Category: holidays

Last Minute Gift Guide!

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We’ve all been there… Actually, we are there.  Like, right now.  6 more sleeps till the big day and we are definitely not all done with our lists

So, here are a few options for you that might lessen a bit of that stress and make the hardest ones to shop for happy! Some are still available for rush shipping but only until the end of today, so GO!!!


We HAD to include this adorable little neon sign on our list!  And to be honest, we both kinda want one for ourselves.  This would be super cute in a kids’ bedroom, office or really anywhere!  Make sure to order today with rush shipping to receive by Christmas. 

Winter time means dry air which also means DRY SKIN!  Your skin can stay touchable and lovable with this Tata Harper Revitalizing Body Oil.  It smells delicious and feels totally luxurious. The perfect gift! 

Pampering is always a good idea!  So, consider a gift card for a mani pedi!  We are kinda dying to try a new spot here in Dallas called Verbena Salon, which is a non-toxic, fume-free nail bar, salon and cafe (meaning they rub your feet and pour wine!  WINNING!)

Who doesn’t love to cuddle up with a cozy blanket when it’s cold outside?  We love this cream-colored option from Anthropologie and it can be found at lots of local stores.  Plus, there’s still time for shipping!

Is there a traveler in your life?  This universal travel adapter is a life saver for any and all kinds of electronics! We think it makes a great little stocking stuff and Amazon Prime will have it to you before Christmas! 

Who doesn’t love a good fuzzy slipper?! These lovelies are basically the Tempurpedic mattress of footwear!  As you wear them, they actually mold to your foot and provide support.  Don’t judge when we roll through carpool rocking a pair of these.  Most colors still available! 

Sometimes, your favorite people are the hardest to shop for.  So, why not honor them by donating to those who really need your support?  We have a pretty amazing friend who fronts The Huckleberry Foundation.  Lift up those with special needs while honoring those who are fortunate enough to give to others by donating in their name. 

Me Gift Guide

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Santa baby…. forgot to mention one little thing….  sanity and at least one night of sleep without a child waking me up to let me know they have to pee! In all realness though…  with all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to focus on holiday festivities, and gift lists for others, but sometimes it’s hard to sit down and make our own Christmas wish list! We decided to stop and take a minute to share the top 5 things we’re hoping Santa leaves under the tree!

STEPHI’S PICKS

When it comes to gifts, I am pretty easy to please. The little things truly  make me so happy. I am a sucker for things like fun notebooks, coffee tumblers, or a fun pair of studs. These are the top 5 things on my Christmas wishlist this year! Fingers crossed Santa thinks I’m nice …

  1.  I always love a cute beanie to sport all winter long! Snag this one from Nordstrom for $45

2. I have a thing for stars and a love of stud earrings, so as soon as I saw this pair I had to add it to my wishlist!

3. When I’m at home, I like being comfy and cozy (easier for chasing the kids around). This loungewear set would be perrrrrfect!!! TOP, BOTTOMS

4. A friend of mine carries her phone in a cute little case like this when she doesn’t need her entire purse, and I think it’s the most fun accessory! It would make such a cute gift! I love this green color and the stud detail on the strap! Super cute and under $100!

5. Finally… I just really want these Llama slippers 🙂

SUZI’S PICKS

I have been known to shop pretty well for myself, so sometimes, I can be really hard to shop for.  BUT, I generally don’t have a hard time communicating what I want 😉  This year, one of my goals is to stop buying so much and just focus on what is really important.  Let’s be clear though… I am totally fine with someone else shopping for me! 

  1.  I love this Tai Rainbow Earring set from Neiman Marcus.  And at $100, it’s a total steal.  Mix and match them for a fun look! 

2.  I have a true pajama and lounge wear obsession!  I think these cozy Fleece Cloud Wrap Top and Wide Leg Pants from Anthropologie look perfect for a movie and a glass of wine kind of night.  Or in my world, every night.

3.  Ylang23 is one of my very favorite jewelry stores because of their unique and funky vibe.  These Janis Savit bangles are so gorgeous but also easy enough for everyday wear.

4.  Trying new beauty products is a totally a guilty pleasure so when I discovered the Omorovicza Nourishing Hand Treatment, I was instantly hooked.  If you know me, you know this goes in my purse with me everywhere!  Dry hands be gone!!

5.  This year, I am promising myself some more self-care.  Between being a working mom, a daughter, a chronic over-committer and an aspiring amazing friend, a monthly spa membership from Exhale would be an amazing way to get to focus on me every once in a while! 

HAPPY HOLIDAY-ING!!

All the Glam!

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It’s officially holiday season, and many of us will have a holiday party (or two ) to attend! We thought we would round up a few fun, festive outfit ideas in order to have you feeling chic and glam at any holiday event!

