Friday Favorites (October 27, 2023)

 

Hi Friends and Happy Friday!  We made it!  Hope you all had a great week...here are some glimpses of joy/faves from mine...

 

 

 

Halloween Wine Group!

 

 I dressed up as a fairy- thanks to Ebay for my dress and headpiece- shoes are old- wings from Amazon

and Makeup thanks to Mac- funky eye shadow colors- blue lip gloss, eyelashes and glitter FTW

My Contribution was this Spooky Charcuterie Board- I like the way the Mummy Brie came out- you also can't see my skeleton- it was ok- a little deformed- it was made of Truffle Boursin and Prosciutto!

 

I have arrived and it is only the best for our "Queen Of Halloween"

She has the BEST decor around!

The Devil Wears Prada

 

 

 

We LOVE Aunt Sue :)

"Gata Sexy's Entrance" all the way from Rome- ha!!

 

 

 

Three Blind Mice

 

The Gang's All Here!

 

 

Mike even made it home in time from his work trip...love the way he enjoys a great glass of wine ;)

Such a great night! :)  I can tell you age is definitely a state of mind....I am 50 and dressing up as a fairy and no one is going to tell me otherwise ;)

 

 

All New England Choral Festival

Diana had the honor of being chosen for this prestigious festival and she was so excited to attend- she had a blast and got to sing with kids from all over!

A Guy and His Car

Finally a little break...during a tough financial year for us...when you go for your car inspection and learn that it needs several thousand dollars worth of work in order to pass and then you score the deal of the century...answered prayers for sure and SO HAPPY that my hubby is so excited about his new wheels

Best Snuggle Buddy

When I was sick this guy didn't leave my side...he is the BEST caretaker around :)

MEMEs/Funnies/Inspiration

That's a wrap!  Have a wonderful weekend friends!

Linking up for Friday Faves HERE

Monthly Musings: Thanksgiving Prep Edition!

 

Hi Friends!  Patty and I are so glad you stopped by!  We hope you will join us for our fun little linkup of Monthly Musings.  This month we are talking all things Thanksgiving Prep...we thought why not help each other out!?  We are answering these questions below...

 

 

Here We Go!

1. What Are Your Thanksgiving Plans?

Well we are back to normal this year...last year was different given our special Nutcracker year so we didn't host our Thanksgiving Eve Party and we didn't host Thanksgiving Dinner- we went out and it was lovely but I am excited to get back to all of our fun traditions this year.  That means, Thanksgiving Eve party with family and friends- Turkey Trot with the Fam then hosting Thanksgiving Dinner!

2. Favorite Thanksgiving Dish?  Please share recipe!

It would have to be Mashed Potato Bread Stuffing.  My Mom found the recipe in the newspaper years ago and it became a family favorite.  You can now find it HERE

 

 

 

 3. Best Food Prep Tips

 

 For the past several years, I have made one dish each night leading up to Thanksgiving.  This way I am not completely overwhelmed that day and only have the turkey to roast and a few things to put together.  This is my best tip and has worked well for us!

4. Favorite Thanksgiving Traditions

Dinner with Family- Breakfast and Turkey Trot with all of the Kiddos- Thanksgiving Eve with Family and Friends- all the things!

5. Turkey? Ham?  Other?  Both?

Turkey all the way!

6. Apple Pie?  Pumpkin Pie?

Rob's Apple Pie :)

 7. Football or Family Movie?

In recent years it has been a family movie but I loved growing up cheering at our high school football game on Thanksgiving morning!  It is just not a thing in NH so we do the Turkey Trot and have fun with other traditions :)

8. Stuffing Or Dressing?

We say Stuffing here in New England :)

9. Turkey Trot or Thanksgiving Parade?

Both!  We do the Turkey Trot and once we are back at home getting ready for our big day, we have the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on in the background

10. Have you ever down a "Friendsgiving?"

We consider our "Thanksgiving Eve Party" our "Friendsgiving" and it is one of our favorite traditions

Can't wait to read all about YOUR Traditions and Tips!

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What's Up Wednesday: October 2023

 

Hi Friends!  It is time for my favorite linkup of the month!  I am sharing "What's Up" with us and can't wait to read "What's Up" with YOU!  We are answering the questions above...here we go...

What We're Eating This Week

Monday Roasted Chicken and Fall Veggies

Tuesday Baked Chicken Nachos with Guacamole

Find the Nacho Recipe HERE

 

Wednesday Pasta Shells with Homemade Sauce and Ricotta

Thursday Breakfast For Dinner- Chicken and Waffles with Strawberries

Friday Friday Night Pizza and Salad Night!

What I'm Reminiscing About

 

Halloweens of Past....

 

What I'm Loving

Lessons In Chemistry-Read the book for Book Club this year and liked it BUT loving the new series on Apple TV- Brie Larson is doing an amazing job as Elizabeth

What We've Been Up To

We pulled off a successful Blackout Week- still waiting on final numbers but looks like it will be the best one yet!

There has been girl time....

Hockey

Binging of Beverly Hills 90210

Celebrating Laurel

Softball

Celebrating Robby B

Date Walks!

Risotto Night

The Milford Pumpkin Festival

a Fun Hocus Pocus Night!

Eva visited the State House!

and Diana visited the Boston Symphony Orchestra!

There has been BFF Time

and T Swift Time ;)

We got BOO'd!

Mama rocked it at MAHRA this month!

Sleepovers!

 

and "The Housemaid" was a winner for Book Club!

What I'm Dreading

Staying Positive Here

What I'm Working On

Some very exciting work

What I'm Excited About

All of the upcoming Halloween Festivities... a friend's birthday night out...and Diana's upcoming play at WHS 

What I'm Watching/Reading

Still Binging Beverly Hills 90210- up to Season 5 now

and Lessons In Chemistry

and I snuck in three books this month!

Friends, Lovers and The Big Terrible Thing- Matthew Perry

 

                                                                         

The Housemaid – Freida McFadden

                                        

  and The Housemaid’s Secret- Freida McFadden

The Housemaid Series may just make my Top 5 This Year too!

What I'm Listening To

I know..no surprise...lots of Taylor Swift in these parts ;)

What I'm Wearing

Snagged a new "power suit" on Amazon and just love it- so stylish AND so affordable!

Find it HERE

 

 

and other than that...a little Amazon...

 

A Little Boden

and a little T Swift ;)

 

 

What I'm Doing This Weekend

We have a family Halloween party to go to and a Taylor Swift 1989 Release Party to go to...fun fun fun!  Oh and Baby Sylvie will be spending some time with us too :)

 

What I'm Looking Forward To Next Month

The return of all of the Thanksgiving Traditions which reminds me...don't forget to come back here tomorrow!  Patty and I are hosting Monthly Musings and we are talking all things Thanksgiving Prep!  We will be answering these questions...

 

 What Else Is New?

I think I covered it all!

Favorite Recent Amazon Purchase?

Well...not sure that it is MY favorite but it is definitely Eva's ;)  Sliding shorts for softball!!  Just another excuse to slide!

Find them HERE

So...what's up with YOU?