Friday Favorites, 11.15.2024.

 

Happy Friday, friends! I'm linking up with Andrea and Erika for today's blog post. How has your week been? Mine has been pretty good, in spite of a rough start. I'm glad that day passed by quickly and that I had an incident snap me out of my emotions! I love it when that happens and that it reminds me to stop being sad. Enough about all of that! I had some favorites from throughout this week, and also some things that I actually love right now that are things. I'll jump right in!

If you've been here for any amount of time, you know that all things pertaining to Christmas are my favorite! I love, love, LOVE waking up and turning on the lights of my Christmas tree, and this new one is my absolute favorite. I'll link it here, for anyone who is curious, but it was an investment. I'll pay it off with three payments, probably, and will be glad to have that behind me. I never intended to purchase a new tree this year, but I've always wanted one that is pre-lit, and honestly, I feel like I've earned this tree in the last five months. I have no regrets even though someone gave me a very hard time about this. It was on sale for $189 when I bought it while I was in Denver. 

Speaking of Denver, which I never recapped and probably won't now, this is my favorite place to be when I'm there! This is Lisa's room in her adorable house, and yes, we sleep in the same bed when I'm there. I love this about us! 

I mentioned my sheets yesterday, and that leads me to one of my favorite places: my bed! I love this blanket, the cozy lights, my comforter, the tree I have in there with white lights on it, and I really love my sheets! Here's a link for the ones I ordered from Amazon in white. They're wonderfully luxurious, wash really well, cool, and inexpensive. You should look into some if you are looking for sheets for yourself! 

I'm sure you know this already, but I am Chloe's favorite place to be! She loves to sleep in my arms when we first wake up each morning. I love this about her, and if I ignore her, she lays her head down on my chair until I let her get in my lap. She's such a baby! 

Breakfast with sweet Marilyn on her birthday this week was a favorite, and so was this amazing bowl of potato goodness! I am not a breakfast person, at least not at that hour of the day, so this meal held me over all day until her birthday party. We had appetizers while we were there, which is one of my favorite things to eat! 

In getting my nails done this week, I overhead the nail techs talking about this sweet older lady that was there getting her nails done. She is 99! This will be me, most likely, getting my nails done until the day Jesus calls me home. 

This is my newest favorite nail color! It's called Scarlett Letter. 

Even unlit, this is still my favorite view. I'm also still enjoying my new arrangement of furniture and this rug in my living room. 

This is my favorite candle at the moment! 

My favorite night this week was spent sitting right here drinking out of this mug while watching a Christmas movie. 

I'm also still loving my kitchen with this table in there instead of the one I passed along to Graham. This little bowl of lightbulbs and ornaments is my favorite; Dad's old fashioned Christmas lights are in this bowl. Christmas lights were his favorite! I am so thankful for the privilege I had of helping him with that over the years along with my sister and my sons. He loved displaying lights on his property, because he always thought they pointed to Jesus as the Light of the world (John 8:12). 

It's so hard to believe how much has changed in my life in less than a year! It overwhelms me sometimes and tears sneak up on me. 

Lastly, I wore my favorite sweater to work yesterday, but I didn't love how it kept growing throughout the day. I started off loving this outfit and ended my work day with being ready to come home to change for my book club dinner last night. 

What was a favorite of yours from this week? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for reading my blog today, friends. Love to all!

Jenn 🖤