Work, Work, Work, Relax...Make Cookies, and More Work!

Happy Birthday to my beautiful Mother!!!

Well, nothing too exciting has happened since my last post. We've been doing the usual work, work, work, relax, and more work; but hey, at least we have work! We don't have a money tree growing in our back yard so working is an absolute must if we want to keep our house with running water and electricity! :)

I would have to say the highlight of the last week and a half was spending time at my parent's house, Brueggemann Mansion (as I like to call it), this past weekend baking dozens and dozens of Oatmeal-Pecan and Chocolate Chip cookies. My grandparents came over to help us, Rick and my Dad did "manly" things like put the living room together, and my Mom and I slaved away in the kitchen for hours! We sent a ton of cookies to my brother in Alaska (hope you liked them, B-Rad!), and the rest of us were all sent home with way too many cookies to eat! It was a long, fun filled day, and a great reminder that the holiday season is right around the corner!

I always look forward to the holiday season. There's nothing quite like being able to spend lots of quality time with family and friends. Not to mention, I get to decorate! This year, Rick and I are looking forward to having our first-ever Christmas Shindig. We've always wanted to host a Christmas party but we've never really had the space to do it, so we're really excited to see how it turns out. I would love to make it an annual thing so we'll see how the first one goes, and decide from there. I absolutely love to host and plan, and I'm expecting nothing but the best from myself!

I've tried one new recipe in the last week and a half, but it was nothing special. Just a basic ground beef chili recipe. I'm not going to share it because it wasn't really anything extraordinary, but I would love to try chili recipes that some of you may have. So, to all of my 3 viewers, if have a recipe you'd like to share, please do! I would love to try it!

Things I'm Looking Forward To:
Friday, November 12th - Cool Front blows through :)
Saturday, November 13th - One of my most FAVORITE cousins is tying the knot!
Friday, November 19th - Downtown New Braunfels Tree Lighting
Thursday, November 25th - Thanksgiving!
Thursday, December 2nd - Wassailfest :)

I think I've got my work scheduled out perfectly so that I'll definitely be at Wassailfest. Rick and I went last year but we didn't get the full experience because we didn't take cash, and we weren't about to stand in line with the other 50 people at the only ATM machine. There are too many people selling delicious smelling food, so you definitely want to have cash at Wassailfest!

I've got an awesome 3 weeks to look forward to. Lots of family time and holiday festivities! I'll be updating and posting pictures of everything!

Until next time, make the most of every day and God bless.

Trick or Treaters Update

We had TWO trick or treaters come by the house last night. TWO!!! I was left disappointed and in disbelief, and with a ton of candy. I'm going to have to get rid of this candy because I can't be the one who eats all of it!