25 Days of Christmas: Days 17,18 & 19

Day 17: Christmas cupcakes!
Last year I got this book for Christmas:


It has amazing recipes in it for cupcakes. They even have cupcakes that look like Chinese take out and everything is made from candy and is edible. So I tried one of their simpler recipes and I have to say I am pretty darn impressed with myself!

Poinsettias!



Big red gum and M&Ms. Who knew? The inside is gingerbread flavored and then iced with vanilla icing and rolled in white coarse sugar crystals.

Day 18: MY 28TH BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a great day that included lunch with C, a little Christmas shopping (so I did do something Christmassy, which I normally don't like to do on my birthday.) Then I went and watched C coach his 9th grade church basketball game.

I got some surprises throughout the week leading up to my big day. Including this cute "Birthday Girl" wine glass from my mom:

Then onto dinner at Ruth's Chris.

Where C got me a new camera and it's orange!

I had a great birthday. Christopher went to a lot of trouble to give me a very special day.

Day 19: Christmas and my birthday with C's family.

Carrot cake cupcakes! My favorite!

C's sweet grandfather made me his delicious homemade spaghetti. Yum!