thankful

{purple wrap dress- target; necklace -thrifted; nude fishies -marshalls; headband -forever 21; brown wedges -target; bracelet -jcrew}

{pumkin trees & arragement via trader joes}

I couldn't be more thankful this year, ya'll. I am one happy and very lucky lady. The Hubs and I hopped in the car and headed North for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Jed and sweet K Lou hosted the whole fam at Casa de McDonough and it was glorious. The Hubs made a turkey-stuffed-turkey; the boys played football; and there was a lot of wine consumed. I'm so grateful to have such an amazing family.

*I'm also extremely flattered and honored that E commented on my sweet old blog, wow!

{the Hubs and his Turkey; Moms squared & A. Janet}

{sweet brothers/cousins -americana at its finest}

{the patriarchs -gary not pictured}

{future leaders of America}

{K Lou and her stunning table -what else is new}

{eat your heart out/food-coma-to-be}

{the best friends a girl could ask for}

orange you glad?

{skirt -jcrew via closet mentor; tights -walmart; ballet flats & silver watch -target; peter pan collard shirt -target; sweater -norstroms rack; cat eye sunnies & bow ring -forever 21}

I wore this last night to work. As of next week I will have three j.o.b.'s. Remember that boring old 9-5? It is lookin' real good these days.

Last night I worked at the restaurant which has been the source of some serious manic-ness (is that a word?). My colleagues are either super nice or horribly rude. I know I'm the new kid, but geez cut me some slack. Luckily, there is a liquor store in the same shopping plaza. Hello drowning my sorrows! Hopefully my next shift will be a little sunnier.

Like these tights. I bought them for my Halloween costume and I decided to wear them early. I reasoned that I probably won't be wearing orange tights in January. Although, check back, I could be singing a different song.

On the brightest note, the Hubs and I have family coming into town tonight! I'm super excited, plus I'll have a chance to test my kid skills before I teach next week... Although, I'm a little jealous I won't be headed North, sounds like there's going to be some serious Voyack partying this weekend -just please, no beer bottles.

cheers,

mc

what I learned at preschool

(our ringbearer, also the youngest kiddo I know)
photo by Courtney Aliah

As previously mentioned, I am rocking orange and black hardcore, just lovin' that Halloween vibe. As also mentioned, I have a funny story for you, well I thought it was funny. It all began with an orange and black outfit.....

My sweet resume is still floating around town and I received a call from a Montessori preschool for an interview as a substitute teacher. My inner monologue went something like this, "hmmm, preschoolers. I could handle that."

So I got dressed and headed out the door. Yelling back to the Hubs that I'd like to take pictures upon my return. My outfit screamed sweet, fun-loving, adorable preschool teacher -without having any embroidered pumpkins. I was pretty jazzed.

I arrived to my interview and the very friendly girl told me it was more of a "working interview." They would like to see how I interact with the kids.
"Ok, I've got this. Let's do this thing." I thought to myself. Always one for a pep talk.

She directed me to the playground.

This is when things began to spiral downhill fast. I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting, but I went from cool, calm, and collected to omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg.
See, there were maybe fifteen little kids running around said playground. Little little little kids! Obviously, it wasn't just me watching them, but still I was freaking out. Freaking out, panicking, sweating profusely.
They were climbing all over things and playing with sticks and rubber bands and all sorts of dangerous stuff. At least, I thought it was dangerous, I mean right?
No. Wrong. I was overreacting. Apparently this is how children learn. Trial and error. They fall, they poke themselves, they hit each other, and they learn. That's how it goes. I guess I haven't had as much experience with little kids as I thought -or maybe I've become a nervous Nelly in my old age. Whatever the case I sure was glad that no one choked or needed to be rushed to the emergency room.

The other weird thing I learned about little little kids is how different they are from adults -or maybe not.
1. There were some definite jerks, straight up. There were some little kids that are just going to suck their entire lives.
2. They're definitely not as innocent as I thought or hoped. Biting, hitting, kicking -what is this professional cage fighting?! Stop that!!
3. Their emotions are fleeting. Not unlike many of my friends, these kiddos are hot one minute and cold the next. About every fifteen minutes I was princess popularity on the playground -literally swarms of kids were fascinated by me! Who would have thought, right? But then just as fast as I was hot, I was cold and the crowd dispersed. Which is a real ego check, btw.

All in all, it was quite the experience. I never did take the outfit pictures because I was literally covered in dirt. The last time I was that filthy I was scrapping the popcorn off our ceilings. Furthermore, as I surveyed the situation -specifically the small but very runny noses- I knew immediately that a cold was emanate. Sure enough, guess who's nose is running today??

So, no outfit, but I've got a few fun links that should get your weekend going....

if wes anderson did a wakeboard video, it would go something like this

a seated bridal party, this couple seems super cool

feeling girly? go ahead, indulge.

the Hubs made walnut pate, it was delicious and easy, try it!

oh Olivia, I love you/I hate you.

I thought this was cool years ago

our friend shot a hole-in-one this week, isn't that amazing? no link, just sharing..

cute shoes, bg

What is wrong with this girl? Cheer up would you?

all for now,

mc

jane-o-lantern

{shorts -old navy: gingham top -KLou's; orange cardigan -banana republic; belt -forever 21; flats -target; sunnies -forever 21; bag -banana}

I think the only acceptable month to wear a combination of orange/black is October. Agree or not, I plan on doing it this as much as possible until the 31st. I have some funny stories to tell soon, but right now I'm off to my very glamorous job.

I should have put glamorous in quotations...

xo

mc