Saturday, 22 December 2012

jingle bells

so much to talk about, so little time!!

New job - awesome!
Honeymoon - AMAZING!
New house planning - frustrating
Renovations - tiresome
new puppy - can't wait!

'tis the season - holiday baking and meals here I come!  I have recently begun learning how to bake gluten and dairy free, as well as a lot of the time vegan - and relatively healthy.  To my surprise ... people are actually loving my stuff!!   I get all of my recipes from glutenfreegoddess blog, and she is amazing - seriously... try her out!  The gingersnaps were to.die.for, and the chocolate peppermint cookies were awesome too.  Tomorrow is Christmas with the inlaws - and not only are we doing everything g and d free, but we are also attempting a pumpkin cheesecake - drool.

Life has been pretty busy, and there is quite the steep learning curve at my new job.  I really am loving it (and feeling super CSI - was even on TV!!).  I don't mind the dead people thing that much - and I am actually finding it rewarding talking with and helping the families!  The investigation part is super cool - figuring out time and cause of death, whether its suspicious, etc.

We have a couple of things coming up (other than christmas) in the next month or so.  We are getting our new pup sloan so maya has someone to play with - hopefully she will have a little less energy all of the time.  And will also be moving into our new house.  We built out in evergreen, and can't be more excited -- although it's super scary knowing you have 2 mortgages you have to have covered every month - but hey, that's what you get with real estate investment right?

Well, time for some last minute christmas shopping - crazy right? Who waits until 3 days before christmas? Apparently everyone in the city - because that's who will be joining me today!!

As per usual, I leave my AVID readers with a quote. This time holiday themed.

"Love the giver more than the gift"
--- Brigham Young