Pumpkin Patch, etc!

I am SO glad it is Fallllll..... my favorite time of the year!
I love everything about Fall .. the clothes, the weather, football, birthdays, just everything!

Until today, I have been too busy to actually enjoy this awesome time of year ... But today was just too pretty outside not to enjoy!

We went to church this morning, ate lunch, I went to open house and then we decided to go to the Pumpkin Patch today at Boyd's Orchard!! I got some awesome pictures ;)

(the sun was in Jake's eyes ha poor thing!)

LOVE this pic!! 

So darn cute! :) 

Ok now for the funniest picture of Jake I have ever seen ... 

Haha I almost peed my pants when he posed like that lol ... sometimes you have to wonder what goes on in his head hahaha?!? He reminds me so much of Chris in this picture, its hysterical. ;) 

We had such a fun day! Couldn't have been better!! ... well ... unless Frankie was there :(

Unfortunately he wasn't allowed to go per Boyd's Orchard rules ha but he did get to enjoy the weather for a bit today and he loves when the wind blows in his little sweet beard lol ...

 Love him <3 

Let's see... a couple of other randoms I have for the week ... 

This is my fortune cookie I got last week ... loved it! I never get good ones I feel like, so this was worth keeping and taking a pic of :)

Look at my sweet little baby nephew Henry ... I want to see him SOOO bad but they live in Virginia and I just haven't had time to fly there for a weekend yet :( Love him to pieces though! 

Fall TV is my favorite ...

Are ya'll watching Nashville??

I am loving this new show! When I saw the previews I knew it would be good ... and it def is! 

Also one of my very favorite's is back on ... 

The Good Wife

If you don't watch this show you need to. I love it. I started at the very beginning and watched the seasons on DVD and got completely hooked. It's awesome. But you probably need to start from the beginning or you could be very lost starting now :( 

I can't wait to see these ladies back in action ... 
Real Housewives of Atlanta

Does anyone notice who is missing?
Where is Sheree?
I can't wait to hear why she is off the show? So weird?

Saving the BEST for last here ... 
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS 
Countdown ... 2 Days until it is BAccckkkk!!

ahhhhhh can't wait!! I have been counting down the days! 

This is Chris's least favorite show that I watch hahaha which makes it even more fun to watch because he literally thinks it's so stupid and that I think I am a teenager for watching ha. He doesn't understand! 

Speaking of PLL, 

Does anyone notice a resemblance between Toby and Jake? 

LOL 

(I may have shared this before, I can't remember...?)

Jake and I were eating lunch one day and I looked up from taking a bite of my sub and he had his hood pulled up and literally for a mili second I thought he was "A" hahahaha ;) 

Too funny. 

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!

Tomorrow I will be back with some Pinterest!! I haven't posted some Pinterest loves in a lonnnggg time! 

XO! 

Extreme Home Makeover Project

This past week has been a blur for me ... I don't think I sat down for one second all week lol

Ella and Ava's birthday were this week and Chris and I decided instead of buying them a bunch of junk that would get thrown in a closet and they might play with once, we were going to have a total birthday surprise reveal and transform their bedroom into a "big girl" room :)

Their old room was cute, don't get me wrong, but what they picked out 3 years ago and it was very PINK and kind of "little girlish" ... turning 10 and 8 yrs old ... I thought perhaps they might want a "cooler" room ;)

Once day we had just kind of nonchalantly asked them if they could have a dream room what would they want in it?

Ella: "Vintage random stuff hanging on the wall, like quotes, a fork & spoon (random I know, she's so creative!), my favorite poems on the wall, and like a fun desk that I could do homework at!"

Ava: "Ummm a cozy place that would be a reading area with a soft owl that we saw last time we were in Pier 1, and something purple for my bed, and a desk w/ a computer."

They were with us last weekend so we obviously could do no work on the bedroom until Monday when they left for school .. then they came back on Wednesday so we basically had two days (inbetween us both working nonstop) to get the room cleaned out, painted and redone ...

 I totally felt like Ty Pennington lol if I only had a megaphone and a crew of 100 people to help!

Here are the pics ... it turned out pretty darn cute! 

