December 26, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 52

Here’s what My Everyday Life: Week 52 looked like-

Christmas day in Union Square.

Lovebirds in the afternoon light.

Puddle hopping to get a drink.

Quick stop at the Palace.

Dim Sum at Yank Sing.

Bourbon at the Four Seasons.

I see primary colors and an A.

My favorite number.

Stamps galore.

Cooper has big boy teeth now. It’s crazy!

Pretty wreath.

Christmas Eve dinner at my house! My brother and his wife came to visit!1

My potato game was strong.

DINNER was good. So was all the wine!

Right after we opened presents on Christmas morning….

Hike with my brother on Christmas morning.

Mud pile!

Right before company arrived.

My Christmas dinner table.

My friend Lisa brought my a bunch of succulents and bay leaves for my table.

My mom provided the Christmas crackers.

Hey.

Table at night in B & W

Last night on the job, Petey!

Afternoon light on my table.

Everything sparkled.

Before I added all of the plates + crackers.

Trip to Home Depot.

Our tree this year! I carried the gold/silver theme into our tree.

Guest bedroom ready for company.

On a walk with Caley. It rained. We walked to get coffee. I liked it.

Breakfast…and list making…more like list FORGETTING. I left this list at home.

After it rains, I always go outside and survey my succulents.

I’m always blown away by the water drops on the leaves.

This one is my favorite.

And on this plant, the stripes in the drops caught my eye.

Ladybug on my carpet. I watched it walk across that thick pile and it reminded me of the movie the English Patient.

Take out Indian food & new faucet installation thanks to my brother-in-law.

Dinner in the city with my parents.

We draw when we wait for our food.

LET ME IN. I promise I won’t pee on the floor again.

Pre jump.

I made the most amazing (gluten free!) blondies. I’ll have to share the recipe sometime.

Casey and I took ourselves out to dinner for our yearly Christmas Party.

It’s a date night/work party for the self-employed (us).

We went to the Buckeye Roadhouse.

Steak dinner + Uber chats with “Uncle Greg” & Jesus.

Taking pictures of all the JOYs in Target.

We texted them all to Joy at the end of our trip. It’s always great fun.

We hibernated this weekend…and it’s been wonderful.

That’s the last week of 2015!!! We’ll see what 2016 has in store!

December 25, 2015

I love lists Friday!

Welcome to I love lists Friday! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

If you’re hiding out from your family…and you’ve locked yourself in your bathroom, let’s look at a few links together!

Tea being tossed at -40C
Foods that are good for your gut.
My new favorite bag!!!
This dude knows how to take selfies with animals….
Poking around this website this week. I like what I see.
Gorgeous drink/gorgeous photos
So…the truth comes out!
I love bread pudding.
So many beautiful things in this etsy shop.
Maybe you learned more than you thought you did this year?
The MOTHERLOAD of Vegan Christmas recipes
The kid from the Christmas Story managed to keep a normal life.
People live differently floor by floor.
Totally relatable.
Trends that need to go away in 2016. Yes to the selfie stick.
How I am feeling right now after finishing FNL.
HOW TO GET OUT OF A RUT
I’m really contemplating this whole capsule wardrobe thing.
This would be fun to color in.
Tips for taking better iPhone photos
Last minute holiday GIF guide.

around the home

December 24, 2015

Happy Holidays!

Sneaking in 2.5 seconds of introvert time because I wanted to take a moment to say HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! If you’re celebrating, I hope you have a good one! I’m currently eating my way through our batch of Baked Artichoke Squares. I’m also gearing up to make Beef Tenderloin with Hasselback Potatoes & a ton of mushrooms. My mom brought her Curry Zucchini Soup, her famous salad and we have cookies for daaaaaaaaaaays for dessert. My brother is in town from NYC with his wife and we’re having a blast. Now I just need to get another bourbon drink in me and FOCUS.

Hope your weekend is filled with laughter, good food and good chats.

Thanks for being in my life! You mean the world to me.

xoxo

– Tracy

around the home, Inspiration

December 22, 2015

Champagne & Doughnuts NYE Party

As we wind down the year, I think we should go out with a bang, don’t you? I mean, we should totally be introspective and figure out our intentions/resolutions for 2016, but we should also eat doughnuts with champagne while doing so. I teamed up with Pier 1 again to show you how I transitioned some of my Christmas decorations into a simple/elegant NYE party.

recipes

December 21, 2015

Turkey Cranberry Meatballs

You guys ready for the Christmas holiday? I still have a ton to do. One of the most important things on my plate is finalizing what we’re having for Christmas dinner (I’m hosting!). I came up with this Turkey Cranberry Meatball recipe as a way to use cranberry sauce leftovers we had in the fridge. I loved how they turned out and I wanted to share them with you!

These turkey meatballs have cranberry sauce, kale & sage throughout. For the breadcrumb base, I took two slices of toasted Dave’s Killer Bread (in Good Seed)(non GMO & Organic!) and ground them up in my mini food processor. It’s a simple way to make breadcrumbs if you find yourself in a pinch.

We take the baked meatballs, poke little cocktail sticks through them and serve them with additional cranberry sauce. It’s like bite-sized Thanksgiving bites! I went through the batch super fast in my household. Instant hit!