Yes, I'm still having a nice Christmas time, but I'm missing my boyfriend very much. I'm here in the snowy midwest, and he's in southern California. He's describing 70 degree temperatures, and sunny skies, and the gorgeous sunset on the ocean. Here it is 30 degrees and snowing. I did have a really nice day. I went horse riding, then did some last minute Christmas shopping. Made some sugar cookies all by myself. I'm totally sick of it now, and I no longer feel the need to make these stinkin' cookies until next year. I hope my family enjoys them. I then went outside and shoveled one round for giggles, although the snow will probably keep coming down all night. I'm so happy to talk to my boyfriend when he calls, but I really miss him, and wish I could be with him now. I wouldn't care if we were in sunny California, or snowy Wisconsin. It's all good. But we'll have our Christmas celebration when he gets back.
I'm really good at making chocolate chip cookies, and I do okay making peanut butter cookies, or chocolate softies, I can even make praulines, but the sugar cookie has been a burr under my saddle for quite sometime. For one thing, I don't particular care for sugar cookies, I'm all about chocolate or peanutt butter, or brown sugar and nuts. Sugar cookies are just too bland and boring for me. Also, making the dough from scratch is really hard . I've never been able to master it, the dough comes out too dry, or too wet, can't roll it out, I try to cut out shapes and they fall apart, what a mess! Then, my boy friend turned me on to those sugar cookie packages you buy in the baking section. All you do is add egg and some butter and you're good to go. Too dry, add a little water, it sticks, add a little flour. Voila, then he made different colored frostings and together we all added our frosting and sprinkles, and had a great time decorating cookies all afternoon. And you know what, they don't taste too bad when they're smothered in frosting and sprinkles. I've grown to like these, and they're a lot of fun. Yes, I'm still having a wonderful Christmas time!! I'm now for sugar cookies, not against.
I thought this tree was so pretty downtown, I walked over after work one night, but as you can see, I don't really know how to use my night photography option on my camera. I will have to read up about that.
