A Kate Spade Christmas....

So, some fabulous recent events (ahem, a lovely trip to Orlando and Miami) have put me behind on sharing some of my favorite parts of Christmas! After I got a beautiful Kate Spade bag in November, it kind of turned into a Kate Spade Christmas, and each sweet gift was more of a surprise!

This beautiful notebook came from Mrs. Smith, and I'm in love with it. It goes with me everywhere!

My mom surprised me with a lovely pair of sunglasses! I love the color on the inside...

My sweet sister-in-law gave me a cute Kate Spade pouch! It's perfect to toss in my purse and 

not lose all my little things!

What a lovely Christmas of surprises, right? Any other new Kate Spade fans out there?

Happy 2013 y'all!!!

XOXO,

Mrs. Jones

A perfect gift...

I didn't have much luck with black Friday shopping this year - the deals just weren't as great this year it seems. But I did snag Mr. Jones' birthday present!

What do you think? Now it's fires, fun and smores in our backyard!

He loved it, and we've spent a few nights sitting outside with it. Sadly, Alabama has heated back up lately and we haven't enjoyed any fun by the fire this week! Anyone else been weirded out by this Southern heat wave?

XOXO,
Mrs. Jones

Sweet Summertime...

Two weeks ago right now, I was giddy with excitement. I was all packed and all that stood between me and my three bloggy besties was one more day of work. Oh how that day dragged on.

The three-day weekend in Atlanta with them? Flew by. It was one of those perfect summer weekends. Lazy night in with wine and girl talk on Friday night. Saturday by the pool with books and sangria and more girl talk. Saturday night dinner and dancing. Sleepy Sunday before the sad goodbyes. It was perfect.

I'm so very blesses to have Katie, Tami and Mrs. Smith in my life. We found each other through the blog world, but they are three of my closest friends now. I love our random texts and emails that make the long days so much more fun!

Friday night fun...

Saturday Sangria with puppy love!

We hit the town after a day of sun, and went out for dinner at South City Kitchen. Talk about delicious! I had an amazing dinner of shrimp and red mule grits with a side of crab and tomato mac and cheese. Mmmmmm heavenly! And my cocktail of the evening, country thyme lemonade, was simply divine.

Sweet Katie and Tami spoiled us rotten as well. I was stunned to have presents to open upon our arrival on Friday night. This precious little bag of goodies came from Tami, who knows my heart and my Alabama love, which made the houndstooth tumbler absolute perfection!

Katie prepared us all for our day of fun in the sun with new tumblers for our sangria, and matching beach towels of course! I will thing of each of you every time I use my sweet gifts!

Katie blogged about our lovely weekend here - and she shared her summer sangria recipe here. It was to die for. Go try it! And Tami captured the weekend perfectly here with her "How About We Bottle Up the Weekend" post.

I know I am still leaving so much out, but it's hard to explain what a beautiful weekend with your favorite girls can do for your spirit and your heart. The stress of a long week melts away, and you leave with memories and smiles that will last you for quite a while. Although I'm hoping our next getaway is sooner rather than later. Love you ladies!

XOXO,
Mrs. Jones

Opening Pandora's box...

While on a hunting expedition for the perfect gift for a friend, I also (finally) started looking at things I would love as additions to my precious Pandora bracelet (a lovely gift my Mom likes to add to!) I only have four charms right now, and no spacers, so I'm ready to add to it over our next few celebrations.... I just wanted to share what I'm in love with and see if any of you readers are Pandora fans as well!

Charm Lotsa Love

$35

Bead Pink Ribbon with pink enamel

$45

Bead Royal Carriage with 14K and white pearl

$90

Needless to say, I'm a fan! There are wayyyyyy to many cute options to choose from if you ask me! Do you love Pandora?

XOXO,
Mrs. Jones

I ❤ kitchen gadgets...

Yep. I love kitchen gadgets. Especially nice ones that my grandma gives me. And double especially when they save me money on food! Like my vacuum sealer!

XOXO,

Mrs. Jones

Favorite gifts...

So I know I told you how wonderful Christmas was, but I just thought I should show you a few of my favorites!

I got a precious pink Coach clutch/wristlet!

And this precious (and Bama-riffic) Juicy Couture purse!

A picnic blanket for this spring! 

My Wusthof knives, which I am enjoying already!

And in my stocking, this fabulous Bliss body butter appeared. I'm officially hooked. It's heaven. It's my first Bliss product. I hope more are in my future!

Just wanted to share! What did you get for Christmas? I want to hear all about your favorites!

XOXO,
Mrs. Jones

My favorite gifts

Ah, life is good. I've gotten my Starbucks fix for the immediate future! Love my friends and family.

What have you gotten so far this holiday season that has made your day? Let me know. I'm curious.

And I'm soooooo ready for the holidays! Today is my last day of work, and I'm sooooooooo very ready for it to be done so I can celebrate at last!

XOXO,
Mrs. Jones