Happy New Year!

Happy New Year friends. Indeed my post comes to you from the humid month of June but better late than never. 

Homemade punch, simple box cupcakes blue sprinkles, sliders with chips and BBQ weenies and my husbands favorite cheese dip adorned our New Years Eve lunch table. [Every NYE for the last five or so years I've cooked some variation of a slider.] 

We dressed fancy, enjoyed our festive lunch, bought and popped fireworks and even had our very own balloon drop with confetti followed by martinelli's grape juice in fancy glasses for a toast to the new year. 

Each year I like to come up with a word rather than a resolution. I try to read a book related to the word and focus on it throughout the year. Previous years have included kindness, wisdom and organization. This year, I chose strength. 

How is your year going dear friend? I hope you sleep well. I hope you wake in the morning with a breath of excitement rather than dread. I hope you find purpose and peace in your day. I hope you laugh and love. I hope you go out and you stay in. I hope you have a comforting meal and a healthy home. I hope you have life's simple pleasures and feel content. I hope you always dream big and have the audacity to chase it. Wishing you strength for 2025. 

Happy New Year to you. 

~Crissy