Still a few things need to be done ... I have monogrammed throw pillows coming for their beds ... window treatment being made, new light fixture needs to be installed, and some fabric to hang over their closet because we removed the doors... little things like that ... :) But all in all it got pretty much complete! 

 Bedding is all from Pottery Barn Teen, except the white down comforters which are from Tarjay!

Ava was obsessed with those musical notes w/ the bling on them haha she said that was her favorite part of the room! 

Still have to stick a cute pic in that frame at the top middle of the room ... but I loved that little sign that reads "It's only funny if it happens to my sister" ... hahaha so true. The two hanging frames w/ the bows have Ella's favorite poems that I typed up and put in there for her ;)  One of their presents was that black ipod dock station on the table so they can listen to their ipod music and blast out the house ha! 

I wanted to get a rolling smaller desk so that if we needed to take it out for a slumber party or something we could do that easily. Cute chair made the whole desk, from Pottery Barn Teen. 

This is their little cozy reading nook! Which Frankie thinks is his new home! He wouldn't come out ha! He was obsessed! The big floor pillow is actually a coushion for a papazon chair from Pier 1. Then I just threw in cozy pillows, a blanket .. and Ava's owl she wanted lol. The sheer canopy thingy was like $20 at Bed Bath & Beyond .. but makes the whole thing so much more cozy!! 

The birthday girl, reading a book in her new fun room! <3 

So glad they liked it! 

Chris video recorded the reveal but I haven't uploaded it to my computer yet .. I will have to try because it is worth sharing hahaha they were SO surprised! It was super cute!! 

I have been doing other small things around the house... maybe I will do a house post this week sometime! 

Happy Sunday! 

I'm off to open houses all day :)

Brace Yourself ... My New Love...

Good Morning Fellow Blogger Lovies!!

This blog is meant for two people ... 

1. Those who love planners

2. Those who love cute things 

I am pretty sure almost everyone (except for the occasional stalker, ha) who is reading this, falls into one or both of those categories ... sooo ... brace yourself for my new obsession! 

I waited 7 DAYS for this box to show up at my front door.

7 LONG days! 

Chris was about to kill me ... every time he was home and I was not, I would call and ask him to go check the mailbox, check the front door, check behind the flower pots in case the UPS man got crazy and hid it .. check and see if you see a note left on the door that might have blown into the shrubs, haha ... I was like a kid on Christmas Eve...  until she finally got here ... ;)

Check out my NEW planner!!

How cute is that?

For those of you who have already jumped on the Erin Condren band-wagon, you know how amazing this is. But for those of you who hadn't, like moi, you will appreciate it (your bank account might now however ha, yes it was $68, which is why it took me almost a year to convince myself to order one, but it was worth every penny!!! Trust me!!) 

There are set styles and designs for the front and back covers, or you can choose the one I did where you can upload your own photos and make your own personalized one! 

The little stickers on the right, you can upload each pic of the special people in your life ;) and then it will print their face on these little round stickers to put on their birthdays, etc! Lovvvve it!! 

It is a great quality. So nice and thick. The pages are wonderful ... plenty of space to write in .... 

You also get cute little extra stickers in the back too! 

And then in the back .. there is a little clear pouch thingy for your cards, or notes, or whatnot and she even sends cute little sample personalized cards in there for free!

I can not express how much I love this thing! 

I carry it everywhere! :) 

I am still using my phone also, so keeping up with two things can be a little exhausting, however I still like to have the feel of writing something down, and writing it in the cutest planner on the planet, makes it so much more fun! Haha!

These would be a great gift too .. I can already think of a few people I know that would love one for Christmas!

Happy Planning Ladies! ;) 

TGIF!

Hola Friends!

I know people throw around the term "TGIF" ... but good grief this Friday I really am SOO glad it is Friday! I work mostly every day, so Friday's usually mean absolutely nothing to me, but tomorrow for once I actually am taking a day off and plan to clean house, bring out all our Fall decor and then be lazy! :)

OK, now onto what's been going on in my world lately ... let's see ... 

