Unseasonably Warm

It's Christmas Eve Eve and we are so ready for Christmas! Well...sort of. Grocery shopping still needs to be done for Christmas dinner, Jeremy still has gifts he needs to buy, and I have YET to make Christmas cookies this year. We've got ONE day to make things happen and I think a Christmas miracle will emerge.



This Christmas season has been unseasonably warm. I have worn a sweater possibly three times the entire month. When we shopped for our Christmas tree, I was in a tank top for crying out loud! Despite the warmth, we found the perfect tree and happily decorated with our new ornaments that we picked up while traveling this year. This years ornaments include a guitar from our visit to Nashville in April, a cable car from our epic San Francisco vacation, a hand-crafted Big Basin Redwoods ornament from our day walking among giant trees, our first sighting of a sea lion for Monterey Bay, CA, a Napa Valley roadmap from our wine tasting tour, a black bear from the amazingly, beautiful Yosemite National Park, a takeaway from the U.S. National Whitewater Center from our kayaking adventure, and Superman because well...Jeremy loves Superman.

One of my favorite Christmas traditions; mailing Christmas cards!

Season's Greetings from all of my favorite Charlotte spots!

This December we've enjoyed watching Keegan perform at his holiday concert where he had a blast singing on stage with his friends, honoring my Granddad and other veterans at his memorial, traveling for my new job at MetLife (Oh yeah, I got a new job!!), watching Appalachian win their first-ever bowl game (more on that later), and enjoying a girls night out to see Amy Schumer.

Back at MetLife! I enjoyed visiting the New Jersey office!

Traveling for work. What is this life?!

App's first-ever Bowl game!

May your days be merry and bright.
With love,
The Singletons

Thanksgiving 2015: Bojangles Fried Turkey For The Win

It's the week of Christmas and we haven't written of the greatness of Thanksgiving 2015. Our bad.



This year we hosted which means we were responsible for providing the turkey. That's a lot of pressure! To ensure a great tasting turkey, we decided to order a deep-fried turkey from Bojangles. It ended up being a GREAT decision getting rave reviews from the whole family.



We chowed down on a menu consisting of turkey (of course), ham, mac-n-cheese, sweet potato casserole, corn pudding, green beans, stuffing, apple pie, and banana pudding. To say it was good is an understatement.

















After stuffing our faces, it was time to watch our Panthers play on Thanksgiving day for the first time in Panthers history. We are having quite the season and were more than happy to continue our winning streak against the Dallas Cowboys.









There are so many things we are thankful for. We are so grateful to God for our marriage, family, and for the Panthers having an undefeated season so far.

Chi-Town Love. It's All About the Experience.

Sometimes the best medicine is family. It definitely felt better to be together while we celebrated the life of my Uncle Bob. The little cousins enjoyed playing with each another and well, the big cousins (that's us) enjoyed being together too. I also enjoyed my job of entertaining the little ones by reading books and playing countless games of hide and seek.

It's not a trip to Illinois without a ride into the city. We bundled up with our heaviest coats and scarves as the Windy City welcomed us with a hint of Winter in the air. My cousin, Mitch, is our go-to tour guide and he did not disappoint as he lead us to the best spots in Chicago. We often quoted "It's all about the experience" throughout the day as nothing really seemed to go according to plan and instead we just went with the flow. We were able to visit Garrett Popcorn Shops, take a selfie with the John Hancock Center, do a little shopping, experience deep dish pizza from Giordano's, and peek at the traditional Christmas window displays at Macy's.

On the L 

Getting our "Chicago Mix" from Garrett Popcorn Shops

A visit to the Nike store was a must.

Chicago deep dish pizza. SO. GOOD.

This years window theme: "Santa's Journey Through the Stars"

Headed to see the tree from the 8th floor!

This is Chicago. MADE OUT OF CHOCOLATE.

Although it feels good to get away from Charlotte for a little bit, it always feels good to come home. My shirt says it all. Ain't nothin' finer than North Carolina.