Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday. Show all posts

4/12/2009

Easter Tide











Happy Easter, my dear friends! Today is a sparkling sunny day in Washington, DC, although quite chilly so I've been a bit nippy in my Lilly shift at church this morning. My family went to the National Cathedral for the Easter Service, and it was beautiful as usual. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful place to worship. The Girls Choir sounded beautiful, and Dean Lloyd gave a wonderful sermon. My brother is up at college in Vermont and sadly wasn't able to make it home this Easter, but I sat with my parents and had a very special morning. This afternoon we are hosting all our our extended family on my father's side for Easter Dinner. I must keep this post short because guests are to arrive at 3:30! It will be lovely to see my cousins whom I haven't seen in a long time. To begin with we're toasting a Happy Easter this afternoon with Grapefruit Spritzers - my mom and I kind of made of the recipe, but it's a grapefruit twist on delicious white wine sangria.  Happy Easter to you all!

4/09/2009

Easter Chocolates




Just finished making a few chocolate bunnies! Here are some pics!

4/06/2009

Easter Cookies






Easter is absolutely my favorite holiday. Pastel colors, dying eggs, green grass and flowers budding into springtime, wearing an Easter hat to church, Easter egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, carrots, spring dresses......I love everything about it! I always make homemade Easter treats for my loved ones, such as chocolates and easter cookies, and this year I've been sending off little packages to all my relatives (I have lots of older cousins who all have adorable young kids). Last night I had fun with my Williams-Sonoma Easter sprinkles kit and decorated some sugar cookies. I was so happy that every sugar cookie came out of the oven perfectly done! Here are a couple of pictures. Next I will be making chocolate bunnies to give to my local friends and family. I hope you are all enjoying your pre-Easter season as well. Even though it's raining here in Ithaca, I know spring must be just around the corner!