Elaine Miller Collection

Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in the lobby of a day spa flipping through a magazine and came across a fantastic article about a jewelry designer named, Elaine Miller. She owns a very unique jewelry salon located downtown Raleigh, NC. I couldn't wait to view her collection. Wow! Absolutely stunning pieces. I have so many favorites I honestly couldn't pick one. I told my husband he can't go wrong with anything from her collection, LOL! I thought I would share this fabulous new find with y'all.

Absolutely Stunning

Look at that gorgeous bathroom. That deep purple color is my favorite! And I adore those velvet blue dining room chairs. Not so crazy about the chandelier but those chairs...

Happy Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Stormy night in Houston

Tonight my husband had to work and I'm home alone. I'm starting to get to use to him being gone at night but this particular night it's storming out. I'll tell you, I honestly hadn't experienced weather until after I moved to Texas. They say, "Everything is bigger in Texas," well, that also counts for storms. We get some big nasty storms that roll across this region. It makes me truly appreciate the lyrics to Stevie Ray Vaughan's, "Texas Flood" (especially since we moved to Houston).

The rain was coming down so hard that I thought the house was going to float away. My poor flower beds. I'm anxious to check on them in the morning. I decided to make the best of the stormy night and turn off the overhead lights, light candles, poured myself a glass of wine, and played some Sarah Chang. I grabbed a book off our bookcase and soon found myself actually enjoying this weather. Hope all my Houston friends are staying safe and dry tonight.

Crawdog...Love it!

Two things I love most...jewelry and art...

A couple of days ago the current Mignon Faget catalog came in but I haven't had time to flip through it until today. I'm in love with the Gemma collection. I must get my birth stone! I also adore the Bamboo collection. It's stunning but I'm not sure where or what I would wear it with. I could always make a statement at the supermarket, LOL!

This past week I picked up a new necklace. I think it's going to look fantastic with a black turtleneck this winter. What do y'all think?

I finally hung my favorite painting on the wall. This is my favorite piece of art that we own. It's Rembrandt's Esther. The original hangs in the Pushkin Museum. I would love to see it in person but I don't think we have any plans to travel to Moscow anytime soon.

HOUSTON AEROS

Last night we went to the Toyota Center to watch the Houston Aeros. Y'all, we had the best time. It was Michael Jackson appreciation night so everyone got a MJ glove. The entire night they played Michael Jackson songs. Everyone was dancing in the stands and even the mascot, Chill E. Dog, got in on the action. It was hilarious to watch him bust out into the MJ moves. I got a big kick out of watching the cheerleaders too. I use to be a cheerleader and was laughing as you could see they didn't know the routines and one even tripped and fell. I guess that's not a nice thing to say but it was still funny to watch. They had several schools there singing patriotic songs and the kids were really cute. I was amazed how many kids and families were there last night. And the kids didn't totally annoy me. They were actually well behaved and I didn't see anyone act like an idiot considering they were serving alcohol. All and all it was a good night. And the best part....HOUSTON WON!!! 5-2 GO AEORO'S!!!

The Houston Aeros warming up before the game



My adorable husband wearing his new Aeros hat



Our $20.00 Nachos!!! Yummm, check out all those jalapenos!!!



Mascot Chill E. Dog dancing to Billy Jean. My husband and I loved when he would throw his head back like MJ use to do. It was so funny...