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11.28.2018

What's Up Wednesday :: November 2018

It's the last Wednesday of the month, that means it's time for our What's Up Wednesday Link Up!

Link up with  me, Sheaffer & Shay the LAST Wednesday of each month so we can read about What's Up with YOU!

Here we go!
What We’re Eating this week..... 
Monday: Spaghetti & Garlic Bread

Tuesday:  Chicken Taco Soup 
Wednesday:  Leftovers

Thursday: Instant Pot Butter Chicken
Friday: Friday Night Pizza Night


Other things I am making this week:
It's rainy all week, so I made a batch of Split Pea Soup to have for lunch.

We have our cul-de-sac Christmas Party this weekend and I am in charge of desserts.
I am going to make Peppermint Ice Cream Cake 
 I am also making a batch of my Salted Caramel Brownies:


What I'm Reminiscing about.....
Because it was Thanksgiving last week I have been reminiscing about last Thanksgiving when we went to NYC see the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!

It was a Bucket List trip and one I will remember forever! I blogged about each day we were there.
You can read about our trip:
Day 1 HERE 
Day 2 HERE
Day 3 HERE {Thanksgiving Parade Day}
Day 4 HERE

What I'm loving.....
So, I did a thing this year...I got a 2nd tree so that we could have one in our family room/kitchen area. This is where we spend most of our time and I wanted to be able to see our tree while we have dinner & watch Christmas movies.

 Kate and I decided to make this tree a “pretty adult tree” and it only has silver & gold ornaments on it. I love it. The kids decorated our other tree in the living room by the fireplace and it has all our other ornaments with memories & color. The kids did a great job on it, I let them have full control over it and they did the whole thing. I love that tree also & I really love that wherever you are in our downstairs, you can see a Christmas tree.
We got the house is 100% decorated this past weekend...stay tuned for more photos!

What We've been up to.....
 November was a very strange month.
The Northern California Paradise fire that started on November 8th caused terrible air quality here in the Bay Area until Thanksgiving Day. For 2 weeks, we stayed inside. Students couldn't go outside at school, PE and sports practices were cancelled and they even cancelled a day of school because the air quality was so bad.
We watched a lot of movies, played board games & read books.
The air cleared up on Thanksgiving and we headed to the horse races at Golden Gate Fields with Kevin's family. They have been going on Thanksgiving Day for over 50 years.
Then we went to my parents for Thanksgiving Dinner....my favorite meal of the year.
 
Cousins!

On Friday night I went to the Fleetwood Mac concert with my Dad and some of my aunts, uncles and cousins.

 So many childhood memories listening to them on family roadtrips!

We had a blast!

They've still got it!

Saturday we went to the Colorado vs. Cal football game.

If you would have told me 5 weeks ago (when Colorado was undefeated at 5-0) that we would lose the next 7 games, Coach Mac would be fired & we wouldn’t be going to a bowl game...I wouldn’t have believed you.


The Buffs keep breaking my heart, but we will keep cheering them on and staying hopeful for next season.

What I'm Dreading.....
Nothing right time, I just love this time of year!

What I'm Working On.....
Addressing envelopes to mail out our Christmas cards.
I LOVE Christmas cards, but I don't love the prep work of them. LOL!
I still hand address them, I've been meaning to make a spreadsheet/labels on our computer for years now, but just haven't done that yet...maybe I will do that this weekend!
My goal is to get them mailed out by early next week.

What I'm Excited About.....
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It's less puffy & she doesn't have bags under that eye! 

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Lash boost is amazing...the results speak for themselves.

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The 3rd Cyber Week Deal is when you buy our newest product Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid.
 
When you order this, you get a brush for free! $35 value!


It goes on so easily & it so lightweight. I never wear foundation, but I am loving the Radiant Defense. You would use this in place of foundation. I am seriously obsessed...it covers up the scar on my nose from my skin cancer surgery. I don't even need to wear concealer on my scar anymore.
  This is me with Radiant Defense on in shade 3 (Sand):
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Comes with a 60 day empty bottle 100% money back guarantee.
Radiant Defense is good for all skin types, has SPF 30 and won't clog pores...it's good for your skin!
 If you are interested in Radiant Defense, you can find your shade on my color matcher HERE.
 
Message me to place an order. These deals end on Friday November 30th
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What I'm Watching........
Hallmark Christmas movies! 
Did you know they have an app?
 You can track what you have watched and it tells you all the new movies for the season and what times they will be on TV.

