....and a happy new year

well, it's the end of another year. i cannot believe how fast this year went!! i don't really do new year's resolutions- it's so stressful and i feel like people always pick things they are going to break- but i like to take the end of the year as a time to reflect. reflect on things i've done, things i've learned, things i wished i had done. maybe one day i'll be able to make a resolution (although i doubt it, i'm pretty bad at sticking to things!). for now, this short list will have to do!

1. i learned that africa may be one of the most beautiful places in the world. it's tragically sad that a place with some of the most wonderful people would have to suffer through hunger, rape and murder but i hope everyone gets a chance to visit africa and see the beauty of that country.

2. i wish i were a camper. i mean, i'm a one night kind of camper, but not a 3 day kind of camper. i need a shower like a some people need water.

3. i love new york city. we only went once this year and it was definitely not enough.

4. i like cold weather-surprise!!! i've been such a 'texan' my whole life-i used to thrive in the heat. this year i couldn't wait for my first chance to wear a hat, layer some clothes, build a fire.

5. i love clothes. some people kind of berate girls who are super into clothes, but i honestly love finding things i like, putting outfits together and seeing what looks good. i realized this year that i don't care and i will shop if i feel like it. (**sidenote: i'm good with my money for the most part, so this is not me saying that i will go into debt over clothing**)

6. i wish i would have gone to the beach this year. i've never been to an east coast beach ('sup atlantic ocean?) and i want to go.

7. i like when lp is gone, but i LOVE when he comes back.

8. 2 months is a little too long for him to be gone. this was the longest he's been away and by the end, i was about to move into mike's house because i was so lonely.

9. i'm ready for a dog!!!

10. i want to be a homebody, but i have a hard time telling people no. this usually leads to me not being at home. since i've turned 30, i've really started to realize that being at home makes me happy. i could sit and enjoy a clean house, with candles and lp on the couch, watching a movie. or reading a book. or talking to lp while we 'surf the net' (that sounds so stupid, doesn't it?). one of these days, i'll be able to easily stay home, with no feelings of regret or remorse.

blue and yellow

blue and yellow by megancmoore featuring feather jewelry

The Row cotton tank top
€169 - jades24.com

Long top
£16 - desireclothing.co.uk

Rachel Pally long full skirt
$198 - piperlime.gap.com

Jil Sander flat shoes
$425 - net-a-porter.com

Fendi shoulder handbag
€754 - luisaviaroma.com

Alex Monroe feather jewelry
$225 - cultstatus.com.au

Monogrammed jewelry
$58 - moonandlola.com

Oval ring
$17 - bardot.com.au

happy times

just a quick one: lp is home!!! hooray!! i've missed him so much and i had forgotten how nice it is to have him around. he's already made tons of messes, cooked me breakfast and made me a big fire- love love love.

Sugar plum fairies are dancing in my head

Last night mike and I went to see the nutcracker. i used to go with my mom every year when i was little and i was so excited when mike said he had never been and would go with me!! it was a gorgeous theater and you could get a small glass of wine to take in with you (ballet+wine= love). the costumes and dancing were beautiful, the story was slightly different from the one in austin (ie the whole thing here takes place in dc, there are native americans and frontiermen), not better or worse, just different. but we loved it and it is now megan and mike's christmas bonding time.

decking some halls

the saturday after thanksgiving, i went to help mike decorate his house. now, you all should know that mike is CRAZY about christmas. this guy has so much christmas stuff, he throws a big old christmas party every year and basically wants to wrap christmas up in a blanket and carry it around for a month. this year, he has a small front yard, which of course means decorating. our inspiration was this:

so we got up early saturday, had a big breakfast and headed first to the tree place. i love these places. every year i have a little fake tree, so the tree place feels so special to me since i never get to go there. it was a beautiful day so we walked around for a while, searching for the magical perfect tree (ps- we found it)

always touch the needles

still looking

when we finally found it, we called the guy over and he hauled it out to trim the trunk a little.

chainsaw massacre on the tree

i have no clue what this is called, but it's my favorite part!

all trussed up like a ham

next, it was time to head to home depot to get outside decorations. i love shopping for other people. it's seriously one of my favorite things. so my love of shopping and mike's love of christmas collided in a home depot spending spree!!!

the wreath- wahhhhh! christmas!!!!

green and gold garland, tiny red bows

mini christmas trees

i think it turned out great and most importantly, it was super fun!!! then it was on to the tree. here is the end result (with lights, tinsel, bubble lights, merman, crazy decorations)

merman!!

gobble gobble

so for thanksgiving mike's wonderful family invited me to come over and eat with them! it was a beautiful day in the district, so i made up some pumpkin cream cheese muffins and my megwiches and walked over to mike's. yup, i could walk there- bonus!! sidenote to this- i woke up at 4 am that morning. no, not because i wanted to, but because i couldn't stop sneezing. so i popped a claritin. big mistake. allergy pills make me feel freaky in the head (a phrase i coined while on allergy meds) so when i woke back up i went running and almost got lost. back to the story. i got to mike's and everyone was there, so it was appetizer time!!!

part of the spread

mike's fabulous centerpiece

checking on the turkey

mike's singular candlestick

just cooking it up

mike and i decided to open some wine. this started me on a path to kookiness. wine+allergy meds=super freaky in the head.

mike and his family relaxing

proud turkey papa

soon enough, the turkey was done and it was time for food time!! we set the table, turned on some christmas tunes (my request) and gathered around.

mike's family pup

crazy guy who stalks mike came over

time for a rousing game of clue!!!!