Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all! I’m so glad to be spending time with family and friends this winter break, and I hope you all are doing the same. Being able to take a break from everything that is going on in the world to spend time around the ones you love is very heartwarming.

It will only be a short blogpost today so I can spend time with family, but I’d love to talk about what I enjoy doing with family when I’m home for the holidays.

When I’m not designing, I usually enjoy baking or cooking in the kitchen. This is especially true when any major holiday comes around. I spent most of the day yesterday baking cookies with my mom, which is probably my favorite thing to do before Christmas. We always use the same sugar cookie recipe and frosting recipe, and they turn out delicious every time.

I have a secret to admit, that I love eating the cookie dough before baking the cookies! I know you’re not supposed to, but I just can’t help myself, haha!

Once we finally get all of the sugar cookies baked, it’s time to decorate. Decorating is my favorite part of making cookies, since it allows me to be creative in a brand new medium that I’m typically not used to working in. My mom and I always laugh: she decorates cookies to be eaten, and I decorate cookies to look at! I made cookies that looked like real Christmas trees, gingerbread men, and reindeer. They looked beautiful and so yummy!

I’m so glad that this is one of the many great things that happens during this time of year in my life, and I hope you all have these wonderful moments too. Have a wonderful holiday season everybody!

TC