watch out.

{get it... 'watch' out. har har}

because i'm the total blazing nut job

who wants to own this total blazing nut job of a watch.

its at tjmaxx.

for alot of money for such a nutty watch.

$129.

that's why its still there.

if it were a watch i'd wear everyday i could make a case,

but that's not the case here.

cutest little blinged out alligator you ever did see, though.

with his emerald eyes and sparkly scales.

good thing you can score it on ebay for like 50.

i'm not going to get it.

little too crazy. although i did stand there at the jewelry case for a minute too long.

{i go to this black tie charity ball every winter and husband and i are in the youngest 1% of people there. i always look for something young and super hip to wear... try to channel carrie bradshaw or something.

wouldn't it kill it with a dress like this, but with a super plunging back?

gosh, i think so too.}

the nice tjmaxx employee that had to unlock the case and then stand there while i looked at this watch thought i had lost my marbles. i could tell.

i asked her to get this watch out from amongst other normal people watches.

told her it was the crystal croc... and she pointed to 3 others before landing on the. only. crystal. crocodile. watch. in the case.

she was thinking, "she can't be serious. lady, are you sure you don't want one of these other nice watches? look this one has a gold face? or this one? no, how about this one? ok, fine. but you're crazy."

ha. and then i took some photos of it.

nearly threw her into a tizzy.

when i convinced myself to step away, she sighed in relief.

not really, but she might as well have.

she just didn't imagine it with that striking black jersey dress like i had in my mind!

i still like it.

or am i seriously, socially inept as a human, for picking something like this out?

JILL

furrr-fect

boys and girls, it's getting cold at night.

we sleep with the windows open because it's conducive to snuggling.

husband. myself. and dog.

that, and nothing is fresher than crispy fall air.

and miss dog's not little:

{is it funny [read- weird] that my favorite engagement picture from almost 4 years ago is mostly of my dog and doesn't even include our faces? thanks for saying no.}

this weekend it's expected to dip into the low 30's at night!!

we still haven't re-done our bedroom yet.

the places you spend the most time always seem to be the last you do....

but i'm seriously looking to add a furr-bulous blanket to the mix.

this is the room of my ever-loving dreams:

sweet lord, it's amazing.

and so are these:

these fur blankets aren't just warm, they also hide a few faux pas:

like messy beds. they become more spectacular, far less ordinary.

and dog hair? what dog hair? no no, that be my fur blanket, people.

my sweet pooch isn't welcomed onto any other furniture in our house but our bed.

and she relishes in it.

and i like it, too.

they're the bread-

while i'm the insides to our sleeping sandwich.

husband to the right and dog to the left down by my knees.

wouldn't have it any other way.

found these two options for some faux fur.

and they don't cost half of my mortgage like some of their friends do:

it's between choice #1: coyote

only $77. found here.

 or choice #2: lynx.

{kinda digging the lynx. sorta reminds me of the flintstones.}

it's only $69. found here.

thoughts?

lynx.

no, coyote,

no lynx!

i can't decide.

JILL

{images via: decorpad, elements of style, little green notebook, design crisis, lorenzo castillo via habitually chic, and paloma}

it's official.

it's officially official, actually.

i love fall.

everything about it.

all the other bloggers have listed all the good reasons why i love it, so i'll just leave it at that. it's awesome.

(i pulled my car over, put it in park, crawled into the passenger side and stuck my head out the window to get that picture of the yellow leaves. i was awe struck. it was pure gold. i didn't even do any editing. that is 100% pure God's goldness goodness.)

it's also official that my love for polka dots doesn't end at shoes.

read more here.

doing it.

and i am also obsessed with jenny komenda's skills.

she throws color to the wind and it all lands so delicately balanced and charming and lovely in her interiors. this is her mudroom she posted yesterday.

i officially have put her in my list of fearless color-ers, along with miles redd and nick olsen.

those three make me want more. more more more color in my house.

why not?

 i feel like a stalker but i want soo so badly to see her whole house. lonny, jump on it!!

read more here.

so i know it's random, but hey.

happy tuesday.

JILL

happy weekend, indeed.

my cousin and her little nuggets got in town and i clocked alot of baby-holding time.

here are some of the shots i got of the twins when they were born, 5 whole months ago!

in their birthday suits and hospital bands. 

the one who wears blue, he just so happens to also be my godson :)

love them.

then my mom cooked the entire thanksgiving dinner last night and had us over. just because she felt like it. it was kinda amazing.

had a good weekend, how about yourselves?

JILL

flowers for friday #113

have a happy weekend.

i will be :)

JILL

{image via coco+kelley)

take it up a notch.

it would appear as though i'm dipping into the holiday jewels a bit early this year.

ever since this post here, i've been hunting them down on ebay and etsy, and local places. they're everywhere. large and in charge necklaces, vintage = better.... brooches. again, vintage = better.

especially worn with jeans and tees!!

and i've done this with my messy bun lots of times:

makes it so much more important... than just messy hair.

oh, and kansas city's getting one of these!

2.6 minutes from my house.

tgif.

JILL

{images via: google, longislandprep, ny post, refinery29, and theglitterguide}

for little dudes.

i'm back :)

things are better.

still don't know a ton, but husband is better and feeling like himself.

and that makes me better in return.

i'll fill you in at a later date. i want space between it and here.

but i have a really fun little boys room worked up for ya.

using my most absolute favorite wallpaper from anthro.

it's little boy-sy but not cute-sy.

just the way i like it.

if you want the sources for any of this good stuff, email me.

sorry i just got too lazy to include it.

but one more time, let's look at the best part:

this wallpaper kills me.

i also kinda wish i could afford to do one of my bathrooms in this luscious stuff.

i love it so much.

like vintage-african-safari-boys-club-glamping smooshed onto wallpaper.

hope you have a splendid thursday.

JILL