What's Up Wednesday (November 2015)

Linking up with Shay HERE

What We're Eating This Week?

This is the BEST week for food ALL YEAR if you ask me!  What do you think?

So...what are we eating....or what WILL WE BE eating?

TURKEY!! and of course all of the fixings.

You saw my menu posted in my previous post

My favorite dish on Thanksgiving is typically the stuffing but I am excited to try a new Butternut Squash Souffle Recipe this year and Fried Corn is always a hit!

What I'm Reminiscing About?

Thanksgiving Pasts

Do you do that too?

Every year I try to remember what everyone loved or what was a miss?  What dishes are worth making again and which ones won't make the cut?  I also like thinking back to our family traditions and ensure that they continue for years to come

This was our first Thanksgiving in our dream house....so happy to finally be able to host my dream Thanksgiving

This year will be our 4th here!

What I'm Loving

Hallmark Holiday Romance Movies!

I know I know....sooo early...but oh so worth it.

Here are my top three faves already this year....

and one from last year that I am still enjoying

What We've Been Up To

So since our cheer season ended, Diana has been working out at ECE again and tried out again for this year's competitive team.  We find out tonight what team she got placed on...we are very excited as she has been landing her standing back handspring and her round off double back handspring...she has a good chance of moving up....we shall see!

We have also been prepping for Thanksgiving

Grocery shopping for the big day is always an adventure and Rob and I always have a ball doing it

Saturday was great at Market Basket- we flew through the store!

Look at her go!

What I'm Dreading?

Snow...ice...winter....not a fan!

What I'm Working On

My Christmas Shopping AND a Cookbook of Holiday Appetizers that my friends are contributing too

We are having a recipe exchange with prizes and the cookbook is going to be for everyone to take home!  Oh...So...Fun!

What I'm Excited About

Revisiting Holiday Traditions with My Littles, My Hubby and My Parents

Stone Zoo Lights....Festival of Trees

and Creating New Traditions like Riding Around in Our Christmas Pajamas and looking at all of the beautiful lights!

What I'm Watching/Reading

We are just about done with Friday Night Lights.  We are at the last few episodes of Season Five/The Final Season.  It has been fantastic.  Would love some more suggestions on the next series we should get into.

Have not been reading...blah!  I would like to pick up Winter Street and Winter Stroll- both by Elin Hilderbrand....hopefully I will make that happen right after Turkey Day!

What I'm Listening To?

Yep...you guessed it...Christmas Music!

specifically Sirius XM Holiday...playing the classics

Diana is SO INTO it as well and I guess that is what is getting me in the spirit even more

What I'm Wearing

My Nordy's Scarf...only $20!  LOVE...so stylish...comfy and warm!

My favorite cross body too of course

and an awesome fir-trimmed vest that Stitch Fix sent me- LOVE!

and of course a little Lilly :)

What I'm Doing This Weekend

Black Friday Shopping with my BFF

Stone Zoo Christmas Lights with my Parents

AND....decorating our house from head to toe- CANNOT WAIT!!

What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month?

A Magical night in Boston for girls and Moms- Diana and I are going out for a holiday night with Mary Beth and Kate...can't wait!

What Else is New?

Looking forward to a fun holiday party with my peeps at King's!

BONUS QUESTION: What is my favorite Christmas Tradition?

It has to be our big family Feast of the Seven Fishes at Auntie Peggy's

It is an old Catholic Italian tradition that we have carried on for generations....my Dad's whole family is there and we eat fish...and eat more fish...and eat even more fish!!  The tradition of it all is the best part...We get dressed up go to mass and then head right to Medford

Even Diana gets so excited for this night...she LOVES the tradition almost as much as I do!!  It is such a magical...sparkly night...don't know how else to describe it

This picture I found online really includes most of the kinds of fish we enjoy

Although my Auntie Mary makes either her delicious baccala salad or bouillabaisse too and we always enjoy my Auntie Peggy's crabbies as an appetizer....we usually have  a scallop dish too....so when they say 7 fishes...you can count on most Italians doing even more than that!