Favorites From the Weekend

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hi there, everyone! How was your weekend? Ours was good, but man oh man did it ever fly by! I need one more day with Tyler home with us, please. Family time > any other time. Rather than recapping the weekend, I wanted to pick out some of my favorite things. Ready, set, go…

I bought these shoes. Not counting sneakers, I think this is the first pair I’ve bought in about 2 years! I’ve avoided heels for a while, but I was finally really to bite the bullet and get some cute booties. Now we’ll see how many times I actually wear them considering my mom uniform is PAJAMAS!

Wes’s new toque! I won an Instagram giveaway for Lil Fox Shoppe and opted for the marble double pom. We picked it up this week (she’s local to us in Calgary) and it fits him perfectly! I still can’t believe Janelle got this made for us..she just had a baby! Hard workin’ mama. Check out her shop- she makes gorgeous knit blankets, hats, and scarves. Now I want one for myself!

National. This is one of my favorite places in Calgary for craft beer. We went to both the 10th and 17th locations on Saturday to celebrate Susie’s birthday and it did not disappoint. The beers we sampled were really delicious and the atmosphere was great. More on them later this week!

Tyler painted our bedroom! I am SO happy to finally be rid of the nasty brown color that was in there from the previous owners. We went with Behr Marquee’s Distant Star and now the room looks bigger and brighter. I’m still working on getting the room decorated, so no good photos yet. The newness of the room makes it feel like we’re sleeping in a hotel room…now to update the ensuite…

FullSizeRender-5

Wes! I stayed overnight at Susie’s on Saturday and I missed my little man something fierce. I woke up at 5:30 and wanted to drive back home, but decided to wait until it was light out since it snowed a bit and I wanted better weather conditions. I couldn’t get in enough snuggles on Sunday.

How was your weekend? Any favorites to share?

Friday Facts

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Happy Friday everyone! Man..only one week until Christmas! I am way too excited to have our first Christmas with Wes. And have cinnamon buns for breakfast. And presents. Here’s some stuff from the week…

Tyler made an Irish Cream Chocolate Oreo Cheesecake and it is SO GOOD. I’m not a cheesecake person, but I have been anxiously waiting for Wes’s afternoon nap each day this week so that I can sit in quiet and enjoy a piece.

2. I won a giveaway on Instagram which consisted of a pack of mulling spices. They were dropped off at my house today, and I can’t wait to put them to use! (I tried to track it back on Instagram and it seems the photo was taken down? Womp.)

3. I met up with Susie on Tuesday night for dinner at Wurst. It was VERY important that we got the giant pretzel, but also had salads to round out the meal. Since we got the check by 7:30, we decided to head over to Proof to have fancy cocktails. They were ok, but not really worth the $14 price tag. I was home and in bed by 10pm. WINNING. I wore my new blanket scarf that had just came in the mail that day. (Ps: I ordered it from a credit I had on Zulily).

4. Of course I have to include some pictures of Wes in here. He had his first bath in the big tub this week and started using the spoon to feed himself! (most gets flung, but at least it’s progress!) Oh, and I posted his 8 month update this week too.

I must’ve stared at this bath photo for a good 15 minutes before dozing off last night 😉

5. We have SO many presents under our tree right now. And it’s not even everything. Plus Santa still has to come. I have a feeling a certain little boy is going to get spoiled this Christmas…

6. Don’t forget to check out MintedLane! The coupon code is only good until Sunday and you won’t want to miss out!!

7. Best meal we had this week- Cashew Chicken Quinoa Bake.

8. I’ve successfully gone all week without the TV on during the day. To be honest, I could have gone without it in the evenings as well, but Tyler turns it on for us to watch a couple of game shows before bed. Only thing I’ve watched has been some random Christmas stuff on Netflix at night, one of which was A Moody Christmas (I think it’s only on Canadian Netflix and not the American one..sorry!) Super funny.

moody

That’s all from this end! We have lots to look forward to for the weekend, so I’ll be back on Monday to hopefully share some fun stuff!

Small Shoppin’ MintedLane

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Jen @nutcaseinpoint

Hey friends, happy Thursday! Today I am super excited to share one of my latest favorite small shops..MintedLane!

MintedLane makes custom teething necklaces that are stylish, functional and baby-safe!

I had seen MintedLane online via Instagram, other blogs and Etsy and recently decided to take the plunge to buy some of her product for myself! (Ok, maybe it’s for Wes too? So that made it easier to buy😉 )

FullSizeRender

I had messaged Cheeky with my color requests and she was very quick in her responses and super accommodating. In my opinion, there is nothing better than prompt and friendly service- especially when you’re doing everything online!

The colors came just as I had anticipated and the beads are nice and soft (silicone) to touch which is perfect for little baby hands and teeth. Not to mention stylish for mamas!

I chose the Sophie (left) and the Averie (right).

What makes me even happier- the bangle actually fits over my fist! I was really happy with my design and color choices because the pieces can work with a lot of what I already have in my wardrobe.

Wes seems to enjoy them too! Purchase= success!

Good news–> Cheeky has generously offered you guys 20% off minimum orders of $10 with the coupon code JEN20 which is valid until Sunday, Dec 20.

I highly encourage you to go take a look at her shop and maybe even pick out a piece or two for yourself or any mamas/soon-to-be mamas you know! Thanks again, Cheeky!