happy thanksgiving!

happy thanksgiving to you all! i for one could not be more excited for a weekend full of yummy food, turkey trotting, bubbly champagne, and most of all spending time with family and some long lost friends (HHS Class of 2000!!)

however, i have to admit, my favorite part of the holiday is looking forward to december and all the great holiday excitement that is just around the corner! nothing makes me more excited than some good oldfashioned anticipation and that's what this time of year is all about!

now, just a couple faves to share with you from around the web. i have to say, cyber land is especially inspiring this time of year, don't you think?!

• once again, emerson made is spot on. how perfect is this table runner?
• super cozy slippers...and i know just the crafter who can make these come to life!
• holy ambiance! loving this tablescape for the holidays
• matchbook mag - add this to the list of things i am looking forward to in january!
• it's time to start thinking about advent calendars! how cute is this one?
• mr. frederickson gave me the go ahead to send holiday cards this year, so far i have found inspiration here, here and here! so much stationery, so little time...
• the perfect winter morning.
• and some words of wisdom...."Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." -Melody Beattie

wishing you all the safest and happiest holiday! xoxo

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a candy corn upgrade.

oh, hello, monday. you snuck up on my once again. i really hate when you do that! but this week is going to be full of sunny warm days here in vermont (woo hoo!) and lots of anticipation for the weekend to come (eek!) and not to mention, it's the last week of october, so there is lots to be done before november hits (yikes!)

but, before we get to all that, i have to share with you a few of my foodie favorites from last week that i just didn't get a chance to post before the weekend got a hold of me. i promise, less food, more vermont fun this week. but, let's indulge just one more time in some seasonal sugary inspiration (yum!) who needs to treak or treat when you have these lovely confections? (ok, i still do - i love me some candy corn)

...i love me some pop tarts too - and how amazingly gooey do these pumpkin pop tarts look!?

individual pumpkin pies in mason jars?! yes, please.

king arthur flour does it again...creepy & tasty is a tricky combo, and they have simply mastered it.

how tasty do these chocolate pumpkin cupcakes look? (obviously, i love the placemat and wicker balls too)

reasons to have a halloween party include this dessert buffet from the talented ladies at twig & thistle.

so - any clever halloween ideas up your sleeves?!?!

ok, now back to your regulary scheduled monday morning! boo!

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thank goodness...

...it's friday. i for one could not be happier! mr. frederickson and i are headed to yet another wedding, but this one is in our home state of vermont, so you just know it will be a good one! other than, we are just going to take in the crisp fall air and the welcomed change of season.

but to take you all through the last few hours of the week, check out some of these inspirations from cyber land. the internet never fails to amaze me.

• cozy fall fashion(aka giant sweaters) can be found here, here and here.
• diy fire pits - the newest fall necessity
• rue magazine is here! and it's sensational.
• how lucky am i to have this little lady as my cousin? think she is cute? just wait till you hear what she has to say next tuesday.
• what better way to round out eatlocal week than by prepping one of these localvore recipes? major bonus points if the recipe calls for squash.
• ...or if cooking isn't your cup of tea this weekend, just head down to the chubby muffin - burlington's newest bakery (i can't get enough of that name!!!)

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have a sinful weekend!

i am off to nantucket this weekend (a very close 2nd place to my favorite place on earth) and am bringing along some of the best girls around - affectionately called the a-team. we are having a bachelorette extravaganza to celebrate the upcoming wedding of one of the most fabulous members. the weekend promises to be full of girls in white dresses, cheap champagne, yummy snacks, and some sinful pleasures...

but since i have been a slight scatter brain this week (see marathon coma) i thought i would share with you some of my favorites from around the web...

• the invites that simple design created for this fabulous event.
• i want to go on this picnic.
• these are ballet flat perfection.
• so mad that i missed this holiday, but will make up for it by drinking these!
• seb's summer to do list is right up my alley!
• loving this color combination.
• wishing i was in vt this weekend and could go see the cows on main street!

hope you all have a simply sinful weekend! XOXO

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