Cookies, Groupies, and Other Things
I don't know if any of my friends are alive anymore, since I haven't heard from anybody lately. At least they are dead to the world of Live Journal. I can't remember the last time anybody posted, myself included. Life has been much the same as always: a difficult juggle of the spiritual life, family life, school, work, and somehow fitting in a social life. Unfortunately, I never was good at juggling, so I just attempt to survive. I am on my semester "break" from school, but they've given us so much to do while we are on "break" it can hardly be called a break. I did really well last semester. My lowest grade was an A-! So I've celebrated by going shopping and buying a nice pair of boots, an awesome pair of heels that I have no clue what I'm going to wear with, and a dress from Anthropologie. Oh, and I got my hair cut for the first time in a year. I also joined a gym that has a pool. Nothing like swimming inside when its 20 degrees outside.
Today, I've been creative, and I have been making Christmas cookies. We got about 4 more inches of snow yesterday, and it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. I'm trying some new cookie recipes this year that I'm really excited about. I don't know if you guys know this about me or not, but cookies are my specialty (especially my sugar cookies). I love making them, and my family loves eating them. My new recipes this year include a Gingerbread cookie with a lemon glaze, Pistachio cookies (which turned out awesome) that I'm going to drizzle with chocolate, rum balls, macaroons dipped in raspberry chocolate, and Peppermint macaroons with dark chocolate ganache. My standards include Raspberry bars, Brandied apricot bars, seven layer (or magic cookies), sugar cookies, Mexican wedding cakes, and Snickerdoodles. I usually do Thumbprints as well and sometimes Spritz cookies, but I don't think I'm going to get to those this year unless somebody specifically asks for them. It feels so good to be doing some fun cooking again. With the exception of a Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake I made for Thanksgiving, I just haven't set aside the time to make anything fun.
So, I have a small confession to make. I think I may have become a kind of groupie of sorts. Maybe not to a Joannie caliper, but creepy just the same. Right now I cannot get enough of Josh Groban. I've heard a couple of songs from his new CD and they are great. I've been watching just about anything he does on youtube or his blog. I feel like a crazy stalker. Maybe I am, but he is so cute, has a voice like butter, and some great songs. Anyway, it's out. I think I'm madly in love with Josh Groban. I'm glad I wrote this, because now I officially feel like a creeper.
Today, I've been creative, and I have been making Christmas cookies. We got about 4 more inches of snow yesterday, and it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. I'm trying some new cookie recipes this year that I'm really excited about. I don't know if you guys know this about me or not, but cookies are my specialty (especially my sugar cookies). I love making them, and my family loves eating them. My new recipes this year include a Gingerbread cookie with a lemon glaze, Pistachio cookies (which turned out awesome) that I'm going to drizzle with chocolate, rum balls, macaroons dipped in raspberry chocolate, and Peppermint macaroons with dark chocolate ganache. My standards include Raspberry bars, Brandied apricot bars, seven layer (or magic cookies), sugar cookies, Mexican wedding cakes, and Snickerdoodles. I usually do Thumbprints as well and sometimes Spritz cookies, but I don't think I'm going to get to those this year unless somebody specifically asks for them. It feels so good to be doing some fun cooking again. With the exception of a Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake I made for Thanksgiving, I just haven't set aside the time to make anything fun.
So, I have a small confession to make. I think I may have become a kind of groupie of sorts. Maybe not to a Joannie caliper, but creepy just the same. Right now I cannot get enough of Josh Groban. I've heard a couple of songs from his new CD and they are great. I've been watching just about anything he does on youtube or his blog. I feel like a crazy stalker. Maybe I am, but he is so cute, has a voice like butter, and some great songs. Anyway, it's out. I think I'm madly in love with Josh Groban. I'm glad I wrote this, because now I officially feel like a creeper.