Weekend Sunshine_XLVI

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Goooood day, my friends! I hope you all had a Thanksgiving weekend filled with laughter, stuffing, wine, TV, lawn sports, pie, and a some movement! My Thanksgiving was truly fantastic. As I mentioned in the previous post - I have so much to be thankful for this year. My mom and I got started cooking on Wednesday with my nieces and nephew. The kids helped me make stuffed mushrooms before realizing that cartoon movies at Nana's house are a little more fun that stuffed mushrooms haha! 

Later that afternoon, I decided to make my (or Martha Stewart's) rosemary butter cookies. There is nothing "fit" about these cookies but they are certainly "fun and flavorful". They are delicate, delicious, and pair perfectly with a glass of chardonnay. My favorite cookie!

Later that evening, my dad came home and the three of us went for a bite and espresso martinis. Not so fit, no. Delicious, yes? (Side note: I only drink espresso martinis with real espresso... anything else just isn't as good, not to mention 100% sugar).

On Thanksgiving morning, I made my famous deviled eggs. I am telling you right now that you cannot go wrong with these eggs. They are a huge hit. Also, follow my instructions on the boil. The shells will peel off with complete ease and the yolks will be the creamiest yellow. See above and below.

I used capers in half the eggs this time... that salty brine is truly delectable. 

The rest of Thanksgiving was awesome. I got in a nice boxing workout in the basement at my parent's house in the morning. After that, we headed to my sister's house and had all the best apps and dinner was of course so, so delicious (mashed potatoes and stuffing, please!). After dinner, we played soccer on the lawn with the kids before dessert. A day filled with all of my favorite things!

Friday morning, it was go-time for me. I work in the shopping center business so as you can imagine... Friday and Saturday were extremely busy days at work. I got to the gym bright and early on Friday morning to squeeze in a workout before all the madness. Sooooo many people there on Friday morning, huh?!???

After work on Saturday, Rob and I got our 8ft tree and made delicious Bourbon Rosemary Fizz beverages.... mmmm.

Elves!

She's a beaut, eh? My favorite time of year is officially upon us! Yay!

Have an awesome week! xo

Giving Thanks 2015

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Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to all! As is tradition, I'd like to share what I am most thankful for this year. It hasn't changed much since last year; family and friends. Also, the health of loved ones which has been top of mind for many, many months now. I am so grateful that we can celebrate Thanksgiving this year knowing that family members and friends are finally on the road to recovery.

In other Thanksgiving-tradition related news... my favorite food of the day has not changed; mashed potatoes. What is yours?

I hope you all have a fantastic day! 

Here is a small glimpse of those I am most thankful for from the past year. Have a great day! xo

Weekend Sunshine XLV

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Good evening, friends! I hope you enjoyed last night's post and are looking forward to Thanksgiving! This week is always a "tad" bananas for me working in the shopping center world. What's nice, however, is I actually have tomorrow and Thanksgiving day off which is not necessarily common in my world so I am grateful for that!

Moving on, this past weekend was perfect mix of celebration, relaxation, friends & family. Let's get to it, shall we?

On Thursday after work, I walked over to Whole Foods and bumped into a wine tasting (yay). They were featuring wines for Thanksgiving and I actually liked the above "Qupe Marsanne" so I snagged a bottle for Thanksgiving dinner. I'm more of a red wine drinker, but, this was very nice so I went with it.

I wanted When-Pigs-Fly-Cinnamon-Raisin-Bread-French-Toast for my bday breakfast so Rob went to the store to grab the bread (what a guy!) and I whipped it up! MMmm MMMM good!

Then, it was time for celebrating with my BFFs! Rob made a reservation for 10 at Babbo. It was just as much fun and delicious as I hoped it would be. I am obsessed with Babbo. I will tell you with 100% honestly they have the BEST pasta in the city. I've either tried or sampled all of the pasta dishes and they are all excellent. The Carbonara is my go-to... Ok, moving on...

I'll give you one guess about what these boys were talking about... Hint: It rhymes with "jorts". 

On Saturday, the celebration continued at my parent's house. My mom made homemade pizzas and lemon-coconut cupcakes. We played pictionary with the kiddos and there were a lot of laughs. RELAXING... just as I had hoped.

That's all I have for now. Have an awesome Thanksgiving and enjoy every crumb! xo