Yesterday was the big snow here in Albany. We got 7 inches! Schools were closed and I didn’t have to go into work!
The Roommies and I took Jack out for a romp in the snow. I say “romp”…. we may have romped, but Jack sprinted around the backyard like a bat outta hell!
Jack attack!
He was a blur.
The snow really put us in the Christmas spirit so we heated some Mexican hot chocolate and busted out the decorations to festify the apartment.
This is not, as it were, a case of Maker’s Mark. Although I suppose that would make for a merry Christmas of another sort.
We strung lights about the apartment and in the windows. And on the pets.
The Boyfriend, meanwhile, was actually working. It didn’t take long to get our tiny living ready for the holidays!
Even the fish got in on the act.
We found a bag of my Mardi Gras beads from last year.
Jack dressed up as a Louisiana belle.
Hm… perhaps I wanted a little girl dog? No way, I love my patient little puppy. (Fun fact: today is the 6 month anniversary of his adoption!)
Somewhere during the day I finished up my bagels. I added salt to half and flax seeds to the other half.
This batch went much faster than the last batch, so apparently I’ve got the recipe down! I really think the trick is adding toppings. Who doesn’t love toppings?
I have to get started on narrowing down my cookie recipes for Christmas. If it were up to me I would make 27 different kids and Santa and I would split them all. But then I would look like this guy:
[Image courtesy of Chicago Tribune]
Only in my case it would be upset stomach, not lust for world domination, that explains the super grumpy face.
If you need me, you can find me drooling poring over these:
