There’s nothing too exciting
going on over here; Michael and I have been feeling under the weather these
past few days and I blame it on this indecisive New Jersey weather. One day it’s
snowing, the next day there’s sunshine and after that it’s snowing again and freezing cold. But don’t you worry, I’m not complaining! In fact I’m
using this time to figure things out. As you may or may not know, I’m currently
not working and won’t be living in Jersey for long. “What I do” right now is take
care of our apartment, read, take pictures every now and then, and of course
research information on how I can start an online baking business. I also have been thinking about taking natural nutrition courses online when we move to Pennsylvania. To be honest, I was pretty nervous about moving far away but now, I’m mostly excited for us to start a new chapter. I’m looking forward to the change of location, working from home and
expanding my education. Oh, and other monumental events such as getting our first house, dog and some goats.
On another thought, is it just me or has
Christmastime came out of nowhere this year? I’m usually more excited this time
of year, but have been nonchalant and all “oh yeah it’s next week.” I’m
kind of questioning my sanity. For example I haven’t stepped into the mall once
this month and only made two batches of cookies. You read that
correctly TWO batches! (They were oatmeal and snickerdoodle cookies in case you were wondering.) I
am usually a beast when it comes to baking Christmas cookies. It must be the fact
that I moved away and have not baked cookies with mom this year. She really made baking cookies a great memory for me. Aside from baking the cookies we'd have good conversation, hot
chocolate and always made sure to eat the "reject" cookies. While I miss being
home and baking with my mama, I am ready to make new traditions with my husband
such as baking cookies with him, having a real Christmas tree and of course
drinking hot chocolate together. The hot chocolate thing never gets old and eventually
we’ll have children who love to drink it with us while we bake millions of cookies together. These are the cheesy daydreams that I live for, because the older I get
the more I realize that Christmas isn't about buying gifts or receiving them, the tree or the music, it’s
about being with your family and making memories with them.
Oh wait. Before I go, I wanted to
share this delicious cranberry orange bread I made last weekend. You can find
the original recipe here, though I made a few changes if you look below. It was
the perfect balance of sweet and tangy, not to mention it was incredibly moist
and yummy! Everyone seemed to like it which was encouraging to hear after having a rough
week.
