I'm not sure that I've ever talked about our annual cinnamon roll baking in detail on the blog, I touch on it over on Instagram each year, but I thought it would be great to have all the information in one place. (affiliate links appear below) For years, my mom and I (and now my MIL has joined in on the fun, too) have carved out a day during the busy holiday season to bake homemade cinnamon rolls. I absolutely love the kitchen, and I could spend hours baking and cooking delicious things, so this is definitely one of my favorite traditions. We roll out dough and cut cinnamon roll after cinnamon roll. We started with a single batch and this year, we quadrupled the cinnamon … [Read more...]
my christmas wishlist
I always put together a Christmas wishlist, no limits, just my absolute favorite things of the year. In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that I'm not even exchanging gifts with Allen this year. It's a long story that I'll definitely share later, but it involves a dinner party, a minor gas explosion, an inoperable cooktop and a new fancy cooktop that's coming my way. So, Merry Christmas to us :)(affiliate links appear below) Black Opium by YSL - Considering I've asked three separate people the name of their perfume and it's been Black Opium, I think this is the one for me. Zella Live In Leggings - I need a pair of black leggings for everyday of the week. Raja … [Read more...]
a dirty santa gift guide (under $25)
Do y'all play Dirty Santa? We play it a handful of times during the holiday season. I actually had on my list to purchase 8 dirty santa gifts this year, so we knew we'd be playing at 4 different holiday parties. I think this might be a regional thing, because I sometimes have people look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about playing. Just in case, here are the rules because you might want to add it to your holiday party. Take note, everyone has a different set of rules, I find it super proactive to set some ground rules before game play. It's been known to get a little heated. Each person brings a wrapped gift within a set spending limit. Count the number of people playing … [Read more...]