L+J Industrises

I am busting at the seams, because I just discovered a new, one-of-kind Houston furniture line that has me jumping for joy. L+J Industries. A couple of twin sisters named Lynne and Julia Schafer find vintage pieces, jazz them a bit, and give us striking furniture overflowing with personality. Imagine sitting on the above tuffet while putting on a pair of fancy shmancy shoes on your way to the royal ball. Ahh... heaven. Tiara and Prince Charming sold separately.

Houston New Year's 2009: Murder Mystery

If you are tired of the same old boring New Year's Eve (screw you Ryan Seacrest!!), why not spice it up with a little live death? Dave and Buster's is hosting a wild New Year's murder mystery dinner with champagne, a DJ, and a power card so you can play games afterward.

The Murder Mystery Players are a group of highly trained comedic improv actors that always make the audience the star of the show. Their antics will keep you rolling in the aisles with or without your champagne. Ticket info. is below. See you there!

$65.00 PER PERSON!

(Does not include tax and gratuity. )
Dave& Buster's

6010 Richmond Ave

7620 Katy Frwy #100

Call: 713-952-2233 (Richmond) or

713-263-9693 (Katy Frwy) for prices and info

The Bee's Knees

Even if you were blessed with glowing, flawless skin, cold winter weather and dry heat can wreak havoc on your visage. This my friends, is the solution. Burts Bees Orange Essence Facial Cleanser. I'm sorry if I sound like a commercial, but this stuff is the BOMB diggity. It ridiculously moisturizes, is 100% natural, and smells like a fresh cut Florida orange. I'm fairly sure it comes from the God's...or just Burt. Either way, I'd like to shake Mr. Burt's hand. Well done sir, well done.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, we sure did!


It took about 20 tries to get this picture right. I am not too good with the timer and am so picky about how I look in pictures these days. Depending on the angle, I can look 20 pounds lighter or heavier.


I love sitting on Jeff's lap, but I think he will be happy when I don't weigh almost as much as him anymore!


Our favorite activity lately has been seeing how many things we can balance on my baby belly at one time. I can't wait to meet my daughter, but I am keeping busy with silly games in the meantime. :)

Merry Christmas!!

From our (bizarre) furry family to yours, Merry Christmas!

Oh Deer...so much wrapping!

Instead of buying 20 different colors/patterns of wrapping paper this year like I normally do (with at least 30 different types of ribbon), I decided to pare down and simplify. After aimlessly wandering Michaels for 20 minutes, I bought:

• white craft paper
• brown craft paper
• raffia -just plain old naturally colored raffia

Still a little bit plain for my taste, so I bought some totally adorable gift tags from Dallas and VOILA...presents that look like they came out of a magazine. My friends and family are out of luck because I'm thinking about keeping them. I don't want the gifts inside, I just want to save them to decorate my house next year.

Etsy Treasury

Okay, so just for funzies, I created an Etsy treasury called "Hot in Houston". Not the most creative name, but c'mon I was in a hurry. It is made up of some of my favorite pieces created by our wondeful local artists. Go see the treasury and tell me which one is your favorite!