When we think of holiday party attire, we think “Glitz & Glam”. It’s that time of year that you can get away with wearing allll the sequins and sparkle! 

Pair a sequin skirt with a solid bodysuit and heels for a buttoned up look, or a graphic tee and sneaks for a fun funky girls lunch! 
Sequin topshop dress 
We are totally obsessed with this pencil skirt is to die for. It can be super dressed up with something like the heels ( below ) and a silk top, or you could rock this with a cool graphic sweatshirt and chucks for a laid back look that is sure to impress!

Not a sparkle kinda girl?  Throw on a fun jewel tone, or a bolder print! 

Pair a bold blazer with a black pants for a dressier occasion, or wide flare jeans and wedges for a casual holiday lunch!
Topshop dress
This is the classic holiday party dress but the style is still fresh. If you are headed to a more conservative event, this dress is the perfect option.

For most of y’all, it’s actually cold out, so why not top your outfit off with a fun coat or jacket that’s just a little bit extra??? If you can’t be extra during the holidays, when can you (am I right?)?

Leopard Jacket
Ivory Coat with Faux Fur Trim

An instant way to make ANY outfit feel instantly festive is added a red lip!!

Our favorite red, courtesy of Chanel, lasts all night… even under the mistletoe!

We adore a jumpsuit and this red Alice & Olivia number gives off all the holiday feels. It’s festive, sassy and sophisticated. Plus, you can absolutely work this into your wardrobe year-round!!! 

Sometimes, all you need is a sassy little heel to make even the most simple outfit festive and fun. Another way to make an outfit instantly festive is to pair a bold bootie in a metallic or bright color! 

I love this furry take on the classic black heel!

This Louise et Cie bootie is not only perfect to spruce up any outfit for the holidays, but its on sale for $59.98

In the same way that a pair of shoes can make a simple outfit pop, a fabulous bag can up the ante on a what could be a plain outfit otherwise. The colorful pop of this box clutch makes it a chic addition to any color ensemble!

Happy holidays Loves! Comment/e-mail/DM us on insta for any personal styling tips!! 

xoxo,

Suzi and Stephi

Gift Ideas for Men!

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If you are anything like us, it is easy to think of fun cute gifts for your kiddos or for other women. However, when it comes to the menfolk.. it can feel difficult to find fun gifts that you know they’ll love! That’s where we come in!! We pooled together to find some fun gifts, any man would love to receive!! Our gift picks are found at local Dallas stores, and can also be purchased online!

  1. What man doesn’t love fun socks? We found the fun festive taco socks at Favor the Kind.

2.  DLM supply has a multitude of amazing gifts for men. One that we thought every man would appreciate, is this dopp kit gift set (complete with shave cream, face wash, bar soap, and aftershave cloths).

3. A chic card carrier is always a great idea, and we are in love with this shade of green. Effortlessly cool… Stag Provisions has several styles and colors available in store, and online!

4.  We love how it looks to have a bold color shoe lace in a men’s dress shoe! These laces are available in a few colors at DLM supply! 

5. Want a gift that keeps on giving? How about a monthly IV drip? For only $79 a month, give the man in your life the “Founder’s Membership”: gift of hydration, recovery, wellness, immunity, rejuvenation, and so much more at Eleven Wellness! 

6. Anytime we walk into our local Aesop store, we are completely taken away with the incredible aroma! We thought it would be great to give a body wash and lotion set, to have the man in your life smelling amazing and feeling hydrated.

7. Every Man needs a great pair of jeans! Head over to Deep Ellum Denim to find a stylish pair at great price points! 

8. Have a hat lover in your life? Why not create a custom hat for them with local designer Travis Austin. Any hat lover would be elated to receive one of these bad boys!

9. Do you know a cocktail lover? We found the perfect Texas-style tumbler set at Stag Provisions! The “Highwayman” set features 4 of our fav country icons! Gangs all here!! 

10. Last, but certainly not least, be sure to knock his taco socks off 
with a pair of boots by Miron Crosby. These local Dallas sisters have created boots that are not only insanely comfortable, but are extremely stylish! It would be the perfect gift to spoil any man in your life! If you’re feeling extra generous, you can even customize them!!

A few other favs, available for online purchase:

A leatherman.. the niftiest pocket multitool you ever did see. Sure to impress any man! 

For the traveling man… give the gift of a Bad Bag! This style can be a duffel or a backpack. It’s durable and well… cool.

Every man loves a good hoodie, are we right? Our favorite hoodie for men is from American Giant! 

We hope these gifts make those special fellas extra happy come Christmas morning!!! 

xoxo,

Stephi and Suzi

Gifts Under $100 for Your Bestie

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Your BFF deserves a little love this holiday season so we have put together a list of our favorites!  We may or may not be getting each other something from this list 😉  But, we also don’t want to break the bank because between spouses, kids, family, teachers and many more, we’ve got lots of gifts to buy!

So, without further ado….

Assouline Gypset Travel – This book looks amazing on a bedside or coffee table and it has us feeling some MAJOR wanderlust!  Assouline anything is the best gift but this is a great price for a super high-end brand.

My Heavy Metal Wireless Bluetooth Speakers – We are both major music lovers and what better way to listen to some tunes than this adorable little mini speakers?  Plus they are rose gold.  Duh.

Agate Coasters – Agate is such a major trend in home and fashion right now and these are a cute way to incorporate something trendy without breaking the bank.  Lots of color options mean that you can match it to anyone’s decor.

Leopard Print Sweater – I mean, it’s leopard print.  And it’s a sweater under $100.  Need we say any more?!

Jade Roller – So, unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard about the jade roller.  Over the summer, we finally broke down and decided to try it out.  OMG it is worth ALL THE HYPE!  It depuffs, it smooths fine lines and your skin just glows in general with regular use.

Metal Catch All Tray – A “Good Vibes” reminder is ALWAYS a good thing and this little floral print just makes us happy.  We want one next for our bedside table to keep rings, etc.

Sonix Phone Case – Sonix makes cases that have so many fun patterns but they are also 100% kid-proof, which is 100% most important to us!  We love the prickly pear print, but cosmic and sweet pea are super cute too.

Gorjana Star Stud Earring – Just about everyday, you will see both of us in Gorjana jewelry.  It is super affordable, on trend, delicate and oh-so-compliment worthy!  We actually both own the star stud earrings!

Swell Bottle – We carry water with us everywhere and this festive little Swell bottle keeps things warm or cold and is just so in the spirit!  You can never have too many to-go cups.

Kate Spade Initial Necklace  – These initial necklaces are so cute either for your own initials, for your hubby’s or your kiddos!  They are small and simple enough to wear everyday and are a sweet sentimental gift.

Lacquer Stacking Boxes – We just love anything and everything Jonathan Adler and these little stacking boxes are NO exception. The color is perfection and who doesn’t need a little extra bathroom or kitchen storage?  Perfect for rings, watch, bracelets or if you’re a little weird like Suzi, the teeth your kiddos lose because you cannot seem to throw them away!

Grateful for Girls

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We have posted a lot about of Friendsgiving celebration last week. Between menu planning, tablescapes, grocery shopping and cooking, we totally wore ourselves out!

November is a month where people traditionally focus on gratitude. We love that because we are both glass half full sort of gals. Grateful and thankful are words that we use all the time, especially with our kiddos who are growing up in a crazy world. But, as we sat and reflected on our Friendsgiving day after everyone had gone, we realized how truly grateful we really are.

Since the dining table held 8 people, we decided we would each invite 3 friends. We had both met each other’s friends, but Stephi’s friends had never met Suzi’s invitees and vice versa. We weren’t nervous about it but hoped everyone would gel. Well, if you watch our IGTV (total shameless plus!!), you will see that our group of 8 women almost immediately acted like we had been friends for years. Everyone found commonalities in kids, jobs, hometowns, laughter. It was truly a beautiful thing to see.

So, in the spirit of gratitude, we want to express how truly grateful we are for our friends. Personally, we talk a lot about how amazing it is that we somehow ended up living next door to one another and have truly formed a sister-like bond. It’s special. We bring out the best in each other and we celebrate it. We love each other at our worst and lift each other up through tough times. And most important, we laugh. Hysterically. All the time. And it is so good for the soul.

Not only that, but now, we have been surrounded by this little tribe of women, these ride or die, bury the body and never discuss, love unconditionally and always tell you the truth sort of women. To say that we are grateful for our friends is an understatement. We weren’t able to invite every friend to our Friendsgiving this year for lots of reasons, but we hope that as we grow this blog, we can make it a bigger party every year to celebrate more and more of our awesome girl tribe!

But it bears repeating…. Becky, Jamie, Laci, Paige, Rachel and Sha, thank you so much for being the amazing women that you are and sharing that day with us! We love you!!

Friendsgiving Menu

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We both absolutely love to cook, so planning a menu for some of our best friends for Friendsgiving was so much fun! 

We did a lot of online research…. thinking about our guests, their preferences and most importantly, that we didn’t want to simply serve a typical Thanksgiving meal.  We wanted to use seasonal ingredients and flavors that echo the the holidays, but we will all be eating ourselves silly in just one week and we didn’t want to start too early 😉

Epicurious was a huge source of help for the menu.  They actually have a whole Friendsgiving post here that we used as a big source of inspiration.  You could literally use this entire menu for the most perfect party!

One of the big hits of the party were the Parsnip-Wrapped Devils on Horseback.  Despite the hilarious name, these little babies were CRAZY good and our guests loved them!  Bonus:  they are vegetarian, so a great option for anyone.  They are stuffed with blue cheese, but we think you could totally use goat cheese or something more mild if you don’t like the strong taste of the blue. 

