Category Archives: Holiday Fun

Nov 25 2012
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Chicago Specific Fun, Friends and Family, Holiday Fun, Nightlife

Day 61: Singalong

Just got home from the much anticipated Sound of Music Singalong! It really was everything I hoped it would be and more. This annual event at the Music Box Theater isn’t just people in a room singing along to a movie. It’s vocal warm-ups, costume parade, gift bag full of interactive items (flashcards, Edelweiss, poppers-for when the Captain and Maria kiss for the first time, etc.) and so much laughing and singing. For the holidays, they do a White Christmas Singalong and I will definitely be back.

Nov 22 2012
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Food/Drink Fun, Friends and Family, Holiday Fun, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Day 59: Giving Thanks

On holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, it will be hard for me to choose one fun thing to write about on this blog. I love the holidays (if that isn’t clear enough already) and try to enjoy them in so many ways. Here is a list of things I will do today that will be tremendously fun:

  1. watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
  2. bake pumpkin bars
  3. watch football
  4. eat, feast, tire, eat more
  5. hug family

 
Here are some of things I’m thankful for–family (momdadmeaganbrittreddykalapadma nathanphilphiljrpriankastevegertjohnIIjohnIIIjohnIV(!)juliejenniderekcedrictanneralisonalexangel billtristangrandma), kindness, Chicago, Wild Bunch, Elphaba, theatre, blog readers, cinnamon, instagram, holiday decorations, baking, music, reality television, scarves, West Elm, philanthropy, photobooths, celebrity, How I Met Your Mother, UET, ACT, CST, CU, NMH, DIY, New York Giants, Lake Michigan, dog parks, other people’s babies, my iPhone, wordpress, health and FUN. (not the band, the purpose of this blog. ok also the band).

Nov 21 2012
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Food/Drink Fun, Friends and Family, Holiday Fun

Day 58: No bake

I don’t often use no bake dessert recipes, but a coworker brought this treat to our Fall party, and the result was so cute and delicious, I had to try it. I had fun making these adorable little acorns that took almost no time. They are part of my contribution (with pumpkin bars) to Thanksgiving tomorrow.

Acorns

1 package Nutter Butter Bites (smaller, circular version of the peanut shaped cookies)
1 package Hersey’s Kisses
chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and/or peanut butter chips

Melt some chocolate (I melted about 3/4 cup of chocolate chips). Dip the flat end of a Hersey’s Kiss in to the chocolate. Dip a chip (I used chocolate and butterscotch, but you could also use peanut butter, white chocolate, dark chocolate, etc.) into the excess chocolate on the kiss. Stick the kiss to one side of the cookie and center the chip on the other. Voila! Delicious acorn.

Nov 19 2012
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Chicago Specific Fun, Friends and Family, Fun for Couples, Holiday Fun

Really great photo giveaway!

Remember this? You could win an amazing shoot with Emily Alt Photography!

Everyone should enter this contest, and if you need a reason, other than that it is FREE, Emily’s photography captures exactly what I’m trying to with this blog: the fun and joy in every day moments.

 

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Nov 16 2012
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Friends and Family, Holiday Fun

Day 53: Wish List

Every year, my immediate family makes Christmas wish lists. These have evolved from my sister and I going through the JC Penny’s Catalogue and circling everything we want from the toy section, to adult lists sent via email complete with links to websites where gifts can be purchased. It works for us, and every year I am excited to make my list. But when I start thinking about it (which is usually in October when my mother starts asking for one) I never know where to begin. I don’t like to put the same kinds of things every year whereas I could probably copy my husband’s exactly from last year: ties, dress shirts, one electronic device, the end.

Tonight, at dinner, we talked and talked about what we want, even letting things get a little out of hand–a European vacation, new furniture, my mom to repaint all the rooms in our condo (seriously she’s super good at it), a new house, a vacation house, another dog (maybe that one was just me), etc.  While those things are fun to fantasize about, I ended up going with a stand mixer, leggings and some fun group/party games. All super fun things that could end up with their own blog post.

Honestly, though, I get more excited about shopping for my family when I get their lists. ‘Tis the season!

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