Shooting this year's holiday card felt good. Like really good. Last year, I was in such a bad place, feeling so sorry for myself. While we took the photos, I had just had my second miscarriage... which is why we wore glasses in the photos. There were tears, it was awful. This year, I felt happy, fulfilled, loved, and healthy.
When we bought our house last year, we had all these grand plans to redo every room and install all kinds of fancy things... including a new bannister. Because we live in a split-level, the first thing that you see when you walk into our home is a staircase. Not chic. The bannister was dated and ugly, and I wanted to replace it with a super expensive new, more modern one.
Annndddd we're back... Thanksgiving weekend came and went in a flash, making it now officially the holiday season. My weekend was so wonderful, a great time of unwinding, eating, and spending time with family. The highlights included a Thanksgiving dinner mannequin challenge (which included my 90 year old great aunt), and seeing my brother Jackson perform as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.
I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving! Mine was filled with food and family, but today I'm in Christmas shopping mode, and hoping to get everyone checked off of my list with these amazing sales (scroll all the way down to see them). The ones marked below with an asterisk are new as of my last sale round up.
Remember when things were simple and Black Friday was really just that? Black Friday. Now it's a full week of mayhem, which actually benefits all of us because the sales happening already are off the charts awesome.
Below are the best sales that have started early. Check back on Friday for even more deals, and scroll down to shop some of my favorite looks with a discount.
