Sweet Tooth Sweet Life

A Love of Food, Fitness, & Fashion

  • Home
  • About
    • Sponsorships
    • Contact Me
    • Everything NASM
    • Wedding
      • Courtney & Jay
      • Getting Ready
      • Ceremony
      • Wedding Party
      • Flowers
      • Decorations & Details
      • Reception
      • Honeymoon at Sandals Grande St Lucian
    • Q & A’s
      • Q&A’s – Round 1
      • Q&A’s – Round 2
      • Q&A’s – Round 3
      • Q&A’s – Round 4
      • Q&A’s – Round 5
  • Pregnancy & Babies
  • Meal Planning
  • Recipes
    • Recipes
      • Breads & Muffin Recipes
      • Breakfast
        • Coffee Recipes
        • Egg & Omelet Recipes
        • Oatmeal & Buckwheat Recipes
        • Pancake & French Toast Recipes
        • Smoothie Recipes
      • Cookies/Cookie Bars
      • Cakes/Cupcakes & Frostings
      • Dinners
        • Chicken & Poultry Recipes
        • Beef & Pork Recipes
        • Seafood Recipes
        • Crockpot Recipes
        • Meatless Recipes
        • Pasta Recipes
        • Pizza Recipes
        • Soup/Stew/Chili Recipes
      • Pies/Trifles/Truffles/Candies/Crisps
      • Salads/Sides/Odds & Ends
  • Favorites
    • Shop
    • Blog Love
    • Fashion
    • “Just Because” Posts
    • Workout & Fitness Posts
    • Cody Posts
    • Restaurants (local and travel)
  • Workouts
    • Workouts
      • Circuit Workouts
      • 20-30 Minute Treadmill Routines
      • 35-55 Minute Treadmill Workouts
      • Upper Body Workouts
      • Lower Body Workouts
      • Walking Treadmill Workouts
      • Elliptical Workouts
  • Resources

Welcome To My Tropical Paradise

By Courtney 12 Comments

**Just a Reminder: If you haven’t yet re-subscribed to STSL after the move, you can do so by clicking here for email, or here for RSS feed!**

Well, I don’t know what it’s like where you are today, but it’s a beautiful tropical paradise over here today!

IMG_0166

The sun is shining, the water is warm, the birds are chirp…

HAHA, yeah right. Who am I kidding? Here’s my real “tropical paradise”…

IMG_7214

Don’t we look super excited about it? ;)

IMG_7215IMG_7220

It may not be a tropical paradise, but it certainly is a Winter Wonderland.

IMG_7212

IMG_7213IMG_7221

I’d say we’ve probably got about 12-14 inches of snow out there, but unfortunately, Mother Nature did not play by my rules with this storm…

You see, there’s only 2 times when a snow storm is acceptable:

  1. BEFORE Christmas.
  2. On a day where I can at least get a “Snow Day” out of it from work.

Double fail on this one Mother Nature! :roll:

IMG_7216

I guess we won’t be grilling anytime soon. ;)

IMG_7222

So as you may have been able to tell from above, shoveling was a big part of our morning. I really despise shoveling, but I try to look at it as a bonus workout. Hey, whatever gets ya through, right?

Workout(s)

After finishing up Workout #1 for the day, I headed on down to the treadmill for Workout #2: A mish-mash of mostly running + some walking for 40 mins, totaling 4 miles.

Breakfast

All that hard work this morning definitely worked up an appetite! Lucky for me, I’m on vacation this week so I had time to make Pumpkin Oatmeal! :-P

IMG_7231

And to make things even better, I have lots of homemade pumpkin bread in the house…what better oatmeal topping is there than that??

IMG_7230

IMG_7232IMG_7229

So did you guys check out that adorable little spoon???

IMG_7228

I’m in love!! It actually came as a set with this monogrammed coffee mug that I got for Christmas from the hubby. He did his best to try to find me a replacement after breaking my Anthropologie mug…

IMG_7227

I think I like this one even better. It’s so cute! He said he was able to find it at Kirkland’s, and I’m not surprised. Kirkland’s is a GREAT store. :)

And that mug of coffee you see there? Yes, it was wonderful because it wasn’t just any ordinary coffee…it had 1/2 a packet of this French Vanilla hot cocoa mix added in.

IMG_7225

It was phenomenal. :)

IMG_7226

Now it’s time to go tackle the living room…as much as I love the holidays and the decorations, my home just doesn’t have enough room to hold the contents of my kitchen throughout every room AND all the Christmas decor. Time to make some space!

