My sister-in-law turns 40 years old this weekend!! For today’s edition of Five on Friday I’m sharing all things related to the birthday girl. I hope you enjoy! TGIF!
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Favorite 40-Year-Old
My sister-in-law Krissi turns 40 years-old this weekend!! She doesn’t look forty or act forty or seem forty, so it feels weird to even write about it. But I think age is always relative to how old we are, I remember thinking 30 was old, but when I was quickly approaching 30 I changed my perspective to thinking 50 is old. Now that Krissi is officially turning 40 I think I’m bumping my “old” standard up to 60.
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Favorite Magazine
I just got the new issue of the Magnolia Journal in the mail. My subscription to Magnolia Journal was a Christmas present from Krissi, and it is the gift that keeps on giving! If you ever need a gift idea for a 18-40 year old woman I highly recommend the Magnolia Journal. There are so many things I love about it, not only are the articles good but even just the photography and design are fun to look at for inspiration. This issue’s theme is about gratitude; I haven’t had time, yet, to fully dive into the entire magazine, so I’m looking forward to finding a few quiet hours to drink coffee and flip through it.
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Favorite Fall Accessory
I bought a Love Your Melon hat as a Christmas gift for Krissi and one more for myself. You gotta love when a beanie is not only cute, but also supports a great cause. Once we get into the fall season I’m looking forward to pulling out my hat and adding it to my fall wardrobe. Anytime I can slip a hat on and not do my hair I’m all for it.
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Favorite Popcorn Toppings
I can’t do a Five on Friday related to my sister-in-law and not include something about popcorn. I think popcorn might be one of Krissi’s five major food groups, so anytime I eat it I can’t help but think of her. Recently my husband saw this Orville Redenbacher’s Buttery Flavored Oil topping for popcorn, and I hate to even recommend it because it is far from healthy but sometimes you just have to treat yo self. I was skeptical before I tried it, but man it was good! Then my husband took the popcorn topping one step further and bought this Kernel Season’s Variety Pack of seasoned popcorn toppings. I have to admit that it is kind of fun selecting different flavors to sprinkle on popcorn.
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Favorite Cat
If there is one thing that everyone needs to know about Krissi is that she is a huge animal lover. And she especially loves rescuing cats. I don’t believe I’ve introduced my cat Lyndis on the blog yet, so today is the prefect day because Krissi rescued Lyndis and gave her to us 11 years ago. We often joke about Lyndis’ cloudy eye or her distinctive pear shaped body. But jokes aside she really is a great addition to our home. She is so patient with our boys who sometimes cuddle lay on her a little too much, and when we transitioned Tate to a big boy bed he really struggled, but once Lyndis started laying with him he quickly got acclimated to his new bed.