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I had been excited for months for the fall Dapper Day at Disney World to roll around. I was so excited to get dressed up (and get Jason dressed up) to go to Hollywood Studios. An amazing photo opportunity with lots of like-minded people who love style. It was a blast - and I loved wearing a petticoat. I was Disney-bounding (dressing up as inspired by a Disney character, whether it be the color of their outfits or try to match the colors of their fur) as Stitch. Do you see my inspiration?

Dapper Day Katherine on Street

Trying to go through Jason's closet to do Disneybounding, especially for Dapper Day, was impossible, so he just matched my colors in his fancy-boy bow tie.

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Due to construction at Jason's parents in Orlando plus the fact we wanted to make this a little celebratory (this weekend was right after Jason's first week at his new job) we stayed one night at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. I'm sad to say, I didn't love it. Even this photo, it totally doesn't even look all that great, right? Definitely more of a Polynesian girl. Anyhow, we had an awesome time dressing up and seeing all the stellar outfits people showed up in. We even met some really sweet people. We will definitely be back!

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We even got the strangest Vinyl ever!

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Raynor and Teemo had a good Halloween - they got hang out on the porch and bark at the trick or treaters. This year, we recycled some old costumes. They were a squirrel and Stitch from Lilo and stitch! Also the winner of the Petcurean dog food giveaway is Ashley Perez - congrats Ashley!

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I was a hipster Belle, by the way :D
A Visit to Ohio

I love going to little visits back to our home towns - we were able to visit Jason's hometown of Akron, Ohio and hang out with friends. I went in to shop for wedding dresses with my sister-in-law, which was fun, but obviously I don't have many share-able pictures (you know, the whole, can't see the bride before the wedding thing), but I do have lots of photos from our delicious outing to Fat Head's Brewery.

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Back closer to Halloween, Jason and I went to the Palm Beach Zoo for an awesome sounding event - beer and food at the zoo with live music. While the event itself was basically us as the only adults, a few canned beer, and store-bought hamburgers, we ended up having a fun time perusing the little zoo and seeing all the animals. It's been years since we've been to a zoo together - and I've never experienced walking around one with a cider in hand for sure!

Katherine at Halloween at Palm Beach Zoo

My dress is a new favorite from Anthropologie that's Plenty by Tracy Reese - it has pockets! And my favorite Marc by Marc Jacobs mouse flats were perfect wandering around with animals.

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I've got a lot of thanks to give here - especially when it comes to my puppies. See, I wasn't really every supposed to get Raynor or Teemo when I did.

Teemo on Thanksgiving 2014

Jason and I had just moved out of our second, tiny apartment into a home with a yard. Both my mom and Jason explicitly told me 'don't move to get a dog.' I moved to get a dog (also we really needed more room) but a few short months later, we found ourselves with a crazed basset mix from rural Kentucky ruling our lives. For my family giving into me too easily, I give thanks.

Raynor on Thanksgiving 2014

Next was Teemo, the 'foster' dog. Jason and I had began fostering that year and had a few dogs in the home before I found a corgi mix on Petfinder while we were drinking at Cheeseburger in Paradise. While Jason was feeling happy from the sugary alcohol concoctions, I showed him a few photos of this corgi with the big ears, and he agreed to let me meet him. The exception? I had to bring the crazy queen basset, who usually scared off little dogs and is a total alpha. I was fortunate that the tiny corgi (Teemo's gained like 15 pounds since I got him) was just as crazy as Raynor, and totally submissive. My parents, actually no one, thought we should be getting a second dog, so he became our 'foster'. For finding the perfect pair to my queen, I give thanks.

Lucy and Teemo on Thanksgiving 2014

I also love that my dogs, despite their shortcomings, get along well with others. I love seeing them on walks with my mother-in-law's 6 pound maltese, Lucy. For their ability not to trample the little one, I give thanks.

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I also give thanks that these two are in good health - they eat a nice food, drink lots of water, and eat very few treats. I give thanks to Petcurean for coming up with a new recipe for their adult food that didn't make them sick (a lot of times just switching flavors can mess up your dog, by the way) and that these pups gobbled up like no tomorrow. The new fish recipe with trout and salmon is great for them - although the smell, I've got to admit, smells like trout and salmon, so while not great, you know it's really in there!

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Jason and I have been crazy busy lately. We're planning to buy a home down here in south Florida, we've been traveling, and for the next two weeks, we'll be focusing on spending time with family. As such, we're taking a break from the blog for December - and coming back with a better plan in January.

Be on the lookout for posts about what to do when in south Florida - once a week we'll share something fun to do in the area with photos. We're also going to start posting more about all of the beer we drink.

In the meantime, here's some holiday photos from our family to yours.
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