Tuesday, January 3, 2012

christmas 2011

a little late-december catch up before officially moving into 2012
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we hosted christmas here
in providence-

the official christening of our sweet home
and though i didn't manage to snap too many pictures to prove it
the weekend was lovely

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our mantle
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decorated with handmade gingerbread houses
and fresh cut greens
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christmas morning, stocking excitement!

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daddio, looking dapper in his new scarf

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evening light

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and dinner (beef wellington, which i don't have one picture of- boo!)
was topped off with
baked alaska:
(thin flourless chocolate cake, topped with a boule of alternating layers of strawberry and pistachio ice cream, covered in piped swiss meringue and just scorched in a broiling oven)
yumm.o.

family. friends. food.
christmas perfection
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1 comment:

Gretchen said...

Looks like a fun time. And the baked Alaska looks fabulous. Though I have a question. What exactly is baked Alaska?