MOST POPULAR POSTS from 2018

Last day of 2018! Wow, what a year! Last year I did a recap of each of my most popular posts from the year in each category so I thought I’d do that again as it’s always fun to reflect. Trying hard to get back in a blogging groove and will be back at it regularly on Wednesday with our fashion prompts. This Wednesday is our Holiday Looks and I can’t wait to share a favorite of mine. 

I’m breaking this down into the top 3 posts for Monday Lifestyle, Tasty Tuesday’s, Fashion and Friday Favorites which always seem to be the most fun! 

Monday Lifestyle

It’s amazing how popular the post about my first trip to Trader Joe’s was. I admit, I am now addicted! 

1. A Newbie's Guide to Trader Joe's

This next one from January garnered the most comments this year and was really hard to write in regards to resigning from my long time job. I plan on doing a follow up or two to this post in the coming year and I must say I’ve never been happier!

 2. I Wasn't Going To Write This Post

It cracked me up how popular the Amazon Posts are. I tried to do one each season because we buy a lot form Amazon and basically, who doesn’t love it!! This post contained some of my favorite finds!

 3. Andrea's Recent Amazon Purchases

Tasty Tuesday Recipes

This first one cracks me up because the pins and the post went viral and the comments cracked me up on social media. Some commented they looked like hamburger patties with gravy and well, I guess they kind of do but let me tell you, they are delicious and are best the after the first day. I could eat several and I am not even an all chocolate lover.

1. Texas Sheet Cake Cookies

2. Chicken Noodle Casserole

3. Butterfinger Bliss Bars

Fashion

1. Summer To Fall Dress

BUY DRESS HERE

2. Biker Chic

BUY DRESS HERE (1/2 0ff)
Similar Jacket HERE

3. Calling All Camo

BUY OVERALLS HERE

Friday Favorites

1. Hello September Edition

2. Varsity Edition

3. Hello October

Wishing you all a fun and Safe New Year’s! We always stay home now. Planning on making Reubens and chillin like villains’ binge watching some shows and hoping we can stay up until midnight to watch the ball! If we’d have gone out, I’d have worn one of these outfits: 

BUY Middle Sequin Dress HERE

HAPPY 2019. 
I'll be Back Wednesday with the regular Wednesday fashion posts and it's a cute one.

LINKING-UP with Biana // Totally Terrific Tuesday // Inspire Me Monday // Inspire Me Tuesday // Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party // Creative Monday's // Creative Muster Party // Wow Us Wednesdays // Wonderful Wednesday's Blog Hop // Feathered Nest Friday // Metamorphosis Monday // The Scoop // Cooking & Crafting with J&J // Friday Favorites Link Party // Clever Chicks Blog Hop // Share Your Style Link Party

xoxo

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FAMILY

Wishing you Joy and Love this Christmas and blessings as we head into a fresh new year! I adore each and every one of you and how you enrich my life and all those you touch with your words, posts, positive outlooks and precious hearts! 

My family and I hope that you all are surrounded by happiness and relish in this glorious celebration of the birth of Jesus who would lead us into everlasting life. Let’s praise him with our festiveness and love on each other with all we have!! 

SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU ALL!

FRIDAY FAVORITES...IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS

Hi all my Festive Friday Friends! This is it, the final stretch and several days of family and fun!! We have had unseasonably and unwanted mild temps here this week. Our local weatherman is predicting 40% that we may have a white Christmas. I’m going to close my eyes and pray really hard for the white stuff. I do hope wherever you are, your heart is happy and rejoicing in the birth of our baby Jesus. Such a celebration!

Go have the most precious weekend and delight in the wonders of the season!

1. Date Night...Early Night

You can tell we are getting old when we are one of the first people in the restaurant after it opens up. We tried a new place to us last Saturday called Chubby Trout which is known for it’s martini’s’ and sushi and it did not disappoint. I had been so excited to try a seasonal cocktail and My Eggnog Martini was great. Should’ve stopped at that one though as the key lime, which is my favorite, was not great and I only gave it like a 3/10. Boo. 

We then headed to a local garden in the city (10 min. from our house) that is growing in plants and trees with each year. The had a walking path lit with Christmas lights and it was fun to get in a brisk walk and take them in. Hoping for more next year. Yeah and with that we were home by 6:30, lol! We got cozy and binged watched The 100 til our 10pm bedtime, lol

2. Holiday Find...Friends & Ornaments

My BEST find and not just at the Holiday's but for the whole year was finding the friendship of these 5 ladies!  And how darling is this ornament!!! Talk about a bright spot in my year was meeting all these ladies in real life, bonding with them, talking almost daily and finding out how big, fun and precious their hearts truly are. Our dear Shelly gifted us all these adorable buffalo plaid Photo Ornaments, I plan on hanging mine in my office after Christmas so I can be reminded of how much they all mean to me daily! Read about out Nashville trip Recap HERE!

BUY THESE CUTE ORNAMENTS HERE

3. Week's Attire

Pops of red of course!! 

Sorel Boots HERE // Similar Vest HERE

Sherpa Pullover HERE

Sorel Boots HERE

4. Buffalo Plaid Peplum

I’ve been riding the buffalo plaid train all season and with the mild temps, this elbow length sleeve Peplum Cutie was just right! I’d like to try with black jeans too. 

BUY BUFFALO PLAID TOP HERE

 More Inspo

5. Misc. Fun 

Festive Posts of the Week

Another festive week of blog posts and I am so sad to see all this Christmas season cheer coming to an end. Monday, I showed you my Outside Christmas Decorations. Then on Tuesday came the Sweepstakes Winning Peanut Butter Fudge recipe. The comfy, cozy continued on Wednesday with the Extreme Gifter Jammies!

The SHERPA Pullover

Gosh, I should’ve called this the Buffalo Plaid edition, I just had to show you a couple pictures of the darling Monogramed Sherpa pullover. It is so cozy and I am just in love with it. How cute is it with all the red and the Hunter’s!! 

BUY PULLOVER HERE 

DATE PINWHEEL COOKIES

The two most requested sweet treats every Christmas of my mom are her Sour Cream White Fudge and Date Pinwheel Cookies. She brought me some of both yesterday. I plan on sharing both recipes on Tasty Tuesdays next Christmas Season. I’ll do it in November so you have plenty of time to make them! Her pinwheels turned out perfect and melt in your mouth! 

HAVE A SUPER SWEET WEEKEND FRIENDS!!!

Linking up with  Amanda // Friday Favorites  // High 5 For Friday  // Fashion Friday

xoxo

EXTREME GIFTER AND WUW

I simply do not know anyone who does not want to be cozy! I especially like being extra cozy at the holidays and love me some Christmas jammies!

The minute I saw at Target, I knew I had to have them because it fits me to a T. The saying that is, I love to give gifts and I admit, sometimes I go a little overboard, but nothing brings me more joy than picking out the perfect gift for the people I love.

Our fashion theme this week is Christmas PJ’s and these are perfect. Soft as can be, like $20, a festive color and just the right comfy cozy. Christmas jammies make me feel extra festive. As if I need any more reason to be festive? Lol. You’ll love chilling in these cuties. 

And speaking of gifts, are you done shopping? I am except for a few lotto tix for stockings. The boys, on the other hand, are still at it and will probably be frantically wrapping here in the next few days. Maybe with mom's help. LOL. 

You can't really see all the presents because I have most of them hid behind the tree stacked to about 5 feet. LOL. All are wrapped beautifully but I like to put the smaller ones in the front.
The stretch is here, relax, enjoy and I'll have another cocoa and Bailey's for ya in my jammies, lol!
PAJAMA SET HERE // SLIPPERS HERE

Now, time for some What's Up in the Nine neck of the woods

1. WHAT WE’RE EATING THIS WEEK: ALL the yummy things

RECIPE HERE

ITALIAN SPAGHETTI BAKE RECIPE HERE

Thumbelina cookies, recipe to come next Christmas..the wait will be worth it! My favorite Christmas cookie made since I was a little girl.

2. WHAT I’M REMINISCING ABOUT: What a great year it has been! And since this fashion prompt is all about jammies, throwback to my mom and I abut 28 years ago is our satin pajama sets.

Buy a current satin pajama set HERE

3. WHAT I’M LOVING: Having the boys home! All Christmas Lights! LOVE it all!

 Had an extra at our table here, lol

4. WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO: I'll sound redundant but all things Christmas..Baking, Wrapping, Mr. Nine and I did a Christmas Lights walking tour on Saturday. More on that on Friday.

5. WHAT I’M DREADING: Nada

6. WHAT I’M WORKING ON: Leaving extra treats for people who work hard for us, Thinking about posts and recipes for 2109 and things I want to do to the house & organize.

Gifts for our sweet Postal Carrier..how cute are these Tin Mailboxes

from the Dollar Tree! 

7. WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT: CHRISTMAS

8. WHAT I’M WATCHING/READING: Christmas specials, Still binging "The 100" (sooo good) and getting ready for Travelers Season 3

9. WHAT I’M LISTENING TO: CHRISTMAS MUSIC

10. WHAT I’M WEARING: All things festive, red and plaid and all the Christmas jammies.

Shine Bright pajama set HERE // Sparkle Slippers HERE

The CUTEST PJ's with lil Santa Hats on the pants HERE

These VS plaid ones are my favorite to lounge around in.

BUY Almost Identical PJ's HERE

11. WHAT I’M DOING THIS WEEKEND: Why all things Christmas of course!

12. WHAT I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH: A Clean slate, fresh start to a new year, A family dinner to celebrate birthdays before the boys go back.

13. WHAT ELSE IS NEW: Style Prompts for January

14: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFT: Lotto Tickets.

Head to The Blended Blog  to link up your Cuteness and see what our Prompt Leader Christy is all cozied up in!

Kellyann. Sarah. Andrea. Deena. Carrie

Lana. Vanessa. Whitney. Abbie. Shelly

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xoxo