Mac and I have been able to spend the first few Christmases of our marriage together, and we’ve started some traditions as a new family. On the whole, I do not put up Christmas trees before Thanksgiving. I also am not in a hurry to put them up, anyways. My sister’s birthday is December 11,…
This past week has been a whirlwind. We packed up all of our stuff and moved up here to Virginia. Our storage unit is currently packed to the brim (I’m glad we went with a 10×20 unit instead of the recommended 10×15 unit). This week, I have two exams to finish out my second semester…
1. What is your favorite Holiday Movies/TV Specials?The original “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Elf,” and “Love Actually.” 2. Do you do any volunteering during the holidays if so what? If not what would you do?Not so much these days since we wind up traveling so much. When we were younger, we used to make…
We had some leftover mashed potatoes from Thanksgiving and decided to make mashed potato tater tots with them. These were pretty tasty and would be amazing loaded with baked potato toppings (like the ones at Arby’s). They’re also similar to my copycat Cheesecake Factory loaded baked potato tots. This recipe is pretty adaptable. We’ve made them…
1. We’re getting settled here at the in-laws’ house. Yesterday, we bought this bed frame (the bed is currently on the basic metal frame) and this dresser (the room has a built-in dresser that isn’t big enough) for the room. 2. This gross, cold weather is making me sick. I’m turning to my standard “illness prevention”…
The movers came Monday and packed up allll of our stuff. We were planning on them packing Monday and Tuesday then loading Wednesday for delivery on Thursday. Instead, they loaded Tuesday and will hopefully deliver tomorrow. They had quite a time packing the truck. Apparently, the truck was carrying another shipment in addition to ours….