Special Delivery...

This morning the door bell rang while I was prepping the goodies for tonight's festivities. It was my blogger gift! So excited that I didn't miss it while I was away for the holiday. I immediately headed to the living room to check it out....





It's a mug with White Hot Chocolate Mix and homemade treats! I love homemade treats, and it was my first time getting to taste a cake ball.






The cake ball was made with cinnamon cake and vanilla frosting, then covered in chocolate! Love it! I'll have to learn more about how to make these tasty treats.

All these gifts were thanks to Maren over at Maren's Morsels. I just skimmed her blog, and I can't wait to read more!

Sorry I must run now...lots of pre-party preparations to handle!

Thanks Maren!!!

Christmas Recap...

Sorry I've been away and I'm finally getting a chance to go through some pictures from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I plan to post again tomorow, but for now here's a photo recap of the excitment.

See you soon for a 2010 recap and 2011 goals.....

Working for the weekend...

I have been working hard this weekend checking off my baking/gift list. Here are some pictures taken along the way, though most are credited to my husband because my hands were either covered in dough or frosting. It was a sugar filled weekend!

Sugar and Chocolate was melted...

New Recipes were tried...
Icing was piped onto cookies....
Lots and lots of cookies...
Other cookies cooled on racks....

Cookies were 'flooded' with color...
Cookies trays were assembled....


Everything, but the fudge....

Gift boxes were assembled...

Filled with goodies to spread Christmas cheer...

Ready to be delivered to family and friends...

I'm tired and the kitchen is covered in powdered sugar- but I'm ready for some holiday fun.

How was your weekend? Ready for the upcoming holidays?

Also, I'd still love to hear what you'd like to see change on my blog in the upcoming year if you have thoughts?