Lookin' forward to the New Year

We're racing against the clock! The holidays are here and before you know it, it'll be 2012! Alyssa's been working hard on getting our first calendar together! So far, so good!



We're making great strides to get ready for a couple of trade shows in January, and hurrying to get our holiday cards out and these calendars finished! Are you in a rush to finish your last minute projects? Are you still decorating? Making plans for the break? Planning a vacation? You are? Me too. ;P

Also, in other news, I'll be teaching my last class of the Fall semester on Friday! I am so sad it's almost over! This semester went SO fast!! I'm sure I'll shed a tear or two (I'm such a softie). I've got a great surprise planned for those guys (I'll give you a hint -- I'll be surprising them with something delicious!)

Wish me luck - and good luck to you! As we are nearing the final stretch of the year, things will only get crazier!

PAPER BICYCLE PESTO. Yes, you heard right.

Yes. We did it. We made something. Something delicious and wonderful and full of vigorous team effort! We visited my parents this weekend on our way back from a trip to Chicago (more on that trip soon!) and we started on a fresh endeavor. We tried to cook something. Thanks to my mom's gorgeous counter top (and thanks to my Mom), we were able to document how we did it. Yes! Pesto Success!





I even ate some of it when it was done! It's edible!
(Basil, Toasted Pine Nuts, Parmesan Cheese, Salt, Pepper, Olive Oil - seriously, just keep putting it all in a blender until it looks/tastes good.) That's my kind of cooking.