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Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Monday, May 30, 2016
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Easter 2016
This past weekend we celebrated Easter the
only way I’ve known since marriage… we went to the country! We ventured down to
Dowagiac Saturday afternoon to have lunch at Final Gravity and go bow fishing
on Lake of the Woods, a local lake in Decatur. Now, let’s get one thing clear,
I did NOT bow fish. I was simply there to watch the entertainment, drink
champagne, and see what the boys think is so great about this nighttime sport.
I was not impressed, but was told “next time would be better”… verdict is still
out on that one.
Sunday my parents came down and we had an
awesome time with family, friends, food, bubbly, Easter egg hunts and confetti.
I always love the big family gathering for holiday functions. It’s fun to
engage in conversation with people you don’t see very many times throughout the
year. Plus the plethora of sweets makes for a fun sugar coma ride home… cheers
to Spring!!
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Valentine’s Day 2016
Call us cheesy, but for Valentine’s Day Max
and I made a heart shaped pizza! I know I know we’re lame, sappy dorks, but it
combined both of us perfectly… he loves to cook and I love being sappy (and who
doesn’t love pizza). Enter heart shaped pizza! We picked up all the supplies on
Saturday then Sunday afternoon (after MSU basketball) went to town on the
dough! He (and obviously myself) had never made homemade pizza dough so it was
an experience! A messy experiment if you will…
Happy 700th post Chat + Clink + Repeat!
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
2015 New Year’s Resolutions
Here’s to another year of working towards becoming the best version of myself!
- Drink my greens:
- Get
into the smoothie life! I see them all the time, all over, everything,
everywhere! I want in people!!
- Just
go for it in the career arena:
- 2015
was pretty big in my work world. I was told I was selected to join WFF
and attend the conference in March, I went after Emerging Leaders (still
waiting to see if I was selected), but most importantly I’m back in a job
that I truly love and see myself growing from. This year it’s time to GO
FOR IT! Embrace projects outside of my goals, present game-changing ideas
to my directors, lead even more processes across departments…. Just go
for it all!
- Work
on getting back to embracing the How Full Is Your Bucket? attitude:
- Towards
the end of my last job I was becoming a bitter bunny. I was not happy
with my work, I was not driven, I was not inspired… the lack of my
professional happiness meant that I no longer actively worked on making
others feel inspired, empowered and smart in their jobs and lives. I know
that sounds selfish (and I agree!), but it happens to all of us from time
to time. I’m finally getting back to a place where I have bucket overage to share!
- Read
the entire Harry Potter series and watch all the movies:
- This has been on my list for YEARS. I know it’s something I’ll love but somehow just never ever got into it. I was that weird age where when Harry Potter became a big thing, I was not their prime demographic and maybe thought it was “kiddish”. Either way, this year that’s gonna change! Can’t wait to talk about them at Wine Club!!
Monday, January 4, 2016
Instagram Life – December 2015
{follow along @__stitesme__}
Well
that’s a wrap on 2015. You guys… December was great! Seriously, an amazing few
weeks full of love and celebration! Each weekend bringing more to the table than the week before!
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Threw a really fun shower for the parents-to-be!
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Indulged A LOT this month! Worth every calorie…
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Holiday Wine Club is just the best…
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Froze our behinds off at Railtown Brewing’s Good Mooed Saturday 1-year
anniversary celebration!
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A look inside our Christmas Photo Shoot to wish the Insta World Happy Holidays!
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Christmas Socks J
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Checked a few more breweries off our list… Final Gravity and Harmony Hall
Even
though 2015 had SOOOOO many high’s, it also had its lows, and I could not be
happier to have a fresh start in 2016! January, as per usual, is relatively low
in plans as of right now, but it’s an extremely welcome change from the past
few months! We’ve been going going GOING since July and I feel like we can
finally breathe and live on our own terms, and not have so many obligations or
plans. The month will still have its fun though! So far, we’re planning a quick
weekend get-away to a ski resort and towards the end of the month I get to see
City and Colour again!! Ahhhhh can’t wait!
Bring on 2016.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Friday Five!
This week was all about organizing,
reflecting and preparing for the New Year… a year that I look forward to being
all about growth, love and fulfillment.
Cheers to looking forward!
HAPPY 2016!
Friday Forte:
{new
year means new desk… has for the past 3 years! This is the start
of my slowly evolving corner of the GFS Home Office!}
{salted caramel chocolate bark... unbelievable!}
{MY CRACK... taco dip is my ultimate indulgence!}
{new iPad cover from Mom makes me smile
everyday (get yours here and support a local Grand Rapids artist)}
Monday, December 28, 2015
Christmas Weekend 2015 – Photo Diary
Looong weekend J We like those…
Max and I got out of work at noon and headed straight home to Kalamazoo to begin the celebratory weekend.
My parents’ house was full of football, champagne euchre, nachos and presents. Dowagiac was full of food, presents, champagne, and laughter and gambling. That’s that.
Saturday Max and I went on an impromptu mini brewery tour, visiting Final Gravity and Decatur and Harmony Hall, a new location opened up downtown GR earlier this year. Sunday was a relaxing day spent catching up on ZZZ’s. I love the holidays and am already counting down to another long weekend to kick off the New Year.
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