Happy Friday, all!
Another week gone in the blink of an eye – I can’t believe December starts tomorrow! With it comes the kickoff of my 4th (!) annual Month of Holiday Giveaways (excited to share some awesome products with you this year) and my favorite holiday of the year, Christmas, which will be here before we know it.
In preparation, my Mom and are heading up to Minneapolis tomorrow morning for our annual mother/daughter trip to the Mall of America, to get all of our holiday shopping done in one fell swoop. My brothers and I decided to do a sibling swap this year – each sibling picks another sibling + their spouse, if applicable, out of a hat to get a gift for rather than buying 5+ gifts for everyone, which helps. Time to focus on the babies of the family, you know?
I’ll be working furiously today to get all my duties done before we hit the road. I hope you’ve got some fun plans in the works too, and in the meantime, ENJOY your day, and please also enjoy my favorite finds from around the web in this week’s Friday Favorites!
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Favorite treat: White Chocolate Peppermint M&M Cookies. Two of my faves – white chocolate and peppermint – in one cookie! Love the chewy, gooey center too.
Favorite fashion: J. Crew Crystal Collar Herringbone Sweater via JWK Style. Preppy perfection! I hope it comes back in stock soon.
Favorite foodie gift: Boiled Apple Cider Syrup. If you pass on Puppy Chow (which, don’t,) try giving homemade Apple Cider Syrup for holiday gifts. Looks really yummy, and easy too.
Favorite bite: Antipasto Skewers. I am so drooling over these – the perfect salty bite.
Favorite find: Sorel Joan of Arctic Boots. I have been lusting after these boots for about 3 years now. Think I’m going to pick up a pair at Nordy’s this weekend!
Favorite app: Shrimp & Chorizo Bites. Totally craving 2-bite apps this week, obviously! :)
Favorite place: Knaresborough, England. Knaresborough is a historic market and spa town in North Yorkshire, England, located on the River Nidd. How perfectly quaint!!
Favorite breakfast: Peanut Butter Cookie Oatmeal. Love the beautiful, simple presentation of this yummy oatmeal, which I bet just melts in your mouth.
Favorite furball. Dad! DAD! Let’s go play! ;)
Favorite slurp: Jalapeno Popper Chicken Chili Soup with Bacon. This sounds PERFECT!
Favorite spot. Sigh! So cozy. :)
Favorite dunk: Make it Mine Cheddar Dip. An easy base recipe for Velveeta-free cheese dip, with a ton of different variations to jazz it up. YUM!
Favorite fitness: Tracy Anderson Arms. Attempting this workout this afternoon – I don’t know if I’m more excited, or scared.
Favorite fresh: Fruit, Nut, and Goat Cheese Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette. I almost made something similar this week…then made Puppy Chow instead. HA! Looks so delish. :)
Favorite style. I’d rock every piece of this outfit.
Favorite sip: Boozy Salted Caramel Mocha. Oh yeah! Definitely keeping this on file for cold, winter nights.
Favorite flavor: Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies. December marks the busiest cookie-baking month of the year. These babies are at the top of my list!
Friday Favorites have become my new favorite thing about Fridays! You always find such great things!
This week was particularly amazing with favorites!
[…] help but keep my eyes peeled for a few items I’ve been eyeing online, including my beloved Sorel Joan of Arctic boots, which I spotted from 50 yards away as we were coming down the escalator at Nordstrom’s! I […]
You are my hero with the white chocolate recipe. I’m so making these for my cookie exchange! Love you Friday Favorites series, I look forward to it every Friday!
Thank you for the shout out, Kristin!! :-)
I have the sorrel Joan of Arctic boots-it is going into my 3rd winter w/ them and they will not disappoint. They look every bit as good this year as the day I bought them. I wear them a lot in the snow, not just for style like my uggs-so they have taken some abuse. I live in Northern NY and we get a long, hard winter. Love mine:)!
I miss MOA! But, ironically, not this time of year! I always tried to go in the middle of a week day when I was going to school in the cities.
PS. Just busted out that arm workout and now I’m a little shaky! Thanks for the great video!
I love those Sorel boosts! How was the arm workout?
I live 20 minutes away from Knaresborough in Harrogate. It is beautiful and I’m quite sad to be moving back to the states next year!! I love the states, just not ready to leave all the beauty and history!
Peanut butter cookie oatmeal? Yummmm!
Must. Make. Cookies. My husband did not disagree :) Thanks for sharing, I love the Friday Favs
the tracy anderson arm workout is awesome! i love how you don’t have to count reps, no weights are required you & can just follow along … killer tho!
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Thanks for featuring our cookies! Wish I could share them with you! xo
I absolutely LOVE those boots, but sadly I no longer live in the Midwest.. I don’t think I could rock those in Florida :(
That outfit is so you! Defs rock it ;) Um those last cookies, drooling..
awwww, PUPPY!
salted caramel on and in EVERYTHING, please.
Those Sorel boots. Those.Sorel.Boots. They haunt me. I passed up on a pair last spring at an outlet store. They were 75% off. I know! What was I thinking?? I think it was 60 degrees out and I couldn’t imagine wearing them right then and I am A FOOL. Sigh.
The Sorels & the salted caramel cookies WILL be mine this weekend. It’s my birthday weekend soooo, I do what I want. ;)