A Reward Will Be Offered....

..... to anyone who can help me make a decision on which area rug to purchase for my living room.  

I have hardwood floors, and I am in desperate need of a rug.  My couch is black leather and the room itself is a bit dark.  The walls are a neutral color, too, so I want to add a lot of brightness and color with my accessories.  I am thinking either lime green or yellow.  I tend to like contemporary style with some fun designs.  At first I couldn't find ANYTHING.. and now I've found so many I'm having a hard time narrowing it down.  

So, here are some of the ones I have found.  Let's take a vote, ok? Let me know which ones you like the best/least/etc. and we'll go from there.

#1-- This one is very simple but I like the clean lines and the colors.

#2-- This one is clearly not bright, but I love the design.

#3-- This one's not bright either but you can't really go wrong with zebra.

#4- I like the purple but still not as bright as I want.

#5-  This is closer to what I'm looking for but I don't love the design.

#6 - I think this is one of the closest ones to what I was looking for.

#7 - I love this one, but wish there were less grey and more yellow.

#8 -- again, I like this one but wish it were brighter.

#9-- I love this one but am actually considering using purple in my bedroom.  

#10- This one isn't as contemporary, but I love it and the price is good.

#11-- I LOVE this one

#12- this one is modern and fun

#13- Frankly, I can't even tell what this says but it looks cool.

In case it helps... here's a picture of my couch so you can see what I'm trying to contrast against.  It's black leather and a bit masculine. I plan on using different throw pillows too.. those are just the ones that came with the couch.

Best Thanksgiving Ever...

I may have had the best thanksgiving of my life this year. You don't really learn gratitude for your friends and family until you are apart from them. I genuinely enjoyed every moment of my trip home to Kentucky.

My flight was incredibly uneventful. Based on my travel experiences from last year on Thansgiving Eve, I decided to wait until early Thursday morning to fly home. Both my connection flight to Charlotte and my flight to Lexington arrived early...That is unheard of (at least in my experiences)!

My mom brought Jackson with her to the airport to pick me up and he was so excited he didn't know what to do with himself. He wouldn't leave my arms the entire hour car ride home.

Immediately upon arrival, I stopped to visit my dad then went with mom to her side of the family's thanksgiving. We had a great time and had lots of good food too.

Friday was an extra special day because dad and I got to meet my brand new baby cousins Thomas and Truman. They are so cute! Truman is the calm one and Thomas is more spunky.

Truman

 I was excited to get to hold both babies, and I even got to feed Truman.

Saturday was my mom's thanksgiving and even my Christmas! Gotta love family time and early presents. I don't know what got into me.. but I didn't take any pictures.

Sunday morning was a bittersweet "see you later" with my dad and Jackson. It was way hard.  As I was packing my bag, Jackson knew something was up and started lying on top of my stack of clothes so I couldn't pack.  It made me sad but at the same time was super cute.  Thankfully for my handy dandy iPhone, I was able to capture that cuteness too.

My mom and Levi drove back up with me to New York to bring the rest of my belongings.  I very much enjoyed having them visit me in NY and see where I'm living.  They had SUCH a great time.  They've already explored more of Long Island than I have (in just one day).  They also ventured into the city and took a tour.  I'm so glad they had fun and made it home safely.  It was hard to say goodbye to them too.

All in all, I am overwhelmed with gratitude this holiday season.  I may very well have the best friends and family in existence and I hope than any of you reading this know how much you mean to me!