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New Year’s Eve/ NYE Traditions Around the World

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New Year’s Eve/ NYE Traditions Around the World

 

I absolutely LOVE New Year’s Eve! It’s the perfect time to round out the year & celebrate everything that has happened throughout the year! Celebrate triumphs and say goodbye to the misfortunes. New Year’s Eve is all about having fun and celebrating! Do you ever wonder how people from around the world celebrate for the New Year?! I know I certainly do! Today I will share with you a few traditions for New Year’s Eve from around the world. Some you may not have ever heard of and may find pretty interesting!

New Year's Eve/ NYE Traditions Around the World

 

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Eat Drink Celebrate Repeat This Holiday Season with Babble Boxx #EDCRepeatBboxx

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Eat Drink Celebrate Repeat This Holiday Season with Babble Boxx #EDCRepeatBboxx

Every Holiday season I say that I will be fully prepared for the next, no more last minute loss of ideas. Every year I am running around last minute looking for last minute Hostess gifts. Let’s not forget that one thing we are missing but don’t know what it is yet. That’s me in a nutshell. This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com and as a result I received the cutest package for review. I hope you enjoy reading Eat Drink Celebrate Repeat This Holiday Season with Babble Boxx #EDCRepeatBboxx

 

Eat Drink Celebrate Repeat This Holiday Season with Babble Boxx #EDCRepeatBboxx

 

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Visiting Santa- It’s Never Too Late for a Great Tradition!

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Visiting Santa- It’s Never Too Late for a Great Tradition!

There weren’t many traditions around Christmas time while I was growing up, we had Christmas Eve tamales and woke up on Christmas morning with excitement. I always dreamed of having so many traditions and celebrations once I had children of my own, then reality hit. My Husband was deployed more often than not. If he wasn’t on a deployment far away, he was on a work-up trip preparing for deployments and that meant he was gone for weeks at a time. His Military career never gave us an opportunity to settle down and have some set traditions, so we did things as we could. Having premature babies with heart monitors also made for selective outings around people. These were all reasons why we were never able to see Santa every year. It took many years but we finally have one: Visiting Santa- It’s Never Too Late for a Great Tradition!

Visiting Santa- It's Never Too Late for a Great Tradition!

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Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes

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Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes

I love baking with the kids, it’s a perfect time to spend some time together and chat, laugh, and make a collective mess. There are 8 humans in our home, collective messes are our specialty! This Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes requires almost no mess at all though, you can easily buy store bought cupcakes and only worry about making the penguins. No baking mess!

This Recipe: How to Make Cute Penguin Cupcakes is the easiest recipe I have. For the biggest shortcut ever, buy your cupcakes from the grocery store and only worry about making the penguins! This is one of my favorite quick and easy recipes!

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Ultimate List of Holiday Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes

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Ultimate List of Holiday Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes

 

During the Holidays we host a lot of get-togethers for both Adults and teenagers alike. I love to make the kids fun drinks while the adults have some as well. I had a lot of fun putting this Ultimate List of Holiday Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes because it gave me so many ideas to choose from! I hope you can find one, two, ten recipes that you will love!

 

Ultimate List of Holiday Cocktail & Mocktail Recipes

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Recipe: How to Make Pomegranate Agave Martini

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Recipe: How to Make Pomegranate Agave Martini

This Recipe: How to Make Pomegranate Agave Martini is one of the tastiest Martini recipes I have made. The rich taste of the Pomegranate and the agave together make it really stand out from the rest. Give it a try, it’s a perfect drink during any time of the year!

 

Recipe: How to Make Pomegranate Agave Martini. You can make this drink during any time of the year and it will be just as delicious! This drink is perfect for that hot Summer week or to cozy up and watch a Hallmark Holiday movie, try it, love it, make it a party! #Holidaydrink #Partydrinks #drinkrecipe

 

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The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever!

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The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever!

 

When I get a chance to make a “Blood & Brains Cranberry Martini” I take it and enjoy my drink with a smile! I love this season because it brings out all the creepy and spooky things that I love. The bonus is that people won’t stare too much, at least not for the wrong reasons lol!  I asked high and low for links to find my favorite spooky themed drinks and the internet did not disappoint! Here are The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever!

 

The Spookiest Halloween Drink Recipes Ever! Are you looking for a list of options for delicious AND spooky Halloween concoctions & potions? This list of the best tasting Halloween drinks will have you howling at the moon with delight! #Halloween

 

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How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees

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How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees

How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees. These creepy trees are the perfect blend between delicious & creepy. Chocolate trees are decorated and add an awesome look to the plain cupcakes. It's such a fun project to make with everyone!

 

Here is another fun and super easy recipe I have made with the kids this week. I can not tell you enough how much I love to create EASY things! It gives me so much time to be able to enjoy the treats and watch a Halloween movie. We bake a lot during the cold months because not only does it seem that there is more time to spend indoors, but it also warms up the house! I hope you enjoy our recipe for learning How to Make Delicious Chocolate Creepy Trees.

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How to Make Delicious Creepy Tree Cupcakes

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How to Make Delicious Creepy Tree Cupcakes

 

How to Make Delicious Creepy Tree Cupcakes. These cupcakes are the perfect blend between delicious and creepy. Chocolate trees are decorated and add an awesome look to the plain cupcakes. It's such a fun project to make with everyone!

 

Here is another fun and super easy recipe I have made with the kids this week. I can not tell you enough how much I love to create EASY things! It gives me so much time to be able to enjoy the treats and watch a Halloween movie. We bake a lot during the cold months because not only does it seem that there is more time to spend indoors, but it also warms up the house!

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20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season

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20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season

 

It’s my favorite time of year! Baking, decorating, giving treats, it’s something that makes me SO happy! This means I am searching for months looking for recipes that I will be making. I bake, cook, create things throughout the entire Holiday season and I give them away. There is something magical about the days that make me get into the spirit. I hope you enjoy these 20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season

 

20 Christmas Candy Recipes to Celebrate the Season. If you are looking for recipes to make everything from cookies to chocolate bars then you have found the right place! This post contains 20 delicious recipes and will continuously be updated to be ever growing. You can always make these candies throughout the year, no reason why chocolate truffles should be only for Christmas!

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