Viral Video Vendredi: Chimpanzee Riding on a Segway

I tell you, these work weeks are flying by as the holidays get closer and closer. I am traveling for the fourth weekend in a row - this time to Birmingham with Matt to visit some friends who recently moved there. We are looking forward to a relaxing weekend with these sweet friends, eating good food, watching football, and playing with their new Labrador puppy, Lola.

This week's VVV is 100% silly. My brother showed me this video years and years ago, and I remember rolling around in stitches on the floor after I watched it. Three words: chimpanzee, overalls, segway. You're welcome and happy Friday!

                             

Sink Your Teeth Into Serial

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! I am currently editing the 400+ pictures that I took on our weekend getaway to Charleston, so look for my re-cap of this awesome trip in the next couple of days!

To tide you over until then...has anyone else out there been listening to the new podcast, Serial? 

 

Let's take a step back for a minute. There are podcasts out there about anything and everything. Want to learn a new language? Try out one of the Coffee Break language podcasts as you drive to work. I've been listening to Coffee Break French led by my homeboy Mark and my homegirl Anna. 

Anna et Marc 

I also enjoy the podcast Stuff You Missed In History Class, which covers a random as hell topic about a random event in history. Agent Orange? The Hindenburg disaster? All found on this podcast and increasing your bank of Jeopardy knowledge one car ride at a time.

But back to Serial, the podcast of all podcasts. As I've mentioned before, I love a good mystery show like Dateline or 48 Hours, and Serial is exactly like these shows sans video. This weekly podcast chronicles the real-life murder case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of killing his ex-GF in 1999. 

Each week the podcast interviews different players in the game, plays recordings from the trial and police interviews, describes evidence, etc. I read that this podcast is literally developing as the weeks progress, so I'm not even sure if the producers know how it is going to end? It is killing me not to Wikipedia the crap out of this case and find out what the endgame is. 

If you love to binge on TV shows or movies, then this would be an excellent foray into the podcast world (especially with Thanksgiving road trips home coming up). Just don't blame me when you find yourself idling in your car for 15 minutes so that you can finish up your episode before going into the house...

Viral Video Vendredi: Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! Isn't the mantle above gorgeous?! Pinterest is such a tease with all of its festive mantles and front porches, neither of which we possess in our eighth floor condo. One of these days...

We flew the coop this weekend and are celebrating Halloween with tasty cocktails and pumpkin desserts from some of Charleston's finest restaurants. Today would also be the perfect day to take in one of the haunted walking tours that I have read so much about and have been dying to try out.

I wanted to send everyone off on this Halloween weekend with two of my favorite Halloween-themed videos. The first video is Jimmy Kimmel's inaugural "I Told My Kids I Ate All Their Halloween Candy" video, which was a genius idea and has gotten almost 49 million views on Youtube. The second video comes from the hilarious Ellen DeGeneres who sends her two biggest scaredy-cat employees to a haunted house and films them as they take in the sights. Enjoy!

         

         

My Favorite Things: Fall Fashion

Bon voyage, readers! We are heading to Charleston today for our much overdo long weekend. Believe it or not, this is only the third time in our almost 7 years together that we have ever gone on a vacation without the pull of some obligation or pre-ordained event. While we love attending out of town weddings and family-centric trips/visits, a vacation for just the two of us to a new and exciting city is just what we needed!

From what I can tell, Charleston seems to be an extremely chic city with beautiful houses, mouthwatering cuisine, and impeccably styled patrons. These observations and the changing of the seasons got me thinking about my own style and some pieces that I definitely want to incorporate into my look as the weather gets cooler.

1. Faux-fur vest 

2. Faux-leather leggings

3. Booties 

4. The Scout Classic Leather Tote in Caramel

5. Dark nailpolish colors

6. Oversized print sweaters 

7. Statement necklaces

I hope everyone else is as excited for a shift in the wardrobe line up as I am! Happy Thursday! 

The November 2014 Monthly Challenge: 30 Days of Thankfulness

November is upon us and that means it is already time for my second monthly challenge! With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, I thought that this month's challenge should revolve around the many wonderful blessings that I am fortunate to have in my life. So, I will be partaking in a "30 Days of Thankfulness" challenge where I will post one image per day on Instagram capturing something that I am thankful for. I'm optimistic that this will be less of a "challenge" and more of a period of reflection. Seriously, if I can't think of 30 things that I am thankful for then there is something wrong with my priorities! 

My first day of thankfulness is all about my Catholic faith. My high school, St. Agnes Academy, not only afforded me a wonderful education that prepared me for college, but it also emphasized the importance of God and faith above everything else. I joined the Catholic church in 2013, and our church, the Cathedral of Christ the King, has been such a warm and loving church home for Matt and I. Please keep me in your prayers as I expand my involvement with our church by serving as a mass lector! Monsignor McNamee, the rector of CTK, even flew to Memphis to preside over our wedding mass. It was very special having him be a part of our ceremony!