What's one your photo Friday menu?

Morning gang. I'm just about to head out to the butcher shop for a Christmas roast. I feel like I should wear ruby slippers or something.

We're doing Christmas dinner here. I think there will be 7 of us? And we go to my bff's house for a Christmas eve party. I've been doing that for at least 20 years now.

Apologies for the lack of pictures. I haven't taken one for a few weeks now. I'll try and remember.

Sounds like a busy holiday season for y'all!

Christmas Eve is our family party. About 50 people. We rent a log cabin. It has central heat, kitchen, and bathrooms. A huge fireplace. We will have a fire in the fireplace and the place is all decorated with trees and other decorations. My brother will dress as Santa Claus and we take pictures with the little ones on his lap.

Then Christmas Day is a brunch at my sister's home. She recently bought a huge home and has been working like crazy to get it the way she wants it. The house has five bedrooms and two and a half baths. The former owner was handicapped so there is ramp to get to the top story. There was a stair lift but it was old and my sister had it removed. The owner passed away last year. She kept the place immaculate and there are beautiful shutters and blinds, lots of woodwork and moldings.

My sister is married and lives in North Carolina, but wanted a place to live part time in Ohio. I thought a nice condo would make a lot more sense, but she wanted a big old house. She is my youngest sister and has unbelievable ambition and energy.

The meme brings back a funny memory. The year the Chucky movie came out my sister in law bought her son a Chucky doll for Christmas. She did not know about the movie and did realize how creepy that doll was. We were all in shock when he opened that present.

Have a great holiday Mel and everyone.

I'm burned on big houses. I would like a single floored 3 bedroom house.

glad you have so much family to be around!

Good morning, everyone!

I drove straight from swimming into the office. We got a couple of inches of snow last night, but the highways were fine. One of those days where you use up all of your wiper fluid, though.

I have a few things to do this morning, including one call, I will go out to lunch so that I can leave my favorite server a holiday treat and then I?ll head home.

We have a Holiday party at CrossFit tonight and tomorrow morning my daughter comes into town for the weekend. So we are going to have an early Christmas dinner with her. We are having beef tenderloin and, hopefully, some type of potato.

Monday I?m working and then I will be off through the New Year?s.

QOTD: I?m actually not sure, because we have been focused on this weekend.

Photos - filming Chicago Med outside our office and my beloved home fries.

Breakfast: bagel

Lunch: steak and home fries

Dinner: Pot Luck

Have a great day, all!

That dinner sounds yummy! Hope you enjoy family time!

Good morning Menuers,

It is getting down to crunch time and I am done baking mostly. Enough to put together my cookie trays to share. Only one more cheesecake and Cannon balls and I am all done. Now the fun part. I still have shopping to do. But I have the weekend. No real plans except mom duty and the gym tomorrow and Sunday morning. I have some party invites just not sure if I really want to go. We shall see.

QOTD: The twins are joining us for dinner, so I am excited. Christmas eve we will attend 3 different party's and enjoy the Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Accountability: I been doing well do not want to see an increase on the scale just want to get through it without it being a big regret come the new year.

Accountability: I did great and even got up and cycled yesterday morning. But then I over did it at a neighbor party last evening.

TSS: 7 years 0-months 9-days 166.4 Lowest (129.4)

B: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer

MS: snack select, Friendly Farms super zero Mixed berry Geek yogurt,

CB: Coffee with SF Coffee-Mate Chocolate Caramel creamer

L: Chicken Chili and clementines

D: Hoping for Shrimp and grits but we shall see.

Exercise: Dog walking

Water and Vitamins: On track. I take a Bariatric Advantage Ultra multi w/iron I use bariatric advantage Calcium chews and 500mg of Magnesium. I also use MiraLAX and fiber in my first coffee of the day.

Have a great weekend my friends.

Brightest blessings

Chrissy

My cookie tray I brought to the office.

Rudy loving on Mumsie

And a charcuterie I am going to try for Christmas appetizer

I would stab someone to get that plate of desserts.

Your cookie tray looks delicious! Rudy is too cute, I just love that face!

Also so glad to hear about the twins, I know they are a bright light for you so enjoy your time with them and family!

What a snuggle bug he is!