Merry Christmas!!!!!

Merry Christmas Eve friends!!!! Thank you so much for following along as I share a little piece of our world here on the blog. I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas & a Happy & Healthy 2019! I am taking a little blogging break to enjoy the holidays and will be back here on January 2.  I can't wait to share our holiday fun, my favorite reads of 2018 and my favorite moments from...

Merry Monday!!!

Ok friends...I guess it is officially "crunch time"! We are one week out until Christmas Eve and I'm not sure about you, but we have all the things happening this week!!  We have holiday parties, cookie parties, dance, basketball, neighborhood parties, a gift giving event, my birthday, and... I start a new job.....today!  I am so excited for all of it, but I feel like I am going to blink...

Happy Friday friends!! Just 11 days until Christmas! It's that time when I am torn between being excited for Christmas Eve/Day and wanting time to slow down, because I don't want it to be over! We have been getting our holiday on here this last week! So here are a few of my favorites from the week. Spoiler Alert... all my favorites have some connection to Christmas!!  As always, I am linking...

How We Christmas!!!!

Happy Wednesday friends!!! Today I am linking up with Shay & Erika for How We Wednesday. Some fun topics on "how we do" life... and today's topic is How We Christmas!! Cue twinkle lights and Christmas music. I am all about traditions. As much as I like to explore new things too, I love doing the same things each year....especially around Christmas. So today I am sharing...

Gingerbread Party 2018... A Sweet Afternoon

 Happy Tuesday friends!!! I had every intention of sharing a post yesterday, but the weekend wiped me out and I chose my bed over blogging on Sunday night! But the weekend wiped me out in all the best ways! We took our annual trip across the border to see the lights in Niagara Falls on Saturday and on Sunday we hosted our annual Gingerbread party.  I get lots of questions from friends,...

Friday Favorites....Hello December

Happy Friday friends!! We are in full December Mode here!! Elf Arrival...Check Good Snowfall....Check Twinkle lights all around....Check Gifts bought....Check Gosh I love this month! I shared a fun linkup on Monday with a little holiday Q&A and I think all those holiday questions really got be in the spirit! Be sure to check it out, if you missed it! And now onto Friday Favorites... a whole...

What I've Been Reading......

Hey friends!! It has been a while since I shared a book review here. So here is a peek at what I have been reading lately.  8 books 6 I enjoyed. 2 not so much. And reading is so good when you are surrounded by twinkle lights! ...

A Fun Holiday Link up!

Hey friends! I am so excited that December is here!!! We had a great weekend and kicked off our month with a little visit from Percy our elf.  So I am feeling all kinds of festive and excited to link up with the ladies over at  The Blended Blog for a Holiday Edition of TBB Asks. ...

Friday Favorites....Goodbye November

Hey friends!!! I am ready to flip my calendar tomorrow and say Hello December!! My favorite month of the year. And I have a feeling our elf may be flying into town tomorrow.... Crazy to think November is coming to an end... I shared a peek into our November in my What's Up Wednesday post. And now onto Friday Favorites... grab a coffee, cozy blanket and read on as I link up with some of my favorite...

What's Up Wednesday....November Edition

Hey friends!!! Here we are, wrapping up November. I feel like this month has flown by, but that's ok with me because it means December is on it's way!! Today I am linking up with Shay. Mel and Sheaffer for What's Up Wednesday, November Edition.   A fun monthly post where we answer these questions.......

Giving Tuesday

Hey friends!!! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! We had a great time with family and enjoyed a little break from work and school and kicked off our day running the Turkey Trot. FYI...It was 6 degrees at race time. Yes, 6. FREEZING! So now that we had Black Friday (which I think was really Thursday), Small Business Saturday (actually Saturday) and Cyber Monday (which seemed to start on...

Holiday Gift Guide.....Gifts for Her

Hey friends! Ok, so a gift guide for her is probably the easiest... I mean can't we all just list out things we would love to get?!?! I have it broken down into a few buckets. Kitchen stuff (I love to cook), home and personal stuff and some fun things to wear...

Holiday Gift Guide...Gifts for Guys!

Hey there friends!!! Ok, so here were in like the biggest shopping week of the year and I am sharing a few ideas to help you out.  I have shared  Gift Guide for Boys, Gift Guide for Girls, Gifts for Kids & Family, and Gifts for the Hostess Today is all about the guys. And I have to admit, this is usually where I can struggle. Especially because Paul is not a collector...

Something New for Your Family Table....One Pot Greek Chicken

Happy Monday friends!! Can you even believe Thanksgiving is just three days away?? I can't wait!! So it has been a bit since I have shared a recipe and this has quickly become a family favorite. Did you catch the title? One Pot Greek Chicken.....yep...it all cooks in one pot! Amen!  ...

