oh the weather outside is frightful...

somewhere else. in texas it's still 70s-80s. and yet, the holidays are right around the corner! still looking for gifts, arent' you??

i wanted to take just a moment to help out a couple of my friends that have an entrepreneurial (i've been dying to use that word) flair.

my friend cassie makes some trendy, earthy jewelry, as well as soaps and lip balms... she sells these items via her online store called cloverhollow (listed under "noteworthy websites" on the right side of my page). it's definitely worth checking out if you still haven't found the right gift for someone!

and my friend brian lipp is a photographer. consider some holiday portraits! brian does wonderful work and his prices are more than reasonable. go check out his website, brian lipp photography (also listed under "noteworthy websites" on the right side of my page).

hope you're all getting in the holiday spirit! i'm just dying to decorate but hubby says it's too soon... what's TOO soon?! i wanna be the first in our neighborhood to decorate, dang it! :)

now where did i put those christmas cds...