Hi Friends! I wanted to sneak this post in before the holidays...not even sure the linkup is happening this month, however, it is my favorite post each month...I love looking back at what we were doing each year...so I have a Double Post Wednesday for Y'all with Hodgepodge and now...I also give you What's Up Wednesday today...the last one of 2025...ahhhhh!
What We're Eating This Week
Monday 12/15/25- Short Ribs with Egg Noodles and Broccoli
Find the Short Rib Recipe HERE and the Egg Noodle Recipe HERE
Tuesday 12/16/25- Chicken Cutlets with Creamy Parmesan Spinach Gnocchi
Find the Gnocchi Recipe HERE
Wednesday 12/17/25- Baked Rigatoni with Sausage and Zucchini
Find the Rigatoni Recipe HERE
(I am sneaking in spinach and substituting the sausage with chicken sausage)
Thursday 12/18/25- Crispy Baked Parmesan Pork Chops with Quick & Easy Veggie Fried Rice
Friday 12/19/25- Eva’s Christmas Party Food- Christmas Tree Pizzas, Mini Franks Wreath, Chicken Fingers, Grinch Popcorn, Reindeer Cookies, Hot Cocoa Bar
Saturday 12/20/25- Eva at Softball Party- Take Out for the Fam
Sunday 12/21/25- Batsons Coming Over For Dinner- Shrimp Fra Diavlo Over Angel Hair, Salad and Bread
What I'm Reminiscing About
Christmases of Past
What I'm Loving
My new Hydration and Detox Drink especially when I can enjoy it in my new holiday SWIG cup from Lulu :)
What We've Been Up To
We enjoyed all of our Thanksgiving Weekend Traditions
Eva, Daddy and Papa enjoyed her hockey tournament up in Lake Placid
and Diana and I enjoyed NEDE's Nutcracker once again
Welp...The First Snowfall Happened...actually 2 now at this point
and we enjoyed seeing Remi's Bath...he likes it...but at the same time he is terrorized...love you Buddy!
Mama has been loving Hot Yoga AND The Rail Trail...yes even in the winter!
The Annual Favorite Things Party was soo much fun!
and Eva and Daddy loved their fancy dinner out with besties
We had a blast at a gingerbread party for the kids AND the parents
Rob and I enjoyed a night with the future in-laws
There has been lots of hockey....and Zach even came to a game while he is home :)
Eva and I enjoyed seeing the Nutcracker that her best friend and boyfriend were in :)
Rob and I enjoyed Laurel and Tom's Annual Holiday Party with Friends
What I'm Dreading
Taxes
What I'm Working On
Establishing what 2026 will look like for me, professionally
What I'm Excited About
Diana's Senior Trip- a mini getaway for her and I with some friends- can't believe we are here- time needs to slow down :(
What I'm Watching/Reading
This series was INCREDIBLE
This series is HYSTERICAL...we are devouring it! :)
My Book for December is "Mean Moms" by Emma Rosenblum
Meet Frost, Morgan, and Belle—a wealthy, gorgeous group of New
York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children
attend Atherton Academy, the top private school in the city, and their
social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties. On the first day
of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami,
Sofia, shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into
their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women. Is
someone at school out to get them?
Spanning the course of one eventful school year in New York, Mean Moms
is part satire of upper-crust mom-ing and part mystery, interrogating
the line between friendship and jealousy, and getting at the question:
What would happen if the woman standing next to you at school pickup was actually a sociopath?
So Far- So Great!
What I'm Listening To
A combination of Diana's Senior Year Playlist, Taylor Swift, Serena Carpenter and a few Christmas Tunes
What I'm Wearing
Workout Clothes- Business Attire- Fun Outfits for Holiday Gatherings (Some Examples Below)
What I'm Doing This Weekend
Helping Eva host a little holiday get together with her friends on Friday Night
Visiting the cemeteries between hockey games on Saturday
More hockey on Sunday then having our friends over for dinner
What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month
Eva's show...she is playing Lucille in Junie B Jones
What Else Is New?
College acceptances are rolling in...some cheer offers are also rolling in...it is exciting and completely overwhelming...pray for us please!
Favorite Recent Amazon Purchase
My New Favorite Protein Bars!
So What's Up With You?
