitable period.

Starbucks started hearing eggnog complaints Nov.1 when it began its holiday push at U.S. stores by switching to red cups from its usual. The consumer blowback began with complaints to baristas who had to explain that the beverage had been discontinued, says Mills. It evolved into complaints to its customer call center, e-mails, letters and social media posts on Facebook, Twitter and to its MyStarbucksIdea.com site.

 

Are these not the cutest Christmas jammies like EVER???  And they are only $13.99!!!

I have an odd obsession with cute Christmas jammies.  I need to go to pajama rehab.

Speaking of Christmas jammies…I ordered these from Crystal Faye and they are super cute too!  I decided to go with green because the last few years we’ve had red ones.

I love Grumpy Cat. What are your Christmas obsessions? I’ll write about my thoughts on the eggnog latte later today…in the meantime use #bringbackeggnoglattes on social media! REVOLT!!!