counting your many blessings

i am a big believer in daily prayer and recognizing what blessings have been bestowed upon my life. i generally think of the obvious "top of the list" things to be thankful for (i.e. family, friends, job, food & shelter, etc.), but sometimes it's those little things that make me happy throughout the day that i don't even stop to get excited for!

so since i've called myself out on the situation, i'm going to try and do better about being thankful for "all things great and small."

here are my little highlights of the day:
+ my travel coffee mugs. i have about 8 that i rotate through because i'll end up leaving one in the car or on my desk at work. i tend to feel incomplete on the days that i walk into work without one when i left it sitting with delish hot coffee on my counter (like today...womp womp). i have a cute polka dotted one with a cursive letter "K" and a hefty one with "bubba keg" written on the side (for days i'm in need of that extra cup and a half). those coffee mugs carry that liquid gold, which makes for a happy kate =)

+ my long hair. i haven't had hair this long since i was 15. as much time as it takes to style it (the 2x a week i take the time to do it) i've actually started to enjoy having it long! i've been playing around with it being curly, wavy and straight and trying different up-do styles. as much as i'm a short hair girl at heart, i'm embracing my long hair for the next 5 weeks and thankful that it will soon be given to someone who needs it much more than i do!

+ my workday soundtrack. my office has a very focused environment. everyone has a million and one things to do and we usually don't have time to chat away the day. so when i'm not on the phone or talking with a coworker, i am playing one of my daily playlists! i have two for each day of the week, one fast and one slow depending on my mood for that day. norah jones. michael buble. john mayer. the fray. sara bareilles. ray charles. mmmm good stuff. they keep me bee-boppin through my day and keep the work a-flowin!

what are those little things during your daily life that make you tick? stop and do a little dance of excitement that they're there and just add a little positive spin on your everyday!

favorites for friday

hello, friends!

happy friday =) so now that i'm back from the dead (okay, i wasn't really dead but i had a tummy ache all week so i was basically pretty close to it) i've decided to share a post of my favorite things for friday. brighten your mood and get you pumped up for the weekend!

~favorite blog:

you all know how much i love weddings. wedding planning. wedding movies. going to weddings. love it all.

recently, i've become a fan of wedding blogging. i love to look and see what different people do for their weddings and what ideas i can come up with for future wedding planning!

here is my current favorite-http://greenweddingshoes.blogspot.com/

she's in SoCal so the flavor is a little different out there than it is here for southern weddings.

check it out!

~favorite accessory:

since this week has been preparing us for the second coming of noah, i've had my frizzy hair and umbrella in tow. since i don't think you all would care for my frizzy hair, accessorize with your umbrella! throw out that old black one that's turned inside out from the wind and has 3 spokes broken. pick out a cute polka dot or paisley one and add some color to that rainy day!

~favorite drink:

i'm a big fan of hot tea on a cold day. you can get tea in just about any flavor these days but i'm a fan of the trusty english breakfast tea with honey. it's a good keep-you-warm drink for the afternoon without rockin the adrenaline flow you were using to get through the end of the work week. a must!

~favorite song:

cheryl lynn? yes please. love a late 70's throw back. get yo groove on!

happy friday!!

more cowbell!

i have never met anyone who gets more excited about halloween than joe. he plans his costume starting about a year in advance and is just beside himself when it comes to being able to dress up and go out in full regalia. he lives for it! so i've made it a point to try to just let him run wild and free when it comes to getting his costume prepped and planning his outfit piece by piece. he gets giddy with the idea of another halloween and another night of getting to let loose that little kid inside. hey, it only comes once a year, right?

this year with that red beard in tact, joe decided to go as will ferrell's "more cowbell" sketch from SNL. if you haven't seen it, watch the video here.

here is the finished product:

i figure if he ever loses his day job, he can make a living doing will ferrell impersonations.

i'm oh so proud :)

happy tuesday!