Wednesday, December 18, 2019

What's Up Wednesday (12/18/19)

This year is almost over! I truly can't believe it.  What an amazing year it's been.  It's only been two weeks since my last What's Up Wednesday post, but we've been very busy so I have a lot to share!  Check out everything we have been up to!

On the last Wednesday of the month I link-up with Shay and Sheaffer to answer these questions:


1.  What we're eating this week...

I made my mom's turkey bone soup recipe with the Thanksgiving leftovers.  I stored some in the freezer for when the temps or my belly call for it!

I also made crock pot white chicken chili this week, it came out soo good!

2.  What I'm reminiscing about...
The last decade!  There's something special about the new year, especially when it's the start of a new decade.  You all, the last 10 years, have been the best of my life!!

  • I got engaged
  • We bought a house
  • I got married
  • I had my two kids
  • I became a yoga teacher
So many big, and amazing things over the last 10 years, I am so excited to see what the next will bring!!



3.  What I'm loving...
1:1 time with my sweet girl.  She tagged along with me and my friends for brunch the other day, and she loved it!! 

4.  What we've been up to...
When we got back from out trip for Thanksgiving, our first priority was putting up our Christmas decorations!  We always purchase a fresh tree from the lot at my son's school...



We went to see Enchant Christmas, St. Petersburg, and had so much fun!  It definitely put us in the Christmas spirit, and the kids had a blast finding all of Santa's reindeer in the light maze....









I celebrated one of my favorite nights of the year with my Dixie Chicks....


I celebrated the holidays with the ladies of Green Locus Yoga...

Arianna had her Winter Showcase at gymnastics, and showed off everything she's learned this year...


Vincent's hockey team at his after school program made it to the championship game, and they won!!  We have a party to celebrate his participation in the fall sports program on Thursday night...



We tried something new this year, and attending a cookie decorating event at our local golf club.  We had a great time, and would definitely like to make this a little tradition of ours...





We missed out on a trip to Disney because Arianna wasn't feeling well, but were able to catch our annual neighborhood parade...





We went to Hyde Park to get festive and enjoy a night together as a family...


The kids are still in swim lessons, and loved swimming in their clothes and next to each other during safety week...

5.  What I'm dreading...
This has not changed since my last post, lol!  Taking down all of the holiday decorations.  I love having the house decorated, but hate taking everything back down and putting it away.  

6.  What I'm working on...
I only have two weeks left of my Last 90 Days challenge.  I have stayed committed to the promise I made to myself to finish out this year stronger than I started it!  I haven't had chocolate since September 30th you guys!! I am dreaming about what kind of chocolate I want to indulge in on New Years, but honestly, it may not even be that satisfying.  I'm so proud of what I accomplished and you can read more about this challenge here.  

7.  What I'm excited about...
Seeing the kids faces on Christmas morning!  Santa was good to them this year!

8.  What I'm watching/reading...
I finished reading a book my husband recommended, Living With Seal.  It was one of my favorite reads of this year!

I am also reading One Day in December with my friends, and I'm enjoying it so far.   It's not placed in December entirely, so it's a book that could be read anytime of the year.  

9.  What I'm listening to...
Christmas music!


10.  What I'm wearing...
Still wearing my favorite jean jacket from Old Navy, and super excited to wear these pajamas that I got from Nordstrom.  Both for sleeping and lounge outfit out of the house? I think so!

11.  What I'm doing this weekend...
This weekend we are going to visit with Mike's cousins and then I have an annual cookie exchange that I look forward to every year.  

12.  What I'm looking forward to next month...
Kicking off 2020 as strong as I finished 2019.  Keeping my daily habits and becoming the best version of myself I can be.  

13.  What else is new...
We're dealing with some health issues for this little puppy!  Please keep her in your prayers, getting old isn't easy folks!

Wishing you all an amazing holiday with your family and loved ones.  Get ready for an amazing new year, I've got a feeling it's going to be a good one!