For the main meal, we served the Stuffed Turkey Breast with Butternut Squash, Kale and Sausage from Epicurious along side these fabulous Candied Sweet Potatoes with Bourbon and the most beautiful salad ever created, the Persimmon and Burrata Salad with Sesame Candy, both courtesy of Food & Wine

The flavors were perfection together and no one felt overly full after this gorgeous meal.  A couple of tips that we learned:

  • The turkey recipe calls for boneless, skin on turkey breast.  When we go ours, one of the breasts was split in half and the other, the 2 breasts were attached.  (I mean, could we say breast anymore?!) The breasts (there we go!) that were attached rolled up much better and came out looking absolutely gorgeous!  The ones that were not attached were equally as delicious but the presentation wasn’t quite as pretty.  
  • We actually had planned to make the Shredded Brussels Sprouts Ricotta Toast, but in the chaos of the day, we totally mismanaged our time and about 10 minutes before the girls arrived, we hadn’t even started them yet!  WHOOPS!  We both wished that we could have had that brussells sprouts element in the day, but with how good the dates were, we don’t think anyone missed them.  And we definitely had plenty of food. 
  • Speaking of plenty of food, one of the best lessons we learned with this is to keep it simple.  Party planning is fun but it is also really stressful at times.  So, KISS – Keep It Simple Stupid!  Look at each recipe, take the timing into account, make as much as you can ahead of time and drink plenty of wine to get you through it 😉

Friendsgiving Table-scape

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Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and we cannot wait! We have visions of juicy turkeys, and pumpkin pies in our heads, but something else we are dreaming of is our table-scape!!

Suzi and I both love to entertain, and a fun part of entertaining is creating a fun aesthetic for your guests to enjoy! Our goal for the tables-cape was to have a light neutral feel. After scouring through hundreds of google images for inspo, we noticed a common feel to our favorite table-scapes was the use of eucalyptus leaves. Not only do they smell amazing, but they give the perfect texture to our centerpiece!

Our method to this was to curve it back and forth down the table and continue adding layers and textures.

We found bundles and bundles of different types of eucalyptus at trader joes, for only $2.99 a piece!!! 

Being that it is Thanksgiving, we wanted to include pumpkins! In order for it to go with our light, airy, neutral feel… we decided to go for ivory pumpkins. We found these little guys at Rubles for only 50 cents a piece.

For our place settings, we used dish-ware that we already had. (Find links to similar looks, below).

We found the candle holders, table runner, and white napkins all at Homegoods. We spent under $50 total! (who doesn’t love great pieces at great prices… am I right???)

Place card holder, and place cards, found at target!!

Seeing as though we are setting our table for a “Friendsgiving” feast, with all women… we wanted to add in an element of femininity. Our way of doing so was to use these adorable blush and gold wine glasses, found at Anthropologie! 

Marble coasters are from Target!!

We also tucked a few blush roses into our table-scape to tie in the pink!

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Our friends loved the table-scape, and we hope you do too!!!

xoxo,

Stephi & Suzi!!! 

Cheers!

Holiday Crowd-Pleasers

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We have officially entered holiday season, and with holiday fun comes holiday FOOD! We have decided to cook up our two favorite holiday appetizers for y’all and we are confident they will please any crowd!!

First up:

Suzi shared Tootsie’s (her mom)  famous Sausage and Cheese balls!

Recipe:

2 lbs. room temp Jimmy Dean’s sausage

1.5 cups of bisquick

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped celery

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

Spicy pepper jelly for dipping (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix it all together evenly, by hand. Place parchment paper on baking pan. Roll sausage mixture into 1″ balls. Place sausage balls evenly onto baking pan. Put in oven on 350 degrees for 20 min.

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** Insider tip: You can freeze these little guys for up to 1 month!  In the event some surprise guests pop over, bust these bad boys out, and heat up for widespread enjoyment!

 

Next up:

Stephi’s famous spinach artichoke dip!!

Recipe:

2 packs of plain cream cheese (room temp).

1.5 cups of DUKE’s mayonaise

2 cups of fresh chopped spinach

1 can of artichoke hearts, chopped

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 package of shredded low-moisture part-skim mozzarella

1 package of parmesan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put room temperature cream cheese into an 8″ square baking dish. Stir in mayo. Mix in the chopped spinach and artichokes. Next mix in 3/4 the mozz, and 3/4 parm. Sprinkle in garlic powder and stir misture to your hearts content (or until evenly mixed. Sprinkle the remainder of the cheese on top and place in oven to bake for about 20 mins (or until cheese is very lightly browned on top). Now devour!!!

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Enjoy!

xoxo,

Stephi and Suzi

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