Friday, November 28, 2008

Raindrops on Roses...

With the Holiday season upon us I have been realizing just how much I really love this time of year. The weather finally cooled off this week and now that Thanksgiving is officially over, I can really start enjoying Christmastime. So...to kick the season off, here are a few of my favorite things(of this week!)

Stephens Chocolate Mint Truffle Hot Cocoa... Mmmm... 'nuff said...
I'm not sure why this picture is so ridiculously large(none of these pictures are mine...I googled them all - and somehow they all turned out huge!)... My Great Aunt Peg's famous applesauce cake... I made some on Wed and for some reason it was really dense, but still SO so good!
I ordered this velour hoodie(and the pants) from Old Navy. When the box got here, this was the last thing I tried on...and I've been living in it ever since. I come home and put it on right away and when I wake up in the morning, it's the first thing I go to...Maybe I should get two so I can rotate them. SO cozy!



Black Friday shopping. This year was the first time I went. My friend, Tami invited me, and we had so much fun! I got some pretty good deals, but mostly just had a lot of fun.


Christmas lights! Ian put ours up on Wednesday and Saturday and they look great! I love that my husband loves Christmas as much as I do. We also cleaned the house really good on Wed and Saturday, and decorated inside. I still haven't done our trees - I'm saving that for next weekend.

Thanksgiving leftovers. I know you are all sick of turkey by now, but I just can't seem to get enough! I'm kind of over the soggy green bean casserole, but I love the turkey sandwiches! Ian bought the biggest turkey he could find(my mom taught him well) so we will be eating turkey for a loooooong time! So that's it for my fav's right now. Sorry I didn't actually take any pictures of my favorites, but our camera's been broken for a while. Ian finally took it in to be fixed last Monday, but we won't get it back for a while. In the meantime, I scored on a new camera on black Friday, so I'll try to get some new pics and movies up soon. I haven't been feeling very bloggy lately. I think Christmas is getting to me...I just want to be cleaning and spending time with my sweet kids!
So...what are your favorite things as we enter the Holidays?

5 comments:

Megan said...

I love velour too!! I found a set at Target I love - and I actually just ordered a second pair! :) I'll have to checkout Old Navy too. I would live in them if I could.....so I think I need one in every color!!

Oh and I love everything else you said too. :) Does the hot chocolate come in sugar free? ;)

Ian said...

I love the cold weather, it makes home feel so nice and warm. It also invites us to snuggle together and watch movies while drinking nummy mint hot chocolate! I love snuggling with my wife and kids. I love Christmas lights. I love baking sweets. I love spending time with family and friends. I love that we have 1 mistletoe and 2 kissing balls in our house - Pucker up!

Chelsey Howard said...

Fun, such a cute sweater by the way! Glad Thanksgiving went well:) I love left overs too. I was kinda sad this year because they were all gone the next day. That's awesome that you got a new camera, fun stuff.

shannon j said...

Starbucks Carmel Apple Cider is my favorite! I also love hot coco… I could drink two cups a day!

Oh and the music... I LOVE Christmas music.

Most of all I just love spending time with family!

Tami said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! I just wanted to tell ya I love ya and have been having too much fun hanging with you lately. I hope your birthday is a calm & relaxing, no housework kinda day.