{"id":62276,"date":"2017-12-27T08:15:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T13:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=62276"},"modified":"2017-12-27T08:32:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T13:32:22","slug":"random-musings-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/27\/random-musings-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Random musings from my iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends…I just can’t believe Christmas is over. Back alive and well from the fun but crazy weeks of Christmas hysteria.I have mixed feelings about it being over, at times it was so chaotic but in a fun way, it almost felt like an out of body experience!\u00a0 There is such a huge buildup over Christmas and then before you know it, it’s gone, over, finished.<\/p>\n

Having a house full of family was so much fun, lots of work but worth every ounce of effort, and that even includes achy feet, and unfortunately a few minor burns on my hand:( It was such a fun filled week with\u00a0 lots of game playing, too much food, karaoke, tons of reminiscing, hours of laughter, lots of wine, some great movie binges. Having all my kids home was such a special treat and indeed my whole family being with\u00a0 us was the best Christmas gift of them all.<\/p>\n

Anyway it always takes me at least 2-3 days to readjust to getting back to “normal” but normal can be good too. It just takes time to come down off that holiday high and readjust to normal every day life where we don’t have a list of 30 things that need to be accomplished.<\/p>\n

We are having a 50% off sale off of all holiday paper and that includes the reams, all ornaments and stockings. Things are going super fast and it’s a good thing I ordered a lot. Having a crazy day yesterday in the office surely helped me get back in the saddle. Here we go with recent musings via my trusty little iPhone-<\/p>\n

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Loved waking up on Christmas morning to see snow, it didn’t last long but it sure was magical for this adult who still acts like a kid when it snows:)<\/p>\n

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Christmas morning was a fun-filled morning with paper, presents and boxes everywhere. Meanwhile I put the finishing touches on my dining room Christmas table, how did it go from this where everything was neat and orderly-<\/p>\n

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To this, lol-<\/p>\n

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Thankfully thing were calmer and neater in my dining room-<\/p>\n

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And I loved my Royal Copenhagen plates with my new addition of the monogram stag salad plates from Sasha Nicholas! (also for many who asked the square charges are coming back in stock later Jan)!<\/p>\n

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One night when everyone was in, I made two huge lasagnas, haven’t made this in ages but it was perfect for feeding the troops!<\/p>\n

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What is more magical than NYC during the holidays!<\/p>\n

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The Met<\/p>\n

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Store windows at Bergdorf and Saks Fifth Avenue-<\/p>\n

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And of course iconic St. Patrick’s Cathedral<\/p>\n

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And finally a power meal for hungry holiday revelers- (Cipriani downtown)<\/p>\n

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My flocking obsession continued and I even tackled faux greenery with much success I might add:)<\/p>\n

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Made my annual pilgrimage to uber charming Youngs Farm to pick up our favorite Christmas pies, it’s that kind of place that brings you back in time<\/p>\n

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What? You don’t drive around with a five foot Curious George in your front seat? This cutie was on his way to a dear friends’ sons first Christmas!<\/p>\n

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Needless to say he was a big hit<\/p>\n

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And even found his way to sitting at the dining room table!<\/p>\n

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Gave these as favors…..the perfect favor for a holiday party (Margaret from my office wrapped these)!<\/p>\n

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A birthday gift for a Christmas birthday, love the addition of a tiny bottle of champagne…why not!<\/p>\n

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On my way to a friends home for Christmas to deliver a pretty Christmas arrangement<\/p>\n

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A friends beautiful Christmas tree<\/p>\n

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Went to another friends Christmas party, is her room the perfect dining room for Christmas with those gorgeous green velvet chairs, the entire room is done in antiqued pine<\/p>\n

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Her mantle in same dining room<\/p>\n

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Two days before Christmas went to my favorite Italian specialty store, Razannos, the closest thing to getting on a plane to Italy. We stayed in line an hour to get their most amazing cheese, prosciutto and more….the wait can often be 2 hours, an hour was considered light (we went early). Makes the best antipasti platters! Pictures cannot capture the madness of this shop around Christmas but I took a quick little video-<\/p>\n\n\t

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