I couldn't take it anymore!

There is a tiny bit of Christmas in our house now. I took out the only Christmasy things I could get my hands on. So now when I need to fill that Christmasy feeling I just have to step into my dining room. (click on the photo to get a better idea of what I'm talking about)

It's not much but it's all I have access to right now and it still gives me that warm, cozy feeling. Complete with chocolate chip cookies! This photo makes me want to go in there and fill one of those mugs with hot chocolate and stare at the snow that's still left from yesterday.

a trip back in time

When I was younger, my sister and I always looked forward to Christmas. Shocker I know. But we would also look forward to December 1st. There is the cutest little village of shops by my mom's house and we'd visit after Thanksgiving to see the lights, visit the gazebo filled with gingerbread houses and do a little shopping. (you have no idea how much I miss that place!) One item on our list was the chocolate filled advent calendars.

Just like regular advent calendars but with the bonus of a piece of chocolate! The hardest part was only opening one a day. My sister was always like 5 days ahead, ok maybe I fell victim to temptation once or twice as well.

Anyway, the point of this story is that I recently went outside and saw that there was a package. I instantly recognized my mom's handwriting. I quickly opened it and found an advent calendar! She was at the village recently and decided to pick one up for me. So, I've been sitting here reminiscing about Christmas from years passed. But all that is doing is making me want to decorate the house! Damn you stupid attic!

first snow!

I woke up this morning and instead of looking at the clock and rolling over to catch a few more z's I leaped out of bed to look out the window. Snow! I was all gitty like I used to get when I was younger. Turns out, I'm ready for winter to start.

However, this is just making me want to put up Christmas decorations even more! Nope, that has to wait until this weekend. Long story about needing a ladder (that we don't have) to access our attic and all the fun Christmas stuff.

So, today I will spend the day making cookies instead. Sounds like a good alternative to me! I went to the grocery store and bought a few things to help me make some fantastic cookies. Including some Christmas themed cookie cutters. This not having a job thing isn't so bad. :)

a year ago today

It's our first anniversary! And although it got off to a rocky start (someone was a tad hungover from the birthday party last night) it finished beautifully. We had dinner where David proposed and had a fantastic time. They even threw in a few complimentary things like glasses of champagne!

When we came home, we cut a few slices from the top tier of our wedding cake. I was extremely nervous to taste it, thinking that the chocolate mousse would never hold up after a year. But it tasted great! I give total credit to David's mom. She packed that thing up so well there was no way it was going to get freezer burn. So, I look forward to sampling some more over the course of this week. :)

All in all it's been a great year and I can't wait to see what this next one holds for us!