A Girl Can Never Have Too Many Scarves

Happy Tuesday!  I hope everyone had an awesome weekend.  We had a relaxing yet productive one over here...which was great!  The rain finally cleared out Sunday and we had a beautiful day. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky.  I know we needed some rain but a girl can only handle so much so to say that I was happy to see the sunshine is definitely a bit of an understatement!

I'm sure some of my Tennessee friends have heard of Marley Lilly, right?   Marley Lilly is an online boutique who specializes in all things monogrammed! You name it, they pretty much have it. I follow them on Facebook and Instagram and always drool over all the cute things that they post. They have jewelry, purses, shirts, vests, jackets, scarves, shoes and much more!

So Marley Lilly recently sent me a Monogrammed Cashmere Feel Scarf to review.  This scarf is beyond soft and I am so happy to finally have a mustard colored one to add to my very large scarf collection.  I hand washed it and let it air dry then tossed it in the dryer for a few and it got even softer!  And the color is perfect!  It is one of those that looks great with brown or black.  I also like that it is light weight, which makes it a great all-weather scarf!

Marley Lilly has a few other things that I have really been wanting.  I love this Monogrammed Sweatshirt in navy with white text.  It is so cute and something that you can dress up or dress down...which I really like!  I also love these Tassel Bracelets.  They would make great gifts for the ladies in your life...and, of course, for yourself! I can't decide if I like the brown, burnt orange, or green the best!  I have to say, though, this Puffy Vest in dark slate is definitely my favorite.  I have been eyeing it and the other vests that they have for months now.  Maybe I should just add it to my Christmas list (hint, hint Frannie!)...if I can wait that long to finally have it in my life!

Christmas is only 29 days from now so if you haven't started on a Christmas list for yourself or started shopping for others yet then you better get to it! Marley Lilly is the perfect place to start.  Oh, and be sure to sign up for their email notifications...they always have great flash sales!  Happy shopping and Happy Thanksgiving week! :)

Cheers,

Nicole

Note:  This is a sponsored post that contains affiliate links.  Although it is sponsored, all opinions are my own.

Cranberry Apple Sauce

I can't believe I have been MIA for so long!  I probably picked a bad time to start this little blog.  I love the Holidays so much and have been spending all of my time crafting, doing festive things with Henry and getting ready for Thanksgiving rather than blogging.  I plan to do better, though!!

So who is ready for Thanksgiving?!?!?  I know I am!  For many reasons...my Mom always comes to San Antonio to spend the Holiday with us so we are super excited to see her next Tuesday and I LOVE to cook Thanksgiving dinner for us 4 so I can't wait to start on Wednesday (yes, I start on Wednesday...I cook so much that it takes me 2 days! lol).  Henry has started bowing his head with his little hands together while we say our prayers at nap time and bed time then says "Amen".  Without a doubt one of the sweetest things I have ever heard or witnessed so I am probably more excited about saying Grace this Thanksgiving then even eating all the delish food...it's just so sweet and I can already predict that it will probably make my Mom aka "Ol' Waterworks" cry...heck, who am I kidding, it will probably make me cry, too!  Anyway, Thanksgiving decorations are all up and I pretty much have everything I need for Thanksgiving dinner so bring on Turkey Day Eve!

I mentioned before that I make this amazing and super easy Cranberry Apple Sauce.  You only need 5 ingredients, toss it in the crock pot, let it do it's thing for 2-3 hours and bammm...deliciousness!

Cranberry Apple Sauce

Ingredients:

5 lb bag of gala apples

6 oz. fresh cranberries (I buy a 12 oz. bag and use half then freeze the rest for later)

2-3 tbsp. sugar

1 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon

dash of salt (takes away some of the tartness of the cranberries)

Now What...

• peel, cut and core your apples.  Put in your crock pot.
• add your cranberries then sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and salt

• cook on low for 2-3 hours.  I start checking mine at the 2 hour mark and stir them well.  If they don't seem to be making much progress at this point then I would crank them up to high for the last hour.  Mine do fine on low but all crock pots are different.
• they keep their shape pretty much the entire time.  Once they are done and you stir them well, they turn into a perfect, chunky sauce

***don't burn any of your good candles while these are cooking because they make your house smell absolutely AMAZING...trust me!!

This sauce is best served warm.   If you have any leftovers then you should definitely warm some up and put it on top of a big bowl of vanilla ice cream.  If you want to get real wild and crazy then add some granola or crushed graham cracker on top...I'm telling you, it taste just like apple pie!  I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!! 

I have a few new things that I plan to try this year.  I was looking for a good Turkey Day Eve and/or Turkey Day cocktail to try.  I came across this Autumn Russian on Pinterest the other day and it had me at "sprinkles and pumpkin spice Kaluha"!  This Apple Cider Sangria sounds pretty awesome, too. I may have to just try both!!  I think I have almost everything for the Sangria so it may be the winner. Plus, it sounds like it might be much lighter than the Autumn Russian which will allow more room for all of the great food!  My sweet friend, Rosa, sent me this recipe yesterday for a Sweet Potato Pecan Pie and it immediately made my mouth water!  Her timing was perfect because I knew I wanted to fix a 2nd dessert and also wanted to make a Sweet Potato Casserole of some kind (I was thinking about this one).  I don't want need to do both so I think this pie is a great 2 in 1 and will help give me my sweet potato fix.  These little Cinnamon Roll Turkeys are a must for Thanksgiving breakfast.  I always love to do festive meals for Henry so they are pretty perfect...easy, light and cute! Ok, now I am hungry and wanting some Sangria!! 

I hope everyone has a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving this year.  My little family has so much to be thankful for so we will definitely be counting our blessings here at my house! Enjoy your friends, family, loved ones and be sure to wear your stretchy pants so you have plenty of room for seconds and maybe even thirds!  

Hugs,

Nicole