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Top 17 Travel Essentials This Holiday This week travel is definitely on my brain. To celebrate my Christmas Holiday this year, I'll be traveling to Maryland to visit and spend time with my better half and his family.   When ever I travel, I like to start packing 2-3 weeks early. That's my way of making sure everything is packed and ready to go . There are so many essentials needed for travel. Mine varies according to my destination. My essentials needed for flying and driving are so different. Since I'm driving this holiday, i can afford to pack a little more.  Below is a picture of all of my most current must haves while traveling.  Keep reading for more details below on how I take my routine on-the-go. 1. Olympus SP-720UZ 14 Megapixel Camera This camera is the best for travel. I never go on vacation without it. The HD pictures are AMAZING!! It's ideal for any traveler, individual that love the outdoors, and for those that love s...

                      I'ts just something about a red lip that screams holidays!!! Add a pop of color this holiday season to all of your festive looks and pictures, by adding a bold lip! My all time favorite shade is Russian Red by MAC Cosmetics. Go by your local MAC counter or Ulta to find that perfect shade just right for you! 💋💋💋

The Christmas Holiday if finally here!!! Take the time to really enjoy it. Christmas to me is about love, family, friends, hope, joy, peace, memories, festive decor, and bright lights. But what are the holidays without your favorite cakes, cookies, and holiday drinks?? It's something about those festive sugar cookie cut outs that makes your Christmas complete. The moist slices of sour cream and vanilla pound cakes that melt in your mouth. The homemade fruit cakes that my kids hate. Those Delicious holiday drinks that keeps us smiling. And my all time favorite, a homemade red velvet cake. During this time of year, I love to bake my traditional recipes. But I love exploring new ones as well. Christmas is all about baking. One of my favorite holiday traditions is bonding as a family while making our favorite recipes. The sounds of laughter and our all time fave Christmas songs fills the air. Last year my daughter and I found a delicious Brown Sugar Caramel pound cake recipe ...

It's finally December!!! The most exciting and joyful time of the year. The Christmas spirit is in the air, and the mischief of the Elf on the shelf is back in play.  The excitement of gift giving and shopping is at a all time high.  I love just being in the moment of all the holiday shopping. Most people will tell you that they can NOT stand it. But for me, I'm the complete opposite. Being in the middle of all the chaos gives me such a rush of excitement. It screams Christmas.   During this time of year, all of the major department stores go all out on their holiday brochures. They entice us with so many great deals. All of the season Favorites are back on shelves.  One of my favorite holiday brochures thus far, is the Ulta holiday gift guide.  It's filled with so many great gift ideas for him and her.  And quite a few of them come with free gift deals. Lets also not forget about the $5.00 off coupon on the back  page. All sales ...

What better way to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together, than with close friends!??  The weekend before Thanksgiving, my close friends and I got together for our first annual Friendsgiving gathering. Friendsgiving is a celebration before the Thanksgiving holiday. A Thanksgiving twist. A potluck feast.  And I must say, it was a complete success!!! It was such a overload of good food and drinks.  Did I mention how the drinks were so on point!!! This years menu consisted of:  Turkey wings, Chicken, Collard Greens, sweet potatoes, yellow rice, macaroni and cheese, broccoli casserole, rolls, tasty festive cupcakes, and wine galore. Everything was so delicious. And there were so much left overs, that we were all able to make to go plates. Great conversations and laughter  filled the evening. So many memories were pulled from our past that some of us completely forgot about. We were able to fill each other in on our lives and whats going on now. Advice ...

    The Meaning of Christmas is totally different for everyone. To me it means celebrating Jesus Christ,  Family, giving, my favorite holiday drinks, and last but not least.....holiday movies!!!   I have so many classic favorites that I love to watch. Some of my most memorable moments as a child is just sitting around during this time of year with my family enjoying them all. They bring such joy and celebration to watch.   On Christmas Eve, we all would gather around the television with popcorn and our favorite snacks in our brand new Christmas PJs that we got every year. The Grinch that Stole Christmas was always first on the watch list. Next Charlie Brown's Christmas, followed by Rudolph, and Home Alone.    Everyone was so happy and full of joy just to be together. The smile and signs of happiness on my parents faces lit up the room. They are definitely big kids at heart. Just see...