Don’t be fooled by these treats. I haven’t been hard at work making Christmas treats the past few weeks; in fact, the only goodies I’ve made have been of the ‘no-bake’ genre. These chocolate + peanut butter dipped pretzels exceptionally easy to make, as you might have guessed. Simply melt chocolate in a double-boiler, add […]
I live in a frigid town. For (at least) three months straight, the winds howl while snow violently swirls outside your bedroom window. It makes a girl want to hibernate all winter. What can be even more discouraging is knowing that clothes you bought for fall and winter don’t seem nearly warm enough to make […]
Weather in Chicago was completely bi-polar this past weekend. It started innocently enough with temperatures in the upper-30s and then slyly moved into torrential downpours and full-blown blizzards; suffice to say, it was fun watching the city mildly freak out (myself included). Although I had things to do and places to be, I wasn’t about […]
Is it me or has this week been extraordinarily long? While I definitely don’t want to wish away these few, short weeks before Christmas, something about this week was painful and slow. an outtake from my christmas decor post. soak in the holiday spirit. Ever since graduating college, I’ve found that the holiday seasons seem […]
I mentioned on Monday that I attended a holiday party this past weekend. One of the stipulations for the party was that we had to bring a holiday cookie to share. I wasn’t in the mood to bake on Saturday and came across several recipes for peppermint bark. I also wasn’t thrilled with peppermint that […]
We all those people in our lives–those that are impossible to shop for. They come in all shapes and sizes: mothers, sisters, friends, even brother. Perhaps they have everything or maybe they’re the kind that claims they’ll love anything you buy for them. Right. And they’ll love it right up until they re-gift it at […]
my first Charlie Brown Christmas tree I bought my first holiday decorations ever over Thanksgiving. I never needed to purchase any before because my roommate had a bounty of festive decor. Since moving in with Eric, I realized that we hardly had more than a Festivus Pole between the two of us and absolutely no […]
As you can see from the white-speckled photos, it snowed this past Saturday in Chicago. I had my first Christmas party of the year to attend and it was the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. That, combined with the freshly fallen snow and recently hung wreath in my apartment, the spirit of […]
