NYC~ Rockettes

I arrived in NYC on Thursday afternoon. I met my sis for lunch and Holiday shopping at Bryant Park. Thursday evening our friend, Leslie, arrived and we headed to the Radio City Music Hall for the Christmas Spectacular Show. It was the cutest show I've ever seen. I want to see it every year. After the show, my sis made dinner reservations at Fig and Olive. It was yummy!

We're still in NYC, just taking a little break before we head out tonight. Hope y'all had a great weekend!

Giveaway Winner & Christmas List

Giveaway Winner

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Christmas List

In our family, we make a Christmas list each year. It’s the best way to ensure you’ll get something you actually want and something you’ll actually use. :) We try to have at least 10 (reasonable) items on our list. How do your families do Christmas? Do you take the surprise route or use the list? What's on your list this year?

Here are a few items on my list...

Flatware~ I ended up picking the "Louisiana" Pattern. It's so girly and vintage.

The "Louisiana" Seafood Forks

Happy Perfume~ My signature Scent

Amy Butler Bed Sheets

Curb Your Enthusiasm~ Season 2

Martha Stewart White Wine Glasses

Martha Stewart Red Wine Glasses




Hand Blender~ My sis has a great recipe for Tomato Basil Soup and I need this gadget to get the job done.





I LOVE gift cards. They're not that much fun to give but aren't they fun to get? I usually pick about 5-10 stores I would like a gift card from.

What I've Been Up To...

Soup

Last week I had a few days off before Thanksgiving. My friend, Amy M, recently blogged about making homemade soup and freezing the soup in individual serving sizes for later. I LOVE this idea. I’ve done it before but with my crazy work schedule (the past 2 years), I haven’t had much time. In the past, I've used Tupperware containers for freezing soup. Amy has a much better idea.

Amy suggested using freezer bags. She said, “Simply put the desired amount in a baggy, let the air out, and seal it. Then lay the baggies on a cookie sheet inside your freezer so they can freeze lying flat. After they are frozen stack them up and store them (standing up) in a small basket.”

GREAT idea! I made 4 pots of soup, Chicken Gumbo, Shrimp Etouffee, Corn Chowder, and Turkey Chili. I also made labels for my soup baggies. Clearly, I know what is what; I just love labels. :) I followed Amy’s directions for freezing and storing and here’s the result. Yay… I’m so excited. This will be perfect for nights I arrive home late and the hundreds of days I don’t feel like cooking.

NYC

I’ve been planning outfits for my NYC trip. It's all about the outfits and photo opportunities. I'm just kidding but not really. :) My sister and I used to pack this way for summer camp. One year the camp sent letters home saying, "Camp is not a fashion show. Your kids don't need to change outfits twice a day." Whatever, I despise being told what to wear. One year my district manager purchased polo shirts with our company logo on the pocket. He asked us to wear them to a meeting, I didn't wear it, not happening! Anyhoo...

I can’t wait for NYC this year. My sister and I put together a tentative itinerary. Our itinerary is so great; I get the chills when I think about it. We love to be anal and organized. You can check out my other anal itinerary for Danielle’s visit to San Antonio here.

Day Outfits~ Unfortunately, I'll have to wear a coat because it will be cold.

Night Outfits

Christmas Decorating

I decorated the townhouse for Christmas on Saturday and Sunday. Yikes, it’s a lot of work. I’ll post more on this subject later.

Hope y’all are having a Happy Monday.

P.S. Don't forget to enter my skincare giveaway. It's ending tomorrow at midnight.

San Antonio River Parade, Thank You, & New Blog Design

San Antonio River Parade

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Besides my boredom issues on Thanksgiving Day, I had a nice weekend. Friday night I went out with my brother, Jarrett, his girlfriend, Kate, and Dr. Mark. We had a great Italian dinner on the Riverwalk and watched the Christmas Parade on the river.

If you're not familiar with San Antonio, there is a mall that wraps around one end of the Riverwalk. My sister designed the mall Christmas decorations. Aren't they great?

Thank You

I've received a few blog awards. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Be sure to check out these fabulous blogs...

Thank you Shoshanah at From L.A. to LA for the Dragon Loyalty Award.

Thank you, Mrs. MFC for the Fabulous Sugar Doll Award.

Thank you Angela & Danielle for the Happy 101 Award. I’m supposed to list 10 things that make me happy...

