The LaPrade Lifestyle

On Saturday night I worked until 9pm and was craving Cheesecake...so we went out to Cheesecake Factory! When I got home Ross was passed out on the couch with Parker. I had to wake them both to get ready for our little late night adventure! Ross is not a big fan of cheesecake but he was excited to get to spend quality time with his wife!
Ross and I enjoyed out late night date talking and eating amazing cheesecake!
It's great to spend time together before it gets wild and crazy with black friday
only a few days away now! Here are some fun pics I took of our evening!

Ross was not ready to have his photo taken but he was a very sweet date!Our amazing Reese's cheesecake...all gone! :)

We were being cheesy and took a self photo of us in our little booth!

A few weeks ago Ross and I went rock climbing in Carollton at a place called Exposure! Ross planned the day and we both had a blast! I am afraid of heights so it was a rocky start for me!! haha! Once I got the hang of it I was doing great and going to the top every time! Here are some pics from our fun adventure that day!

Most the the rock walls have harnesses that you attach to for safety and then on the other side of the place there was an area of rock wall that you could do a free climb without a harness. We did not go very far up but it was still fun to see what we could do! I was really nervous about not being attached to something in case I fell but there was a huge landing pad beneath us in case anything happened!

Rock Climbing Nov 2010

Recently I have been a little obsessed with cupcakes!! They are so cute and delicious! Ross and I went to The Cupcakery a few weeks ago in Frisco and had a great time! Ever since I have looked up cupcake places in Dallas and all around to have the little bite of sweetness!! I wish I could have one every day but I think I would have to start running about 10 miles a day!
I thought the holiday cupcakes are so cute!
I am not very skilled at decorating the tops but maybe
someday I will develop that creative skill!
These are something Ross would love!

This is super cute! I saw this at bed, bath, and beyond the other day and thought how fun...Ross said we are not shopping for you today so it stayed at bed bath and beyond. But how cute is it that you can make a giant cupcake and decorate it any way you like!! Any holiday style, any flavor, and it's big enough to share with everyone!! Well, that's if you like to share! haha!
mmmm now I am craving a little cupcake...I will have to start baking something up today!

A little wish list that I have started began with these two items! A jewelry box this one is from pottery barn and can be engraved with my initials!! umm love it! And the garmin below for running of course! It tells you how many calories you have burned, how far you have gone, time, heart rate and so much more...oh how i would love to use one of these on my runs!!

This weekend I had off and it was just lovely. On Saturday I got to help Nora shop for new clothes!! It was such a blast! She has recently lost weight and needed help finding cute outfits for work! I helped guide her in the right direction and made sure to tell her about the rule that no one buys purple pants and wears them in public! We went to JCPennys where she got some pants and a gorgeous blue ruffle cardigan and then we headed off to Dress Barn where she got a few more tops to add a flare of color with the new pants for work! (side note: she also bought a great pair of dark denim pants and looks amazing in them!! ) Way to go Nora!


Also, on Saturday Ross and I took our holiday pictures in downtown Mckinney
with Melanie Johnson! We took a variety of shots in front of vintage doors,
by funky brick work, barn sides with trees, a door with 7 up labels, and steps to make sure we had a wide range to choose from for our holiday cards! I just love working with her and seeing the pictures that she takes! Her work truly amazes me and she is so talented!! We have already decided she will be our photographer for life!!

Saturday night I hung out with the girls brit, meg, and tammy.
Tammy recently got engaged so we celebrated her exciting moment!!
We headed out to shops at legacy for a nice night out.

Sunday was very relaxing and enjoyable! I went to church and then Ross was able to meet up with his parents and I after work for lunch at El Chico! It was a great time to get to hang out with Ross' family with all of us there to
enjoy each others company!
Ross and I had a very lazy afternoon where we caught up on
Glee and Project Runway!
Meg and I were able to hang out as well and it was a good time
at the nail salon where we were pampered for over an hour which we had no complaints about!

Also, on a very important note LSU won!! Yea baby!
The tigers are currently ranked # 9!
Keep it going!!

(p.s. sorry for the lack of photos I left my camera at home this weekend..
more to come next time! love to all!)

LSU play the Florida Gators on Sat Oc. 9 at 6:30pm. Game on!!
(KC this is for you! ;) we will see what happens on game day!! love ya!)