I sent Christmas cards for the first time ever this year. Every year I think about doing it, usually briefly, and then dismiss the idea. I mean, it's one of those things adults should probably do. Like buying a Swiffer and making unprompted dentist appointments....
What drinks do you think of when you think of the holidays? A warm mug of hot chocolate? A glass of mulled wine? A cup of hot buttered rum? A margarita? (I mean, to each their own, I guess.) Do you think of eggnog? Do you even...
Growing up, we didn't have the internet. And so, Christmas shopping wasn't as easy as consulting a link to an Amazon wish list and pressing a one-click buy button. If you needed to go Christmas shopping (or, you know, shopping shopping) you had to get...
I realize that this recipe for peppermint mocha pudding shots makes (over) 50 shots of pudding. I also realize that that is an awful lot of pudding. But, hear me out. It was 2am. I was drunk. And I just wanted the damn things to have...
Learn more about this Peppermint mocha pudding shot recipe here. Peppermint Mocha Pudding Shots Holiday-themed pudding shots based off of my favorite seasonal coffee drink, the peppermint mocha. 5 boxes instant chocolate pudding ((I used a mix of chocolate fudge and devil's food))4 cups cold milk1...
My family celebrated Christmas yesterday. It makes sense, really. We have such a small family and we all live somewhere in Chicago or the suburbs that we see each other often enough. And there are so few of us that it's a little repetitive to...
There's nothing like a slew of holiday parties to make you totally re-asess all your priorities. All of them. Don't get me wrong, I still plan to head back on the road soon. And I don't plan on having babies any time soon. Any. Time....
A few years ago my family stopped celebrating Christmas on Christmas. It was a logical decision. Our family is pretty small and we all live close, in Chicago and the suburbs, so we can see each other at any time. And my oldest sister is...
