Friday Funday

Happy Friday to you!!  This is my monthly early Friday, so I only work until noon today...I am happy about that since we have lots of festive things planned for the weekend including getting our Christmas tree!  I love decorating our Christmas tree!!  My daily calendar has a perfect picture for it today too.

Love Mary Engelbreight

Last night I addressed Christmas cards!  I think this is the earliest I have had this done and I am so excited about them.  This is the first year I have ordered a card with our picture on them and I can't wait to send them out.

All they need now are stamps and festive stickers for the backs of the envelopes.  Did you notice my new green and red sharpies?  If you have read much of my blog you know I am a huge fan of bright colored pens.  On the way home last night I stopped to get my new festive sharpies for my cards and guess what they came with?

A whole package of bright colored sharpies!  Excitement.  Yes, for me it can be that easy.

I also got our new end tables situated into place last night.  I love them even more now!

 

The Christmas decorating has begun at our house, is it already in progress at yours?  Do you get super excited about holiday decorating too?

Cabbage is Delicious

Okay, first of all happy last day of November.  How did that happen?

So true.

I am happy to report that I am about 95% finished with Christmas shopping.  Of course I started at the beginning of October, so I have been working on it for a while.  Don't judge (or be jealous).

After the Thanksgiving feast that lasted and lasted I began feeling a little vegetable deprived.  Let's face it most of the delicious Thanksgiving sides are carb heavy...at least my favorites are.  Anyway this week I have felt the need to go veggie crazy so hopefully I can get back to feeling fabulous.  Last night for dinner I made cabbage.  Yes, cabbage for dinner...like a big salad...but this would also make an awesome side.  Here are the details....

Cabbage with Turkey Bacon

• one large cabbage cut into large bite size pieces
• one onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 8 pieces of turkey bacon cut into slices
• olive oil from a Misto or cooking spray
• sea salt
• pepper

Spray the bottom of a large stew pot or dutch oven with cooking spray or olive oil.  Saute onion over medium heat until translucent and then add turkey bacon.  After the turkey bacon has warmed and cooked a little, add cabbage.  Turn the heat down to low and cover.  Stir cabbage every 10 minutes or so and cook until the cabbage is tender.  Add sea salt and pepper to taste.  The cabbage takes about 30 minutes on a low heat.

As a meal this made 4 servings that came in at 4 weight watchers points +, as a side the recipe is closer to 8 servings which are 2 points + each.

Have I mentioned before that I love my yellow dutch oven?

Pretty.

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!

Tell me...was your turkey day carb heavy?  Are you also craving vegetables this week?  Which ones are you loving?

Weekend Recap and Weigh In

I am thankful for all the fun and family time I got to spend with everyone over the Thanksgiving holiday.  I am not thankful for all the food I chose to eat...which is why I skipped the scale this morning.  I will be back on track this week and on the scale next Monday.

The family time was great!  There was sidewalk chalk.

And popsicles...

The Neal's dog Mo loves to be in the back of their suburban...I think he feels nervous like he might get left behind if they decided to suddenly leave.

There was one evening that is was cool enough to light the fire outside.  It was warm and cozy and we enjoyed some red wine.

 

We had no shortage of food for Thanksgiving dinner.  Everything was delicious.

I will say I didn't have some of everything, which was smart.  I did however have seconds, which was probably not smart.

My sister Audrey and her hubby John went antiquing on Westheimer on Sunday.  They have moved into a new house and needed a few things.  We went with them to pick up their goods and happened on these awesome end tables.

I love them and they had a pair!!  I was so excited.

To finish out the weekend, some of the Christmas decorations started to appear!

Coffee tastes better in a Christmas mug...at least I think it does.

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Lazy Wednesday

This morning Sammy and I spent a little extra time in the bed being lazy before getting moving.

Short work days are hard work.  Especially for a pup.  Ha!  The husband and I both only work half days today and I am counting down the minutes until noon.  I am ready for family fun time.

So is Sammy...I mean look at the excitement on her face.

I hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving!