Two Christmases ago, MKR invited a few of her best blogger gal pals and kiddos to head out to the local Christmas tree farm on a chilly December day.  With cold hands, but warm hearts, the crew picked out their trees, sipped on homemade hot cocoa and noshed on chocolate candy cane popcorn. 

Since it’s officially almost The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, it’s the perfect time to archive our Cold Hands Warm Hearts Cocoa Party today. Be sure to click through for inspiration from the entire shoot including recipes for our homemade hot cocoa and candy cane popcorn.  It has me feeling all sorts of festive!  Cheers, Kat

So I know we said Thanksgiving was basically like our Super Bowl around here, but the big game isn’t over come Thursday night.  With all of the deals on Black Friday, an opportunity to support small businesses everywhere on Small Business Saturday and of course the final hurrah on Cyber Monday, we’ll be shopping our hearts out.  So naturally, we felt it was only fair to round up the best Black Friday deals online today and all of the picks we have our eyes on (including the bag pictured above…on major sale today!). 

Click through the slideshow above to find what we think are the best deals to be had…and no surprise here; we’ll be shopping at some of our favorites: J.Crew, Tory Burch, Shopbop, and offering a great deal on our very own Shop Waiting on Martha all weekend long.  Hurry and snag your finds before they sell out! xo Cheers, Kat

Granted, not every outfit shoot is sunshine and clear skies, especially as we trickle into colder weather.  So as it started to rain mid-shoot,  I grabbed my favorite cape and took cover.  As I’ve said before, I’m a fan of anything and everything plaid, so this cape in classic black watch plaid had my name written all over it.  And this very cape was actually made in one of the oldest woolen mills in America. 

But let’s not forget about these fringe boots.  They are the epitome of sh** kickin; they have the comfort of a cowboy boot with a little fringe for extra sass.  These boots (which happen to be on MAJOR sale) will definitely be my go-to whether this winter proves to be mild or not.  And my wool hat… well you know I wear my Sole Society hat everywhere. Truly, MKR

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