Chirstmas Scavenger Hunt

Last night my amazing friend Kimmie organized a fabulous Christmas scavenger hunt! We all had such an amazing time!

Each team of five had one hour to try and get photos of everything on the list! It was so much fun to travel throughout Muskegon to see all the pretty lights! Our team even managed to win by getting all but 2 items! Kimmie even bought prizes for us all! It was a good time--and now will become a yearly tradition.

After our hunt we enjoyed some games including Apples to Apples, Skip-bo and even twister! We even tried out our dancing skills on Wii Dance Party 4! Great time had by all!

Bits and Pieces

Happy Friday everyone! As always I'm linking up with Erica at Style of a Songbird for my Bits and Pieces. Enjoy!

Brent and I enjoyed a horse drawn carriage ride by attending an event at Camp Newaygo. The ride, although a bit cold, was awesome! I wished there would have been more Christmas lights for us to view- hopefully more will be out next year!

Kim and I tried to be shop keepers in Bethlehem. We made crowns; complete with jewels!

I had a work meeting in Detroit this week- due to this I got to visit my cousin Emily and her hubby Tom. Always great to see amazing family! I'm blessed that I'm not stuck in this on a daily basis. I love visiting big cities, but would not enjoy living in one! Crazy traffic! (a bit blurry, but you get the idea!)

We just got the awkward photos from our staff Christmas party- how funny! Enjoy!

 Last night at Roots we heard the Christmas story. I love the set-up!

Happy Friday everyone!

Wine Down Wednesday!

I forgot to post this yesterday- so although it's Thursday, it's still making an appearance!

I'm not a huge drinker- but when I do wine is typically my go-to. Specifically Moscato!

One of the best parts- it's super inexpensive! I purchased it last night (on official Wine Down Wednesday) for only $6 at Meijer! Gotta love it! I'll be enjoying some of this on New Year's Eve.

Sweet, white wines tend to be my favorite. Do you have a favorite in this category that you'd like to share? I'd love to try out something new! Feel free to comment!

Yummy!

One of the community committees I sit on for work is having it's Holiday celebration today--potluck style!

I didn't know what I should bring to share...I finally settled on Broccoli Salad! I tried a bite of it this morning and it is AMAZING!!

Broccoli Salad
1head of broccoli (cut into bite size pieces)
2 tablespoons of bacon bits
2 tablespoons of red onion
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup fat free mayo
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons of cider vinegar

Combine broccoli, bacon bits, red onion and raisins. In a separate bowl combine mayo, sugar and vinegar cider- blend well. Combine mayo mixture into the broccoli mix. Make sure the mayo mixture is evenly coated throughout the dish. Place in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour (overnight is best!)

Enjoy!

I hope everyone at the potluck enjoys it too! I didn't have time to calculate the WW points, but I'm sure it's pretty low.

Feel Good

This is one of my favorite shirts- I tend to feel better just wearing it :)

This is a list of things that make me feel good!

Family and friends

Christmas music

Kisses and hugs from my nieces/nephews

Snail mail

Playing games

An amazing sunrise/sunset

Surprise gesture from a stranger

Beautiful rainbow after a rainfall

Sound of children laughing

Scoring a good deal

Curling up with a good book

Good news

Holidays

Finding the perfect gift to give away

Memories recalled through pictures

Snuggling up under warm blankets

Smell of freshly baked cookies

This is just a short list, I could go on and on!
What makes you feel good?

Celebrate!!

I love the holidays! I know I probably sound like a broken record-but it's true!

Today I was blessed for the company of my friends Kimmie, Kristyn and my sister Gina. We mad a mini little Christmas with each other, enjoyed some yummy lunch and then played some games.

And the potato soup was so good- it gets thumbs up!

Merry (early) Christmas all! :)



Bits and Pieces

Happy Friday everyone! I'm sharing some bits and pieces of my week! Although I didn't do the best of capturing these on camera for you- I still have some I'd like to share!

1. Beautiful sunset while driving home on Thursday- I love it when God uses the sky as His paint canvas!

2. I guess he didn't get enough paint time on Thursday! This is the sunrise from this morning- Beautiful over Muskegon River.

3. Brent and I are attending the Horse Drawn Light Tour tonight at Camp Newaygo. We did this two years ago, and are excited to attend again. I even came prepared with long underwear and my snowpants too!

4. Today I'm blessed to give a Christmas present to my boss. She LOVES Wesco popcorn, so I got her the refillable bucket for 2013! I'm happy/lucky to be able to give gifts to others (as some people don't have this luxury). This is one of my favorite things about Christmas- giving gifts to others!

As always I'm linking up with Erica at Style of a Songbird. Join us!