Friday Favorites (October 11, 2024)

 

Happy Friday Friends!  As always, sharing some faves from our week!

MEMEs

Decor

I take my holiday decorating very seriously

Exhibit A

Transporting the cornstalks home ;)

Entertainment

Some recent faves

This movie...chilling...so so good

 

Cass told me to watch this series and I binged it the day after Blackout in between naps- FAVE!!  :)

Of course I would like this one- anything based in a Hilderbrand novel...I still liked the book better though

Favorite Quote

Spotted this in a bathroom last weekend and had to snap a pic...

Debbie Gibson

Best for last!

For our 20th Anniversary, Rob surprised me with tickets to Debbie Gibson’s “Acoustic Youth” Show complete with a VIP/Meet and Greet after! She was amazing- such a talent- from pop to Broadway- she is also an amazing human- one of the best parts, too, was her message to Diana in the very last video here - ahhh Thanks Robby B

She is a wonderful person!

See...we got to meet her?!

and my favorite...her message for Diana!

What an amazing experience!  I am still on Cloud 9!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!  There are more Friday Night Lights in our future along with some festive fun :)

Let's Look: How We Prep For The Holiday Season Edition

 Hi Friends!  I am joining Erika and Shay for their fun link up.  This month's edition of Let's Look is asking us how we prep for the holiday season- so much fun!

 

 

Let's get to it!

 

 

Hosting/The Calendar

 

 I always decide the hosting I like to do.  Truth be told, because of our blended family situation, it ends up being easier for most if I just host.  That way all sides of the family can come to us and everyone stays happy.  I am looking forward to not hosting as much in the future but for now, I feel it is my calling.

In addition to hosting the holidays, I decide on what little extras I want to throw together for fun.  For example, most years, we host a Thanksgiving Eve/Friendsgiving the night before Thanksgiving.  That is always one of my most favorite nights.  I feel as our kids get older too, it will be a nice time to celebrate them coming home from school!  We have one college kid coming back this year (Caden) and can't wait to see him!

We are also hosting Halloween this year!  Looking forward to it.  It will be a fun night for the kids and adults and a nice mix of family and friends :)

 

I host an annual Ladies Night/Favorite Things Night at Christmas time for my besties too.  We love enjoying apps,cocktails and desserts on that night and I make sure our home is already decorated for Christmas!

 

 When all is said and done, we plug everything into that family calendar so everyone knows the drill.

 

Menu Planning

 

 I always plan a menu.  So here is what I am planning for Halloween Night:

Mummy Dogs

Mummy Pizzas

Monster Mac N Cheese

Creepy Calzones

Lizard Chicken Fingers

A Festive Veggie Tray

A Spooky Charcuterie

and whatever spooky snacks and treats our friends and fam add to the mix!

 

Invitation Lists

 

I make a list to get a basic idea of how many people- large crowds don't scare me- the more the merrier.  I typically go to Evite to send out a mass invite for one of our events

 

 

Decor

 

The decor is the center of all of our planning though isn't that always true?  For Halloween, we are already decked out in both spooky decor (inside) and festive fall decor (outside).  It just sets the tone and ensures everyone gets into the spirit!

 

 

 So how do you prep?  I am looking forward to hearing your tips and advice!  Always love tweaking our systems here :)

Hello Monday (October 7, 2024)

 

Hi Friends and Happy Monday!  I am here with Sarah and we are chatting about our weekends!  We hope you will join us!  Here is what ours looked like...

After work, I put out this little spread...half of the cheer team came over to get ready before heading up to Concord for the big game....so I made sure they were fed :)

Rob had a gig and Eva had softball and then hung out with Papa.,

I drove Lea and Kat and we headed up north.  We had a great dinner at Common Man and then headed to the game.

The game was UGLY...yikes...but I got some cool pics and videos of the cheerleaders of course

and this picture courtesy of Tim Blanco

I took Diana to work and got myself a tea of course...then Rob, Eva and I headed to the WHS JV Football Game to watch Brooks and some other friends- much better result from this game- they crushed Concord.

 

Then it was time for Eva's hockey game...not the result we were looking for but they played hard

 

Later on, Eva hung in with Diana and Rob and I headed to Laura's for her Real Estate Appreciation party.  It was lovely and Tom and Laurel met us there 

 

 

 

 We enjoyed some cocktails and apps and then headed out for dinner at Wasabi...we had been craving it...it had been too long!

 Diana headed out with Tommy :)

 

and Eva headed out to Screemfest with her "boyfriend" and his family- so cute!

and we enjoyed a night cap at Luna

Rob and I headed to mass while the girls got their homework done.  Then Rob took Diana for a test drive before her road test and I  made a few meals for our friends who are battling the C word right now.

Later on, we all headed to Mimi and Papa's to celebrate our big guy....we love you Robby B and my parents spoiled him and us :)

We all crashed early and hard...we are ready for another week!  What were you all up to?

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