December Goals

Here's how November went down:

Blog more - shooting for at least 2 times a week. - Did much better with this and learned how to schedule posts.

 Finish my 2013 December Daily book: Yep it's still on the list, I've already decided that for 2014 I will be doing a digital "book."  Well...about that.

Family Photos: get these done. We have done these the last 2 years and I really enjoy this yearly tradition. We have these scheduled for after Christmas.

Stick to our Black Friday List. - We did really good with this and actually ended up not getting things that we originally had on the list.

 Get us on a cleaning schedule.- I have 2 kids it's like they know the house is clean and they decide to wreak it! I am not going to kill myself to keep this house spotless because I would never sleep if I did that but bathrooms have to get cleaned, sheets have to be washed, and laundry has to be washed. I just needed to get those things on a better schedule and now they are! 


December:

Finish putting the living room back together, we sold the entertainment center so now I get to have fun redesigning.

December Daily books - I just want to start working on last years...I can't even get that far.

Put Recipe binder together.

Sort and decide which pictures to hang. 

I am stopping there because it's Christmas time and let's be honest it's going get crazy!

    See previous months here! 

Thanksgiving Day Traditions

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The morning of Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. I get so excited for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I know it's awful lip syncing and promotions but I love it. I even record it so I can go back and watch the parts I miss while I am baking or when we switch to the Disney channel because the kids are over it. In fact I am watching it now! Another confession: I almost always cry when the parade starts and when that guy in the red suit show up at the end.

When I was in high school I discovered sweet potato casserole and it is know "my" dish. I love making it and it usually makes an appearance at Christmas too! I don't use a recipe, I just mix in the butter and brown sugar till it's good and I do a pecan topping. Think I will warm some up.

The newspaper, it's always dad's (aka Jesse) job to run out and acquire a coveted newspaper. I know most of the black Friday ads are on the internet now but there is just something about holding them in your hand. We snuggle up the on couch or sit at the table with coffee and flip through the ads marking things that might be worth it.

When we were young and kid-less we would head to the movies on Thanksgiving night. This year Jesse picked up a movie while we were at Target (yes, we stopped for a few things on Thanksgiving!, since my brother works for the company and he needs that extra time and half pay I am all for supporting and well let's be honest I am addicted to the store!) I am not going to name the movie because it's not worth it. But I am making this a revised tradition, where we watch a new movie that night.

We had such a good and busy Thanksgiving that the 2 pictures I took are a blurry mess but we enjoyed our time together. I hope you had a fabulous day and enjoyed all your traditions.

Also ROLL TIDE ROLL!!

Girl's Trip

Watch out here we come! Excited to be heading to our TN campus by way of Savannah today. The girls and I have been planning this trip since September, when I invited myself to tag along with them and then begged asked Jesse if I could leave him with the kiddos for 3 1/2 days.

Our plans include:

  - Lunch at Lady & Sons...yummy
 -  Stroll downtown Savannah (which means pralines from River Street to me!!)
 - All things Apple Barn - I can hardly wait - cider, doughnuts, pie, butter
 - Shopping Gatlinberg - the coffee shop were my coffee obsession began is there!
 - Looking at hiking trails :)