Lately...

 

Heading Into the Holidays

November was a good month. A little slower than the normal hustle we have going on. Ya know, work, school, work, etc...We did a lot of early Christmas decorating. Yes, I am the one who is setting up Christmas decor November 1st. I just love how it makes me feel. So why not? We did some fun things this month and got some cold weather in. GIVE ME ALL THE COOL WEATHER. You will never hear me complain that it is too cold here. It just doesn't happen here. Ty had some Fall exotic car meets that we went to. One was a really fun outdoor one that went into the evening and we got to sit fireside w/ drinks and snacks and meet some new people. We did some brunches and lots of movie nights with the kiddos and dogs. 

We didn't get to see any family this Thanksgiving but we invited some friends over to share some turkey and pie. Had a laid-back kinda day. I made my home-made organic apple pies that I did NOT take a photo of... Ty did the rest. Haha. He's just so good at it. 

I'm getting the itch to travel...so my Black Friday Shopping consisted of planning some trips instead of buying  "things". I love to be home now and again, but I am an adventurer at heart. I am happiest when I have a good amount of balance in my life. Not too much time in the house. Not too much time away. I guess I get bored easily. We have a tradition that we swap off birthday parties and adventures every other year. This year, the kids all get destination presents. I planned some fun trips for Scarlett's Birthday and Maxwell's Birthday. Vera's birthday is end of January but I have yet to plan hers. January is a cold month just about everywhere so thinking of maybe embracing the cold in the mountains! Wherever we go, I'm making sure it's to places we haven't been to before!! xo 

New York, Chatham & Plymouth- More of our Summer Trip Back North.

We spent a week or so in upstate New York at our Lake House and then we headed back to our home state of Massachusetts where we visited with family in Chatham and did a little historical visit to the places we did field trips to as kids. I got to meet back up with my old work team. They invited us to their Track event at the Saratoga Race Course. The kids always love meeting up and I got to catch up with some of my favorite old team members! A quick downpour brought in the best rainbow and it was indeed a fun visit. 

We headed to Ty's sister's house after that. We got to play with their baby cousin Monty, who wasn't quite able to play much the last time they saw him 6 months prior. We spent a long weekend at the in-laws in Chatham. The weather was just AMAZING! 70-80 and cool breezes. It doesn't get better than New England summer weather.  The best hospitality always goes down when we visit and our kiddos get spoiled each time. Scarlett immediately starts bonding with the dogs. They got up at the crack of dawn to go clamming at the ocean.  Scarlett took painting lessons. We did a few beach days. We sat outside by the fire at night enjoying the cool weather. The kids went paddle boarding. We saw seals eat off the fish boats. We shopped a bit for some Cape Cod souvenirs. We had lots of seafood and made sure to stop and indulge in the New England food at a few restaurants along the way. How charming Massachusetts is. I would say I never really appreciated it as much when I lived there. Isn't that always how it is? 

We also brought the kiddos to Plymouth Plantation and to see the Mayflower along with Plymouth Rock! My childhood memories came back. They were all about it! So many questions and a little underwhelmed by "the rock". Ha ha. All in all, we truly had a great little trip back. Until next year...