Black Friday Madness

Last night I attended my first black Friday outing.. And i must say that it was mad chaos but exhilarating at the same time!

Our first stop was Target, we got there before the doors had open and the line was lined up all the way to Schnucks! So crazy! Once we got in the store we gathered our goodies and then headed towards the massive line.. Two drinks and a box of cheddar chickadees later..We had stood in line for a lil over an hour..

Then we headed to Old Navy. This store was a lil less crazy so it made the time go by a lot faster. After singing a Christmas carol to get a coupon we headed to the checkout and then back home.

Although we only made it to two stores i think that was more than enough for me. I went out and tried it out and depending on the sales next year i will decide then if I want to go again...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have a LOT to be thankful for this year! I couldn't ask for anything more!

This morning i finished my first 5k and i must say i am extremely proud of myself for running 2 1/2 miles! I think the Lauchner's are going to start making the Turkey Trot 5k a tradition!

I am very thankful for:

The best friends anyone could ask for!
My loving and supporting family
My caring and adoring boyfriend
Two lovable, sweet puppies
A great group of co-workers
Following my dream to becoming a teacher
And soo much more!

I hope everyone stuffs themselves full with delicious food! Have a great day!

Gobble! Gobble!

Burr it's cold outside

So today was a very cold and wet day.. Even though I love this time of year I am not 100% ready for this cold weather! On the other hand I am ready for some snow..

But to make me a lil warmer this year I found this cute hat! It is very cozy!

Wedding Bliss

Last night was the end of the wedding festivities. It was the last hurrah and I must say that we definitely went out with a BANG! Everything (including ourselves and Kels) looked beautiful! The abbey really trandsforms into a gorgeous place for weddings. 

Me and my groomsman partner

Bffe!

my lovely boyfriend sure cleans up nicely!

The Lauchner's

Friends

brotherly, sisterly love

CHEERS! To the happy couple!

Boyfriend

Ahh boys... Where do I even begin. Casey is a really great guy, I couldn't ask for anyone better! He is always making me laugh and knows when I'm having a bad day and just how to make it better!

With everything we have been through it has only made our relationship stronger.

I love you Casey Lee!

Christmas Came Early For Treo

 Last night was the Christmas holiday party for Treo.  As always they out did themselves with everything!  I had a great time with a great girl as my date :) 

a great team of girls

some of my favorite stylists! :)

Shout Out

This post is a shout out to my best friend Erica! I am so blessed to have a friend like her.

You are one ballsy, outgoing, adventurous girl and i envy you for that! I wish i could be as personable and kind as you are. When we are together i can do nothing but laugh from the quirky things that you say! And i thank you for that..

Don't let the world change you... You will change the world!

Copper Dock

This past weekend, C and I went to the Copper Dock winery in Pocahontas, Illinois with a few friends.  Although it was a little chilly and we didnt last long it was still a good afternoon at the winery.  I love going to wineries.  I think they are way better than bar hopping, but thats just me :)  Even though my friend Callie got mad at me for forgetting my id.....we all still had a good time! Next time the boys wont be invited since all they want to do is complain! haha

the girls

me and boo boo

again!

This place is sooo beautiful! I just love going there! Whenever I do get married, I would really like to consider this place as the venue!

Cardinal Nation Baby!

That same weekend of the bachelorette party, I went to the Rams game that Sunday, and the Cardinals had won the World Series that Friday.  So after the game we went to the Caridnal rally parade and along the walk over to the stadium, I snapped a few cool pictures!

Cardinal red water!

I just thought this was a really neat picture!

Bachelorette Partyy

I have been randomly posting but I have many more pictures on my camera from some of the things I have been doing. So here are a few from the bachelorette party I went on last weekend.  It turned out to be a really fun and good night.  Even though I felt a lil silly dressed as a "crayon" and when people mistakenly kept calling us "ballerinas" I still had a good time! Haha but from the looks at us I would totally agree that we did NOT look like crayons.

At dinner

ready to go out

the bride and all of her "crayon" bridesmaids

these were the only two pictures I took while out

It's the most wonderful time of the year..

Yup it's back!

That great red cup at Starbucks that let's us coffee lovers know that Christmas is right around the corner! I can't believe how close it is! I know I've been raving about how much I love fall, but Christmas is my favorite holiday! And i love how beautiful the snow is. I loveee christmas songs, decorations, smells, movies, and the love that surrounds my household at this time of year!

I just can't get enough!