Friday Five

Back again for our Friday Five! Link up with me, April, Darci, Christina, and Natasha and share your Friday Five!

ONE

A day of winter in South Florida

This week while the rest of the country was covered in snow, and experiencing below freezing temperatures - we got a bit of fall down here in South Florida. (maybe a warm winter day?) Down here we got into the upper 50s and highs on Wednesday in the low to mid 60s. I enjoyed my day of wearing corduroys, sweaters, and ugg boots. Of course, today it was 78 and will be in the 80s again tomorrow, but it was fun while it lasted.

TWO

Things that make you feel like its winter

Since our cold snap this week, and the impending holiday next week I've been craving anything that makes me think of winter (a girl can turn the AC down and dream, right?). Three things in particular that scream winter to me are my LL Bean moccasins, my Victoria's Secret flannel PJs, and my 'Dreamy Nighttime Drin

1 cup of milk (heated) then add 1 tsp of honey, 2 drops of vanilla, and a pinch of cinnamon

Easy, and oh so delicious!

  

          L.L. Bean Wicked Good Moccasins                                  Victoria's Secret Dreamer Flannel PJ

THREE

Fund Your Park Campaign

Next week our Fund Your Park campaign will go live! If you are familiar with the Jupiter FL, then you might have heard of DuBois Park.  This park is the home to several historic landmarks, including the DuBois Pioneer House and ancient Native American shell middens nearly 1000 years old.  Behind the DuBois Pioneer House is a small shed that appears to be nothing but junk. But it's not. Its a historic 'Pineapple Packing House' that was used a residence for the DuBois family while building their 'house on a hill'.  We are trying to raise money to restore this little house, and turn it into a gallery space/educational kiosk for the public. Please consider giving a donation, no matter how small or large to help us preserve this piece of history! Stay tuned for our link, the campaign officially goes live on 11/24! (Also, remember, #GivingTuesday is coming up on December 2nd!) To donate on November 25th CLICK HERE! (or click there and see the page, you just can't donate..)

FOUR

President Obama's Executive Order

Last night you may have noticed that Grey's Anatomy and Bones were interrupted for a solid 15 minutes. The President issued an Executive Order that has left many with mixed feelings. Previous statements made by the President indicated that he did not believe this type of action was constitutional, however last night he opted to move forward anyway.  Executive Actions are by no means new, many Presidents have issued them in the past. In recent years Regan and George H.W. Bush both issued Executive Action on immigration - however, in both cases, those two presidents were issuing a 'tweak' to an existing law passed by Congress, and only dealt one aspect of that law.  In this case, the President seemed to 'make law' out of thin air, leaving many Americans confused. On one hand I believe many agree with the policy, but are not thrilled with how the President went about enacting it. I am one of those people - I believe that America was built on immigrants. I know that many do not want to 'reward' illegal behavior, however I also believe that our immigration system and current laws have created  this situation. By all means, lets add more people into our tax base and help cover the cost of the ACA - I'm all for it. The best thing we could do for our economy is add more people into the pool - putting money in banks, becoming homeowners, and paying taxes. We'll see how the Republicans respond to this action, and how it will play out! However, I know a lot of people feel very differently about this...I'm interested to hear the debates (but just hoping we can avoid shutting down the government -- that only hurts employees and regular Americans, it solves NOTHING).

FIVE

I FINALLY HEARD CHRISTMAS MUSIC ON THE RADIO!

Sure, it was only one song, but I literally screamed this morning in the drive thru at Dunkin' Donuts when I heard it! #itshouldstartNov1

And just because I'm particularly excited, you'll get a bonus from me today....

SIX

FRIENDSGIVING

Tonight we are having Thanksgiving with our neighbors and their 3 boys...so excited! I'll try to snap some photos...