It’s December 1st and you know what that means!!! The countdown to Christmas officially begins! (Click here to listen to a lil’ acapella Christmas music a la Straight No Chaser – my favorite band – while you read the rest of this post to get you in the holiday spirit.) I am still trying to…
Holiday Playlist
This morning began with my mom’s baked berry oatmeal, followed by Jazzercise and decorating my family’s Christmas tree. Apparently all that ornament hangin’ really got me in the Christmas spirit, because when Ryan and I arrived back in Orlando, we busted out our Christmas decorations and got to work! We decided to save the tree…
Holiday Gifts for Those Who Love Food, Cooking and Baking
Today’s lunch was a clean-out-the-fridge-before-leaving-for-Thanksgiving meal. Crab salad… 1 can crab meat Light Miracle Whip Celery, chopped Carrots, chopped Old Bay seasoning (Definitely typed up “Old Spice” at first and realized my mistake when I went to link to the company’s website. Deodorant in crab salad? No thanks.) Two bell peppers worth of pepper slices……
Christmas in January
Though it took me a good two weeks, our Christmas decorations were taken down before Florida weather started to creep back up into the ’70s. However, even without a tree and twinkling lights, I just cannot seem to escape the Christmas spirit. Look what arrived in the mail today: I orderd these embroidered stockings from…
Christmas Cheers
Christmas was full of family, love, presents and food! I love opening gifts but I really love watching my family open the presents I picked out for them. It’s so fun to see the reactions I’ve been anticipating for months (and in some cases days). After a big breakfast of monkey bread and cheese puff…
Dress Hunt Continues
The hunt for my wedding dress continued today. After a quick 50 minute run with Sadie (she’s the best running partner), I wolfed down a bowl of Flax-Z-Snax vanilla almond hot cereal with pumpkin, cinnamon and whipped cream. If you’re a germ-a-phobe, you should probably avoid the whipped cream can at my house. We’ve been known…