Friends! What an amazing last two weeks. First Thanksgiving and now it is Christmas Time! That means hot cocoa by the fire, Christmas Lights and lots of happiness.
So much has happened in the last two weeks, I wanted to give you a tiny life update:
My sister finally moved to Utah!
That is right, we filled an enormous thermos full of coffee and hit the road!
You may have seen all the shenanigans on my Insta-Stories.. Well they continued… with gym sessions, apartment hunting, shooting at the range and now, we are settling into the Christmas Season, reliving all the childhood things we would do with our parents.
First up, Christmas Lights at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
If you are not familiar with Temple Square, this building pictured above is a worldwide icon of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the heart of Temple Square.
During Christmas, shortly after Thanksgiving, the square is transformed into a festival of beautiful lights.
Not only do they have beautifully strung lights all down the path ways but there are handmade paper lanterns with the message “peace” in different languages. So inspiring!
People from all over Utah, and some passing through, come by to experience the magic of the Holiday season here.
It warmed my heart to experience such beauty with my best friend! It also inspired us to relive a family fun activity…. Christmas Cookie Decorating.
There is a hilarious video of this up on my Vlog… we sample them at the end. There also is another announcement so go check it out here: https://youtu.be/jTQvqNZBfmk
We used a standard sugar cookie that was store bought since we were too impatient to actually make them. Thanks Harmons for having a bomb AF Bakery; however, we made the frosting from scratch.
What you need:
- 2 Sticks of butter, unsalted, room temperature
- 2 TSP of Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups of powdered sugar
- Food coloring (we used red and green but they looked like pastel colors haha)
- Mixer (stand or hand is fine)
- Piping bags or Ziplocks work just as good
- Note if using Ziplocks don’t squeeze like the hulk… if you watched the video you know why.
- Some recipes call for milk but we don’t use it in this one
Directions:
- Cream butter with a hand mixer or the whisk attachment of a stand mixer until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until fully mixed in, scraping the sides until fully mixed. Beat in vanilla extract.
- Add in food coloring and beat until desired color.
- Scope into piping bags or Ziplocks
- Decorate!
We had some interesting piping skills– as you seen in our video haha but it was so much fun and they tasted even better!
Now you have the goods, go give it a whirl at making your own frosting instead of the processed store bought kind. It makes for more fun and tastier experience! Plus, you can add any sort of extract you want to make fun flavored treats this holiday season.
As we head into the upcoming week, I will be flying off to San Francisco for a quick trip and then back with more exciting updates!
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May your days be filled with joy and love this holiday season.
Be kind, love others and stay fearless ❤ Coach Tina
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