Category Archives: Christmas
Midterms, Spring Break, Exhaustion!
Ohhhh yes, spring break! As of Friday I’m free for a whole 2 weeks! It’s been a rough road since I last posted to you in December (while on winter break, are you seeing a trend?). Thank God for spring … Continue reading
Halfway Through + Winter Break, YAY!
Oh wowie, wow. I’m halfway through my program!! The semester ended after my last final at noon on Friday, and it’s just so good to be done! Over 5 days I took 5 finals, which was a brutal exercise in … Continue reading
Christmas Tree Fun!
I can’t believe we have a Christmas tree. The fact that it’s that time of year again is shocking! However, Christmas tree picking out is fun, especially going to Jones Family Farm, which we did again this year. It’s so … Continue reading
Whoa . . .
OK, is it really possible that it’s been almost 2 months since I posted to S&S?! I *cannot* believe it. While my shock subsides, let me just offer an explanation for my disappearance . . . YSN is trying to … Continue reading
Christmas 2008
Having just returned from San Diego last night, here’s a recap of the week’s holiday events . . . We drove to Hartford airport on the 21st, right after a big snow storm on the 19th (remember the photos from … Continue reading
Holiday Party Weekend!
Last weekend was a fun celebration of the season, starting with a classmate’s “Holiday Party Extravaganza” and followed by Kurt and my 4th Annual Christmas Party! It’s amazing that we’ve been throwing this party for 4 years! How time flies! … Continue reading
Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree!
Have I mentioned that I love Christmas? Here’s a photo of our tree this year — it never looks as pretty when you photograph it, but we went with a red, green and silver theme this year (unlike our patriotic … Continue reading
Our 1st “Real” Snow
So apparently the first “snow” we had wasn’t a “real” snow–although anything white on the ground qualifies as snow to me–but now we have officially had our first snowfall with about 1″ that stuck on the ground. I woke up … Continue reading
Jones Family Farms
Kurt and I wanted to go to a cute and cozy place to get a Christmas tree this year, and he found a place called Jones Family Farms, which was such a great find! They have something going on all … Continue reading
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Penny Dam’s Gingerbread Men
Kurt has been in love with “Penny Dam’s Gingerbread Cookies” ever since Christina first made them for him one Christmas a couple years ago. Since Christina and I now live on separate coasts (boo-hoo), we had to undertake the cookie-making … Continue reading