XO

Shari

Thursday, December 5, 2019

What's Up Wednesday (12/3/19)

Happy December! I missed the link-up for November, because we were out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday. I still love this blog post and wanted to update you on all of the fun things we did last month.  Check out everything we did this November!

On the last Wednesday of the month I link-up with Shay and Sheaffer to answer these questions:


1.  What we're eating this week...

I made my mom's turkey bone soup recipe with the Thanksgiving leftovers.  I have been eating it literally every day!

2.  What I'm reminiscing about...
Halloween!  When I posted October's What's Up Wednesday, we were anticipating a fun Halloween, and that it was!

We started out with a book parade at Vincent's school, and the annual Halloween parade at Arianna's school...




After school we got ready for fun trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.  This year both kids picked out their costumes.  We had the cutest little Rubble from Paw Patrol and Mario...








3.  What I'm loving...
Let me just say, Amazon! This year, almost all of my shopping is complete and I barely went into any stores.  I think with our busy schedules I have converted to an online shopper.  

4.  What we've been up to...
Finding our own style!  There is not a day that goes by that I am not thankful that God blessed me with a daughter...

Mike and I ran the Disney Food and Wine 10k.  This is the face you make when you get on a charter bus at 4am to go run a race...



I took a trip to Oklahoma City for work, and made it to a Thunder game.  That night they had a tribute for the bombing victims, in anticipation of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the Federal building there.  It was humbling to see the family members stand in their honor to say the least...


We finished off a fun fall season of baseball!  It is so fun to see Vincent grow at something he loves...



On Veteran's Day, me and Mariseli took the crazy kids to Magic Kingdom and Epcot! We must be nuts, but we love making memories with these faces... 











I hit 100,000 miles in my car!  I love my car so much, I hope she runs forever....

Our pup Roxy celebrated her 10th birthday...

We participated in fun Thanksgiving celebrations at the kids schools...





I volunteered for the Great American Teach-In at Vincent's school and taught he and his friends about yoga...

We went to a fun birthday party...


We celebrated Thanksgiving in South Florida with Mike's family and started the day off with the Tamarac Turkey Trot...

I love that she wanted to help me this year...




One of the highlights of the day was seeing my cousin and her daughter from Cincinnati! I am so glad they were able to come share the day with us...

We went to see Frozen 2 and it did not disappoint. I want to go see it again...

5.  What I'm dreading...
Taking down all of the holiday decorations.  I love having the house decorated, but hate taking everything back down and putting it away.  

6.  What I'm working on...
Last month of the Last 90 Days challenge is here.  I have stayed committed to the promise I made to myself to finish out this year stronger than I started it!  You can read more about this challenge here.  

7.  What I'm excited about...
Taking the kids to see Santa and enjoying all of our holiday plans.  

8.  What I'm watching/reading...
I finished reading Evvie Drake Starts Over, for our Book Club last month.  It was a cute book, with a surprise for me story about baseball and new starts.  It was an easy read and I would recommend it.  

I also started reading a book my husband recommended, Living With Seal.  It inspires you to push to your limits and that your brain limits you to what you think your body is capable of.  I am breezing through this funny book.  

9.  What I'm listening to...
Christmas music!


10.  What I'm wearing...
When you look at my laundry, you basically see leggings and underwear.  I have been living in leggings.  

11.  What I'm doing this weekend...
Friday night is my annual Dixie Chicks gift exchange with my best girls.  I look forward to this night all year long.  You can read about one of my favorite holiday traditions here.  Last year we went fancy and celebrated at a Tampa classic, Berns.  This year we're taking it to the beach!

12.  What I'm looking forward to next month...
All of the holiday traditions with my family and friends.  Seeing the lights, cookie parties, watching the movies and most importantly celebrating the true meaning of Christmas!

13.  What else is new...
We survived our first camping trip as a family.  On Veteran's Day Weekend we joined Vincent's Cub Scouts for an overnight stay at a local campground.  Mike made sure we had everything we needed and the kids had a blast! I was so worried leading up to the trip how it would go, but now we're looking forward to going again in February. 












Happy December friends, thanks for following along with me!


XO

Shari