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Twosday XI – Holiday Season Edition

Published on December 10, 2013 By Emily. Updated on December 10, 2013

Thanksgiving traditions I was fortunate to enjoy this year

1.  Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with my family.  It’s not a tradition in Brian’s family for good reasons, but it’s such an integral part of my holiday.  When I asked my sister weeks prior Thanksgiving what she wanted to do over our long weekend together, she simply said she wanted to watch the parade
2.  Black Friday shopping for my first time ever.  We opted to leave at 6:30 instead of the crack of dawn, which was nice.  I did well at Jo-Ann Fabrics where I picked up fabric for curtains along with some other sewing accessories it turns out I need and Reny’s, where we purchased the game Forbidden Desert which is more enjoyable than I ever expected.

Cyber Monday purchases I’m really excited about

1.  The first personal laptop I’ve owned since college.  It became increasingly apparent that this blogger and her gamer husband could not live together with just one desktop and our work laptops.  While that may be a sad commentary on how connected we are to the internet,  I’m really excited about having a machine on which I can install my own programs, utilize Hulu and YouTube and not interrupt Brian’s gaming to do so.  My productivity has been much better already.
2.  The 4 tins of loose tea we ordered (with some difficulty because their site was having major problems) from Harney and Sons.  Our tea supply has been somewhat low (in my opinion) for awhile now but we knew holiday sales were coming so we waited.  Our patience was rewarded with 25% off and free shipping.

Tasks I avoided last week because I was in the depths of end of semester grad school projects  And those tasks are  now completed!

1.  Unpacking from our Thanksgiving trip to Maine to visit with my family. As of this weekend, most of the items have been put away, but they definitely sat where I put them when we walked in the door for way too long.
2.  Cooking any meals, which was taken on by my husband who is the best person ever.  This week I’m back to cooking which is awesome.

house lights

Holiday projects I accomplished recently, later than I wanted to

1.  Starting the annual addressing of the Christmas cards – I always get excited about designing them and ordering them, but I forget how unmotivated I am to actually write and send them.
2.  Hanging my first ever set of outdoor Christmas lights!  We’re using the 3M outdoor light clips with mixed success (we just put them up on Sunday and we’ve put new adhesive on two of the clips already), but I love the look.

Baking projects I will be completing this week because it’s that time of year

1.  Ginger snaps for the CDNYEatDrinkBlog cookie swap.  I am so excited to see everyone!
2.  Smitten Kitchen’s Cheesecake Swirl Brownies and Mark Bittman’s brownies — modified for with gluten-free flour–for my grad class’ end of the semester pot luck

Ways I’ll be celebrating Relishments 5 year anniversary with all of you at the end of the month

1.  Offering 20% off any sponsor ads.  You can get a head start now by using the code 5YEARS when you purchase a sponsor spot.
2.  THREE giveaways from some of my favorite bloggers.  I’m so thrilled that my blog friends have provided me with such awesome items to share with you all!

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Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring Last week Brian and I finally got around to hiring a sitter for a rare night out. We went to dinner at @publicna and took advantage of the opportunity with drinks, appetizers and dessert.

Pictured:
- Citrus Braised Beef Tacos
- "Chicken and Waffles"
- House Fries with Garlic Aioli
- Fried Chickpeas
- Blood Orange Cheesecake
It was no surprise that Public was close to full on a Wednesday night - everything was so good. 

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#igers413_food #igers413 #BerkshireFoodies #InTheBerkshires #EatLocal #WesternMA #WesternMass #Berkshires  #VisitTheBerkshires #NorthAdams #NAmazing #PublicEatAndDrink
New year, new theme word! This year's word is "enr New year, new theme word!
This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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https://www.relishments.com/blog/my-2023-theme-word-enrich/
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#YearlyTheme #MyOneWord #2023 #enrich2023 #NewYearsResolution
It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post. It's It's not New Year's Eve without a Top 9 post.
It's almost all #Berkshires content this year, which is great.
1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
3. The @thelazygenius book giveaway.
4.@plantconnector 
5. @berkshiremuseum 
6.@sculpture.now at @themountlenox 
7. @massmoca 
8. @mountainviewfarm413 
9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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https://www.relishments.com/blog/reflections-on-resuming-in-2022/
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#resume2022 #newyearsresolution #myoneword #yearlytheme
New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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https://www.relishments.com/blog/my-favorite-recipes-of-2022/
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#RecipeRoundUp #BestRecipes2022 #FavoriteRecipes
@coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one @coastalmainebotanicalgardens continues to be one of the highlights of all my return trips to Boothbay and their annual Gardens Aglow event continues to impress. It was great to be back to walking the gardens instead of the pandemic drive through and there seemed to be more lights than ever.  I'm already looking forward to next year.
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It has been a while, but there is finally a new CS It has been a while, but there is finally a new CSA menu plan on the blog! Visit the link below or in my profile to see how I plan to make use of some of the @mightyfoodfarm produce seen here.
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https://www.relishments.com/blog/welcome-to-winter-farm-share-csa-menu-plan-148/
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#MightyFoodFarm #EatLocal #EatSeasonal #VermontGrown #CSApickup #CSAshare #KnowYourFarmerKnowYourFood #MenuPlanning #MealPlanning #igers413 #igers413_food #BerkshireFoodies
Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but t Fall in the Berkshires is always incredible, but this year we've had weather that has also been outstanding. The past 2 weekends have included time at Jaeschke Orchards, the Greylock Glen, and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail as well as stopping to photograph any random foliage I see. 
Check out the last slide for video of some feathered friends we saw on a walk.
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@freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favo @freshgrassfestival continues to be one of my favorite events each year, and it doesn't hurt that it's just minutes away from home. Enjoying the festival with my kids is definitely a different experience than without, but it's still a good time. The weather was especially cooperative today which was great for all the laps I did around the @massmoca campus pushing a stroller. I'm already looking forward to next year.
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#igers413 #InTheBerkshires #WesternMA #WesternMass #Berkshires  #VisitTheBerkshires #NorthAdams #NAmazing #FreshGrass #FreshGrassFestival #MassMoCA #MusicFestival
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