happy new year's eve

i feel like i should be doing a year-in-review post, but i'm not. i'll save that for the eve of my birthday. it will mix well with the list wrap-up.

i'm off work today, as i'll be working at an event tomorrow. i slept in and still was up by 8:30. by 9:30 i had laundry started and apples thawing on the stove. by 10:30 i had a french/dutch apple pie in the oven and a muffuletta melding in the fridge. by 11:30 the family calendars were all bound, the living room was mostly cleaned and i was ready to get in the shower. now it's 12:15 and the third load of laundry just buzzed that it was done. i do love productive mornings away from the office.

in case you're curious, the apple pie has a crumbly topping (making it dutch) and a layer of cream cheese in the bottom (making it french). it also has some caramel in there. and it's made in a spring form pan so it's a deep dish apple pie. i'm pretty excited to slice it up and see how it tastes. :)