Happy Friday friends! This has been such a fun and festive week and I am so excited for the next five days!
As always, I am linking up with Andrea & Erika for a little Friday Favorites. A peek into a few of my favorite things from the week.
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We celebrated my birthday on Wednesday! I actually celebrate a birthday week! Why? Well, for one, I work in retail, so having a birthday seven days before Christmas… It kind of gets lost in the shuffle! Secondly, it’s a true privilege to be able to grow another year older every year, so I love celebrating my birthday all week long!
I got my free birthday drink at Starbucks. I typically get a pike place or this time of year I grab Christmas blend coffee. But I treated myself on my birthday and I got a latte with two pumps of peppermint and two pumps of vanilla. It tasted like Christmas in a cup, and I love when I get a personal message on my cup!
We went out to a late dinner on my actual birthday. The four of us went to Lucia’s on the lake. It’s not often we all get dressed up, so I was happy to be dressed, festive and get a family picture. My dress is so comfortable, and is under $30. It comes in several colors, but I loved the green for the holiday.
Ella’s top is a very similar style, and you would not believe that it is $10! Also comes in several colors, but she has a pink girl!
I love seeing Luke out of a hoodie! Lukes jacket is perfect for the holidays!
We started our dinner with two of my favorite things, oysters, and truffle fries! I could really just eat that and skip dinner all together!
But I didn’t, I had a plate of amazing scallops with risotto.
And we finished off with a chocolate salted caramel pie with a sweet message.
Love this little crew of mine! My coat is from last season, but I linked one that’s very similar. The same with Ella’s coat. Last year’s version, but a very similar one offered this year. And while neither of us wear these coats very often, I’m always glad that we have them when we’re going out to dinner during the winter!
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As if my birthday couldn’t get any sweeter, my girlfriend delivered us a tray of their cookies! This is the highlight of Luke’s holiday season. He cannot wait until we get this family’s tray of cookies. And can you blame him, these are like picture perfect!
One of my friends at work sent me this package of Wicked Whoopies for my birthday. Apparently you can order them from L.L. Bean, and they will ship frozen to the recipient. We were thrown off when an LLBean box arrived and had a sticker that said freeze immediately- ha! They make such a cute gift and they are delicious.
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These last few weeks have been fun for my kids! I think I mentioned this a couple of weeks go, but we are back in basketball season and I couldn’t be happier- it's my favorite sports season. That’s my guy in the picture with the bright yellow shoes.
And Ella keeps getting fun mail, admitting her to some of the colleges she applied to!
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Since I love to cook, I made dinner for everyone. I shared the details on this amazing pesto salmon. It’s a perfect meal to make for the holidays.
Love my little sister!
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It also comes in this cute post holiday version!
Speaking of target, I saw this bag in store the other day and thought it was adorable. It also comes in an all black version too.
I shared my gift list ideas here a couple of weeks ago. You can check it out here. But if you’re just looking for a few last-minute gifts, a.k.a. something that will be here by Christmas. These are a few things from Amazon that can probably make it to you by the 24th!
This shower steamer box is such a great gift idea. This is perfect for a teenage daughter, maybe a mom or mother-in-law or a girlfriend. It’s in a cute box for gifting, and it is currently on 50% off!
I have purchased these a few times as birthday gift ideas. Just fill the glasses with some cute tissue or shredded paper and add a gift card for your favorite coffee shop.
These cloud socks are so soft and make a great stocking stuffer. They come in several colors. These would also be cute as a gift with a little gift card tucked inside.
My teen boy is obsessed with any gummy candy. And this brand of gummy bears is his favorite. A six pack would be his dream!
These shower scrubs are always a favorite of mine and Ella’s! A great little stocking stuffer!
Another idea for a teen girl, are these eye patches! I mean I would love these in my stocking too!
Sometimes I struggle with what to put in Paul's stocking. I saw these and grabbed them for him this year. I think they would be great if you are doing work on a car or in a darker space. as they provide a little flashlight. I got them for him for when he goes mountain biking. In case he’s riding close to dusk, these will provide some light for him.
And lastly. This is a fun alarm clock for a teenager. My teen struggles with waking up to his current alarm, hoping this will help!
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And while Winter is not my favorite season, I do love the way the house looks with a little fresh snow in December.
And I am always happy to see these little friends in our yard.
These next five days are my favorite days of the year. Later today, Luke and I are going on our annual shopping trip together. He loves to go pick out a gift for Ella and Paul. So we will hit the mall and then do dinner together. One of my favorite traditions. And then tomorrow we continue my birthday celebrations, with the Lion King Broadway show and dinner with Paul!
Wishing you a great weekend! See you back here soon, there is always room for one more at our family table.
xoxo
Genevieve
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Happy birthday to you! Good on you celebrating for the whole week! Your Starbucks drink sounds so good. It sounds like you had a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteI hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas.