Last week...

...was a pretty busy week around here! I think it took 

me most of the weekend to “recover” from all the excitement. Or maybe that was just the excuse I used 

to justify my staying in pj’s for the majority of 2 

whole days. And do I feel bad about it??...

Not at all! :)

My week started off with cake! Hard to believe, 

right?! (Not so much for me.) This month has ended up 

being NOTHING BUT CAKES, actually. It’s kind of crazy 

to think that October would be my busiest month, but 

it definitely has. And lots of fun cakes too...

carnivals, baby deer, lady bugs, spooky monsters... you 

name it. This week happened to be “Lady Bugs” and I 

had such a good time creating this sweet hunk ‘o sugar love! It is surely on my ‘Top 10 Favorite Cakes’ list.

{the cake}

{smash cake}

 {cookies – favors}

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Ryan was invited by his sweet little friend, Gibson, 

to go to the McWane Center on Friday night for their 

Spooktacular SleepOver, so we spent some time last 

week making a few “spooky goodies” for him to take. I 

also got lots of photo updates throughout the night 

and from the looks of it, I think it would be safe to 

say they had a great time! And I am even happier at 

the fact that Gibson's mom survived the night with 

these two! Oh, and I should probably mention that this 

was Ryan’s first real sleepover away from home, and I 

was a little nervous, but he did perfect!!

{Ryan + Gibson}

{midnight snack at McWane}

{marshmallow ghost & “ogre” fingers}

{ghost cookies}

{two silly boys}

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I was pretty pooped by Friday night and wasn’t really 

up for any kind of major outing, so my other half and 

I found ourselves having a late, cozy little dinner at Cracker Barrel. We haven’t been there in quite some 

time; our last several visits had not been the best experience. However, as soon as we sat down, I quickly noticed that there was this new nazi-type, I’m assuming

manager, that was running the show. You could literally HEAR her in the kitchen keeping everyone in perfect 

order. We were pleasantly surprised at the improvement 

in their customer service and timeliness, as well as 

the quality of the food. She is a keeper, if you ask me! One of my favorite things about CB (aside from the

hash brown casserole and apple butter) is shopping in 

their cute little country store. Most of my Christmas ornaments and decorations came from CB and I always go 

back every year to add new things. (I usually try to make 

a trip AFTER Christmas as well because everything is 

marked down to like 60-75% off.) So... not only was I 

stoked about the new manager, but I was super stoked 

about the new ornaments that I got for our tree

this year. I still have my eye on a few more things that 

I want, but for now... these make me happy!

{cupcakes, converse & top hats… oh my!}

{snowman tree topper}

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And last but not least... We spent Saturday night at 
Chuy's, one of our very favorite places... with some of 
our very favorite people... my brother and soon-to-be SIL. And if this photo confuses you...

I AM OFFICIALLY A BRIDESMAID!!!

{Me + Haley}

{Me + Brian}

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Hopefully this week will be a little slower,

but just as much fun!!! :)