Whiskerz on Kittenz: Holiday

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

PARTY: New Year's Eve!

My first dry New Year's Eve since I was 18! Not having a champagne hangover on New Year's Day is actually kind of amazing though. We went to our friends Kristin and Tim's house for a small gathering. We had a nice sit down dinner which was delicious then hung out until just after the ball dropped. Going to a friends house for a small party is the ideal New Year's Eve plan I think. I was never big into hitting the town and paying $100 for well drinks and a midnight toast squished into a club amongst strangers. Hope you had a delightful New Year's Eve as well!

If you want to make a pretty dessert that presents well, I would highly recommend this no-bake Maple Cheesecake with Roasted Pears from Martha Stewart!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

HOLIDAY: Christmas Festivities!

We had a wonderful Christmas holiday this year! I am kind of glad it's over, but it was wonderful none the less. Charlie's mom was still in town and on Christmas Eve we got all gussied up and went to a family holiday party. Christmas Day was perfectly low-key. We busted out the waffle iron and made waffles with grilled apples and vanilla ice cream then we opened presents. After hanging out in our pjs all day, we made a fancy Christmas dinner of beef tenderloin with blue cheese cream sauce, roasted brussel sprouts with pancetta and a giant potato scallion pancake with sour cream and apple sauce toppings. The holidays were pure perfection and I am sad to be back at work today. We are being hit by a blizzard here in Cleveland so I am so thankful my job affords me the ability to work at home. Brrr, it looks cold out there. Hope you are staying warm!

Man if only this had been a few weeks earlier, it would have made a perfect Christmas card!

My Christmas party look. A little liner and mascara with merry and bright lips. Sephora #44 "Club Scene" A berry red with a little shimmer to it. This is also the longest I've spent styling my hair in a looong time.