Chocolate class!

I finished teaching my kindergarden English class yesterday and as I was leaving the classroom, their teacher was carrying in a tray full of chocolate bars for their weekly cooking class!  I literally stopped in my tracks!  She laughed and asked if I wanted to join!  Um, yes please!

So, there I was, a student in a kindergarden cooking class.  That should tell you a lot about me and my cooking skills!  This weeks lesson was "making chocolates!"  I learned how to melt chocolate by placing it in a metal bowl (and stirring), while it floated in another bowl filled with 50 degree celcius water!  Good to know!  Then, I helped pour it into special holiday molds.  I'm not gonna lie... it was informative, and I REALLY appreciated them allowing me to participate!  :)  ***  

What I appreciated even more though was when Nicole, one of my students, walked all the way up to my classroom, on the 4th floor, to give me the chocolates I made, along with some popcorn, and a banana! 

That's cereal (special K) on the tops of the chocolates in the front!  It's to die for!

To say "I love my job" is a bit of an understatement!  Don't ya think!?

Welcome Christmas!

Christmas season has officially begun as far as I'm concerned!  I've been playing Diana Krall's Christmas Album, and The Rat Pack Christmas album (thank you Jessica Perlaza for the recommendation) for the past couple days!  There's something about having Christmas music on that makes me wanna cuddle up close to Aaron, with a comfy blanket, and a cup full of Korean coffee (the one's from the sticks!), and maybe sneak a kiss or two!

Aaron helped me decorate this year, and I thought this was a fitting picture!  My mom gave me this ornament a couple years ago to match a "J" that I already had.  When she originally gave it to me, it stood for Anderson, but Aaron likes to think it's HIS ornament!  I guess he's right... A for Aaron!

I love this picture!  Thanks for helping A.

Ever since I was a little girl, I've dreamed of having a HUGE Christmas tree with a beautiful home to decorate for Christmas!  I lived that dream for a couple years, and loved it while it lasted, but I'm more than happy with my mini Christmas tree and handmade stockings this year!  Less to tear down in January too!

Now, time for some shopping, so I can lay presents under the tree!

Merry Christmas family and friends!