Five on Friday - December 22, 2017

Let's hear it for Friday!  With the work week almost over, I'm ready to turn my whole attention to getting ready for Christmas.  Before I share my five for today, I want to share this ~ Today is my parents' 55th wedding anniversary!  Not many people can say they have been married over half a century!  Happy anniversary Mom and Dad.  Hope you have many, many more years of wedded bliss.

Now on to my five ~

1.  Camembert Cheese and Cranberry Sauce Fillo Bites
Have you had these scrumptious appetizers from Trader Joe's?  They are SOOOOO good!!  I'm rushing there after work today to pick up a couple boxes just to have around during the holidays.  We served them at our party last weekend and they got rave reviews.  Trader Joe's describes it the best, "Pairing the Camembert with naturally tart cranberries is an inspired coupling, if we do say so ourselves, and a hint of sweetness neatly ties the cheese and berry flavors together."



2.  The Post
There are so many movies coming out that we want to see!  One of them that I'm pretty pumped about is The Post.  Here's the storyline from Movie Insider, "In June 1971, The New York Times, the Washington Post and the nation’s major newspapers took a brave stand for freedom of speech and reported on the Pentagon Papers, the massive cover-up of government secrets that spanned four decades and four US Presidents. At the time, the Post’s Katherine Graham (Streep) was still finding her footing as the country’s first female newspaper publisher, and Ben Bradlee (Hanks), the paper’s volatile, driven editor, was trying to enhance the stature of the struggling, local paper. Together, the two formed an unlikely team, as they were forced to come together and make the bold decision to support The New York Times and fight the Nixon Administration’s unprecedented attempt to restrict the first amendment."

3.  Birchbox
Scrambling for that last minute gift?  Think about gifting a subscription to Birchbox!  You can get them for girls or guys.  Each month the recipient receives five beauty samples tailored just for them.  They will even email you a printable, present-ready gift certificate to give right away.  Click HERE to check it out.  I've been a Birchbox subscriber for years and absolutely love getting my monthly box!  The girls Birchbox is only $24 right now for 3 months of boxes when you use the code GIFT20.  Sounds like it could be a perfect give to yourself.

4.  New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is right around the corner.  Don't forget to load up on your party gear!  Click HERE to get your party box for 10 that includes 10 horns, 5 hats and 5 tiaras all in the classic black, gold and silver.  


5.  Jingle bells, jingle bells....

Hope each of you have a very merry Christmas!  After today, I'm on vacation until after New Year's and I'm super excited about having some time off!  I hope we can sneak in one more light display this weekend.  Oh, and I have a ton of gift wrapping to do.  I better get busy!!

Linking up with:

The Peaceful Posse

Amanda at Meet At The Barre

Erika at Little Bit of Everything

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