Hi friends! Thanks for stopping by—I’m so glad you’re here! 😁

Let’s see what brought the sparkle this week!

On Saturday morning, I had the rare urge to venture out to the big mall near us. It feels like the stores I want to go to get further apart every time I go! 😂

While it did turn into a bit of this:

I also just had a grand ol’ time walking around stores like Anthro and Free People and looking at all the pretty things…like the purple Christmas trees of my dreams, apparently!

After my big morning out, I basically came home and collapsed. Introvert recharging time! Thankfully, I had both Pudge and The Nine Kittens of Christmas to keep me company!

…though Pudge slept through most of it. How rude! What would Ambrose say?! 😂

In Actual News (cue the Action News theme song), the Phillies are going to the World Series! How did that happen?! Though I haven’t been following them super closely this year, I did get to some regular season games, and I have no idea how the team I saw became the team that’s going to the World Series! 🤣 But I didn’t see an NLCS win coming in 2008 either, and DEFINITELY didn’t see the Eagles winning the 2017 Super Bowl, so disbelief is just my permanent state re: sports success. Welcome to life as a Philly fan, I guess!

On Sunday, my dad’s fam got together for lunch, and Pudge was this recipient of this adorable bed! …that she is somewhat uncertain of. (I think because I put it next to my work desk, and she can’t nap while someone is constantly typing! 😩) She does venture over to sit on it a few times a day, though! Thank you, Aunt Helen! 💖💖

Lastly, Pops and I went out for a walk yesterday (more like a walk-and-stop to look at the leaves #poorPops), and we stumbled upon this stunning autumnal dream! If you can’t get out to the botanical garden, go find it in your neighborhood, I guess! 😂