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Monday, November 4, 2019

November Weekending!

Hello November. I haven't done a weekend shenanigans post in months but I have quite a few pics to share so here we are! This weekend:

- We headed after swimming to Listowel where we attended a Black Tie Bingo. Silent auction, bingo, heads and tails, tacos and drinks: all for charity and very lovely!

- Spent the night there at our friends' house and the next morning with them.

- Came home. Took naps.

- Did laundry, tidied up and made an appetizer to take to:

- Our neighbourhood Halloween music party. The silver fox, flapper, Ravenclaw and makeshift kitty had lots of fun.

- We got a whole extra hour on Sunday so I used it to go to a spin workout.

- Family lunch out followed by the girls and of course me doing some Christmas shopping in Indigo with their 25% off sale.

- Naps, more laundry and more downtime. D and I squeezed in a couple episodes of Modern Love- a great show to watch with your great love XO.

- BBQ'd burgers for dinner and got ready for school and Monday.

Clearly a 'black tie' event

My neighbours go all out with their costumes.

The wonderful hosts!

Oh November, so cold but so lovely!

Happy Monday, friends!

Friday, November 1, 2019

Morning, lovelies!! Can anyone say Halloween hangover?! It's been a busy, exciting week. Everyone's still asleep. We braved the rain, got creative, ate way too much candy and had way too much fun. Here are just a 'few' pics.

All prepped for schoo, we have a glam witch.

And a ravenclaw.

I worked during the day but took some time to pack on some makeup and then picked the girls up all decked off to surprise them. That's tulle over my face.

After dinner and chores, it was time to reapply makeup. This is what we did to ensure stillness in the process LOL. She wanted a red lip like momma but my ninja skills only went so far!!

We put our candy out front but our neighbours are so polite that they only take one.

We had a silver fox join us.. though he looks like a bunny here lol.

I don't wear a red lip often but I'm liking the look. Also, I'm either a sorting hat or a glam witch depending on who's asking...

We wore three layers under her clothes so her costume could stay intact.

It was rainy and the houses in our neighbourhood and very far apart so we took the car out for the further ones and then walked to the closer ones.

Not pictured... the tail that came with this costume...

As you can see our neighbours delivered as usual!!

And that's a wrap on Halloween 2019...

How was your spooky night?

Linking up with Andrea

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

What's Up Wednesday- October 2019

Happy Halloween Eve! Is that even a thing? Maybe we should make it one... Here are all the random happenings that have been going on...

What we're eating this week?

Monday- Divali leftovers

Tuesday- Turkey Sausage vegetable soup

Wednesday- FIsh and maybe a salad

Thursday- Halloween- we've done Mexican for the past few years

Friday- We are heading to a fund raising dinner with some friends in Listowel.

What I'm reminiscing about

Halloweens past!

Our first foray into costuming... Oh the cuteness

What I'm loving

Our uncle made me this pumpkin flower arrangement and it's bringing me so much joy!

Oh and Pottery Barn towels that my mom introduced me to. They are simply the softest towels I've ever used!!

What we've been up to…

Divali posted about yesterday.

What I'm dreading…

Not a whole lot... maybe the rain they are expecting for Halloween!

What I'm working on

Trying to understand a new part of my role before January.

What I'm excited about…

Halloween and all the Kit Kats/Wunderbars that are going to enter my body...

What I'm watching/reading…

In the fall line up, I'm enjoying This is Us, A Million Little Things, Almost Family and Grey's (although I'm feeling this season it's jumped the shark). Together, D and I have been watching Four Weddings and a Funeral - The Miniseries (love it!), Modern Love and Fleabag.

Reading will be it's own separate post.

What I'm listening to..

Guided Meditation in the am. I rotate between Headspace, Calm and Spotify. Mornings when I'm up by myself is an awesome time of day.

What I'm wearing…

Jeans and long sleeves! It's getting cold...

What I'm doing this weekend…

Spending the night in Listowel after the fundraising dinner, a Halloween party, maybe a visit to Chapters and skating.

What I'm looking forward to next month?

Starting the holiday season slowly and off right!

What else is new?

A mad rush after Divali to get the Halloween decor up!

My banner is all tangled up so I had to use a backup!

Have a wonderful Wednesday, loves!

Linking up with Shay and Shaeffer

Sarita.

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Divali 2019

This weekend, we celebrated Divali, our Festival of Lights. We had such a wonderful time celebrating. Take a look....

For the first time, we did Rangoli patterns at our front entrance the day before Divali.

We also tried our hand at making ras gulla/gulab jamoon.

Followed by a low key family dinner of Indian takeout and Apple J.

On Sunday, after our family prayers at home, we headed to D's aunt's place in Mississauga as we usually do for a very festive, fun evening. We did manage to snap a few shots before of the girls in their beautiful Indian wear.