{friday fun} welcome home!

we all have people in our lives that are considering moving, are in the process of moving, or have recently moved. it's just a reality of life that people are always on the go. but what happens when you are faced with coming up with some sort of housewarming gift and you don't want to just give the typical gift card or bottle of wine? head to pinterest, of course!

vinny, barrett, meghan, matt, and myself at the annual hsc-rmc tailgate.

two of my good friends, barrett and vinny, recently purchased their first home down the street from my house. to say i am excited to have them within 5 minutes from my home is an understatement. i wanted to celebrate their excitement and give them a gift that truly captured their personalities. so when i saw the following pin, i knew it was perfect:

heidi's version at lightlycrunchy.com

thanks to heidi at lightly crunchy, it was an awesome gift compilation for the foodies in your life. below is my version with items from our local trader joe's:

i included 2 loaves of bread (one cranberry walnut and one alpine gruyere), candle sticks, a himalayan pink salt grinder, honey apple butter, garlic olive oil, and cocobon red wine- all from trader joe's. instead of a basket, i knew that an insulated bag would get great use! barrett and vinny loved the gift, so mission: success.

the best part is the card that i attached to the bag, listing the purpose behind each of the items i've included:

'bread so you'll never go hungry. candles so you'll always have light through the darkest times. honey so you'll always enjoy the sweetness of life. olive oil so you will be blessed with health and well-being. salt so there will always be flavor and spice in your life. wine so you will always have joy and never go thirsty.'

here's another option for those beer drinkers in your life: lime tree and coronas.

and now for the funny. here is a great housewarming someecards.com invite i found. enjoy!

xoxo Lauren