Hi Friends! I am joining Jennifer for her Currently Linkup. I am a day early so I could squeeze this and Hodgepodge in this week. This month, we are sharing what we are Loving, Hoping, Doing, Wearing and Seeing...so fun...let's get to it!
Loving
The Canvas Prints I made for our parents for Christmas...a special year for sure with Diana's senior pics...and appreciating family at the same time!
Hoping
Hoping and praying that 2026 is a more successful year professionally for Rob and Me
Doing
Working Hard...Planning for the Holidays and All of the Traditions...and Enjoying Diana's Senior Year...oh yeah and waiting on college answers!! Ahhh!!!
Wearing
The Usual...Business Attire...Workout Clothes...and Cute Outfits on Nights and Weekends When Going Out...Exhibit A...Black Friday Festive Outfit...Thank You Amazon ;)
Seeing
Christmas Lights Going Up Everywhere...love the warm glow and the magic they bring for sure
Hi Friends and Happy Monday! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and Long Weekend! I am here, as always, with my partner in crime Sarah and we are chatting about our weekends. In my case, I am chatting about my Thanksgiving Week/Long Holiday Weekend...there is so much to share...so let's get to it....
Wednesday
It was time for our Annual Breakfast with the Fournier Girls...we hit up Mary Ann's in town...always a fave :)
Then it was back home to work
Later on, it was time to prep for our big shindig- Thanksgiving Eve/Friendsgiving...Remi was supervising ;)
That night was a blast...really worried because it was the biggest gathering we have ever had and happy to say it was a success...everyone seemed to have a great time!
Our Fearless DJ Greg
It was a late night but Rob and I kicked butt cleaning up and setting up for the next day!
Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving! We were up early to get the last few things ready for the day...I made the green beans and an app and got (or Rob did) Tom The Turkey in the oven! I set up breakfast and all the kids and Papa were in tow!
Then we headed to the Turkey Trot! Even though it was a little chilly, the weather really cooperated :)
We earned our calories for sure!
Back at the house, we made some mimosas and picked a bit...I put out some apps
Then it was time for the big kids to head to Lisa's and our parents and my brother joined us for the Big Kahuna!
Waiting for us to drop something...anything...
It was a great day! As I told everyone, one of my favorite Thanksgivings ever :)
That night, Rob, Papa and Eva took off for Lake Placid ( a 4 hour drive) for a hockey tournament weekend!
Diana, Remi and I snuggled in bed and watched The Morning Show...a break from our family tradition of Christmas Vacation. Diana headed out later with friends but I was already snoozing ;)
Friday
We were up at 5! We headed to Starbucks and met up with the Fournier girls for our annual Black Friday Tradition! We chatted for a bit and then headed out to shop- first stop Old Navy of course! After that, we headed to the mall for a few more stops- we did well and maximized on the sales for sure.
Meanwhile, in Lake Placid, someone was loving the goody bags with lots of swag!
That night, Diana headed to a Friendsgiving- some of her college friends were home so she had a blast catching up.
I headed to Happy Hour with Cass and her brother Basil and we had a great time- Basil treated us and regaled us with his awesome stories. Grateful for my Cass and that I could unload some stress on her that night...we have been friends for so long that we are like family and it was a night like this that I am reminded how truly lucky I am
Saturday
We took the chance to sleep in and then headed to Nutrition Corner...
When we got home I caught up on some reading and then headed to Suzanne's so we could watch our kids in a Relay...she could live stream it at home
Our kids came in 2nd out of all of the teams-we were so proud- they were thrilled! Robby B sent us a few pics :)
and he also sent me this quick shot of the Olympic Village-so beautiful!
That night, I did some more reading and then watched a Selena documentary- so so good- mostly family footage that had never been seen- she was always one of my faves.
I got takeout from Karv- a great Greek place in town- LOVED this bowl- it had Grilled Greek Chicken, Herbed Rice, Roasted Corn, Pickled Onions, Avocados and a yummy sauce- I am obsessed and I am going to try to recreate this on my own!
Diana worked then headed to a friends. I ended up picking her up late as she wasn't feeling well.
Sunday
After a fitful night of sleep, I still got up early and headed to mass then did the grocery shopping.
I caught up on blogging and did some more reading too.
Are you fans of Bethenny Frankel? Well I always have been...my latest obsession is following her on Tiktok...she makes what she calls "Supermodel Snacks." They are such quick mini-meals to put together and all so so healthy and look delish. Well after grocery shopping and picking up some key ingredients, I was ready to make my first one and friends? It was SO DELISH
It was multi-grain Wasa crackers with cottage cheese, Everything But The Bagel Seasoning, Truffle Hot Sauce and Pickled Onions...TO DIE FOR...trust me...give it a try!
Later on, Diana and I went on a drive then back at home relaxed and did some reading.
Last night, we finished our long weekend by attending the Nutcracker at our old studio....it was so bittersweet...fabulous production...very emotional for both of us...we haven't been back since Diana was Clara...so glad we went and supported her friends :)
It was a fabulous little break...what were you all up to?
