Link Up - Café Con Monica

Oh Monday: Christmas Linkup!

December 4, 2017

What an incredibly busy last few weeks! I feel like my blogging has fallen off and I am not inspired enough to write posts to cover the days I’m too busy! I could definitely use some blogging ideas so I decided to join this Christmas link up from The Blended Blog

1. Real tree! I love the smell of pine, picking out my own tree and then bringing it home to decorate. I usually pick a small 3 ft tree but the roomie convinced me to do a 5ft this year!

2. Favorite Christmas Cookie: I make these delicious Andes Mint Chocolate Cookies every year and everyone loves them!

3. Mom’s House! I usually spend the night at my mom or sisters(whoever is hosting) and wake up for presents, breakfast and a movie. I love not having to get up and go anywhere.

4. Colored & Clear Lights! I like clear on my tree and colored everywhere else in the house!

5. I love to send Christmas cards! I am probably the only one of my friends without children that does but I don’t care!

6. Favorite Present…hmmm I think that my favorite so far has been the Kitchenaid mixer I received. I use it so much and it makes me so happy because its Pink!

7. Favorite Present Given…I think this year’s Craft Beer Advent Calendar will be my favorite. He loves it and I really enjoyed making it!

8. Stockings! For sure, we each have one and usually its something like candy or a gag gift that goes in them.

9. Christmas PJ’s all the way! We actually do a Pajama Christmas now so we all wear some fun pjs for Christmas Eve.

10. Christmas Carols...I like silent night, I think its so pretty and its one of the more quiet ones!

11. Favorite Holiday tradition...I love going trying to catch the holiday train, figuring out when its going to be by my house and when I can catch it is fun for me.

12. Early & Last Minute! I am great about starting early for the majority of my list but then I always leave one or two people until the very end because I shop better when I am rushing.

13. Favorite Christmas movie...Home Alone. Always and forever. I have lots of other honorable mentions, Nothing like the holidays, Nightmare before Christmas, Die Hard

14. Favorite Holiday Drink…I love Coquito! It is a puerto rican version of egg nog but really.

15. Cookies & Milk…we do leave milk & cookies for santa but we always leave lactaid!

High Five for Friday!

November 3, 2017

Linking up with Della at Della Devoted, Katie at Cup of Tea, Tif at Bright on a Budget for High Five for Friday!

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Halloween was super cute this year! I never get trick or treaters since I live in a gated apartment building on a block with all apartment buildings so I was super excited to go over to Thenewguys place to sit out and give treats! He must not have believed I was going to do it but I sat out there for 2 hours in the cold…and we got a pretty weak turnout but everyone was saying they were too. After that we made some super cute Jack o Lantern stuffed peppers and watched Hocus Pocus. He was pretty disgusted with how festive and cute the evening went.

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Went to Starbucks this morning and this mofo’s had Christmas music on. They better stop playing.. it is only November 3rd. Don’t get me wrong I love love love Christmas but eff off with this nonsense give it at least a week into the month before you get crazy.

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I am really trying to go to Disneyworld for NYE this year…well actually I was planning to throw a party but then Thenewguy was all “lets go somewhere” and now I can’t stop planning. BUT flights to Orlando for NYE are expensive!! Has anyone been? Which park do you recommend for the festivities???

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Zipping through books this month. No seriously. I already read 2 and am half way through a 3rd this week. I am not giving my homework that much attention. NO BUENO. I need to stop but I can’t!

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In an attempt to get my weight under control and also kick this dependency I am giving up coffee (specifically all the wonderful sweet goodness that is Starbucks) for a few weeks. I have to get my life together before I gain 15 pounds over the next 2 months!

That is all I have for you today!

What’s your five this friday?

On Stuff & Things…

April 15, 2016

– I meant to blog more than twice this week I really did. I was driving to class yesterday when I realized I hadn’t blogged and it was already Thursday. I wish I was having a more exciting time and that is why I am so busy. nope..not the case.

– Just found out I got approved for this studio I fell in love with! its a super cute loft set up which is nice so I won’t have my couch & bed right next to each other and well below my max price!

– I love these sloth memes…listen they are terrible and creepy and all but I still love them.

– Its the last stretch of the semester…by last stretch I mean the last 3 weeks before finals but anyway…I can taste the freedom of having my evenings back bitches!!! Woooooo!

– Just realized that Lindsey Stirling will be at Lolla on Sunday…looks like I am going for more than one day. Dammit all they just want to take all my money with this 4 days thing!!