Etsy Finds: I'm Just Here for the Boos

I'm loving Halloween this year. My little man said he loves Halloween because of the pumpkins, because they're his favorite color. He helped me put out some Halloween decorations in the dining room yesterday and just got so excited about it all, it made me excited too. 

Here are some of my favorite Halloween finds from Etsy. 

Loving this shirt.

Everyone Halloween needs the Sanderson Sisters.

Cool Halloween party invitations. 

Something about these bags just reminds me of Halloween parties in elementary school. 

This little witch seems like she has a story to tell. 

And what kind of child of the 80s would I be without these guys? That Dracula McNugget is cracking me up. 

What are you doing for Halloween this year?

Happy Father's Day!

Dad, Papa, Pop, Old Man... whatever you call your dad and whatever your children call your husband, celebrate the fathers in your life today.

Goose and I surprised J-bird with the Back to the Future Trilogy on Blu-ray and Our Fathers, Ourselves. He also had some freshly baked apple cinnamon muffins in bed, and we've spent the day together and at home.
 
We have been blessed with an amazing father in our family. J-bird is a great provider, supporter, and nurturer. He's a wonderful partner to me and amazing father to Goose. I couldn't have asked for more. Thank you.

Valentine's Day-- What do you do to celebrate (or not)?

Even with a significant other, I've never placed much value on celebrating Valentine's Day. For several years now, Mr. Making It Bright and I have set a small spending limit, somewhere between $5 and $20, for what we get one another. One year our limit was $5. That was fun. It takes some serious creativity and thought, but it's nice. We usually do some sort of small gift and candy.

Here is one of my gifts from years past.

No, it's not the Cow Creamer ($28) from Williams-Sonoma.  It's a much cheaper knock-off from Target ($9.99).

One year I got these from Target:

Also nice, and cheap!

When I see those mugs in the cabinet or use them for hot chocolate, I think about when I got them. When we lived in our apartment and "didn't have two nickels to rub together". And when he gave them to me, Mr. Making It Bright said that one day we'd use them in our own house. That day seemed so far away at the time-- we had a mountain of debt and weren't making anything at our jobs. Those were the days of pasta and potatoes for dinner. Every night.

But now that we live in our own house, we still think back to those days and remember them fondly. We didn't have much, but we had each other and we were dedicated to making it work.

I'm surrounded by love every day. I don't need to do something special on Valentine's Day to show it or feel it.

Love to you all today and every day.