New Week Noteworthies

Hello, hello! I hope this post finds you well after a merry Christmas! I'll share more about our Christmas soon, but for now I wanted to round up the latest steals and deals around in case some Christmas money is boring a hole in your pocket. :) 

• Clearance on clearance at Old Navy makes this oversize striped tee $7.78, and this graphic tee $4.78. I love it in both colors! "The secret to having it all is knowing you already do."  Use code JACKPOT at checkout for an extra 40% off clearance. Woop! 
• And while we're talking Old Navy, y'all have been loving my fridge chukka boots as much as I have! They're not on clearance, but you can use code ENJOY to make them 30% off. Bonus: Old Navy lets you combine promo codes. Yay! Hurry because they're selling fast. Limited sizes left!
• This deal doesn't seem to be available online (I can't add any to my cart--if that changes holler at me!), but it's worth scouring the clearance rack at Target during your next trip. My mama and sister have these leisure tunics and they're AMAZING. I borrow them frequently. They're lightweight, oversize, and they're like tissue tees, so they're sheer and perfect for layering. The website say juniors, but they definitely fit true to size--no need to size up.
• Y'all know this is the best time to buy Christmas for next year. Sure, it might seem silly at first thought...but not really when you can buy nearly everything for at least 50% off. Here are some of my favorites:

• I can't wait to wear my new workout leggings (here + here -- both 50% off!) that Marky got me for Christmas. After a long weekend of indulgence, I'm dying to get back to working out tomorrow. Woof. 
• GUYS! Influence Conference is coming to CHARLOTTE in a one-day event this April. I need to buy my ticket!!! How amazing is this?!! I can't wait! Let me know if you are going! 

  

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• Totally random, but I wish I had a space or need for these because you can get two of them for less than $100!!! Also, Julia has similar ones for the kitchen table in her house, and she's my favorite character on Parenthood, soooo yeah.
• Another random furniture find and complete steal: this ottoman.You can't (ever!) go wrong with tufting, naillheads, and velvet. It also comes in green if you want to get funky with it...but the markdown isn't as hefty as the other.
• Throwing a NYE party and want a some fun (yet affordable) home accents that you can use year after year? Throw these pillow covers on some of your regular throws pillows for a bit! It's hard to say no to when you look at the $25 $4.97 (!!!)  deal. (Not to mention FREE SHIPPING!) 

  

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• Once I start with sequins I can't stop...HELLO BEAUTIFUL SILVER SEQUIN TABLECLOTH! You won't believe what a steal this is!!!! Gold version is here.

  

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• These sequin table runners are also amazing and come in just about every shade of metallic. Perfect to adorn your NYE spread and for parties in general! How pretty would the blush color be at a bridal or girl baby shower?!!
• Last thing! (Told you I can't stop with sequins once I start.) Stock up on these sequin stockings  for next year while they last! $4.99 in gold and silver with faux fur. These without the faux fur are also available in silver and gold for  $6.97.

Okay...off to fold laundry and maybe start taking down Christmas decorations. Maybe. :) I probably should go to the grocery store first considering we have zero food (except Christmas leftovers). Hope you're enjoying the final days of 2015! 

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These Three Things...

Christmas.Family.Jesus.
I'm going to soak and relish in these gifts though the rest of the week, sweet friends. 
I'll be back soon because my little baby turns 8 months old on Christmas Eve, so that requires an update. :) Another thing on the agenda while I take a blogging break for the rest of the week? Create a 2015 family yearbook though Mixbook! I'm also hoping to finally put together my pregnancy mixbook too during this short hiatus. You know me...gotta take advantage of the sales while they're hot: use code MRYMS for 55% off through today. On that note...I've gotta get moving while Nancy is napping. Goal: have at least one of these books done today! It's time to relive 2015 and pregnancy. I've got my coffee piping hot (in my new Christmas mug from my sissy!) with a pup in my lap, a blanket over my legs, the best Christmas candle burning, and the view of my living room tree while some Dave Barnes Christmas plays in the background. Sigh. Life is good.

Holiday Home Tour Part 1 
From the bottom of my heart, Merry Christmas from our family to yours. Thank you for supporting Cheers Y'all. This is a dream endeavor of mine. We're sooooo close to being able to fill y'all in on all that is in store for 2016. I can't wait!!! CHEERS! MERRY CHRISTMAS! I love y'all!

