the first snowfall

i have to admit, it looks pretty exaggerated here.
blame the long(er) exposure.

someone wrote x-mas (with their shoes i guess)?
put a smile on my face.

ha, not so lounge-y now, are we...

i can't believe it's already here!!

so far it's been pretty tame (i.e. the snow hasn't reallllly coated the ground). perfect day to get some baking started though - i need to get some pictures out there for my holiday "business". today's cookies and this weekend i'm hoping to make more cupcake bites so that by next week i should have a pretty full portfolio of goodies to showcase.

things on my mind:

a) google party tomorrow night. it conflicts with the class i'm taking in the evenings and my class is only four sessions, so missing one is kind of a big deal. i'm still debating how i will approach the conflict because i love everything google (c'mon, who doesn't), and i already missed the yahoo! party last thursday due to class so i feel like i've been good enough to deserve a break.

b) i should go to class though. it's a beginner's cake decorating class and since i failed miserably at making roses last week, i should really go so i don't become the worst student in the class. i'm supposed to be good at this shizzie! i tried practising tonight but my royal icing is too runny to practice real piping, esp. flowers, and i don't have a strong enough blender to make real royal icing. bahhhh.

finally, a picture sample of my hard work tonight.

winter? winter!

it all started with full on snow fall on tuesday. we had all been in a meeting and came back downstairs only to notice a snow-globe-effect going on outside! luckily the snow wasn't sticking. it was a really harsh reality check that said, "hey, you know fall? that season where you get to wear warm clothes but are not actually cold? it's gone."

i'm a bit sad that winter is coming so early because as i painfully remember, i hated winter last time and it felt like it would never end. so i can only sit here and dread what it'll be like this time around, esp. since i won't be able to travel very far to escape winter (thanks, economic recession!) this year as i had originally planned.

the plus sides of winter, though, are keeping me afloat until christmas:

• MAC sent out the pretty emails for their holiday collections. those are always fun to look at but i hardly ever buy any makeup these days. i'm wondering where the brush sets are, though!


• William-Ashley sale! this year i will make it there and stock up for the holidays


• remembrance day super long weekend - i'm doing it. i heart long weekends, esp. when they're four days long!


• the red cup. i am every marketer's dream because i buy into every single campaign of theirs. my favourite time of the year though, has got to be when the red cup is out at starbucks and i order the first of many peppermint mocha's with red sprinkles on top. yay!


• my bi-annual Christmas party! time for the big shindig again, and hopefully we'll be more settled in our place so it'll actually be kind of a housewarming party too