is it ever a bad idea.....

so, i'm three months pregnant (i know!! get outta here right?!?!?!) and i found myself thinking the following at about 3:00 p.m. this afternoon....."would it be a bad idea to sit here at my desk with my jeans unbuttoned??"

not gonna lie: i did it. i unbuttoned my jeans. it felt great.....until my coworker came in to talk to me and i had to sit with my arms crossed over my unbuttoned pants for the next 15 minutes.

i ended up spilling my guts (punny huh??) to her as we were leaving work and walking through the parking lot to our cars. lucky for me, she thought it was funny and not the least bit gross. my bean is destined to have one classy momma.

bananas for monkey bread.

*tap* *tap* is this thing on??

well, hello there friends! sorry for the absence....in all honesty, i don't have the best excuse as to why i've not been blogging. so, how's about i offer up my sincere apology to the gagillions of readers out there and we forgive and forget? kapeesh?

last weekend two of my favorite buds, k and e, hosted a holiday party featuring snacks and sweets. i had recently read about monkey bread on the pioneer woman and was immediately intrigued. cinnamon? butter? sugar? BISCUITS?!?! sign me up! i figured that the party would be a good place to test the recipe.

behold my dears....THIS is monkey bread:

AND it's amazing - make it right this instant!!!! while the caloric content is out of this world, the simplicity of the recipe makes it totally worth all the calories. nothing better than an easy, extremely bad for you piece of deliciousness right? that's the magic of the holidays my friends.

image via the pioneer woman.

2010.

can you believe that october begins tomorrow?!?! wowza, i sure can't. once i hit october, i feel like the rest of the year just flies by due to the sequence of holidays: halloween, turkey day, and christmas (my absolute fav!!!). the 2010 calendars have already started popping up and here are a few that i absolutely love:

ilee - pretty pretty letterpress

susyjack - i actually purchased this one and it is beautiful!

1canoe2 - more letterpress yumminess

smeurer8 - love the simplicity of this

hook 'em.

today marks a big day in our household - UT vs. Texas Tech!!! hook 'em horns!!!!

wish list.

since the temperature has finally dropped below 90 degrees (HALLELUJAH!!!!), it's starting to officially feel like fall 'round theses parts. in honor of cooler temps, i've been perusing the web looking for some new fall pieces for my closet....i know, i know - jader and i JUST had the budget talk two nights ago. but, a gal can dream right? psht, heck yes she can. anyway, onto the pics!

gah - these are amazeballs. i seriously haven't purchased a pair of shoes from nine west in about three years....but i will say that my last trip there was magical. i met odyssey who sold me the cutest pair of red, suede flat. odyssey was so awesome that i promptly decided that i wanted to name my first daughter after her. i'll save that for another post....it's brought up all sorts of debate, teasing, and taunting (at my expense). anyhoo, aren't these peep toes just bananas??now these little dears may just actually end up in my closet. i am in NEED of some new black pumps. i've been wearing a pair of patent leather, kate spade mary-janes for probably three years now and while i absolutely love them, they are on their last leg. these suede calvin klein pumps are beautiful but the only potential problem is that they may be too high for work. i'm 5'11'' so these would put me close to 6'4''. thoughts?
what the what?? piperlime sells clothes now?? sounds dangerous. i heart piperlime - they've been good to me.

i love the plaid trend. i love that shirt has ruffles going for it too.

this one too.

this would be cute with some leggings and boots.

how cute is this jacket?

okay - that's enough day-dreamin' for now. i hope you guys have a great friday and a terrific weekend!

love.

i. love. this. dress. natalie portman is adorable!

dress by lanvin. image found via people.

and amanda seyfriend's outfit is rockin'.

ensemble by marc jacobs. image via people.

happy birthday old man.

happy birthday to the man who makes the best cowboy stew 'round these parts. you make me laugh like no other person can and you fill my heart with warm fuzzies. i love you like nuts!!!