January has been busy, but with all kinds of fun stuff. Juliet and I are both back in school. Again, this quarter worked out perfectly and I'm able to attend classes while she's in school, allowing be the ability to drop her off at school in the morning and pick her up in the afternoon. I really couldn't be happier with the way it's worked out!
A couple of weeks ago, the 3 of us went down to Keyo's moms house to visit and have dinner.
Caryl gifted Juliet with a Harry Potter Lego set, which we promptly built the next day. Juliet is currently enamored with all things Harry Potter... and I have never stopped loving Lego's. It was so much fun to build with her!
When we were at Caryl's home, I commented to Keyo that she had a Kitchen Aid mixer. I've had my eye on them for years, but they're so darn expensive and not exactly a necessity. Caryl said she had received the mixer when Keyo's great-grandmother passed away but she'd never used it. And then... she offered to give it to me. I was so darn excited, it was pretty funny. While I was thrilled to be gifted the mixer, what is so special is that I am the 4th generation to own/use this machine. I feel so blessed.
We brought it home, I cleaned it up, and now it resides in it's new home, displayed on my kitchen counter. I love it. And what it represents. Just awesome.
The first thing Juliet & I made with the Kitchen Aid was a batch of homemade peanut butter cookies, and I promise, they tasted just a little better because the were made with this mixer. Thank you, Caryl!
