An Unexpected Benefit of Using Pinterest

I haven't been "pinning" much lately, but with our anniversary and Christmas fast approaching, I may just start up again...here's why.

On my home board:

Source: store.willowhouse.com via Whitney on Pinterest

Now in my home:

Monday was my birthday (hence no Menu Monday), and Andrew surprised me with these Willow House mirrors that I pinned awhile back (and may have talked about a few times)!

It makes things much easier for everyone when you say, "I like this very much, and here is a link to where you can find it." I guess you could actually just say that, but using Pinterest feels more polite. ;)

So listen up, pinning ladies: Teach your significant other how to view your pin boards! It's an added benefit I hadn't even thought of.

And on that note, I want to give a "thank you" shoutout to my sweet hubby who made sure I had a very happy birthday! Our weekend was spent shopping, eating and relaxing, and on Monday, he took me out to lunch, then brought home takeout and a cupcake for dinner. My favorite kind of cupcake, actually:

In addition to the mirrors, he also got me two other perfect gifts, which was exactly two more gifts than I got him, but he says no one is counting.

Did I mention he used coordinating wrapping paper?

Thanks for a great birthday, AJL!

Somewhat unrelated:

A new pumpkin to add to the fall decor!
(Pier 1 - surprisingly cheap.)
When I was done checking out, the cashier said, "Here's your receipt, and here's your punkin!" He would so get me.

I was also quite taken with this guy: a pilgrim turkey with a pumpkin body and fall leaves for a tail! (I admit that I called him a witch turkey and had to be corrected.)

Happy Humpday, everybody!