Tomorrow is the last day of 2016 {WHAT?!?!?!!?} and I'll be Saturday Sixing, so I thought I'd tell you today all the things I learned this fine month! So, without further ado, I present to you...
1. Christmas trees {at least around here} are much more affordable from a grocery store lot than a tree lot.
This is the first year of our marriage that Ryan and I did not go to a Christmas tree lot to cut down our own live tree. We had planned to, but weather changed our plans and we had to come up with an alternative at that point, because of time constraints. We went to the grocery store, where all the trees in the lot were the same price and ended up getting the biggest, nicest tree we've ever had...for the least amount of money we've ever spent!
2. You can buy cream cheese in big box bricks - like Velveeta cheese!
Did you know that?? Ryan and I were meandering through the Sam's Club samples earlier this month, and one of the ladies was in the middle of assembling this croissant/prosciutto/cream cheese thing, and I have no idea what sales pitch she gave, because all I could see was this GIANT brick of cream cheese. I spent the next five minutes hunting the refrigerated section for it. If you're making a bunch of frosted cookies, it is way more cost-effective than buying a bunch of little boxes at the regular store.
3. I. Am. So. Over. The. Endless. Colds.
I got sick in September. Then, over six weeks later, I got well. Then I got sick again on Thanksgiving. Then I got well. Then Ryan got it. Then he gave it back to me. We're tired of being sick. {And yes, we're eating well, drinking lots of water, washing our hands, getting rest, taking vitamins, swimming in oils, and doing all the stuff. It's just a rough germ year.} I do think we are
officially on the mend now. And fortunately, I don't think we managed to RE-get it at any of the Christmases where others had it!
4. Ryan wishes the yule log channel played year round.
Do you guys watch this channel at Christmas? The yule log and the music? Ryan LOVES it and if it played all year - even if it played CHRISTMAS music all year, I think - he would watch it! I fear for the day it goes away and he has to resume watching regular programming!
5. I am terrified of sledding.
Even if sledding is done on ice down a short driveway. This photo proves why. I'm sorry, Ryan, that the toboggan run is never happening.
6. The cookie scoop has revolutionized my baking experience.
I've developed a fond affinity for cookie baking, and I mentioned in passing that I would really love to have a cookie scoop to make it go faster. My award winning husband showed up later that same day with said scoop and gifted it to me. First of all: swoon. Second of all: cookie scoop FOR THE WIN!!!!!
{He also got me that spatula that removes cookies from the pan four at a time. BONUS!}
7. When at a loss for a gift idea for your husband, check Twitter.
I needed one good gift to kick Ryan's stocking gifts out of lame and into cool, and I was STUMPED. To take a break, I scrolled through Twitter and found that Beth Moore was having a similar issue finding a gift for
her husband. She asked Twitter what she should get, so I popped right in and read every answer. And that's where I found the idea for a drone. I have seriously never seen Ryan so excited about a gift in his whole life. Thanks, Twitterverse!
8. Creatures with eyes should not be on buffets.
No. Just no.
9. I should just accept help on building websites.
Last month I reported that website building was not for the faint of heart or the technology challenged, and I'm both. Well, one of my friends happens to have gifts and skills in that area, and after she learned I was struggling, she reached out and offered to help me. I drove a couple of hours to her house and spent the entire day with her, accepting her help and trying to learn a bit of the trade. Made. All. The. Difference. In. The. World. Julie, you are a rock star!!!
That's it! I'm as smart as I"m going to get for 2016! We'll see what kinds of things I can learn next year! :)
8 comments:
This should be a monthly link up! I'm going to attempt this in 2017
Leslie - I started doing it because it was a monthly linkup with Emily Freeman, and I LOVED it. I actually met new blogger friends through that. And then she changed it to just be quarterly, and that made me SO SAD. I decided to keep mine monthly because I like it better that way, but there's not as many chances to read others now! :( I think you would really love doing this one!
Not surprised at all about the cream cheese block thing. I'm almost surprised they don't sell a 20 lb. block of it. Those warehouse stores and their ginormous offerings of "regular" size food are too much (literally) for me. I can see how, if you know you have to make/ bake/ bring a ton of items, the warehouse stores and their ginormous wares could come in handy. They are just not for me for everyday life. You'll have to post a picture of the 4 cookie remover at a time spatula; I'm curious what it looks like.
I was also wondering about the cookie spatula and then I realized that it IS pictured right under the scoop, right? Never saw those before and might "need" one! I always bake cookies instead of buying them; more cost effective and "healthier" too! I have 2 of those scoops, one is smaller like to make melon balls, etc. But, I also use it to make smaller cookies. Good December wrap up, Bekah! Happy New Year filled with blessings from above! Love you guys!
Yay! What a fun day & I'm excited to see the finished product :)
You need to sled on actual snow, honey!! New website in the works!?
I just got a little TOO excited over the huge cream cheese and the cookie scooper! Where was the cookie scooper when I needed it earlier this month??!!!! MUST.BUY.ONE!!
I agree with the over the colds. I was just at UC getting more antibiotics. My Cold came back the same time as yours! And turned into a Sinus Infection. 14 days of antibiotics and I'm still sick, but at least my bronchitis is gone??!! The Dr said that people keep getting these colds and they are taking a long time to go away. :(
Maria - We sure can't buy a ton at Sam's for the same reason: just the two of us here! But there are a few things we've found are more cost effective there, and we can freeze what we don't use, so we find enough to make it worth the while! I've been making a lot more cookies lately to give away and take places, so a brick of cream cheese might just be worth it! And the spatula is hiding under the cookie scoop in the picture! :)
Shari - yep, that's it! We love you! So glad you are in our lives!
Julie - ME TOO!!!!! It's not done yet.
Tamar - I know! But only on a very short hill. New website won't be replacing the old blogaroo. This will march on as it is. It's more for a "business" site.
Charity - Kmart! That's where he got it! LOL!!!! GET WELL!! It's miserable, isn't it?
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