Hello Monday ~ December 22, 2025/Spur of the Moment

Happy Christmas week friends!!

I missed a recap from last week, so my weekend recap includes the end of last week.

I will take a break the rest of the week from blogging so I can relax and be with family.

Today, I have a super long day at work, but it is my last day of the year working!!!

Last week, my daughter and some friends came by the office to help sort toys for a toy drive.

I went by John Mark's store last week to see the Christmas decorations.  I am glad I went because the store is now closed through the first week of January.

Another great meme....

Last week, we had a work Christmas party during work hours.  It was a bring a snack to share event and we had all drawn names for a gift exchange.

I went out with some of my co-workers last week too.  I love these ladies and 2 of them are interns, so today is their last day with us at work.  I was so honored they invited me, "the old lady" to go out with them.  They are between the ages of 20-23, so I am like a work mom to them.

I have had a few random drop ins to Jenn's house lately.  I always love seeing these 2 girls!

A good reminder for me:

The best out of office messages:

After work Friday, I helped my parents wrap gifts.  Then, I went out to dinner with a friend spur of the moment since I had no other plans.  It was fun to laugh and catch up with her. Later that night through a longer story, I was able to have 2 of my greats to spend the night with me, which was also spur of the moment. One slept in my room and the other slept with my daughter.  It was a fun short, night.

Saturday morning, we got a snack at home & took them to my sister's house. Meanwhile, another spur of the moment thing happened when I was offered tickets to see the Grinch musical.  It was a Friday to say yes to all of the unexpected things!  Saturday morning before the play, we stopped at The Peabody, which is the nicest hotel in this area.

There is a huge gingerbread display each year. Hello Memphis Bridge and Graceland in the background!

It was time for the famous duck march at the hotel, but we left beforehand.  We have seen this many times, but the man below is the "duckmaster".  People line the red carpet to watch the famous Peabody ducks waddle off the elevator to get in the fountain for the day.  The ducks do this every morning and there is an exit ceremony too.  They live on the top floor of the hotel in their own duck palace.

We then walked over to watch the play, which was cute.

After a trip to the grocery store on the way home, I was glad to be lazy at home for a little bit.  I had a Christmas party to attend that night that some friends were hosting.  They use to have this every year, but have not hosted one in a few years. I had a few moments beforehand that were hard and it was something I had to do alone this time.  I had not ever been to one of their Christmas party's without my former husband.  It is hard to do things alone, but I get stronger every time each time I step out alone.  Thankfully, I had a great time but I didn't feel well afterwards.  

One more spur of the moment happened this weekend...I bought this quilt from Target, which was on sale at the time.

Lindsay had purchased a similar pattern and there is also a Christmas tree pattern. After getting the quilt at home, I read that it has some mixed reviews online.  One complaint was that the quilt is too thin.  Personally, this was a plus for me because I sleep so hot, I don't want a hot comforter/blanket or quilt.  Hello 50's!  This quilt with just my sheet is perfect for me.  I find reviews so interesting how so many people can like something and the other half doesn't at all!

Thanks for catching up with me on my spur of the moment weekend!

Wishing you have many happy spur of the moments this holiday week!

I will be back next week with a holiday and end of the year review.