1. Selling some houses to some of my awesome clients :) 

Congratulations Carla! She got a beautiful home that is absolutely perfect for her! So happy for her :)

My new yard signs are in! 
They look awesome! I am super excited about them! Watch out Lexington ... Gentry-Jackson & Associates is going to blow up! Hehe! Hopefully you will see lots of these signs all over town! ;)

2. KY Wildcats Football 

Ok, we can be honest .. our football team is not the greatest this year ha. Nothing like KY basketball.
However, we are not fair weathered fans ... so we still represent.

We went to a game and celebrated for Chris's 35th birthday a couple weekends ago! Had a blast.
My family grilled out, we hung out with some friends and watched the game .. it was a good time!

I even got to see my long lost BFF/old assistant, Emily ...

Love her! XO.

My cousin came with us too .. she is so cute!

 3. Celebrating Birthdays! 

Chris hates that pic, but it was the only one I got with him and his new bday present ...
the big GREEN EGG!
Not really being a grilling person myself, I never understood the hype about these things lol
BUT ... after getting one and eating off of it, I guess I understand now because the food is amazing.
Chris was SO surprised .. the kids and I made a scavenger hunt for him throughout the house and ending in the back yard with the green egg and it was so cute. ;)

We opened cards, went to dinner and had a blast celebrating his special day, as you can see above haha.
Happy Birthday again babe ... xoxoxo! So glad you had a special birthday, you deserve it <3

4. Celebrating my Aunt Cathy's LAST chemo treatment!!

She is such a strong person! This was her at her last chemo treatment last week .. doing the "V" for victory!!
She is a two time Ovarian Cancer survivor .. praise the Lord! She has maintained a positive attitude even when she has felt like absolute crap. She has a major important job for a large spa company and kept working the entire time she was having treatments.
I am so proud of her!!
Love ya Aunt Cak!

5. Cuddling with these sweet boys ... 

My sweet Connor and his new baby brother ... freaking love them ... they are so cute.

My BFF, Chrissy, has the sweetest little babies ... if only now she would have one more and it would be a little girl hahahaha kidding kidding, calm down if you're reading this! ;)

6. Meet Maria !!!!!!!!

 First of all ... how pretty is she?? So freaking beautiful .. on the inside and out!
This is Maria Gillete ... 
and she is the latest member of Gentry-Jackson & Associates!!

Maria just moved here from my favorite place on the planet, NYC, where she has sold real estate in Manhattan for the last few years and killed it there! She filmed for Million Dollar Listing NYC but they went with those other silly boys haha their loss :(
Anywho, Maria is my new Buyer's Agent and I am SOOO excited for her to get started!
She is a total go getter and instantly you want to be her friend the second you meet her!
She is going to be awesome and I feel so blessed to have her working with me!! :)
Ahhhh love her!!

Speaking of work ... check out this sign I scored from my favorite store, Homegoods, for my new office...

So TRUE!!

7. Walking for a Cure ...

I had promised Ella and Ava we would go down last Saturday and do the breast cancer race for the cure for Susan G Komen foundation ... and even though it was a brisk 40 degrees that morning, we sucked it up, wore 3 layers, and went to support! And I am so glad we did, we had a great time and they were so proud of themselves for walking 3 miles! We jogged the last half mile and they didn't complain one single time ;)

We even had them little Keller Williams shirts for the walk to match our teams ;) It was cute!
Look at those cute little walkers ha! <3

This is me and my friend Stephanie after the walk! :) XO!

8. Winning!! 

Woohooooo look what I won yesterday from the nice guys over at Wildcat Moving!!
A signed MKG picture! 
We are beginning to have a little miniature UK hall of fame at our house now hahaha
Thanks to the guys for giving this away, I am super excited I won!!
If you are in or around Lexington, KY and know anyone looking for a moving company, they are the BEST!
Wildcat Moving is locally owned and operated ... and they are so to work with. Great prices!
Don't go with a super expensive nationally owned moving company ...
SHOP LOCAL and support someone who works hard to build their company locally ;)

Tomorrow I am blogging about my new favorite thing in the world right now!!
You will want to seeeee!! :)

TGIF!
I gotta go watch Big Blue Madness! #BBN