12.27 Friday favorites – Fitnessista
Hello friends! Have a nice Friday! how is your week going Friends celebrating this week: how was your holiday?
Before we get into today’s post, a HUGE congratulations to the winner of this year’s Favorite Things Contest: Mary Anne C. Stay tuned for more giveaways coming up in the new year!
It’s been an amazing week. We spent a few nights at the Scottsdale Princess, which is one of our favorite winter traditions. They have so many wonderful light displays, Santa, ice skating, rides and the atmosphere is so festive and fun.
(They also have a ridiculous hot cocoa shake called the Nutcracker that is SO good.) We got together with friends and enjoyed all the activities on the property and also had dinner at the new Toca Madera.
We were impressed with the food and service. Everything was cooked to perfection – we shared guacamole, chips, oysters and Pilot and I enjoyed margaritas. For starters, the kids had truffle mac and cheese and a chopped chicken salad, while Pilot and I enjoyed steaks and sides. We ordered three desserts (we want to try everything when we go out to eat lol) and the presentation was so unique – everything was decorated with lit sparklers on the plate.
We also saw Ballet Arizona while we were in Scottsdale Nutcracker; one of my favorites!
The rest of the week was Winterhaven lights and parties with friends, Christmas Eve at my dad’s and Christmas Eve at our house. This week was full of everything I love: family time, relaxation and amazing food.
(All our pajamas are from Hanna Andersson)
We had the usual nana’s egg casseroletamales, beans ahomemade cinnamon rolls.
Pilot made his famous eggnog:
and for dinner we had a giant board, caviar + accompaniment, shrimp cocktail and for dinner, beef tenderloin with horseradish mustard sauce, smoked turkey, maple syrup and mashed sweet potatoes.
Dessert was a Christmas logo from an insider,
homemade pumpkin pie,
various macarons and a million cookies we baked with it 😉 These are some of the cookie cutters we took to our neighbors:
We played on saran wrap ball game and a few more games and with Pilot we ended the evening by sitting by the fire by the pool. It was perfect 🙂
It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! Here I’m sharing some of my favorite finds from this week and from around the web. I always love to hear about your favorites too, so please tell us something you love in the comments section below.
12.27 Friday favorites
Fashion + Beauty + Casual:
A friend of mine said it was her favorite Christmas present, so I ordered one for myself. I’m excited to use it for our next gathering to keep food warm.
This sweatshirt is so cute for Valentine’s Day!
The perfect classic sweater dress
Read, watch, listen:
Are you doing Dry January this year?
Fitness, health, life and good food:
While we were in Scottsdale, I was able to take a Pvolve class at their new Scottsdale studio. It was one of the best group fitness classes I’ve taken in a long time. The instructor had wonderful guidance and energy and I really love the exercises and Pvolve format. It incorporates functional strength training with unique positioning – lots of internal and external rotation – balance components and tools are effective in adding an extra challenge. It was HARD and I was pleasantly sore afterwards! My full blog post review is here.
SO many sales on some of my favorite health and wellness brands. If you want to deplete your FSA/HSA funds at the end of the year, check out this post.
– EquiLife is having a huge sale on tests and supplements this week. If you want to test as we head into the new year, I highly recommend getting started big 5 or Starter kit. (If you’d like me to be the one to take the tests with you, send me your confirmation number at gina@fitnessista.com subject TEST and I’ll make sure the results are tracked back to me.)
– Last chance to get 20% off HigherDOSE with code FITNESSISTA20. If you want a sauna blanket, Good PEMF or red light masknow is the chance.
The January detox starts on January 13th if you want to plan ahead! My code is FITNESSITA10 if you want to join.
Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! Have a wonderful weekend and see you soon!
xoxo
Gina
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