I have Hallmark Channel & Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel, so that is 37 new Hallmark Christmas movies I need to watch by Christmas :)

 I can check them all off on my app & it tells me when the next showing is.
What a time to be alive! LOL!
 
Download it!!!!!

What I'm Reading.....
I only read 2 books in November. 
 China Rich Girlfriend

This is the 2nd in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy & I liked it also!
4 out of 5 stars.

The Perfect Mother
This was just okay...I wanted to like it more.
3.5 out of 5 stars

What I'm Listening to.....
Christmas music playing in our house 24-7
These are my top 3 favorite Christmas albums:

Jessica Simpson (HERE)


Mariah Carey (HERE)



Michael Buble (HERE)




 What I'm Wearing.....
We have had really mild weather this month. It's been in the 60s here in Northern California.
It's chilly in the morning, then it warms up and is really nice.
THESE are the booties I have been wearing....

They come in 4 colors and they are SO comfy!

I am leaning towards getting this color as well.

My favorite is THIS denim jacket. I wear it at least once a week.


It comes in 3 shades of denim, I have the one above and the one below on the right.


It doesn't get too cold here in California, so these jackets are perfect for us here in all seasons.

What I’m doing this weekend.....
 Gingerbread Making Party
Neighborhood Christmas Party


What I'm Looking Forward to next month.....
Justin Timberlake concert!!!!
 Christmas!!!!!!
2 weeks off of school & going skiing in Tahoe

What else is new.....
Claire got her ears pierced!
Our family “rule” is you have to wait until you are 10 to get your ears pierced. Claire’s 10th birthday was 2 months ago, but it was right in middle of soccer season which meant she had to wait until soccer was over to get her ears pierced.
 It finally happened earlier this month and she couldn’t be more excited!
 
If you need a place to get piercings, I recommend going to a tattoo/piercing shop. They did Kate’s 2 years ago & now Claire’s.

Question of the month is:
What are your Elf on the Shelf ideas?
We don't do that many "creative" Elf on the Shelf poses, we mostly just move the Elf to different spots around our house.
This is your friendly reminder & PSA that you can delay having your Elf appear for a week or so because they are in the N.E.T.P (New Elf Training Program) and they are off training other Elves.
I posted about this last year, so wanted to remind you about it because one less week of the Elf is the best! Kevin and I started delaying the Elf by writing these letters a few years ago. Last year, I wrote this letter at the end of November and our Elf didn’t appear until December 6th or 7th...it was the BEST. Working on this years letter now, so wanted to remind all of you about this. Even if you’ve already gotten your Elf out this year, just leave a letter one morning letting your kids know your Elf will be gone for 4-5 days (or a week!!!) training another Elf. It will give you a nice little break. Thanksgiving was so early this year. Don’t want to deal with moving the Elf everyday for a month.

Here is the original letter I wrote 3 years ago:

Feel free to copy! 
 If actually need a creative idea for the Elf, I do have a fun one called  "Magic Elf Seeds"
If you need a good laugh, read my Cautionary Tale HERE  about planing Magic Elf Seeds and you can also get the free printable for Magic Elf Seeds!
I did this 2 years ago & think I will attempt it again this year.

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Can't wait to read about What's up with all of YOU!

14 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, thank you for the reminder on the NETP! I have to go out of town next week and I don't want to worry about stupid Louie while I'm gone. ;) Brilliant!

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  2. We are WSU Coug fans and last weekend was a heartbreaker for us. We do love going to all the games we can though and will have to just wait for next year again. Justin Timberlake will be so much fun! I love this time of year.

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  3. My son is a current Buff and we were at the game too before he flew back to school the next morning. Ugh! That first quarter was endless. A heartbreaker for sure. Next year has to be better. Right? Just know you're not alone, there's another Bay Area Buff family rooting for CU along with you no matter what.

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  4. Can you link the boots, those are exactly what i am looking for!

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  5. I bet you were glad not to be at the parade this year with record low temps... those poor cheerleaders and performers looked like they were freezing! I love that elf idea... ours hadn't made an appearance yet but my youngest son told me yesterday he wasn't going to write a letter to Santa until the elf showed up since he likes to give his letter to the elf to deliver. I needed those ideas so I dragged that darn thing out already. :) Here's hoping I remember to move him most nights!

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  6. Oh my goodness I had no idea about the Hallmark app! This is life changing! Thanks for the tip :)

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