My Faith
Family
My New Church in San Antonio
Old Friends
New Friends, especially my blog friends
Chinese Kids~ they’re SO stinkin’ cute
Upgrades to First Class
My Niece, Daisy the Maltese
Vacation
Pink Christmas Decorations

New Blog Design

Thanks to the very talented Danielle at The Design Girl for my new Christmas look. As always, I LOVE my new look. If you’re looking for a Christmas look, head over to The Design Girl. Her custom designs are amazing. You can also purchase a CUTE Christmas pre-made template. For the next week, if you purchase a pre-made template and mention “Peeptoe Jill”, you’ll receive the design for only $20.00!

Thanksgiving Day

I hope y’all are having a nice Thanksgiving Day. We’re having a nice day but honestly, I think Thanksgiving is a bit boring. We eat, the guys watch football, and we sit because there’s not much to do and all the stores are closed. Cry, Cry.

So, I decided to make a craft this year after Thanksgiving lunch. I purchased a pattern and several fabrics to make a shopping tote. I cut out the fabric pieces and realized I’m missing a couple important supplies (webbing and interfacing, huh?). Unfortunately, it’s the most boring day of the year and the stores are closed. Hmmm...

Fabric for Totes

I don’t want to be a total Thanksgiving Scrooge. I am thankful for many things this year...

~I’m thankful for my family, Mom, Dad, Pawpaw, Mawmaw, Jenn, Ryan, Jarrett, and Daisy.

Photo from today~ Jenn, Ryan, & Daisy couldn't join us but they hit the seafood buffet in Iowa.

~I’m thankful for my IRL friends, my blog friends and the new blog friends I’ve met in person this year. This year I got to meet Angela, Amy M. and Tippa. Last year I got to meet Danielle, Jessica, and Kate.

~It’s hard to believe that a year ago I had no intention of moving to San Antonio. In one day, April 16th, I started thinking about moving and by the end of the day I had 95% decided I was moving. I’m so thankful the opportunity to move presented itself and I’m here.

~I’m thankful that after 11 years and tons of layoffs, including a major layoff this year, I’m still with my company. Although Corporate America can be a pain, at the end of the day I’m a “company girl."

~I’m thankful for my visual merchandising job.

~I’m thankful for my new church.

~Last but not least, I’m thankful for the guy a Ford that volunteered to wash my filthy car yesterday.

There's No Place Like Home

I’m SO happy! Since I moved to San Antonio in June, I don’t have to travel for the Holidays! YAY! I grew up an hour outside of Houston. My parents moved to San Antonio in 2000 because they wanted to retire in here. Ever since I left for college at age 18, I’ve been traveling for the holidays. Even though a few years my trip was an hour, it counts. ;) I’m so beyond happy this year! For the record, I live about 20 mintues from my parents NOT with them.

Today I’m making a Sweet Potato Pecan Pie and Asparagus Casserole. Both are new recipes for me; I’ll let y’all know how they turn out. Also, I have to stop by the Godiva store to purchase and ship Christmas gifts to my visual merchandising customers and my car is in the shop. The A.C. and Heater stopped working. Poor car, I drive it too much. It's only a year old and has almost 30,000 miles. I hope my car is ready today because the rental car is junky but I’m thankful for it.

Hope y'all are having a Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

Giveaway and Perricone Discount

I have to confess, I’m obsessed with skincare and looking young. Don't even get me started on the sun and tanning. :) So, I’m extremely excited about this giveaway. I’m partnering with Perricone MD to offer y’all a chance to win a jar of Perricone MD Cold Plasma, a $150 value.

“Cold Plasma is a universal skin care product; suited for anyone, no matter how old your skin is, what your skin type is, or whether you’re male or female.” This product addresses the 10 most visible signs of aging... firmness, elasticity, clarity, radiance, smoothness, texture, redness, blotchiness, fine lines & wrinkles, and dryness. Wow~ Cold Plasma covers everything!

Wouldn't it be great to try this product for free? Also, it would also make a GREAT Christmas gift or stocking stuffer!



Perricone MD is a US based company created by well known clinical and research dermatologist (my favorite kind of doctor) Dr. Nicholas Perricone. He has developed an award winning line of skin care products and supplements based on his research and experience. To learn more about Perricone MD and receive your Perricone Discount, you can visit the Perricone website.

Rules:

1. This giveaway is only open to US readers

2. 1 entry- Leave a comment on this post

3. 2 entries- Leave a comment on this post and become follower of my blog. If you’re already a follower let me know.

4. 3 entries- Leave a comment on this post, follow my blog, and post about the giveaway on your blog.

5. The Perricone MD giveaway will end December 1 at midnight.