Thursday's Grab Bag

Hi all!  I'm sorry that my posts haven't been as regular as usual.  It's the busy season in our office, plus I'm taking all of next week off, so my plate is extra full.  Whenever I have free time, I can't help but work on wedding plans! The excuses could go on & on!

I'm going to use this post as a random "mixed bag," then will get back to regular posting next week.

As you all saw in my last post, I went to visit my brother in Myrtle Beach.  His birthday was yesterday, but we celebrated with our mutual friends last Friday night.  He had no idea that Brandon and I were coming.  I love a good surprise! :)

Since then,  I received these two books in the mail.

I love Peggy Post's book because she talks about the etiguette for the entire wedding process -from invitations, to showers, to the actual ceremony & reception.  My nose will be buried in these books for quite some time!

While we were in Myrtle Beach, I had a caramel brulee latte at Starbucks, which was phenom! Before I ordered it, the barista wanted to give me a sample, but couldn't make the entire latte for me to just take a sip. So, she put some of the caramel brulee syrup into regular coffee.  It sold me immediately because it flavored my coffee into the most amazing thing you've ever tasted.  I ended up ordering the latte & it was just as good as I thought it would be, based on my little taste.

Long story short, I went to Starbucks again yesterday and ordered a regular coffee with some of the caramel brulee syrup.  I added in a little bit of nonfat milk and it tasted just like a latte!  My venti cup total was right at $3.00,  compared to almost $6 for a venti latte. YUM!

Speaking of sweets, are all of your homes & offices flooded with holiday treats?  We've had quite the many goodies sent over, but my favorite of all are these:

Has anyone ever tried Fairytale Sprites?

I don't know what makes these brownies so amazing (or expensive, for that matter).  They come in all different flavors, but the one you see above is white chocolate.  Too tempting for my own good!

Super excited because I placed another order with Sephora and received this sample bag, full with various skin products!

This is in addition to the three samples that Sephora always gives each customer.

The code I used to get this sample bag is: SKINSTARS

On Tuesday night, some friends and I went to see the James Island Festival of Lights.  The light displays are extravagant!  The only photo I got of the lights happened to be one of the most simple displays, but it is the most beautiful, in my opinion.

 

Then, we stopped for s'mores at "Santa's Village."

Okay, one more topic of discussion...

If you were me, which one would you choose?

(Santa wants to know which one I like best)

A jewelry armoire (the silver one)...

 ...or a new vanity?

I already have a beautiful antique vanity, but I'm just in LOVE with this one from Pier One.  I could really use the jewelry armoire, because it would be able to stow away all of my jewelry in one place, rather than having some "here" & some "there," all throughout my bedroom.  Help me, ladies!

Oh, and my OOTD for work today...

(It's 75 degrees in Charleston)

Shirt: Banana Republic (old), Skirt: J. Crew, Shoes: Tory Burch (similar)

 

Xo.

Merry, Merry!