I actually found this wine a few weeks ago and forgot to post, but since I saw it still there today I wanted to share! It's a dessert wine and is only $6.99! It is very sweet, so be prepared. To me it's like a delicious coffee/chocolate milk/wine mix.
I don't know about yall, but I am obsessed with the white chocolate peppermint pretzels. BUT I don't love the price tag of the popular Pretzel Crisps brand that is $3.99 for only 4oz. So let's just say I was jumping for joy when I saw the Aldi version for only $1.99 for 7oz! What?!? I snatched up 2 bags and will likely go back for more ASAP! Next, these Greek Yogurt caramel corn bites are DELICIOUS! I got these a few weeks ago as well and was so excited I saw them again today. They are only $2.69 and a pretty big bag. I actually only ran in for a few items today so I did hold back on all the delicious holiday treats I saw. I'm sure I'll be getting quite a few goodies next week!
And lastly, I grabbed these cute Christmas quart bags for only $1.99! I love their Boulder brand baggies and thought these would be nice for the holidays!
I love seafood, and Aldi always has the best deal on their frozen selection. I quickly grabbed a bag of these scallops when I saw them in the special buy section for only $4.99.
Now on to the Thanksgiving fun and picture overload!!
We decided to fly to MS to be with my family for the week of Thanksgiving since Lance had the week off work and we have only been back once this year. We knew we needed to fly as much as possible before Tilly is 2 since she is free in our lap. I was pretty nervous this time since she is a VERY active toddler. We have flown twice with her before, at 5 months and 9 months, and she literally slept the whole flight there and back. Well.. this time was a different story. On the way to Memphis she was very much awake and we spent the hour and 15 min flight picking her up and down, shoving a million goldfish at her, and trying to distract her with the iPad. Thankfully that all managed to keep her pretty happy even though it was exhausting for us. Now the way home was a bit of a different story. She is currently getting 4 molars in and while that is going shockingly well, you can tell they are bugging her and making her overly grumpy when she is sleepy. She woke up a bit early the morning of our flight home, so by the time we got to the airport she was super sleepy. She decided to have her first ever temper tantrum (I'm talking scream throw yourself on the ground tantrum) right as the flight was boarding. The other passengers looked thrilled we were getting on with this raging toddler! ha Lance looked at me like, Um what do we do? We just snatched her up and carried her on.. I mean what else do you do?!? Luckily once we got on she calmed down as we let her shred our boarding passes. As soon as we took off she was so pitiful chewing on her hand as she was so exhausted. Thank goodness I got her to sleep on me and she slept almost the whole way back to Charlotte, whew! Our plan was to fly one more time in the spring before her birthday, but we are both a bit scarred from that lovely tantrum! ah
Once we arrived Monday morning, we went back to my Dad's and Tilly got to visit with her first set of great grandparents. After lunch and a nap, we then headed over and visited her other set. It was so nice for them to get to spend time with her since they hardly get to see her with the distance between us. We ended out the day by stopping by my best friend Lexie's and visiting with her and her 3 boys. All of my friends had boys up until this May, and then Lauren had sweet Luella so there is one other girl in the bunch!
Tilly is obsessed with dogs and I knew she would be in doggie heaven with our 2 at Dad's. While she loved them, she was mostly fascinated with our cat. Poor Romey got LOTS of attention! haha
Tuesday morning we woke up and made our way over to my other friend Amy's to visit with her and her 2 boys! It's so nice to squeeze in time to visit all my best girlfriends when we are home. I miss these girls so much and even the little time we have is enough to keep our friendships going! This day none of the kids were feeling the group photo! haha
After we visited for a few hours that morning, it was time to go home and get a good nap in before we went to take our family photos. It was so funny trying to get Tilly to sit still and see just how much energy this girl has. Every time we are around other kids her age it always amazes me to see how much more active she is. This girl NEVER stops. Never. I honestly can not pick a favorite of the pictures Lexie took, because they are all so great. I'm so thankful she captures these moments for us when we come home!
After we wrapped up our session, we headed back to Dad's. Time for some more visits! This night my brother and his girlfriend came by along with another best friend, Kristen. Jason and Claire stayed at the house to sit while Tilly slept so Lance and I could go have dinner with Kristen. It was nice to get out past dark and do something. Since Tilly is asleep by 6:30/7, we rarely leave the house past 5ish.
Wednesday morning we got to relax at home and just lounge around a few hours. Once Tilly was up from her nap, we went back over to Lexie's and had a baby pow wow. All my girlfriends with our new babies met up and had a few hours to catch up. We had Lexie with Canion, Harber, and Knox. Ashley with Jameson, Lauren with Luella, and little Ms Tilly. It's so crazy how much things have changed the last few years. From our crazy college nights out to now mommy get togethers. I miss this group of girls so much and am so thankful we all keep in touch and so close. We were only missing our NYC girl, Sarah!
Finally came Thanksgiving day and we had no plans except to stay at Dad's and eat eat eat! Kristen came over that morning for one last visit as well. It was a great day relaxing and spending time with all my family. Of course my piglet child who never stops eating LOVED Thanksgiving. She pretty much ate all day and then stole Jason and Claire's desserts! haha
And that's a wrap! We were up bright and early for our not so fun flight home!
I do have to add in a little fun we had that weekend. We got our tree Saturday morning and also visited Santa. As much as this might make me sound cruel, I think her picture this year is so hilarious. Santa was not our friend! haha She was all smiles before we left, and would only calm down there if I held her. Maybe better luck next year?!
Now time to enjoy all the Christmas fun!!!
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