Matt is one week closer to being done his first seminary semester and we are both one week closer to coming home for Christmas! And I can't even tell you how excited we are about both of these matters. :P The countdown is totally on!
Matt has spent the weekend busy studying for his two finals coming up this week. He writes his History of Christianity exam Monday morning and then his Greek exam Tuesday morning, and then he's DONE! He's heading out Tuesday night to celebrate with some of the guys from his bible study and then he won't have to think about school again until the New Year. I'm really excited for him... he really needs the break!
We have a pretty busy week coming up before Matt leaves for home next Sunday. Wednesday night we are having our landlord and her 2 kids over for dinner since her husband is out of town for the week... Should be kind of interesting! Some of the first people I'll cook for that aren't family. Yikes! :P Thursday night Matthew and I are going to do our own lil "family Christmas". We just decided to do some small gifts and spend some time together before he leaves. Unfortunately, he is already wearing and enjoying his slippers so I have to think quick about what else to get him! Friday we are heading over to some friends place for dinner and games. Looking forward to that! Saturday we're gonna be busy packing food for the guys trip to Alberta and packing all the gifts and clothes too. And then Saturday night we are going to a Christmas party for the Toyota dealerships here in the city. The body shop I work for is affiliated with and owned by the same family as the Toyota dealerships so we were invited to go represent the body shop with my manager and her husband. It's a pretty fancy deal so I had to head out and get a shirt and tie for my hubby and make sure i have something to wear that suits the weather. I'll try to remember to take/post pictures next week! And then Sunday morning Matt, Eric and Tim are climbing in the car to begin the trek home to Alberta. Crazy!!!!
This weekend I was busy baking some Christmas treats. Eric's girlfriend Joy came over Friday night and we baked up a storm. Eric loves banana chocolate chip muffins so I showed Joy how to make those... and we made a ton of them! While she was busy with those, I was making Matt's favorite Christmas treat "Eggnog Cookie Cups". Here's the link if you're interested in trying them: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Eggnog-Filled-Cookie-Cups . Soooooo good! Kind of finicky to make but so worth it! Then yesterday, I made some Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles. Basically, you just make some safe to eat cookie dough (like this one for example: http://www.food.com/recipe/heathers-safe-to-eat-raw-chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-108925), then roll it into little balls and place on cookie sheets in the freezer. Let them harden for an hour or two and then melt some chocolate chips in the microwave. Then, toss the balls of cookie dough into the melted chocolate and coat it. Then put them back on the cookie sheet (with wax paper on it to make it easier) and back in the freezer so the chocolate can harden. And then eat and ENJOY! :) Yum, yum!
Here's a couple pictures of the treats:
The banana chocolate chip muffin recipe is one I got from my mom that she's been making for years. I have a mini-muffin tin that I use to make some bite size muffins.
Well, that's about all for this week! Less than two weeks and we will both be home to spend time with family and friends celebrating the Christmas season! YAY!!
Much Love,
M & J
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