Friday Favorites....Feeling Festive!

TGIF friends!!! We are halfway through November and I am feeling all kinds of festive! I worked hard all week getting together some gift guides and was so excited to share them! Even more exciting was hearing from readers that they found some great gift ideas. Now on to Friday Favorites... grab a coffee, cozy blanket and read on as I link up with some of my favorite bloggers, Erika, Narci & Andrea to...

Holiday Gift Guide....Family Gifts!

Hey friends! So excited to share another holiday gift guide with you guys!!  I have shared gifts for hostess, for girls, for boys....and today is a mix of randomness I am calling family gifts. Things you could do together as a family or a gift that is perfect for a boy or girl or....... wait for it... a gift siblings could enjoy together!!!! Hallelujah! You know the kind of gift that is "for...

Holiday Gift Guide....Gifts for Boys

Hey friends!!! So here I am with gift guide number 3 for you! Yesterday was all about the girls and today it's about boys! I would say most of these gifts are tailored towards boys ages 8-12. And I picked things I know my Luke would love (or already has). He is really into sports and football, so if your little guys are too, then I have a few fun ideas! I did not share any jerseys, but that is at...

Holiday Gift Guide....Gifts for Girls

Today's post is some of my picks for great girl gifts this year.  I would say most of these gifts fall in the tween category, as I look at things my Ella, age 11 would love...

A Little Life Lately.....

Hey friends!!! So it has been a while since I shared a little life lately here on the blog. Nothing too exciting to report, just a random bunch of pictures from the last couple weeks.  So not sure if you have this issue with your fuzzy one, but she loves to be near me. Especially when I am cooking dinner. I think she is hoping that cheese magically falls down to her. I am constantly tripping...

Friday Favorites...10 Favorite Hostess Gifts

Happy Friday friends!! Ok...is it just me or does this time change have you ready for bed at  7pm????  I know I just need to adjust to it, but having it totally dark by like 5:30pm has me ready to call it a night super early! However it has not had quite the same effect on my kids! And I cannot believe Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks! I feel like it is going to come so fast, so...

Holiday Planning Tips!!!

Happy Wednesday friends! As we start November, I thought I would share a few of my tips to help make the holiday season a little less crazy or maybe a little more organized. Here are a few things I do this month to ease the load of December's hustle and bustle! And it seems an appropriate time for this post as I started listening to Christmas music yesterday!  A local radio station started playing...

Thanksgiving Questions...Answered!

Happy Monday friends! I am linking up with my friends over at the Blended Blog to share answer some fun questions around Thanksgving. So grab some coffee and let's talk turkey! ...

Friday Favorites....Hello November!!!

Oh friends I am so happy to see Friday!!! This has been a LOOONG week. We started the week past our bedtime on Sunday watching the World Series...then up late again watching our Bills play Monday Night Football...Tuesday was a fun Halloween Dinner...Wednesday was Trick or Treating and Halloween fun....last night brought dance and basketball practice.... So excuse me while I pour some more coffee...

Thankful Tree

Hey friends!! I hope you guys had a fun Halloween! Ours was wet and chilly, but my crew still came home with lots of sweet treats. And lucky for me, Paul walked around with them and I stayed home...cozy and passing out candy to all the neighborhood cuties!  Now moving right along to Thanksgiving! I cannot believe it will be here in just a few weeks. One of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions...

What's Up Wednesday...October Edition

Happy Halloween friends!!! We are here hoping this rain stops before all the ghosts and goblins start out Trick or Treating!!!  We celebrated a Halloween Ever dinner last night with my parents and sister, so we can get an early jump on Trick or Treating, since it's a school night. I have said this before, I am a strong supporter of Halloween being moved to the last Saturday in October every...

Something New for Your Family Table.....Pumpkin Chili

Hey friends! Gosh I am tired this morning after staying up to watch Boston win the World Series! What a fun group of guys to watch play and even more exciting that we got to see them in action this year! Give me some extra coffee this morning! Lucky for Luke, the kids are off from school today....he was up way past his bedtime too...

Friday Favorites

Hey friends! Gosh this week just flew by... and I cannot believe we are less than a month until Thanksgiving! But first let's finish up October enjoying all things pumpkin 😉 As always, I am linking with some of my favorite bloggers, Erika, Narci & Andrea to share some of my favorites from this week! So grab your coffee, get cozy and check out a few of my favorite things...

Favorite Fall Recipes

Hey friends! So it is officially Fall (ok maybe Winter like) weather here. That means my weekly meal plans are full of some of my Fall favorite recipes. I rounded up a few of our family favorites to share today, in case you are in need of a little dinner inspiration this week.😉 This Butternut Squash Ravioli is a great option for a weeknight. You can have it pulled together in under...