we won!

ok, so we didn't win for best cookie (which is crap, because we had the best cookie!) but we did WIN a HUGE gift basket for best presentation. it stinks, i didn't take any pictures through this whole process. what a crazy thing it was, about 65 women participated in this cookie exchange. it was cool, it was held at a hotel so we had a nice lunch and there were lots of door prizes etc. besides WINNING, which was the biggest reason i went, we got to choose 12 (6 for me and 6 for my friend, we did ours together) cookie packages. it is a bit crazy, the items get pretty elaborate (nobody was choosing for the cookies, they were all about the packaging, things like fitz&floyd cookie jars etc!). ours of course was more handmade. anyways, i told my friend i wouldn't do it again next year unless we WON. guess what? we are going back next year (would you ever have guessed how competitive i am?).

another crazy thought popped in my head. i think i am going to do the 12 (or maybe just 6) days of christmas (not like my blogiversary, this will be a contest with 1 gift each day from the 12th-23rd for the winner). i know not everyone celebrates christmas, but i do, and want to do a little giveaway (see next line, i am not excluding anyone!). it will be small stuff, nothing major and probably not terribly specific christmas items, so if you don't celebrate, still participate!! i am working out the thoughts in my head right now (blogging in the head, it continues!). so that is your exciting tidbit for a post with no pictures (you know how i hate to do that to you).

quickly, i joined the handknit holiday along (link on right) and removed myself from knit the classics (sorry guys, my follow through was lousy on that, although i am very proud that i read middlemarch this summer!).

check back, by the end of the weekend i should have more thoughts on the contest. i already know what 2 of the gifts will be!