Friday Five #2

Hey everyone!
 I'm back to blogging after the holiday craze. I've had a super busy week at work and will be working this weekend as well :-/ but to cheer me up I'll share the 5 things I'm loving this Friday.

1. These beautiful roses John sent me on Christmas Eve

2. My whole family being together for the holiday break

3. Getting everything on my Wish List

4. I'm excited to try the new Teavana teas I got for x-mas

5. I love watching Kathy Lee and Hoda in the mornings!

I'll be back tomorrow with a look back at 2011!

Yours Truly,

 Amanda

Friday Five

Hey everyone!
 So I've decided to start doing a post every Friday on five things I'm loving at the moment. I got this idea from many other bloggers out there! Here goes.

1. Christmas is in two days!

2. I put this on my lips and cuticles every night. 

It smells amazing. You can get it at Bath and Body Works!

3. My shiny red manicure, perfect for the holidays!

 4. Banana Republic has some cute tops that are wintery

but not too warm for the Florida climate!

5. Getting to spend time with my crazy family :-)

I won't be blogging again til after Christmas so Merry Christmas everyone!!

Yours Truly,

 Amanda

Cookies!! Finally!

Hey everyone!
I got around to making my cookies this evening! I made spritz cookies and these cute Santa cookies. The Santa cookies were actually something I found on Pinterest! Yup this is my first thing I've made from Pinterest!

The Santas were a lot of work but they're so cute!

Hope you all have a great Friday tomorrow!

Yours Truly,
 Amanda

holiday wish list 2011

Hey everyone!
Christmas is just around the corner! I'm excited to relax with family and enjoy yummy food! I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little excited for presents too! Here's a little sneak at what I'm wishing for this holiday season!

holiday wish list 2011 by adec featuring rose gold watches

I'll be back later with an update on my Christmas cookies!

Yours Truly,
Amanda

I was going to make cookies but...

Well today I was planning on baking some Christmas cookies on my day off and sharing the finished product with all of you! But alas I got called in to work this afternoon :-( The joys of being a floater pharmacist.
I have a day off tomorrow and I WILL be baking Christmas cookies no matter what!

I hope you all are having a great week.
Here's a verse to remind us the reason for the season during this busy week!
 "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."
Matthew 1:21 

Yours Truly,
 Amanda

Shopping and De-Stressing

Hey everyone!
 I had a very successful day of Christmas shopping with my sisters! I only have a few little things to get and then I'll be done! I think I went a little overboard this year...I just love shopping and I like giving gifts too. Here is a just a portion of the gifts I've wrapped so far.

How is your Christmas shopping going?

Now during this busy time of year it is common to get overwhelmed. I particularly am not really stressed out this season because it's the first time I don't have finals or have to travel or anything. A few weeks ago however I was really stressed at work and decided that I needed to rediscover the relaxing power of a nice hot bath. Until a few weeks ago I hadn't taken a bath since I was a kid. I went to Ulta and picked up some Ahava bath salts. I couldn't decide on a scent so I got a three pack. Also, I got a cooling face mask thing.

So I made a cup of green tea and soaked in the tub with the salts and mask on, while listening to some John Mayer. Goodbye stress!! 

That's all I have for you today!

Have a great evening!

Yours Truly,

 Amanda

First Etsy Purchase!

Hey everyone!
 It's the middle of the week and the middle of my vacation! I've been doing plenty of relaxing. I ran a few errands today and tomorrow will be a big Christmas shopping day! Anyway, as the for the title of my post, I made my first purchase on Etsy today! For those of you who haven't checked out this website, you have to go! I really needed a new mousepad to go with my new computer and I wanted to find something cute. I came across this one at the LoveyDoveyCreations store.

I got it in a grey and coral color...aned it will say Amanda not Mrs. Anderson, lol. I can't wait to see it!

Switching gears, I've been thinking for the past few weeks about what kind of charitable donation I wanted to make this holiday season. My parents have always adopted a less fortunate family and bought all kinds of gifts and food for them to donate. This year I wanted to do something on my own. Today I went to Walgreens to buy some toys and donate them to Toys for Tots which I was able to do right in the store. I still feel like this isn't enough. What other ideas do you all have?

Hope you're having a great week!
 Yours Truly,
 Amanda