biscuits and snow

The snow in Atlanta has basically incapacitated the whole city, not that it really snowed all that much but there was no preparation- no streets were salted, people don't have snow tires etc, everyone tried to leave work/school at the same time driving on icy roads and so it was rather a disaster. However, I've been lucky enough to be sitting at home comfortably enjoying myself while many of my friends were stuck on the interstate for hours upon hours. I've spent my snow day(s) drinking, listening to Harry Potter on tape, making these parmesan and thyme biscuits and watching movies. 

The Ross Sisters

This video made the internet rounds a couple weeks ago and I just cannot get enough!

NYC trip

This past week I went up to New York City for a friend visit. I figured it was time I tried again since my first trip to the city wasn't the best ever, probably because I was a mopey teenager. This time I didn't make a schedule or anything, we mostly just wandered around and didn't stress about seeing all the things we "should." The best part, besides my lovely friends of course, was the food. Some of my favorite eats/shopping were dumplings in chinatown, mind-blowing creations at Waffle and Wolf, awesome pie and styling at Four & Twenty Blackbirds, cheap arcade games at Barcade, surprisingly affordable vintage at Beacon's Closet, breakfast at Jimmy's Diner after a night of dancing at Glasslands, and a drool-worthy collection of books/zines/prints at Desert Island where I bought the amazing print. I mostly spent money on food since the attractions we went to were either cheap or free. The Met is technically pay as you can, the Staten Island Ferry, Central Park and the Brooklyn Bridge are of course all free, and ice skating at prospect park was about $15 but completely worth it. So doing NYC on the cheap is totally possible if you have a bit of self restraint.

presents

These are some presents I made for special folks this year.

cookies

I unintentionally made the creepiest cookie ever this year. I promise they weren't all that terrifying, the tree is my proof.