This month just flew by, here is a snippet of what happened. Pictures approved by kids and Dan xoxo
Scott had his visit with Santa at Mall of America and it went surprisingly well! After this we saw Santa multiple times and some went well and some not so muchSome of Logan’s gifts I got on Black Friday from the Lego store. His favorite Legos have been these flowers one and I just love how he builds them for me and displays them on the fireplace so I can look at them everyday. He has already built all of these from Christmas and love how quickly he builds them. He loves taking them apart and putting them back together from memory and it is always fascinating how he remembers the instructions almost perfectly My favorite, the Polar Express train ride! Scott was not having it with Santa during this visit so only had the other 2 talk to Santa. Dylan is always a good sport and goes along with Santa for his brothers sake but I have a feeling someone told Logan about Santa but he plays along well for the sake of his Santa gift he gets lolLogan loved seeing the Grinch at Union DepotWe went to the European market a couple of times this year and enjoyed the mild weather A cookies with Santa event. I had to take Dylan and Scott separate from Logan because Logan had basketball and I took him afterwards. This was another event Scott was happy to just wave at Santa from afar and stayed close to Dylan so sadly no picture with Santa from this event for ScottBut my main ham Logan loved cheesing it up with Santa. He decorated his cookies and we enjoyed eating them together afterwards. I ate way too many cookies this dayI found these amazing Mexico Adidas Samba shoes for Dylan and Dan. I got them on Cyber Monday and was super excited to give them to the boys. They loved them!!!I wish they had my size but sadly they were sold out everywhere. I do love that my boys are matching thoughI did get myself these slides for the summer and got Dylan a matching pair to wear during his track meets and soccer events. Can you tell I have a lot of pride in being Mexican lolololFound these cute BT21 figurines to add to Logan’s advent calendar I made for himDrinks out with DanWe did a couple of Breakfast with Santas but this is the only one I was able to get the whole family in it. I love seeing the bond Dylan and Scott have and how Scott always looks for Dylan to hold him when he gets scaredEating at my favorite Thai place again in St PaulI die at this picture because Logan just had to bring his RJ stuffed animal to meet Santa and explain to Santa he wanted RJ’s friends for Christmas. We took one of all 3 boys but I took away RJ for that one. This is actually one of my favorite events we do with Santa at the Landmark Center in St Paul. The event is free and then we go out for lunch somewhere nearbyI am obsessed with the Mango version of this and was excited to see they had a new flavor of it at Costco. Pomegranate is tasty but a tad too sweet, I did add Sprite though and it balanced it out nicely but I don’t have Sprite on hand always so probably won’t buy this flavor oftenI was so excited to finally find my favorite olives in stockCelebrated a Bad Moms Christmas with great friends! My friend Gloria took this cute picture 🙂 My friends that I have made in Minnesota. All are so much fun and very special!We went to a fun Christmas decorated bar called Psycho Suzi’sIt was just so amazing how nicely and overly decorated the place was Their drinks’ presentation was to die for SnowFor my Mom’s Club we had a sign decorating event and I made this Happy Mail sign to hang my Christmas cards. My friend Sarah is the best and always organizes the best events for us Heading out to an ugly sweater party that my friend Jen hosted. I made Dan’s sweater a little bit before we took this picture. He couldn’t find a sweater he liked so I just made one for him so he could still be in themeMy friend Jen always has the best charcuterie boardsMy addiction to cute purses for holidays continues Seeing them hangout with each other is always the best Found a new book for Scott and Logan. Logan loves these “Who are, Who’s is, etc” books so I was super excited to find this one about the Navajo Code Talkers. We always learn so much from them A solo lunch I had after some Christmas shopping at Nordstrom. I realized how much I missed being by myself and now have made a promise to at least once a month enjoy either a movie by myself or have a lunch date with myself. Most of my life I was always by myself but right now I always have company which is amazing but I do miss Janet time. I love my family so much but I sometimes forget about my first love aka me and I really need to pay attention to her againLoved this Andy Warhol inspired art project Logan made at school. He told me so much about Warhol this day and it made my heart swell to see him so excited for art and learn about the artist Dylan’s favorite hobby right now is fingerboarding. It started in 1st grade and it was something I didn’t think would last long but here we are, he is in 10th Grade and loves it just as much. I was able to snag 2 decks from his favorite designer Beast Pants and when he opened them on Christmas Day he was screaming (so much like me) and so happy. He hugged me and Dan and