Posts Tagged ‘Gifts’

Backyard Birthday

Last night my mother cooked me an amazing birthday dinner in her backyard.

There were lots of fun decorations. And sombreros.
Jack zoomed around the backyard and investigated every bug and old baseball.
The Boyfriend played soccer with my little cousin.
My mother dropped the plate of hamburgers and hot dogs as they were about to go on the [...]

What Every Girl Wants for Her Birthday

Food, of course.
Okay, maybe this rule only applies to me. And my sister. Who celebrated a very snowy birthday last weekend with lots of yummy eats.
We met up in New York for some sisterly birthday celebrations, which entailed walking, talking, and eating. All day long.
Most of the day was spent tooling around Soho and the [...]

Christmas Wrap-Up

I don’t know where this week has gone.  It seems like Christmas was yesterday. I’ve been off in La La Land a little, but now I’m back home and ready for a holiday recap!

After presents Christmas morning, my mother got to work on Christmas dinner.  The main course was Cornish game hens:

Jack gave her some [...]

On the First Day of Christmas

Christmas morning always started early when my sister and I were kids, but these days we like to sleep in! We keep to our traditions though.  One of us grab the stocking that Santa left on our bed and go wake the other sister.  Then we dig through our stockings before creeping downstairs and peering [...]

Christmas Preparations

In the days leading up to Christmas, holiday prep consumed my time.  The Boyfriend and I baked, bought, wrapped, and decorated for days.  We did something I have always wanted to do: decorate Christmas sugar cookies. Our set-up:

I had so much fun doing this! For the sugar cookie recipe, I added a little almond extract [...]