As you can tell, I have been on a bit of a hiatus from the blog…not intentional might I add! The Confection Company had a very successful Christmas season, and it really kept me busier than anticipated. So much has happened over the last couple of months – I’ll try to squeeze a lot of it into this one post.
- We are almost moved out of Shops of Steele Street and the transition into Added Accents and Cafe 121 is occurring over the next couple of days. We are very excited to have teamed up with two fabulous businesses!
- New website — Amy’s is getting a whole new look! A wonderful website designer is in the process of finishing up the new site and I will post as soon as it launches.
- Christmas – Christmas was wonderful! I could not have asked for anything better. I think all four of us really enjoyed the entire Christmas season (along with our extended family). Christmas Day, as usual, was a whirlwind, but it was great fun!
- Breakfast at Myra’s – Myra’s Kitchen has started opening for breakfast Monday through Saturday. I few weeks ago Jonathan and I were able to get by there on a Saturday morning to try it out, and I am so glad we did! Myra knows that I do not eat eggs and that I think most French Toast tastes like bread soaked in scrambled eggs — gross! So, she made me the most delicious egg-free French Toast ever, and it was stuffed with cream cheese and pecans and topped with whipped cream. IT.WAS.TO.DIE.FOR! Jonathan had eggs (still gross), bacon and sausage (I know…can you say I had a heart attack three years ago?), home fries with onions, and a biscuit. He also loved everything, especially the home fries!
- Honey Baked Ham Store – About 5+ years ago, I started a new Christmas tradition for my mom. I always buy her a Honey Baked Ham a few days before Christmas. Jonathan and I ventured to Cary the day before Christmas Eve and he was kind enough to wait in the line that stretched WAY out the door to get THE ham! And it was well worth the wait. It was the best Honey Baked Ham we have ever had. Everything about it was absolutely perfect!
- Handmade gifts – When my sister got married in August, she was blessed with two amazing stepchildren – twins no less, a boy and a girl (10 years old). Two of my favorite gifts this year came from my new niece and nephew – a hand-painted birdhouse and a handmade “baking lady” ornament. I love receiving handmade gifts and these are two I will always treasure.
- The magical amazing fabulous Jawhorse – For literally months, I have listened to Jonathan talk about wanting a Jawhorse. Every time a commercial would come on he would drool in silence as he stared at the screen. Not to mention the full infomercial — the whole world would have to stop for 30 minutes (it feels like hours) while he watched it AGAIN! I would remind him that it was the same commercial/infomercial that he had already watched 50 times, but he would watch it anyway. We had agreed to only buy each other small gifts (which ultimately did not exactly happen), so I did not buy the Jawhorse for him for Christmas. Fortunately, the after-Christmas elves at our house ordered him one a few days ago and it arrived this morning! I cannot wait until he gets home and can open it up and try it out! I really hope it is “everything” he hopes it will be and it does not disappoint!
- Speaking of those “small gifts,” I was so excited that Jonathan gave me a set of Paula Deen Cookware. This is what I have drooled over every time we go to Sams. He was very generous this year — I also got a huge painting from the Carpenter’s Shop that I have had my eye on for a while and several other wonderful gifts!
- Shopping the day after Christmas – I had not planned to shop the day after Christmas, but somehow my sister conned me into driving us both to Apex. I have not been to SuperTarget in Apex in probably 5 years. We usually need to go to several other places in Cary, so we always go there if we need to go to Target. Boy am I glad we went…I had no idea there were so many new stores – Old Navy, Kohls, Circuit City, Home Depot, Home Goods, TJ Maxx, and the list goes on and on. SuperTarget, in my opinion, was worse than WalMart the day after Thanksgiving. People were pushing and shoving and reaching and grabbing. It was crazy. After a while, I had to get out of the Christmas section. I just could not take anymore. Melissa, however, is another story. She thrives in that kind of environment. I planted myself in the automotive section down the aisle and she would bring her “finds” and put them in the cart. If there was something I liked, she would go back to wrestle some little old lady to get one for me also (not really, but it sounds more exciting that way)!
- My musician – Phillip started guitar lessons maybe 7 or 8 months ago (I cannot remember for sure) and has really developed a great talent. We bought him a new book of songs that we like (luckily he likes many of the same things we do) and he has been breezing through it, serenading me with songs that I love. I am so proud of him!
There are so many other things that I am sure I wanted to write about, but I have to get back in the kitchen…truffles are calling!
