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December 17, 2016

icy winter days



CHRISTMAS HAPPY LIST

| homemade egg nog | 
(see the recipe at the bottom)
| skidding around on icy sidewalks
| youtube Christmas playlists |
| ordering 5 million books off of thriftbooks.com |
(best. website. ever)
| hosting friends over for dinner |
| game nights by the glowing Christmas tree lights |
| packing for a trip to Costa Rica |
(be jealous) 
| skyping my Mother |
| laughing at my own jokes |
| doing crazy college student things |
(mainly 'cause of Charlie)
| bundling up in 4 layers of clothes |

 It's been a cozy winter so far. Cooold -- but lovely. For Advent, the husband and I have been crossing things off of our bucket list. We put up our first Christmas tree together, visited downtown St. Charles, did our Christmas shopping on Amazon and experimented with homemade eggnog.  
Somehow we ended up with (literally) 16 dozen eggs from Charlie's grandparents. Making eggnog was the obvious solution. I love eggnog -- I could live on it. This recipe makes such creamy, rich nog -- infinitely better than the stuff you buy at Wal-Mart. There's something satisfying about slurping on the foam and bragging about your abilities in the kitchen. 

1 dozen eggs
4 cups milk
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups sugar
nutmeg to taste

~ Separate the yolks and the whites
Cover the whites and put them in the fridge
Whisk the yolks with sugar until it's creamy and banana colored
Beat in the milk and cream
Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour
Beat the whites until it forms stiff peaks
Fold it into the creamy mixture
Serve with nutmeg ~
*recipe is not mine -- it's from the wonderful inter webs*

In case y'all haven't heard. I am headed to Costa Rica in a next week with the Herrick fam. You won't be hearing from me for a while. BUT I will have several thousand pictures to share once we return. There will be a bombardment of jungles, beaches, volcanoes and toucans here on the blog ;) 
Till then -- stay safe m'dears and have a Merry Christmas! Praise the Lord for sending His marvelous Son!!