Over the weekend was Christmas-cookie-making-weather, aka snowing! I made the dough on Sunday morning but then we went to Edaville Railroad so I waited until yesterday to finish them. I thought I’d pull together some tips and tricks I use for making delicious-tasting and cute-looking Christmas Cookies that can be used any time you’re makingContinue reading “Christmas Cookies”
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Edaville Railroad
We braved the cold temps yesterday and took our Z to the Edaville Railroad! We went with my sister’s family because everything is more fun with cousins, right? I thought I’d share because if you’re looking for a cute holiday activity to do with your little kids, Edaville USA is it. I even remember goingContinue reading “Edaville Railroad”
Couple Things…
We went to a Lux theater to see Catching Fire – nothing better than a lux movie theater, right? We have entered a phase of booboo obsession. And she requires band-aids for said booboos so a new rule was created this week, no band-aid unless mommy sees an actual booboo. We continued our Christmas spiritContinue reading “Couple Things…”
Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffer for the Gal you Love
Ok, the last installment of my stocking stuffers gift guide is for the ladies! 1. Nothing cuter than ban.do hair accessories, I wear this sparkle & shine bobby pin set all the time. 2. Fancy hot chocolate from Williams-Sonoma – this salted caramel hot chocolate sounds awesome! 3. A little something personalized with her initialsContinue reading “Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffer for the Gal you Love”
Christmas Finally Arrived at our House!
The weekend after Thanksgiving we were too busy (and I got sick, boo!) to get our tree and officially start our Christmas season. SO! This weekend we went full force into holiday mode and I thought I’d share some of it with you… We kicked off our Christmas-y weekend by seeing our fave mall SantaContinue reading “Christmas Finally Arrived at our House!”
Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers for Your Little Munchkin
What’s more fun to do than help Santa pick out a bunch of fun stocking stuffers for your little munchkin? Nothing! Here are a few ideas I had this year… 1. For your little girl Piggy Paint non-toxic nail polish in a fun color like this Sea-Quin Turquoise. 2. Fun dress-up glasses from the LandContinue reading “Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers for Your Little Munchkin”
Couple Things…
My Z and I watched Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer – it was the first time for both of us, and I have to be honest – I was slightly unimpressed… We went to a wedding over the weekend at the Colonnade Hotel with fabulous food – just look at this cheese appetizer (at least weContinue reading “Couple Things…”
Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers for your Husband/Boyfriend/ Man in your Life
I decided to hop on the blogger bandwagon and pull together a couple holiday gift guides. I thought I’d focus on one of my fave parts of Christmas morning – the stocking! Growing up I remember waking up in the weeee hours of the morning on Christmas Day, crawling to the bottom of my bed,Continue reading “Gift Guide – Stocking Stuffers for your Husband/Boyfriend/ Man in your Life”
Party Salad
Now that it’s officially the holiday season I thought I’d share the BEST salad to make for a crowd. I will state up front that I can take no credit for this salad. This is my Aunt Joan’s famous party salad, I don’t know how often she makes it but I do know she servesContinue reading “Party Salad”
Turkey Enchiladas
I bet by now the leftover stuffing and mashed potatoes are gone, the pies are done…but you still have some turkey hanging around, especially if you hosted Thanksgiving! Well, you can only eat so many turkey sammies and turkey pot pies, right? We make this enchilada recipe every year with leftover Thanksgiving turkey and it’sContinue reading “Turkey Enchiladas”