Friendsgiving has started to become quite a common get together the past few years. If you are unfamiliar, Friendsgiving is a Thanksgiving gathering of your friends. It can be held Thanksgiving day if you are far from family or even the week before or after. We are on our 3rd year of Friendsgiving and it's become a great time to slow down during the holidays and really enjoy company with friends.

This year, we are the hosts of Friendsgiving and I wanted to share a few tips with you of what it takes to host a {hopefully} successful Friendsgiving.

Menu. 
Decide what kind of meal you will be serving. Will it be a nice sit down dinner with the normal Thanksgiving fixings? Or maybe you will want to try out a potluck style dinner where everyone contributes a part of the meal. Just make sure you know who is bringing what and there isn't a key component left out. Dessert is never a negotiation.

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Atmosphere.
As you gather for your Friendsgiving, many friends will be chatting and creating the atmosphere on their own. But it's a great idea to have some background noise to go along with it. Play your favorite Thanksgiving play list or perhaps your favorite tv show's Thanksgiving episodes. We will be finding out best Friends and How I Met Your Mother Thanksgiving episodes. And decide on seating for your guests, get creative if you need to.

Festive Decor.
Now is the perfect time to show off any of your DIY accomplishments and HomeGoods find. Aren't we all a little #HomeGoodsHappy? If you are like us, finishing your everyday decorating will be helpful too. Bare living room walls might scream for other decorators.

Drinks. 
Offer your friends a fall cocktail or a Friendsgiving signature drink if you are feeling creative. Make it festive with a nice straw or some cranberries. Or maybe you just want to open a bottle of wine and have a few beers. Just make sure you have a drink plan. It isn't a holiday dinner without alcohol.

Apple Pie on the Rocks

To-Go Containers. 
Especially important to help get all that food out of your fridge and keep those extra pounds off. It's nice to offer to pack up doggy bags for your guests to take some things home with them. I know I do not want any extra desserts or appetizers left for me to eat for no good reason.

If you have taken care of these, you are sure to have a successful Friendsgiving. Any tips you would suggest if you have Friendsgiving?

Who's that Girl? It's Krista!

What do you do when you are at a loss for a good blog post? Write about yourself. Especially when there are some pretty, new faces around here. How many of these can you do a year..

I can GIF myself.

//If you understand this post title, you know what show I am loving on Netflix
// I love Diet Coke
// Fitness is really hard for me. I try to participate in Tone It Up challenges but...
//I love wine. Plain and simple.

//Got my first stitches for an injury 2 weeks ago.
//Superheroes have a special place in this household
//I can rap Nelly. And Spice Girls.
//No babies (yet) for these newlyweds.
//Yes, I have a husband who I love so and cleans my kitchen.

//Crazy cat lady loving on our Lily.
//Christmas cheer all year around over here. Music, movies, you name it.
//I have a DSLR camera that I am still learning how to use but feel like I have some skills
//Taylor Swift can make me angry
//I still play Call Me Maybe frequently
//Recipes are fun challenges for me. I try a lot at least once.
//Hummus and Cool Whip. I could eat in gallons. Not at the same time.
//I had coffee at Central Perk

Now, wasn't that fun?

I Like to Sing to Myself A Lot

The question I am asking myself this week, " Why have I not watched New Girl sooner?"

We are currently binge watching it on Netflix and we have had many moments where we laugh to tears. I've heard about the show but never took the time to watch it. Big mistake.

This Friday night might just be a night on the couch with sushi and New Girl.Not complaining at all.

Please enjoy these 5 quotes you just have to hear. And should make you watch New Girl.


1// "Where is the freezer and fridge? Did we get robbed by giants?"

2// "I saw your registry. I'm gonna get you one of those portable baby pumps. You're just out there, in everyday life. But you're pumping yourself at the same time, just milking away."

3// "The most sexy holidays are the 4th of July, Independence day obviously. Women's history month, and Christmas."

4// "I was going for like a hot farmer's daughter kind of thing, like, oh, I'm gonna go milk my cows." 

5// "Pink wine makes me slutty."

Do you watch New Girl? What are your favorite quotes?

Let's Talk CMA Awards

It's no secret around here I love country music and Carrie Underwood. And her legs. But that's a different story.

I can remember cruising around in high school blasting Carrie, Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean. One of my first favorite country songs was Keith Urban's "Somebody Like You." Then, it was a beautiful road from there.

Country music has the most meaningful lyrics and no lip syncing. Which is exactly the reason I love watching the CMAs every year.

Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley did not disappoint with their opening this year. Cracking jokes about the republican party, George Straight and Ebola. But my favorite was the Post partum Taylor Swift Disorder. Here's a girl not sad she has left country music



I might be judged harshly for this, but I am so glad Taylor Swift is officially out of country. I mean come on people. She hasn't been country for years and it always made me so angry. Ask my husband. Also, no awkward shoulder dances. Win for me.

Carrie changed 11 times. That must be some workout when 5 months pregnant. She pulled every single one flawlessly though. As if anyone had any doubt she would. Once I get her legs down, I'm going to attempt her fashion sense.

Then, there is Carrie Underwood's new song, Something in the Water. It reminds me of her very first song "Jesus Take the Wheel" because it is all about having faith. It leaves nothing back and you can hear the chimes of Amazing Grace which always brings a tear to my eye.

And did I mention it's emotional because me and Carrie Underwood are actually best friends and she announced she's having a boy?!

If I ever wanted to be THAT fan and buy the celebrity  something over their real life registry, Carrie Underwood is where I would cross that fine line. The fine line between super fab and crazy fan.

There were actually other people at the CMA Awards believe it or not. Let's discuss some other tidbits.

Steven Tyler at the Country Music Awards. My mom would have loved it. And I would have called her afterwards to talk about it and the fact Carrie is pretty much the most beautiful pregnant person ever.

Why the harsh judgement for Arianna Grande and Meghan Trainor? I ge the whole they aren't country but they are pretty popular right now in the world of music. I personally loved both collaborations. Just as much as I loved Florida Georgia Line with Nelly.

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. Could they be better cuter? I mean, he walked her to the stage when she won her award. Swoon. And did anyone catch that Blake mentioned it was a big night for his family? Does family insinuate there is a third member? Yes, I over think celebrity pregnancies.

Wouldn't be an award show without mentioning Luke Bryan and his big win for the entertainer of the year. He shakes it all year long. I have to get myself to see him shake it.


Until next award show country music! What were your favorite parts?