So I've been way too busy getting ready for Christmas. You could say the prep. started over a month ago, when my mom was out for a visit and we planted some paper-white and amaryllis bulbs. My Amaryllis is gorgeous, as you can see. 3 blooms already on this stalk, with one more ready to pop, and another stalk growing, so hopefully we'll have blooms into January.
We bought our tree 2 weeks ago, and it's still alive, lit, and mostly red. I'm putting up a picture here of the tree, with all of the secret santa gifts under it from the party. Unfortunately, those gifts hide the neat tree skirt I bought on sale at Crate and Barrel after last Christmas. Our 4th Annual carol singing party, which was last Saturday, was another huge success. We had close to 30 guests to enjoy the food, sing carols, and swap secret santa gifts. And we managed to make the punch not taste like jello shots this year - a true victory.
I spent a good part of the week baking - a follow-up to the baking I had done the previous week for my piano recital. I love decorating cookies and I really think I should take a cake decorating class soon, when I can find one that works with my schedule. And once the party was over, I got to work wrapping Christmas gifts for my family, which I have shipped off to their destinations this morning, so for the next week until I fly home to CT my only other project is Christmas cards. Oh Christmas cards.
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