Hello Friends!
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season! I hope you had the chance to spend time with your loved ones, reflect on the past year, and be thankful for life's blessings. Sometimes the every day gets so hectic. We lose ourselves in the to-do lists forgetting what really matters most: our family and friends:)
I love Christmastime because I get to trim the tree and write out Christmas cards - doing all this with a glass of wine (okay, okay, okay...it was really more like a bottle...) and other, shall we just say, "Holiday Concoctions" all the while listening to Christmas carols in the background. Pure joy! Painting my nails a festive shade of green is even appropriate this time of year:)
I wanted to make an apple crisp for Christmas Eve dinner, but somehow mismanaged my time. I suppose I should have just stuck to one glass of wine;) But you know what always saves the day? Cupcakes from a box! Fail safe! I did substitute the oil on the package instructions for applesauce and they still came out yummy! Oh, and please pardon my frosting skills. Blame it on the lack of practice as well as some of the cupcakes falling off the plate during their photo op. Despite some minor mishaps, it was so fun! I loved decorating the cupcakes in red, white, and green frosting. And of course I had to feel like I looked the part. I made a quick stop at my local JoAnn Fabrics to make my matching holiday apron and hat!
Wishing everyone a safe and wondeful holiday season!
XoX,
Marikym
