Holiday Preparations with a Martini Twist

Hey everyone! I'm finally getting to sit down after baking, cooking, cleaning, running errands, and taking care of sick K today. You know men turn into babies when they're sick! Ugh ;-)

We're heading out of town tomorrow to spend Christmas with K's family so I hope you all have a FABULOUS Christmas filled with everything & everyone you love!

I'm so lucky our photographer friend (who was hired for the wedding we attended last weekend) took this photo for us and sent it just in time to share with everyone.

I went to the nail salon this morning and discovered OPI's extra-VA-ganza. Thought it was perfect for the holidays. 

I baked sugar cookies and oatmeal cookies to bring to K's family for Christmas. 

I'm not gonna lie, I definitely had the help of Betty Crocker. I couldn't risk screwing them up with everything else going on. They're on sale (BOGO) at Publix so I bought a few different types.

After running around like a chicken with no head, I finally got to make me a FANCY drink ~ my favorite ~ a dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives. I got the vodka as a gift from my coworker and I picked up the rest of the ingredients today.

Stuffed the olives with blue cheese. 

Perfection!

K and I decided to open 1 gift early this year. We just couldn't wait!

I got him a new Fossil wallet/money clip

And he got my the Juicy Couture perfume. Totally unexpected but I love it!

Best wishes to you and yours! May Santa treat you good whether you were naughty or nice, or both ;)

High Five for (Christmas) Friday

Happy Friday everyone! 

Christmas is right around the corner! Woohoo!

I'm working from home today so I can take care of K after his surgery yesterday for his sinuses. He's on a liquid diet for the next few days. I gotta resist eating his goodies ;-) We're hoping he'll feel good enough to eat all good stuff on Christmas day. 

I'm linking up with Lauren for High Five For Friday.

All our gifts are wrapped and chillin under the tree.

Love all the Christmas cards we've recieved from friends and family.

Can't wait to try the Skinny Girl Cosmo I got as a gift.

Love the iPhone case I ordered from eBay this week.

 Excited to try this Mexican Dorito Dip recipe from jamhands.net. I found it on Pinterest and thought it looked yummy enough to bring to one of the holiday parties we're invited to.

 Mexican Dorito Casserole
Serves 4-6

2 c. shredded cooked chicken
1 c. shredded cheese (or more if you are a cheese hound)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (canned tomatoes with jalepenos-mild)
1/2 packet taco seasoning (or more- to taste)
Bag of doritos

What goodies are you cooking for the holidays? I hope you enjoy :-)

What I'm Loving Wednesday: Holiday Style

Hi everyone!

With Christmas in less than a week, I'm joining in on Jamie's What I'm Loving Wednesday focusing on my favorite time of the year!

I'm loving these outfits for the holidays:

 

Love these festive nails: 

 And these DIY sparkly stocking:

Love these Christmas entertaining ideas:

Martha Stewart - Chirstmas Rum Punch

Christmas Rum Punch recipe 

Tomato Tulip Appetizer

Love that I found an easy and inexpensive gift idea for my coworkers - Holiday scratch off tickets:

I'm loving that my hair is super easy to wash & style now that the hairdresser cut off about 4 inches more than I asked for :-/

Loving the red roses I got from K for my birthday last week.

I'm loving the holiday spirit that is in the air. Happy Holidays!

Weekend Celebrations Part II - A Yankees Wedding

After my birthday celebrations on Friday night, we headed out of town bright and early on Saturday morning for a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful and a super fun wedding!

K was in the wedding party so I got to ride in the party bus over from the church to the reception with the bride & groom and a bunch of friends. The bride looked gorgeous!

The groom is a huge Yankees fan so that was the running theme of the wedding reception and table numbers.

Joe DiMaggio Table

We had a great time with friends and the food was amazing!

It was definitely a beautifully planned wedding and we were so happy to be a part of their special day.

Cheers to the newlyweds!

Whirlwind Birthday Weekend

Another crazy busy weekend! I can barely move from the couch today.

My 29th birthday was on Thursday so K took me out to one of my favorite restaurants for dinner and we had a great night together.

 He also spoiled me with some AMAZING gifts. I'm soo in love with my new watch!

We both took off work on Friday to go to K's company holiday event which was on a Casino boat that sails on Florida's east coast. I don't necessarily like gambling (especially during the holidays) but we went with a small budget and I won about $50 bucks on slot machines. My favorite was the Betty Boop Love Meter. LOL!

On Friday night, K organized for some of our closest friends to go out for dinner to celebrate my birthday. We went to Bonefish Grill which is another fave restaurant of mine. I had an AMAZING time with everyone and I was so overwhelmed by all the gifts everyone showered me with. I got so spoiled!

Kate @ Green Fashionista gave me an amazingly cute pink wine opener set which is nicknamed the "rabbit". The guys all got awkwardly quiet when they heard I got a rabbit for my birthday. *wink*

After dinner a few of us went over to a sports bar for some drinks. We had such a great time catching up!

 I honestly think this was my best birthday yet! I'm so grateful to have such amazing friends and a wonderful hubby!







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