It may be jumping the gun (just a little) to start talking about Christmas, but I'm going to anyway. Over the weekend Ryan and I bundled up, and braved the very cold, to buy our Christmas Tree! Of course I had to share our tree on the blog, its tradition. I've decided to just embrace the season and really get into it starting now, because really who's going to stop me?

Over the weekend it came to both Ryan and my attention that between travel, work, and holiday parties our weekends are pretty much booked solid through the new year, which meant if wanted a tree we had to get it stat. So on Sunday morning we bundled up in some of our warmest gear and headed out to Terrain. We had already decided that we wanted to pick a sustainable Christmas tree option this year, not only because we thought it was the responsible thing to do, but because our miniature apartment can could only handle a baby sized fir. So with that in mind we found the cutest, must needly tree on in the whole place. I think she's perfect.

Though we don't have a place to plant her after the holidays we know someone who does, and they'll be giving this little beauty a place to live for the next hundred years. Give or take a few. Have any of you taken the plunge and put up your tree? - b.

One of my favorite things about working for

BHLDN

is the fact that I get to step outside of my typical job role from time-to-time and tackle something completely different. Case in point these tulle samples. Last week I assembled 12 little cards, with 12 different colors of tulle for a Facebook poll we're conducting this week. It might sound silly but getting the opportunity to do a little crafting and a little photo shooting at work made my month! It was so refreshing and made me feel useful to the brand in a totally different way. All things I relish. 

Before I stashed all the samples away in a drawer I decided to take a few more pictures for me to remember an insignificant day that meant a lot. Just wanted to share a small peek into my everyday life with you. - b.

Growing up Halloween was always the highlight of fall for me. Not so much because I got a pillowcase full of sweet treats, but because it was the only chance I had to really embrace my theatrical side and pretend to be someone else for a whole day. Each year I'd immerse myself in whatever character I was to play and learn as much as I could about the way they talked, moved, and even what they ate. I must have watched the live action Popeye a dozen times the year I was Olive Oyl for Halloween (bottom image above). I went around saying "Oh, Popeye," for weeks, much to the chagrin of my younger brother who had to be my Popeye that year.

Through the years I've been characters like Rainbow Bright, Maid Marian, the Little Mermaid, Morticia Addams, and so many others. This year I was Nancy Drew, and next year who knows? It's still fun putting on someone else's hat for a few hours, like an escape from your own reality. Some things never change. - b.