Via

 P.S. As always, you can keep up with me here in the meantime. xx

Merry Weekend

Phew! What a week it has been!! From a sleigh ride, to exchanging gifts with my sissy, to Christmas with my dad, to a Christmas lunch with extended family all in one weekend, we've really let the merriness begin (and overflow!) over here. We have been Christmas-ing full force, nonstop. It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Post "sleigh" riding around sissy & Spyspy's neighborhood with the best of them!

 Mark thought we should be obnoxiously joyful, so our so-called Joyful Pie...judged.

 Even when she is cold, tired, and over it she still completely melts me with those baby blues. #momprobs

OH JOY tee | Joggers | Crib Sheet | Mobile | Sophie | Art

Auntie got Nancy this precious Oh Joy shirt since joy is the name of our game this year with our girl.

 (Did you catch my impromptu Saturday post? Hope got me these and I'm obsessed.)

 Unrelated but noteworthy: Nancy had her first bubble bath! It was daddy's idea and special grocery list request.

 Crawling and hamming it up. I think she looks like a little Christmas present with that red bow!

Nancy's Gift form Santa |  Moccs

Santa encounter #2: You again? | Oh, you're giving me a gift? | I don't care! I still don't wike youuuu!

It doesn't matter who she's with...she's not a fan (unless she's distracted by eating an apple through her fresh food feeder).

Reindeer Sweater (this year's version) | Khaki Jeans | Glittery Sweater (similar) | Cross Earrings | "Leather" LeggingsThe Judge: Santa's #1 Hater

We are tired. Really tired. But our hearts are full, and celebrating the birth of Jesus is right around the corner! Merry Christmas!
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Last Minute Gift Idea: Lace Up Chukka

Last night we exchanged gifts with my sister and brother-in-law before they head out of town for Christmas. Hope always has a special knack for gift-giving, and this year was no exception. In case you're last minute shopping, I wanted to share the newest addition to my shoe collection with you: the sueded fringe lace-up chukka. Are these cool or what!?!

 Joggers (old) similar | Chukkas

These pass the sister test. What's that you ask? You know an item passes the sister test with flying colors when we can't share because we each want our own. That's how awesome these are. Hope was conveniently wearing her pair around yesterday before I unwrapped mine. I--also conveniently--told her how much I liked them at least five times not knowing she had a pair waiting for me! Thanks, sissy!!!

Last but not least: these come in whole sizes. If you wear a half-size, size up. Use code GINORMOUS at checkout for 40% off, making them ring in at less than $15.  I have them paired with joggers today, but I will be wearing them with pretty much everything from now on since I will hardly be taking them off my feet!!! 

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Friday Favorites

ONE | SLOW COOKER HOT CHOCOLATEI made slow cooker hot chocolate for our life group last night thanks to Shay's wayyyyy too amazing for words recipe. So. Darn. Good. And the smell that was lingering around the house...oh my word! I'm glad that turned out well because I wound up burning the chocolate peppermint cookies in the meantime. They were slice and bake. Go figure. :)

Wreath | MugsHoliday Home Tour Part 1
TWO | A CHRISTMAS PIEMy sweet blogging friend, Brenda, sent this surprise in the mail. I was wondering what was from Target when it arrived on my doorstep! (Thanks Brenda! We love you!!!) Pie looks precious rocking this girly tee for her first Christmas! And in true #momprobs form, I couldn't chose a favorite picture because I love them all. 

Shirt {kids clothing is buy 1 get one 50% off!} | Waffle Knit Leggings | Moccs
THREE | [UN]DIAPER BAGI'm so glad y'all loved my [un]diaper bag post and details yesterday! It kind of made me want to buy it again in another color, but that's just unnecessary. :)

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FOUR | NATIVITYI love watching little Nancypie play with her Fisher Price Nativity. I hope to candidly document this little scene through the years as she grows and learns the true meaning of Christmas.

