5 Friday Favorites: December 1, 2023

 

It's time for my Friday link up with  A Little Bit of Everything and Momfessionals. 

On Fridays I share things that made me happy from the week - a photo, a song, a quote, a beauty product, a recipe, a pair of cute shoes, etc. If it's a product, sometimes it's something I actually own and sometimes something I just saw online that gave me a smile. Sometimes it's serious and sometimes it's silly. I suppose I believe that God is in the simple details of life and yes, I can even find Him in a tube of lipstick.  

Hello! I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I took the week off from Friday Favorites because I forgot it was Friday last week since I was caught up in watching football, eating, watching football and eating. I had all of my boys here - although Joe was only here for about 36 hours - and I did not remember to take any pictures mainly because I've only got two hands and they were occupied with a fork in one and a spoon in the other.

Also, I know I haven't mentioned the Texas Longhorns in a few weeks. They just keep winning - the one and only loss being the one game I attended all year. I have spent countless hours listening to College Football radio, poring over the tweets of sports analysts, and going through all the play-off scenarios with my guys over text messages. There have been speculations and calculations and "if this, then that" theories in abundance. At the end of the day, I have determined that all I can do is to wear the undefeated orange Amazon romper on Saturdays. After that:

Except, if Florida State and Michigan could lose this weekend that would be great, too. Please and thank you, Jesus.

Here is are some other favorites from the week.

1. Spiced Apple Toddy Candle

I generally try to stay away from candles that smell like food. I can't stand a Gingerbread or a Pumpkin or a Hot Cocoa candle. Gross. I usually prefer more of a woodsy, campfirey or pine scented candle. However, I love this Spiced Apple Toddy candle from Bath and Body Works. Yes, it is named after a drink, but it smells amazing and doesn't make me feel like I need to brush my teeth after it's been burning for awhile.

2. Corduroy Jumper

I had a brown suede jumper very similar to this corduroy one back in 1996 that I wore all the time. The fact that at that time I was 27 years old, had not given birth to a single child and still talked on a landline phone might be the first indication that I should click away from this and go put some retinol on my face. If it's not too short though, I think it would be really cute as well as comfortable which, of course, is my top priority. 

3. Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool

I have been watching a lot of stand up comedy specials lately. I had never heard of Mike Birbiglia, but I watched this one anyway. This is different than any other special I have watched. He is very funny, but also gets pretty deep talking about coming to terms with aging, a medical diagnosis, and mortality. I laughed and thought a lot and I even got teary-eyed a few times. I think that's really my favorite kind of comedy.

4. Holiday Cheesy Bread

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This Christmas Tree Pull Apart Cheesy Bread is perhaps a bridge too far for a person who really doesn't love spending time in the kitchen, but I think my guys would go crazy for this. I mean, the bread and cheese part of it. If I do pull it off, there's a 100% chance it will be like when I get a new haircut and they won't even notice the Christmas Tree part of the whole thing.

5. The Guys

Ok. I did take one picture of some of my favorite people over Thanksgiving. However, three of these boys are not mine and Joe is missing. Having the boys' high school buddies show up in my kitchen again over the holidays always makes my favorite things list. They're the best of the best.

But by far my favorite thing of the entire week was when I went to bed before everyone else on Thursday night listening to my three boys' laughter float up the staircase as they cracked each other right up during the 324th football watching event of the day. To some degree each of their distinct giggles has not changed since they were little bitty boys. Lying there in my bed, picking out which laughter belongs to which boy is perhaps my favorite thing in all the world. Maybe when I get to heaven there will be angels singing or maybe I'll hear the sound of the Skinner boys in a fit of giggles. That's what I'm hoping for.

Have a great weekend, friends. And Hook 'em Horns.

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