Baking day

Today I baked lots of Christmas goodies. I made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, chocolate chip cookies, sugar cookies and brownies. The chocolate chip cookies were made from scratch with the good old Nestle Toll House recipe. I still want to make chocolate covered pretzels, buckeyes, cupcakes and gingerbread cookies. Here are some pics from my baking:

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies

Sugar cookies

Brownies

Chocolate chip cookies

We’re winners!

Tonight we had another Sixers game to go to against the Indiana Pacers. It was an exciting game down to the final seconds…literally (they beat us by one lousy point). Geof is a partial season ticket holder and for that he was invited to the Cadillac Grill to meet one of the players, enter in some raffles and check the place out (since it’s members only). We had a lovely dinner and met Jason Smith who plays for the Sixers. He is so sweet and 7 ft. tall! I have never felt so short in my life. I have a pic below.
We went to our seat and watched the game and then went back to the grill at halftime to see the results of the raffle. We won two prizes! I won an Andre Iguodala autographed basketball and Geof won a 4-pack of club box tickets to a game in January. We had a nice little date night!

Geof, Jason Smith and me

Yum...pumpkin soup

Us at the Cadillac Grill

Productive present wrapping

I dug out the majority of the Christmas gifts and here are some pics from my evening of wrapping. I still have some more shopping to do and gifts to wrap, but this is a major check off the list.

Tomorrow is my last day of work and then I am off all next week. Woo-hoo!

Holiday cocktail

I think I will make this on Christmas Eve. We like wine and cranberry, so this should be good. It will be really easy and quick to make too.

2 cups chilled dry white wine
1 cup chilled cranberry-apple juice drink
1 cup chilled sparkling water
Apple slices, if desired
Fresh mint, if desired

1. Mix wine, juice drink and sparkling water.

2. Serve over ice. Garnish with apple slices and mint.

All I want for Christmas…

Coach Legacy Lip Gloss Charm - I just think this is too cute!



Gap Ruffle Scarf in Cinnabar Red - I like the ruffles




Cannon PowerShot 8.0MP Digital ELPH Camera - in pink of course!



Dogeared Grace Necklace - I love their designs. Everything is so pretty and dainty.



NARS Blush and Lipgloss set - I love NARS products and these shades are perfect.

Last but not least…my dream gift!

Louis Vuitton Neo Cabby GM - A girl can dream, right?

Tag...I'm it!

Linda tagged me today to share some details about myself.

First of all, here are the deets:
1. Link to the person that tagged you
2. Post the rules on your blog
3. Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself
4. Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs
5. Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

So here are 6 random facts about me:

1. I have been teaching ice skating the past 12 years as a hobby/2nd job.
2. I like my 2 dogs more than some people.
3. I remember lyrics from songs very easy, but forget other stuff.
4. I love scary/horror movies.
5. I have to watch "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "A Christmas Story" every Christmas season.
6. I hate chicken on bones, but love boneless/skinless chicken.

Now I tag:
Nicole
Tasha
Meghan
Emily
Melissa
Serious Shopaholic

Productive weekend and recap

Friday I came home from work and Geof, the dogs and I went to Rosetree Park for the Festival of Lights. It was really pretty and got me in the spirit. We saw another couple in the park that had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel like ours’ and we were chatting with them. It was fun talking to them about their dog and the similarities in the breed. His name was Murphy and he was adorable. I wish I remembered my camera!
Saturday we had the holiday party at the ice rink and it was lovely. So many students and parents came out and brought some great food and drinks. The kids had a nice time and so did we. I swear the spread of food gets bigger each year. We left there very full even after an afternoon of skating.
From the rink we went straight to the mall and then Target to do some more Christmas shopping and get wrapping paper. The mall wasn’t half as insane as I thought it would be.
Yesterday, we went to Linvilla Orchards and got our Christmas tree. They take you out to the farm on a hayride and you get to walk around and select your own tree and chop it down. Once you chop it, you tag it and then ride back to the main area. Once you get there you can drink warm apple cider and toast marshmallows by the campfire. It is the perfect ending after getting the tree.
Once we got the tree, we came back to the house and put it up. We did the lights and then decorated it and the rest of the house. By the end of the day I was exhausted and still am today. I love the holidays, but they’re definitely tiring! Here are some pics from around the house:

Our tree - I still think it could use some more ornaments

Console table

My grandma's china cabinet that my dad gave to us and my hodge podge of decorations on top

Christmas village