November 23 2009

my favorite little things

Today I took the day off from work to do a little relaxing, brunching, and holiday shopping…one of my favorite “stocking stuffer” gifts is candles.  Justin and I have candles burning all of the time. My favorite thing about the fall and winter is when we only use candlelight to lighten and warm our little apartment.  A few of my favorite finds today were:

  • Ralphie - Cypress + Fir (Anthropologie - $26)…This little guy is SO cute and smells amazing. Bonus: when the candle burns out, you can clean the ceramic bowl and use it as a decoration or insert another candle and continue the burnin’!
  • Aquiesse - Pine Needles (Saks Fifth Ave $30)…To me, this is the quintessential smell of the holidays.  That smell you smell when the tree goes up and the wreaths are hung.  That smell of love and family.  That smell that no matter what else is going on in life, you know that everthing is going to be ok.  That smell that is priceless.

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Welcome! Grew up in Missouri, but now call Chicago home. A few of my favorite things are wine, cooking, my amazing friends, family, the boyfriend, and the cat (obviously). I prefer day drinking to staying up until 4am. Manners are a must. I love college sports. I probably watch too much tv (especially the trashy VH1 kind). I hate confrontation. This is a place for all of my randomness. You can reach me at cackipants at gmail dot com.