We traveled all over the place to see friends and family over Christmas and New Years (about 55 hours of driving.. whew! Luckily I wasn't the driver ;)) We had a wonderful few weeks celebrating the holidays.
Here's a gift I gave to some people this year - I was really excited about it! Pre-measured ingredients to make chocolate chip cookies. There are just a few extra liquid ingredients to add and you have EASY home made cookies. I thought about making a few jars for myself for days I want homemade cookies and don't want to mix them up :)
Here's the "recipe" I used to make the cookie jars - they're super easy!
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Got to see friends we don't get to see very often! Love these girls and wish we lived closer! :)
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Got to visit my Grammy who we don't get to see very often. It was great catching up with her.
And got to see Midwest winter weather at it's finest!
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White trees
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White piles
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White sunsets... oh my!!
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My parents and Grammy. Notice my dad sporting his new Christmas sweater from his favorite kids :)
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We spent some Quality time with Nick's family too
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His Grandpa reading about Jesus' birth in Luke chapter 2. We also celebrated his grandma's 80th birthday that day! Those two are such a great and inspiring couple.
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Pretty sky among our many car trips
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We took a quick trip to STL to see Amber and Zach and I didn't even get a picture of or with them, but I did snap this one on the road! We spent New Years Eve with them and checked out their new pad! It was so great seeing them :) and surprising them with our visit!
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A bridge between MO and IL - I've been loving the aesthetics of bridges lately... :)
Happy New Year! Let's make this year great one day at a time.
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