Merry Christmas, Friends!

Salutations!  


Its been a busy few weeks here in the Logan apartment and Miss November Studio, and with Christmas shopping at its peak I'm pretty exhausted after working my day job. Between getting Christmas cards out late (taking the picture ourselves, yikes!), wrapping gifts and baking up a storm, I haven't had much ME time on my hands...so I'm taking some right now!


Speaking of that self-snapped Christmas card...We took this in Balboa Park on a beautiful sunny December day. Ahhh, San Diego how I love your weather. It was entertaining walking through the park dressed up carrying a tripod and tinsel tree!

One thing I really look forward to at Christmastime is pulling out our tinsel tree! I know, I know, some of you are thinking taaaaaacky... but it fits perfectly in our Mid-Century decorated apartment in Hillcrest. I love turning on the light strand and seeing it sparkling with ornaments.  

This year my M-I-L brought out a box of glass ornaments I had squirreled away and never used from Christmas 2005, the year San Diego was blessed with it's first Anthropologie (Carlsbad), and I procured employment with the beloved brand. The ornaments are gorgeous and large in comparison to my daintier, more appropriately proportioned ones collected especially for the tinsel tree. Oh well, I still very much adore my collection of Anthro ornaments, and they make great tie-ons for gifts! 


I usually whip up a batch of scrumptious chocolate-butterscotch-peanut clusters (they should really have a proper name...hmmmm...ChocoScotchNut Clumps? I'll work on that one.) which are a hit at work during the last shopping days of the season. We are talking MAJOR sugar rush here, people. Those are resting in the fridge until their December 24th massacre. 
I did try a new holiday treat this year- shortbread mini cutout cookies. For some reason I thought they would be time consuming and difficult to make but they are so easy and sooooo good! They didn't make it past noon when I put a bowl out at work! Do you ever feel that if you're baking you should have a dusting of  flour on your face and clothes? These cookies will create quite a dusting indeed! ha-choo!


I have to thank Carol from Inpursuitofprettythings.com for giving me a nod on her fabulous Anthro-obsessed blog...Thanks Carol! I recognized her face from her blog and proceeded to introduce myself when she made an appearance at the store to do fitting room reviews. She is so kind and always cheerful and willing to try on anything, even if the hanger appeal is so-so...that should teach scrutinizing shoppers out there to try it on...or... read Inpursuitofprettythings.com to see how they fit Carol and her BFF Kathryn.


Merry Christmas, friends. I hope you're working hard on your resolutions, mine is to have a giveaway contest and stay busy in the studio so I have something interesting to share with you here!