ringing in 2009...

Our first day of the New Year has been pretty relaxed so far today. One really nice thing about having older children now is that they actually do sleep in, so we all got up at around 11am- I guess keeping them awake until midnight to see the ball drop in Times Square had something to do with that! I just only got out of my pj's an hour ago, and am soon going to set to work on making this cake (actually a variation of it, but I can't find my recipe online anywhere, this is similar though) for our New Year's supper later tonight. On the menu is shish-taouk chicken, ( from an amazing grocery store here called Adonis) rice and salad, and my cake for dessert, if I can actually get it made in time. I'll post a photo of it tomorrow if it does indeed turn out, but sadly, my food photography skills are not up to Pioneer Woman level. I do bake alot though, ( and pretty well, if I do say so myself) and have often wanted to share here, but for some reason I can't fathom having to stop and take photos of every step. I'm kind of lazy like that. ;p

I'll leave you with my last layout of 2008, using my favorite manufacturer's schtuff. :) I'm really going to try to scrap and blog more in the new year, so let's hope this blog entry will be the 1st of many this year. And while I'm on the subject, thanks so much for your always kind comments and stopping by here to visit. It means a lot to me, really!

May 2009 be a fantastic year for all of you... Wishing you health, peace, creativity, and above all, much love and happiness.