The Christmas spirit has hit me in full force. Things started slowing down ever so slightly on Thursday to the point where I found myself with more weekend time to myself then to work. With all that free time I finally found myself hit with the holiday spirit and in desperate need to bake cookies. Lots and lots of cookies.
Normally I've snuck out of town by now and am at home with my family so my mom gets to be in charge of all the baking (which she relegates to me mostly) and the decorating (which she takes care of because I suck at it). We're busy but it puts me in the holiday mood. This year, for a variety of reasons, I'm not heading home until the 23rd. It reminds me of when I was an undergrad and the way our semester was set up I wouldn't finish up finals until the 22nd, rush home, and then try to get in the spirit. This year it's run around and work like crazy and then head home on the 23rd and try to feel "Merry." Not easy to do.
So in addition to lighting the Hanukkah candles on Friday night, I also set up a small tree. It's gaudy but it brings me great joy. It's also fake which I'm not necessarily too fond of but I do have a candle that smells remarkably like pine - and not in fake pine way - so I've been lighting that at night and it helps.
Which brings me to today. I do have some work today but I also have four cookie recipes out in front of me that I'm itching to bake. And I have a brisket recipe for Hanukkah tonight. Ought to be an interesting smell combination in my house this afternoon!
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