Oh my land....

Benjamin.... help me.

Benj! Look what you have to make?? It's a harry potter cake......

... it's on Netflix... you know what to do. ;)

Speaking of.....

Oh boy..... I've lost it. Or found it. Either way. Thank you smittenkitchen. Thanks a lot.

Cranberry Pecan Frangipane Tart

Spiced Applesauce Cake

Upside-down Cranberry Cake

Apple Cider Doughnuts

Baked Pumpking and Sour Cream puddings

Pear Cranberry and Gingersnap Crumble

Pear Crisps with Vanilla Brown Butter

Pumpkin Muffins

Winter Squash Soup with Gruyere Croutons

My Button (Lindsay of chourse)

I love you most ardiently... and I also love this idea! it's so much fun! well, I should come over and smell the chrap out of that chandle.... YES! Of course they hired you! why wouldn't they? well... I'm ok with you not coming over as often... for now.... but you better come over at least every once in a while... or I will go insane.... don't doubt it. But that does make coming to your house alot more fun :). And you will be able to do so many things with that money! Also, you will be able to buy like all of your clothes there! And it will be super cheap! that's so great! yep, those are as cute as Joseph! you could make both kinds maybe? YES! that is exactly what I mean! this is going to be tons of fun. ok, I'll tell her... if I remember... and that does look delicious! much better than pinapple upside down cake! I'm so glad you like her blog!!!! I would have read the whole thing, but there is only so much study hall you know? haha. She really is so cool huh?! that apple cider sounds delicious! so... I am drawing a Where The Wild Things Are (the book) picture in my sketchbook! well... I've run out of time... so I guess this is goodbye... for a while... :). I love you so, I'll eat you up!

Benjamin (The one that loves you the most)

Benjamin,

I love this idea I had :). I like it when you post things........

Well, for starters, this candle..... the Gingerbread candle from Yankee Candle..... is perfect. The other day I told Chubbs, "I think we should get a Christmasy candle....Then it would smell like Christmas." Well, yesterday I had an interview at the mall (that story comes later), and afterwards he walked me over to the new Yankee Candle store. After smelling at least 20 different Christmasy scented candles, this was the one we decided on. It was such a good decision.... Our house smells so good, you have no idea. Believe it....

Ok, on to the interview. I think I got a job, Benjy! Where at? Yep, that's right.... Gap-ioli. Yes! After weeks of calling them every other day and bugging them almost to the point of insanity, they finally scheduled an interview with me. Now... I can't quite celebrate all the way yet, because she hasn't said, "yes, you have the job." But.... she said to plan on it being a "yes," and she will call me this afternoon to let me know. If I get it, I have orientation TONIGHT, and will start right away :). Pray for me Benjermin. Now, this means that we won't see eachother as often, but what else does it mean? When we DO see eachother/You finally decide to come visit me, I will have money to do fun things with :). Also it means I don't have to use Chubbs' money to buy him a Christmas present :). Hooray!!! If I get this job.... I am going to cry a little bit, I'm sure of it :). It's exactly the job I want, so I can't even be upset about not getting all of those other jobs! Also, I think I get a 50% discount at Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic. Best :).

Benjamin! You're the best ever! And you inspired me to search some more. Look What I found! Do you think they're as cute as I do?? Ok, now.... I don't think I'd make them into houses..... to much work. But the general look of them is cute, right? If they were just little mushroomees.... Tell me what you think. But thank you so much for like to the other one too. I'm still trying to decide which one I like more.....

Gingerbread decorations for the tree.... You mean like this?? I loooove it. Great plan :). We've got to get some molasses.....

Hmm.... what else? I want to make this cake. It's the smittenkitchen Gingerbread Apple Upside-down cake. It looks kind of gross, mainly because you wonder what the brown things on top are. Raisins? Dates? What???.... Well, after studying it carefully, I've come to the conclusions that either they're just really done apples, or delicious pockets of some caramely, brown sugary goodness. Yep. Now don't you want some too?.....You should tell mom to get some Molasses.... :P

Now Benjamin.... I have something to admit to you that's kind of embarrassing. You know Brittani's blog? Well.... I read the whole thing yesterday. Every single post. Believe it. I like her more than ever. I wish she would just discover that she loves you. Also, she really is great. I don't understand how she is so great, but she sure is......

Last item. This place. http://www.farnsworthcidermill.com/ I found it the other day. Chubbs said that he had never had fresh apple cider and I said he had to try some. It is the best thing in my life. After I tried some, so long ago, my life was changed forever. So.... I went in search of a cider mill in Utah. There's one in Sandy. ^ That place. But what sold it? It sells Christmas Trees!!! The day after Thanksgiving. So, Chubbs said we could go get some cider and pick out a Christmas tree the very next day if we wanted :). I am thinking that we can't do it the VERY next day because... I will have to work. BUT.... it'll happen. And it'll be so fun. Fact.

Benjamin, I love you.

Well Lindsay, so... I think I love your ideas... and your owls ... but don't have any genious ideas like you do... 'cause you took them all... EXCEPT!!! I think that we should make gingerbread men to put on your tree! What do you think? And I have to come to your house supa soooon! And then we can go to Joanne's and make ornaments, hot chocolate, pumpkin pie (and buy a pumpkin to make it with) and eggnog!!! And sew hoodies, listen to Christmas music/watch Christmas "flicks" ;) and sometime help you decorate your tree! Also, I'm almost positive that Grandma is ok with coming down and sleeping here... so we will probably have Thanksgiving together :).

And by the way, here is Brittani Bills's blog address :)http://livelaughlovehopebeans.blogspot.com/ enjoy :), I did.

ALSO! haha, I found this to help you with your crafting :) http://worldofwhimm.blogspot.com/2009/07/fabric-mushroom-tutorial.html hopefully it helps :).

Well Benjamin,

I've started on my Christmas-ornamenting. I stole a bunch of fabric from mom (obviously) and have started trying to figure out how to make some of the cutest things we found. Well... I've been making owls because I can't figure out how to make anything else yet.... :(. It's frustrating and hurts my back and would almost put me in an awful mood, but I've got Christmas music playing while I do it, so I've been fine so far :). I would post pictures, but.... you've got my chamera :). I really want to make a bunch of mushrooms but I can't figure out how to do them!!! But believe me... when I figure it out, I will make billions. We will have a mushroom tree. Here are some other ornament ideas I thought of.... Tell me what you think.

- Owls

-Mushrooms

-Acorns

-Snail

-Whale

-Bird

- Balls

- Hearts?/Stars?

- Candy Canes?

and.... I'm sure I'll think of more.

Now, I throw all of these ideas out there like I'm really going to do them, but with how well it's going so far... I think this owl will be my last work :). I hope not, but we'll see :). And yes.... we're still having a popcorn/cranberry string :).

Look what I have.

"Happy christmas Harry!"

Well, I think if you decorate your tree like that, you definately have to invite me over... it'll be a blast :).

I think these are just darling...

Oh.

And while I'm at it, I may as well mention that I wouldn't be an ounce happier than if our Christmas tree looked just like this..... Which is probably pretty likely :).

Oh bother....

I've been rampaging through November like there's not Thanksgiving... and look what I found.

For You My Dear...

:)