couldn’t believe we were able to get him new decks since they sell out super fast. They have a convention here every year and can’t wait to take him again this year. He has been saving to buy new obstacles and I just love how much he enjoys this hobby. He also skateboards in real life but prefers his fingerboarding to anything else. Picked up some Chinese New Year outfits for Logan and Scott. Sad they don’t make Dylan’s size but he isn’t much for themes anywayStop the world because I love Chronicles of Narnia so much and am reading the series with Logan so when I saw this I screamed. I can’t wait to watch this with Logan and compare it to what we have readI love the brand Superga for gym shoes so much and own multiple pairs. This past year though I had to say good bye to 3 pairs because they were falling apart after years of adventures. I was so happy when I found this pair for only $25 and can’t wait to take them to new and exciting placesMy Saran Wrap ball I made for a game that I love doing at my friend Gloria’s annual Girls In Night partyGloria is seriously the hostess with the mostest and I am always left in awe at her parties. She thinks of everything! We all brought a dish and she prepared events for us Some super last minute shopping led us to Shake Shack for me and Qdoba for Dan. The boys always get us by telling us things last minute they want so we rushed to Mall of America again to get the stuff in time for Christmas My Christmas gifts from my boys! They know me so well ❤ Took Logan to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. He is on a big drawing and painting kick so I wanted to inspire him even more. This museum is free and I am always in awe of it. This is one of my favorite museums in Minnesota and can spend hours here Logan said this painting of this woman looked like me and he hoped to paint me like this one dayFinally made time to go to Cafe Latte. This is one of my favorite fast lunches in St Paul and love going here at least once a month Dylan’s Christmas gift to me. I love these shoes so much! These are my staple summer shoe and I wore them all summer and on my trip to Italy. My old pair is so rundown from the abuse they endured but surprisingly kept up pretty good. They are also super comfortable and go with almost every outfit! I was so happy when Dylan got me a new pair for this upcoming summer and trips so I can wear them down too lolDan took me to a new brunch spot. The drinks were delicious but the food was just okI liked my meal but Dan didn’t like his at allLots of playing in the snowLots of sledding days with all the boysLunch out with the family at one of our favorite places and omg this banana split was huge and so good At the Science Museum with the kidsWent to a new Asia Mall that just opened up and omg this Korean restaurant was so good. I want to try the Hot Pot and Pho place next. It was slightly expensive but worth it to meBrought these delicious donuts home for the kidsCelebrated New Years with the kids in the afternoonThe kids love this event (even Dylan) because it has fun inflatables, bingo, Photo Booth, and a DJ. Here they are with Logan’s longtime friend and it is so cute to see their smiling faces Dylan helping me with my hair for a fun night out to celebrate New Years at my friend Gloria’s house. Again her parties are amazing and she even had a piano player that was so much funTook Dylan out for some Ramen I was craving on New Year’s Day. It was his first time here and he loved it! He has already asked to go again and I love how much he loves food as much as meAnd of course no outing is complete without some Bubble Tea. Here, Dylan is playing with his fingerboard while waiting for our bubble tea
Hello from MN! I’m in my mid 30s and enjoying life with my family and friends 😃
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Great post right here, and I’m glad you enjoyed your December! (Permit me to share my rather long comments haha)
Lucky you for scoring that pair of Samba trainers in that design for your kids! Sadly, adidas here in the Philippines only stocks the two basic Samba designs (black with white accents, and white with black/gray accents). Even the Arsenal FC and Juventus FC designs aren’t available in stores, despite the Philippine website of adidas advertising them.
I’ve been eyeing Superga for some time now, but methinks they don’t stock pairs for people with huge feet (I’m a US size 12). Good find, nevertheless!
Lastly, it’s amazing to find out that Chatime also has a presence over there in the US!
Thank you! Oh man, that really stinks about Adidas and getting very limited styles there. I almost bought the Juventus slides for myself but felt I had too many slides at the moment. It is sad though I at least had the option and you don’t. I wonder why they would limit their styles when they could make more money adding more to other countries. Hopefully, they add more for you and other countries asap.
Yes on the limited sizes for Superga! I feel like anything past a size 9 is always out of stock! When we went to Italy last year I wanted to get matching shoes with my husband but they didn’t have his size in the 4 stores we went into, very annoying! But they said they always sell out fast on the bigger sizes.
