The Holidays: Thanksgiving FOOD

I'm so excited for Thanksgiving tomorrow! I'll be going over to my Grandma's house tomorrow and on Friday, I'm hosting my Dad's side of the family. Per usual, I will be making a family favorite, Coconut Macaroons. Now, I know what you're thinking Aren't those usually eaten on Passover? Yes, they are usually eaten on Passover, but my family loves them so much, that I make them pretty much every holiday season.

Mmmmmm.... Doesn't that look delicious? The chocolate on top just makes it extra special.:)

Along with the macaroons, I will also be cooking Thanksgiving dinner on Friday. I'm going all out, the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cornbread.. anything you can think of that is traditionally served on Thanksgiving, I'm making. 

Menu:

1) Turkey

2) Sausage Stuffing

3) Mashed Potatoes

4) Cornbread

5) Cranberry Sauce

6) Dinner rolls

7) Vegetables

I think that's all for today. More pics of food to come!!

Wish me luck,

Samantha

 

The Holidays I: Dress Your Best

Believe it or not, the holidays are upon us. The days of sipping hot cocoa by the fireplace, watching marathons of Christmas movies (Home Alone anyone?) and best of all spending time with family and friends (although eating (a lot of) good food comes in a very close second). So, to start out the holidays I thought I would begin by discussing holiday dresses. Dresses do not come in petites unless noted, but a smaller size and a little hem could work in most cases.

Gap Side-zip dress

Very simple; a blank canvas for accessorizing.

Comes in petite S-XL

Madewell Leather- Trim Dress

Immediately fell in love with this dress. I love the leather detailing on the collar.

Jcrew Factory Ponte Dress in velvet dot

For maybe a dressier affair; very classic silhouette

Jcrew Factory Peplum Dress

If you haven't noticed, I love red around the holiday season and this is no exception. This dress could be made extra special with accessories.

H&M Sleeveless Dress

The decorative neckline on this dress is something unexpected and new.

Which dress do you like? Do you know of any holiday dresses?

Comment below!

With love,

Samantha

The Kennedys

I'm so sorry guys for not posting in a while. With club volleyball starting and a stressful week of school, I'm so glad I have a three day weekend this week to rest and recuperate. Thank god for parent teacher conferences!

Since the 50th anniversary of JFK's assasination is tomorrow, I thought I would dedicate a post to the legendary John and Jacqueline Kennedy. "America's royalty"

"I knew right away that Jackie was different from all the other girls Jack had been dating. She was more intelligent, more literary, more substantial... They were kindred souls Jack and Jackie, two halves of the same whole" -Ken Lemoyne Billings

 September 12, 1953

John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Their wedding was the social event of 1953. Everyone who was anyone attended and there were 1,200 guests in all. It was treated almost like a political event by the Kennedys. Everything was planned out to a T.

The Kennedys had four children: Caroline, John Jr., Arabella and Patrick. Sadly, Arabella and Patrick passed away during or before infancy. Jackie was intensely private about her children's lives. They did not receive much media attention during childhood as a result of this.

Jackie was beautiful. She is and forever will be a style icon. Jackie embodied grace and elegance. It was said that she could maintain the interest of six men at once by making each man think they were the center of her attention. In the aftermath of her husband's assassination, Jackie stunned the world with her strength and quiet dignity.

 What do you think of the Kennedys?

With love,

Samantha

 

Disaster in The Philippines

I was saddened to hear about the recent disaster in the Philippines. This beautiful group of islands was hit pretty hard by Typhoon Haiyan, a category 5 super typhoon which stuck on Nov. 8. The city of Tacloban was the hardest hit. Out of the many stories I have read, one really stood out. It was about a baby girl, born five days after Haiyan hit Tacloban who was unable to breathe on her own. Because of the loss of electricity, incubators which would have kept her alive did not work. Her own parents manually pumped oxygen into her lungs for 3 days before she died. My heart goes out to those affected by the typhoon and I will be praying for the Filipino people. Hopefully, they will have the strength and perseverance to carry on in this difficult time.

Here is the link if you would like to donate to the American red cross:

https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod4650031&campname=donatetyphoon&campmedium=aspot_unassigned

With love, 

Samantha