photo OP: 'tis the SEASON

RER 12.19.15

Warning: This post is photo heavy! 

Time has moved as fast as light. With a blink of an eye and a tremendous amount of blood, sweat and tears, the first quarter at school was over.  Blink—Thanksgiving. Blink, blink—the week before winter break. Finally, after kicking and screaming, winter break.  And now, it’s already Christmas Eve.  Where has the time gone?

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We’ve baked cookies: a double batch of sugar cookies, chocolate crinkle cookies, walnut cookies, almond cookies, cranberry oat bars.  Even at the moment, zucchini loaves are in the oven, chocolate cake batter is next in line, and a gingerbread layer cake is coming into fruition.  

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‘Tis the season for baking and this is how I holiday. How do you holiday?

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photo OP: THANKSGIVING(s)

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Sometimes, you just have to do Thanksgiving twice....
1.

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 2.

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photo OP: blondie bomb

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Sometimes sweets are in order, especially when the pressure is on and it feels like the world might be closing in, no matter how happy you are. Closing walls, racing heartbeats, and spinning hands on the clock are not exclusive to stress, anxiety, and unhappiness. Pleasure, excitement, and joy can have similar suffocating feelings. My newfound joy comes with intense investment and hard work. But it’s worth it…

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So are these blondies, which are a spin-off of these. This time our remix included marshmallow, chocolate chip, and pretzel mix-ins. Too much yum.

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