Fisher Price Nativity | Rug
FIVE | GLITTERIf you've been around these parts for a while, you know I love Dress Your Tech to keep my desktop background fresh and exciting. Well, this week they put out...sequins and glitter. I chose the below number for bringing in the new year (though these gold sequins were a close second).

via Design Love Fest
P.S. Can you believe next Friday is CHRISTMAS?! YAY!!!!! 
FRIDAY means I'm linking up with...5 on Friday:  Darci, April, Christina, + Natasha | Friday Favorites: A Little Bit of Everything, Momfessionals, + Grace and Love | Oh Hey, Friday: September Farm + The Farmer's Wife
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Casual 70 Degree December Days + My [Un]Diaper Bag

I honestly have enjoyed this recent southern warm spell. Another thing I didn't mind? Raiding my sister's Old Navy order the day it arrived. I immediately threw on this side-slit tunic and didn't bat and eye when she told me it was maternity. Maternity shmaternity...whatever, I love it! Besides, it doesn't even say maternity on the tag of the shirt. The pink color looks exactly like the pink side-slit tunic I bought form the regular women's section a few months back. In true Elise form, it's currently on major sale in all 3 colors from $18.97 to $6.99, so there's that. Scratch that...I just realized you can add an extra 30% off at checkout using code DASHER which makes it $4(freakin').89!!!! Bottom line, this tunic is hardly "maternity." If Hope packs it away as a maternity shirt post baby, I'll just swipe it and put it in my closet. (Spoiler alert: she won't. We both know this is too cute to part with after baby Skouras is born!) It's versatile for warmer days like those recently here in Charlotte. Additionally, you can throw on a cardigan and wear it when it's cold, and I'm sure Hope and I will be rotating it between our houses this spring when it warms up again (right, sister? ;)) I can't say no to stripes or side slits. Or deals. I'm predictable. I love it. The end.

Okay - let's also talk about my [un]diaper bag. After wayyyy too much contemplating while I was pregnant, I decided to take the plunge and commit to this reversible lovely. Guess what? I haven't looked back! It's the perfect size, there is a cross body strap (crucial and the only way Mark will help me carry it), great quality, and adding this diaper bag insert fits every organization queen's diaper bag desires. Oh, and the reversible factor also makes it a fun, simple way to change it up just because you feel like it.
If you want more details, read ahead. If you're not into diaper bag details, skip this. :) I purchased the diaper bag insert in khaki because I felt like it would be easier to see what's inside each pocket with the lighter color. Before Amazon priming it to our house, I literally got pregnancy crazy and compared the insert and diaper bag's dimensions like a super serious mathematician, so I assure you that these two products go together like peas in a pod. I love the insert and have like-paired things in its sections. For example, the biggest section holds our diapers and wipes. Then the little sections house anything from toys (two maracas and a rattle, to be exact) to my nursing cover to a change of baby clothes to snacks to sanitization things. I stick a diaper changing pad down the side of the tote (not in the insert) and throw a small cutch on top of everything in the bag that holds my wallet, phone, and keys. That way--with the clutch--whenever I'm heading somewhere without my littlest lady, I just grab it from the top of my bag and go. This system works like a charm for me! The clutch is clutch, you might say.

Let's break it down:I don't care that this tunic is "maternity." It's a steal at $6.99. ($4.89 using code DASHER at checkout!)70 degree days in December are a total treat.I am still in love with my [un]diaper bag and it's diaper bag insert. (Did I mention it comes in 9 other color combos!?)
Even if you're not in the market for a diaper bag, this bag really is just a stinkin' awesome, perfectly-sized reversible tote, and it will rock your world! I promise! Not even going to tell you what a bargain it is. (But you probably know by now that I wouldn't buy anything other than a good deal!) Spread the word to your expecting mama friends...you dot have to get stuck in the box of making yourself buy an actual "diaper bag." Find something you love in a price range you're comfortable with, and make it work! Trust me!! Shop the Post:

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Our Family Photos 2015

The same day we took family pictures in Nancy's nursery, our sweet friend, Cameron, snapped a few pictures for our Christmas card. We did both shoots super quickly during Marky's lunch break. (It sure is nice to have him work a hop skip and a jump from home!) Here are some favorites from our Christmas card photo session. My favorite part is that they were taken in our backyard that Mark has been working so hard on lately!

 The pick for our 2015 Christmas Card!

 Her blue eyes pierce me!

 Judging Tina

It is so nice to have these images captured in our new home. We are thrilled to have laid our roots down in Charlotte for good. It's a wonderful place to raise a family, and I am thankful that we will be able to look back on photos of the beginning of growing our little family in this city for years upon years to come...
All images by Cameron Faye Photography

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