Holiday Cookies, part 1 (hopefully more parts to come)

Last Monday, after weeks of dreaming about crunchy peppermint and chocolate, I got off my butt and made some peppermint bark chocolate cookies.



Good recipe, though I used Starlight round peppermints instead of candy canes and I probably scared my downstairs neighbor smashing those things with a rolling pin. And one extra note, the butter should be room temperature. Yum!

teehee

From Yokoo's shop. Mel, it's screaming your name.

happy halloween to me!

oh lookie what we got here

i haven't been this happy about a purchase since. well. EVER. so so happy.

werq!

this is fantastic! i get so sick of hearing bands with weak mumbly vocals and just a mess of instruments. this has such a clear, strong, commanding feel to it. whenever something comes out, i'll take one of each plz!

O Canada

I love my job.

There was a contest in which each team was given a small amount of money to spruce up the workplace and we decided to turn one of the conference rooms into a cozy little Canadian ski lodge. It comes complete with bear rug, elk head, AXES, and a nice little fire place to warm up beside when the weather outside is frightful. And we won most creative!

la la la la

fantastic! how adorable and amazing is this whole thing? i want to be here in this moment.

snap happy

ever since my trusty old polaroid camera became pretty much obsolete, general documentation of fun in the sun has come to a total halt. and after waiting for far too long to find a replacement, i've finally gone in and purchased myself one of these little white instax cameras, just in time for a mini-trip to harrisonburg to visit my sister and get in some quality time with the parents!

im liking this

though in the end when they run into the crowd, the audience looks confused. didnt know the lyrics?

Cover Them 'Bows!

In an effort to save my bf's sweater, I decided to cover a growing hole in the elbow with a leather patch. The local fabric store didn't carry ready-made patches but did have leather scraps, so I bought some scraps and made my own! Leather's a pain, but an awl, a good old blanket stitch, and some entertainment (in the form of Sufjan's new album and Through A Glass Darkly) made it all okay.



Okay, now off I go to trivia!

This is the way we dance