Top 2 Tuesday

Ahh... Hello, Tuesday!

I can't believe Christmas is around the corner, I really need to get my Christmas cards in the mail,

and my Mom and Brother's gifts shipped.

Now on to the fun and games

go visit

The Undomestic Momma

and play along

Top 2 Favorite Games

1. Scattergories - I have played this game so many times, it's almost become 'easy' for me.

2. Catch Phrase - This is a fun take-a-long game, and fun to be played in a big group.

I apparently like games that have to do with words

Happy Day Everyone, Enjoy It!

Thanks for stopping by...

Peace and Love

XOXO,

Renae

Family Christmas Picture

Happy Thursday... it's been a fast week for me, I guess because I was off work on Tuesday. I do wish I was able to stay home all week! It's been cold freezing here in Chicago... BRRRR! My HUGE collections of warm cozy scarves have made their seasonable appearance, YAY!

Tuesday, like I mentioned, we took Booges for his 6 month pictures and also family Christmas pictures.

I would like to share a few of my favorites with all of you...

We had so much fun!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Thanks for stopping by...

Peace and Love

XOXO,

Renae 

Top 2 Tuesday

It's Tuesday... and I'm off work today, YAY! We are taking Booges for his Christmas/6 month pictures this afternoon. It felt good to be able to sleep in a little and lounge around the house

(The Man decided not to go to school, so we're all home together)

Now on to Top 2 Tuesday

link up with Taylor and join the fun!!

Top 2 Favorite Christmas Ornaments

 

What a fun and hard topic...

I have a HUGE collection of Christmas ornaments and love them all, but here are my most recent favorites

 

1. So this time last year I was pregnant with Booges, and I didn't know what I was going to have at the time. I love the idea of 'picking' a new ornament every year, and even though he wasn't here born yet, I wanted to get something, and this is what I ended up with

 

Mr. Humpty Dumpty is happily hanging from our tree.

This is his ornament this year

2. Ok, this next one is kinda funny... keeping up with the new Christmas ornament idea, last year The Man and I celebrated our first Christmas together

(I know, our first Christmas and pregnant... we didn't wait at all)

I wanted to pick something up for us... I was at the store alone, but wanted him to 'help' pick it out.

So as I stood in front of the wall of ornaments, he sent me on a little scavenger hunt. He told me to look at the one right in front of me and move 2 to the left, one up, 3 to the right... and so one (you get the idea).

Well when he was done... this is what we ended up with

We don't have our ornament this year... we are going to look for one later today.

I don't think I want to play the same game (however it was fun) I don't want to end up with a dump truck or something else crazy.

Thanks for stopping by...

Peace and Love

XOXO,

Renae

 

 

Oliver's first christmas card

Picture Joy Christmas

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Weekly Love

Happy Thanksgiving Eve Wednesday!

It's time for Weekly Love over at Chicago Cuisine Critique's blog... link up and join the fun!

What I'm Loving this week...

1. I'm LOVING my Booges this week (I love him everyday)

He is getting so big and learning new things everyday. He's trying to crawl and it fun to watch him...

He's so into Mama right now, and I'm cherishing every moment of it.

He has the cutest little dimple

and biggest brown eyes

2. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving... YAY!... my favorite holiday. I love spending time with family and friends, giving thanks and being thankful.

so my dinner isn't going to be big and elaborate... but will be nice (sweet and simple). I'm planning a small dinner for The Man and myself (Booges will feast on baby oatmeal and baby food... sweet potatoes and green beans). Spending the day with my 2 guys makes me HAPPY. We don't get a lot of family time together and I LOVING the idea of a whole day together.

3. I'm LOVING Trader Joe's!! It's been a frequent stop of mine for years (really several times a week). It's on my way home. This year my whole Thanksgiving dinner is from Trader Joe's, and I only spent about $45 (better then the $90 I spent last year). 

Our meal...

turkey breast stuffed with cranberry apple stuffing

sausage cornbread stuffing

maple roasted sweet potatoes

green beans

cranberry sauce

rolls

pumpkin pie

double chocolate cake

a bottle of TJ's Sauvignon  Blanc to wash it down

Thanks for stopping by...

Peace and Love

XOXO,

Renae

Top 2 Tuesday

It's Tuesday... YAY! Thanksgiving is almost here, and I can't wait!! Head over to Taylor's blog and join in for Top 2 Tuesday... today's topic is...

Top 2 Things on Your Christmas Wish List

Ok, so this one is honestly a little hard for me... I'm not one to make a huge Christmas list for myself. But I'm not gonna lie... there are things out there that I would LOVE to have.

1. I saw the Red by Marc Ecko handbag and just fell in love with it... it's simple, and so me

It's just the perfect size for all my stuff, and still large enough to be a 'mom purse'

 (I tend to collect all of Booges stuff in my purse when I don't feel like carrying lugging around a diaper bag)

2. A new watch... I really REALLY like this Fossil one

I love the mother of pearl look with the crystals... again, simple but pretty

Thanks for stopping by...

Peace and Love

XOXO,

Renae

So Thankful... Today is a good day!

For those of you who read my blog... you are aware that I haven't had a car for a few weeks. Well.. guess what?!?!!! The Man got it running last night, YAY! We were told by several people that the engine seized and I would either have to fix it or get a new car.. either of which I really wanted to do.
It ended up being a belt that needed to replace, because it wasing moving, nothing worked. I'm so happy that he didn't give up and kept trying different things... I have my car again.
Thank you to the CTA buses, subways and metra trains for getting me back and forth, but I will no longer need your services.
I woke up this morning and thanked God for the many blessings in my life (as I do everyday). I was getting a little stressed out about it all, and today I felt the heavy load lifted.

A huge THANK YOU to The Man... You're The Best!

Thank you for stopping by...

Peace and Love

XOXO,

Renae