Yes on Chatime being worldwide!!! I only found out about it a couple of years ago when I was walking in Paris and saw someone walking with the cup and I asked them where it was and immediately ran over to get a bubble tea. It was wild to see it there and they had limited edition flavors only available in Paris that I couldn’t get back home. I went multiple times throughout my trip since it was a nice treat on the hot days. It does make me wonder if in other countries they have limited edition flavors too. They recently added a Horchata flavor that I am obsessed with and go at least once a week to get. What is your favorite flavor there?
I sure hope so! Adidas and New Balance are the only brands with classic styles that accommodate people with giant feet like me. Other brands, such as Nike, often have chunkier trainers that often make me look like Ronald McDonald!
Fair enough for Superga though; I’ll be visiting a high-end mall with a branch of Superga soon, so I’ll go ask.
Chatime here in Manila has the basics — standard milk tea, matcha, fruit juices, and more. I’m a fan of its Thai Milk Tea variant, albeit it’s a seasonal one. There’s also the Midnight Fruit Tea (made with butterfly pea flowers) that changes color when mixed in with lemon. My all-time favorite, however, is the Milk Tea with QQ Jelly.
I hope you are able to find your size at the mall! How exciting and hope you post what you buy 🙂
I was finally able to go to Chatime again this week and sadly we don’t have that awesome Midnight Fruit Tea you spoke about 😦 I have had the other flavors you wrote about and those are all so tasty! I hope to go to Europe again this summer and keep my eyes peeled for a ChaTime there and see what fun flavors they may have
Thank you and yes you are my first follow! I am pretty bad at reaching out to new blogs and it took me forever to find the follow button but I am happy I did 🙂
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Great post right here, and I’m glad you enjoyed your December! (Permit me to share my rather long comments haha)
Lucky you for scoring that pair of Samba trainers in that design for your kids! Sadly, adidas here in the Philippines only stocks the two basic Samba designs (black with white accents, and white with black/gray accents). Even the Arsenal FC and Juventus FC designs aren’t available in stores, despite the Philippine website of adidas advertising them.
I’ve been eyeing Superga for some time now, but methinks they don’t stock pairs for people with huge feet (I’m a US size 12). Good find, nevertheless!
Lastly, it’s amazing to find out that Chatime also has a presence over there in the US!
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Thank you! Oh man, that really stinks about Adidas and getting very limited styles there. I almost bought the Juventus slides for myself but felt I had too many slides at the moment. It is sad though I at least had the option and you don’t. I wonder why they would limit their styles when they could make more money adding more to other countries. Hopefully, they add more for you and other countries asap.
Yes on the limited sizes for Superga! I feel like anything past a size 9 is always out of stock! When we went to Italy last year I wanted to get matching shoes with my husband but they didn’t have his size in the 4 stores we went into, very annoying! But they said they always sell out fast on the bigger sizes.
Yes on Chatime being worldwide!!! I only found out about it a couple of years ago when I was walking in Paris and saw someone walking with the cup and I asked them where it was and immediately ran over to get a bubble tea. It was wild to see it there and they had limited edition flavors only available in Paris that I couldn’t get back home. I went multiple times throughout my trip since it was a nice treat on the hot days. It does make me wonder if in other countries they have limited edition flavors too. They recently added a Horchata flavor that I am obsessed with and go at least once a week to get. What is your favorite flavor there?
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I sure hope so! Adidas and New Balance are the only brands with classic styles that accommodate people with giant feet like me. Other brands, such as Nike, often have chunkier trainers that often make me look like Ronald McDonald!
Fair enough for Superga though; I’ll be visiting a high-end mall with a branch of Superga soon, so I’ll go ask.
Chatime here in Manila has the basics — standard milk tea, matcha, fruit juices, and more. I’m a fan of its Thai Milk Tea variant, albeit it’s a seasonal one. There’s also the Midnight Fruit Tea (made with butterfly pea flowers) that changes color when mixed in with lemon. My all-time favorite, however, is the Milk Tea with QQ Jelly.
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I hope you are able to find your size at the mall! How exciting and hope you post what you buy 🙂
I was finally able to go to Chatime again this week and sadly we don’t have that awesome Midnight Fruit Tea you spoke about 😦 I have had the other flavors you wrote about and those are all so tasty! I hope to go to Europe again this summer and keep my eyes peeled for a ChaTime there and see what fun flavors they may have
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I sure hope that Europe trip pushes through! 😀 (Also, many thanks for following The Monching’s Guide!)
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Thank you and yes you are my first follow! I am pretty bad at reaching out to new blogs and it took me forever to find the follow button but I am happy I did 🙂
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