Kicking off the Holiday Season with......

10 things about me-Christmas version

My blogger buddy Leslie did this....

I decided to join the fun....

What is your favorite Christmas movie?

Elf- love this movie! I can watch over and over again

What is your favorite Christmas song?

All I want for Christmas is you...

Mariah Carey 

Do you have a nativity scene?

Yes I collect them amongst other things. I have one my Mom gave me, one I bought, one from Germany, Holland, Italy and Mexico.

What is your favorite Christmas animation?

I'm with Leslie on this one definitely Rudolf the red nosed reindeer!

What is your favorite childhood Christmas memory?

Every Christmas morning we lined up on the stairs....all five of us, while my parents lit the tree, turned on Christmas music, probably made coffee too waiting for our picture to be taken than off to see what Santa brought us. I remember the excitement and anticipation was over the top. 

What is your most memorable gift?

I'm going to say the Barbie Townhouse...it had an elevator and a door bell! I spent hours and hours playing with it. 

Do you have any Christmas traditions?

I always buy the Terry's Chocolate Oranges for our stockings, when we lived in Utah my family and I would go to a family friends house on Christmas Eve for a Mexican Fiesta and then go to Mass. Now living away from family we are slowly trying new traditions but last year was our first year solo...it was an adjustment and still is. 

Do you have a special Christmas wish this year?

Peace in the world, good health for all, and jobs for the unemployed...

If you could have anything for Christmas what would it be?

Ipad I know it's selfish but it's this or a new car! 

If you could spend Christmas anywhere, where would it be?

Anywhere surrounded by family....

Happy December!!

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. Do you send Christmas cards? If so about how many will you send this year? How do you display the cards you receive? Or don't you? (gasp!)

Yes I do send out Christmas cards, about 50-75. We usually do a family picture, but I am totally behind this year.....! I always display my cards usually tape them to a door. I received my first one yesterday! Yikes I better get on it. 

2. When do kids become adults?

When they get married...or graduate from college or live on their own or all of above!

3. Does your 'beauty regimen' change with the seasons?

No not really...I perhaps use more lotion during the winter. 

4. What's something you like to eat that might cause another person to turn up their nose?

Apparently a lot of people do not share the love of PEEPs! WHAT !! 

I know weird!!

Source

5. Gloves or mittens?

Gloves

6. What's the longest queue you've ever been in? Was it worth it? Queue=line but doesn't queue sound nicer?

Recently on Black Friday at Lord & Taylor's shoe department it was a freaking nightmare. One hour to get the shoes and a half an hour to pay for said shoes! 

7. Besides Christmas, what is one thing you are looking forward to in the month of December?

Right now just Christmas.....but things could change, you never know! 

8. Insert your own random thought here.

We have been decorating for Christmas...it's been a battle! Why you ask! Well I would like to minimize and the family wants every inch of this house covered!!

So this Christmas I feel like it's a very gaudy West Christmas! 

Happy Wednesday all! Stop by Joyce's at From this side of the Pond and play along! 

Hello Tuesday!

Hello Tuesday NOVEMBER 29th.. already!! 

We came home Sunday night from a wonderful Thanksgiving getaway.

Came home to this beauty....

Almost totally bloomed.....

Isn't she pretty!

Spent yesterday....

Cleaning

Decorating

Hope to finish today....

What's your TODAY like?

Communal Global

TODAY

Happy Thanksgiving!

gobble til ya wobble....

Wednesday Hodgepodge

        

1. Let's start with something controversial...dressing or stuffing? What's it called at your house and what's included in your recipe...cornbread? oysters? sausage? chestnuts?


Stuffing in our house....Mom's recipe..bread chunks, celery and such...(she always makes it )

2. Who do you sometimes compare yourself to?

My old self....the younger version of me!

3. When were you last inside an airport?

In August when we flew to NJ

4. What is one side dish that absolutely must be included in a turkey dinner?

Mashed Potatoes hands down favorite!!

