baking bonanza!

so i got some shopping done yesterday at the outlets, slowly ploughing through my christmas list. and today i got some baking done. all the stollen is made, and some of it packaged and ready to mail. got a batch of gingerbread batter made and it's chillin' in the fridge, ready for me to roll out after work this week.

my mother has decided this year that she will not be baking cookies or anything else, so she's passed the recipes down to her children. i got the stollen duties because when she started making it, she didn't like it. i don't like it, so the hope is that eventually, i will.

now that i have made it (twice!), i know how to make it, so if you think you might want some, please let me know and i can make more. grandma is getting some, so if you want just a nibble, go over to her place once it's arrived (later this week or early next week) and grab some.

other than that, i'll be busy this week getting more shopping in, my music man's mother is back in town for one night with her husband, so i'm sure we'll do something with them. and then prepping next weekend for my holiday party. i need to decorate outside and get a tree. i'm going to be missing my uncle this year -- he used to buy the tree, haul it up three flights of stairs, and put it in the stand for me. glad i've got a big, strong man down here in texas to help me out with all that.

oh and if you haven't already heard, i'm headed with my music man to N.C. for christmas this year. i won't be making the trek to nyc, unfortunately, but will try to get there early next year. i'm looking forward to the trip to N.C. and meeting more of his family and friends.