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What’s Up Wednesday {11/25/15}


Hello there Wednesday before Thanksgiving!
Today,  Mel and Sheaffer and I are sharing what’s up with us today.  Link up below and join the fun!
The last Wednesday of every month, we answer these questions…

 

…in our What’s Up Wednesday posts.  We can’t wait to go through your posts and see what you guys are up to this month too!  Thanks for playing friends!  Let’s get started…
1. What we’re eating this week…
Oh friends…I’m at my in-law’s house right now in Missouri and the food is FABULOUS!  My mother-in-law makes the best cookies, always has coffee brewing and prepares an excellent Thanksgiving feast.  The eatin’ is good around here!

On Friday, I’m going to take my leftover Thanksgiving food and turn it into this…

…Turkey & Cranberry Quesadillas. #yes

2. What I’m reminiscing About…

This is Ashby’s first trip up to Andrew’s parents’ house…so, it has me reminiscing about Kensington’s first trip to the farm ;).

3. What I’m loving…

I saw this sweater at Loft and just couldn’t resist.  Isn’t it cute?!?!  It’s subtle (unlike my other Christmas sweater!).

I also bought these two sweaters because they were on sale, totally cute and really comfy.  They come in 11 different colors too!

4. What we’ve been up to…
First road trip as a family of five!  Lots of pictures coming this way next week :).

5. What I’m dreading…
I’m going to be lame and say the drive home :).  The drive up is always fun because there is so much to look forward to…but the drive home is always just long.

6. What I’m working on…
Well, I just wrapped up cookbook #3.  What? What?  Yes!  Book #3 hits shelves September 1 and over the last month, I wrote, made and photographed my last 42 recipes for the book.  #imtired

These two books…

…hit shelves February 1 and can already be pre-ordered on Amazon. I’m so excited!
Annnnnnd…
…my travel agency is now accepting Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line reservations through September 2016.  Email me at mixandmatchtravelagency@yahoo.com if you’re interested.

7. What I’m excited about…
Um, besides the above?  Because I’m pretty flippin’ excited about that!  I’m also excited about all of this Christmas stuff happening right now!  If you missed my Monday post, we made our annual Christmas Traditions Bucket List.  You can see all of it here.

And on Monday…

…hold on to your booties girls…Five Days of Fabulous begins and it’s gonna be AWESOME!

8. What I’m watching/reading…
I’m watching every Christmas movie that I can get my hands on!  A few years ago, I even did a post about my favorite Christmas movies.  You can read it here.

I mean…

‘Tis the season for Jude Law in The Holiday :).

9. What I’m listening to…
I think this is pretty obvious.

I also did a post a few years ago about my favorite Christmas music.  You can see that here.

The post even includes my favorite Christmas playlist :).

10. What I’m wearing…

Jeans//Booties//Scarf//Jacket//Tee

My new very favorite jeans are on repeat around here.  And by repeat, I mean, I am considering sleeping in them. #dontwanttotakethemoff

And that tee hiding under my jacket?  Go ahead and buy two.  I bought it in white and black…and then in navy.  It’s flowy in all the right places.

And then there’s this sweater…

…y’all!  Isn’t it cute?!?!  And it’s so soft too!  I mean…I’m pretty sweater sensitive and this one is by far the softest I’ve bought this year.  It’s loose in all the right places and just comfy.  I bought this red and white stripe with the grey detail but look at the other colors…

…I mean, I want them all.

See them all here.

And pssssst…my leopard booties are five years old, but you can find some other cute ones here.

11. What I’m doing this weekend…

We’re driving back home late Thursday night, so that on Friday, we can head to our town square’s annual Home for the Holidays and then on Saturday, we hit my parents’ town square for their Christmas festivities.  I blogged about both of them here last year.  If you’re local, you should visit both.  Head to the historic McKinney Town Square and Southlake Town Center.

12. What I’m looking forward to next month…

…this girl getting to experience everything Christmas!

13. What else is new…
Notta enchilada.

14. Our bonus question this month: What’s your favorite Christmas tradition?

Well, like I said above, I blogged all of my favorite Christmas traditions on Monday.  You can see them all here.

That’s What’s Up Wednesday friends!  If you blogged it too, then link up below!

And two more things…

1. At 10:00 PM CST tomorrow night, I will post my last $250 Nordstrom Gift Card giveaway!  The post will go up tomorrow night and stay up through the weekend.  It’s your last chance to enter to win!

2. On my foodie blog today, everything Thanksgiving.  If you need a few more last minute ideas…I have them for you today!  Click here.

Happy Wednesday friends!  Wishing you and your family a Thanksgiving full of football, food, family, and friends.  I thank God for you each and every day.  May His blessings shine down on you tomorrow.  God bless you and this wonderful country we get to call home.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Comments

  2. bess barnes says

    I am from Joplin and I'm traveling there tomorrow for thanksgiving with my family! We will be so close!! Ahh!! Love it!! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!!!

  6. Jennie says

    Woot, woot on the books!!!! And I'm curious to hear what size you went with in the perfectly flowy tees? Thanks for helping a girl out. 🙂

  10. Donna says

    That subtle Christmas sweater is so cute! I've just started planning a bit of an impromptu trip to Disney in January and I can't believe how much there is to consider! Congratulations on your third book! 🙂

  11. Megan says

    Loving your cookbooks!! Sooo exciting congrats friend. And I can't wait to see all the Christmas pics of miss Ashby!!!! Happy Thanksgiving!

  15. Johnsons says

    Happy Thanksgiving and congratulations on your cook books! You have so much to be Thankful for and we as readers are thankful for you sharing your ideas, loves and inspiration with us 😉

  17. Natalie says

    Congratulations on the books!! Can't wait to get them!! I love your blog. Yours is one of the few that I still read. Keep being awesome! 🙂

  18. Allison Lodde says

    I couldn't leave your blog today without telling you about my favorite Christmas album of all time, in case you didn't know about it – Amy Grant, Home for Christmas! Every.Single.Song. gives me chills and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Happy Thanksgiving to your sweet little family! 🙂

  19. Laci Murray says

    Enjoy Missourri! I bet Ashby is loving all this holiday stuff! Congrats on the cookbooks!! You are one busy lady, thank you for sharing your life with us. Happy Thanksgiving!!

  22. Charla Liedahl says

    Um yes, Jude Law in The Holiday. Jude Law in any movie, for that matter! Little tidbit–My eye doctor looks like Jude Law. I like going to the eye doctor for obvious reasons–eye candy! HA!!!

  23. Leslie says

    This made my day and I'm so excited to get your cookbooks. I Google your recipes for everything. I won a chili cook off for your Mexican Chicken Chilli. Congradulations!

  36. Jenna Rist says

    I want to pre-order your cookbooks as gifts this Christmas for some of my girls, do you have a fun graphic that could be used in a card to show them what they will be getting in the mail?