Scenes from Christmas Day

I was SO spoiled this Christmas.

{A beautiful blog friend mailed me this gorgeous knitted cowl. Thanks so much Michelle! I cannot wait to rock it and when I do, I will be sure to post a picture for you}

My favorite gifts were:

{A pizza roller pin from my sister who was sick of watching me use an empty wine bottle to roll my pizza dough}

{Adele's CD from my SIL. So excited to play this CD over and over again}

{A dessert cookbook from my MIL that way I can start to bake in 2012}

{And so much more but I don't want to appear too obnoxious by mentioning it all. But can I say that I really like stocking gifts. I never did it growing up and didn't start until I met Sean. I love it}

{But hubs topped it off with this gift}

{Yes, I am a tad bit obsessed. I cannot wait to wear it with my new cowl}

{Any who, here's some scenes from Christmas Day}

{Absolutely in love with her. Now if only Fella would come out when she is out}

{I made two lasagnas for Christmas dinner and they were such a hit. My family in law gave me so many compliments on it and I'm happy that others besides Sean and I understand that you do not need to use Ricotta Cheese to have lasagna :)}

{My delicious plate}

{My gorgeous niece, Nadiyah, who lovingly told me that I am her best friend and that she wishes she can have a baby sister who is just like me. Does it get any sweeter than that?}

{I also realized that I didn't take any pictures of the rest of the family. Shame on me}

These are my favorite cookies of all time. It is seasonal so I can only purchase them during the holidays. So on November 1st, I get on their website and order tons of star cookies. I won't say that I ordered 5 boxes and there is only 1.5 left. Anyway, are you ready for a story regarding these cookies? Well, here goes.


My sisters and I always bought these cookies growing up. There was this grocery store that sold a cookie for 5 cents each and it was definitely a favorite. One day my sisters and I got to talking and we suddenly had a craving for these cookies. We hadn't had them for years. We went to the grocery store and they no longer sold it. In fact, the store was owned by a new owner so we couldn't get the information about the infamous star cookie. For about 4 years my sisters and I searched high and low on the Internet to find them.

One day, I get home and there is a package at my door. I see it is from my older sister and I'm surprised because there was no occasion. I open them and inside laid these cookies. I cried my eyes out. I could not believe that she had found them.

Moving on, after dinner we went to Sean's aunt's house for dessert where I brought my red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and green sprinkles and Oreo Truffles. Can you guess which ones Nadiyah helped me with? :)

{Then when we got home, I enjoyed a glass of Red Cat wine, staring at our Christmas tree and Izabella. She was entertained for hours with the big bone she got in her Christmas stocking}

{I think the bone wore her out}

{Is anyone else super sad to put away their Christmas decorations? I am. I am going to hold off until New Years Day and then quite possibly shed a tear or two}

Well, that's my Christmas Day in a nutshell. Hope you all had incredible Christmases too! xoxoxo