TEN SIMPLE THINGS || THE YEAR OF FRIENDSGIVING

^^ some of the art featured at our friendsgiving yesterday evening. all I have to say is #masterpiece. ^^

if you had asked me a couple of days ago if this would have been one of my favorite weeks of the whole year, I probably would've said no. it really was turning out like any other week. but the combination of baking and friends and midnight milkshake runs really set this week into gear. I even convinced mitch to skip a class and stay home with me for the parade. it was his first time ever watching it all the way through and it was so nice being able to have the typical conversations with him. you know the ones--"how much do you think that balloon costs?" ; "am I supposed to know who that is?" ; "do you think if they let go and the balloon blew away, people in london would see it in a couple of days?" at least, those are our typical conversations, but we're sort of an odd bunch. and did you see the lindor truffle float? it pretty much set my constant chocolate hankering into full gear. now, here's a little bit more about what's been happening in our neck of the woods.

one :: only spending $47 on groceries this week. mitch is pretty sure he is going to starve, but we'll see how we do. 

two :: getting started on my holiday shopping. this really is the most wonderful time of the year! and the sooner you begin the sooner you can stay home with a wooden spoon and bake till your heart's content.

three :: purchasing these adorable maps of the north pole as our holiday cards this year. anthropologie has everything.

four :: listening to my friend's little girl read aloud in the backseat while driving her to her ballet class. those littles these days are so much smarter than we were, don't you think? she reads so much better than I did at her age.

five :: mitch taking me for a strawberry milkshake. after nagging him for a good three hours, he set aside his studies and drove me down to the nearest milkshake at eleven o'clock at night. I guess I could have driven myself, but it wouldn't have been the same.

six :: my mom and dad setting their computer up perfectly so that mitch and I could watch the thanksgiving day parade with a front row seat via facetime. my family is pretty much the best.

seven :: mitch doing all of the dishes after I made a pretty impressive mess of the kitchen. that man has my whole heart.

eight :: curls in my hair. I've been kind of bored with that mop of mine recently and even considered chopping it off because chopping it off is really in style, but all it took were a few curls to remind me why I love my lengthy, though sometimes super unruly, hair.

nine :: friendsgiving the way thanksgiving should be. we missed our families, but it was so nice to be surrounded by our island family. there was plenty of food and the adults were mingling and the littles were only eating the sweet stuff on their plates. exactly like it's supposed to be.

ten :: blank space. oh my goodness, this song. I first heard it back when t.swift's 1989 came out and being totally honest, I wasn't super impressed. but the music video makes it. have a watch ::

now, it's time for the weekend! we're actually attending our first christmas party of the season later on this afternoon (they don't waste any time, do they?) and then we're going to see a movie later on tonight with friends. our third and final thanksgiving dinner is tomorrow night and then it's officially christmas all the way! what are you guys up to this weekend? let me know in the comments and I'd love to hear how your thanksgivings were.
just to let you know..that cookery book giveaway from monday closes tonight. so if you're following, feel free to head on over and leave a comment to enter. have a wonderful weekend!
love, arielle