Commencing Christmas

November 26, 2011July 28, 2015

Every year on Black Friday, we forego midnight madness and big box bargains to don our holiday best, cue the sounds of the season, and commence our Christmas celebrations at some of the South’s most revered holiday institutions.

Our first stop is Phipps Plaza. After the requisite Starbucks sojourn, we make our lists, check them twice and belly up to the South’s most renowned jolly old elf for a few memorable minutes of animated holiday chatter and paparazzi-ish photo taking.

After popping in a few shoppes and taking our traditional family photos behind the big tree, our party of nine then makes their way to the Nordstrom Cafe for a delectable lunch. I am still drooling over my warm goat cheese salad…

Fat and happy, we shuttle over to Lenox Square for the riding of the Macy’s Pink Pig, a train ride through a life-sized story book featuring Pricilla the pig and her friends.

And with that, we head home to fire up the Christmas lights and sip on hot chocolate.

It IS the most wonderful time of the year!!!
xoxo

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Happy Thanksgiving Y’all

November 24, 2011July 28, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! We essentially ate our way through the day – with the highlights being Turkey Cinnamon Rolls and a delish green bean side dish to accompany our traditional meal with Honey’s family. Back home, we further gorged on a non-traditional chili supper with cornbread waffles and pumpkin whoopie pies. And once the littles… Read More

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Fall Break Fun and a Thank You

November 24, 2011July 28, 2015

After yesterday’s post, I want to thank all of you that sent sweet comments, emails and texts. Each and every one of them meant the world to me (and Honey too.) I didn’t publish them, but did want you all to know that I read them and treasure them. You sure know how to make… Read More

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Four Years Ago

November 22, 2011July 28, 2015

Four years ago today was Thanksgiving Day. It was also the day that, after eighteen long hours of labor, I delivered my son Matthew stillborn. I knew going into labor that he wasn’t alive, but that didn’t make the time go any faster or the pain any less. He was perfect and beautiful and will… Read More

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Thankful

November 22, 2011July 28, 2015

Thanksgiving is just three days away and our Give Thanks tree is bursting with blessings. Of all the countdowns we do around these parts, this one is my very favorite. After my original post, I received quite a few questions about how I made the tree. Since it was pre-blogging days, I don’t have a… Read More

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Team Edward

November 21, 2011July 28, 2015

Along with a little group of my fellow twi-hard team Edward besties, it has become our tradition to have a movie viewing session before each new installment in the Twilight saga. Besties E and N have both taken their turns at hosting the fete, and I was giddy to do the honors this go round.… Read More

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Heavenly Gourmet

November 19, 2011July 28, 2015

Armed with a Groupon, the baby and I popped in Heavenly Gourmet popcorn in Alpharetta earlier this week. Clearly the proprietors of this fine establishment did their market research when naming the joint because “heavenly” and “gourmet” were just two of the fine adjectives that came to mind at first nibble of the fare. The… Read More

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