It is always amazing to me how fast December goes….all of a sudden Christmas is right around the corner. I will be honest….I tend to push things off until they are a bit of an emergency….as in “It must be done NOW”. Bad habit. So this weekend I will be jumping in head first with my Christmas shopping….which I have not started yet. Yikes! In the studio, we have been busy bees….sending out lots and lots of client gifts, wrapping up wedding album designs, and packing up lots of orders. Ask Laken and Jordan how the mail lady responded when they stopped by the post office with 60 packages! But Laken and Jordan were so wise and brought back the holiday spirit again by stopping by the candy store afterwards and delivered fresh chocolates to the mail ladies. All is good again. :)

I hope your weekend is filled with family, sweet treats, and just the right amount of hustle and bustle.

Enjoys the CHAR team’s links to things that are making us smile right now…

Char: An outfit I am loving. Love those chucks. Just need to get my leather skinnies!

Kathleen: Julia Manchik’s Instagram feed gives me my daily dose of the west coast. Plus the Manchik’s takes some pretty great trips too.

Grace: I am day dreaming of owning one of these hats someday.

Anna: My go-to nail polish for the Christmas season. It adds a fun bit of festivity to every day.

Claire: Such lovely wedding images…

Karen: The BEST article written about keeping life simple and clutter free.

Andrea: I feel like I’m the last person to catch onto THIS new Christmas tradition. But if there any other late bloomers out there, HERE are some crazy ideas to get you started.

Jordan: Just ordered some materials to create my own arrangement of these beauties filled with succulents

Laken: A perfect sweet treat for the holiday season!