Hey guys – remember me???
Sorry about the absence, but I needed a blogging break! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas – I know I sure did. Hubs pulled out all the stops this year and absolutely spoiled me rotten. Don’t believe me?
Say hello to my little friend:
It’s OK if you’re jealous. I totally understand. 😉 Her name is Martha. She’s a classy little workhorse, this one!
The sad news is that my first resolution:
1) BEGIN ATKINS JANUARY 3, DO NOT PASS GO, DO NOT COLLECT $200 UNTIL I AM -15 POUNDS
is going to keep me from getting properly acquainted with Martha until further notice. That’s OK, I know that we are going to have a long and happy relationship despite the slow start.
Also, please note the beautiful cream-colored walls in the background – that was my other MAJOR gift from Dave: he spent his Christmas vacation painting the entire living area of our house! No more white walls – two years later, and I finally feel like we’re really moved into our HOME as permanent residents. Hooray!!
I did do some baking and candy making over the holidays – in fact I made THREE ruffle “ornament” cakes ala my favorite baker: Amanda at I Am Baker. Look at her amazing cake here! Ruffle cakes are fun and easy to decorate – I highly recommend you give it a try. I also highly recommend peppermint buttercream frosting – it is so, SO good. Especially with a rich chocolate cake! My cakes were very tasty, and the outsides were cute….but my ornaments? Not so much. I’m pretty sure that the problem was too much frosting-to-cake. I’ll definitely be giving it a try again next year!
I was going for a bell in the center of this one. It kind of worked, right? RIGHT??
I also made some Christmas eve mice, of course:
as well as peppermint bark, black walnut fudge, and roughly a million snowball cookies. It was tasty times around here!
So what about you guys? Any amazing Christmas gifts/stories? Wild resolutions? Random shout-outs?
Happy New Year!!!!
Becki
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Happy New Year! I think 15 pounds is a good goal. And with all that running you do, you might make it sooner than I’d dream it. 🙂
i was thinking about you yesterday while i was out on a walk – wondering if you were losing the weight you’d hoped to! Martha is BEAUTIFUL. I hope you lose the weight soon so you can start the bonding process sooner rather than later 🙂 YOU CAN DO IT! love your cakes too!
Hah! Nope, I made no progress losing the baby weight. In fact, I just added to the problem over the holidays. Pray for me – I’m a weakling!
Fantastic job girl… you did beautifully!!!
Blessings-
Amanda
So very impressed with your cake. You are awesome! Best wishes for a super year and hitting those personal goals.