I really don't blog enough

I'm sorry it has been so long. I have a bit of an excuse--Thanksgiving, my grandfather's funeral, crazy Christmas preparations. I did find a little bit of time to make some Christmas goodies. I made Nigella Lawson's Chocolate Gingerbread again, this time in a bundt pan, and it was beautiful and delicious. I tried toffee for the first time (using this recipe). It was easy and really yummy.

We leave for the East Coast in two days, for a rushed week of family/friends/Christmas and all that. I'm excited. It's started me thinking about this move to Alaska. I miss my old friends and my family. I love the wilderness here, and the new people we've met, but I still feel such a connection to my network of friends and family back east. It's hard. We are adventuring up here and enjoying that. I'm probably just having the mid-winter blues.

Speaking of which, there's a cup of my favorite chai made with 1/2 cup of eggnog waiting for me. There is also a couch with a blanket, a Christmas tree, and snow falling outside. I think I'll go curl up.

(our living room, decorated for Christmas)