This has been the year for changes… Big changes!

So driving into work this morning, listening to the radio, the announcer was talking about how you must take time to sit back and reflect on the year about to end.  Think about the good and bad events and evaluate what brought you to ‘today.’

The last year (adding in a few months) has been so exciting for myself and my husband.

We bought a house and slowly turned it into a home… I was lucky enough to break the place in with an impromptu New Years party with some good friends!  A few weeks later, we kicked off 2010 with an awesome ski trip in the Pocono Mountains.  That trip rekindled my interest in cooking, especially since we had been working in and out of boxes with the move.  Through the spring I started to get further and further into cooking and started this blog!

We got deep into wedding planning during the summer months and had a lot of travel back and forth from Philly to State College for that… Went to Mexico for my cousin’s wedding, which was my first trip out of the country!  That was so exciting, so much great food, and some beautiful scenery.  Oh, and of course, a few awesome trips to Atlantic City for the Bachelorette party and Honeymoon!  Suuuuch good food…

And finally on the professional front, I changed jobs.  Not once, but twice!  Now I work with the amazing family at Victory Brewing Company, and all I can say is that every day has been exciting, and the people are just wonderful!  It’s been a crazy busy few weeks with starting the new job and the holidays, both past and coming, but I *think* the dust is starting the settle!

I am excited for the holidays which are only weeks away, though I must admit, January will bring a welcome slow time.  Who knows, maybe I’ll even update more frequently!

So, with the past year as busy as it was (possibly the most action-packed year of my life, thus far!) I’m looking forward to getting back to ‘normal life’ and cooking, baking and designing my heart out!

As a parting eye-candy treat, here’s a shot of the home-make chocolate layer cake I made about 2 weeks ago for my mother in-law’s birthday!  … Hah… as if I needed a *reason* to bake!

Chocolate cake!