weekend - christmas decorating

Saturday: 

D and I met both of his siblings new special someones. 

I really liked them both. 

Especially his sister's new boyfriend, 

he is a fellow Seminole fan. 
Go Noles! 

Then D and I had wine club at IvyT's house. 
It was a ton of fun as usual. 

We hung out on IvyT's awesome porch until 1:00 AM talking and listening to music. 

Then D and I made a late night early morning trip to Walmart. 

Because I planned to spend all day Sunday in my PJs decorating for Christmas. 

the Wild Turkey was for me :) 

Sunday:

I caved and decorated for Christmas this weekend. 

I typically do not decorate for Christmas until the day after Thanksgiving. 

This year I will be at D's for Thanksgiving and the weekend after. 

So, I decided to decorate my apartment yesterday. 

This is my first Christmas in my apartment and it was so much fun decorating it with D. 

I was too tired to take pictures once we were finished! 

But I did get one that shows what colors I'm using. 

I put on Christmas music and had chili in the Crockpot for supper. 

D had to make an emergency run to Walmart for more Christmas lights. ;) 

I really love the way it looks! 

I promise I will get pictures posted before Christmas. 

Since I probably will not post again before Thanksgiving. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Eat plenty of turkey and pie and 

just love on your friends and family! 

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confession time

Confession time: 

I do not really like wine. 
Yet I am in a wine club ... and I enjoy it!  

May Wine Club

I just cannot get over the taste of wine or beer. 

I think this is mainly caused by the fact that I did not have my first sip of alcohol until I was 26. 

So, I did not do the high school or college partying. 

I never acquired the taste for it. 

Like the majority of people in the world, 
D really enjoys wine. 
One of our close friends (Ivy) does as well. 
D and Ivy would talk about different wines all of the time, 
so they talked about starting a wine club. 

April Wine Club
{at my apartment}

Wine cub consists of D and I, Ivy & her boyfriend (Ryan), 

and Ivy's best friend (Cate) and her boyfriend (Barrett). 

And I have to tell you it is a lot of fun. 

We meet once a month and try 3-5 different wines each month. 

We have themes and everything ... 
if I am being honest coming up with the themes is my favorite part of wine club. 
I am an event planner at heart! 

Out of the 20ish wines we have tasted over the past 5 months, 
I have liked a total of ... 1 of them. 

And by "like" I mean "could probably finish a glass." 

June was a really fun wine club. 

The theme was Beer Club for the start of summer. 

We tried nine different beers and I actually liked 2 or 3 of them. 

Pretty good record. 

June Wine Beer Club

D and I have discovered, through trial and error, that I am more of a whiskey person. 

October is whiskey month .... yay! 

More my Speed! 

For me wine club is definitely not about the wine. 

It is about getting together with friends, having a good time, and getting to hang out with other couples. 

I was a tiny bit skeptical at first because I did not know Cate & Barrett well, 
but they are quickly becoming good friends. 
As you all know, I do not do well with new people. 

Having "couple" friends is new for me and a lot of fun at the same time. 

Next month wine club is at my apartment 
and the theme is Red, White, & Blue wines for July 4th. 
I am so EXCITED! 
Fourth of July is my favorite holiday of the year. 
The only problem will be keeping my planning under control! 

Linking up with Kathy!