Holiday Link Love

Just a quick one today kids...

Got a few things I'd to share and not a lot of time...

So you're going to have to click to get the skinny on the following:

• Christmas at the Sanzos
• Best Christmas Morning Casserole Recipes:  Egg, Hashbrown & Bacon / Cinnamon French Toast 
• Red and white snowflake PJs I just might have to buy for myself - I mean at that price...why not?!
• Movie I want to see again and again.
• Where I'm off to January 6.
• The cosmetic procedure I'm seriously thinking about getting.

This was sort of fun...

Kind of like a treasure hunt...

Until next time, 

xoxo

Jenny

Bad Blogger

Sorry guys.  I've been a bad blogger this week.

I've just really been struggling with time management now that Christmas has been thrown into the mix.  That hour I could steal at some point during my day to write is now spent wrapping presents, doing last minute shopping, planning menus (hosting Christmas Eve and Day), decorating, etc.  I feel like I'm on an episode of "Minute to Win It" all day long - rushing around like a maniac.

This makes for one worn out fashionista, a few hundred unhappy readers, and a heaping pile of guilt to boot.  (I'm Italian, raised Catholic - guilt just goes with the territory).

So before I disappear (again) to celebrate Christmas, I wanted to let you in on the "big reveal" for my family room remodel project.  It's done!  Aside from hooking up the TV so that it actually works (right now it's more like a $1200 picture frame) the project is complete!  I even ordered HDMI cables off of ebay last night that *might* be delivered by the 24th.  We might actually be able to WATCH the tv by Christmas!  Keep your fingers crossed!

Well, without further ado, let me take you through the process:

This used to be the view from sitting on the couch.

This is after rearranging furniture and taking everything off the walls.

Getting ready for the contractors...

Building the window seat.

Progress at end of Day 1

Progress at end of Day 2 

Yay for overhead lighting!  This room used to be so dark!

Picking Paint

Choosing Stain

Coming Together

New Paint and White Trim

Almost Done!

TV Up

Handles On.

Curtains and Blinds Up

Complete

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

And this is my view right now from the kitchen table at this very moment.

Can't wait to enjoy the holiday in my new room!  

Have a very merry Christmas!  

Exciting things happening around here in the next few weeks.  The blog is getting a facelift, giveaways are coming from Dr. Scholl's and Acoustic Jeans, annnndddd I might even write something!  Ha!  Joke. 

Love you!

Mean it!

Hope Santa brings you everything on your list!

xoxo

Jenny

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I'm an avid Living in Yellow reader, so when I saw that Erin was co-hosting a blogger ornament swap with Dreaming of Dimples, I couldn't wait to add my name to the list.  I looooooove Christmas.  My bins of decorations take up the majority of storage space in my basement.  I only listen to Christmas music from Thanksgiving on out.  It's the "most wonderful time of the year" and I eat it up.  Combine my love of Christmas with my love of blogging and BAM! you've got a recipe for  some holiday cheer and a fab link up to boot.

What a great excuse to send a thoughtful gift, meet some lovely new ladies, and discover some new etsy shops along the way!  Wooo hooo!  Well without further ado, here is how it all turned out.  

This the ornament that I sent to the lovely Tausha of Life After I Do:

Ornament by Olive Owl

Tausha is expecting a baby girl in January, loves bright colors and animal prints, and her blog chronicles her life as a wifey and soon to be mommy.  Definitely check her out.  Oh and she owns Oopsie Daisy Decor - a fab etsy shop that sells adorable burlap banners.  Love!  

Then there is me, who has boys and loves all things country and rustic, so the lovely Jen, who shares my taste of country decor (and my name) and writes Boogies N Boo-Boos sent me this sweet wooden ornament:

Ornament by Divine Rustic Creations

I'm still having a hard time wrapping my brain around Jen having a 17 year old, as she appears to be 21 herself.  And despite the fact that she is drop dead gorgeous and wears size 25 jeans after 4 kids makes me want to hate her, she has been a pleasure to get to know.  It's nice to know I'm not the only one who has had to fish poop out of a bathtub and rewash my children or has referred to my family as The Griswalds.  Check her out, you'll be happy you did.

Enough about poop and skinny people.  Let's talk about how cute my new ornament looks on my mini rustic tree in my dining room.

Pretty cute huh?  Enjoy the gratuitous wine shot.

Speaking of wine, all this writing is making me thirsty.  I should probably uncork one of those babies right now... Bottom line I think the ornament swap was a smashing success.  What about you?  Have you every participated in an online/blogger swap?  Would you?   You think about that and let me know... I'm going to go pour myself a glass. Cheers! xoxo Jenny

From My Home to Yours

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  I know I did.  Even if it wasn't my most fashionable holiday ever:

Maternity shirt:  Jelly Bean Apparel (etsy)

Wishing you well in 2012!  

Love, 

Jenn

Dontcha Just Love a Good Deal?

If you're like me, you've been running around crazy Christmas shopping for everyone except yourself.  (Ok to be completely honest, if you're like me you're also shopping for yourself.  Monday night as I was headed out the door for a much needed Mom's Night Out, when my husband says:  "You're going to Pittsford right?"  I say: "yes."  He responds:  "Would it be really unromantic if I asked you to pick up a Del Monte Spa gift card for yourself?")  So yeah, I'm buying my own presents too, but that doesn't mean I wasn't thrilled to see the awesome Tory Burch boot sale going on at Suzanne's Distinctive Fashions in Pittsford.

That's right ladies:  50% off Tory Burch boots.  I've never seen them discounted this much.  I think I'll have to zip over there tonight and check out what they have.  (I already called to see what is available in size 9).  Nothing wrong with wishing yourself a merry little Christmas...right?

How about you?  Are you going to treat yourself to something this holiday season?  Do tell :)