My house is decorated to the nines, and I'm already on my third Christmas party of the season, tomorrow night and two Christmas choir concert performances down. I have made a bacon-cheddar cheese ball, red and green jello shots, homemade hot cocoa mix, bourbon balls, and cranberry pistachio bark! I've dressed up and dressed down. I have gone tacky and classy. I've sewed a tree skirt into a human skirt and fleece into mason-jar coozies and even made my own Christmas hat. I've strung lights on my porch and on my tree and on my body. I've even dressed my beer in a festive sweater!
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| Drinks deserve to dress festively too! |
I love this time of year, and I'm super thankful that I have an extra busy social calendar this year thanks to the different organizations I've been involved with and new friends, as well as hobbies like cooking and crafting and decorating. This time of year it's really easy to feel lonely and sad and miss a potential someone from your past. A year ago, this time of year was very difficult for me. I missed old friends, and that old boy (back when there was still potential of it being something again), and I missed my family and I didn't know anyone. I am proud to say that while I was in my grad school town this past weekend for a party (where that ex-boy lives and still goes to med school/public health school), I had absolutely no temptation of reaching out to him in any way. I haven't had a free minute since the first of this month to even think about that sort of thing. While I wish I had a handsome date that were as gung-ho about parties as I am, it is one less responsibility, and instead I get to focus on having a really cute outfit and baking yummy treats for my friends!
More pictures and recipes and crafty things to come-- hope you all are enjoying your holiday season as well! I don't want it to end!
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| Homemade coozie (an original design!) + homemade hot cocoa (pinterest-inspired) + Baileys (of course) |
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