Jord Wood Watches

Happy thanksgiving y'all!! I hope you are so much turkey and ham that you can't move. 

That's what I did and now I'm burning off the calories by feeding the baby and shopping online. Because that's totally a work out for me. 

So when Jord Wood Watches reached out to me I was pumped! 

Like, hell yea! 

I love the idea of things made of wood that aren't usually. Like sunglasses and watches. They are beautiful. 

Then it came in the mail and I opened the box. 

It's a big wooden box. And it's awesome!

 It's engraved the lid comes completely off annnd there is a secret stash drawer at the bottom. Super cool. 

Then comes the actual watch. It's made of wood also, sandlewood. On the back of the watch its ingraved with the date it was made. Mine is 8/22/2016. It's also 'born in St. Louis' which may not be local for me but it is for some of you. And I LOVE shopping from local businesses. Or small startups because I try to be cool and hip like that! 

I'm not like other moms, I'm a cool mom. 

Hahahahahaah. 

So I chose a men's watch because I like bigger watches. They are more bold and loud.

Just like me! 

So I got the Frankie it's dark sandlewood and it's gorg. They also have a maple one that is to die for. 

They are a perfect gift for someone you love or even just kinda like.

Think about it! 

You don't even really need to wrap it. Just put the box under the tree and you're done!

I seriously wish all my holiday shopping could be so easy.

What's even better is that they are doing a giveaway too so if you click here you can sign up and they will automatically give you a $25 credit! 

Boom!! 

So check it out and then you can sleep in tomorrow and shop online instead!! 

Happy turkey day!!

XoXOxoXo

Stephanie

Birthday Weekend

This past weekend was my birthday, Friday to be exact and I spent it in Philly with some of my favorite people. On my birthday night one of my best friends, Anthony, and I got dinner at The Continental restaurant. I woke up wanting lobster mac and cheese so I was determined to get it. Haha. 

Anthony and I have known each other since we were about 8 or 9. He lived down the street from me growing up annnnd our birthdays were 4 days apart. We were destined to be friends for life ;)

And almost 20 years ago we had a birthday party together. I'm pretty sure it was a Barbie birthday too. Looking back, I feel kinda bad. HA. 

But almost 20 years later our birthday is a lot different, now we can drink ;)

I mean, who else is gonna take selfies with you outside the bathroom?! Your best friend! That's who!

Gooooooood times :) 

Then Monday morning rolls around and I wake up to Dylan telling me he peed in the bed, that I was sleeping in with him. So I torn off the sheets threw them in the washer and got Logan off for school. Only to get a phone call less than an hour later to come pick him up, he had a mild fever. He has been home from school for the past two day :-/

So reality set in really quick after the birthday weekend. 

XoXOXxo

Stephanie

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I met Sabrina Soto!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!! So yesterday was the first day of filming for the 'High Low Project' and I was suuuuuper nervous. I don't get nervous very often so that's saying a lot. Maybe I should of taken a shot of tequila before or something ;)

I was waiting for them to say 'action' and I thought my legs were going to collapse under me. No joke. 

It was super weird at first. You sit there talking to her and there is a camera two feet in front of your face. Oh and about 20 other people sitting around the room. But don't look at them or the camera. Hahaha. But after the power went out, twice, I felt much more comfortable. Sabrina was super sweet and nice. I totally want her to be my new bestfriend and drinking buddy ;) We could drink wine and she could give me design tips and I could make her cookies! It would be the perfect friendship. Ok maybe I went to far. Lol. 

it was a really fun day except that it rained when we were filming our entrance. Look for me using a $200 yellow umbrella!!! Crazy! Thankfully the wind didn't blow it away ;)

Oh and this was my outfit 

Dress from Anthropologie, but its sold out now :(

Necklace from Anthropologie

Shoes by JustFab

I only got this picture and its not very good. Sorry, I was nervous! 

Now I'm going to be working on my house for the next month until they start filming again. I will let everyone know when the episode will air but I don't think it will be till the fall. 

Have a great weekend :)

XoXoXOxo

Stephanie

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Burning Down the House

Aw man, what a blllahh week. I feel like I can't do anything right this week. Ugh.

No joke. 

I tried to make 2 different types of cookies this week. Both of which I make allllll time time. Both turned out awful. Wtf?! That is the most frustrating thing ever! I took pictures of every step and everything! The cookies themselves are kind of difficult to make but that shouldn't matter, I've made them a million times. 

So I guess this just goes to show, it doesn't matter how good you are at something's, you can still f**k up. 

Here are my jacked up cookies. 

They are still delicious but look kinda awful. 

I would feel bad giving this ugly cookies to a homeless person. 

Ok, maybe I went to far there because homeless people love my cookies ;)

The other recipe didnt turn out so awful but it was super easy so it's hard to mess it up. 

And anything that is make with confetti cake, I'm a fan of. 

That includes these Gooey Butter Cookies. Thanks Paula :)

Ingredients-

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioner’s sugar, for dusting
1   (18 ounce) box moist chocolate cake mix
1   (8-ounce) brick cream cheese, room temperature
1   egg
1   stick of butter, room temperature

Directions

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the egg. Then beat in the vanilla extract. Beat in the cake mix. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours to firm up so that you can roll the batter into balls. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Roll the chilled batter into tablespoon sized balls and then roll them in confectioner’s sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake 12 minutes. The cookies will remain soft and gooey. Cool completely and sprinkle with more confectioners’ sugar, if desired.

So much better :)

They are like little cake pillows. 

Delicious. 

Maybe I can't bake because I can't stop thinking about what I'm going to wear on HGTV!! I need 3 different outfits to wear on camera. This is a very important thing! 

Someone please help me!!! 

XoXOXxo 

Stephanie

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