dress you up in my love

after much shopping, i finally found my new years eve dress.
and for a bargain as well! $40 for a $150 dress...
LPH is so proud of my fiscal conservatism.

i'll be home for christmas...

when i was little and had one of those christmas vacation things (ok, i can't complain, this is my first year sans one...), we always made our cookies for christmas on december 23rd. my mom had a specific cookie or two she made with each one of us. we would get all dressed in clothes we didn't mind splattering chocolate on, dripping egg on, or getting dirty from self-imposed food fights. then we would each get OUR time with our mom preparing our house for the noisy prinz/lickteig christmas. i loved this day almost as much as i loved licking the spoon to everything, because being the baby has its perks...

well this year we are hosting LPH's family at our apartment for christmas eve. since i have no christmas break (and even have court christmas eve morning!), i must bake today the cookies and brownies. i'm wishing my mommy was here for this (though she probably will be via phone several times...).

just kidding

this is one of the most adorable pictures i have ever seen.
i just want to squeeze the cheeks!

p.s. no, there is no clock ticking.
i lost a trial today i thought i wouldn't,
so i went looking for pictures that made me smile.
this one took the cake.

p.p.s. give credit where credit is due. taken from here.