5. What Christmas song do you dread hearing?

Chipmunk Alvin and Theo....sings whatever Christmas song it is....(blah!)

6. If someone approaches you and asks for money do you give it to them? Do you drop money 'in a tin cup' that belongs to a person on the street? Do you have a specific charity you support during the holiday season and/or year round?

Where we live you rarely have panhandlers, just the Salvation Army bell ringers and I do support those. I have many charities I give to all year. This time of year try to focus on food banks. 

7. Share a favorite Thanksgiving memory. If you live in a country that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving share a favorite memory associated with food.

My favorite memory or one that holds special is the year my hubby asked for my number and said he call....thanksgiving day he called went on a date the next night and have been together ever since....26 years later! It was also the only year we went to friends house and did not have my mom's cooking it was so different. I have to say I prefer what I'm used to.

Picture from our first date---Skiing!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

We are traveling to NJ for thanksgiving....I hope you all have a wonderful, safe holiday! Happy Thanksgiving!!

Stop by and wish Joyce a Happy Turkey day to at From this side of the Pond

Happy Birthday Mom

Happy Birthday Mom

I hope you have a wonderful celebration...

I love you with all my heart...

Cheers...

Prost....

Salute....

Weekend update..... 

We drove to Philadelphia over the weekend..

We were there for a Drexel University open house

Philly was busy this weekend....

25,000 other people were there running in the Marathon...

right past the University....

It was a gorgeous day

We all really liked the University...

some more than others...

sniff, sniff 6 hours away....

decision time is a ways off

thank goodness...

I need more time...

Drexel Dragon and my city girl

Bells

Campus

Came home to my Amaryllis almost ready to pop!

How was your weekend?

Happy Birthday baby...

♬♩Happy Birthday to you....Happy Birthday to you ♬♫

Happy Birthday to my number one guy! 

Love you with all my heart ♥

Friday already.....

Yesterday we had a little snow storm...Sophie loved it!

It was really pretty...from the comfort of my warm home!

I ♥ this sweater coat

I think I need it for the winter months ahead!!

Santa......take note!

Oh my... evil knocked at my door the other day....

in the form of this ⇓

damn you Girl Scout cookies....

Breaking Dawn

Team Edward

I know..

 I'm a 16 year old trapped in a 46 year olds body!

Happy Friday!!!

Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. What song reminds you of a specific time in your life and what is it about that song that makes you remember?

Prince's Purple Rain reminds me of the my high school graduation and freshman year in college. 

My friends and I listen to this song non stop...coin after coin in the jukebox yes I said juke box!! 
I think that was the first significant part of my life that I thought of first because of Katelyn, being in the thick of all this right now. 

2. What's something you've given up on?

Losing weight....I've tried and I'm throwing up my hands. Too many temptations with the holidays...I'll re visit in January. 

3. What's something you'll never give up on?

Being healthy...I know contradiction from answer above....no not really. I'm still working out and trying to make healthy choices, just not dieting and obsessing about it. 

4. If you had to cook something from scratch in the next hour what would it be?

Something along the lines of  baked goods or a crock pot meal. 

5. Have you started Christmas shopping? Decorating? Listening to Christmas music?

I have bought a few little gifts for Katelyn. Decorated outside of house to beat the bad weather  and yes guilty of listening to music, my car is loaded with Christmas Cd's and I may have bought Justin Bieber Mistletoe....

6. What do you know about your parent's wedding?

That my dad ate too many rolls at the reception, and that it was a beautiful day and they were surrounded by  family and friends....and really young looking...53years ago!

7. I can't believe I __________________.


actually had a good night sleep .....it's been so long! Feeling good and really rested! 

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Getting my hair done today....it so needs it. WHY do I do this every time...push it to the limit of should I stay gray or dye again. Why do men look sexy with gray hair and women look OLD with gray hair!! It's so unfair! 

Happy Wednesday

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