I'm Still Kickin' and Screamin'... a little

 A quick update is in order today.  MIA in November, honestly I do not even know what happened to November.  Retail, I work in retail.  That's what happened.

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving.  So many blessings to be grateful for this year and always.  We had a wonderful day including a nice Thanksgiving Day church service, where we did not sing We Gather Together.  It's okay, no big deal, I'll wait another year.  It's fine.  No biggie.  I know, I know, it can't always be all about me and my favorite Thanksgiving song.  Seriously, I love my church and I am so thankful for it.  And by it, I mean the people.  I'm looking forward to the Advent Season.

I made the cranberry fluff for Thanksgiving and gave thanks for my Kitchen Aid mixer and my Cuisinart.

 I made pumpkin bars which I intended to share the recipe before Thanksgiving.  It's a pumpkin bar recipe I found in Country Living in the 80's.  It had been years since I made this recipe but it's a good one.  Next year I'll share it in a timely manner.  Pumpkin, white chocolate and macadamia nuts are a delicious combination.

 I didn't take a single photo of our Thanksgiving dinner at my parent's house so I stole a few from my sister that is a Snapsister.  Aren't we blessed?  That's a lot of family, food, and fun, right there.

After dinner we went home to watch the Seahawks win.  Sam and Angela came over with the Bumpus hounds and a good time was had by all.

I didn't shop on Black Friday, except online.  Friday night we went to Kulshan Brewery for Coconut Kenny's pizza with Max and Kassie, Sam and Angela, and Karen.  Blake stopped by to say hello.  It lightly snowed and I love snow so that was a bonus.

 I've done some decorating and in true crazy town fashion I started with the areas that are low priority, the guest room, the laundry room, the master bedroom and the sitting room.  I hope to get our living area done this weekend.  Well, I hope to get it started...

 On Saturday I went to Jon and Cait's wedding reception.  Everything was beautiful, the brunch was delicious but the highlight for me was seeing Caitlin in her gorgeous dress.

 There were cupcakes so I guess it's the real deal.  No one is officially married without cake.  The MOB, Leslie is a good friend and it was so great to see her hard work come together so beautifully.  Leslie made all of the bunting, she gathered vintage tablecloths, and it came together so pretty.  Speaking of pretty, Leslie had a very pretty dress and vintage jewelry.

 Let's just revisit Cait's dress, shall we?  I loved it so much.  Maybe because I there when she bought her dress so I felt sentimental about it.  Or maybe because it was fabulous.

 On Monday I went to Seattle with my sissies, Kathi, Jodi and Melinda.  We are there to Christmas shop but we do a few little things for ourselves too.  I had my eye makeup done at Nordstroms, Jodi had her hair done, Melinda got her boots polished.  I'm thinking next year we should go overnight and book a spa day.  We shopped and lunched and then shopped some more and then ended our day at the Train Wreck for dinner.  Obviously, we were successful! 

 Isn't my little band of angels sweet.  A vintage find, still in their original box, still intact and made in British Hong Kong.

I am still working on projects and have enjoyed some success.  I've also weather some serious #project fail, #Christmasfail and some #howdoesthatevenhappen.  Post Christmas I will share the projects with tutorials so y'all know what NoT to do.

Don't forget to go to Grandiflora to buy your Bethany Home Tour tickets.  The tour is Saturday.  On Thursday Shelly and I get to help our friend Holly with a small detail in her and Brian's home.  They are on the tour and you do not want to miss their Christmas home.  See you there!

That's all and that's enough!