cookie party 2010

 i am still on a high from yesterdays cookie party.
no, not a sugar high. 
a high from what fab friends i have.
smart, creative, funny and beautiful my friends are the best.

 look at all these lovely cookies.
and oh the smell!  chocolate, and sugar goodness my house smelled oh so yummy.

 it is so fun to see all the different cookies.  i so wish i could have tasted every one of them.
but i hate to workout so i did not.

 thanks to all my wonderful friends who spent hours searching for just the right recipe.  baking and decorating such beautiful cookies.

 how super cute are these mice?!

and it wasn't all about the cookies....

 cheese, fruit and some yummy sweets....

and drinks to keep the chatter going.

i am sure that when my friends arrived back home their assorted cookie trays were devoured by loved ones.  i love that my party is in the late afternoon....so that all the kiddos can have dessert first when mom brings home the cookie tray!

cheers!  to good friends, good cookies and a good Christmas season!

** all extra cookies were again donated to the Forum Assisted Living.  they loved seeing me walk in with a box of cookies for the 4th year!  my cup runneth over.

an afternoon with friends

this is the third year i have hosted a cookie exchange. i always look forward to this little event as i get to spend a couple of hours with dear friends. old friends, new friends and lots of beautifully decorated cookies. it is so fun to see the kind of cookie that everyone brings.

i use an old sled on the kitchen island to hold some snacks. we have wine and mingle and just enjoy. i love to host parties, but i always regret that i never got to chat as much with each guest as i would have liked. i feel so blessed to have such a great group of friends to share a couple of hours with.

thanks for coming, being who you are, and for saying my house should be in a magazine (ooh how i wish!) ;) oh, and i thought of it too late for this years party, but i have a little idea for party favors for next years cookie exchange. i am bummed that i have to wait an entire year to do them, but it gives me and everyone something to look forward to next year! if you host a cookie exchange party, leave me a comment, i would love to hear about it.