After a wonderfully long Thanksgiving weekend full of surprises and good food, I'm back! I cannot believe that tomorrow will be the 1st of December (yet, it is still 85 degrees here in Florida...ugh). Isn't it crazy how fast this year is just flying? The holidays are just around the corner (eeps!) but that just means more time spent with family, friends, and other loved ones.
As a child, I loved Christmas. Everything was just so illuminated and happy. As time went on, and the older I got, that extra little bit of magic kind of faded and fell by the wayside. Santa Claus was no more, I was the one wrapping up Christmas presents from my parents to my younger siblings, and party-planning suddenly became one huge ball of stress. Where did all of that Christmas cheer go?
This year, I'm determined to bring it back. I want that sparkle to come back with a vengeance. After all, what fun is Christmas if you're a Grinch about it?
Enjoy feasting to your hearts' content, everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving from my home to yours.
xoxo,
TFH.
The past few months (months, I know) have left me feeling really down in the dumps. And I keep telling myself to focus on the good stuff but sometimes that good stuff is so hard to see when you're so in the negative. That said, I sat down and thought long and hard about what I'm thankful for this year. This is what I came up with.
- my most loving & doting husband, Ryan
- my family
- Olivia
- bicycles
- having the ability to be creative
- almond biscotti tea
- friends, near and far, few and far between (too many to list--you know who you are)
- incredible neighbors (thank you thank you thank you, Marty, Tara, Mike, and Staci)
- Rocco & Rainer
- Amaly
- dreams, plans, hopes, and wishes
- books
- hand-written letter (thank you, Letter Writers Alliance!)
- my favorite bloggers (Celia, Melina, Nina, Meli, and Stephanie--the blog world would not be what it is without you!)
- and of course, my lovely readers with whom this blog would not exist were it not for all of you!
What are you thankful for this year?
{P.S. Isn't that platform bed amazing?!}
Hello lovely readers. I am back from a weekend in New England visiting my sister, brother-in-law, and their beautiful new baby girl Olivia. Look at those cheeks! The weekend was full of much-needed time in with the family, heaps of food (of course!), and a day trip into Boston where I had the wonderful opportunity to meet the sweetest, most down-to-earth person and blogger extraordinaire Nina! I've been following her blog for nearly two years now so this was an incredible chance meeting over brunch at The Other Side Cafe (her recommendation--delicious!).
And now, I'm back to life and the swing of things. How was your weekend?
Tonight, Ryan and I are having an impromptu date night. Why not, right? Fancy homemade spaghetti bolognese and an art show, perhaps?
