It’s tradition at my high school for the rising senior class to wear matching shirts on the first day as “seniors.” The graduating class doesn’t have to go to school anymore, so my sister is now considered a senior. I cannot believe it! AH!
One of her friends made darling tank tops in bright colors with a cute little phrase about being the class of 2010. Sporty Sister asked Soccer Mom if she would host the breakfast at our house… Um, last night at about 5pm. SM and I hustled around town hunting and gathering. We expected to go to sleep VERY late and wake up VERY early, but we finished before midnight!
Bebe & me two years ago (WHOA) at our senior breakfast!
Our shirts said “SophisticEIGHTed Senior” on the front. And “We’ve got CLASS” on the back.
I made a quick trip to Walgreens (thank you for being open 24 hours a day!!!) to get paint for the banner… Somehow our supply from elementary school disappeared…
More cookies! I’m seriously OBSESSED with royal frosting. It’s becoming a problem. I’m College Prepster and I’m addicted to royal frosting. PS I’m making cookies for a family friend’s graduation party tomorrow night… WOO!
Egg casserole. Delish.
French toast casserole. Double Delish.
The spread..
SM & I tagged the girls’ cars! It was so cute!!! The cars were wet from last night’s rain so it was a little tricky!
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PS I forgot to post an AWESOME video!!! It’s by one of Sporty Sister’s friends RP. I will be the first to admit that I didn’t believe it when I first saw it… but it is SOOOO real. He and his friends literally sat in my kitchen for hours throwing ping pong balls trying to make one shot. RP estimated about 50+ hours put into it… CHECK IT OUT 🙂
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📌 Save this post! Can’t get over the MAGIC that is @backtonature.nj’s Christmas Market during the holidays! 🎄🌟🎅🏻🧣The decor this year is on a new level. If you need to get into the holiday spirit (or pick up speciality gifts or more decorations for your home), 100% recommend making the drive! It’s worth it ❄️
When you don’t actually feel cute but then kind of end up feeling cute because you put a bow in your hair, slipped into a dress that fits, and swiped on your favorite red lipstick 💋 @hillhouse @annmashburn 🎥 by @carterfish, maybe I’ll post the video without music so you can hear her hyping me up, because you can’t imagine the crowd the bore witness to the making of this Reel 🫣
And then there were three ❤️❄️🎄🌟⛸️ Needlepoint stockings are a huge undertaking… they take hours (and hours and hours) of stitching. The final results are more than worth the effort though. These will hang on our mantle every Christmas and I can’t think of anything more special than that. I finished Mike’s stocking at the end of the summer after stitching almost every night for seven months. I am taking a little break and then I’ll start on the baby’s stocking for next Christmas!! 🥹
This tree feels extra special this year. 🎄💫⛸️❤️🕯️ Jack is fully embracing the magic of Christmas (“kiss miss”) and his enthusiasm is downright contagious!
Not one of my best qualities, but I typically feel immense pressure trying to make things feel extra special and perfect and then I get disappointed when the reality doesn’t live up to my (unrealistic) expectations. I wish I could blame social media for this.... but I know the call is coming from inside the house.
This tree seems perfect to me, though, just the way it is. It was a true group effort getting it here. Another one of my not-so-great qualities is that I’m terrible at asking for help when I need it.... this year, I can’t ignore it though. I needed help, and a lot of it. Mike got every holiday storage box up from the basement (no small feat) and hoisted the into the house and got it up in the stand within minutes (then redid it twice to get the angle of the tree just so); my mom and I took multiple trips to the hardware store and drug store for the “right” colored lights (in case you’re wondering, “bright white” is warm yellow and “warm white” is actually bright white... make it make sense); my mom wrapped the tree in lights a second time when we learned the hard way that when the box says you can’t plug in more than five strands together they mean it; and Jack was there to help and hype us all up to say how “boo-full” the tree and lights are– and keeping us in line by scolding and reminding us that we aren’t allowed to touch the ornaments 🤭
I feel a little pang of sadness that we aren’t celebrating a first Christmas with a baby who was supposed to be here, while also struggling through a third trimester (just feeling physically tired and exhausted), while also cherishing our last Christmas as a family of three, while also getting excited knowing our baby will be here before we know it. Sure, it’s a lot of pressure to put on one single tree, yet here I am. ⭐️
Lovely presentation!!! I will suggest a pretty syrup pitcher rather than the store bottle. You and SM make a great team!!!
Betsy
casseroles = amazing!!
It looks like the breakfast was quite a success. The cookies look so adorable!
those cookies are fantastic! way to pull off such a cute event in a limited amount of time.
and I’m with you on missing KappaPrep! I sent her an email daysss ago and still haven’t heard back 🙁
Cute cookies!
I’ll be a senior next year as well. I’m rather afraid of college apps!