Sally loves monograms.

weekend with my brothers !

I had a great weekend visiting my brothers at college...here is my favorite picture! Love, love, love them!

love/hate with Starbucks...

Dear Starbucks,

I love you and I devote a lot of my paycheck to you, but I have a complaint: When you see a stressed out girl come through your drive-thru and ask for a grande, non-fat, 2-pump, triple shot white mocha without whip, please, God, do not give me a tall cinnamon eggnog with whole milk.

You more or less ruined my 3 hour master's class when I discovered what you had given me.

Sincerely,
M

LOVE...

"Life is a series of pulls back and forth... A tension of opposites, like a pull on a rubber band. Most of us live somewhere in the middle. A wrestling match...Which side wins? Love wins. Love always wins."
—Tuesdays with Morrie

Golden Globe favorite: Emma Stone

I looooved Emma Stone's dress, hair and make-up on Sunday night. I like more of a simple look, and I thought everything was so minimal and gorgeous. Way to go, Calvin Klein!

If I had a million dollars...

I am getting a new car. I have always wanted a Wagoneer. I will obviously not get one, but a girl can dream...and I am dreaming of this old school gas guzzler.

favorite place on earth

I stumbled upon this picture of the lake at my family farm and it is so beautiful that I had to share!

This is my most favorite place in the entire world!

Farewells are no fun.

This is my least favorite part of Christmas break...my brother, PRM, is going back to college today. He starts initiation week tomorrow for his fraternity.

Missing him already!

nightstand confessions !

I must confess...I have quite the ritual before bed. I usually get in bed waaay before I intend to sleep. My nightstand contains everything I need for my sleeping preparation. This plethora includes lotion (I hate dry hands!), chapstick, current book I am reading, photo album that PRE just gave me, kleenex, and on this particular night, a milkshake my dad made me...guess I will getting up to brush my teeth again.

I usually watch Law & Order SVU on my laptop, then read a chapter or two, then chat with PRE on the phone...then I am faaast asleep. I am quite the old lady when it comes to sleep habits. In fact, this post might just confirm what I have always been told: I am an 80 year old trapped in this 22 year old body. Oh well.

new quilt!

As I mentioned before on my Christmas list, I wanted new comforters for my beds. Instead, I found really cute quilts and pillows that my mother and I bought today! My room has a lot of green in it, but never so much! I love them! The pattern is adorable.

Christmas in pictures !

I love, love, love Christmas! We had a beautiful white Christmas. Once Christmas is over, I am totally ready for summer. Anyone else?

Here is the holiday in review: