This post is entirely too late (just like last year’s post), but in order for me to get back into the swing of things, I need to post it. If I don’t, it’ll continue to bug me. So here it is, some photos from the holiday. No captions because I’m mysterious like that and I don’t want to make photo sharing harder than what it really should be. Plus it’s getting late and I’m hungry. Just keeping it real. {more photos on Flickr} © Sophistishe 2012 | Permalink | 14 comments – Let’s chat!
In early September, I started preparing Jayden’s wishlist to ensure that his presents were bought and wrapped in advance to avoid the hectic last minute. So I made a list. And it was hard at first because he hadn’t asked for anything and was content with what he had. So I began to add items based on his interests. Since quite a few people contribute to Jayden’s gifts, I found myself adding things just to add them… so everyone could equally contribute (they are happy to) and then I found myself deleting away. It was just too much. I started [...]
Earlier this month I shared my favorite holiday tradition. And that’s spending Christmas day with a house full of my mother’s side of the family. There’s no amount of snow, gifts, or holiday decor that can trump that. Our recent trip to NY earlier this month gave me a taste of that. Everyone wasn’t there, but it sure was a housefull there to celebrate the week of my uncle’s birthday. One of those days, my aunts (and great cousin) decided to cook up some gumbo and cakes. We had dinner at the table and my aunts and uncles gave my [...]
Our favorite icey mammals are back in a fun, 25-minute Christmas special and I have a copy to give away to a lucky reader! See below how you can win …
I’ll admit, I’m not very clever when it comes to stuffing stockings. Since Jayden will be receiving quite a few wants for Christmas, I wanted to make sure that his …
Shopping for Thanksgiving is fairly simple in our household. I only cook enough for Greg, Jayden, and I and I pack it up and freeze to have after we return from visiting family for a few days. We usually have most of the ingredients already since I cook from scratch. No need for stuffing mixes, canned goods (just pumpkin since I couldn’t find whole pumpkin), etc. So shopping for Thanksgiving is simple. This year, I made Turkey (which practically melted off the bone), yams, smothered cabbage, chicken pot pie (in place of dressing), and pumpkin cheesecake. I’ll make the potato [...]
Just yesterday, we put a few things on Layaway at our local Walmart. We did, however, avoid items that may potentially go on sale on Black Friday. To stay in the loop, I’ve subscribed us to Walmart’s mailing list. Walmart will actually be releasing their 2011 Black Friday ad a little early this year to everyone who subscribes! Sign up at walmart.com/email by Nov 7 or “Like” Walmart on Facebook at facebook.com/Walmart and you will be among the first to preview their Black Friday ad! Edited to add: Walmart’s 2011 Black Friday Ad is here! Click the image above to be taken directly to [...]
Today, I’m linking up with Steppin Out. Happy Halloween! On Mommy Sorceress Dress – Kmart Necklace – Nancy Burke Earrings – Forever 21 Headband – Bargain Headbands Knee Highs – Forever 21 Boots – Volatile, gifted by Grandmother-in-law On Spidey Spider-Man Costume – Target Shoes – Crazy 8 Treat bag – Courtesy of Pottery Barn Kids You can’t really see my nails, but they are really cool! How-to coming soon on this week’s Nails to the Yeah! © Sophistishe 2011 | Permalink | 12 comments Visit My Sponsors?
So Greg and I picked out Halloween costumes for Jayden in September; a Chicago Bears football costume, and a pirate costume. Since I’m usually in charge of his costumes, I let Greg take over. He ordered the Chicago Bears costume from an online retailer that shall remain nameless. Days and days would go by with no shipping notification or worse… that the costume was out of stock. It took him logging in and checking his order to find that the costume was out of stock. So. I go over to another online retailer that shall remain nameless and order the [...]
