{A few images from our Christmas}
This year marks the first Christmas that either Bowl #2 or I will spend away from our parents. But it also marks the first Christmas we’ll spend together. So it’s a little bit of sad, but also a lot of happy. (Like the fact that we stayed up late last night playing cards and eating chips and ice cream. Instead of going to midnight mass. And celebrating Jesus’s birthday at home.)
This is the first Christmas, too, that I’ll be sharing with you all through this blog! I don’t know if I’ve ever stopped to say this, but this blog brings to life dreams and passions I didn’t know I had even six months ago — it’s given me an outlet for so much that brings me joy. And obviously that wouldn’t have been possible, at all, ever, without you. So, for all that you do, thank you so very much. It means the world to me. And for those celebrating, I hope you’re all having perfect Christmases. 🙂
OK, time to make some bacon pancakes. (And butter mochi! If we can’t actually be in Hawaii for Christmas, we sure can pretend.)
Janine
So glad you decided to start blogging! Your photos and posts are beautiful and a great source of inspiration – wishing you both a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
tworedbowls
Same to you and yours, Janine! And thank you so, so much — that means a lot. Love your blog too and so glad that we “met” this year! Enjoy the rest of your Christmas. 🙂
Monica Lazar
Your photos describe such a beautiful atmosphere! Merry Christmas to you too!
tworedbowls
It was a very peaceful Christmas. 🙂 Thanks, Monica — hope you had a lovely one yourself.
saucygander
I love your blog, am so glad to have found it. Looks like you had a great Christmas, and bring on bacon pancakes I say! 😀
tworedbowls
Haha, we sure did! That means so much to hear — so glad to have found you too. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
URBAN BAKES
Merry Christmas Cynthia! I’m really glad to you enjoy blogging. I completely understand where you’re coming from. I hope you got everything you wished for. 🙂
tworedbowls
You too girl. 🙂 Excited to be co-guest-posters!
Linda
Merry belated Christmas! The husband and I decided not to go home for Christmas either this year. Which meant… lots and lots and lots of Christmas-y movies and songs and twinkly lights and eggnog and Chinese food in Chelsea to make up for it. A little lonesome, but cozy as well. So I feel you. It looks like you had a wonderful time though! (I tried to convince Chris to play cards with me, but he wanted to read ghost stories out loud instead, heh.) That cake and those dumplings! So cute!
Happy new year!
tworedbowls
Isn’t it tough? I Skyped my family in the midst of their Christmas hubbub and it was wistful, to say the least. At the same time, this was definitely the most peaceful Christmas we’ve ever had… 😉 Your Christmas does sound so cozy! (Also, Chinese food in Chelsea? Where? I’m intrigued!) Glad you weathered the smidge of lonely okay too. And happy new year to you!
Lan | morestomach
there is something so right about being able to do at least one christmas on your own. it makes you appreciate the times when you are able to spend with family, but also, it allows you to create your own traditions. it sounds like a lovely way to spend the holidays, in lieu of heading to Hawaii. joyful joyful. jesus understands. 🙂
tworedbowls
Ha! I 200% agree with you, Lan. It really did feel right — and makes you feel like you’re really choosing to celebrate Christmas, in ways that give the holiday its true meaning (or the meaning you want it to have, I suppose). Loved seeing bits of your holiday 🙂 sounds like you had a great one yourself!
Magda
I’ve just found your blog and it’s beautiful and delicious here. I will come back for more.
Happy New Year 🙂
tworedbowls
Yay! So happy to hear that, Magda! Happy New Year to you too 🙂
Mama's Gotta Bake
Lovely photos!
tworedbowls
Thank you so much! 🙂
Jessica (Coco/Mingo)
OMG!! Your Christmas looked like it was wonderfully delicious and beautiful, my dear!! Your naked cake is SOOO beautiful! I love love love that we have Hawaii in common. Seriously, isn’t butter mochi the most amazing thing ever? When I went home for Thanksgiving, I swear, I had it at least 3 times a week (eek!!). Happy new year! So glad to have met you and I can’t wait to see what you have in store for 2014! xoxo
tworedbowls
You are so so lovely, Jessica! You made my day with your comments. Ugh I can eat butter mochi forever (until I feel sick.) Butter mochi and poke. haha. And I am so obsessed with naked cakes!! Poor indecent cakes, they’ll probably never be properly iced ever again. Same to you and SO glad we’re blog-friends!!!
Shikha la mode
Oh man, mochi and pancakes? Come to SF so we can do all these wonderful food things!!
tworedbowls
!! I really need to one of these days! Hope you make it to NY soon yourself 🙂 Merry Christmas and happy new year, Shikha!