i can’t tell you the last time we’ve had this much snow in november. in fact, i think in the last three days, we’ve had more snow than we did all of last year. there has literally not been more than a few hours that snow hasn’t been falling from the sky. it’s a complete winter wonderland out there, i love it! we’ve had all our winter gear out, even kramer put his boots and coat on to brave the one and a half feet of snow. this morning, our power went out which meant we went out for waffles and hot chocolate, of course. my waffle had bacon in it, mmmmm… bacon. i was having a total homer simpson moment. thankfully our power has been back on for a few hours now and our house is just starting to warm back up. it seems the winter storm is now passing and honestly i’m kind of sad to see it go. the constant snow has meant more warm snuggles inside, plus the falling snow is extra magical, which of course has put me even more in the mood for christmas, which, by the way, camden is loving – not. yesterday while painting yet another wall in our house, i’m ashamed to say i turned on old christmas music to keep me going. all in all, it was a cold but beautiful weekend. all i can say is i hope this is a sign of what’s to come as far as weather this winter. lots of snow please! 

last night was bath night for kramer. it had been way to long since his last one and you know how little white fluffy doggies get dirty only in the greyest of ways. oh kramer and his baths . . as you can probably tell, he is not the biggest fan. but kramer, being the good dog he is, will stay in that bath without crying or trying to escape for as long as you need him to. he will sit, well stand rather, in the lukewarm water letting you wash and rinse and wash again until he is squeaky, squeaky clean. kramer is a brilliant dog.

i love the john paul pet doggy shampoo and conditioners especially the super bright shampoo and the oatmeal conditioning rinse. besides the facts that they are never tested on animals and are extremely good for dogs coats and skin, i love the way it makes kramer smell. rather, i love the way it doesn’t make kramer smell. one thing i dread about taking kramer to be groomed is the way he comes home smelling afterward. it’s as if they’ve dumped perfume and baby powder all over his sweet pink skin and white fluffy fur. after being bathed at home, kramer smells clean and fresh with almost no scent at all. the super bright shampoo is great for dogs with light or white coats. it keeps kramer’s fur looking bright and clean while the oatmeal conditioning rinse is great for gently working out tangles while being kind to their sensitive skin. just add a jar for rinsing and a quick brush after drying and kramer is set.

kramer may never love being bathed but he doesn’t mind being snuggled in a dry towel afterwards, especially with camden. if that doesn’t do the trick a little treat after being dry never hurts. although, according to kramer, any kind of treat any time never hurts.  –  p. s.  please excuse our old 1960’s half blue bathtub, i know it’s lovely . .

*this is not a sponsored post 

daylight savings gets me every year. there is something so strange about it getting dark at 5:20 p.m. one would think that after twenty three years, the idea that it will half the year get dark at 6:00, the same time it does three hours later the other half, wouldn’t be so hard to grasp. yet, somehow, every year, it is. i can’t count how many times i have said to camden that it feels like ten o’clock when it’s about seven.

on a completely different note, have you ever heard of the artist pete murray? i found this australian singer/songwriter on myspace (remember myspace?) back in high school. the song below is one of my favorites by him. enjoy!

i wore: jacket, anthropologie // sweater, anthropologie // shorts, american eagle // tights, j.crew // boots, frye // purse, vintage coach // necklace, american eagle 

we had a very quiet weekend at home, well at least kramer and i did. camden spent most of his working, as usual. i sometimes wonder what it would be like having camden here on the weekends, actually having the same days off, you know? although the ones spent alone can sometimes be on the lonely side, it does make the ones he has off that much more special i think.

i tend to be a homebody. i find i am most content spending my extra time within our home, working on projects or just relaxing. i found this weekend was especially that way. it was nice to have nowhere to go and nowhere to be. to just curl up on the couch with a good movie and a flickering candle. some weekends are nice this way; quiet, cozy, and full of thought, just what the doctor ordered.

+ my favorite winter candle from target – natures wick in holiday wreath – wooden wick crackles as it burns
+ kramer napping on his favorite sheepskin fur
+ beautiful elastics, my new favorites
+ slowly dying sunflowers
+ club soda with lime – my favorite drink