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Hiiiii!!!!! I've missed you so. Too much work and a lot of stuff going on around on the home front has left poor StyleBurbia feeling quite neglected. While I clear out the cobwebs, I'll share a little bit of what I've been up to and what was so important that I didn't have time for you :(. So, first we had Christmas.  We had a ton of family over and we were lucky enough to have my sister celebrate with us from Cali and my brother-in-law from Colorado. Christmas pjs are a must in our house. Opening presents is tough work.. Lumberjack Christmas shirts.. Are we really playing with a box when Santa brought us all those gifts??? Hayden's 'cheese' face. We are working on it so it doesn't look quite so creepy... lol Once the holiday festivities were over, I had to change gears and get going on planning my sister's baby shower. Yes, I am going to be an aunty!!! Soooooo exc...

Christmas is almost here.... Have you gotten all your gifts, wrapped them, figured out your holiday menu and sent out your holiday cards???? Me either!!! :) I did find a little bit of time to get the house dressed in its festive garb. Send me some pics of your holiday decorations! I want to see, so I can get better ideas for next year. If I don't talk to you before then, Merry Christmas! Much love to you all and to your families, Ris

Happy Friday and Happy New Year!   I hope you had an amazing time ringing in the new year and saying goodbye to 2012. An upcoming deadline for work is keeping me busy, busy, busy. So for now, I'll just have to share 5 things making me happy on this grey, winter day.       Loving my Sperry Top-Siders that my generous secret Santa bought me for Christmas:   J. Crew Sperry Top-Siders Getting cozy to watch dad use our 'new' snowblower:      This yummy (and easy) lemon chicken recipe that I made for our New Year's Eve dinner:   Thanks for coming Craig and Christina!   Lemon chicken breasts from the Barefoot Contessa       A sneak peek from our 99% completed powder room: (more pics to come next week)          A sneak peek from our 'almost' completed master bathroom: (more pics to follow next week)     ...

Happy Friday! The holidays go by sooooooo quickly.  So, in my attempt to hold on to them as long as possible here is a wrap up (pun intended) of the Christmas decorating over at the StyleBurbia residence. First it started out with the tree:   Mantels and doorways: Cookies from my lovely neighbor. Thanks, Babs! Yum! The first set of ornaments and lights at night: My homemade door knocker:       My wreaths on the front door:           More night views:             More ornaments and gifts from Santa: (strange chandelier? yes. it came with the house. replacement comes next week.)     Holly from my garden: Christmas feast: Ham, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans and Mushrooms { see recipe here }, Shrimp w...

Hello!   Missed me?   Things have been uber busy lately. New job has me in a tizzy. I only wish I had more time to throw back some egg nog and listen to Bing Crosby sing Christmas carols on a continuous loop. I kid you not. So in between working and TRYING to spend some QT with the boys and hubby, getting the house in order has fallen by the way side. Luckily I've squeezed in a bit of time to get the StyleBurbia casa in its holiday garb. Let's just say the photo quality ain't the best. I was running around like a mad woman taking pics before I missed my bus. See, that's how much I love you. In case I don't get a chance, I want to wish you and your families Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah (or Chanukah depending on your spelling preference), Happy Kwanza and the very important Festivous!!!! Thanks for reading!           xo, Ris