Coffee and Team Time with Me!

I have been super busy with life and now I have a moment to sit down, enjoy a cup of coffee, and tell you all about my life and what’s’ coming up!

(Deep Sigh) Hi guys! I have been super crazy with life, you wouldn’t believe. All for good reason. The biggest thing that has had me busy is my husband and I bought a house!

Yep! I am officially a homeowner!

It has taken about a year for my husband and I to find this cute, cozy, bi level home that we now live in, get our finances in order, and to make other lifestyle changes necessary to buy this house. 2018 has definitely been a year of transition, for the both of us. Our careers dramatically changed, raising our child, investing in one another, and buying this house has taken us on a serious ride on the emotional rollercoaster. We went through all of this without taking one vacation. Oh yes, we are definitely tired and are already making plans to go to Disney World  next year because we could all use a break.

Nevertheless, I have my blog and all of you to vent and discuss things with to keep me sane. Now that we have moved in, somewhat unpacked, we now are having the conversation about Thanksgiving plans, which is next week. Uggh! Just when I sit down and breathe, something else comes up. Other things we have coming up is all of the Christmas activities that I insist we do every year. I am definitely a traditionalist when it comes to the holidays. I just love doing things while I’m sipping on some hot chocolate, eating some of the best Christmas Cookies, and going to annual Christmas events like this one that takes place here in Cincinnati. What makes all of this even more fun and exciting, is I have my son whom I can enjoy these things with. Although he is two, he is at the age where he finally notices things and reacts to Christmas lights and stuff like that. Here are some of the activities I have planned for our family:

 

• Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo
• Winterfest at Kings Island
• Cookie decorating with mommy
• Light up Liberty at the Liberty Towne Center
• Pancakes with Santa Clause

 

Yep, we are going to be busy.

Because we bought a house the question has been raised if we were going to host Thanksgiving dinner here. We finally have the space to do it if we wanted to. However, the answer is going to be “no” for this year. The reason being is because we need more furniture in the house. We have bare walls, furniture up stairs and an empty finished basement. So we need some time to build our house up and get it exactly how we want it before we host a bunch of people. Nevertheless, I will be cooking for my immediate family and…Calvin.

I seriously don’t know how I am going to cook Thanksgiving dinner with a very active 2 year old running around the house, pulling out his toys and putting them in every room but his, feed him and make sure he doesn’t accidentally seriously injure himself. Luckily, I have next week off so I can do a lot of meal prep while he is at daycare and see if that helps. Nevertheless friends, I am going to need some tea and coffee, which ever I am in the mood for, to get me through this holiday season dealing with my kid. Luckily, I have the perfect device for that, which is this Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Coffee Maker.

The Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Coffee Maker is a dual side machine where you can make a full pot of coffee or tea or make a quick cup of Joe on the go! You can also set a timer to make sure that your coffee is ready for you the morning you wake up on Thanksgiving so you can drink a cup of coffee and get right to work. Or if you are a mom of a toddler like I am, you can have your coffee ready for you, not only to cook and get warmed up for the day, but because you are going to need the extra caffeine to deal with those kiddos of yours.

If you are on the go like me and don’t have a lot of opportunities to sit down for long periods of time, take each moment you can get over a hot cup of coffee that you can make instantly or if you are able to enjoy a full pot with the Hamilton Beach Flexbrew Coffee Maker. It is an awesome gift that you deserve for yourself and it’s an awesome gift to give to others for the holidays!

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