I'm almost finished with my Christmas shopping - thanks to a few last minute ideas from my mom. One meant a little last minute Christmas knitting in the form of a hot water bottle cozy. To make it easy but still interesting, I'm using the same self-striping wool from Universal Yarn that I used to make my Addams Hat.
Then there's loads of baking. I'm making Chocolate Crinkle Cut Cookies tonight to package up for the managers at work. For Christmas Eve/Christmas I'm making Alton Brown's The Puffy (thanks to Ginny), more Chocolate Crinkle Cut Cookies and Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons (scroll all the way to the very bottom) as well as a batch of my tried and true chocolate chip cookies for my granny. This may be a bit too much for one person, one day and one oven but at least I can make most of the batter the night before.
Today is a mostly a loungy, relaxing day, though - save the aforementioned knitting and baking and maybe a little housework. It's Matt's birthday so there's a bottle of champagne in the fridge for a little extra special date night (for him)/afternoon (for me). The best gift of all, though - a gift for both of us - is that he'll be here on January 23rd! Countdown: 33 days! I can't wait to have him here.
Wow that's big news. I hope the meeting with the 'rents go well.
Posted by: dharmas | 01/02/2009 at 02:20 AM