sookie's cookie: December 2008

Snowy winter days and nights 2

I forgot I have a couple more photos of snow. but taken at different times..

So these photos were taken before the recent snowstorm.
I think the snow had melted but because it was so cold, the water froze and became ice. I thought it was pretty cool.

Class went out to L'Academie. This was the view from the window. The branches are iced up.

The ladies
We noticed that Pat's hair and glasses were reminiscent of a well-known American politician...

Snowy winter days and nights

So apparently it's snowing a lot all over North America.
W said that it might snow in Los Angeles too!

I went to church on Sunday night - it was more like a cell group because it was at Ben's house.
On the way home, I took a couple of pictures.

Yesterday I thought, it would be nice to have a ginger cookie. ONE ginger cookie..
I was probably primed by the Gingerbread man that I saw in Premiere Moisson. So when I got home, I was like "hm..I really want a ginger cookie. I wonder if the gingerbread man I saw was really gingerbread man or just a cookie in the shape gingerbread man. ...hm..maybe if it is just a plain cookie, I'll buy ginger cake. but what am i going to do with a whole cake??". Talk about "for the want of a ginger cookie".
Anyway, I spoke to mafily yesterday and we decided a ginger cookie was the way to go.
On the way to the grocery store today, I stopped by Premiere Moisson and to my joy, it was a gingerbread cookie!!
hehe
So I took some photos of my gingerbread man.

Looking smart and snazzy

Out of the package and onto a plate.

Hanging out with the Java man.

Hanging out with Mr. Nokia.

Calling someone..I'm not sure who..

Do you remember?

HAHA! good times cheche!

Friday night

*The following 3 posts were taken from socpsych.blogspot.com*
And then I added some additional stuff to this one..:)

good gracious..
I have tons of photos!

I told JB that we'll bake bread on Friday night. So we (or the dictatorial me) decided on baguette and apple bread.
I used a 5 hour starter for the apple bread. Basic white bread recipe (+cider, butter and dried cinnamon apple slices).
The baguettes could have done with a longer fermentation, but the guests were over..so I baked the baguettes on the 2nd rise, after shaping.

JB tries her hand at old school kneading.

"Its ALIIVVEEEE!" Although with JB's happy face, it's more like "it's alive! :))"

First guest arrives. "ok guys..strike a pose!"
Emily is modeling the dried apples and JB is holding beautiful melted Lindt/PC chocolate.

While the rest chill...

"READDYYY!! I'm so excited!! ARRGGGHH!!! "

Justin takes the first stab.

Mmmm..bread. :)

Thanks guys for the amazing visit and all the happy memories.

Thanks to JB for hosting and putting up with my 2 showers a day. :)
Thanks to Karina for Fedexing me cookies.
Sorry Kristin: I don't know what I was thinking - no pictures of dinner??! Thanks for dinner!
Thanks Jen for Toronto.
Thanks David for coffee
Thanks Emily for lip balm! Life saver!
Sara: Sorry I missed you this time. hopefully I'll see you sometime?? Have a great time in Switzerland!

I'm so incredibly blessed to know you all. Like seriously. :)
Just amazing.

AND THEN...(this is added! hehe) - I took the train back to Montreal. The train person asked me if I would volunteer to open the exit doors in the unlikely event of an emergency, so I said sure. She came around with the cart, and gave me free coffee because "you are my door person", and 5 seconds later, came back with the little cheese and asked if I would like to have it because there's only one left and she doesn't want to throw it away. wahh..thank God! hehe.I'm not sure it really makes sense since its not like the cheese would expire, but maybe its policy? but PRAISE GOD! :D

Blessed Christmas! Have a great break!