We were so afraid to pass this nasty cold on to our friends that we turned down (an extremely attractive) invitation to spend New Year's Eve eating barbacoa with some of our favorite Mexicans.
Instead, we pulled out Risk and taught our children the fine art of world domination; and then we had banana splits. (FYI - I am waaaay better at making chocolate sauce than I am at world domination)
We had planned to put the kids down to bed at 8:30pm and then wake them up right before midnight so that we could all go up on the rooftop and watch for the city fireworks,
but
world domination kept going on and oooooooon
and by the time our (weeping, hacking) children were brushing their teeth, we knew that the compassionate parenting choice was to let them sleep, undisturbed, into the new year.
Joshua and I did make it up to the rooftop though, where we ran into a couple of neighbors who poured us champagne, joined us in looking for fireworks, and confessed that they had liked our christmas cookies so much, that they had stollen a bag of cookies that we had tied to another (absent) neighbor's door. That was a serious - albeit shady - compliment. And, I'm reminded why we pass out Christmas cookies: because of the doors it opens and the conversations it starts.
So, happy new year, my friends.
if you haven't passed out cookies yet, it's not too late.
The stealing of your cookies made me laugh. I KNOW how good they are and although stealing is wrong, I can see why they stole their unknowing neighbor's cookies. Thankfully, I have the recipe and it's my go-to sugar cookie recipe. My friends in Durango told me they were the "best cookies in the world."
ReplyDeleteWe delivered cinnamon rolls this year and I think it's a tradition we're going to keep up.
Sorry you've all been sick during the holidays. Hope you're all on the mend. Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
cinnamon rolls, huh? I like it!
ReplyDeleteI think you are going to have to share your "so good that neighbors are willing to steal them for more" cookies with the rest of us. I love ideas of how to purposefully pursue open-door opportunities, and am always entertained by how often food is involved. Works for me! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced that the food/reaionship connection is Divinely ordained!
Deletelove this...and the confessions/compliments of your neighbors. you are so good at "opening doors"...guess it will also be a good story (and door opening opportunity) for the neighbor who was absent!
ReplyDeletedid the card arrive??
yes!
Deleteno card yet . . . I PROMISE - you won't have to ask to know when it gets here! :)
just curious how long it takes...
Deletereasonable curiosity :)
Deletei just love how you are making cookies in an awesome dress!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to wear all my awesome dresses on a regular basis, so that they get all used up. by the way, do you wear the dress that we wore for Abi's wedding? because I wear mine like three times a week, and I'm afraid it's going to wear out soon. you should give yours to me if it's just sitting in your closet. (please?)
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