On a side note, I’m pretty excited to announce that I’m actually going to be eating a real dinner in my house tonight. Thank you, slow cooker! I’ll be sharing it with you all a little later this evening. ;)

Question for the Day:

How long do you keep your decorations up after the holidays are over?

Share This:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Yummly (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on StumbleUpon (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Related

December 27, 2010 Filed Under: Christmas, Decorating, Workouts Tagged With: french vanilla hot cocoa coffee, Kirkland's, pumpkin oatmeal, snow storm, treadmill workout, winter wonderland

About Courtney

I'm a working mom of two beautiful little boys, Lucas and Alex, and I began writing Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life in April 2010. I enjoy chronicling my love of food (healthy and indulgent!), baking, motherhood, fitness, fashion, and everything in between!

« A Trip To Ruby’s
Burgundy Beef Stew + A Bread Failure »

Comments

  1. Stefanie says

    December 27, 2010 at 1:59 pm

    That cup is adorable! :) Honestly, I barely put any decorations up this year! We always spend the holidays at my parents house, so I usually just help my Mom decorate!
    Reply
  2. Katy (The Singing Runner) says

    December 27, 2010 at 2:32 pm

    I've never seen more than a few inches of snow at a time (I'm a Florida girl, what can I say? But I will be moving to the North in a few years!), but it doesn't look fun. I love the cup! It's super adorable. We really don't put up too many decorations, but they come down about 5-7 days after Christmas.
    Reply
  3. Blog is the New Black says

    December 27, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    That spoon is soooo cute!
    Reply
  4. Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says

    December 27, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    When I was little I made my family leave our tree up until my birthday- on January 27!! One year we actually kept it up until Valentine's day. Now we take it down the second week in January. The needles always got SO dry!
    Reply
    • Courtney says

      December 27, 2010 at 4:51 pm

      We're almost birthday buddies! My birthday is January 30th :)
      Reply
  5. Allison says

    December 27, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    I'm keeping my decorations up until the 2nd week of January. Well, mostly just my tree and nutcrackers, because my fiancee is deployed over Christmas! no worries because he comes home really soon and we'll celebrate Christmas when he does :) Your new mug is fabulous!
    Reply
  6. Melissa (MelissaLikesToEat) says

    December 27, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    I was going to take down my holiday decorations today but it didn't happen. I usually keep them up until New years though.
    Reply
  7. Shayla says

    December 27, 2010 at 7:11 pm

    I love to keep mine up until after the New Year! By the way, I wanted to let you know that my sister and I made your Turtle Graham Bars and they were phenomenal!! So delicious and they were our #1 hit at our Christmas Eve party! Everyone loved them and raved about them! I still have some leftover and enjoying a few at night for a sweet treat! Thanks again! :)
    Reply
  8. Carrie (Moves 'N Munchies) says

    December 28, 2010 at 3:44 am

    pumpkin oatmeal with pumpkin bread! sounds fantastic!.. i usually keep my decorations up untill... next holiday.. so Easter! ahaha
    Reply
  9. Asa says

    June 21, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Asking questions are actually good thing if you are not understanding something totally, except this paragraph gives nice understanding even.
    Reply
  10. Teena says

    July 31, 2013 at 5:41 am

    whoah this blog is excellent i like reading your posts. Keep up the great work! You know, many individuals are searching around for this information, you could help them greatly.
    Reply
  11. Some Exclusive Hotels Around the globe says

    August 1, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    Hurrah, that's what I was looking for, what a stuff! existing here at this webpage, thanks admin of this web site.
    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sweet Tooth Sweet Life
Court Profile CircleI'm Courtney, a 30-something wife and working mom living in upstate NY. I'm a food lover, fitness enthusiast, baker extraordinaire and lover of all things sweet.
  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Recent Posts

  • A Little Living Room Makeover
  • The Five F’s {3/12}
  • My Last 10 Favorite Amazon Purchases
  • Fun Facts Friday – The Five F’s

Courtney’s Recipe Picks!

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Subscribe to Sweet Tooth by Email!

Instagram

Instagram did not return a 200.

Follow Me!

  FitFluential Is Fitness Found 
  
 

Categories

Archives

Disclaimer

I am not a registered dietitian, or certified fitness expert. The purpose of my blog is to share my own personal knowledge, opinions, and experiences with food, fitness, and life. My Privacy Policy can be found HERE.

Content Marketing Editorial Calendar For WordPress

WordPress Support & Maintenance provided by WP Site Care

· Copyright © 2023 Sweet Tooth Sweet Life ·