thanksgiving goods

i used my grandmother's china dishes for thanksgiving last week.

this is the first time i have used the china and i must say, it really made me happy. i am so glad i made the effort to pull it down off the high-up cabinet shelf, unpack it from it's "fancy china" zipper bags, and set the table with it.

i really didn't go to great lengths to decorate this table. it was easy and thrown together the-day-of. my mother-in-law was making a last minute run to the grocery store -on thanksgiving day- and i said, "hey, while you are there see if they have any thanksgivingy flowers." she came home with butter and mums and on the table they both went! (i love a fall mum, don't you?)

isn't my grandmother's china pattern pretty? i think it's perfectly thanksgivingy. ;)

xoxo,

elisabeth

computer goods: not so much...

"hi everyone! 

sorry to leave you hanging... 
...i sort of told you some of my best news ever and then disappeared. 
 
i have a good reason. 
 
my computer was sick. 
 
like intensive care, sick.

 
 
my brainy husband was able to recover the important files. 
 
he had to type in smart computer lingo like "e:/" and "f:/". 
 
i just stood there. 
 
anyway, his work computer would't let me on blogger. booo!!! 

over thanksgiving my brilliant brother-in-law fixed my computer.

it's better than ever! we called him the "scientist" all week.

thanks jon!

again, sorry for vanishing.

be back real soon! 

xoxo,

elisabeth 

charleston home goods: i won a design contest!

i am so excited to finally be able to share with you all that i am the "one-room revamp challenge" winner for charleston home magazine!

 {photo via charleston home}

my dining room and i are featured in the fall 2011/winter 2012 issue. (i am thrilled to be able to write that out loud....i found out in august!)

you can read the story here...

...but you must go buy the real thing (newsstands)

the whole magazine is full of inspiration.

it's such a beautiful magazine and i am so very honored to be a part of it.

if you don't live in the charleston, sc area,

you can buy an issue through the charleston home website right here. 

i will be back soon to share more!

xoxo,

elisabeth

2012 goods: are you a planner snob?

i just bought my 2012 planner. 

i'm talking about it over on facebook.

come on over and "like" the bovagoods page (if you haven't already) and see what i bought!

xoxo,

elisabeth

holiday goods: anyone else freaking out yet?

looking forward to the next few weeks i have come to grips with the fact that i am going to be busy and stressed. 

is anyone else freaking out that thanksgiving is weeks away?

and then christmas soon after that?

 this is how i feel inside.

instead of assuming the fetal postition and giving up completely, i am turning to my slow cooker. 

i am hoping that:

general electric + pinterest = less freaking out.

in about ten minutes i am heading to the grocery store. i have printed off three of these recipes.

{pinterest}

if making dinners for the next week or two is an easy simple task, then hopefully my holidays will look more like this:

are you freaking out too? how do plan on managing??? i would love to know!

xoxo,

elisabeth