Monday, October 31, 2011

love lists: october, plus a little announcement.

on this lovely halloween monday, i am happy to say that i have the day off work.
and i want to share with you my favorites from the month of october.

1. getting engaged at louisiana tech university homecoming!


yes, you heard that right.
 i am now engaged & the future mrs. christy!!
i am so beyond excited!
i'm going to share the story & more photos later this week!

 2. MAC painterly paint pot.

3. when kara comes to visit from jackson.

4. dawes (a band).

5. co bigelow mint-infused tinted lip shine.

6. my leaves & twisted peppermint candles.

7. writing. everything from blog posts to grad school manuscripts.

8. arthur. partly because i love russell brand immensely.

9. football soup (i'm going to post the recipe soon).

10. the holiday season has begun.

oh, & did i mention getting engaged?!?!

i'm so happy!!!!

thank you to all of our family & friends who made this FANTASTIC weekend possible. i love you all.

18 comments:

memory said...

ahhh! getting engaged!!... how fun is that?! ;) congrats girl!
my bro got engaged too two weeks ago! :D so happy for y'all.
that football soup sounds amazing! can't wait too see the recipe! but i'm even more anxious to hear your engagement story and hopefully see more pictures! :))
happy halloween!
xx

Ashley said...

CONGRATS! So exciting! What a great way to spend your Halloween weekend :) Amazing. Hope your November is even more amazing!

Anna said...

How exciting!!! Congratulations!

Leah said...

Aww congratulations!!! So sweet!

Jennifer said...

Congratulations!!!!

And Arthur is awesome!

Natalie said...

Ohhh yayyy! Congratulations!!

Jenn @ Bliss to Bean said...

Congratulations! Enjoy every single minute!! :D

Unknown said...

Ohmygosh congratulations! Can't wait to hear all about it :)

xoxo,
Joelle

Cary said...

Congrats!!! :)

And football soup? Sounds yummy.

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness congratulations!! That's so incredibly exciting, wishing you both the best!!

Emily | Recently said...

Congratulations to you! I can't wait to hear the story!

Val Fox said...

How wonderful! Congrats on your engagement!!!
-Val

Stephanie said...

How exciting!!! Congrats to you guys! You look so happy in that picture!!!! Can't wait to hear more about it!

Jessica said...

I just stumble across your blog and there's an engagement announcement?! What fantastic news! I'm thrilled for you! (And I'm looking forward to that football soup recipe!)

If you have a few minutes, I'm hosting a giveaway for a $50 NOVICA gift card. http://style-obsession.blogspot.com/2011/10/win-it-50-novica-gift-card.html

Kelsey said...

woo! That is awesome!!

Michelle (michabella) said...

OH MY GOSH!!!! HOW DID I MISS THIS!!??? CONGRATS!!!! YOU ARE BEAMING!!!! Eeek! Can't wait to see more pictures and the story! <3

henning love said...

yay! yay!! congrats you two enjoy the engagement it is wonderful an just leads to even more exciting things obviously!

Jenna @ LaFemmeLaFanciful.com said...

AHHH!!!!!! LAUREN! Congratulations!!!!!! :) I am so excited for you! I can't wait to read along during your engagement!

OMG!! :)

the back and forth.

Justin had to turn on the air conditioner again last night.  It's October 26 - doesn't that mean the heater can stay on? Doesn't...