I have this recipe that I would say I make fairly often…special occasion, holiday, what have you… The problem with this recipe? The everlovinghandcrampingsifting. I mean holy mother of hell, the sifting alone could kill you. Then I found it. IT. A battery operated sifter! It’s UhMayZING! I have one and I gifted it 3 times last year.
I was on the hunt for some cute christmas tags and I knew Etsy would come through! I came across this CUTE etsy shop: Sparkle & Cheer. These photo gift tags are just CALLING. MY. NAME!! My favs are the mixed set-colorful confections, what are yours?
So this is our Christmas tradition at my parents house… Christmas morning we eat breakfast, we open gifts, we get dinner started and then we get our game on.
Since we live in the Houston area, the weather is generally not what you think of as wintery…its more like throw a jacket on and go outside and you are fine type of weather. So while dinner is cookin’, we get to gamin’ and let me tell you you might as well have yelled SHALLONGE! The competitiveness that comes out here is unbelievable.
Here’s some ideas for ya…
What do you guys do on Christmas Day?
Der thought it’d be a good idea if we all shared our dream Christmas Wishlists for this year–she explicitly said if money was no object what would you ask for. So I picked a little something something or alot of something something. But I categorized it for you foos because I’m OCD like that. Anyway…have at it. I’m drooling.
So what’s on your wishlist this year?
Two years ago I bought one of these blankets for my grandma for Christmas and then two days later I went back and bought one for myself. Don’t judge.
Warning: This blanket may or may not induce a sleep coma. I keep it on my couch for my Glee marathons, among other marathons (ie Private Practice, Grey’s Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters, HGTV) for keeping me snug as a bug in a rug errr couch? Anyway, this blanket is so soft and delicious I can’t even describe it! Just trust me, it’s amazing.
You guys, its on sale…Holidays coming…do it, you won’t regret it.
Pioneer Woman was coming to Houston today and my husband and I (both fans) thought we’d throw caution to the wind and go meet her and get her to sign the cookbook we received many weeks ago. Here were the odds stacked against us:
But BLAGH we decided to go anyway…I mean it’s Pioneer Woman for land’s sakes! In Houston! And what if she was handing out Monkey Muffins?! I would never forgive myself for passing it up.
So here’s how it went…we showed up to this:
Waited around and said toddler proceeded to scream bloody murder because he was in a grocery store and not in his crib asleep…so after becoming mildly embarrassed when people would stare at us with that “what ARE you doing to that child” look, we decided to chance it and sit down instead of walk around.
So we had about 30 minutes of this, then he had some milk and we got called up to get in line. So of course he charmed the pants off everyone in line. A big shoutout to the kind woman behind us who talked to him and got him to face the camera while we were taking pictures. Thank you! So anyway, we get up to the front of the line to meet Ree and guess what–toddler turns crazed squirming whining lunatic! But we did get a good pic!
We had a great time and thanks to Ree/Pioneer Woman for making the trip out and taking the time to take a pic with a squawking small fry. She also gave us a t-shirt! SQUEEEE!
Today’s Etsy Spotlight is on tinyleaves. Tinyleaves is another etsy shop that has infiltrated Tipsy Society either because we’ve purchased from there or we’ve been gifted something from there. Either way–go there! These earrings are perfect for everyday and she has so many different colors that you could be set for life without going broke. Hint Hint, perfect gifts!
What’s even better is that she donates 20% to Memphis MultiNational Ministries, a non-denominational Christian organization which serves the refugee community in Memphis, Tennessee. So even if you are buying for yourself, you are helping someone else! Hmmm which color am I lacking…decisions decisions!
Are you looking for a cheap gift to give a neighbor, a co-worker, a teacher, a babysitter or somebody in that realm…you don’t want to spend a ton but you want them to know you care? I’m going to give you a few ideas…
Give them stuff in a jar. Get a jar, get some cute fabric, and get some raffia to tie the fabric on with and shove one of these ideas in. You can either put the ingredients for a mix of some sort minus the wet ingredients or put something pre-made (ala nuts). Write or print out the recipe and attach it.
Thinking something a little more hardcore than nuts, cocoa mix and dog biscuits? How ’bout a round on you? So…this may not be the one to give a teacher or babysitter especially if they are caring for your children at the time…this might be more of a neighbor/co-worker thing.
Make a homemade mixer and pour it in a pretty bottle, then include whatever libation goes with it in mini bottle form, put them on a mini serving tray (or dessert plate) and tie it up with some cellophane. Write or print out the drink “recipe” and attach it.
Tonight when you are whipping up your Nachos, burritos, and tacos who knows, How it usually goes, it goes Whoooah I love sangria wine! Errr…that was a litle Jerry Jeff Walker for ya. Don’t have time to do some fruit soaked sangria? Take a short cut, see above.
I love that sangria wine
Love to drink it with ole friends of mine
Whoooah I love sangria wine
Whoooah I love sangria wine
Whoooah I love sangria wine
Whoooah I love sangria wine
If you are looking for a gift for a little one on your list, let me tell you….these 5 books are almost at falling apart state because my kiddo LOVES LOVES LOVES them. He carries them around, he brings them to me or my husband to read, he wants to turn the pages, and on and on.
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