Friday Things
1. How was your Halloween? Joseph and Dominic got dressed up as pirates, and my husband built them a pirate ship out of a massive Amazon box :)
Joseph had so much fun, and Dominic did great until he decided he was done with pictures being taken, ha! (For more pictures, check out my post on Instagram!)
2. I saw Jessica mention this earlier in the weekโฆ have you heard of December Daily? Iโve thought about doing photo yearbooks in the past, but love this idea since I love the holidays so much, although I have never scrapbooked in my life and I am SO not creative!
3. Did you hear that Hersheys is coming out with a new candy bar?! Itโs called Hersheys Gold and is a caramelized cream bar with peanuts and pretzels and my goodness does it sound good! Itโs slated to be in stores on December 1st!
4. Do you shop the Sephora VIB sale? I typically add things to my loves list and hoard gift cards until the big sale, then go a little crazy. On my shopping list right now:
Amika Un.Done Texture Spray / Make Up For Ever Nude Eye Palette / Bite Amuse Bouche Liquified Lipstick / NARS Eyeshadow Base
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5. Itโs my third time around, and I love all of this >> Ten Things I Always Tell Pregnant Women
6. I canโt believe that Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away! If youโre planning on baking pies, donโt forget to check out my favorite pie crust recipe, with a different ingredient that sounds crazy but totally WORKS!
7. Such an awesome resource! >> 11 Charts Everyone Who Ever Plans on Baking Needs to Pin
8. Adding this babka au chocolat brioche to my holiday baking list, because I canโt quit babkas during December!
9. After seeing so many crazy good reviews, my husband and I started to watch Bloodline last week andโฆ we didnโt even last one episode, womp womp. I assume it gets way better? I mean, it must! But it was just soooo slowwwwww and we got totally bored with it.
10. TGIF! Have a relaxing weekend!
I tried to watch Bloodline when it was just at season 1โฆ it never got better. I sat through the whole first season, and regretted it.
Hi Michelle, a Netflix show you might want to check out is Harlen Cobinโs The Five. I love his books so even though I was confused for the first two episodes I kept on watching. Definitely worth it! Congrats to you all on the new baby! Iโm very happy for you!
Stick with Bloodline. You wonโt be disappointed!
The beginning IS a little slow (and kind of confusing, I thought) but it is one of the best shows Iโve ever seen!
Hi Michelle,
As creative as you are in your cooking, Iโm sure you would be awesome at a photo book too. I enjoy making photo books for my travels and I have a granddaughter turning 1 on December 30th. I am surprising her parents with an ABC photo book, it is really for them so it incorporate a lot of photoโs. (They have only printed a few and are relying on them staying in Google photoโs, which I have my doubts long term).
I would be happy to add you as a person who can review my book so you can get some ideaโs.. Just let me know and Iโll add your email to it. It would be coming from mixbook (one of my favorite companies for this). Iโve done books in various places.
Thanks for all your recipes.
Kathy, in the south hills of Pittsburgh
Cute piratesย
Hiya, congrats on the baby girl! How lucky will she be to have two big brothers:)ย
FYI, skip Bloodline and watch Stranger Things. Itโs awesome! Not overly scary but great suspense with a fun 80โs twist! Love it and I am totally going to try the babka!ย
Have a great weekend!
Pegย
I felt the same way about Bloodlines. It was so slow to start, but got much better. Season 2 started slow, too. Weโre getting ready to end Season 3 now!
Friday Things is my favorite post of the week! Nice cosmetic finds. You should check out The Gilded Girl on Butler Street in Pittsburgh. Liz, the proprietor, is a good friend of mine from college. She has amazing taste and the store is just lovely with classes and other fun stuff.
Those pirates are too darn cute! I have been following your website for quite a while, (and CONGRATS by the way on the soon-to-be new addition!) Thank you so much for what you do for the rest of usโbring smiles to our faces everyday. You open up and share your family with us plus your creativity and delicious recipes. I wish I could be as talented and accomplished as you!
AW! I love seeing all the kids dressed up for Halloween, itโs my favorite part. I love the boat too โ how cute!
The boys looks so cute. My niece had her baby with a difficult pregnancy this time. Thankfully her doctor had sent her to a much larger hospital and mother and baby are doing alright now. Mom had to have lots of blood.
Those are the cutest pirates ever!! My youngest grandson hated getting his picture taken when he was real young. (well, at 4 1/2 he still doesโt want to stand still..ha) Love that close up of Duke. Oh, he is such a beautiful dog!
My favorite eye shadow primer is LโOrealโs Decrease. Iโve tried many and itโs the best!
Yea! I am looking for him too! Where is duke end capper? Miss him!
Hi Lisa, So sorry for some reason the photo didnโt appear, but I fixed it and heโs there now!
Those two are the cutest pirates ever!!!!๐๐๐
Hello! Happy Friday. I love you โFriday Thingsโ email. I am concerned that there wasnโt a picture of Duke. Heโs the highlight of the email for me. :) Is he doing ok?
Hi Nora, Heโs okay! For some reason the photo didnโt display initially, but I fixed it and heโs there now :)
Where is Duke today???
Ahhh for some reason the photo didnโt appear, fixed it!
Much better! ย ThanksโฆI was worried about him. ย But, I know that you would have said if something was wrong! ย :-)
Michelle, have you ever watched โ Good Behavior โ with Michelle Dockery( from Downton Abbey) ? Second season is airing on TNT right now, so first season might be streaming somewhere. Really good, gets you interested from the very first few minutes!! Check it out.ย
Hi Linda, I havenโt seen that, Iโll check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!