I only worked the first Friday in November and had the next 3 off for various reasons (Remembrance Day, sick, vacation day). It was nice to have 3 long weekends in a row and I could get used to that!! We went to visit my sister, brother in law and niece on the first long weekend and hung around their house/playground and did some shopping. The girls loved it, and Lucy loved playing a different piano:
It is always so fun to see my niece (almost 1 year old!) and spend some time with family. The girls did great on the drive too (one hour each way).
We spent the next "long weekend" overnight at a friend's house for their son's 8th birthday. It was a great night with some adult beverages and board games after the kids went to sleep. BOY was I ever tired the next day though.
I also got the majority of our Christmas shopping done (mostly online) because we have an Amazon Prime trial right now...so awesome. It is such a relief to be in a good position with regards to shopping and I also know it was smart to spread it out over a few paycheques.
On the last weekend in November, Brian and I went to Fantastic Beasts (I wasn't even sure if I wanted to see it but I'm SO glad we did because I loved it!) I spent the next night binge-watching Gilmore Girls with one of my best friends and that was fun too. Look at our awesome Luke's Diner mugs!! I am totally up for talking about the new episodes if anyone wants to e-mail me!!!!
This month, Molly got her first report card from school and she is doing incredibly well, which we knew but it was such a relief to talk to her teacher and hear positive feedback about our child and parenting. I am so happy with our decision to put her into French Immersion this year and she absolutely loves school which makes our lives as parents much easier.
November went by quickly, but it was a good month. It was nice to have some downtime on the weekends and we definitely made some progress on house-cleaning, house-sorting, and preparations for December. Tomorrow we're getting our Christmas tree and decorating this weekend (the girls are BEYOND excited!) We have all been a touch under the weather off and on this month, so the downtime was really something we needed.
My reading was allllll over the place this month, and we also started watching Season 5 of Suits so that is taking up some evening time :) can't complain though!!
On to December - one of the most festive and fun months of the year! Our girls are so excited for Christmas this year and I can't wait to celebrate with them.
I have a few fun posts planned for December including a day in the life, some book round up favourites posts, goals for 2017, reflections about 2016 etc. etc.!! Let's hope they all come to fruition! haha.
What's new with you lately?? Anyone want to chat about Gilmore Girls?!
I still need to watch the new Gilmore Girls episodes, but hopefully I can do that soon. I'm glad you saw Fantastic Beasts and really loved it. I've been excited since it was announced, but I really loved it. I've actually seen it twice now! haha! I knew I'd probably see it more than once - I did that with the HP movies.
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Sometimes low key months are the best because it gives you the chance to recuperate. I still haven't watched Gilmore Girls yet, but I'm hoping that I'll get the chance to watch it soon! And yes to Amazon Prime! I think that 50% of my Christmas shopping came from Amazon and I love how quickly it arrives!
ReplyDeleteyay for low key months, especially when they are what you need. i barely took photos as well, but i love looking back on the months, i bet we'll love them even more in a year or two, you know?
ReplyDeletei want to see Fantastic Beasts! i'm up for talking about GG, i really haven't talked to anyone about it much actually. love to luke's mug!
November really did go SO quickly!
ReplyDeleteMmm, three long weekends in a row sounds amazing!
Yay Molly! You go little girl. I hope she continues to do well and love school.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that the girls are doing well and that you had a lovely November. I feel like time is just flying!! Glad you went to see Fantastic Beasts too. I just LOVED it. What a lovely atmosphere! :) I just got up my GG post today! I started typing it in response to your email and just kept going. Rather than copy-pasting... I figured I would just tell you that it's up. :) :) Love those mugs! Good progress on Xmas stuff! Impressed! Excited to get into the spirit here. November was such a busy one for me! hehe XO - Alexandra
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Ahh I'm only half way through season 2 of GG so I have a way to go before I can chat about it, haha ;) Aren't 3 day weekends great?! I wish Jim had 3 day weekends every week! Life would be so nice that way. I hope you are able to do a day in the life post - those are my fav to read!
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