Christmas is over already???

Good morning! I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas filled with tons of joy and love! There was so much hustle and bustle going on here, but it's finally calmed down. I'm super thankful that I have today off work because yesterday was exhausting. It's pouring outside so I'm trapped at home for a bit, which makes me feel like I should really use this time to take down my Christmas tree but I just don't wanna!!! It's so pretty! I've honestly spent hours and hours on end just sitting on the couch staring at it. I think I probably have around 200 ornaments on my tree and at least half of them are personalized and have meaning to me. I'm all about memories and being sentimental (I'm also a big cry baby...but shhh! Don't tell!) I think maybeeee I'll keep the tree up until this weekend - I do still have 2 more people that I need to celebrate Christmas with so technically Christmas isn't over yet. ;)

As I sit here and enjoy my tree for it's last few days I can't help but think about the new year that is quickly approaching us. I've got big plans for 2014 and I'm really excited to get started on them and watch it all come to life, but let's save that for another post! Today is about finishing up Christmas - tonight I will be making spinach stuffed shells and sangria for Christmas dinner with one of my best friends so I'm hoping this rain stops soon because I need to get to the store and buy the groceries! I think I might be craving brownies too - I'll have to add that to tonight's menu! Yummyyyy!

The movie My Best Friend's Wedding just came on... I see that slowing me down a little bit! Haha, gotta love days where you can be a little bit lazy! Happy Thursday everyone!

Ahhhh!!!!

What a crazy week it's been! I've got so many projects going on, and I almost don't know where to start! I've been busy Christmas shopping, baking, and just trying to get everything ready for the new year. Luckily so far it is all going pretty smoothly! I made a ton of fondant tonight so that should hold me over through my next few cake adventures. Other than some basic Christmas orders, I also have a Mickey Mouse 1st birthday cake in cute pastel baby boy colors and an anniversary for a public relations company. I don't think I have a night off of baking until after Christmas - but I wouldn't have it any other way! I love planning my orders and researching new techniques and test them out. Of course my absolute favorite part is the excitement on a client's face when they see their ideas come to life! Well, I just wanted to check in - I'm headed back into the kitchen to get a few more things done! xoxo :)

Hello, December!

Happy Mondayyy! I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday! Mine was great but left me completely exhausted after spending two days cooking it up in the kitchen. I love to cook as much as I love to bake so I went all out! Luckily I had a few days off afterwards so now I'm all rested up and ready to dive into Christmas EVERYTHING! My house looks like it's part of the North Pole and I love it! Last night I made my first batch of Christmas cupcakes and they came out adorable.

Check out this fun video of me making them:

How cute is that?! Gotta love a little Santa Baby action in the kitchen. ;)

Tonight I'm making chili for a few friends and having our Secret Santa name draw. I'm looking forward to it, which means I should probably get off the couch and get my stuff together instead of watching The Millionaire Matchmaker, but I can't help it, there's a marathon on and it's sucked me in! Super guilty pleasure! 0.o

I hope you all are having a great Monday!

The holidays are officially here!

I can't believe December is only a week away! The holidays are officially here and the year is almost over! Craziness! Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday and I refuse to acknowledge Christmas until Thanksgiving is over, but Christmas is EVERYWHERE already - and has been since before even Halloween! I can't handle it! But I will admit it's been tough not busting out the Christmas decorations this year before Thanksgiving because I LOVE having the house decorated and there are SO many cute things out there!

Today I got to start my first batch of holiday baking. I bake all year long, but the holidays always have me on baking overdrive and I get to bake my most favorite things. Here's my first batch of Thanksgiving cakepops -

Aren't they adorable?! Next week the fudge and toffee making starts and I can't wait! They are my specialties and I only make them between Thanksgiving and New Year's and they are always in high demand! I'll be sure to keep everyone updated!

Stay tuned! :)